We take for granted the job of 911 dispatchers, and it’s easy to forget how important their job really is! This incredible case shows how important it is to be alert to people’s distress, even at a job as tiring as this one. When a woman called 911 to order a pizza, dispatcher Tim Tneyck quickly realized she meant to alert him of domestic violence. The call that was [...]
Prepare the Popcorn: Films and Series Hitting Netflix in 2020
We predict that 2020 is going to be a good year in the film industry, judging by the Netflix originals upcoming this January. If you’ve already binged all the content on Netflix, you don’t have to wait a lot longer, because the new year brings with it new movies and shows to binge, and if you haven’t yet seen it all – now is a good time to start. The new series and films will [...]
This Ukrainian Woman is Allegedly Posing As a 16-Year Old
If you’ve seen the horror film The Orphan, the following story is about to sound eerily familiar. Kristine and Michael Barnett believed they had adopted a 6-year old orphan from Ukraine. However, soon after the adoption took place the couple noticed the allegedly 6-year old Natalia wasn’t acting her age; in fact, she seemed far too mature for a 6-year old, both mentally and [...]
A Surrogate Mother Gave Birth to Twins, One of Them Surprisingly Her Biological Son
Children are a blessing, but not all parents are biologically capable of conceiving children, and while adoption is the right answer for many, other parents prefer to use a surrogate mother. After having two beautiful children of her own, Jessica Allen decided she wanted to share her luck with others and be a surrogate mother. She matched with a couple who were unable to have [...]
Mother Is Forced to Take Action After Hearing this School Recording
One of the most nerve-wracking moments for parents is the moment they first send their child to school to be cared for by strangers. Being a parent always comes with great responsibilities and endless worries, even more so when it comes to children with special needs. Since these parents know how sensitive their children are, it’s vital for them to ensure that their child is in [...]
The Inspiring Story Behind the Stranger Who Helped a Disabled Kid Flying Alone
When you are a parent to a child on the autistic spectrum, the struggles are endless, but the love you get from the child is accordingly satisfying. One of the major struggles parents of autistic children endure is the society’s treatment of autism. People often don’t know how to act around people that are different from them, and so more often than not the result is that [...]
Moments When Management Forgot How to Manage
It is not easy to be a good manager, and it is a demanding role that needs a lot of patience, hard work, and compassion to succeed. Problem-solving is an essential aspect of every managerial position, so utilizing creative thinking can be beneficial when assisting your workers out of a jam. You've undoubtedly had a manager at some point in your life. We occasionally get [...]
These Pictures Take the Concept of ‘Then and Now’ to a Whole New Level
Have you ever wondered what a particular place would have looked like a century ago or more? Whether it's your childhood home, a well-known monument, or even a street corner in your town, the r/OldPhotosInRealLife subreddit allows you to step into a time machine and compare these sorts of places from then to now. When it comes to these comparisons, they don't always appear so [...]
Take A Look Through Carrie Underwood’s Gorgeous Mega Mansion
Carrie Underwood is one of the most notorious winners in American Idol history. She dominated every week of Season 4, sweeping each competition by a landslide. Over time, she's amassed a fortune far greater than the $1 million she earned after winning American Idol initially. With her money, she bought a $1.35 million house, but in 2019, she decided it was time to let someone [...]
20 of The Worst Kickstarter Ideas That Actually Raised Money
Lionel Richie's Head hungrycastle A large sculpture of Lionel Richie's head, was luckily funded, and brought to a music festival in England. Graphing the Deliciousness of a Chicken Burrito noborubitoy A Graphic design student was looking for 8 dollars to buy a burrito, although he raised $1000, a Kickstarter record. He instead went on to rate the 24 different combinations [...]
Teen Rescued After Being Kept by Step Mother for Four Years
Nine year-old Gregory Junior was kept in his step mother's garage for four years until the resourceful kid finally managed to escape. An innocent visit to his father's house turned into something no one could have anticipated, when Gregory Junior wasn't allowed to return home. After four years, at the age of thirteen, the unbelievable happened when he finally managed to escape. [...]
Fake Name, Real Fraud: The Story Behind the Fake Heiress Anna Delvey
Anna Delvey has a lot of courage – you have to give her that. For an entire year she pretended to be a wealthy heiress and got away with it. She lived a prestigious lifestyle including living in New York’s finest hotels, going on extravagant vacations to exotic locations, socializing with New York’s elite and living a life she could only dream of as part of New York social [...]
Avoid Traveling To These 25 Dangerous Cities
The following, are 25 of the most dangerous cities in the world. Be careful when traveling to these locations. Lagos, Nigeria news.bbcimg Being one of the largest city areas in Africa, Lagos, used to be the capital of Nigeria. The crime rate is rising rapidly, along with the population. London, United Kingdom xinhuanet Knife related crime has risen dramatically, as well [...]
