Naija Update

Residents in Okpoko of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State were, on Thursday, shocked when the news broke that a housewife in the community, names withheld, had dumped her newborn baby into the toilet. She was said to have a protruded stomach, a peculiar nature that made many people in the area, not to be aware that she was pregnant. She decided to dump the newborn baby into the toilet, to save her the agony of nursing a baby, which, she said, could disturb her business. Nigerian Tribune gathered that when a member of the family, her brother-in-law, wanted to use the toilet, he discovered that water could not flush the waste, as his faeces remained floating.

SIALKOT- Indian troops again resorted to unprovoked firing on Sialkot's Charwah sector. According to sources, Pakistani rangers effectively responded to the Indian fire. Meanwhile, Chenab Rangers strongly retaliated, silencing the Indian guns.

ISTANBUL - A prominent Turkish professor on Thursday began a jail sentence after being convicted of preventing a female student wearing a Muslim headscarf from entering the university where he worked, his lawyer said. Rennan Pekunlu, a former professor of astrophysics at Ege University, was sentenced to two years in prison in 2012 for violating a headscarf-wearing student’s ‘constitutional right to education’ by barring her from entering the faculty.

PARIS- France is now working with partners on a final diplomatic push to overcome the impasse between Israelis and Palestinians. "If this final effort to reach a negotiated solution fails, then France will have to do what it takes by recognizing without delay the Palestinian state," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told parliament.

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More and more people change a car to a motorcycle.  And as the technology evolves, motorcycle manufacturers are trying to please every “biker”. Manufacturers have focused their attention on the creation of the so-called “Motorcycle of the Future”. These models remind unusual copies from a science fiction movie. Below is the top 10 of these innovative inventions of the future, though they can be used today. 1. Honda V4 Honda V4, a motorcycle, which was presented in 2008 at a bike show in Germany, is a stylish futuristic sport bike which is a bit against the generally accepted ideas about bikes. It offers a completely new design direction for the brand Honda.

  Survivors of typhoon Haiyan during a religious procession in Leyte.. The World Press Photo exhibition arrives in Northern Ireland for the first time on Monday. The exhibition's 150 photographs were chosen from 98,000 images submitted by 5,754 journalists from 132 nations. American photographer John Stanmeyer was selected by the international jury of the 57th annual contest to win Photo of the Year. Other prize-winners hail from the far corners of the globe, including Iran, Serbia and Mexico. A series of events exploring journalism, law and rights will complement the week-long exhibition, hosted by Queen's University Belfast.

Police near the tree where two teenage girls were found hanging after they were gang raped in Katra village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in May (AP)..... Two Indian teenagers believed to have been raped and hanged by attackers actually committed suicide because of shame over a relationship with a boy, the country's top investigative agency said. An earlier probe by local police and post-mortem reports were incorrect and five innocent men were arrested over the deaths of the two girls, Kanchan Prasad, spokeswoman for the Central Bureau of Investigation, said. Six months ago, images of the girls' bodies in their village of Katra in Uttar Pradesh state shocked the country, long inured to violence against women.

 Kenya has a population of about 46 million and is located in East Africa. The capital and largest city, Nairobi, is home to Kibera, one of the world's largest slums. Many of the 42 tribes in Kenya have been in conflict for ages primarily due to inadequate resources such as water.

] A Muslim body, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has released a statement expressing concern over what it termed a Jewish symbol on Nigeria’s new N100 note which was unveiled recently. The Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, in the statement issued yesterday November 23rd, alleged the insertion of a Jewish symbol into the new currency, demanding explanation from the Federal Government. See the statement after the cut...

 Olatunji Oladotun Alade, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, has emerged winner of the Lagos regional finals of Airtel One Mic, a music talent-hunt competition for tertiary institutions driven by leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria. The 200 Level student popularly known as ‘Dotman’ held off very strong challenge from five other zonal finalists in the keenly contested regional final held at the Beverly International Events Centre, Bariga, Lagos, to win the star prize, a brand new KIA Picanto.  In addition to the star prize, he was also rewarded with a full artiste makeover and recording deal with ID Cabasa’s Coded Tunes. The contestants for the Lagos regional finals were drawn from Yaba College of Technology, Lagos State University and the University of Lagos after an intra-school competition which produced two representatives for each school to make up the six final contestants.

 Its really funny to know that when our female ladies are in their 20's, if you tell them to stop being arrogant and money conscious for their own good, they won't listen to you. But when they have crossed their 30's, they can go to an extra mile just to get married. Foolish!

Eminem has gained yet another enemy, the entertainer rapped about raping Iggy Azalea in his new song “Vegas” that leaked this week and she’s not happy about it. The Australian rapper took to Twitter on Thursday, Nov. 20, to respond to the cringe-worthy, controversial lyrics. "I’m bored of the old men threatening young women as entertainment trend and much more interested in the young women getting $ trend. zzzz," the 24-year-old "Fancy" singer tweeted. "It’s especially awkward because my 14 year old brother is one of eminem's biggest fan and now the artist he admired says he wants to rape me. nice!" she continued. "Women in music have the bigger balls anyhow we endure much more harassment and critic."

Drivers, Cars and buses in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, were met with the sight of a naked woman walking on the road in front of them as she made a nude protest over falling living standards. Police later took her away and the woman called Betina – told a TV crew that she was staging a protest and "getting something off her chest".

THIS is the moment the shortest man ever - a mere 21.5inch - meet the tallest exsisting man on earth, who towers over him at a gigantic 8ft 3inches. It was a meeting of epic proportions, as the world's tallest living person met the smallest man ever for Guinness World Record Day. Part-time farmer Sultan , from Ankara, Turkey, became the world's tallest living person in 2009, when he took the title from 63-year-old Xi Shun who measured 7ft 8.9ins. The 31-year-old was the first man over 8ft to be measured by the company in over 20 years and one of only 10 people on record to break the height barrier. “Even though he is short and I am tall, we have had similar struggles throughout our lives and when I look into Chandra’s eyes, I can see he’s a good man” The gentle giant also holds the record for having the biggest hands in the world with each one measuring 11.22in from the writst to the end of his middle finger.

Her name is Helen Galsworthy and she was about 18 years of age when lost her legs after being hit by a train in a teenage suicide bid, reveals how becoming a mum has saved her life. According to reports, she lost her legs - after lying in front of a train in an attempt to take her own life. Suffering from depression and addicted to cocaine, she decided to end her life at the age of 18. The young teen walked on to the tracks close to her home in Eastleigh, Hampshire and waited for an oncoming train. But she moved out of the way just as the train approached. This saved her life but the speeding train took off both legs below the knee and Helen was conscious for just long enough to see her detached legs lying on the track. Thankfully, a passing

Ivory Coast drew 0-0 with Cameroon in a tepid match in Abidjan which saw the visitors finish with 10 men. The result sees Ivory Coast secure their qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations, beginning in January. After the match, Ivory Coast supporters invaded the pitch and appeared to be struck by police batons. Some supporters pulled on the crossbar at one end of the field, celebrating their team's qualification success. Ivory Coast qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations after a lacklustre 0-0 draw