Rape victim's mother brutally beaten to force her to drop charges in northern India.

LUCKNOW, India –  Police say three men have been arrested in northern India for brutally attacking the mother of a rape victim after she refused to withdraw her police complaint.
Superintendent Dinesh Kumar said Friday the men, including the father of the man accused in the May 11 rape, followed the mother into a field and beat her severely.
She was in critical condition in a hospital in Etawah, a small town in Uttar Pradesh state.
Meanwhile, investigators sought clues in a gang-rape elsewhere in the state that left two teenage cousins dead.
The cousins were raped and killed Wednesday by attackers who then hung their bodies from a mango tree. Angry villagers held a silent protest over alleged police inaction in the case.
Four men have been arrested, including two police officers.

Boko Haram Kidnaps Two Prominent Emirs In Borno State!

Boko Haram Kidnaps Two Prominent Emirs In Borno State!

The extremist Boko Haram sect has kidnapped two first class traditional rulers in Borno state – the Emir of Uba, Ismaila Mamza and the Emir of Gwoza, Idrisa Timta, security officials aware of the incidence have told PREMIUM TIMES.

The two emirs were seized by gun-wielding insurgents at 10a.m Friday near Shaffa while they were travelling to Gombe to attend the funeral of the Emir of Gombe, Shehu Abubakar, who died on Tuesday evening at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London, where he was undergoing treatment for cancer.

The two abducted emirs were elevated to First Class traditional ruler status only in January.

The Borno state government is yet to issue an official statement on the abduction.

The abduction came 46 days after the Boko Haram sect whisked away over 250 schoolgirls from their dormitories in Chibok.

Over 200 of the girls are yet to be freed.

7 Reasons You’re Always Hungry.

It’s quite natural to be hungry when you don’t eat for a long time and do lots of physical exercises. This feeling is really bothering. When you are hungry, you can’t work, study and do plenty of other things because you are obsessed with the desire to eat something. But sometimes you may be hungry no matter how much and how often you eat. Constant hunger will force you to consume more and more food that may lead to negative consequences like overweight. To avoid this you should find out the root of your problem and not repeat your mistakes in future. Have a look at the following list of reasons and probably you’ll understand why you always want to eat.

1. You Skip Breakfast

If you tend to skip breakfast, break this habit. Breakfast is the most substantial meal of the day that is necessary for you. Try to eat your breakfast regularly and your blood sugar will be stabilized so that you will not crave foods during the day. You need to include protein into your morning dishes in order to cope with hunger more effectively. Make it a rule to eat every morning and you will manage to reduce your daily consumption of food.

2. You Are Dehydrated

There are some moments when your mind may mislead you. That means you shouldn’t eat every time you feel hungry; perhaps your body is dehydrated and you simply need some water. The symptoms of hunger and dehydration are almost the same, so you can easily mix them up. For example, you will lack energy and feel sleepy. That’s why I recommend you to drink a glass of water at first and later you will see whether you are hungry or thirsty. This tactic may be very helpful for you and you’ll save a great number of calories.

3. You Eat Empty Calories

To provide good nourishment to your body, you have to choose the right foods, otherwise you’ll soon get hungry even after eating a big portion. It would be nice if you remove empty calories from your diet as they may be harmful to your health. Why not switch to wholesome dishes that are full of nutrients and different vitamins? Consequently, your appetite will change and you will not be starving anymore.

4. You Lack Regular Sleep

Regular sleep is one of the main things that we need to stay healthy, beautiful and energetic. Plus, our appetite is highly dependent on how much we sleep. If you don’t get enough sleep, your body will be exhausted and it will require extra energy. All this will result in the constant feeling of hunger. Certainly, food is an enormous source of energy for your body. So, every time when you suffer from sleep deprivation you will try to eat more than you usually do. Undoubtedly, healthy sleep will help you keep fit and improve your well-being at the same time.

5. You Don’t Eat Enough Healthy Fats and Proteins

Being constantly hungry will bring you discomfort throughout the day and you will not miss an opportunity to have a snack whenever possible. The solution to this problem may be very simple – just add more protein and healthy fats to your eating plan and you’ll feel full for several hours. After eating these nutrients you won’t crave food because they are digested for a long period of time.

6. You’re Bored

We should admit that we often rush into the kitchen and look for tasty foods in our fridge when we have nothing to do. For most people, this is the most efficient way to get rid of boredom, but, unfortunately, it leads to unwanted calories. If your hunger is caused by boredom, you should resist a temptation to eat something. Actually, there are so many other activities you can do to amuse yourself.

7. There’s another Reason to Your Problem

In case you can’t overcome your hunger, it would be reasonable to turn to your doctor and discover what is wrong with you. For instance, the feeling of hunger may be the signal of such disease as diabetes. Due to this you are to consult your doctor and check up your health. When you know the reason, you can solve the problem efficiently.
At the very moment you’ve realized that you can’t fight back your hunger, you have to think over your lifestyle and change it for better. Permanent hunger is a sign that you make definite mistakes or even you have some illness. To protect yourself from undesirable effects, don’t put your problem until tomorrow. Start acting right now! What ways do you use to combat your hunger?

16 Best Ways to Improve Your Body Language.

There’s no certain way to use your body language. Depending on who you’re talking to and the setting, what you do and say might be interpreted in different ways. When talking to your boss, you will want to use your body language differently than when talking to your coworkers or friends. A slight changes in your body language can have a great impact on the people around you. But before starting changing your body language, you have to know your body language. Pay close attention to how you stand, how you sit, and how you use you hands and legs when talking to someone. One of the best ways to know your body language is to practice in front of a mirror. While it seems a bit ridiculous, it really helps. After all, no one is watching you. You will see how you look to others and how you use your body language.

You can also visualize how you’d sit and stand to feel relaxed and confident, or visualize how you’d communicate with someone. Watch your coworkers, friends, celebs, role models and other people you think have great body language and communicating skills. Watch what they do and what you don’t. However, don’t compare yourself to others. Just because they have a better body language doesn’t mean they are better than you. You just need some time to develop your own body language.
At first, you might feel like you’re faking someone and something, but ‘fake it til you make it’ can actually help you to improve your body language and communication skills. Don’t be afraid to play around a little, practice a lot and monitor yourself to find your comfortable balance. This is the key to success!
Here are a few recommendations for improving your body language. Read on.