Beware: The World’s Most Dangerously Polluted Cities
Don’t Breathe A report by the International Energy Agency found that 6.5 million deaths per year can be attributed to air pollution. As the air quality in many cities declines, the risk of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma, increases for the people who live in them. The air quality is the worst in India, China [...]
Robots Delivering Domino’s Pizza
World’s First 24/7 Delivery Robot London-based Starship Technologies has created the world’s first 24/7 on demand delivery robot. The six-wheeled self-driving robots will deliver to Domino’s customers in Germany and the Netherlands. [...]
Ready for Medical Marijuana in the Workplace?
by Helen Fitzgerald Medical marijuana is a hot talking point in the news this Spring, as more countries around the world introduce legislation to legalize its usage. In Canada, marijuana remains at the forefront of the news as it lights up the criminal code this month, with the country taking historic steps to legalize the drug for recreational use, as well as for medical [...]
29 Bizarre Buildings that Have to Be Seen To Be Believed
City of Wine Complex, Spain The 21,530 sq foot Wine Complex is a titanium and stainless steel building which houses a five-star hotel, a spa offering 'wine therapy', a viticulture museum, a wine shop and, of course, gardens to sit and enjoy the endless variety of wine. [...]
25 Celebrities Outrageously Snubbed By the Oscars
Amy Adams At 42, Amy Adams has built up quite an impressive filmography including Enchanted, Julie & Julia, Man of Steel and American Hustle. With her nuanced performance in the sci-fi film, Arrival we were surprised that she didn’t get an Oscar nod. Although she has been nominated in previous years, she has never won an Oscar. [...]
25 Facts About Trump Tower You Never Knew
Location is Everything Trump Tower is located on New York City’s prestigious Fifth Avenue. It is next door to the world famous jewelry store, Tiffany & Co. In an interview, Mr. Trump admitted that everything connected with Trump Tower was successful including the location and that is how he decided to name his daughter Tiffany. [...]
Facts About The Fulani Herdsmen And Their Attacks
The Fulani Herdsmen Conundrum and the recent spate of unwarranted, mindless, and barbaric killings of innocent and harmless Nigerians in various cities and states has become very much alarming and calls for serious retrospection and, hence, the following questions: - Could the murderous activities of the Fulani Herdsmen have any of the following undertones; RELIGIOUS, [...]
How Jocelyn Wildenstein Destroyed Her Face With Plastic Surgery
Jocelyn Wildenstein is a New York City socialite and also well known to have done so many facial surgeries. Ms Wildenstein is rumoured to have spent $4 million on plastic surgery in order to look like a cat. She did it to please her husband, who loved big cats. She divorce her husband Alec Wildenstein in 1999, after catching him on bed with a 19-year-old Russian model in her [...]
Adam Johnson Jailed For Six Years For Having $exual Relations With An Underage Girl
England soccer star and ex-Sunderland player Adam Johnson, has been jailed for six years for having s^x with an underage girl. Bradford Crown Court heard the $exual activity with the girl happened in the footballer's Range Rover in January 2015 and that he had continued to engaged in $exual activity with her knowing she was under 16. Judge Jonathan Rose told Adam Johnson [...]
NNPC Promises To End Fuel Scarcity In Few Weeks Time
NNPC has assured all Nigerians that fuel scarcity will end in a few weeks time, they made this known through a press statement they released this morning by their Group General Manager, Garba Deen Mohammed. Read the statement below.. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday said the Corporation is doing everything possible to end the noticeable fuel queues in [...]
Nigerian Senate Finally Passed The 2016 Budget
The Nigerian Senate has finally Passed the 2016 budget after much delay and controversy. The senate reduced the N6.08 trillion proposal presented by President Buhari in December 2015 by N17 billion. It was the first time since 1999 that the National Assembly would approve a figure lower than proposed by the executive, John Enoh, who heads the senate finance committee, said. [...]
Obasanjo Tells Buhari To Stop Using Dwindling Crude Prices For Lack Of Performance
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo in an interview with Vanguard over the weekend has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to complaining and to stop using dwindling crude prices for lack of performance. Obasanjo said, "When I assumed office in 1999, I inherited $3.7 billion in reserve, while Buhari met $30 billion, almost 10 times of what I met then, and the price of [...]
Nigerian Army Kill Boko Haram kingpin And 19 Others In Dalore, Borno State
The Nigerian Army said in a statement that they have killed Boko Haram kingpin in Dalore, Borno State. According to the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, "Elements of 22 Brigade Garrison carried out clearing operation at Dalore camp on Sunday in which they killed 19 Boko Haram terrorists among whom was Ameer of Dalore. The troops also [...]
