Saturday, 5 January 2019
Thursday, 3 January 2019
'I wonder how I'm still here' - Sudanese-born model Adut Akech, 19, reveals her battle with depression
Sudanese-born Australian model Adut Akech has become really popular in the modelling world in recent years but the 19-year-old struggles with depression and anxiety behind the scenes.
Adut, who launched her modelling career at the age of 16, revealed her secret battle
Shocking moment Florida man attacks a McDonald's employee over not receiving a straw and a fight ensued Photos
A Florida man attacked a McDonald's employee over a straw and this led to a fight that was captured on Pictures.
In the photos which is now going viral, the man is seen confronting the woman. He then
''Unmasking of Jubril Aminu Al Sudani the fake Nigerian President will continue unabated'' - Nnamdi Kanu vows
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to continue his efforts to unmask Jubril Aminu Al Sudani, the Sudanese man who he claims is currently replacing President Buhari in the presidential villa.
''The Police are out to hurt my brother'' Dino Melaye's brother, Moses, cries out
Senator Dino Melaye’s younger brother, Moses, has accused the Federal Government of using the police to turn the Senator’s life into a nightmare. His assertion comes as the police continues to lay a siege outside Melaye's home in Abuja.
Friday, 21 December 2018
See the replies that followed after a man asked what happened to the "traditional African woman that cooks, cleans, and is submissive"
A Twitter user, while lamenting the loss of African values, asked what happened to the traditional African woman who cooks, cleans, takes care of the house and is submissive.
His tweet went viral and got a lot of replies.
Cargo plane scheduled to deliver election materials crashes in Congo
The Congolese aviation firm Gomair has confirmed that its cargo plane which went missing on Thursday after delivering materials for an upcoming presidential election had crashed.
Gomair’s financial director, Jean de Dieu Gato Karekezi said he's
International Breweries Hero’s Foundation Kickstart Programme Empowers 44 entrepreneurs with N84.5m
On18th December 2018- 44 budding entrepreneurs had the opportunity of a lifetime when they were awarded with the sum of N84.5m business grants by the International Breweries Hero’s Foundation Kickstart Programme, a Corporate Social Initiative of International Breweries PLC.
The lucky entrepreneurs received the business grant at the award ceremony of the third edition of the Hero’s Foundation Kickstart Programme which took place at
Man sentenced to death by hanging 3 years after he killed his friend over debt (graphic photo)
A man who mudered his friend and cut him into small bits for disposal has been sentenced to death by hanging.
Stephen Anona was sentenced this morning by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo over the death of Daniel Bassey Solomon three years ago.
Daniel, an Uyo-based barber, allegedly owed Stephen a debt of
Woman jailed for having sex multiple times with her adopted son
A woman will spend time in prison for having sex multiple times with her adopted son in Okaloosa County in Florida.
Lauren Myres, 26, was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in prison for one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. She will then be placed on sex offender probation for four years and will have to complete sex offender counseling. She cannot
'Embrace your real self, stop increasing your 'Yansh' in pictures' - Yemi Alade shakes an epic table
In recent times, a lot of female celebrities have been busted for editing their photos to make their butts look bigger.
In a table shaking tweet this morning, Yemi Alade wrote, 'stop increasing your ynash
Thursday, 13 December 2018
Court sentences mason to three years in prison for raping seven-year-old
An Upper Area Court I, Kasuwan Nama in Jos, on Wednesday, sentenced a 43-year-old mason, Augustine Arafan, to three years in prison for raping a seven-year-old girl.
The judge, Lawal Suleiman, who sentence Arafan without an option
Court sentences herbalist to 18 months in prison for stealing car batteries
An Upper Area Court I, sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos, on Wednesday, sentenced a 37-year-old herbalist, Salisu Garba, to 18 months in prison for stealing car batteries, two driving shaft, a jack and a wheel spanner, all valued at N100, 000.
Shocking! Woman caught allegedly trying to behead her daughter in Delta (photos)
A woman was caught yesterday allegedly trying to behead her daughter in an uncompleted building in Delta state.
In photos shared to Facebook, the 12-year-old girl can be seen bleeding from her neck. Her mother was on the floor, looking spent and defeated with blood on her clothes too.
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Photo: Police bust Nigerian-led gang that cheated 21 people in India
The Ahmedabad cybercrime police on Monday, December 9, busted a racket involving six members from Nigeria, Uganda and India.
