A
convcited felon in a Texas prison has confessed to killing 90 women
since 1970, according to a shocking FBI report released this week.Samuel
Little, 78, who is already serving multiple life sentences, reportedly
began speaking to investigators last spring in exchange for a prison
transfer after losing an appeal.Little, who may be "among the most
prolific serial killers in U.S. history", told investigators he may have
committed as many as 90 murders and authorities have evidence of his
ties to 36 of them so far, the FBI said.ABC News reports that the FBI
said it is now working with the Department of Justice’s Bureau of
Justice Assistance, the Texas Rangers and dozens of other state and
local law enforcement agencies "to match Little’s confessions with
evidence from women who turned up dead in states from California to
Florida between 1970 and 2005."Little is in poor health and will likely
die in prison, the FBI said, so investigators are racing to identify as
many of his victims as possible and help close these unsolved cases.
Little,
who was once a competitive boxer, often knocked out his victims and
then strangled them, sometimes leaving no clear signs of a homicide,
according to the FBI. Many of their deaths were attributed to natural
causes, overdoses or accidents, officials said.One of Little's
confessions involves the fatal shooting of a woman in Richland County,
South Carolina, more than 40 years ago, the AP reported.Evelyn Weston,
19, was shot in the head in September 1978, and now-sheriff Leon Lott of
the Richland County Sheriff's Department examined her body at the time.
Forty years later, Lott is still on the force and got the call from
officials in Texas that Little had confessed to shooting a woman in the
head there, the AP reported.
U.S.
President Donald Trump's daughter, Tiffany is reportedly in a
relationship with a wealthy young man, who grew up in Nigeria with his
family.The 25-year-old law student is seeing handsome Michael Boulos,
who grew up in Lagos, where his well-connected family owns a
multibillion-dollar conglomerate that trades in vehicles, equipment,
retail and construction. His mother is popular humanitarian and SPAN
CEO, Sarah Boulous. 
A
source tell Page Six that Tiffany met London-based Boulos, whose family
is of Lebanese origin, on vacation in Mykonos, Greece, this summer.
Things have been going so well that Tiffany who split from ex, Ross
Mechanic in 2017, brought Boulos to the Trumps’ Mar-a-Lago for
Thanksgiving. “Tiffany is happy she has so far been able to keep things
with Michael under the radar. But she introduced him to her family at
Thanksgiving, and he comes across as a very intelligent young man from a
great family. There was no mention of the president’s unfortunate
comment about African nations.” Boulos attended an elite international
school in Nigeria, and his brother Fares is an actor and rapper who
performs as Farastafari. Their family founded Boulos Enterprises and the
publicly traded conglomerate SCOA Nigeria owned by Dr. Massad Fares
Boulos. His wife Sarah Boulos, is the founder of Society for the
Performing Arts in Nigeria.
Cameroon
have been stripped of hosting next year's Africa Cup of Nations by the
Confederation of African Football. African football's governing body
(Caf) says it is because of delays in the progress of Cameroon's
preparation for the tournament, due to start in June. Officials made
the decision at a meeting on Friday in Accra, Ghana, that lasted more
than 10 hours. CAF president Ahmad Ahmad says it will work to "determine
a new organising country by the end of the year". In a statement,
CAF said "a number of compliance conditions have not been met" and it
did not want to expose the Africa Cup of Nations to "any issues that
could impact on the success of the most prestigious African
competition". CAF added postponing the tournament was not possible due
to contractual commitments. The tournament is set to be the first held
in June and July and will be expanded from 16 to 24 teams. Ahmad said
last year that Cameroon still needed "to convince Caf of its ability" to
host the event, with the country playing down fears sanctions would be
imposed if preparations were deemed to be behind schedule. At the
moment, Morocco; having stepped in to hold this year's African Nations
Championship after Kenya were deemed not ready. South Africa and Egypt
are all under consideration as replacement hosts.
