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A pregnant road sweeper working with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been crushed to death. The deceased identified as Mrs. Kikelomo Bamidele was crushed at Ojota, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, by a petrol tanker with registration number Kano NSR 592 YQ while working inside the BRT lane near the pedestrian bridge. P.M.NEWS gathered that the road sweeper died at the Lagos State Emergency Centre at the old toll gate of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway where she was rushed. Witnesses at the scene of the accident revealed that the accident occurred as a result of break failure. “The tanker driver had break failure and was trying to manouver the vehicle when he veered into the BRT Lane where he crushed the sweeper. The sweeper’s leg was totally crushed and she lost a lot of blood,” a witness told P.M.NEWS. The tanker also damaged another salon car on the road. The driver of the vehicle was unhurt. An attempt by the tanker driver to escape from the scene was foiled by a LASTMA...

After being unable to find a tasty, healthy drink for children, Clippy McKenna enlisted her daughter’s help to create a low-sugar drink that’s about to go national Finding something that tastes good and is also healthy for her daughter to drink proved so problematic for Clippy McKenna she made one for herself – and it was so good it’s about to go nationwide. "I had my daughter Rosie five years ago, of course at the beginning children just drink milk and water, but then she started to get to the stage where she wanted squash or juice,” said Clippy, 40. "I knew that cordials have a lot of sugar, while squashes are full of additives. I couldn't find anything as an alternative.” So the mother from Sale, Manchester, along with her partner Paul Gorman began scouring her kitchen cupboards for ingredients and trying out different recipes. "We had to try all our recipes out on Rosie, it doesn't get anywhere otherwise,” said Clippy. "When I started out she would...

Anyone can be beautiful, if you stick your lips out far enough... We could get annoyed with yet another physical requirement women must have to be officially beautiful. Yes, like the 'thigh gap', the 'bikini bridge' and beating 'bingo wings', the Finger Trap Beauty Test attempts to add to women's already long-list of appearance must-conform-to's. Except we can't bring ourselves to get cross, because it really is too ridiculous to get up in arms about. The craze appeared out of Weibo, China's alternative to Facebook, and worryingly seems to be being taken seriously by young people in the country. The Finger Trap is also know as the Beauty Test. Or the 'Beauty and Ugliness Identification Method' to give it its full title. To try it, place your index finger against your face so that it touches at your chin and your nose. If you're 'beautiful', your lips will touch your finger. If they don't, that's because you're ...

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Alamieyeseigha on Monday ridiculed former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Alamieyeseigha, the one time Head of State shielded some oil thieves in the country during his administration between 1999 to 2007. He also declared that half of Nigerian oil was stolen daily with full knowledge of foreign embassies. PUNCH newspaper reported that Alamieyeseigha made this statement when officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, appeared before the Senator Adamu Aliero led Committee on Public Finance and Revenue on Monday. The delegate from Bayelsa State told members of the Committee that some oil thieves he caught when he was governor of Bayelsa state were let off the hook because of high level conspiracy and connivance of NNPC officials. Alamieyeseigha also accused expatriates in the oil sectors for illegal activities in the industry. He said, “I had one experience. Tankers were loaded in Bayelsa. I got the ...

Forensic experts investigating the deadly blast at a motor park in Nyanya, Abuja which killed many have identified the bodies of two men who are believed to have participated in the bombing. A third suicide bomber who managed to escape from the scene before the explosion was also identified by the experts and security agents are working towards his arrest. Security sources who revealed this on Monday in Abuja said, the bodies were identified through forensic analysis, with the use of certain scientific variables, including body tissues. “Through the assistance of experts, we now know those who carried out the attack. Although two of them are dead, we are on the trail of the one who is alive,” the source said. When contacted for more information, the police spokesperson, Frank Mba, said he wouldn't make any comments now so that the investigation would not be jeopardized. Some of the victims who survived the blast have been discharged from the hospital, while about 29 are still rec...

MINYA Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 682 supporters to death on Monday, intensifying a crackdown on the movement that could trigger protests and political violence ahead of an election next month. The Brotherhood, in a statement issued in London, described the ruling as chilling and said it would "continue to use all peaceful means to end military rule". In another case signalling growing intolerance of dissent by military-backed authorities, a pro-democracy movement that helped ignite the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011 was banned by court order, judicial sources said. The death sentence passed on Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood's general guide, will infuriate members of the group, which has been the target of raids, arrests and bans since the army forced President Mohamed Mursi from power in July. The United States and the United Nations expressed alarm over the ruling. Some Broth...

