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  • [BREAKING] CAN General Secretary, Musa Asake, is dead

    [BREAKING] CAN General Secretary, Musa Asake, is dead

    The General Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Musa Asake, is dead.

    He died on Friday morning (today) in Abuja after an illness.

    The death of Asake came about two weeks after he led a nationwide protest called by CAN against the killing of Christians by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

    His brother and former member of the House of Representatives, Jonathan Asake, confirmed the death.

    “Yes, he died this morning. We are right now in the mortuary. I was with him yesterday (Thursday) in his house,” he stated.

    The deceased, an indigene of Southern Kaduna, has been vocal in the defence of Christianity in Nigeria.

     

    Details later…

     

  • Oyo Assembly Speaker, Michael Adeyemo dead

    The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Michael Adeyemo is dead.

    TheNewsGuru learnt that Adeyemo died in the early hours of Friday at Jericho hospital in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

    Sources said the Eruwa born lawyer-turned-politician died of heart attack.

    However, efforts made to know the time and other details surrounding his death proved abortive as calls put through to some members of the Assembly and information officer of the House proved abortive.

    But one of the members, Hon. Wumi Oladeji (Ogbomoso North), said she was informed about the incident this morning.

    Oladeji, who said she was on her way to join her colleagues in Ibadan, told newsmen that scannotnot speak further on the matter.

  • 10 Killed in gunmen attack on Kogi community

    10 Killed in gunmen attack on Kogi community

    Five people have been killed by gunmen who invaded Kpanche community in Bassa area of Kogi state, North-central Nigeria, police in Lokoja have said.

    TheNewsGuru.com gathered that five of the armed bandits were shot dead by security agents.

    The bandits, according to the commissioner of police, Ali Janga, invaded the sleepy agrarian community in the early hours of Sunday but they were quickly repelled by a combined team of policemen and soldiers.

    “Yes, five lives were lost in the village but operatives of the police mobile force and soldiers repelled them and succeeded in killing five bandits and recovered some weapons,” Janga told newsmen.

    Reports also say five houses and unspecified number of vehicles, tricycles, motorcycles and other properties were set ablaze by the bandits.

     

  • Sad! Swedish DJ, Avicii is dead

    Swedish dance music star, Avicii is dead. He died in Oman at the age of 28.

    Avicii’s club anthems include Wake Me Up, Hey Brother, and recently, Lonely Together with Rita Ora.

     

    “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii.

     

    “The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time,” his representative said in a statement on Friday.

    BBC reports that the singer who made $250,000 (£180,000) a night on tour, had struggled with some health issues in the past, having his gall bladder and appendix removed in 2014.

     

    He announced his retirement from touring in 2016, partly because of the health problems.

     

    “I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist,” he said at the time.

    Singer Dua Lipa tweeted: “Such sad news to hear about Avicii passing. Too young and way too soon. My condolences go out to his family, friends and fans.”

     

    US band Imagine Dragons tweeted: “Working with him was one of my favourite collaborative moments. Far too young. The world was a happier and fuller place with his presence and art.”

     

     

    At Avicii’s last ever show in August 2016, a crazed fan climbed a 100ft-high (30m) scaffolding tower, just to get a better view.

     

    Arsene Wenger decides to leave Emirates in the summer

  • Again, gunmen invade Zamfara communities, many feared dead

    There was pandemonium on Friday as armed bandits invaded and attacked Kabaro and two other villages in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

    Residents and the police confirmed the attack, saying the casualty figure is yet to be ascertained.

    Residents revealed that the bandits in their dozens rode on motorbikes to attack Kabaro, Danmani Hausawa and Danmani Dakarkari.

    Details of the attack are still sketchy but a source in Maru Local Government Area, who doesn’t want his name mentioned for security reasons, said the bandits began their operation at Kabaro village on Thursday night before moving to Damani Hausawa and Damani Dankarkari in the early hours of Friday.

