RRS rescues a woman about to be gang raped at Ogudu-Alapere link bridge, Lagos (photos)

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command on Saturday revealed that they rescued a lady who was dragged into a swamp at Ogudu-Alapere link bridge and was about to be gang raped. She has since been taken to the hospital for treatment of other injuries sustained.

Thai king death: Thousands mourn at royal palace

   Thousands of Thais have gathered at Bangkok's royal palace for late-night vigils to mourn King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Thursday.

   His body was brought to the palace in a convoy as mourners lined the streets weeping. Millions watched live on TV.
   Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has been named as successor, but has asked for a delay in the process. A regent has been appointed.
   King Bhumibol was the world's longest-reigning monarch.He had been ill for a long time and died on Thursday. Official mourning will last a year.
   The cabinet declared Friday a government holiday, and flags are to fly at half-mast for the next 30 days.
People have been asked to wear black, and avoid "joyful events" during this period. Cinema screenings, concerts and sports events have been cancelled or postponed.
   News websites have turned their pages black and white. All television channels in Thailand aired state media programmes including live coverage of the day's events.
 The crown prince travelled in the convoy carrying the king's body to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the Royal Palace.
  "We no longer have him," AFP news agency quoted Phongsri Chompoonuch, 77, one of those who lined the streets for the procession, as saying.
  "I don't know whether I can accept that. I fear, because I don't know what will come next."
After the convoy arrived at the temple, the crown prince conducted the bathing ceremony of the king's body, a traditional Thai Buddhist funeral rite.
  Buddhist monks then said prayers over the king's remains. His body will be on display for people to pay their respects.

  Thousands of people have now gathered at the palace complex.
  It could be months before the late king's cremation.
  King Bhumibol earned the devotion of Thais for his efforts to help the rural poor, including agricultural development projects and works of charity.
  The monarch was also seen as a stabilising figure in a country often wracked by political turmoil.
Thailand remains under military rule following a coup in 2014.
 The country has suffered from political violence and upheaval over the past decade, as well as a long-running Muslim separatist insurgency in the southern provinces which sees regular small-scale bomb attacks.
  Though a constitutional monarch with limited official powers, many Thais looked to King Bhumibol to intervene in times of high tension. He was seen as a unifying and calming influence through numerous coups and 20 constitutions.
  However, his critics argued he had endorsed military takeovers and at times had failed to speak out against human rights abuses.
SOURCE: www.naijacop.com

Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar at the gym

Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar posted photos of his workout session. "Warming up for my medicals, so I can complete my transfer to Arsenal in January" the 69-year-old joked.

Obama to mark 15 years since 9/11 at Pentagon ceremony

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will deliver remarks at a Pentagon ceremony Sunday marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

The White House says Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will also attend.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York City, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon during terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaida, a Muslim militant group founded by Osama bin Laden.

One hundred and eight-four people perished at the Pentagon when an American Airlines jetliner slammed into the five-sided building in Arlington, Virginia.

Bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan during a May 2011 raid authorized by Obama.

The White House made the announcement Thursday as Obama traveled in Laos.

Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Kendall Jenner Slay the Fashion Game at Kanye West's Yeezy Season 4 Show

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© Getty Images Kendall went for a sportier vibe, rocking slicked-back hair, a cream-colored sports bra, matching jacket, track pants and ankle booties.

© Getty Images While all eyes were on Kylie's new platinum blond 'do, it was hard not to notice the cream crop top, high-waisted shorts combo that highlighted her sexy figure. She completed her chic look with a pair of Cinderella-inspired heels and an oversized zip-up.

© Splash News Slay, girls!

© Getty Images Of course, it wouldn't be a true Kardashian-Jenner outing without a mini photo shoot. The girls showed off their best poses on a set of stairs, which Kylie documented via Instagram.
At one point, the lip kit maven also took a "stroll with bae," aka her rapper boyfriend, Tyga, who was also in attendance.

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Meanwhile, Kim took to Snapchat, showing off the backs of their outfits.
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She also posted a few highlights from the actual fashion show, giving fans a glimpse of the models rocking the runway in Kanye's latest monochrome apparel.

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Last year, Kim, Kylie and Kendall looked equally fabulous while stepping out to Kanye's Yeezy Season 3 show at Madison Square Garden, where he debuted his latest album, The Life of Pablo. The girls were also joined by Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Lamar Odom and North West.

© Andrew H. Walker/WWD/REX Shutterstock But this time, it was Kim who was rocking the platinum hair!

Man Shot, Killed for Not Holding Door Open for Woman at Las Vegas McDonald’s

A 31-year-old man was shot and killed outside of a North Las Vegas McDonald’s, reportedly after getting into an argument with a woman for not holding open the door for her, KSNV reports.
According to the report, Mohammad Robinson got into an argument with a woman who was upset that the door to the McDonald’s was not being held open for her. The woman reportedly went and notified a man she was with about the incident, and that man pulled out a firearm and fatally wounded the 31-year-old father.
“It was a stupid reason honestly, irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense why would you actually take someone’s life over not opening a door,” Robinson’s 14-year-old daughter Miniya Sampson told the news station. “It’s horrible. I want my dad back and you took him away from me!”
Robinson’s best friend reportedly witnessed the shooting, Sampson said.
Police are looking for the suspect, the station notes, and are hoping that surveillance footage from the McDonald’s will give some leads.