World
leaders are all reacting to news of the death of former US President
George Herbert Walker Bush who died at the age of 94. According to the
Bush family spokesman, he died shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, November
30th almost eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara
Bush. "America has lost a patriot and humble servant in George Herbert
Walker Bush. While our hearts are heavy today, they are also filled with
gratitude. Our thoughts are with the entire Bush family tonight and all
who were inspired by George and Barbara’s example", Obama said. See all
the tributes and official statements below....Statement from President
Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on the Passing of Former
President George H.W. Bush pic.twitter.com/qxPsp4Ggs7— Donald J. Trump
(@realDonaldTrump) December 1, 2018America has lost a patriot and humble
servant in George Herbert Walker Bush. While our hearts are heavy
today, they are also filled with gratitude. Our thoughts are with the
entire Bush family tonight – and all who were inspired by George and
Barbara’s example. pic.twitter.com/g9OUPu2pjY— Barack Obama
(@BarackObama) December 1, 2018RIP George H.W. Bush, 94.The longest
living president in American history & a great man who served his
country with huge distinction in so many ways.Barbara, his wife of
73yrs, died in April, leaving George broken-hearted.Today, they are
reunited. pic.twitter.com/vBBPL2axuB— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
December 1, 2018George H.W. Bush will be missed and long remembered for
his leadership, his decency & his essential kindness. Served his
country in so many ways. Made public service about country, and
America’s responsibility in the world, less about party. Our thoughts
are with the Bush family.— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) December 1,
2018RIP President H.W. Bush. Thank you for a lifetime of dedicated
service to our nation. Your thoughtful leadership and humility will be
missed. Fair winds and following seas, Mr. President. #RIPGHWB
pic.twitter.com/XnhfCnqBAu— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) December 1,
2018Statement by President George W. Bush on the death of his father,
President George H.W. Bush https://t.co/wDD0vnlN8U
pic.twitter.com/t7UsDYSKY8— George W. Bush Presidential Center
(@TheBushCenter) December 1, 2018Rest in peace George Herbert Walker
Bush. America is grateful pic.twitter.com/fvsP2rxbld— JOSELYN DUMAS®
(@Joselyn_Dumas) December 1, 2018
PDP
Governorship candidate in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje, has raised alarm after
his campaign boards and posters were destroyed by unknown
persons.Posting via his twitter handle, Jimi wrote''Early this morning
our boards were vandalized and removed just as campaign commenced. Some
of our deployment staff were also threatened with violence and warned to
desist.Fellow Lagosians we must stand against this sort of tyranny.
This is no ordinary election. This is a fight for #Freedom. A fight for
Democracy. A fight for Lagos. We will not be silent and we will not be
oppressed or suppressed into a corner. This time around, Democracy must
win
Watch
the video he shared below Early this morning our boards were vandalized
and removed just as campaign commenced. Some of our deployment staff
were also threatened with violence and warned to desist.
pic.twitter.com/EzpRDH7JpZ— Jimi Agbaje (@jimiagbaje) December 1, 2018
Traces
of faeces have been found on every single McDonald’s touchscreen
swabbed in an investigation by metro.co.uk. Samples were taken from the
new machines that have been rolled out at restaurants across the country
and every one of them had coliforms. Senior lecturer in microbiology at
London Metropolitan University Dr. Paul Matewele said: ‘We were all
surprised how much gut and faecal bacteria there was on the touchscreen
machines. These cause the kind of infections that people pick up in
hospitals.‘For instance, Enterococcus faecalis is part of the flora of
gastrointestinal tracts of healthy humans and other mammals. It is
notorious in hospitals for causing hospital-acquired infections.’
Unsuspecting diners choose their food on the touchscreens then head to
the server to pick up their burgers more often than not without washing
their hands. A screen at one branch was found to have staphylococcus, a
bacteria that can cause blood poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. Dr.