According to the complaint filed by one of the victims, one Nigerian national identified as Lawrence Okosun,40, sent Kheradiya a friend request on Facebook claiming to be based in London.
Olympiacos Football club terminates Yaya Toure's contract after just three (3) months
According to reports in Greece, football club Olympiacos has terminated Yaya Toure's contract just three months after he returned to the club from Manchester City.
The 35-year-old Ivorian midfielder who signed for the Superleague club in September, on a free transfer in the summer has only played just five times for the club.
Singer Ashanti flaunts her cleavage and curvy backside for Paper Magazine ( Photos)
U.S. Singer, Ashanti Douglas is the cover star for the lastest issue of Paper Magazine.
In one of the photos, the 37-year-old flaunted her cleavage and curvy backside.
On being a strong woman, the singer told the magazine “There’s nothing better than a woman that’s confident. When you know you look good,
Monday, 10 December 2018
Saturday, 8 December 2018
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Students’ Protest Forces Federal Varsity To Shutdown
Federal University In Ekiti Closes After Students Protest
Students’ Protest Forces Federal Varsity To Shutdown
The Federal University of Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has been forced to close following the protest staged by students to resist school fees payment before writing examinations.
According to a statement by the Acting Registrar of the institution, Mrs. Oyeyimika Koyejo-Fasakin, the institution took the decision to forestall a possible breakdown of law and order.
The management said it
PLASIEC Suspends LG Polls Till Further Notice
The Local Government elections in Plateau State Scheduled to hold later this month have been suspended indefinitely.
Commission Suspends Elections
Solomon Lalong
This announcement was made known by the Plateau State Independent National Electoral Commission, PLASIEC who stated that the election was nullified for security reasons.
Contrary to the security reasons claim,
Leave The Affairs Of My State Alone, Ortom tells Lalong
Following the killings in Benue State, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has warned his colleague, Simon Lalong to stay off issues concerning Benue State.
He made this known at the stakeholders’ meeting with the National Economic Council Technical Committee on Herdsmen/Farmers’ CrisesResolution.
Face Your State, Ortom Tells Lalong
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom
According to Ortom, “my deputy, Benson Abounu, informed me about the discussion between me and Lalong, where the Governor(Lalong) reiterated his warning to Ortom not to go ahead with the Benue State anti-open grazing law.”
“My deputy told me
Inferno! Ultra Modern IDP Camp Burnt To Ashes In Plateau State
The sad incident was relayed by Mr Bintan Wuyep, Director, Relief and Rehabilitation, Plateau Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to reporters in Jos today.
The director also disclosed to reporters that the level of destruction done by the fire is yet to be known as a result of lack of money to sponsor personnel that would help determine that.
Buildings destroyed by fire
A sad day it was on Tuesday at Shendam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau as the recently built ultra-modern Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp
Fulani Herdsmen Violence Is President Mohammadu Buhari’s Hangman’s Noose For The 2019 General Elections
Plateau: 3 killed, One Missing In Hostile Battle Between Fulani And Youth
A recent violence that erupted between Fulani and youths in Bassa local government area of Plateau state has led to the sudden death of no fewer than three people while one person is reportedly missing.
Melaye’s Assassination Attempt: Court Dismisses Case Against Defendant
Melaye’s Assassination Attempt: Court Dismisses Case Against Defendant
A Kogi State High Court struck out the assassination case involving the chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Taofiq Isa, and four others for want of diligent prosecution on Tuesday.
This was the decision of the trial judge, Fola Ajayi, who regretted
“We are democrats and can’t stop anybody from contesting. However, the governor won’t get an automatic ticket because we will surely conduct primaries. But for now, governor Simon Bako Lalong is the one that has publicly declared that he would contest this election come 2019 on the platform of the APC. If there are others, we cannot stop them from contesting. “The declaration of the governor was not part of the agenda. But at the end of the meeting, there were motions by party faithfuls requesting the governor to clear the air on whether he would contest the 2019 elections or not. And the governor took time to also inform the gathering that as a matter of fact, there has been that pressure from all sectors, including some from the political setting and the Plateau State Youth Council and quite a number of spirited party faithful who have have been drumming support for him to seek a second term in office.
