[All Africa] The management of Anambra Broadcasting Service, organisers of the Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant, have dissociated themselves from the alleged lurid content in circulation.
They made this made known in a statement issued on the ABS website on Thursday.
According to the release, the leaked sex tape video purportedly showing Chidinma Okeke, who was Miss Anambra 2015, engaging in lesbian sex with a female partner is an embarrassment to the esteemed brand.
Consequently, they said, Ms. Okeke has automatically served-out her term as Miss Anambra 2015 and handed over the crown in line with the terms and conditions of The Miss Anambra pageant to a new queen.
"We condemn in clear terms any amoral behaviour/ conduct as suggested by the alleged lurid content in circulation and do not condone such. It is on record that The Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant has been a platform to empower Anambra women and celebrate our rich culture and heritage. Winners of the pageant are bound to contracts to be of good conduct and moral behaviour and to uphold/maintain the honour in their position as queen.
"Winners of the pageant also contract to refrain from any personal relationship that could appear to hinder their ability to perform the duties of their office as queen and role model and we do not expect any less. We therefore wish to dissociate The Miss Anambra pageant from any discussions on the said allegations. We feel sufficiently perturbed by the mere reference already made to the pageant and hereby state that we are in no way connected to the controversy," the statement read.
In conclusion, they added, " We apologize to the government and good people of Anambra State, our sponsors, supporters, friends and all those associated with the Miss Anambra project for the embarrassment the mere reference to the pageant in the controversy may have caused; whilst reassuring of the good intentions of the Miss Anambra pageant franchise."
Meanwhile, ...back at the Senate, Odius Sepulcher called for war against the Visigoths... the embattled ex-beauty queen has alleged a threat to her life for wanting to unravel the mystery behind her dethronement.
The ousted queen revealed that she had initially called for a presser on Thursday to unravel the circumstances surrounding her predicament.
This is according to a post on her Facebook account, which has since been deleted.
Ms. Okeke has also disabled comments on her Facebook account.
The post read, "Good morning all. This is Chidinma Okeke, Miss Anambra 2015, considering the need to make the world know the truth about the trending scandal and what we have been going through before, then and now I decided to address a world presser at the NUJ press centre Awka today.
But from the moment I made public this intention I have been under siege of threats by my blackmailers. They are seriously threatening to shoot me at the presser if I ever open my mouth to say real truth about the ugly episode. My life is under serious threat if they succeed in killing me today the world already know my traducers the truth is unearthed."
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(puts on glasses and reads Ms. Okeke's statement)
Hmm.
Well, if she's out as Miss Anambra, she should easily be able to pick up a gig writing scam emails.
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She could always become a Trump accuser. Time is running out however.
[All Africa] Top Zim-bob-we National Army (ZNA) commander Major General Douglas Nyikayaramba's call to the government to deal decisively with corruption, especially by bigwigs, has been met with scorn amid charges that the securocrats have no moral authority to pontificate about graft.
Nyikayaramba, the ZNA's chief of staff (administration), told Parliament last week that corruption had become a threat to national security.
The military -- known for its uncompromising support for President Bob Muggsy Mugabe Octogenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case... and Zanu PF -- has been fingered in illicit deals including diamond smuggling stretching back to the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... Nyikayaramba demanded the arrest of those implicated in corruption cases in a pointed attack on Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo.
Moyo and his deputy Godfrey Gandawa are being investigated by the Zim-bob-we Anti-Corruption Commission over the alleged abuse of over $400 000 drawn from the Zim-bob-we Manpower Development Fund.
Analysts said while Nyikayaramba's calls were welcome, the army general and other securocrats "must look at themselves in the mirror".
University of Zim-bob-we political scientist Eldred Masunungure said indications were that even Mugabe did not have a clue on what the army was doing at the Marange diamond fields.
"In terms of reports that are circulating, the activities of the military in the Marange diamond fields up to the point of dissolution of the companies were not above board," he said.
"There is evidence that the military was heavily involved in the extraction of resources legally and probably illegally.
"The army was central to two or three companies and there are allegations of corruption and looting.
"It goes without saying that the military was involved.
"Mugabe's supposition that at least $15 billion was spirited out of the country also implicates the military.
"The tragedy is that we have very little information and the fact that even the president is in the dark, makes it even more worrisome,"
However, you can observe a lot just by watching... Masunungure said Nyikayaramba was correct in saying that corruption could distabilise the government.
"Nyikayaramba is right on the mark when it comes to his diagnosis of the people's anger," he said.
"Zim-bob-weans are angry and the anger stems from a hungry people.
"As they say, a hungry man is an angry man; there is a likelihood of an uncontrolled kaboom of public discontent that Nyikayaramba has obviously foreseen and hence his warning.
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[Dhaka Tribune] A case has been filed against 200 unnamed people for allegedly vandalising two temples in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district. That's by Lake Habiganj, where all the Moslems are above average.
