Are we at a tipping point on guns?

In the two weeks since the slaughter of 17 students and adults in Parkland, Fla., not much has changed in the way the country regulates guns. Anyone who could buy an assault rifle on Feb. 13 still can today. And yet, even with Republicans in control of Congress and the White House, the ground seems to be shifting in the direction of gun safety advocates who have been stymied for years. Whether this shift will last and what its long-term impact will be remain unknown. But the movement that began among the teenage survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which hopes to bring as many as a half-million marchers to Washington next month, has become the latest in a long tradition of movements for social change that have transformed the politics of issues that were once seen as set in stone, from slavery to the casual acceptance of sexual harassment.

Trump Bodyguard Sent on McDonald’s Because White House Food Not Yummy Enough

The office of president of the United States comes with numerous privileges, from being the leader of the most powerful nation on earth to having access to the nuclear codes. The most enjoyable for Donald Trump, however, appears to be the food situation. And what a situation it is almost immediately after being sworn in, Trump had the White House kitchen stocked with Lay’s potato chips. At dinners, he’s said to get two scoops of ice cream instead of the requisite one given to everyone else. (Except for Mike Pence, who eats a fruit plate.) And he reportedly sent his bodyguard out to get McDonald’s, which he preferred to the food specially made in the White House kitchen.

Bride-to-be, 47, is found dead after massive natural gas explosion blows a huge hole in a Minneapolis private high school, leaving one other missing and nine in hospital

An explosion in a Minneapolis school has killed a bride-to-be, left another person missing and hospitalized nine, local authorities said.

The detonation, which occurred while construction work was taking place on the gas supply, ripped Minnehaha Academy's Upper School in half at around 10 am. It destroyed the main stairwell area and a group of classrooms for grades 9-12. 

The body of one adult, identified as staff member Ruth Berg by CBS Minnesota, was pulled from the rubble at around 2:45pm. Her fiance said they were to have been married in October.

A small number of children were in the gym and on the field at the time of the explosion, but local authorities said that none students were harmed. All of those reported dead, missing or injured are adults, they said. more news and photos

Boma Mac-Pepple who stabbed boyfriend Nathan Okojaja in rivers state is wanted by the police

The Rivers state police has issued a man-hunt for one Miss Pepple Boma who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend multiple times for cheating on her with another girl.
 Boma Mac-Pepple is from Rivers State and believed to be a student of the University of Lagos according to sources.
we do not know what is really behind the whole story, "what led to what" but we are optimistic that she'd be apprehended and justice will serve its course.
 see her last post on Facebook after the cut.

Mother shares heartbreaking picture of her dying son, 22, in hospital after he overdosed on fentanyl

A grieving mother is using the heartbreak of her son dying from an accidental overdose to warn people about the danger of opioids. 

Sherri Kent, from Calgary, Canada, shared a picture of her holding her dying 22-year-old son - Michael - while he was in a hospital bed.

Michael is seen in the harrowing photo with a tube in his mouth and he appears to be unconscious. Kent is holding the 22-year-old's hand. 

'I just want everyone to know that my son Michael overdosed on Fentanyl,' she wrote on Facebook.

Nigerians in South Africa 'living in fear' after attacks

Members of Nigeria's community in South Africa have raised concerns over renewed anti-immigrant violence, appealing to authorities to intervene before the situation gets out of control.
Nigeria's presidency on Monday called the South African government to step in to stop what it said were "xenophobic attacks" following recent reports of violence against Nigerians and other nationals in the capital, Pretoria.
The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) on Tuesday confirmed that Nigerian homes and businesses in Pretoria West had been attacked in several late-night incidents in recent days.

World's Highest Bridge" Opens in China

A bridge in China suspended over a 1,854-foot gorge became the "world's highest" when it opened to automotive traffic Thursday, reports said.

Photos: President Buhari signs Endangered Species Control bill into law

President Buhari today signed the Endangered Species Control Bill into law. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, made this known today in Abuja while briefing State House correspondents.