Matewele said: ‘Seeing Staphylococcus on these machines is worrying
because it is so contagious. ‘It starts around people’s noses, if they
touch their nose with their fingers and then transfer it to the
touchscreen someone else will get it, and if they have an open cut which
it gets into, then it can be dangerous.There is a lot of worries at the
moment that staphylococcus is becoming resistant to antibiotics.
However, it is still really dangerous in places like Africa where it can
cause toxic shock.’Metro.co.uk’s study with the university’s school of
human sciences involved swabs taken from eight McDonald’s restaurants.
Six in London and two in Birmingham.Listeria bacteria was found in
Oxford Street and Holloway Road branches. It can cause listeriosis which
can lead to miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women. Dr.
Matewele said: ‘Listeria is another rare bacterium we were shocked to
find on touchscreen machines as again this can be very contagious and a
problem for those with a weak immune system.’ Three-quarters of the
screens swabbed showed traces of the bacteria proteus.Three-quarters of
the screens swabbed showed traces of the bacteria proteus.Dr. Matewele
said: ‘Proteus can be found in human and animal faeces. It is also
widely distributed in soil. It can cause urinary tract infections and is
also one of the hospital-acquired infections where it may responsible
for septicaemia. ‘Klebsiella is also from the gut and mouth, they are
associated with urinary tract infections, septicemia and diarrhoea. Some
species can infect the respiratory tract resulting in pneumonia.’Dr
Matewele added: ‘Touchscreen technology is being used more and more in
our daily lives but these results show people should not eat food
straight after touching them, they are unhygienic and can spread
disease. ‘Someone can be very careful about their own hygiene throughout
the day but it could all be undone by using a touchscreen machine
once.’ McDonald’s does clean the screens with disinfectant but Dr
Matewele said it ‘could not have been strong enough.He added: ‘These
bacteria can be on touchscreen machines for days on end. A McDonald’s
spokesman said: ‘Our self-order screens are cleaned frequently
throughout the day. All of our restaurants also provide facilities for
customers to wash their hands before eating.’
Yesterday
evening November 30th, former president Goodluck Jonathan and his wife,
Patience, paid a visit to the site of the 7-storey building that
collapsed in New GRA. Port Harcourt in Rivers state on Friday November
23rd. After one week, over 100 persons are still said to be trapped in
the rubble. Jonathan appealed to the rescue team to hasten their efforts
at rescuing those still trapped in the building. See more photos below 
Former
President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he cannot take
responsibility for the abduction of the Chibok girls in April 2014 as he
does not control the terrorist group.Recall that Boko Haram members
stormed the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State,
on April 14th 2014 and abducted over 200 girls.Speaking in an interview
with BBC on Friday November 30th, Jonathan said he did all that was
expected of any responsible government to do immediately the girls were
abducted."Immediately the Chibok [schoolgirls] issue came up, we
expected Nigerians to be concerned. ‘How do we get these girls out?’
Within a couple of days, we saw people going to the US with Bring Back
Our Girls placards. How? Why? And of course, Mrs Obama received one of
those placards. I cannot take responsibility for that abduction. I don’t
control Boko Haram. They are criminals."But as a president, of course
you know it’s not the president that goes to the fields. You have
security and intelligence officers that do the work. Let me admit that
yes, maybe they do their best, but their best was not good enough for us
to recover the girls. That I cannot say I am right or I am wrong. That
does not mean I am trying to remove myself from any blame. Yes I may not
be blamed for the action, but I could be blamed that my security and
intelligence systems were not strong enough to be able to rescue the
girls."If I as a politician, will tell the whole world that my political
ambition fir any single office is not worth the blood of any Nigerian,
how will I be happy that girls have been kidnapped? I’m not that kind of
character.
A
lone accident involving a company bus occured late last night in Ikeja,
Lagos state. The company bus rammed into the wall of the police
college, Ikeja. No casualties recorded. See more photos from the scene
below. 