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a long-serving teacher was repeatedly stabbed to death at a school in front of her pupils. Tributes have been paid to the teacher, named as 61-year-old Anne Maguire, who was fatally injured at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds this morning. West Yorkshire Police detectives said the arrested boy is in custody. Chief Supt Paul Money said teachers at the school, on Neville Road, held the suspect until police arrived, shortly before midday. The teacher died later in hospital. He said: "A 15-year-old male pupil from the school was detained at the scene by other members of teaching staff immediately after the incident occurred. "The alarm was raised by students in the school, some of whom witnessed the offence." He said a knife had been recovered and added: "There were a number of stab wounds to the lady in question." The Prime Minister tonight joined current and former pupils in paying tribute to a "legen...

Pro-Russian forces have detained a team of military observers travelling across eastern Ukraine with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The team was being held in the eastern city of Slovyansk late today, according to Stella Khorosheva, a spokeswoman for the town's self-proclaimed separatist mayor. She said the group possessed "suspicious materials", but said they were unharmed and would be released after further investigation. The OSCE wrote on Twitter that they had lost communication with the German-led team, but that all members of the OSCE monitoring team were safe. Pro-Russian insurgents have seized police stations and government buildings in at least 10 cities and towns in eastern Ukraine in April. Militia groups have kidnapped several journalists over the past week in the increasingly unstable region. Germany's Defence Ministry said it had lost contact with the team, which it said was made up of eight people - three German soldiers,...

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Lionel Messi led the tributes to his former coach Tito Vilanova, who has died of throat cancer at the age of 45. Vilanova led Barcelona during the 2012/13 season after taking over from Pep Guardiola, but was forced to resign last summer because of ill health. Messages of condolence poured in from around the world for a man who also spent four years as Guardiola's assistant at the Nou Camp, playing a key role in coaching one of the greatest teams of all time. Barca won three La Liga titles, two Champions League crowns and two FIFA Club World Cups under the duo. Vilanova was first diagnosed with parotid gland cancer in November 2011 and the disease returned in December 2012. He was away from the team from December, undergoing surgery and treatment in New York as his assistant Jordi Roura took charge in his absence, but returned in late March and still won the La Liga title and with a record points haul before stepping down in July last year. Messi, the star of his team, said on...

Elderly shopkeeper Julian Karim saw off this utterly hapless armed robber - by simply throwing his 'swag bag' back in his face. Mr Karim, 69, was behind the till when the masked, hooded raider stormed into the store wielding a gun, threw a crumpled carrier bag on the counter and demanded cash. Unphased, the quick-thinking shopkeeper simply piced up the bag and threw it back in the robber's face - causing the bungling criminal to quickly flee the store. Mr Karim, who has run Central Stores in Cheltenham for 30 years, said: 'He said "Give me the money". I thought he was having a joke or something. 'I said "What are you on about?" and he demanded the money again. Julian Karim was behind the counter when an armed man marched in and demanded money (SWNS) The robber brandished a gun, placed a carrier bag on the counter and demanded money (SWNS) 'I told him to get out and threw the bag at his face and I turned around to get something to defend...

With only an emoticon of a blushing cat for explanation, Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel posted this picture of her cat between her naked legs. Well, we have to assume it's her cat. The lithe beauty showed off her killer bod, but lets be honest, this was one time we weren't looking at her abs. We've seen cats as beards before, but this can not become a social media trend. One thing we would mention is that it looks like Candice may not be entirely smooth around that bikini line. We all understand the difficulties of body hair - but we don't go around instagramming our vaginas either. Perhaps she should consult our need to know waxing guide. Best bikini bodies What do you make of the snap? Tweet us @surijan2006

A woman who received nearly £50,000 in benefits by claiming she had agoraphobia was secretly travelling the world writing books. Tracy Johnson claimed to be so unwell that she could not leave her own house but spent time travelling in India and America, a court was told. The 52-year-old mother-of-one enjoyed a "champagne lifestyle" while writing travel guides, cookbooks and steamy novels. As well as a four-month stint in India, Johnson enjoyed shopping sprees in New York and Madrid. She spent six months working in Argentina as a tour guide while receiving cold winter payments from the British taxpayer. And the day after telling benefits officials she could not walk more than 16ft (5m) without help, Johnson went on a two-day trip to central London. Earlier this month, a jury at Merthyr Crown Court, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, convicted Johnson of 13 charges. She was found to be in fraudulent receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Income Support, Housing and Council Tax Bene...

The reports of David Moyes' imminent dismissal follow a 2-0 away defeat at his old club Everton. Manchester United manager David Moyes has been sacked, only 10 months after succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford. The former Everton boss, who was hand-picked by the retiring Sir Alex Ferguson as his successor at Old Trafford, is understood to have lost the support of the Glazer family and senior club executives following an awful league campaign. United veteran and coach Ryan Giggs is tipped to replace Moyes in a caretaker role. Moyes, who was handed a six-year-contract last summer, has overseen an often-disastrous maiden campaign, with the season-opening Community Shield victory over Wigan and run to the Champions League quarter-finals before defeat to Bayern Munich the only highlights. The defending Premier League champions have lost 11 of their 34 league matches to date to miss out on Champions League qualification and have been dumped out of both domestic cup competiti...

