Posts

Showing posts from November 6, 2017

“Paradise Papers”: Big name celebs revealed in leaked documents

Politicians aren’t the only famous faces named in the leaked “Paradise Papers” — Bono, Madonna and actress Keira Knightley all pop up, too. The papers — which were released Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists after being obtained by a German newspaper — include 13.4 million documents that detail offshore holdings by high-profile figures like Wilbur Ross, Rex Tillerson and Queen Elizabeth II. Bono — who is listed by his real name, Paul Hewson — is revealed to have been a part-owner of a shopping mall in the small town of Utena, Lithuania, after investing with a company based in Malta. The U2 frontman had a stake in Nude Estates, a Maltese company which bought the Ausra mall just after it opened in 2007, according to the Guardian. Ross didn’t disclose stake in company tied to Putin relatives Because the island nation — located between the south of Italy and the North African coast — is a...

Texas Church Massacre: Marital estrangement likely motive for killing

Image
Devin Patrick Kelley had family connections to the church where he killed at least 26 on Sunday in what is now the worst mass shooting in the state’s history. At an afternoon press conference, police revealed that Kelley had ‘expressed anger towards his mother-in-law’ Michelle Shields, who attended the church, and sent her ‘threatening texts’. Michelle wasn’t present for worship on Sunday when the massacre unfolded, but spoke to investigators after. It was previously reported that Kelley’s wife Danielle was a former teacher at the school, and that her mother was a parishioner who is friends with the pastor’s wife. Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Freeman Martin wouldn’t go into further detail about the ‘situation’ between Kelley and his mother-in-law, but said the mass shooting stemmed from a domestic situation and was not racially or religiously motivated. Earlier in the day, Wilson County Sheriff ...

Police arrest, detain 3 sacked LASU staff

Image
Operatives of the Lagos State Command of Nigeria Police have arrested and detained three sacked academic and non teaching staff of Lagos State University (LASU) on the request of the institution management. The three former staff were initially invited by the Divisional Police Office (DPO) at Ojo police station on Thursday for questioning based on the LASU management request but were transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). Daily Sun gathered that the police at Ojo also extended invitation to chairman and vice chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU-LASU chapter, Dr. Isaac Oyewunmi and Dr. Adebowale Adeyemi-Suenu respectively but both went for zonal meeting of the union. Senior management source at LASU told Daily Sun that the sacked staff wrote another sets of statement, interrogated and were detained till Friday. The source disclosed that the case file at SCID reads “Lewis, Akinwunmi Oladapo, Registrar’s office, Lagos State Unive...

Ohaneze Ndigbo Calls For Collective Efforts Towards Achieving Igbo Agenda

Christians Urged To Expand Work Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the State was agog, as the Executive of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo was inaugurated for the council area. The event which took place at the Anaedo Hall, Nnewi, started with courtesy visits to the Traditional Ruler of Nnewi, Igwe Kenneth Orizu, as well as a visit to corporate headquarters of the Chikason group. Addressing the people of Nnewi, the President, Anambra State Chapter of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, explained that Ohaneze is a non political, Igbo socio-cultural association that is interested in forming a common front in the championing of the Igbo agenda. Chief Okeke-Ogene who charged every Igbo man and woman, as well as youths, to identify with and support Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo financially and otherwise, to enable it achieve its goal which is the restoration of the dignity of the Igbo man, however, called on the New executive to spread the good message in Nnewi North and beyond. Earlier in thei...