Friday, October 3, 2014

ISIS Beheads British Aid Worker Alan Henning, Threatens Another American Hostage

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Peter Kassig with 'Jihadi John'

British aid worker Alan Henning has been beheaded by ISIS in a video posted online by the terror group. 44-year-old Mr Henning was a father-of-two and a taxi driver near Manchester before deciding to do aid work in Syria, He was kidnapped on Boxing Day last year as he delivered aid to Syrian refugees.

Meet Real-life Princess Jasmine Singing A Whole New World 22 Years Later

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Lea Salonga is the lady beside Princess Jasmine above and she provided the singing voice for the animated character. Somehow, I've always thought that Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle performed the music for "A Whole New World" in Disney's Aladdin, now I know better. I also didn't know the voice behind my favorite princess Jasmine and Mulan was one and the same. As they say, we learn everyday.

It's been 22 years since she took her first magic carpet ride, and earlier this year, 43-year-old Lea Salonga teamed up with Il Divo for an amazing rendition of “A Whole New World.” Check it out below...

President Goodluck Jonathan Adresses Second Term In Eid-El-Kabir Message

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President Goodluck Jonathan has addressed the calls he said he has been receiving to run for a second term in office in the message released by Reuben Abati, the media aide for Eid-El-Kabir. Check out the full message below...

17 Year Old Fan Of TV Serial Killer Dexter Jailed After Killing and Butchering Girlfriend

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A teenage fan of the serial killer from TV Show, Dexter has been jailed yesterday for the murder of his 17-year-old girlfriend, who he ferociously stabbed before dismembering her body in a "blood-curdling" killing. Miles, now 17, has been jailed for 25 years.

Told To Stop Saying 'God Bless You' To Drivers, Toll Collector Quits Her Job And Sues Bosses

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Cynthia Fernandez, a toll collector, has quit her job last week after being told by her manager not to say “God bless you” to drivers. She has also gotten herself a lawyer to sue her employers.

Do you think she has a justifiable reason to sue? I think the manager has a point, and then it's not like they asked her to quit.

Ebola In DC? Hospitals Isolate 2 Patients To Be Tested For The Virus

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Two hospitals in the Washington DC area - Howard University Hospital and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland - have stated they each are evaluating a couple of respective patients for Ebola.

The Howard patient, who is in stable condition, was admitted today with Ebola-like symptoms and had recently traveled to Nigeria. University spokesperson Kerry-Ann Hamilton said in a statement that the patient came to the hospital overnight "presenting symptoms that could be associated with Ebola."

Ashton And Mila's Baby Photos Are Here And Her Name Is Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher

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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis welcomed their baby girl earlier this week, here, and everyone has been clamoring since then for a picture and the baby's name. The proud dad shared the name some hours ago along with a photo of the infant on his website and then shared the link on Facebook saying;

Here's your baby photo. Well, one of them is. Now can the helicopter please stop hovering over our house, there is a baby sleeping inside! And she's super cute.

Timi Dakolo Celebrates Wife Busola On Her Birthday

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Musician, Timi Dakolo penned sweet words of love for his wife Busola today as she added another year. He gushed about their love on Instagram writing;

Liberia to Prosecute Man First Diagnosed With Ebola in the US

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Liberia has announced plans to prosecute Thomas Eric Duncan, the first case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the US, claiming he lied about not having any contact with an infected person before boarding a plane to America.

Binyah Kesselly, chairman of the board of directors of the Liberia Airport Authority, told reporters that Eric Duncan will be prosecuted when he returns to Liberia. He said people like Mr Duncan and Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American with Ebola who travelled to Nigeria and infected people there, have brought a "stigma" upon Liberians living abroad.

Tunji 'MIC' Okunsanya's Widow On Losing Her Son And Husband Same Day In Agagu Plane Crash

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It was one year ago that the ill-fated Associated Airlines conveying the body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu crashed [read here] leading to the death of funeral company (MIC) boss Tunji Okusanya and his son Olatunji Okunsanya Jnr. The widow who lost her husband and son the same day is still grieving and plans a garden to commemorate her son. This report is from the Nation newspapers to whom she granted an interview.