1. Eye contact

Make eye contact, but make sure you don’t stare. If you’re talking to a few people, give everyone some eye contact to make a better connection and ensure everyone is listening to you. If you don’t make eye contact, you might seem insecure, inattentive and confused. But, don’t give too much eye contact since people might think you are creepy. If you are shy, making eye contact will be a little tricky in the beginning, but when you will get used to it, it will feel much easier.

2. Arms, shoulders and legs

Never cross your arms and legs as it indicates that you are feeling defensive or guarded. You should also pay attention to your shoulders. When you feel nervous, you may notice that your shoulders are tight and tense. Try to relax your shoulders by shaking them a bit and moving them back and down slightly.

3. Head

When you want to feel confident or when you want to be taken seriously, keep your head level both vertically and horizontally. When you want to be friendly, nod once in a while to show that you are listening. Just don’t overdo it. You don’t want to nod every minute.

4. Mouth

Your mouth movements give away clues about you, too, and not only when you’re speaking. We purse the lips and twist them to one side when we are thinking or when we hold back some angry comments we don’t want to reveal. People might notice it and even though they won’t say anything, they’ll get a feeling that you don’t want to communicate with them.

5. Sit up straight

Learn to sit up straight but in a more comfortable and relaxed way. If you want to show that you are sincerely interested in what the person is talking about, lean toward them, but not too much. Lean back a bit to show that you are relaxed and confident in yourself. But don’t lean back too much because it can make you look distant and arrogant.

6. Take up some space

Feel free to take up some space when talking to someone. When you sit or stand with your legs slightly apart, it shows that you are self-confident and you feel comfortable around other people.

7. Smile and laugh

Stop taking yourself so seriously. Just relax. When someone says something funny, smile or even laugh. If you are a positive person, people will be more inclined to listen to you and be around you. However, don’t be the only person who laugh at your jokes, or it will make you appear nervous. When you’re introduced to someone, smile but don’t fake your smile. People may notice that your smile is fake.

8. Don’t fidget

Make sure you avoid doing fidgety movements and nervous ticks like tapping your fingers against the table or shaking your leg. When you try to get something across, fidgeting can distract others. Slow down, take a few deep breaths and relax. This is one of the most important steps to improving your body language.

9. Don’t touch your face

To tell the truth, touching the face (especially nose) when speaking with someone is one of my worst habits that I’m trying to break. It’s hard to break but I know I have to do it in order to improve my body language. Touching your face makes you seem nervous and it’s distracting to the people in the conversation.

10. Use your hands

Instead of scratching your face and fidgeting with your hands, learn to use them more confidently during a conversation. You can use your hands to describe something or explain your ideas. However, make sure you don’t use your hands too much, or it will be annoying and distracting.

11. Slow down

This actually goes for a lot of things. If you’ve got used to walking fast, try walking a bit slower. This will make you appear more relaxed and confident. If someone addresses you, turn your neck a little more slowly. When speaking to someone, don’t speak too fast. The thing is, speaking too fast indicates a lack of confidence and can increase the chances you will be misunderstood.

12. Keep your whole spine straight

Many of us stand and sit with a straight back in a great posture. But, many of us don’t understand that the spine ends in the back of the head, so we often crane the neck forward. Keep your entire spine straight to have a better posture and look more beautiful and confident.

13. Lower your drink

Keeping a drink close to your chest is a sure sign of insecurity. Don’t hold anything in front of your chest as it will make you seem distant and guarded. So lower your drink and hold it about belly button level a slightly out. This will make you look more confident.

14. Don’t stand too close or too far away

If you want to give off the right signals, pay close attention to the distance from others. If you stand or sit too close to the person when speaking, you might be marked as ‘in your face’ or ‘pushy.’ If you stand too far away, you might be marked as ‘offish.’ Observe how close all the other people are to one another and if you notice that someone back away when you move closer to them, pull back a little. Every person has their own personal space, which we should never invade.

15. Mirror

If you are trying to improve your body language, mirroring can help you. Sometimes when we get along with someone, we begin to mirror one another unconsciously. If your interlocutor leans forward, you might also lean forward. Or, if they hold their hands on their thighs, do the same. Just don’t overdo it. You don’t want to mirror each change in body language.

16. Keep a positive attitude

When you feel positive and confident, it comes through in your body language. That’s why it’s so important to keep a positive and relaxed attitude when speaking to someone. In fact, when it comes to body language and communication skills, your attitude can make a huge difference.
It may take a lot of time and patience to change your body language but it’s well worth it in the end. One of the most difficult things to change is to keep you head up if you’ve got used to looking at your feet. Eye contact is highly important in any situation. Work on these body language bits daily and you will definitely better your body language. If you don’t manage to change something, don’t just give up. You will reach your goal and improve your body language no matter how hard it will be and no matter what others will say. Remember, I believe in you. Are you going to use these ways to change your body language?

Hilary Duff Chops Off Her Hair, Her Stylist Gives Details on the New Look!

 

Hilary Duff shares a snap of her new short hair on Thursday, May 29. Credit: Courtesy Hilary Duff

Short for summer! Hilary Duff debuted a new, shorter hairstyle on Instagram on Thursday, May 29, and it was a decisive move, her stylist, Marcus Francis tells Us Weekly exclusively.
"She texted me last night and wanted to do it right away," Francis tells Us, "We wanted a bigger change for summer and just to feel healthier in general."

  The mom to Luca, 2-years-old, ended up chopping off three inches from her blonde locks. Francis shares the cut is "blunt" and "slightly more angled having it shorter in the back," and adds he gave the songstress "a few longer layers to give it movement."
As for the final result, which the singer-actress shared in an Instagram pic of tagged "#Selfie," Francis says "she loves it."
"She loves it and feels like it'll be easier to style," he tells Us. "She actually wanted it shorter when we first discussed the cut, but once she saw what three inches looked like, she felt the length is perfect. She loved that the hair looked and felt thicker."
To get a style like Duff, Francis says he used "Suave dry shampoo for the matte, day-old clean hair" look. 

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Hit Movie Theater in Ireland for Honeymoon Date: See the Pic!

 

 

Nothing like a romantic date at the movies!
While on their honeymoon in Ireland this week, newlyweds Kim Kardashian and Kanye West enjoyed a screening at the local Irish Multiplex Cinemas in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland.
The 33-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and her rapper beau left the Ballyfin Demesne Hotel, where they were staying Thursday, and headed into town for the movie. Kim looked monochromatic-chic in black heels, skinny black pants and a black top under a black blazer. The E! star tried to go incognito behind big black sunglasses while out and about.

