Thursday, 28 November 2013

PHOTO: Smallest Baby Dinosaur Skeleton Found Intact in Canada

  southeastern Alberta, Canada.dino-skeleton
Fossil is smallest intact skeleton ever found of ceratopsids-type dinosaurs 
An extremely well-preserved baby dinosaur skeleton has been discovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta.
The fossil is extremely rare, as it’s the smallest intact skeleton ever found from a group of horned plant-eating dinosaurs known as ceratopsids — a group that includes the iconic triceratops.

Pregnant Nollywood Actress Allegedly Beaten To Death By Lover

 
Reports reaching us indicate that one of the up and coming Yoruba actresses, Silifa Ladeji otherwise known as Silifonia, has bled to death after her lover severally physically assaulted her, which led to her death today.

Protests In Indian State Over Alleged Gang-r*pe

 
Protests and rallies have spread in India after the alleged gang-r*pe of a woman in a moving vehicle in India’s northeastern state of Assam shocked and outraged people.

US Advises Airlines Crossing China Air Zone To Proceed With Caution

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The US has advised its commercial airlines to take all necessary safety precautions when flying over a group of small, disputed islands in the East China Sea.
The announcement came amid a diplomatic row over China’s newly declared air defence zone there.
China had over the weekend demanded that aircraft submit flight plans to Chinese officials when traversing the zone, raising the stakes in a territorial standoff between Beijing and Tokyo, which both claim the contested islands.

American Bishop Disguises As Homeless Man To Teach Church Compassion

 Bishop Musselman homeless
An American bishop has taken on the prejudices of his church congregation by dressing up as a homeless man.
Bishop David Musselman found himself “surprised at my own inability to have compassion” and wanted to challenge those who were critical of others.
“Sometimes the best way to do that is through experiences that go beyond just a talk in church,” the Mormon bishop told Deseret News .
He wanted to see how people would react to him if were dressed as an entirely different person.

Moses can do much more – Keshi


Victor Moses
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi believes that Victor Moses has yet to give his best for the team and hopes that maximum output can be given by the Liverpool player when the World Cup kicks off in Brazil. Keshi who spoke in a response to the sports awards he and two of his players received in Lagos on Tuesday estimated Moses’ current output at 80 per cent.
Keshi admitted that Moses had done well so far with the Super Eagles, but thinks he could give the remaining percentage of his true potentials at Brazil 2014.

Iran invites U.N. inspectors to nuclear-linked site on December 8

 
Iran has invited U.N. inspectors to visit its Arak heavy-water production plant on December 8, the first concrete step under a cooperation agreement to clarify concerns about Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.

Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, also said the IAEA was looking into how Sunday’s agreement between Iran and six world powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear activity could be “put into practice” concerning the U.N. agency’s role in verifying the deal.
The IAEA will expand its monitoring of Iran’s uranium enrichment sites and other facilities under the interim accord, reached after marathon talks between Iran and the United States, France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China.

Wenger hails Ramsey ‘transformation’


Aaron Ramsey
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is thrilled with Aaron Ramsey’s “transformation” over the last 12 months.
Once a highly criticized figure by Gunners supporters, the Welshman has been in imperious form in 2013-14 and his boss admits that he was considering dropping the midfielder to spare him the crowd’s frustrations.

BBM on iPhones threatens telcos N9.75bn SMS revenue



Blackberry messenger icon
The availability of BlackBerry Messenger – the iconic mobile social network previously exclusive to BlackBerry smartphones – on iPhones and Android, is currently posing a huge threat to the short messaging services revenue of telecoms companies in Nigeria.
Most Nigerians, who hitherto used their iPhones and Android devices to send text messages, are now savouring the BBM service on their phones to achieve the same goal free of charge.

Call off strike or face sacking, Jonathan tells ASUU

 
Nasir Fagge and Goodluck Jonathan
The Federal Government on Thursday gave the Academic Staff Union of Universities,  one week ultimatum to call off the ongoing strike.