Youth Protest In Jos Over Jonah Jang Detention
A protest was recorded in Jos, the state capital where Jona Jang is set to face trial today, the protest was taking place beside the state high courts where the senator is ready to face the court over corruption trial.
The reason for the protest by the Jonah Jang youth, they term the trail as “jungle justice”
A protest was recorded in Jos, the state capital where Jona Jang is set to face trial today, the protest was taking place beside the state high courts where the senator is ready to face the court over corruption trial.
The reason for the protest by the Jonah Jang youth, they term the trail as “jungle justice”
They asked questions over the continuous detention of Jang despite that he is being faithful in honouring all invitations by the agency in charge, the EFCC.
A protest was recorded in Jos, the state capital where Jona Jang is set to face trial today, the protest was taking place beside the state high courts where the senator is ready to face the court over corruption trial.
The reason for the protest by the Jonah Jang youth, they term the trail as “jungle justice”
They asked questions over the continuous detention of Jang despite that he is being faithful in honouring all invitations by the agency in charge, the EFCC.
The different placards were seeing with youth, who raised them above their head for press visibility, placards like, “Free Jang”, “Jang is the Messiah of the Middle Belt”, among others.
Comrade Jelani was quoted as saying, “Jang’s detention is simply a witch-hunt to derail his plans to contest the 2019 presidential elections”.
The protesters also pointed to the APC administration of not being fair in the conduct of their activities
In a related development, a high court had set Wednesday, 16th May, 2018, for the arraignment of Senator Jonah Jang.
The former governor of the state has since Monday last week has been in the detention of the EFCC over corruption for failure to explain the whereabouts of #6.3bn naira, thus Economic and Financial Crime Commission charge Jang 12 count charge
Counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacob (SAN) in Senator Jonah Jang case had filed a motion of exparte seeking a relief order against the former governor and others and however applied for another date with the court over the case to Wednesday so also to allow EFCC to do all preliminaries assessment for security and logistics purpose.
Justice Daniel Longji, who is the presiding Judge of the case in High Court No:5 granted the relief for motion exparte and arraignment and also granted the adjournment to Wednesday, 16th May, 2018.
Though Robert Clarke (SAN) who is counsel to the accused (Senator Jonah Jang who didn’t object the postponement to Wednesday, however, was baffled that the accused is being prosecuted for the charges he is not privy to.
“My Lord, for over 50 years of practice this is the first time i’m seeing this”.
DSS, National Security and Civil Defence Corps and over 100 policemen were seen around the court to prevent the breakdown of law and order around the premises of the court. The security operatives were placed strategically but can be seen all at alerts in their uniform.
Party Rules Out Automatic Ticket For Plateau Governor Lalong
he All Progressives Congress in Plateau State, has ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, who has indicated interest to vie for second term.
Lalong Will Go Through Party Primary, Party Says
Party Rules Out Automatic Ticket For Plateau Governor Lalong
The All Progressives Congress in Plateau State, has ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, who has indicated interest to vie for second term.
Governor Lalong declared his intention while speaking on Friday during the stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress held in Yelwa Club, Bukuru in Jos. “Yes, it is true. His Excellency, Governor Simon Bako Lalong has declared his interest to seek re-election in 2019”, The Plateau State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Yakubu Dati, confirmed after the meeting.
The Plateau State chairman of All Progressives Congress, Latep Dabang, while reacting to the development ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor saying that the Party will “surely conduct primaries”
Dabang said, “Governor Lalong has formally declared his intention to contest the 2019 governorship election on the platform of the APC.
“We are democrats and can’t stop anybody from contesting. However, the governor won’t get an automatic ticket because we will surely conduct primaries. But for now, governor Simon Bako Lalong is the one that has publicly declared that he would contest this election come 2019 on the platform of the APC. If there are others, we cannot stop them from contesting.
“The declaration of the governor was not part of the agenda. But at the end of the meeting, there were motions by party faithfuls requesting the governor to clear the air on whether he would contest the 2019 elections or not. And the governor took time to also inform the gathering that as a matter of fact, there has been that pressure from all sectors, including some from the political setting and the Plateau State Youth Council and quite a number of spirited party faithful who have have been drumming support for him to seek a second term in office.
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Plateau among states yet to make budget details public
About 20 states have failed to publicly disclose their proposed 2017 budget, a civic technology organisation, BudgIT Nigeria, has said.
The organization, which is interested in ensuring transparency and accountability in government budgets, said only Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna and Kogi States released the details of their budgets.