 

 

Meanwhile, Kanye matched his bride once again in black pants, a black shirt and a black hoodie with brown shoes. After their movie, the coordinating couple were spotted exiting the movie theater together.
Kim and Kanye have certainly been enjoying their Irish honeymoon following their lavish wedding at the Forte di Belvedere in Florence this past weekend.
Their four-day trip began with a stay at the Castle Olivier, a very private, super-luxe mansion in County Limerick that rents for a minimum of seven nights with a weekly rate of €25,000 ($34,000).

 

 

The lovebirds also went on a biking adventure with Ballyhoura Tourism to check out the picturesque countryside of Ireland. "They had great fun," a source told E! News of their outing. "They just had a lovely aura about them. They were very relaxed.

Ex-Oyo State Governor Rasheed Ladoja’s Son, Adebola Ladoja Dies In Fatal Auto Crash, In Lagos (PHOTOS).

Ex-Oyo State Governor Rasheed Ladoja’s Son, Adebola Ladoja Dies In Fatal Auto Crash, In Lagos (PHOTOS).

According to Punch: A former Governor of Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja, on Thursday lost one of his sons in an auto crash on the Eko Bridge in Lagos.

The deceased, identified as Adebola Ladoja, was driving a Golf saloon car, marked, AKD 107 CJ, and was said to be on his way to Lagos Island when a Daf truck, with number plate, JJJ 59 XA, driven by one Justice Oseghai, rammed into his car on the Eko Bridge.

An eyewitness said the driver of the Daf truck, who was on top speed, lost control of his vehicle, rammed into the median of the bridge, before he eventually crashed into the deceased’s car. He said, “It took several hours before the victim could be rescued from the wreckage of the vehicle. He was trapped behind the wheels with blood gushing out of his head.”

The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, who confirmed the incident, added that it occurred at about 3.30pm. She said, “At about 3.30pm on the Eko Bridge, Lagos Island, a Daf truck with number plate, JJJ 59 XA, driven by one Justice Oseghai, ran into a Volkswagen Golf saloon car, marked, AKD 107 CJ, driven by one Adebola Ladoja, the son of a former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasheed Ladoja.

“The victim died on the spot. The corpse has been removed to the Lagos Island General Hospital mortuary for autopsy while the truck driver has been arrested.” Some friends of Adebola took to Facebook to mourn the deceased

One of them, Kiri Phoenix Gray, wrote, “Omg I’m in such shock to find out my friend Dee CaKe Ladoja is no longer with us. I’ll never forget what such an amazing friend you were to me Dee and the only person I had when I first moved to London. I’ll miss you so much and I regret all the times we said we needed to catch up recently and didn’t. It was only a couple of weeks ago since we spoke and I won’t forget that conversation.

Another friend, Folarin Amosu, wrote, “Adebola Ladoja, my aburo, my good friend and ex colleague, Just heard the sad news about your accident that led to death. Why bro??? Still saw you two weeks ago when you visited me, we had a lovely time laughing and sharing business ideas.

‘‘You are the true legend Debola. Personally you will always be in my heart and I will always miss you.”

Wizkid Flaunts Expensive Gold Rolex, Diamond Earrings & Rose Gold Chain (PHOTO).

Wizkid Flaunts Expensive Gold Rolex, Diamond Earrings & Rose Gold Chain (PHOTO).

Ohhh Yeah! Omomama onimama !!!

GET Beyonce's Braids (PHOTOS).

GET Beyonce's Braids (PHOTOS).

Her braids caught my attention!!! 32-year-old singer and actress, Beyonce opened up her heart and shared some of her most touching moments with two-year-old daughter Blue and husband Jay Z on her Beyonce.com site. More photos below.

Images via Daily Mail

16-Year-Old Boy Brutally Murders Parents Over iPod (You Won’t Believe How He Killed Them).

16-Year-Old Boy Brutally Murders Parents Over iPod (You Won’t Believe How He Killed Them).

16 year old Vincent Parker pleaded guilty yesterday to murdering his parents Carol and Wayne Parker last December. The boy says that there was no specific fight that prompted the brutal MURDER. The sadistic killer told authorities, 'I just remember getting mad,' Parker told the court. 'It's all from my dad. All this stuff like my dad taking away my iPod and stuff.'

The story gets worse. Vincent was an only child being raised by his hard working parents Carol, 57, and father Wayne, 55, in their Norfolk, Virginia home. They did everything right - they lived in a good neighborhood, and helped Vincent become an honor roll student.

But he boy snapped one day . . . and turned into a moster. On December 19, 2013 Vincent left school early while his dad was still at work. He showed up at the family home and surprised his mother - by dousing her in pepper spray.

While the 57 year old woman was blinded and unable to defend herself, Vincent stabbed his mother in the eye, and then beat her with a crowbar and metal baseball bat 'until she stopped breathing'. A medical examiner noted 25 separate smashes and stabs on Mrs Parker's neck, face and head.

The animal then waited patiently over his dead mother's body until his father came in the house. He surprised his dad and hit him in the back of the head with a crowbar, smashing his skull. He then stabbed his father multiple times.

Luckily his father didn't die from the mortal wounds. He managed to call 9-1-1 and tell them what happened. When the ambulance arrived Carol had already died. Wayne survived a short time but died in the hospital.

Yesterday Vincent plead guilty to two counts of second degree murder. A psychological evaluation found him to be both 100% sane and intelligent. He was charged as an adult and will be sentenced in September.

Culled from Mediatakeout

Brad Pitt Hit In the Face By Red-Carpet Prankster.

Brad Pitt Hit In the Face By Red-Carpet Prankster.

Notorious red-carpet prankster Vitalii Sediuk has struck again!
Brad Pitt was attacked Wednesday at the premiere of his fiancée Angelina Jolie's film Maleficient at Hollywood's El Capitan Theater. The 50-year-old actor was signing autographs when he was struck in the face by Sediuk, who had jumped over metal barriers to get close to Pitt.
The 25-year-old attacker was immediately detained by security and wrestled to the ground before being handcuffed and placed under arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.  ET has learned that lawyers were in court Thursday morning on behalf of Pitt in an attempt to seek a restraining order against Sediuk.
Sediuk's lawyer, Anthony Willoughby, reacted to his client's arrest in a statement to ET on Thursday "Mr. Sediuk is presently charged with battery. He is not guilty of the charged offense. Law enforcement overreact when celebrities are concerned. This case is further evidence of this mindset."
While Pitt was surprised and shocked by the events, it did not appear that he was injured during the incident. A Disney spokesperson reacted to the attack, telling ET: "This was an unfortunate and inappropriate incident that is being investigated by the LAPD."
Sediuk, a reporter for a Ukrainian television network, has become known for his red-carpet antics. Earlier this month, he was detained at the Cannes Film Festival for sticking his head up America Ferrera's dress. He also famously attempted to kiss Will Smith on a red carpet in 2012, and was then slapped in the face by the actor.
At the 2014 SAG awards in January, Seduik ran onto the red carpet and dropped to his knees to hug Bradley Cooper around his waist, with his face in Cooper's crotch. It was the same stunt he pulled on Leonardo DiCaprio the next month at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
His biggest prank happened at the 2013 Grammy Awards. Sediuk managed to sneak into the ceremony without passes or credentials. When it was announced that Adele had won an award, he raced on stage and attempted to take the trophy from a surprised Jennifer Lopez.