Mariam Mohammed is the publisher of Maktoub magazine, which represents the interest of Northerners. She posted a bikini photo of herself on her Instagram page, however the photo was taken down shortly. Look at her in full Abaya below....

According to an insider: The supposed fight between Paul and Peter Okoye was actually started by their PAs. Jude’s PA, Wande, had given money to Peter’s PA to get his car registered. But Peter’s PA, Shege, instead of spending the money on what he was asked to use it for, allegedly spent it on something else. This is a guy that reportedly, when PSquare’s mum was still alive had also ‘eaten’ the money given to him to purchase a car for Psquare’s mum. So, Jude’s PA was reportedly really angry when he found out his money was gone and the car wasn’t registered. So, he stormed Squareville to confront Peter’s PA. Along the line, they got into a heated argument and a fight broke out between the two of them. Like real, serious, bloody fight. Things were so heated up that Peter allegedly came in, joined the fight and was about to hit Jude’s PA with a pen when Paul reportedly jumped in, held his twin brother’s hand to stop him. In that rage, Peter allegedly swung his free hand and landed Pau...

David Moyes may be sacked as Manchester United Manager, according to a number of media sources. The Guardian is speculating that Ryan Giggs could take temporary charge as the board consider longer-term candidates. David Moyes facing the sack at Manchester United the Guardian David Moyes is facing sack at Manchester United as the board runs out of patience with his declining team

Mourners included Radio One DJ and family friend, Nick Grimshaw, Sarah Ferguson, Bill Wyman, Jools Holland and Alexa Chung. Her funeral was held this afternoon. The coffin in the hearse at it pulled up around 1pm. And Peaches Gelfof’s sky blue coffin featured a touching illustrated family portrait of herself, husband Thomas Cohen, their two baby boys Astala and Pheadra, their two dogs and cat. The coffin featured a family illustration. We think it’s safe to say she would have adored the picture. The funeral was held at St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence Church in Davington, Kent, which is where Peaches married Thomas Cohen in 2012. The church is near where Peaches grew up. Well wishers left flowers. It is also the same church where her mother, Paula Yates’ funeral was held just 14 years earlier. Amongst the mourners were Radio One DJ and family friend, Nick Grimshaw, Sarah Ferguson, Bill Wyman, Jools Holland and Alexa Chung. Bono and Annie Lennox are also reportedly going to the ...

The Presidency has lashed out at Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, describing the controversial letter he wrote to governors of Nigerian northern states as a betrayal of trust by a major beneficiary of the Nigerian nation. The Presidency’s reaction is contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, on Saturday in Abuja. In the statement, it said Mr. Nyako’s letter to the northern governors “is an unmitigated leadership disaster’’. Mr. Nyako had written to the Northern States Governors Forum, accusing the Federal Government of carrying out genocide against Nigeria’s northern states. He alleged that President Jonathan had no exit strategy to the problem of insurgency, and was complicit in the attack by various armed groups on various communities in Northern Nigeria. He also accused the Jonathan administration of being responsible for the wanton destruction of lives and properties and kidnapping of school child...

Do you often feel stressed, depressed or anxious? You’re not alone. According to the Mental Health Foundation, mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in the world. Scientific studies suggest that with the right diet you can help beat depression. Even though there is no magic ingredient or expensive supplement that cures depression, what you put on your plate and into your body can greatly affect your mind, your mood and your level of happiness. Here's what to eat to beat depression... Eat breakfast like a king If you skip any meal your mood is going to be affected, but breakfast is particularly important to set you up for the day. Research has shown that eating breakfast regularly results in improved mood, better memory and more energy. Depression is often accompanied by anxiety, and if you skip breakfast that nervous sensation will only get worse as your body tries to function without any fuel. Try to avoid sugary cereals which will cause your blood-sug...

For a while now, Peter and Paul Okoye of P-Square have been having issues. They disagree on everything like...songs, videos, ideas etc...but because they are twin brothers, we thought they will sort things out... On Wednesday April 16th, It was gathered exclusively from industry sources that the brothers fought each other physically during rehearsals. They had to be separated by their dancers. Right now, their older brother, Jude Okoye, who is also their manager, just tweeted that after ten years he's done. We hear one of the wives is causing some of the problems between the brothers.