Happy 56th Independence Day Nigeria

Unity and Progress.. God bless Nigeria our country.

Two bodies found in Cardiff city centre

A man has been arrested after the bodies of a man and a woman were found on Cardiff's main shopping street.

The discovery was made near the Cardiff Castle end of Queen Street shortly before 6am.
Police said the man arrested was 20 and from the Gwent area.
He was reportedly detained at 6:15am - not long after police had arrived at the scene.

Today , I can’t count N5,000 of my own-Former Super Eagles striker cried out

Ex-super eagles player, Femi opabunmi, has gone from grace to grace. the oyo state player who was a former super eagles player who was also part of the team that represented Nigeria, at  japan 2002 world cup under coach Adeboye onigbinde, is now completely broke and going blind.

Amazing Naija got Talent''' Meet Artist Chijioke Ayancho who uses ball pen to create.

Meet Naija Talented artist Chijioke Anyacho, who uses pen aka biro to draw, pics of popular naija faces'' The guy is talented and he can draw anything, and anybody.'' he's drawn lots of naija celebrities, basket mouth and one of naija's finest politician  Senator Ben Bruce' and many more.

More than 70 killed in Ghana bus crash

At least 71 people died after a passenger bus collided with a truck carrying tomatoes on a highway in Ghana, police say.
They said the head-on collision between the government-operated bus heading to the northern town of Tamale from the second-largest city of Kumasi and the cargo truck happened on Wednesday evening.
The town is about 420km from the West African nation's capital, Accra.

Kesha sobs as judge rules singer must continue working with producer who allegedly raped her in 2006

Kesha broke down in tears in Manhattan Supreme Court Friday when a judge denied her request for a preliminary injunction that would have temporarily nullified her contract with Sony Records.
The "Tik Tok" singer says she's too afraid to continue working with super producer Dr. Luke, whose real name is Luke Gottwald and who holds her exclusive contract, and that Sony won’t promote her music if she’s paired with a different producer.

Nigeria struggles as Buhari wrangles with budget, naira

 When Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari finally swore in his cabinet in November, nearly six months after taking office, he hoped to shake off his nickname "Baba Go Slow".
But troubling errors in the budget of Africa's largest economy and the continuing free fall of the naira on the black market have both Nigerians and investors worried that Buhari still isn't moving fast enough to address a deepening economic crisis.

Apple refuse 'chilling' demand to unlock and hack San Bernardino shooter's iPhone

                                   

Apple has hit back after a US federal magistrate ordered the company to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, with chief executive Tim Cook describing the demand as “chilling”.

Russian footballer reveals pro-Putin shirt in Turkey

                         
Russian football team Lokomotiv Moscow is heading for trouble from Europe’s ruling football body after one of its players pulled off his shirt to reveal a portrait of Russian leader Vladimir Putin with a slogan supporting him.
The incident happened on the pitch after a politically-charged in Istanbul against Turkey's Fenerbahce on Tuesday.

Photo: Woman who killed her husband in Ibadan appears in court, case transferred to Ibadan high court

 

Yewande Oyediran, the Ibadan-based lawyer who allegedly killed her husband, Lowo Oyediran, at their Akobo residence in Ibadan on February 2nd, appeared before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Iyaganku, Oyo state yesterday February 16th.

Six months into a four-year term,Nigeria’s budget chief is out of a job

                                    
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the head of the country’s budget office just six months into a four-year term.
Yahaya Gusau, the director general of Nigeria’s budget office, will be replaced by Tijjani Abdullahi, a statement from the Nigerian presidency said on Monday. Gusau was appointed in August 2015 for a term of four years but has overseen a period of controversy surrounding the 2016 budget, which was presented by Buhari in December 2015.

TB Joshua, Nigeria’s Mega Preacher Accused of Criminal Negligence?

                          
Among many Nigerian and other African Christians, TB Joshua is a prophet, a healer and a man of God. On Thursday, however, the Nigerian televangelist is due to appear in a Lagos courtroom, alongside two engineers, charged with criminal negligence that resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people.