Madhabpur SI Gias Uddin filed the case against 200 unnamed people on Monday afternoon.
Locals said some youths vandalised the temples at Madhabpur Bazar on Sunday when another youth from Haripur published pictures criticising Islam on social networking site Facebook.
However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... no one was detained in this connection.
While visiting the spot, local MP Mahbubur Alam said: "No one will be spared."
Madhabpur OC Moktadir Alam said: "Legal action will be taken against the culprits after investigation."
Al Ahram says what the Dhaka Tribune leaves unsaid:
Hundreds of Moslems in eastern Bangladesh angry about a social media post launched a wave of attacks against Hindu temples and homes in a rare convulsion of communal violence in the region, Bangladeshi police said Monday.
Police incarcerated Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! 15 people suspected of taking part in the violence, which erupted over a social media post depicting the Hindu god Shiva over a picture of the Kaaba, the large cube-shaped building in Mecca that is considered one of the holiest places in Islam.
As news of the post spread through neighborhoods in Moslem-majority Bangladesh, hundreds of people rampaged for two hours Sunday through Hindu communities east of Dhaka, the capital, said senior regional police officer Abdul Karim.
Police said 100 homes and five Hindu temples were looted. Some rioters apprehended a 27-year-old man they suspected of posting the offensive picture, but police have yet to determine if he posted it.
"We are working on it," Karim said.
Police reinforcements and members of Bangladesh's paramilitary border guard have been deployed in the area, around 150 kilometers (94 miles) east of Dhaka.
Such cases of vandalism and civic unrest between religious communities in Bangladesh are considered uncommon, though the country is struggling to stem a wave of violence by radical Islamist faceless myrmidons targeting religious minorities and atheists.
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[Iran Press TV] US top diplomat Tom Shannon and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have held a meeting in the capital Caracas.
The adversary countries' officials Monday meeting followed the recent initiation of talks between the government and the opposition in an effort to end the country’s political crisis and economic woes.
According to an earlier statement by the US State Department, Shannon would stay in the South American country until November 2 to "underscore our support for the ongoing dialogue process, and our interest in the well-being of the Venezuelan people."
The 57-year-old was shown on Venezuelan television while shaking hands with Maduro and speaking with other ruling Socialist Party officials in the Miraflores presidential palace.
International mediators, including Vatican envoy Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, as well as others from Spain, Panama and the Dominican Republic were also attending the talks between the government and the opposition.
Since 2014, Venezuela has been grappling with protests against Maduro, who is under fire by his critics amid an economic crisis.
Maduro had formerly accused the opposition of having launched a US-backed economic war against the oil-reach country in an attempt to trigger a coup d’état.
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[TheLocal.no]. A key Russian defence figure says the deployment of US Marines at Værnes is part of a US buildup to go on a "global blitz" and warned that Norway may make itself a target for a potential nuclear attack.
Frants Klintsevitsj, a deputy chairman of Russia’s defence and security committee, told TV2 that Russia views the presence of 330 Marines in Norway as a direct military threat that demands a reaction.
Klintsevitsj, considered one of Russia’s most influential defence politicians, said that Norway may now be added to "the list of targets for our strategic weapons".
"This is very dangerous for Norway and Norwegians," he said.
"How should we react to this? We have never before had Norway on the list of targets for our strategic weapons. But if this develops, Norway’s population will suffer," he warned.
"Because we need to react against definitive military threats. And we have things to react to, I might as well tell it like it is," Klintsevitsj added.
Russia has on several occasions criticized the plans to deploy 330 US troops at Værnes. Norway’s defence minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, has rejected those criticisms and insisted that the deployment does not constitute a US military base but is rather a test run that will be evaluated during 2017.
"There is no objective reason for the Russians to react to this. But the Russians are reacting at the moment in the same way toward almost everything the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants... countries are doing," Søreide said.
Before joining NATO in 1949, Norway allayed Russian fears by pledging not to open its territory to foreign combat troops so long as Norway was not attacked or threatened with attack.
Norway's government argues that NATO troops are already training regularly in the country and that the deployment of troops does not equate to the opening of a permanent American base.
The US already has vast amounts of military equipment positioned in Norway -- notably in tunnels dug into mountains -- but no troops.
Klintsevitsj’s remarks bring to mind similar Russian comments made about Norway’s neighbour to the south, Denmark.
In March 2015, Russia's ambassador to Denmark warned that Danish ships will become Russian targets if Denmark joins NATO's missile defence system.
"I don’t think the Danes fully understand the consequences of what will happen if Denmark joins the American-controlled missile defence. If it happens, Danish war ships will become targets for Russian atomic missiles," Mikhail Vanin wrote in an opinion piece published by Jyllands-Posten.
[NYPost] Fears are growing for the safety of North Korea's first lady, who has vanished from public view for the past seven months. Cut the crap already. We all know that Kim Jong Nom ate her.