Former
Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a final
agreement over the custody of their six children, after more than two
years of acrimonious negotiation. “A custody arrangement was agreed to
weeks ago, and has been signed by both parties and the judge. The
agreement, which is based on the recommendations of the child custody
evaluator, eliminates the need for a trial. The filing and details of
the agreement are confidential to protect the best interests of the
children” Jolie’s lawyer Samantha Bley DeJean said in a statement. Jolie
and Pitt, once one of Hollywood’s most glamorous couples, separated in
September 2016 after a more than 10-year romance and two-year marriage.
Jolie, who filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, had been
seeking primary custody of their six children, three of whom are the
couple’s biological children and three of whom are adopted. Friday’s
statement did not say how custody would be divided, and Jolie’s
spokesperson declined to give details. However, a trial date in the
custody case had been tentatively set for December 4 before a private
judge in Los Angeles. The 2016 divorce filing triggered a bitter custody
dispute during which Pitt was investigated and cleared of child abuse,
and both sides accused each other of trying to manipulate media coverage
in their favour. The couple have yet to reach a final divorce
settlement. Pitt, 54, and Jolie, 43, began dating in late 2005 and
married in 2014. They are parents to Maddox, 17, Pax, 15, Zahara, 13,
Shiloh, 12, and 10-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Former
US President George Herbert Walker Bush has died at the age of 94.A
family spokesman said he died shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, Nov 30th
almost eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush.His son,
former President George W. Bush also released a statement confirming his
father's death."Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announced
that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died," his son said in
a statement released Friday night."George H.W. Bush was a man of the
highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. The
entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the
compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the
condolences of our friends and fellow citizens," the statement
read.Grandson George P. Bush said on Twitter Friday night, "He was more
than a great man; he was a good man. His courage was matched by his
compassion; and his dedication to country was equaled only by his
devotion to his family."Bush was the nation's 41st president who served
from 1989 to 1993, and eight years later watched his son George W.
became the 43rd president.Bush had also been a World War II hero, Texas
congressman, CIA director and Ronald Reagan's vice president.
On
November 30th 2018, President Buhari presided over the Swearing in
Ceremony of the Chairman and Commissioners of Federal Civil Service
Commission at State House. In these photos, the President is captured
with Chairman of Commission Dr Yakubu Bello Ingawa who was sworn in as
Chairman of Federal Civil Service Commission, Chief Ejoh Michael
Chukwuemeka who was sworn in as Commissioner of Federal Civil Service
Commission and others.
On
Friday, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Anchorage, Alaska largest
city violently shaking homes and businesses and knocking out power to
some residents. The quake was located about eight miles (13 kilometers)
north of Anchorage and struck at 8:29 am local time (1729 GMT), the US
Geological Survey said. The city’s police department said it had caused
“major infrastructure damage to Anchorage.” “Many homes and buildings
are damaged. Many roads and bridges are closed. Stay off the roads if
you don’t need to drive” the police department said in a statement. The
Anchorage Daily News, reported that the Glenn Highway had closed north
of Eagle River because of damage, and an onramp at the interchange of
International Airport Road and Minnesota Boulevard collapsed.
Read
the statement as shared on their website below...The Nigerian Army has
noted with great concern the deliberate and concerted efforts to mislead
the public by some people through misinformation. Thus creating
erroneous impression of the Nigerian Army through inaccurate and false
publication of casualty figures on the unfortunate attacks on some of
its locations in the North East.The latest of this worrisome development
was the attack on our troops location at Metele, Borno State, in which
some persons and media outlets continued to circulate various wrong
acounts and inaccurate casuality figures of own troops without efforts
to verify from the military. This is coming at the heels of our release
of 28th November 2018 in which we gave accurate details of the attacks
and casualty figures in a bid to set the records straight and inform the
public true account of things. We also promised to continuously carry
the public along through accurate and timely information dissemination
on operations and other activities of the Nigerian Army in the
release. However it was observed that the trend continued unabated. Most
of these inaccurate, false reports and fake news were aimed at
denigrating the leadership of the Nigerian Army. Regrettably, the rate
at which some mischievous persons ignorantly attack the Armed Forces of
Nigeria, especially the Nigerian Army is very alarming and unfortunate.