    Many people were reported killed in each of the villages, while many others were eventually taken to a hospital with injuries.

    The Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, Shehu Mohammad, confirmed the incident.

    “Yes there was an attack on three communities of Maru Local Government Area of the state. I can’t tell the number of deaths because we are still trying to get the figures. But we have already sent our men to the areas attacked by the bandits.

    “Mobile police and others security agencies too have been deployed to the affected villages to restore law and order and to fish out the perpetrators for prosecution. We are doing our best and will continue to do our best to protect lives and property of the people,” he said.

    Recall that the state governor, Abdulazeez Yari had earlier issued a shoot on sight order to security agencies of anyone carrying arms to curb the incessant killings in the state.

     

     

  • Breaking: Former US first lady Barbara Bush is dead

    Barbara Bush, the wife of former U.S. President George H. . Bush,is dead.

    She died at the age of 92.

    Bush’s death was confirmed by her son, George, in a statement.

    George said: “My dear mother has passed on at age 92. Laura, Barbara, Jenna, and I are sad, but our souls are settled because we know hers was. Barbara Bush was a fabulous First Lady and a woman unlike any other who brought levity, love, and literacy to millions.”

    Lady Bush was not only First Lady to George H.W. Bush, she was also mother of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush.

    She was First Lady from 1989 to 1993, while George became president in 2000.

    She was also the mother of Jeb Bush, who served as governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 and unsuccessfully ran for the White House in 2016.

    As first lady from 1989 until the start of 1993, Bush was a popular national figure known for her sometimes blunt talk and self-deprecating wit.

    Her husband, the 41st U.S. president, is 93 years old. Her son, the 43 U.S. president, is 71.

    Another son, Jeb, is a former governor of Florida who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2015 and early 2016, quitting after a series of lackluster performances highlighted by tough skirmishes with then-candidate Donald Trump.

    With hair that had turned white prematurely, Bush was known by family members as the “Silver Fox.”

    Her work as first lady focused on promoting literacy and reading. At the time, she said she was more interested in running a household than in helping her husband run the country.

    “Barbara Bush has a character that is as big, inspiring and iconic as Texas,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement on Sunday. The Bushes moved to Texas in the mid-1940s.

    Bush holds a unique place in U.S. history.

    She is the only woman to see her husband and son sworn in as U.S. president. Abigail Adams, first lady from 1797 to 1801, was a major influence on husband John Adams, the nation’s second president, but died before her son, John Quincy Adams, was elected president in 1824.

     

  • [Photos] Man keeps dead mother in freezer for three years just to claim her pension

    In a shocking case from Kolkata, a 43-year-old man was arrested for reportedly keeping the corpse of his dead mother in a deep freezer for almost three years to collect her pension every month using her thumb impression.

    The incident came to light after the mutilated body of the woman was found at his home by Kolkata Police on Thursday.

    Speaking to The Indian Express, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nilanjan Biswas said, “Bina Mazumdar’s body was stored in a refrigerator since 2015. Why her body was stored for three years is being investigated.”

    The police told that the accused Subhabrato Mazumdar has been detained and currently being accused. According to police sources, prima facie the lady (87) had died following a cardiac arrest.

    Reports said Bina was a government employee and had retired from Food Corporation of India. Subhabrato was a student of leather technology and was in the leather supply business. She received a pension of Rs 50,000 every month.

    His 90-year-old father was also aware of the incident.

    According to the police, during the search operation, they also found a forged living certificate of Beena.

    A similar case was unearthed in 2015, when police officials found a man in Kolkata’s Robinson Street, living with the rotting corpse of his sister who had died a year back.

    Not just sister, the police had also found two other corpses of dogs inside the house who had died two years back.

    During the investigation, it was found that the man was mentally unstable.

  • Bishop Oyedepo’s mantle raises man from the dead

    Bishop Oyedepo’s mantle raises man from the dead

    A man, who was reportedly pronounced dead by doctors, has been brought back to life by Bishop David Oyedepo.

