XENOPHOBIA: People Standing By While A Man Was Stabbed To Death In SA [PHOTOS]

People stood by while a Mozambican man, Emmanuel Sithole, was cornered, stabbed in the heart and left to die. This happened yesterday in Johannesburg and yes, he died from his wounds. Killed just for being from another African country.. and the story told by the journalist who witnessed this brutal stabbing is heartbreaking! See more photos and read the full story from Times Live after the cut…

The brutal death of Emmanuel Sithole 

As told by Beauregard Tromp and James Oatway for Timeslive.co.za

See 12-Year-Old Indian Boy With No Neck Muscles [PHOTOS]

This boy you see above wasn’t born like this, but a sudden sickness crawled in when he was three and changed his life. The virus ate him so bad that his neck muscles couldn’t hold his neck again leaving it to fall right, left and front freely. His story below…

The family is appealing for urgent medical help for their son who suffers from a mega-rare condition which has left him with a twisted neck and a ‘wasted’ body. Mahendra Ahirwar, 12, from a village in India’s Madhya Pradesh state ,suffers from a mystery muscle-wasting disease, which has left him too frail to support his own body parts.

PVCs Designed To Favour One Region Above Others - Aribisala

Controversial Vanguard columnist, Femi Aribisala says the Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) is presently a problem for Nigeria’s democracy. He said this was because the way it has been distributed has already given one region supremacy over the other in deciding who leads the country.

“… we will have a situation where same people will decide again that the North will produce the president as long as we are dealing with these so-called PVCs. They have permanently ensured that one region has supremacy over others. Let us not pretend that it is not what has been achieved. So we need to address that now. We need to start talking about it now,” he told Vanguard in an interview.

OREKOYA KIDS: Kidnapper Reveals How She Abducted Kids

The housemaid, who allegedly kidnapped the three Orekoya kids on April 8, was arrested yesterday by Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives in Shasha, Egbeda on the outskirts of Lagos.

The 35-year-old suspect, Funmilayo Adeyemi (a.k.a Mary Akinloye), who hails from Ogboya village in Ife, Osun State, was paraded yesterday at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, by Commissioner of Police Kayode Aderanti.

Aderanti said the suspect was arrested in Egbeda through “scientific investigation” by a special team led by the Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Abba Kyari, a Superintendent of Police (SP).

She was arrested with her maid, Henriatta Odili (16), after she fled her home when she realised police operatives had closed in on her.

The police said contrary to what she told her employer and the OLX portal, her real name is Funmilayo Adeyemi and she hails from Osun State. She had earlier claimed Oyo State to avoid being traces.

'SAINT BOKO HARAM? Boko Haram Threatens South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks

In a reaction to the ongoing xenophobic attacks against African migrants in South Africa, the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram has given a 24 hours ultimatum to Pretoria to stop the massacres or face bombing attacks from them.

This warning was reportedly contained in a brief YouTube video message, Nigerian Watch reports.

The blood thirsty sect threatened to extend its terror activities to South Africa if the killing continued, warning that that if the South African government refuse to contain the situation, it will execute all South Africans living in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and other surrounding countries.

The Boko Haram terrorists group also threatened to attack South African embassies in the aforementioned countries.

Meanwhile, it has not yet been confirmed if indeed the message is genuine or not.

US Pledges Support For Buhari In Rescue Of Chibok Girls

The United States has expressed its readiness to support President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to rescue the more than 200 girls seized by Boko Haram militants from Chibok school in Borno State on April 14, 2014.

American Vice President, Joe Biden, renewed the assurance in a telephone chat with Buhari in Abuja while congratulating him on his election victory.

According to excerpts from their discussion, made available to diplomatic correspondents in Abuja, Biden also said his country was ready to expand collaboration with Nigeria.

“Vice-President Biden spoke with Nigerian President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to congratulate him on his victory in the recent Nigerian elections and affirm that the United States stands ready to expand collaboration with Nigeria on issues of common concern, including economic and security matters.

“The Vice-President commended President-elect Buhari for his leadership in helping to ensure the elections were conducted peacefully and urged him to continue to foster a smooth, inclusive, and peaceful transition with President Jonathan.

“The Vice-President expressed the United States’ support for Nigeria’s efforts to counter Boko Haram, recover hostages held by the group, and protect civilian populations. The Vice President also expressed the willingness of the United States to partner more closely with Nigeria to strengthen its economy.”

Mysterious Disease Outbreak Kills 27 in Ondo

Panic has hit Ondo state where based on the recent update 27 people have died from a mysterious unidentified ailment.

Channels TV reports that all the deaths have been recorded in Irele LGA of the state.

Dr Dayo Adeyanju, Ondo health commissioner, said that the disease is strange and it’s symptoms include headache and loss of sight.

He assured the residents that the local and international health institutions were already investigating the causes of the ailment and considering the effective ways of treatment.

In an attempt to allay the residents’ fears, Adeyanju said that the situation was under control.