BudgIT, in a statement issued by its Co-founder and Team Lead, Oluseun Onigbinde, in Abuja, said only 14 states had posted details of its budgets online.
The states, according to Onigbinde, were Akwa Ibom, Edo, Ekiti, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ondo, Abia, Plateau and Yobe.
The statement reads: “This reveals that Lagos, Rivers, Osun, Oyo, Anambra, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Enugu, Imo, Kebbi, Niger, Ogun, Sokoto, Taraba, Zamfara and Adamawa States have not made their detailed approved budget available online.
“It is also found out that certain states such as Lagos published summaries online that provide no project details that citizens can effectively track.
“Contrary to the conditions tied to the N90bn bailout fund provided by the Minister of Finance, none of the 36 states have made their budget implementation report available to the public.”
Onigbinde said making budget document public by publishing it online was central to ensuring transparency and good governance.
According to him, while huge emphasis had been placed on the Federal Government, radical transparency was needed at the sub-national level if Nigeria hopes to curb corruption.
“We believe that making budget document public, mostly through online means, is central to transparency and good governance. It is important to understand in clear terms what the government at the sub-national level is doing with public funds. While huge emphasis has been placed on the Federal Government, radical transparency is needed at the sub-national level if Nigeria hopes to curb corruption.
“Our research showed that most states require citizens to either pay for hard copies of the budgets or go through a lengthy application process for what is meant to be a public document and can be posted freely online.
“While Nigerians pay little attention to state finances, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria, out of the N50tn spent between 2011 and 2015, 36 state governments and the FCT cumulatively spent over N18.89tn, representing 38 per cent of entire expenditure.
“Advocacy to ensure the public knowledge of how and what states spends taxpayers funds on will not cease. We believe that a functional society is that which takes into highest regards citizen engagement and participation in all areas. Without budget information, it is near impossible to participate in government, thus defeating the concept and essence of democracy altogether.
“We implore the citizens to also continually demand accountability from those in charge of their funds and keep them on their toes to improve on the current governance structure,” the statement added.
The organization, which is interested in ensuring transparency and accountability in government budgets, said only Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna and Kogi States released the details of their budgets.
BudgIT, in a statement issued by its Co-founder and Team Lead, Oluseun Onigbinde, in Abuja, said only 14 states had posted details of its budgets online.
The states, according to Onigbinde, were Akwa Ibom, Edo, Ekiti, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ondo, Abia, Plateau and Yobe.
The statement reads: “This reveals that Lagos, Rivers, Osun, Oyo, Anambra, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Enugu, Imo, Kebbi, Niger, Ogun, Sokoto, Taraba, Zamfara and Adamawa States have not made their detailed approved budget available online.
“It is also found out that certain states such as Lagos published summaries online that provide no project details that citizens can effectively track.
“Contrary to the conditions tied to the N90bn bailout fund provided by the Minister of Finance, none of the 36 states have made their budget implementation report available to the public.”
Onigbinde said making budget document public by publishing it online was central to ensuring transparency and good governance.
According to him, while huge emphasis had been placed on the Federal Government, radical transparency was needed at the sub-national level if Nigeria hopes to curb corruption.
“We believe that making budget document public, mostly through online means, is central to transparency and good governance. It is important to understand in clear terms what the government at the sub-national level is doing with public funds. While huge emphasis has been placed on the Federal Government, radical transparency is needed at the sub-national level if Nigeria hopes to curb corruption.
“Our research showed that most states require citizens to either pay for hard copies of the budgets or go through a lengthy application process for what is meant to be a public document and can be posted freely online.
“While Nigerians pay little attention to state finances, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria, out of the N50tn spent between 2011 and 2015, 36 state governments and the FCT cumulatively spent over N18.89tn, representing 38 per cent of entire expenditure.
“Advocacy to ensure the public knowledge of how and what states spends taxpayers funds on will not cease. We believe that a functional society is that which takes into highest regards citizen engagement and participation in all areas. Without budget information, it is near impossible to participate in government, thus defeating the concept and essence of democracy altogether.
“We implore the citizens to also continually demand accountability from those in charge of their funds and keep them on their toes to improve on the current governance structure,” the statement added.
