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United States Coast Guard has freed all 4 crew members from capsized cargo ship

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                                          Captain John Reed The  Coast Guard  has liberated  all four crew members stranded in a capsized  South Korea -owned cargo ship off the Georgia coast, officials disclosed on Monday evening. The Golden Ray, a 656-foot vehicle carrier, listed "heavily" and then rolled over on its side early Sunday in St. Simons Sound near Brunswick, Ga. Coast Guard rescuers were able to find the South Korean crew members by pulling through  the side and drilled the hole, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, the rescue team interacted with the trapped sailors through the hole they drilled and also gave them food and water through the hole.

Nigerian Army kill Boko Haram fighters, repossess six assault rifles

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                                                                                                    Picture - File Copy The Nigerian Army have engaged the Boko Haram fighters, killing uncountable numbers of them in Gworege community in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. The troops of the 22 Brigade at the Super Camp in Dikwa fought the terrorists in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force members, recovering six AK-47 rifles and 66 7.62mm ammunition. The army disclosed in a release on Sunday that a CJTF hunter was injured during  the encounter, several terrorists shot dead while “others escaped with various degrees of injuries. ” The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, said, “Foll...

DAVIDO: I have an American passport I could have chosen to stay there

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Contrary to  David Adedeji Adeleke's admires conception that He was abroad to promote his music,  the melodist said he had to leave the country of some time due to the rumors he was getting at that time.      [File Photo]                                               While answering  questions from MTV Base TV host, Ehiz  at his album private listening event, Wednesday night, which held at Landmark Events, Victoria Island - Lagos.He said “With the whole politics thing it was first about family. Honestly, it was first about family. I was in Osun with my guys. We saw everything in plain sight. Let me tell you a story about my uncle. My uncle is the last born of the family. The original politician of the family is Serubawon , my father’s elder brother. “He was the first governor of Osun state; came back then went for senator y...

American Mechanic Arrested For Impairing Plane

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                                          Image Courtesy pixabay - bilaledaou/58images An American Airlines mechanic appeared in federal court Friday on a sabotage charge accusing him of disabling a navigation system on a flight with 150 people aboard before it was scheduled to take off from Miami International Airport on 17th July 2019. According to a criminal complaint filed in Miami federal court: Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, 60, a veteran employee, was upset over delayed union contract negotiations. Flight No. 2834 was aborted and taken out of service for routine maintenance , the ADM system was uncovered during an inspection. An American Airline mechanic found a loosely connected tube in front of the nose gear underneath the cockpit that had been deliberately blocked with object like  hard foam material. Court records from a lawsuit in California reveal t...

Woman loses $300K to online romance scam

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                                          Picture courtesy WSOCTV A woman looking for love online said she lost $300,000 after she claims a dishonest online con artist named "Donald Moore " used a counterfeit  Match.com profile stole her heart and her life savings.  Betty Davies said she met a man who shared her interests and offered to share her life.  She believed Match.com the safest online dating site, so she joined it.  Donald Moore  emailed her saying he was a chemical engineer on assignment in Malaysia.  "And the deeper he charmed me, the deeper I fell," Davies said.  They planned to meet in Atlanta, but their romance took a dark turn when he told her someone had grabbed his briefcase, which had his wallet and credit cards in it.  Donald said he needed cash.  Davies said she hesitated, but then wired $5,000 and th...

I’ve decided to retire & have my family: Nicki Minaj

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                                          Picture Courtsey  hnhh Nicki Minaj on Thursday astounded fans by publishing  her retirement from music, saying she was going to focus on family. I’ve decided to retire & have my family,” tweeted b y successful rapper raised in the New York borough of Queens . “I know you guys are happy now,” she continued. “To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me, X in the box – cuz ain’t nobody checkin me. “Love you for LIFE.”

South Africa shut the embassy in Nigeria after xenophobic violence

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                                          South African President -  Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa has temporarily closed its foreign offices in Nigeria following revenge attacks by some Nigerians caused by xenophobic rampage in South Africa. Nigeria's government has been outspoken in its condemnation of the violence. South Africa's foreign minister said it is an embarrassment for her country. "Our government regrets all violence against foreign-owned stores or Africans from other countries who are resident in South Africa," national broadcaster SABC quotes the minister, Naledi Pandor, as saying. She had ordered the closure of the country's high commission in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, and its mission in Lagos, following threats made to the diplomatic staff, Ms Pandor told the Reuters news agency.