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Sediuk spent that night behind bars. He narrowly avoided a six-month jail sentence on the condition that he stay out of legal trouble for three years and never come back to the Nokia Theater again.
It has been less than a year since that agreement, and Sediuk has had numerous encounters with the law since. It is unclear if his most recent stunt will carry longer-lasting ramifications than those before.

 Man drove to Pennsylvania to see girl, 12, he had met online and took her to a hotel.

LANCASTER, Pa. –  Police say a Virginia man drove to Pennsylvania to see a 12-year-old girl he had met online, then took her to a hotel before authorities arrested him.
The Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal (http://bit.ly/1p7Ik3D ) reports that a Manheim Township woman called police Friday afternoon when her daughter didn't come home from school. She told police her daughter had been seen getting into a man's car.
Within 30 minutes, police found the man's car in a Harrisburg Pike hotel parking lot, took him into custody and rescued the girl.
Thirty-year-old Nelson E. Hercules Jr., of Virginia Beach, faces charges including attempted rape of a child, indecent assault and kidnapping of a minor.
Hercules is being held on $250,000 bond. No attorney is listed in court papers.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

Washington mom outraged over 'pay to potty' policy in classroom.

A Washington state mom vowed to take legal action after she said her child was forced to "pay" to use the bathroom in her third-grade class.
Merchon Ortega told Fox News' Andrea Tantaros that her daughter had an accident after a teacher denied her a bathroom break.
"She chose not to pay to use the restroom and she had to go so bad," Ortega said. "She said it hurt so bad that she just couldn't hold it anymore. She urinated on herself."
The teacher reportedly implemented a class reward system at Mill Plain Elementary in Vancouver that gave students fake money to spend at a class auction at the end of the year. Bathroom breaks were added to the system as a way to cut back on disruptions during class.
The Evergreen Public Schools District said in a statement that children were "never denied bathroom breaks if they needed one, regardless if they had sufficient 'dollars' in their account -- this was a decision made to use an already implemented money management learning system rather than introduce another method of dispensing discretionary passes."
Two parents filed complaints after their children wet their pants earlier this month. The district announced last Friday that after an investigation into the complaints, the teacher would not be disciplined.
An investigation by the school alleges Ortega's daughter returned to the classroom after using the bathroom and laughed upon announcing she had urinated on herself. Ortega says the school has requested her daughter write an apology. Ortega denies that her daughter made up the story and says her daughter is mortified by the experience.
"I didn't let her go to school the rest of the week because she was scared to go to school," Ortega said. "She's scared to be made fun of."
Ortega also says her 9-year-old daughter was taken to the principal's office upon her return to school.
"On Tuesday, when she went back to school, the principal had pulled her into the office without a parent present and had spoken with my daughter without any notification," Ortega said.
Fox News Legal Analyst Lis Wiehl said the school could face legal action for the incident.
"You cannot bring a kid in for disciplinary action without calling the parents," Wiehl said. "Sometimes the parents don't want to be there, can't be there, but you have to call them and give them a chance to be there."
Ortega said her daughter has since been switched to a different classroom and seems to be doing well. She plans to pursue legal action against the school and the district.
"My next step is hopefully trying to take legal action," Ortega said. "[My daughter] has got to go to counseling because it's really messed with her emotions."

Eva Green's 'Sin City' poster showing too much breast?

"Sin City" poster featuring Eva Green.

Eva Green is just too sexy for the poster of her upcoming sequel to “Sin City,” or so the MPAA believes reports The New York Post.

The actress is seen in a sheer robe in the poster for Dimension Films’ and Frank Miller’s “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.”

We’re told the poster was disapproved by the MPAA “for nudity — curve of under breast and dark nipple/areola circle visible through sheer gown.”

Dimension declined to comment but it is believed execs are working on a compromise with the MPAA before the sequel opens Aug. 22.

Scout Willis, daughter of Bruce and Demi goes topless in Manhattan.

Scout Willis takes to streets of Manhattan to protest Twitter policy.Twitter

Scout Willis took to the streets of New York yesterday to stage a social media protest – topless. The 22-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis leisurely strolled around the streets of Manhattan topless to protest Instagram’s nudity policy.

The middle Moore-Willis daughter tweeted photos of herself in a pretty floral skirt, flats and nothing else roaming around New York City.

"Legal in NYC but not on Instagram," Willis tweeted about her photos. She captioned another: "What @Instagram won't let you see #FreeTheNipple"
Her protest was sparked after Twitter removed one of her photos for violating its Community Guidelines. The offending photos was of a sweatshirt that depicted two topless women with their nipples clearly showing.
"My comfort with my body should not be dictated by how others perceive me," Willis tweeted. "However, I don't wish to force this view on anyone. If you don't like what you see, simply unfollow me."
She then followed her tweets with grabs of Instagram posts by venture capitalist Dan Bilzerian showing scantily clad women.
"Pictures of breast cancer survivors have been flagged + deleted but this is super #sick and #hot amiright?" Willis tweeted sarcastically about a shot of a woman clad in hot pants and suspenders. "@Instagram I'm sure this woman feels super safe and validated by your community guidelines."
Willis’ Instagram account is not active but she’s thinking of creating a new one.
"Thinking of starting a new Instagram account as an experiment. Only beautiful, artistic nudes. And let's see how long till I get kicked off," she wrote.

Inside the Playboy Mansion in 2014:  Hef’s son takes his place for Playmate of the Year luncheon.

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LOS ANGELES –  From the perfectly manicured garden beds and large satellite dishes to the steam wafting from the grotto, the exotic animals in their cages and the occasional busty blonde strolling across the lawn, the Playboy Mansion looks just as it did in the hedonistic 1970s.