How Governor Lalong Fleecing Plateau through Sales, Buyback of State owned BARC Farm
How Governor Lalong Fleecing Plateau through Sales, Buyback of State owned BARC Farm
Investigation have unraveled how Governor of Plateau State, Barrister Simon Lalong and the former Managing Director of Plateau Investment and Development Company ( PIPC) Mr Ezekiel Gommos is fleecing the state
through the sales and buy back of Brewery Agro and Research Company Ltd (BARC Farm).
through the sales and buy back of Brewery Agro and Research Company Ltd (BARC Farm).
Checks by our Correspondent show that Governor of Plateau State, Lalong was actively involved in the sales of a state owned Company, Brewery Agro and Research Company (BARC) when he was the company Secretary of PIPC.
BARC Farm , was a subsidiary of Jos International Brewery which was in the early 1990s was under the ownership of the Plateau State government who created this through Plateau Investment and Development Company Ltd (PIPC), also owned by the government of Plateau State.
At this time, Lalong associate Gommos was the Managing Director of PIPC who supervised the sales of BARC Farm to a company called ILHAMA Enterprises Nigeria Ltd on by the former Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako in 1993.
It was learnt that because the sales was shrouded in secrecy with underhand deal, the issue of the sale of BARC Farm continues to raise dusts.
“One of the major problems is that to date, nobody know how much the farm was sold has been held accountable for the amount the company was sold for and the nature of its receipt into the government.
“Different figures have been discovered over the years since1993. During the sale, the MD of PIPC Ltd Ezekiel Gommos handled the process from the beginning. Being a very close friend of the Governor, he was later appointed the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and continued to dodge the question of how much BARC Farm was
sold for and what account the funds were paid into. He initially said the company had been sold for N19 million.
sold for and what account the funds were paid into. He initially said the company had been sold for N19 million.
“Other documents quote him saying it was sold for N18 million. When questioned in future years, he said it was sold for N27 million.
Another answer he gave in subsequent years was that it was sold for N54 million. Documents exist for all these statements.
Another answer he gave in subsequent years was that it was sold for N54 million. Documents exist for all these statements.
“It was also discovered that initially instead of receiving a payment from ILHAMA Ltd the buyer, the amount received was described as a loan of N17 million given to government and it is claimed that it was was
paid back to the buyer rather than retained as part payment for the company.
paid back to the buyer rather than retained as part payment for the company.
“At the time of sale, the 5,000 hectare land on which the company was built was valued at N2 million and the local original owners have expressed much distress at being cheated by the government. Their cry has never been heard due to constant manipulation of the facts”, our source said.
One impeccable source privy to the entire transaction added further that , in 2015, Mr Ezekiel Gommos joined the
new government of Plateau State at first without any official appointment, claimed to be the Chairman of PIPC Ltd, the company where he was once Managing Director during the BARC Farm sale transaction. It should be noted that he worked there alongside the man that is now Governor Lalong. During the Barc Farm transaction in 1993, Lalong was a barrister at PIPC so he was intricately involved in the process.
new government of Plateau State at first without any official appointment, claimed to be the Chairman of PIPC Ltd, the company where he was once Managing Director during the BARC Farm sale transaction. It should be noted that he worked there alongside the man that is now Governor Lalong. During the Barc Farm transaction in 1993, Lalong was a barrister at PIPC so he was intricately involved in the process.
“Since 2015, Gomos has been aggressively offering to broker the reverse sale of BARC Farm from Admiral Nyako back to Plateau State Government first for the amount of N1.8 billion and in 2017 the value almost
doubled to N3 billion all without ever fully disclosing the original sale price and where the money was paid. Nor ever showing how this astronomical buy back amount was reached.
doubled to N3 billion all without ever fully disclosing the original sale price and where the money was paid. Nor ever showing how this astronomical buy back amount was reached.
“Yet they have commenced celebrations that N3 billion of the recent Paris Club refund, instead of being spent on public services and paying long suffering workers salaries, has been withdrawn and put aside to buy back Barc Farm”, he revealed.
“During previous governments, numerous questions have been asked about the whereabouts of the money transacted from 1993 to date.
“Under former Governor Joshua Dariye, an investigation committee was set up headed by the Special Adviser on Legal Matters. The committee discovered that indeed the money received from Admiral Nyako was not
fully disclosed, nor was it paid into the government account. The committee paid a visit to Admiral Nyako, who said he paid N180 million in purchase of BARC Farm and he gave the payment to Mr Ezekiel Gommos, who was SSG at the time of sale.
fully disclosed, nor was it paid into the government account. The committee paid a visit to Admiral Nyako, who said he paid N180 million in purchase of BARC Farm and he gave the payment to Mr Ezekiel Gommos, who was SSG at the time of sale.