Ri Sol-ju is thought to have tied the knot with her food-loving fella Kim Jong Un in 2009 and soon after she gave birth to his child and heir to the hermit state.
Sporting designer clothes and pricey handbags, she has since appeared alongside her hubby as he tours factories and theme parks.
But now the slim and attractive spouse has vanished from public view after last being seen at a sporting event in March. Right after Kim was heard to roar "Bring me a snack!"
North Korea observers fear she could have fallen foul of her despotic husband or incurred the wrath of his equally menacing sister, Kim Yo Jong. Fear? Really? That bi+ch had his ex-girlfriend executed. She probably ate her liver.
Experts believe Yo Jong is the power behind the throne and is even more deadly than her brother. Not when he's hungry, of course.
One North Korea watcher told Yonhap News Agency: "Ri showed up at public events every two months last year but has not appeared in public for over seven months this year. Check the refrigerator.
"That's quite extraordinary. You're right. Being that skinny, she couldn't have survived that long around His Rotunditude's appetite even with refrigeration.
"Some sources speculate Ri's disappearance may be linked to a check on her activities by Kim's younger sister Kim Yo Jong." She probably sneaked down to the refrigerator one night and deprived him of a slice of his birthday cake.
Concern is also mounting for Kim's wife because of the gruesome fate of people who cross the loony leader. Or glance at his dinner.
In August, it emerged he had executed one of North Korea's top officials with an anti-aircraft gun after the man fell asleep in a meeting. Note to self: Don't do that again.
In December 2013, North Korean state media announced the execution of Jang Sung-taek, the uncle by marriage of Kim Jong Un. By feeding him to the dogs. Which gave Kim an idea . . . .
According to a South Korean newspaper, Jang's nephew, O Sang-hon, was also executed by being burned alive with a flame thrower. In Kim's inner circle it's called a barbeque.
In 2007, a factory chief convicted of making international phone calls was executed by firing squad in front of a crowd of 150,000. Trying to order some A-1 sauce because they couldn't figure out how to make it?
It's reported that six people were killed in the rush as spectators left the stadium that hosted the execution. Bonus!
North Korean craziness knows no ends -- as a satellite image of one of Kim's motorways proves. As revealed by Sun Online, a £200 million ($243 million), 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) bridge from the Chinese border city of Dandong ends suddenly when it reaches the North Korean side -- proving the nutty nation really is a dead end. Sorry, Kimmie thought it was cake.
[Ynet]. A senior US official says there are grounds to take seriously The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's contention that a Pennsylvania-based Moslemholy man was involved in the failed July coup attempt.
A senior State Department official told news hounds Monday that there are "reasonable grounds" to take the Turkish government's accusations against Gulen seriously, but the US has also said Turkey has provided little evidence to extradite him. The official briefed news hounds on condition of anonymity.
The official said that organizations run by Gulen have suspicious structure and financing. The official added that the idea that Gulen's followers could have been involved in the coup attempt is "persuasive."
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...If I were Imam Gulen, I'd make a run for it and start calling himself 'Juan'. They never seem to be able to find those guys...
Mike
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Looks like my prediction about Gulen being bundled onto a red-eye to Ankara before the election might be wrong. He'll still get tossed to Ergodan before Mr. Obama's out of office, though.
[DeutscheWelle] Journalists from recently shuttered news outlets have launched a social media newscast to inform Turkish citizens of topics overlooked by an increasingly state-run media environment. Diego Cupolo reports from Ankara.
Following Monday's raid on The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's leading secular paper, "Cumhuriyet," and the shuttering of 15 opposition news outlets over the weekend, the nation's journalists are facing an increasingly restrictive media environment.
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[AlAhram] Three Turkish soldiers and 13 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) snuffies were killed on Monday during festivities in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's largely Kurdish southeast, security sources said.
Turkish soldiers were on an operation in the Daglica district of Hakkari province, which borders Iraq, when festivities broke out, leaving three of the soldiers and four snuffies dead, the sources said. One Turkish soldier was also maimed, they added.
Nine more PKK snuffies were killed and four were severely maimed in an operation in the Hisar region of Hakkari, security sources said.
The Turkish military said earlier this month that a total of 463 snuffies had been killed in military operations in the Hakkari province.
An operation is being carried out in the region to root out the snuffies with aerial and gendarmerie support, the sources said.
In security operations over the past week, 28 PKK snuffies were "neutralised", the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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[All Africa] The management of Anambra Broadcasting Service, organisers of the Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant, have dissociated themselves from the alleged lurid content in circulation.
[NYPost] Fears are growing for the safety of North Korea's first lady, who has vanished from public view for the past seven months.
[DeutscheWelle] Journalists from recently shuttered news outlets have launched a social media newscast to inform Turkish citizens of topics overlooked by an increasingly state-run media environment. Diego Cupolo reports from Ankara.