Renowned Nigerian Singer And Songwriter Nomoreloss Is Dead
Nigerian Singer And Songwriter popularly known for his hit song 'Iyawo Asiko' Olumuyiwa Osinuga alias Nomoreloss is dead. The renowned singer died on Monday morning March 21, 2016 in an hospital in Opebi, Lagos state, after battling an undisclosed ailment for two months. Friends and colleagues of the late musician have started sending in their condolence messages on social [...]
Ayo Fayose Blames Buhari And The APC For The Violence In Rivers State Re-run Elections
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose blames President Mohammadu Buhari and the APC members for the violence and loss of in Rivers State rerun elections, saying; “Members of Buhari’s party, APC, are emboldened to unleash violence on the people of Rivers State and other States in Nigeria because they know that the president won’t lift a finger provided his party members are the [...]
Nigerian Air Force Acquires More Aircraft To Tackle Current National Security Threat
Nigerian Air Force has acquired more aircraft in order to tackle the current national security threat according to Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said this during the commissioning ceremony of staff accommodation in Kano’s Air Force base. He said that Government is determined to reposition the Nigerian Air Force into a highly professional service through [...]
Rivers Re-run Elections: INEC Suspends Action Pending Receipt Of Comprehensive Report
A statement last night by INEC’s Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Oluwole Osaze- Uzzi, said: “Pursuant to the Orders of the Court of Appeal, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted elections into various seats in the National and the Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday, the 19th of March, 2016. Rather unfortunately, some of these [...]
Hackers Attempts To Siphon $24 Million From Uganda Central Bank
Government officials and hackers have unsuccessfully tried for the fourth time to siphon money from the largest budget holders in Uganda since July 2015 via Uganda central bank. The hackers targeted the accounts of the Defence, Energy, Agriculture ministries and the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Bank of Uganda communications director Christine Alupo said: “The [...]
Nigerian Government To Diversify Electricity Generation Using Nuclear Energy
Nigerian government set to diversify electricity generation using nuclear energy this is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Timothy Oyedeji, Director Press, Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, and sent to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to the statement, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, challenged experts to [...]
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Re-Opens Mile 12 Market
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the immediate re-opening of Mile 12 Market which was shut following a violent clash which led to loss of lives and property. The Governor, in a statement by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, said the decision to re-open the market followed satisfactory meeting and [...]
PDP Says Engineered Violence To Impose Emergency In Rivers State Will Fail
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that dire consequences will follow any attempt by the APC to push its plot to impose a state of emergency in Rivers state. The party said it has also rallied all its formation in the state to stiffly resist by all means necessary in a democracy any move by the APC to scuttle the Saturday's National and [...]
Lagos State To Demolish Defective Lekki Gardens Buildings
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that stability test be conducted on all building constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity, saying that any building found to be defective will be demolished. The Governor who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly after inspecting the site of [...]
Godwill Akpabio Linked As The Co-Owner Of Lekki Gardens
Sahara Reporters just reported that the former governor of Akwa Ibom state Godwill Akpabio, is the co-owner of Lekki Gardens, the construction company handling a five-storey building under construction that collapsed on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki some days ago in Lekki killing 31 persons. The News media organisation wrote on their Twitter page handle that Godwill [...]
Former Delta State Governor, Felix Ibru Is Dead
A former governor and the first executive Governor of Delta State, Felix Ibru is dead after battling a prolong sickness. He died today March 12 , 2016, in Lagos state at the age of 80. Felix Ibru was born on December 7, 1935, and hails from Ughelli North Local Government of Delta State. He was elected as the executive governor in 1992, after which he was also elected a [...]
Explosion Rocks CBN Office In Calabar And Many Feared Dead
Many lives has been lost after gas a explosion rocks the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Calabar, Cross River State capital, branch office today. The number of casualties is yet to be ascertain. The fire service men are already at the scene and they have succeeded to quench the fire so far. Family and friends were seen gathered at the gate to know whether their friends or [...]
Nigerian Army Kills Wanted Boko Haram Leader
Troops of 7 Multinational Joint Task Force Brigade Quick Response Group (QRG) stationed in Baga and 118 Task Force Battalion, sprang an ambush along Daban Masara axis used by Boko Haram terrorists elements to convey logistics on Thursday. At the encounter, one of the suspected wanted Boko Haram terrorists leaders who is serial number 95 on the first Nigerian Army wanted [...]
APC Calls For The Sack Of Nigerian Police Boss Over Rivers State Killings
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday called for the sack of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, for his inability to protect lives and properties in Rivers State. The APC Deputy National Secretary, Mr. Ngofa Oji, who made the call, stated that the IGP had shown profound inefficiency in discharging his duty. The acting National Chairman of the [...]