Only it’s 2014 now, and there’s a sense of calm at the 60-year-old men’s magazine as it ushers in a fresh phase at the helm. At just 22, Hugh Hefner’s youngest son Cooper has moved into top spot, traveling the world for business meetings and forging branding relationships as the growing public face of Playboy.

On Thursday, he even stood in for his 88-year-old dad, hosting the annual Playmate of the Year cocktail luncheon on the Mansion grounds in Los Angeles. We’re told Hef woke with a bad back and watched the presentation with his 28-year-old wife, Crystal, from just a few feet away via monitor.

“What would have my dad said in his mid-20s if someone had told him that a single magazine with Marilyn Monroe on the cover [would become a] company [that] would have so much success that it would be labeled one of the most iconic brands in the world?” asked Cooper, who wore a dapper suit with his hair slicked back, reminiscent of his dad.

“I realized I was asking this because I had so much respect and pride being the son of such an incredible person. Today is a celebration of the last 60 years of Playboy and a celebration of the next 60 years. And so much of that success comes down to picking the right girl to represent the brand.”

That right girl is 27-year-old Kennedy Summers, and the large semi-naked photos of her on display at the Mansion proved she has the beauty. But the forces behind Playboy were just as eager to promote Summers’ brains, too.

The Berlin-born, Virginia-raised international model holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology; a master’s degree in health administration; and she is working on her M.D. with plans to become a plastic surgeon. Summers speaks French and German, her father served in Special Forces for the U.S. Army and her mother was a Russian linguist and cryptologist.

Her date to the luncheon? Summers brought her brother Griffin, who just completed his service in the Navy.

“I’ve always secretly suspected I look better naked than I did with clothing on. I feel that’s validated now,” the statuesque blonde told us with a laugh. “If you told me three years ago when I started medical school that I would be sitting up here with Playboy, I would have probably asked you a lot of follow-up questions …

“When I started this whole journey, I thought it would be to end my modeling career. I had no idea [when] I started that once a playmate always a playmate.”

In celebration of Summers’ Playmate of the Year honor – the magazine’s 55th – a limited-edition t-shirt collection featuring images and outtakes from her pictorial are being sold on the online Playboy store, with a portion of the sales benefiting Wounded Wear. Summers said the charity, which provides free clothing to wounded warriors and raises national awareness of their sacrifice, is near and dear to her heart.

Summers says she is determined to ensure that both her sexiness and smarts are put to good use in building the Playboy brand back up to its heyday.

Wearing a floor-length white royalty lace spring gown by Zhang JingJing Couture with a Pascal Mouawad diamond-encrusted Bunny necklace, she said:

“As 2014’s Playmate of the Year, my mission is to help Playboy thrive, as it always has, to break boundaries and carry us into the future.

“Doesn’t Dr. Playmate sound awesome?”

Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell end marriage after two years.

March 2, 2014. Evan Rachel Wood arrives at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood, California.Reuters

Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell have ended their marriage reports Us weekly.
"Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell have decided to separate," the rep told the magazine. "They both love and respect one another and will of course remain committed to co-parenting their son. This is a mutual decision and the two remain close friends."

The couple first met on the set of Green Day’s music video “Wake Me Up When September Ends” in 2004 and wed eight years later in October 2012. Last July they had a baby boy whose name has never been announced. At the time Bell proudly called his wife a “warrior” via Twitter for giving birth so “naturally and peacefully.”
Last November Wood, raved about motherhood to Us saying it was always a dream of hers to become a mother.
Wood, 26 was Sophie-Ann Leclerq in “True Blood” while Bell, 28, first found fame as “Billy Elliot” and can currently be seen in the television series “Turn.”

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Honeymoon in Ireland.

 

 

 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have jetted off for a honeymoon in Ireland after their wedding in Florence, Italy. 

Room for two, please.
After their wedding in Florence, Italy, on Saturday, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West jetted off for a quick honeymoon, Yahoo can confirm. And it's just the newlyweds. Kimye's daughter, North, was photographed landing back in Los Angeles with grandmother Kris Jenner on Monday.
So where did Kim and Kanye decide to unwind after their multi-country nuptials? Ireland.
Kardashian, 33, and West, 36, spent time at the Castle Oliver in the south part of County Limerick, the historic Victorian estate confirmed to E! News. Castle Oliver is one of Ireland's largest private homes, with Ireland's largest wine cellar with a capacity to hold 55,000 bottles.
However, according to local outlets, this isn't the couple's only stop in the country.
The Irish Independent reports that Kim and Kanye will also stay at the five-star Caslemartyr Resort in Cork, which is a 17th century country manor. The paper confirmed that the hotel's presidential suite has been booked.
Judging from the resort's website, Kimye won't run out of things to do on the secluded 220-acre property. Activities include archery, croquet on the lawn, clay pigeon shooting, or a game of hurling. (Can't you just see Kanye playing croquet?) Castlemartyr also boasts a championship-level golf course, state-of-the-art gym, and renowned spa (with a Couples Suite, of course).
Ireland is quite fitting as Kim and Kanye's honeymoon destination.
In June 2012, the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star surprised her beau in Dublin for his birthday while West was on his Watch the Throne world tour. (According to local outlets, the couple will spend a day in Dublin, one of West's favorite cities, during their quick honeymoon.)
Interestingly enough, Kris and Bruce Jenner took a trip to the Emerald isle after they tied the knot in 1991, which gives the location extra sentimental value. The Jenners visited Dublin, Cork, and Kerry during their trip almost 30 years ago.
Tourism Ireland officials are obviously thrilled to have the couple visiting the country. Marketing director Mark Henry tweeted:

The Wests are set to stay in Europe for a bit. This coming weekend, Kim and Kanye are expected to attend his stylist's wedding in Prague.
But Kimye should be heading back to the States soon — at least in time to celebrate North's first birthday on June 15.

Justin Bieber Hooked Up With Model Adriana Lima at Cannes: Details

 

 

Justin Bieber hooked up with Adriana Lima during Cannes, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. Credit: Courtesy Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber had quite the experience at the Cannes Film Festival in mid-May. The 20-year-old singer hooked up with newly single Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
The duo's romance got started May 20 at the 1 Oak fete at local French Riviera club Gotha. A source tells Us that the singer, who is 12 years younger than Lima, made a beeline for the Brazilian model at the party.
"Justin pursued her hard," says a pal of the mom of two, who split from husband Marko Jaric in May after five years of marriage. At a private house party later that night, "they were talking nonstop," adds the source. "They went home together around 5 a.m."
The "Boyfriend" singer took to his Instagram account that same night, sharing a snap of himself and the 32-year-old stunner. Bieber captioned the pic, "I think she foreign, I think she foreign," referencing lyrics from his song "Confident."
"He had fun with Adriana," says a Bieber source. "[But] it won't turn into anything serious."