“When the truth was uncovered and presented to Governor Dariye, mysteriously the committee’s final report never saw the light of day, much to the dismay of the committee members who had worked tirelessly to unraveling the mystery. While publicly, blame was heaped on the former Governor Tapgun, who in actual fact was not responsible for this debacle. He was also unaware that someone in government had orchestrated the entire scam.
“During those years, it was very obvious that Mr Ezekiel Gommos made a meteorically rise to wealth, culminating in him sending his entire family to live in the United States of America and living an extravagant lifestyle.
He is also known to own large properties in the USA, in Abuja and in Jos, Plateau State including hotels and a business school which he sold to the former Governor Jang administration for an astronomical sum of around N350 million well above any reasonable value for a property of that size in Plateau State.
“In 2011, Sahara Reporters media reported on the sale of the BARC Farm and raised questions about why the mysterious sale still remains unresolved. “More recently the 2017 declaration of the buying back of Barc Farm at N3 billion has been heralded by the ignorant as a great achievement. People are actively discussing how the value can be justified, especially if one bears in mind that in 2016 EFCC seized all of Admiral Nyako’s properties. If this farm was sold to Admiral Nyako then there is no need to buy it back since the Federal Government will return it to Plateau state government. “The federal authorities seem to be unaware while the latest fictitious sale is once again allowed to take place and the farm continues to be used as a mule”, the source told our reporter.
New security cameras at Jerusalem holy site
Israel installed new security cameras on Sunday at the entrance to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem, an official told dpa, following violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a cabinet meeting Sunday morning and is expected to hold another meeting of the security cabinet Sunday night to discuss security measures at the site known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and Jews as the Temple Mount.
The cameras come in addition to metal detectors installed at the entrance to the site after three men – described by police as “Israeli Arabs” – shot and killed two Israeli police officers near the compound more than a week ago.
The stringent measures and restrictions on worship at the al-Aqsa mosque in the compound triggered protests from Palestinians and clashes over the weekend.
At least three Palestinian protesters have been killed in street clashes with police and 400 wounded in and around Jerusalem and the West Bank since Friday.
At the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu condemned the killing on Friday of three Israelis in the West Bank settlement of Neve Tsuf, north-west of Ramallah, by a Palestinian man.
The 19-year-old attacker, whom Netanyahu called “a beast incited by Jew-hatred,” posted on Facebook shortly before the attack that he was seeking to defend the al-Aqsa mosque.
The prime minister said that Israel will destroy the home of the attacker and “decide accordingly” on further security measures.
Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said that the metal detectors should stay unless an alternative security plan is devised. “We cannot give in to threats,” he said in a statement on his Facebook page.
Meanwhile the head of the Arab League, Ahmed Abul Gheit, warned Israel on Sunday that Israel is “playing with fire and risking igniting a major crisis with the Arab and Islamic worlds.”
According to a spokesman for the Cairo-based Arab League, Abul Gheit accused Israel of involving religion in its decades-old dispute with Palestinians.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was cutting all ties to Israel after the deadly violence, a decision that was met with apparent indifference from Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman.
“We will manage,” Liberman said in a interview with the Israeli news outlet Ynet on Sunday.
Photos: Justin Bieber Rams Into Paparazzi With His Truck While Leaving Church
From being banned from performing in China for his bad behavior and canceling the remainder of his Purpose Tour to allegedly focusing on being spiritual by attending Church activities, Justin Bieber has now got his name on the headline for another bad reason.
While leaving the City Church in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night, the Canadian singer rammed into a paparazzi with his Truck as he was driving out of the church.
Lt. Scott Dowling of the Beverly Hills Police Department says the accident occurred outside the Saban Theater at 9:24 p.m. According to Lt. Dowling, the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Cedars-Sinai hospital.
According to a source on the scene, Bieber, was trying to drive away from the church but a slew of photographers was at the end of the driveway. “He tried to scare away the paparazzi but as he neared the group, he accidentally hit one of the photographers who were in his path.'
It's unclear if the Paparazzi might be suing the singer.
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