America's former first daughter Chelsea Clinton said Thursday that she is to be a mother for the first time, giving her delighted parents Bill and Hillary a long-awaited grandchild. Chelsea, 34, made the announcement at a public event with her mother in New York organized by a Clinton Foundation initiative to advance the cause of women and girls around the world. "Marc and I are very excited that we have our first child arriving later this year," Chelsea told the audience at the Lower Eastside Girls Club, to whoops of delight from the crowd. "And I certainly feel all the better -- whether it's a girl or a boy -- that she or he will grow up in a world full of so many strong female leaders," she added. Chelsea later updated her more than 437,000 followers on Twitter by saying that the baby would be born in the fall. "Thank you for all of the kind words!" she wrote, after a deluge of messages congratulating her. Former US president Bill and for...

Violence erupted yesterday in Obioakpa Village, Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State, following the gruesome murder of one Mr Attah Johnson Udom by masquerades, popularly referred to as ekpo. Udom, a retired chief superintendent of police (CSP), was killed in the early hours of yesterday on his way to church for early morning prayers. crackdownews understands that the late police chief had been working as an undercover informant for the police, in order to reveal the identity of those behind the notorious activities of masquerades around the area. “The man became the target of the masked men, because he had been working with the police to track those behind the dangerous activities of masquerades in the area,” a source said, adding that Udom died after several machete cuts were inflicted on him by the fleeing masked men. Masquerade parades in the community have long been banned, as a result of the many unlawful deeds perpetrated by the masquerades. The Akwa Ibom State Po...

A 31-year-old woman, Idowu Akinwunmi, has narrated how the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Onikan Police Station, SP Adekunle Awe, allegedly rapéd her, extorted and threatened her life in the station. The victim said the incident occurred on April 15, 2014. She explained that on April 14 she was arrested by the police for “spurious” reasons. In her words: “I work at an eatery on Keffi Street, Obalende, as a cook. The eatery also has a tailor’s shop in the compound and it belongs to the same person. There is also a quarters where we all live in the compound. “Most of the workers are from Cotonou, Benin Republic. On Monday, a popular customer, known as Friday, came to eat. He later left, but some moments later, he returned to say he could not get a bus home. Friday had been making advances at me, but we were not a couple. I allowed him to sleep over.” According to what Akinwunmi told Punch, at 1am, her boss, who discovered that someone was sleeping over, called the police to ...

The Duchess of Cambridge has suggested the perfect solution for her husband's growing bald patch - an alpaca toupee. The Duchess of Cambridge made a joke at her husband's expense about his growing bald patch Prince Harry is usually the one ribbing his older brother about hair loss whenever he gets the opportunity. But Kate could not help teasing William about his disappearing follicles when the royal couple visited the prestigious Sydney Royal Easter Show. As they toured elaborate displays of produce grouped by Australian regions, one exhibitor, Lyn Crejan, 67, talked about the wealth of fruit and vegetables in a colourful design behind her. When she showed them a tuft of alpaca wool - which was a similar shade of brown to the Duke's hair - the Duchess, who wore a white Zimmermann dress, joked about her husband using it as a wig. Ms Crejan, a farmer from the settlement of Glenn Innes in New South Wales, said: "The Prince was interested in the alpaca and as I showed i...

: A woman said to be mentally-challenged escaped being lynched by an angry mob on Wednesday after she was allegedly caught with ₦100,000, two BlackBerry phones and an android phone. Our correspondent, who visited the scene of the incident around Onabanjo Street, Oworonshoki, Lagos State, learnt that the incident occurred around 10am. Residents told PUNCH Metro that two ATM cards were also found on the woman. A resident, James Ogunkoya, told our correspondent that when some youths saw the woman with some money, they trailed her into a compound. It was learnt that the youths, who suspected her of being a ritual killer, pounced on her and beat her to a pulp. Ogunkoya said, “Around 10am, I saw a crowd around an unkempt woman. Some of the youths picked up sticks and were beating the woman. When I asked what was wrong, they said they found three phones and ₦100,000 with the her. “They said the woman was not mad, but was only pretending to be mad so that she could easily perpetrate evil a...

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge donned the £292 wrap dress for the second day of the royal tour Down Under while Prince William, Duke of Cambridge changed up his trousers for the FIRST TIME! The Kate Middleton effect strikes again. The £292 Diane Von Furstenberg dress that Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge wore in Australia has sold out online in EIGHT minutes. That’s got to be a record, right? Kate Middleton wore a Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress in Australia today Kate, 32, sported a blue and white patterned wrap dress from the US designer’s new season collection for the second day of the couple’s royal tour Down Under, which flew off the shelves in record time according to fashion website Go Fug Yourself. Kate Middleton's DVF dress sold out in eight minutes online The beautiful Duchess showed off a natural, bronzed glow in the three-quarter sleeved dress – flashing her knees for the first time during the tour. She styled the Ikat-print dress – that featured a fabric be...