Johnny Depp Visits Amber Heard on Set, Gives Her Passionate Kiss: Picture.

 

 

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard shared a smooch on set of The Adderall Diaries on May 29. Credit: Ron Asadorian/Splash News

Still in love! Johnny Depp was caught giving fiancee Amber Heard a passionate kiss while visiting her on set of her upcoming film The Adderall Diaries on Thursday, May 29, in New York City.

The 50-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actor, who donned a leather jacket and tan hat, gently grasped his 28-year-old fiancee's head while he gave her a smooth on the stairs of her trailer.
"Whenever my old friends meet someone I'm involved with romantically, they immediately warn them: 'She may look refined, but when she's angry, she can go trailer park really fast,'" Heard recently told W magazine, which she stuns on the cover of the 2014 June/July issue.
"But I'd always rather be passionate than bland," Heard added. "I can't imagine living a quiet life." 
And that she doesn't! The Machete Kills actress accepted not one, but two, engagement rings from Depp. In January an insider revealed to Us Weekly the pair got engaged "a while ago;" Depp finally confirmed the news himself in March.
The Transcendence actor then revealed during an interview with David Letterman in April he was wearing the first ring he offered Heard because it was too large on her and he had to get her a second one. 
"I have a female engagement ring," Depp told Letterman, "Yes -- it was too big for my girl," Depp explained, adding, "She is wearing the other one."

The couple first met in 2011 on the set of The Rum Diary.

16-Year-Old Boy, Aazis Richardson Shoots Cab Driver To Death, And Even Brags About It '

16-Year-Old Boy, Aazis Richardson Shoots Cab Driver To Death, And Even Brags About It - 'That's what I do to people that don't listen'

 

 

 

A 16-year-old male gang member from Newark, New Jersey, accused of shooting dead a Pennsylvania cab driver showed little remorse Saturday as he was led into his arraignment.

Aazis Richardson all but admitted to the crime to reporters as he was walked into the Scranton courtroom by a handful of deputies, and even seemed to justify killing 47-year-old Vincent Darbenzio because he refused to take shortcuts. ‘That’s what I do to people that don’t listen,’ the stone-faced teen said to a WNEP reporter as he entered the courtroom in shackles and with his hands cuffed behind his back. He is also suspected in a triple murder in Newark.

Police say Richardson had a neighbour call for a cab just after 1.00am Saturday morning. The young man soon became agitated as Darbenzio refused to go the way he wanted, cops said. ‘Richardson said he got upset because the cab driver was taking the long way and ripping him off,’ a criminal complaint posted online by the Scranton Times-Tribune said. ‘What did you say to him when you guys were in the cab together?’ A reporter can be heard asking Richardson.

‘I didn’t say s**t to him, I just told him take this way, he didn’t want to listen, he got his a** shot,’ he said. Police say Richardson shot Darbenzio twice in the head while he was still in the driver’s seat, took $500 cash and fled the scene. Richardson then uttered an even more chilling response when asked why he did it.

‘I feel my homies die, everybody got to die.’

Darbenzio was discovered dead just after 5.00am slumped over the steering wheel of his still-running cab. He had only started driving for the cab company last month. Authorities tracked phone records to find the last person who called Darbenzio. That neighbor pointed detectives to Richardson, and they found him hiding in the attic of his home with a handgun. Police have been taken aback by the callousness Richardson has displayed in the hours since. ‘All homicides have a certain level of coldness,’ Scranton Police Chief Carl Graziano said at a news conference after the arraignment. ‘But this particular defendant exceeds all measurable levels of coldness.’

The supposed member of the Boynton Boys Bloods street gang told police he bought the gun in Newark for $175, and bragged that he’s also suspected of a triple murder in the crime-ridden northern New Jersey city. He is due back in court May 30, records showed. But he was not at a loss for words as he walked into his first appearance before a judge. ‘What about your parents, do you have anything to say to your family?’ The teen was asked.

‘I love y’all,’ he said.

Another reporter asked ‘what about the victim’s family?’

‘F**k them.’

Culled from Daily Mail

Rare Conjoined Twins, Faith & Hope Who Had One Body, Two Faces Die (PHOTOS).

Rare Conjoined Twins, Faith & Hope Who Had One Body, Two Faces Die (PHOTOS).

The rare conjoined twins born to Australian parents earlier this month passed away on Tuesday.

Faith and Hope suffered from a condition called diprosopus, where twins share a skull and a body, but are born with two separate brains joined at the stem, and two faces. "Our precious baby girls, who gave it a good fight, are headed to the arms of the angels who will give them their wings," parents Renee Young and Simon Howie said in a statement released to NineMsn.

The Sydney parents found out about the twins’ rare condition 19 weeks in the pregnancy. Doctors advised them to terminate the pregnancy, but abortion was not an option. "If I only get two days with the baby, I only get two days with the baby, at least I have some time with it," Young told Australia’s ‘A Current Affair.’

There have been less than 40 known cases of diprosopus since the 1860s. Many of these babies are stillborn or die shortly after their birth. Faith and Hope were delivered by emergency Caesarean on May 8 and weighed just over 4 pounds. They lived for almost three weeks. Before their death, the parents said their little girls had developed distinct personalities.

“Faith tends to cry a little more, while Hope takes after her mum and likes to sleep a lot,” Young told Women's Day. “Faith blows little bubbles and loves sucking her thumb but Hope prefers the dummy [pacifier].”

Culled from NY Daily News

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and Wife, Anita Oyakhilome Heading For a Split?

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and Wife, Anita Oyakhilome Heading For a Split?

 

 

It seems all is not well between Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife, Mrs Anita Oyakhilome. Mrs Anita who heads their UK headquarters branch has not been seen in the church she pastors for months now and it has left a lot of people wondering what could have gone wrong. According to some of the church officials who had a meeting with pastor Chris when he flew to London said, even though the pastor wasn’t pleased with what was going on in the house of God (UK headquarters) that he feels his wife thinks she is more superior than a lot of leaders in the church which isn’t supposed to be so, and has started displaying it in her ways.

Summary of pastor Chris Oyakhilome's Speech on 16/05/2014 in a meeting with all UK Pastors and Deacons at Christ Embassy, Bermondsey, below.