This is deliberate attempt to demoralise the Nigerian Army which would
have devastating consequences on troops' will to discharge their
constitutional duties especially in the fight against terrorism and
insurgency, thus affecting national security.We would like to warn all
those mischief makers to keep the Nigerian Army out of their politics
and mischief. Journalists and media platforms should be professional and
accurate in their reportage. The achievements of the Nigerian Army
within the last three years are glaringly obvious, therefore, whatever
recent temporary setbacks we experienced in the course of the fight
against terrorism and insurgency should not be the yardstick for
condemning these laudable three and half years' accomplishments. We have
however identified the few unpatriotic harbingers of the fake news on
the attack at Metele and would take appropriate legal actions against
them. This is to ensure that the Nigerian Army is insulated from
propaganda and ulterior motives of destabilising the country. The
Nigerian Army is quite aware that the perpetrators through these acts
are covertly supporting terrorists and their activities in Nigeria with a
long term objective. We are also aware that they want to use insecurity
to scuttle and subvert the democratic process in the
country. Consequently, we would like to state unequivocally that no
amount of mischief or pressure would circumvent the journey to a
peaceful, free and fair general elections in Nigeria. We therefore need
the continued support, encouragement and understanding of well meaning
Nigerians as we deal decisively with the remnants of the Boko Haram
terrorists hibernating at the fringes of our borders with contiguous
countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic.We are committed to the
defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria. We hasten to state that
we will continue to be professional in our assigned roles and remain
apolitical at all times. Once more we warn mischief makers and
proponents of misinformation and fake news to desist from the such
practice and join other well meaning, law abiding Nigerians to support
our Army to countering terrorism and insurgency in the country. Kindly
disseminate this to the public through your medium.Thank you for your
cooperation and support.SANI KUKASHEKA USMAN Brigadier General Director
Army Public Relations 30th November 2018
A
suspected terrorist group carrying sophisticated weapons is currently
in control of Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, applying
‘strange laws’ and punishing defaulters.According to reports, members of
the group believed to be from Niger Republic are in possession of
assorted weapons, preaching Islamic teachings, forcefully collecting
alms (zakat) and flogging defaulters.An eye witness stated that though
members of the terror group are yet to be identified by name, and have
been in the area for than two months, they are allegedly recruiting
youth in a nearby bush. After ‘training’ them, they give them a
motorcycle, he said.The witness, who pleaded anonymity, said members of
the group are more than 200. He said they looked strange, spoke Arabic
and wore turbans over their heads.“They imposed compulsory levies on
each household with cows and rams. Those with cows are paying N500 and
those with ram are paying N200. They are arresting and fining herdsmen
who encroach on farmlands and are keeping the money. They are operating
freely, scaring residents, without being challenged. They are going from
one community to another,” the witness said.Tangaza Local Government in
Sokoto State borders Niger Republic. The border communities of the two
countries inter-marry and are identical and speak the same dialect.
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Two estate
agents who klled six people after deceiving them into giving up their
homes have been executed.The "evil" gang consisting of three men and one
woman buried their victims alive.As a result two of the men were
sentenced to death, the other man was sentenced to 22 years in prison
while the woman was spared death because Belarus does not execute women.
She was, however, sentenced to 24 years in prison.The group were
convicted of persuading six lonely "alcoholics" who lived on their own
in Mogilyov region to exchange their flats for smaller apartments and
some money. They were shown their "new homes", which in reality is a
flat the estate agents had rented for a day. After they had signed over
their old residence to a gang member, the evil estate agents offered
them vodka to celebrate completing the deal.But the shots were spiked
with medication Clonidine to make them drowsy. Then they were taken to
"abandoned places" and killed, or in several cases, according to police,
were buried alive.Three empty graves had been prepared for "future
victims" when the men were caught, a court heard.Igor Gershankov, 37,
and Semyon Berezhnov, 32, were sentenced to death. 
