Atheists Are Suing To Remove Miracle Cross From 9/11 Memorial

Foxnews reports that atheists want a 17 foot cross beam recovered from the site of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 removed from the museum exhibition. Their claim is that it represents a religious symbol and by including it in the museum exhibitions, it contravenes separation of church and state enshrined in the US constitution. There reason is because the museum will be funded by taxpayers.

The atheists want in the alternative to include a plaque reading "atheists died here too"

Would You Volunteer To Go To Mars And Never Come Back?...These People Did

Things people do. Watch the video of people that have volunteered to go to the planet Mars and never return to Earth. The volunteers are going under the Mars 1 project, a not-for-profit Dutch company that wants to colonize the planet Mars. The first volunteers will blast off from earth in 2024.

Missing Malaysian Airlines, Vietnamese Airforce Spots Oil Slicks Which May Be Clue

The Vietnamese Airforce have discovered 2 oil slicks that may hold the key to the Malaysian Airlines Airlines flight MH370 which disappeared en route Beijing China with 239 crew and passengers on board. The airliner, a Boeing 777 fell off radar 1 hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur.

Lupita Wins Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress Winner Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita, Nyong'o wins best supporting actress for Twelve Years A Slave, the highly acclaimed Steve Mcqueen production.

For the full list of Oscar 2014 Winners see below

Oscar Red Carpet is On

The red carpet is warming up at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood after the fear of rainfall made the organizers to install clear plastic canopies. Now the canopies have been removed because of better weather forecast but umbrellas are handy. The starts have started walking the red carpet.

UK Billionaire's Club

The Daily Mail UK has published a story on the 50 richest people living in Britain. 26 of these are British born, 5 from India, 2 from Brazil and 2 from Russia.

Roman Abramovich, Owner Chelsea Football Club, $8Billion

Rob Ford Goes To The Oscars

Controversial Toronto mayor, Rob Ford is in Los Angeles to attend the Oscars. He may be going as the guest of Comedian and Host of ABC Network's Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy Kimmel. Ford known for admitting that he has smoked crack cocaine after controversial videos appeared to show him in compromising situations including smoking crack, ranting about city Councillors and mimicking a Jamaican street accent.

Crack Smoking Toronto Mayor Arriving LAX to attend the Oscars on March 2, 2014

Princess or Con Artist, How a Woman was Awarded Expensive Homes In London

Sara Al Amoudi the so called Saudi Princess has just won a case at the High Court of Justice in London against two London-based property property brokers, Amanda Clutterbuck and Ian Paton. The battle was over 6 flats; the properties located in Knightsbridge, a trendy part of the British capital  are worth over $23m. Mrs justice Aplin believed her lawyers argument that the properties were signed over to her "for payments of loans" made to Mr. Paton and Ms Clutterbuck who were former lovers. It is also said that Mr. Paton had an affair with Ms Al Amoudi while they were arranging the imaginary deals with her wealthy"Saudi family"

Ms Al Amoudi is suspected to be of Ethiopian descent and a former prostitute posing as a princess in order to con her suspected victims. She rides around in limousines and has body guards always with her when she appears in court.

Sara Al Amoudi The "Saudi Princess"

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30 Year Old Nigerian American Plans to Unseat The Mayor of Chicago

Amara Enyia, a lawyer and community organizer in Chicago (a la Obama) is planning a run for the Mayoral office in that city in 2015. Amara, who runs ACE Municipal Partners is not afraid of the hard knuckle, abrasive mayor of Chicago Rahm Emmanuel who served as Whitehouse Chief-of-Staff in the early days of the Obama administration. Mr Emmanuel is known to be a hardball politician but Amara who was raised by political activist parents says it is because of his administrations culture of intimidation that she wants to run against him.

Read more here.

Amara Enyia, Lawyer and Chicago based Community Organizer

Homeless Man Wins $2.8M in Hungary

A man who has been living rough on the streets, Laszlo Andraschek won 630m Hungarian Forint ($2.8m) with the last of his coins at a train station. The man's winning which was in September 2013 was not picked up until his altruism led him to make a donation to a homeless hostel.

First Picture of Baby Eric, Simon Cowell's Son

Simon Cowell, TV and Entertainment mogul and girlfriend posed for a picture with their 2-day-old baby Eric in New York City, TMZ reports.

See the cute picture after the cut

Miley Cyrus Topless In Magazine Shoot

If you thought Miley Cyrus twerking and her shoot for her song Wrecking Ball were too risque, then you need to see her new pictures for a shoot for W Magazine. They show her boobs! The singer looks very relaxed lying on her back and staring into space.

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Simon Cowell Welcomes Baby Boy

Just before 3:45 p.m. Mountain time am on Valentine's day 2014, Simon Cowell's girlfriend, Lauren Silverman was delivered of a baby boy at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York.

Simon Cowell Arriving Lennox Hill Hospital New York Where his Son was Born

Plus Size Woman Dancing Hip Hop

Check out this hilarious video of a plus size woman dancing to Jay-Z. The moves will blow your mind ....Guaranteed!