I am here for your concerns about the ongoing domestic issue with my wife and I know it affects you directly, being the ones under her leadership. This is not an organisation or a political party, so it's not a place for you to air your opinion or scrutinise what we do. We had a vision, started and you joined us. If you don't like what we do, you can get out. Churches where members air their views never grow.

Some pastors wives think when they marry a pastor they are equal to the pastor. My wife thinks so, as a matter of fact, Rev. Tom was her pastor before I married her and Rev. Ray and Evang. Owase were her leaders long before I married her. How come she thinks she's senior to them now?

I already started Christ Embassy before I married her. I didn't marry her and said we should start Christ Embassy. I was already pastoring. I already set my sail and knew my direction before I married her. I only said come and help me.

Be careful of the friends you keep. My wife keeps friends who bring out the worst in her and help her see the worst in people instead of keeping friends that will help her vision especially as the wife of a global pastor like me.

Bitterness is prolonged and accumulated anger. My wife is always angry and bitter. Allegations are either false or twisted information. The current situation is not as a result of what I did or what I didn't do. I didn't do anything to have caused an upheaval. You don't join a woman to fight her husband.

I'm not teaching you what is wrong, at least I have 2 girls who will one day marry and I want to them to enjoy it. And now some of Mrs Anita’s supporters have also opened a Facebook page asking people to pray for her as others also pleads with the couple that God forbids divorce and they should please come back together for the sake of their daughters.

Microsoft showcases Skype Translator that eliminates language barriers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Imagine being able to have a proper conversation with your Japanese sister-in-law without the help of an interpreter. Well, soon you might be able to do just that with Microsoft showcasing what it calls the Skype Translator app at the inaugural Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

At the event, with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Re/code’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher looking on, Gurdeep Pall, Microsoft corporate vice president of Skype and Lync demonstrated the new app which translated his conversation with a German colleague in real time. Everything said in English was translated to German in text and voice with an insignificant lag.
Nadella said the demo was an attempt to show how “we are entering a new era of more personal computing” and how Microsoft’s goal was to create computing experiences that are “more natural, more human, more like us”.
Pall, in a blog post later, explained that “it is early days for this technology, but the Star Trek vision for a Universal Translator isn’t a galaxy away, and its potential is every bit as exciting as those Star Trek examples”. He underlined how the Skype Translator opens up “so many possibilities to make meaningful connections in ways you never could before in education, diplomacy, multilingual families and in business”.
Skype Translator will be available as a Windows 8 beta app before the end of 2014.

Sudanese Woman, Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Sentenced To Death For Marrying A Christain, Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Filthy Prison Cell.

Sudanese Woman, Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Sentenced To Death For Marrying A Christain, Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Filthy Prison Cell.

A doctor who is facing execution in Sudan for marrying a Christian gave birth to a baby girl in prison today. Meriam Ibrahim, who has spent the past four months shackled to the floor in a disease-ridden jail, gave birth five days early. The baby was born in the hospital wing at Omdurman Federal Women’s Prison in North Khartoum and is said to be healthy.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, her lawyer Mohaned Mustafa Elnour said: 'This is some good news in what has been a terrible ordeal for Meriam. 'I am planning to visit her with her husband Daniel later today. I think they are going to call the baby Maya.’ Meriam, 27, was sentenced to death by hanging earlier this month after being found guilty of converting from Islam to Christianity and marrying a Christian man, U.S. citizen Daniel Wani, who lives in Manchester, New Hampshire. She will receive 100 lashes before she is executed - sometime in the next two years.

Before the birth, Meriam made the defiant claim that she would rather die than give up her faith. In a heart-wrenching conversation with her husband during a rare prison visit, Meriam told him: 'If they want to execute me then they should go ahead and do it because I’m not going to change my faith.’ An Islamic Sharia judge said she could be spared the death penalty if she publicly renounced her faith and becomes a Muslim once more. Meriam insists she has always been a Christian and told her husband she could not 'pretend to be a Muslim' just to spare her life.

She told him: 'I refuse to change. I am not giving up Christianity just so that I can live. 'I know I could stay alive by becoming a Muslim and I would be able to look after our family, but I need to be true to myself.’ Daniel, a 27-year-old biochemist, revealed his wife’s defiant stance during an exclusive interview with MailOnline at his modest home in the dusty Sudanese capital city of Khartoum. Sitting beneath glamorous photographs of his wife taken at their wedding in December 2011, he said: 'My wife is very, very strong. She is stronger than me.

'When they sentenced her to death I broke down and tears were streaming down my eyes. Our lawyers were passing me tissues. But she stayed strong. 'She did not flinch when she was sentenced. It was amazing to see, particularly because she is the one facing the death penalty.’ Daniel was in Khartoum trying to arrange for Meriam and their 20-month-old son Martin to live with him in the US when his wife was arrested in September. She was three weeks pregnant with their second child. She has been held since February in Omdurman Federal Women’s Prison, North Khartoum, with Martin.

The authorities will not release Martin into the care of his father because they claim he is a Muslim too. She spends much of her time shackled to the floor, is not receiving enough nutrition in her food to cope with the rigours of a difficult pregnancy and is rarely allowed outside. Both she and her bewildered son have contracted various illnesses because of the poor sanitation at the jail.

A report by Human Rights Watch claims the prison is 'beset with overcrowding’ and suffers from 'poor sanitation, disease and the deaths of many children living with their mothers’. Daniel, who is originally from South Sudan, but is now a naturalized American, was initially refused permission to visit her.

Describing his first visit after she had been inside for two months , he said: 'The first time I only had ten minutes and we never even had a conversation with each other. 'I had to attend to my son first and once I had done that I was told by the prison guards that my time was up. 'I wanted to take Martin away with me, but I knew I couldn’t. It’s not good place to be for a little boy to be. I am not allowed to spent time with them because the Sudanese officials do not recognise them as my wife and son.

'They say the marriage is void. Now, even my wife is no longer my wife. And my son is not mine and my new daughter is not mine. They say I am a stranger to them. 'I know my wife puts on a brave face but I can tell that she is in quite a bit of pain. She doesn’t get to leave the room for weeks. 'She has suffered medical complications while in jail, but no one knows the full extent of what they are because she is in prison. It’s a difficult time. To see her walking in chains is difficult.’