Dresses at the 2016 VMA Awards

L-R: Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian

Nicky Minaj and boyfriend Meek Mill

                                          L-R: Farah Abraham and Baddie Winkle

L-R: Cassie and Rita Ora

L-R: Amber Rose and Ansel Elgort

L-R: Desiigner and Nick Jonas

L-R: Alessia Cara and Gary Shirley

Mexican Superstar Juan Gabriel Dies at 66

Mexican superstar Juan Gabriel died of a massive heart attack in Los Angeles on Sunday (Aug. 28), sources confirm to Billboard. 
Juan Gabriel was in the midst of the U.S. leg of his MeXXico Es Todos tour, a 22-city arena trek that had him playing in 360 stages to accommodate sold out crowds. On Sunday morning, sources close to him said, he was in Los Angeles, where had played The Forum Friday night. As he readied to go to the airport to fly to El Paso, the next stop in his tour, he suffered a massive heart.
Juan Gabriel ranked at No. 18 on Billboard’s 2015 Money Makers list (just below Ed Sheeran and just above Florida Georgia Line), largely thanks to $11.6 million in touring revenue in 2015. He scored the year’s highest-grossing Latin tour and had the top-selling Latin album, Los Duo, which has moved 131,000 units, according to Nielsen Music.

Mr Fuji, WWE Hall of Famer, Dies at 82

 

 

TheWrap   Harry Fujiwara known to WWE fans as Mr. Fuji, died Sunday morning.
The five-time WWE World Tag Team Champion was known for his black tuxedo and bowler hat and his trademark move of grabbing a handful of salt (hidden in a small bag in his tights) and throwing it in the eyes of his opponents to "blind" them.
Upon retiring from the ring, Mr. Fuji became one of the most well-known heel managers in the industry. Among his superstar clients were George "The Animal" Steele, Kamala, Killer Khan, Demolition, The Powers of Pain, Yokozuna and most notably, "Magnificent" Don Muraco.
Upon exiting the WWE world in 1997, Mr. Fuji operated training dojos in Tennessee until 2001. In 2007, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Earthquake leaves at least 37 dead in central Italy

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least 37 people dead and 150 missing, as rescuers search for survivors.

Many of the dead were in the village of Pescara del Tronto which was levelled to the ground and there were fears the number of casualties could rise.
Much of the town of Amatrice was reduced to rubble and a family of four were feared dead nearby in Accumoli.
The quake hit at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.
Although it struck at a shallow depth of 10km, its intensity was compared to the Aquila earthquake in April 2009 in which 309 people died. The epicentre was around Accumoli where several people died.
Some buildings in the capital shook for 20 seconds as the quake struck the regional border area of Umbria, Lazio and Le Marche. It was felt from Bologna in the north to Naples in the south. Some 80 aftershocks have been reported since.

 Local authorities were unsure of the full extent of casualties, but the highest numbers were reported in the small village of Pescara del Tronto, where 10 people were reported dead, among them children. Twenty people have been taken to hospital.
Two boys aged four and seven were pulled alive from the rubble of the house they had been staying in with their grandmother, Ansa news agency reported. Rescuers said they had been sheltering under a bed.
More damage was reported a short distance up the road in Arquata del Tronto and rescuers were still trying to reach the remote village of Peracchia di Acqua Santa Terme a few kilometres to the east.
 Some of the worst damage was in the town of Amatrice, where at least five died and rescue efforts were under way to find survivors.
"The roads in and out of town are cut off. Half the town is gone. There are people under the rubble. There's been a landslide and a bridge might collapse," said mayor Sergio Pirozzi.
"There are tens of victims, so many under the rubble. We're preparing a place for the bodies," he said.
The main street through the town has been devastated and emergency workers are trying to reach six people in a collapsed building.

The BBC's James Reynolds, who is in Amatrice, said that sniffer dogs were being sent into buildings to search for more survivors and local authorities were trying to assess the number of people missing.
In Accumoli, a short distance to the north, Mayor Stefano Petrucci said one person had been pulled out of the rubble during the night.
"Then there is a family of four under a collapsed house and sadly there are two small children among them."
A local photographer spoke of 15 rescuers digging with their bare hands trying reach the family.
"They can hear the screams of the mum and one of the children," he said.
Rescuers were also trying to dig out a 58-year-old man who was trapped in his home.

Italy's Civil Protection agency described the earthquake as "severe".
"It was so strong. It seemed the bed was walking across the room by itself with us on it," Lina Mercantini of Ceselli, Umbria, told Reuters.
Rescue teams are being sent to the worst-hit areas, the prime minister's office said.

Tyra Banks is going to teach at Stanford University

Tyra Bankswill be lecturing and co-teaching at Stanford Business School next year.
Tyra Banks is going from "America's Next Top Model" to possibly the next top professor.

The supermodel/mogul is set to lecture and co-teach a class on creating and protecting brands at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

About 25 graduate students will have the opportunity to enroll in the course and learn from Banks for two weeks next May.

While the former talk show host is no stranger to the classroom, (she was enrolled in an executive education program at Harvard in 2011) it will be her first time teaching.

On Monday, Banks tweeted about the course "Project You: Building and Extending your Personal Brand."

"I'm beyond excited to teach," she wrote. "It's in my blood and I can't wait to meet my students."

 And for all those students hoping to learn a little modeling 101, Banks tweeted "And there will be no Smizing course. Sorry to disappoint."