It is hilarious

Polygamy In America

Joe Darger is a Mormon living in Salt Lake City Utah with his three wives, Alina, Valerie and Vicki. Vicki and Valerie are twin sisters while Alina is their cousin.

Joe married cousins Alina and Vicki in 1990, after 10 years, Valerie joined them when her own polygamous marriage broke down and left her with 5 children who she brought with her. 

Canada Wins First Medal at Sochi

Canada has won bronze in the men's slopestyle, a new event that debuted at the Sochi Olympics. The medal was won by Regina snowboarder Mark McMorriss at Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Sochi Olympics Opens With Glitz

Russia got it right with the glamorous opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The games had generated negative publicity about corruption in the cost of facilities estimated to be more than $50 Billion.

There was also serious concerns of security with some terrorist organization releasing video warning people against attending the games. This led to what the Russians call a "Ring of Steel" around the games with security forces coordinating with other agencies around the world to monitor possible threats.

But on Friday Feb 7, 2014 in the magic of the Olympic ceremony, the Russians delivered with spectacular displays, fireworks and calisthenics.

See some images after the cut

Extraordinary Cars at Indian Auto Show

The Indian Auto Expo 2014 showcased some amazing models and concept cars. Some of the cars look very futuristic

Maruti Suzuki SX4

See more extraordinary cars after the cut, it will blow your mind!

One Direction To Get Free Taxi Ride For One Year

Boyband One Direction

To show their gratitude for the free publicity given to their firm by Boyband One Direction, taxi firm Adison Lee Cab has offered one whole year of free ride to the boys

Woman Finds Out Husband Went to Africa to Marry a Second Wife

Steven Smith 52 and Awa Jobarteh 19 Married secretly behind Steven's wife Nicolete
The bigamy was revealed when wife found this picture on her Hubby's Facebook

Steven Smith must wish that his wife had no Facebook access because that is how she found out her husband has married another woman in Africa. The African Lady in question, Awa Jobarteh a Gambian 19 year old girl posted the picture on facebook, See it here

No Hiding Place...As Hitachi Business Microscope Reveals All

Business Microscope: Hitachi's high-tech ID badge tracks an employee's exact location within the office, sending their employer information on how long they spent out of their seat and where in the building they went

The days of gossiping behind your boss's back may be numbered, following the announcement of a new product that can track your every movement in the workplace.

Electronics manufacturer Hitachi has unveiled a high-tech ID badge that not only tracks an employee's exact location within the office, it also keeps a record of all the other staff members they have spoken to, for how long and how energetically.

Dubbed the Business Microscope, the device will also send an employer information on how much time each member of staff spends out of their seat - and even how long they have spent in the toilet

Suzanne Basso Is 14th woman Executed in US since 1976

Texas Murderer Suzanne Basso Executed February 5, 2014 Near Houston

Texas murderer, Suzanne Basso was put to death by lethal injection at the Texas state penitentiary in Huntsville, near Houston. 

She is the 510th person to be executed in Texas, the nation's most-active death penalty state, since America restored the death penalty in 1976. Of those, 505 were men. 

Katie Holmes May be Dating Jamie Foxx !!

Jamie Foxx

Katie Holmes

Actress and former wife of Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes may be in a sizzling romance with Actor, Musician Jamie Foxx according to Fox Entertainment

Carly Rae Jepsen Makes Broadway Debut

Carly Rae Jepsen makes her debut in 'Broadway's "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella"

 at Broadway Theatre on February 4, 2014 in New York City

Canadian pop superstar Carly Rae Jepsen made her debut alongside Fran Drescher on February 4, 2014 in Broadway's "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella."

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Naked 'Sleepwalker Statue' Heats up Female Campus

Realistic statue 'Sleepwalker' at the all-female
Wellesley  College Massachusetts 

All-female Wellesley College Massachusetts is experiencing a rare occurrence, the statue of a nearly-naked man, who has his eyes closed with his arms outstretched in zombie-like trance. The statue is part of an exhibit by sculptor Tony Matelli at the college's Davis Museum.

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Tony Blair Had Affair with Rupert Murdoch's Wife?

Tony Blair

Rupert Murdoch's Ex-Wife Wendy Deng

Dailymail reports that Rupert Murdoch’s 45-year-old ex-wife, Wendy Deng appears to have written a note to herself while still married to the newspaper tycoon, rhapsodising about Mr Blair’s ‘good body’, his ‘really, really good legs’ - and even his ‘butt’

Read story here

Debo Adegbile Nominated by Obama To Head The Justice Department’s civil-rights Division

Debo Adegbile

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote tomorrow on the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Justice Department’s civil-rights division. However, he is facing increased criticism for his role in getting convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal’s death sentence overturned during his time as a practicing attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Hollywood Comes to Calgary....As Film Studio Given Green Light

Alberta Culture Minister Heather Klimchuk at SAIT, Feb 4, 2014

Calgary Herald reports that after years of discussions and studies, Calgary’s film industry will finally be getting a state-of-the-art studio of its own.
Calgary Economic Development will oversee at $22.8-million film studio that is set to open in 2015, the provincial government announced Tuesday at a news conference at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Calgary Musicians nominated for Juno Awards

Tegan and Sara

Tegan and Sara, who started in Calgary playing in the city’s coffeehouses as an acoustic folk act, earned themselves four nominations for their breakout album Heartthrob and single Closer. Now, the Quin sisters split time between Vancouver, L.A., Montreal and New York.