Semyon
Berezhnov Belarus is the only country in Europe that still allows
executions. Alexander Lukashenko, the President who has ruled Belarus
for almost 25 years, refused to pardon both men so they went ahead with
their execution.The men were ordered to kneel then shot in the back of
the head with a pistol by a state executioner in a Minsk jail, say
sources. Their families were not informed in advance that the men would
be killed nor permitted a final meeting. It is unclear exactly when the
executions were carried out as the authorities routinely do not give
details.Gershankov’s wife Tatiana, mother of the couple’s two underage
children, was sentenced to 24 years thanks to the country's laws which
does not execute women. 
Igor Gershankov
and wife Tatiana A fourth member of the gang of "black estate agents"
named as Boris Kolyosnikov, 22, was jailed for 22
years.
The
Police Command in Cross River has warned social media users and
bloggers operating in the state to desist from using `online’ to spread
fake news. The command gave the warning in a statement by its
Spokesperson, Irene Ugbo, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, on Friday
in Calabar. Ugbo said that some bloggers and social media users were in
the habit of posting fake news in their blogs and websites to propagate
cheap blackmail by inciting the public against government institutions.
She said that the command, in collaboration with the leadership of
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state would not hesitate to
deal decisively with any individual or group peddling fake news.
According to her, some of the bloggers who have joined the media
profession without requisite training and journalism background were
frustrating the cordial working relationship of NUJ and the Police in
the state. Ugbo said that some unscrupulous social media bloggers were
trying to frustrate the media’s effort and reputation gained in
championing the enthronement of democracy and respect for human rights
in the country. “They are in a habit of posting fake and unconfirmed
stories in their respective websites and social media platforms, aimed
at cheap blackmail and spread of rumour to incite the public against
government institutions.In the same vein, the command wants to
categorically state that the fake news making rounds on social media
that three babies were stolen at the University of Calabar Teaching
Hospital is not true.The story is a blatant lie and calculated attempt
to undermine or tarnish the hospital’s reputation, thereby causing
security breach in the state and the hospital,’’ she stated.
A
Nigerian man was sentenced to death by the High Court in KualaLumpur,
Malaysia, on Friday, November 30, after he was found guilty of
trafficking more than 700g of drugs into the country in May 2017. Judge
Datuk Azman Abdullah sent Sidrey Shalod Dike, 46, to the gallows after
finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt against
the prosecution’s case. “After examining arguments by both the defence
and the prosecution, the court found that the defence failed to raise
reasonable doubt and the accused is found guilty and sentenced to
death,” he said. Dike, a part-time delivery man, was charged with
trafficking 727.1g of methamphetamine at a lane at Jalan Segambut, Kg
Segambut Luar at 2.30pm on May 3, 2017. He was charged under Section
39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and punishable under Section
39B(2) of the same law, which provides the mandatory death sentence upon
conviction. The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor
Nadiah Isa, while Dike was represented by lawyer J. Kuldeep Kumar.
A
Facebook user, Aminu Attahiru Abubakar took to the platform to call out
the Bauchi State Government for their ''non-chaland attitude towards
handling the affairs of the state.'' He shared photos of commuters
fetching 'drinking' water from a pipe inside a dirty place and
wrote; This is Anguwar Bakaro. Just look at the place where people are
fetching water to drink in Bauchi State. It is a major failure which may
result to cholera epidemic and cause death. I can excuse the government
reasons for failure to complete other projects but if they cannot
provide ordinary tap water for people in 4yrs, what excuse should I give
them? Haba Dan Allah! With all due respect to His Excellency, I like
him as a person but his nonchalant attitude towards handling the affairs
of our state is totally uncalled for. And his failure to fulfill his
campaign promises such as providing water to the citizens is one of the
reasons why I want him out of office. Let's try another person gaskia. 