    According to various online sources, one Luiz Fedelis rose from the dead after his Area Pastor placed a prophectic mantle round his neck and poured anointing oil inside his mouth.

    The deceased was said to have vomitted two cowries.

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    Luiz Fedelis was confirmed dead after being taken to four major hospitals in Lagos. His Area pastor ordered for him to be brought home, after which he called on the God of his father Bishop David Oyedepo, he placed the prophetic mantle round his neck and poured some anointing oil inside his mouth. Surprisingly he vomited two cowries, life was restored. See him walking gallantly in the lord. Bishop David Oyedepo declared that anything dying or dead around you shall be restored back to live by the resurrection power of Christ.

  • Founder of MMM, Sergey Mavrodi is dead

    Sergey Mavrodi, the founder of MMM, a Russian company that ran one of the world’s largest Ponzi scheme, is dead.

    According to a report by Moskovsky Komsomolets, the founder of the MMM series of financial pyramid schemes, Mavrodi, died in Moscow at the age of 62.

    Mavrodi was taken to a city hospital from a bus stop overnight Monday, March 26, after he felt weakness and pain in the chest area.

    “The emergency team has failed to save his life. He died this morning,” the report said.

    Sergei Mavrodi created the company “MMM” in 1992. It quickly gained popularity and became the largest financial pyramid in the history of Russia.

    The income of the members who joined it was paid out of the contributions of new arrivals, and when the flow of customers ceased to grow, non-payments began.

    According to various estimates, the number of victims of MMM has reached 10-15 million people.

    In 1994, Mavrodi became a member of the Russian parliament. Then he announced that he was giving up his privileges: salaries and cars. Mavrodi stressed that he became a deputy only for the sake of immunity.

    Two years later, before the presidential elections in 1996, he was stripped of his mandate.

    In 2007, Mavrodi was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for defrauding 10,000 investors out of 110 million rubles ($4.3 million). All this time, he left during the preliminary detention while the investigation was conducted.

    Mavrodi claimed he is not the beneficiary of the donations and he is not used to flamboyant lifestyle.

    His true charges of which he was later convicted of is tax fraud though he claimed that MMM scheme is not a business, but a mutual donation programme of which there is no law against such.

  • Renowned British physicist, Stephen Hawking dies at 76

    Stephen Hawking, perhaps the world’s best known scientist, has died, a spokesperson for his family has confirmed. He was 76.

    “It is with great sadness we announce the death of Professor Stephen Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA at the age of 76,” the statement reads. “Professor Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of this morning. His family have kindly requested that they be given the time and privacy to mourn his passing, but they would like to thank everyone who has been by Professor Hawking’s side — and supported him — throughout his life.”

    Hawking was born on January 8th, 1942 in Oxford, England. His best-known work included his collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularities, the prediction that black holes emit blackbody radiation, and the best-selling book A Brief History of Time. The book aimed to introduce key cosmological concepts to a non-specialist audience, and sold over 10 million copies in 20 years.

    Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, or ALS, at the age of 21. The debilitating illness gradually paralyzed him, confining him to a wheelchair, and in 1985 a tracheotomy robbed him of his voice. But Hawking continued to be a hugely prominent and popular public figure through the use of his computer-aided speech system, which required painstaking operation by a single cheek muscle.

    “My disabilities have not been a significant handicap in my field, which is theoretical physics. Indeed, they have helped me in a way,” Hawking once wrote, saying that his situation presented him with the time to clearly think through the problems of physics. And Hawking not only far outlived doctors’ expectations, but climbed to the top of his field, becoming a major celebrity in the process. He appeared on The Simpsons and an Oscar-winning movie, The Theory of Everything, was made about a period of his life.

    “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today,” Hawking’s children Lucy, Robert, and Tim said in a statement. “He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humor inspired people across the world. He once said ‘It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.’ We will miss him forever.”