Another Calgary nominee is U of C prof Allan Gordon Bell in the classical field, he is up for Composition of the Year running for his work Field Notes off of Gravity and Grace performed by the local Land’s End Chamber Ensemble.

Facebook is 10

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

To celebrate the milestone, the social network has released a tool called A Look Back that compiles a user’s pictures and videos into a slideshow with sentimental music.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg also marked the occasion by posting a nostalgic letter on his public Facebook page.

"When I reflect on the last 10 years, one question I ask myself is: why were we the ones to build this? We were just students. We had way fewer resources than big companies. If they had focused on this problem, they could have done it,” he wrote. “The only answer I can think of is: we just cared more."

He went on to say that he’s more excited about the company’s next 10 years than its first 10.

Vanity Fair Goes for Diversity with Lupita Nyong'o and George Clooney

Vanity Fair 2014 Hollywood Issue Cover

For the 20th annual Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, the magazine celebrates a year of spectacular film with a group of distinguished actors. The cover, a three-panel foldout by Vanity Fair contributing photographer Annie Leibovitz, features Oscar nominees Julia Roberts (August: Osage County), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), and Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave), as well as Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), George Clooney (Gravity), Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station), Naomie Harris (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Brie Larson (Short Term 12), Chadwick Boseman (42), Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street), and Léa Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Color).

Read story here

The Girl Who Cries Stones

A 12-year-old girl has baffled doctors after crying stones instead of tears - with locals fearing she may be 'possessed'. 

Saadiya Saleh, who lives in a village in Yemen, produces the small, hard stones beneath her eyelids. They are then naturally pushed to the front of her eyes, before falling down her cheeks. 

However, locals have spoken of their fears that the young girl is possessed by magic.

The case has triggered panic in the area where this girl lives Some say the girl could be gripped by a magic spell, while others say it might be the devil. Others fear it could be the start of a dangerous epidemic.

An Indian Born Technology Executive Takes Over at Microsft

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

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Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s former cloud head and its new CEO, learned a lot about leadership playing cricket in Hyderabad, India.

One incident has stuck with him his entire career, he told Indian daily newspaper the Deccan Chronicle last July. As member of his public school’s cricket team, he was bowling some “really ordinary stuff” when his captain decided to intervene. The captain took the ball and bowled a stellar pitch, delivering the team a much-needed breakthrough, then he tossed it back to Nadella.

Calgary is Freeeeezing

Calgary weather this morning, please bundle up.

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Date:

6:00 AM MST Tuesday 4 February 2014

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Pressure:

104.3 kPa

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Issued: 5:00 AM MST Tuesday 4 February 2014, faces can freeze within 10 minutes.

Nelson Mandela, Generous to Family, Causes in Death

Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke (C) reads Mandela’s Will flanked by

Mandela’s Lawyer,  George Bizos (R) and Professor Njabulo Ndabele

Reuters reports that Mandela's will has been read and the late global statesman left the bulk of his money to family, causes and charity

Read the story here

Nigerian Student arrested for Fraud..Maybe Murder

An undergraduate of the University of Ibadan, 28-year- old Orowo Jesse Omokoh, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly obtaining Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.) from one Mrs. Jette Jacob, an Australian based in Johannesburg, South Africa, in what is known as romance scam.

The suspect allegedly met the Aussie on a dating site and struck a sizzling romantic affair that necessitated him moving to Johannesburg in 2013 to link up with his lover.
Omokoh allegedly arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on
 February 4, 2013, to meet with Jacob who had been in Johannesburg since
 November 2012. Five days after Omokoh arrived and took up residence with her, 

Read story here

Super Bowl Fever in Calgary

Today is the super Bowl game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Nigerian professionals in Calgary are  have organized a viewing and beers will flow.

Calgary is agog with many events.

Happy Super Bowl

What A Difference Weather Makes

It is -12C now in Calgary and 32C in Lagos see. This shows the diversity in weather between these two countries. While Lagos is in western Nigeria, Calgary is in Western Canada. These are two growing cities but beyond that growth, the difference, like we say in Nigeria is 7Up. Calgary is well planned with communities being developed according to that plan, roads, rail systems, public infrastructure are world class but in Lagos, even with the efforts of the present administration there, the infrastructure is no where adequate.

This is our inaugural blog; it is an introduction to what we intend to provide.

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