Daniel, who is wheelchair-bound because he suffers from muscular dystrophy, cuts a forlorn figure as he wheels himself around his empty house. His child’s bed lies unused, as does a child-sized toothbrush. Daniel keeps himself busy by studying the regular barrage of paperwork that his legal team send him. Like many in Sudan, both Daniel and his wife’s childhood were blighted by civil war. Daniel managed to escape the brutal conflict in 1998 when he travelled to America with his brother Gabriel.

The biochemist returned to Sudan to marry Meriam at a Christian service in a chapel which was attended by around 500 people in December 2011. Most who were at the wedding ceremony could vouch for the pair being committed Christians, defence lawyers say. But witnesses who were willing to give evidence on her behalf were barred from testifying because they were Christian. She even produced a marriage certificate identifying herself as a Christian.

Despite this, the judge determined that because her father was a Muslim, even though he abandoned the family while they were living in a refugee camp in the South East of Sudan when she was six, she too was a Muslim who had broken the law by leaving Islam. But her mother, who is now dead, brought her up as Christian. Her mother was born in Ethiopia to Christian parents, but fled to Sudan because of famine, and chose to raise her daughter in the same religion. Meriam was arrested in mid-September, three weeks after her second child was conceived.

At first the couple dismissed the allegations against them as trivial, but when the case grew more serious Daniel went to the American Embassy in Khartoum for help. 'I thought this would be the one place which would help me, but they told me they didn’t have time to do anything,’ Daniel said. 'I was upset because now that I am American citizen I thought they would help me. 'I was threatened. They said “well your wife isn’t American, so we can’t help”. I felt disgusted. My home is in America and still they won’t help. It’s getting uglier and it’s not going in the right direction.’

Mr Wani said the State Department asked him to provide DNA evidence proving that Martin was his biological son. He added: 'I have provided wedding documents and the baby’s birth certificate, but this is clearly not enough. It’s very upsetting that they don’t believe me. 'They want me to take a DNA sample in Khartoum, then send it to the US for testing. It’s as if they don’t believe a word I say.’

The Sharia court has postponed her sentence, to give her time to recover from childbirth and to wean the new baby. Her lawyer, Mohaned Mustafa Elnour, a Muslim, has received death threats for defending her but has already lodged an appeal. If he does not succeed at the Appeal Court, he will take the case to Sudan’s Supreme Court. Speaking from his office in a ramshackle building close to the River Nile, he said: 'Once this case became public there was only one way that this case was going to go.

'The clamour for a guilty verdict from the Sudanese press and from government figures intensified and they got what they wanted. There is a large section of the public here that want her to be hanged. 'But even if Meriam was freed she would never be able to live in Sudan again. It just wouldn’t be safe. 'There are many Muslims who are very angry with this situation and they say that if the court doesn’t kill her then they will when she is released.

'Muslim hardliners appear to hold sway with this case, although international support and condemnation of the case might help. 'In fact, the British Embassy here has been helpful – more so than the American Embassy.’ Mr Elnour said the case hinges around the testimony of two men who claim to be her brothers, and one woman who claims to be her mother. In court they claimed that she had disappeared from the family home in a small village in the east of Sudan and then discovered her living in Khartoum, married to a Christian man. But the lawyer said all three witnesses have proven to be liars because their evidence to the court has been highly contradictory.

He suggested that the trio are making up their story in an attempt to claim ownership of Meriam’s flourishing general store in a shopping mall on the outskirts of Khartoum. Mr Elnour added: 'We can prove that Meriam’s mother died in 2012 and that the two others are definite fraudsters. But the court is not interested in our evidence.’ A petition calling for her release had last week reached more than 650,000.

Culled from Daily Mail

Boko Haram Targets Adamawa State University.

Boko Haram Targets Adamawa State University.

Over the past two weeks school officials based at the Adamawa State University have been the recipients of written threats directed at them, but the source of the unspecified threats remain a mystery. The origins are unknown. Yet the threats, rather than being cast off as a malicious prank, are being taken seriously, as word of the letters has shaken both the student body and officials at the school. The atmosphere on campus, and in the surrounding area, can be best described as tense.

A source has told SaharaReporters that the letters are believed to be real, with school officials and the student body suspecting it is coming directly from the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram. 

As word of the letters making undetermined threats have surfaced, rumours, too, have circulated.  Compounding matters is that school officials have largely remained silent. Most of the students at Adamawa State University are fearful of an impending Boko Haram attack. Rumors are being taken seriously.

For example, most of the Adamawa State University students who use the only hostel available to men have not slept there over the past weekend.  The hostel, also known as ‘Barde Hall,’ according to a SaharaReporters source, was nearly empty of students beginning on Saturday evening.  Barde Hall, is also popularly known as "256" by many in the student body. It is a popular ‘hang out’ spot for many of the students attending. It is also seen as a safe space, and resting place, that normally has scores of students milling around outside during the academic year. Many of the students did not sleep, or ‘hang out’ at the hostel on Saturday night. It was ghostly quiet.

A student source told SaharaReporters that the atmosphere at the hostel worsened on Sunday night. In room A5, a student confided that, he was the only person that slept the night in his room.

Another student said that many of the occupants had fled to the nearby town to seek shelter instead, where they believe it to be a much safer place. Yet, the tension Monday morning picked-up, when students in Barde Hall awoke and found a letter placed on a wall that was written in the Hausa language. The letter, when translated into English, reads, "Last warning."

But this time around, it had a pound of flesh clipped to the letter. It dripped with blood, and was described as somewhat black in colour, though looking as if it was not long since this section of human flesh it was cut off.

This caused panic among many of the students at the hostel. They then openly questioned the  efforts of the university security men, and called them to the hall to remove the grisly letter. The students denied the letter was written and posted by a fellow student among them to thge arriving security men. They then demanded to see the schools’ vice chancellor.

 The Adamawa State University Vice Chancellor is Dr. Alkassum Abba, who arrived shortly afterwards, and addressed the students in a tense exchange over the letters and this latest note placed on a wall dripping with blood. Abba was peppered with many questions from the assembled students about school security. But to many in attendance Abba’s explanation was neither reassuring, or satisfying.  

The Vice Chancellor according to a SaharaReporters source reportedly insisted that nothing will change with the school's academic calendar. Strangely, the students were told that their exams will be held as earlier scheduled. As it stands now, many of the Adamawa State University students have packed their bags, and also, reportedly, packing out of the hostel.

 The "256" is in a place many of the departing students feel is especially vulnerable, in large part because, physically, it is isolated, and neighbored by bush, with just a few farms located behind the building. In short, for many it is too easy a target with a school administration almost detached from their concerns over whether the threatening letters received are real, or not.

Culled from SaharaReporters