Graphic pics: 28 killed, 200 Wounded In Anambra Church Stampede

About 28 people lost their lives yesterday Nov 2nd during a stampede at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ground, Uke, Idemili North LGA of Anambra State (The Adoration ground after the stampede above

Punch reports

More than 100,000 people were said to be gathered at the venue of the incident, with facilities that can hardly take 5,000 people, when the stampede occurred. The tragic incident has already become political, as the camps of Governor Peter Obi and Senator Chris Ngige are trading blame over the incident.

About 200 victims that survived the stampede were taken hospitals in Onitsha and Nkpor where a lot of them were treated and discharged.

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Nigerians Prepare For Solar Eclipse Today

Starting at midday today, young Nigerians would for the first time in their lives witness the solar eclipse, also known as eclipse of the sun.

Solar eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when the moon moves between the earth and the sun, partially or completely blocking the rays of the sun hitting the earth. Direct blockage of the sun’s rays in this manner casts a shadow on the earth, resulting in partial or total eclipse, depending on where on earth the cosmic event occurs.

Solar eclipse happens because the moon is closer to the earth at an average distance of 384,400 km while the sun is about 150 million km from the earth.

To prepare Nigerians for the unique astronomical event expected to happen today, Director, Centre for Basic Space Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. Fidelis Opara, has predicted the time the solar eclipse would be observed in different parts of the country.

According to him, the eclipse will occur in Abakaliki between 1.06pm and 4.09pm, in Ibadan between 12.52pm and 4.01pm, in Port Harcourt between 1.03pm and 4.09pm,in Enugu between 1.04pm and 4.07pm, in Lagos between 12.50pm and 4.01pm, in Kano between 1.07pm and 4.01pm; Abuja between 1.03pm and 4.03pm and in Uyo between 1.06pm to 4.09pm.

Chris Brown To Be Jailed For Two Years? C'mon MTO, Stop!

MediaTakeOut is the only gossip site in the world reporting that Chris Brown is about to be locked up for 2 years. If it was TMZ reporting this, I'd be really worried, but MTO have a way of exaggerating things. Hopefully this is not true. Below is how they are reporting Chris Brown's impending jail time.

MediaTakeOut.com just spoke with a very well placed insider - inside the Los Angeles Probation Department - and they tell us that they will ask that Chris Brown be taken to jail immediately  for two years..

The insider told us that the decision has already been made - they want Chris in jail for two years. And the department is working on a brief as we speak - to ensure that Chris gets locked up.

According to our insider, there is not much that Chris Brown can do about it either. They explained, "[Chris] lawyer can't really stop him from getting locked up. Only the judge can save Chris . . . but no one expects that to happen."

According to our insider Chris is expected to be locked up as early as next week.

Who believes this?

INTERVIEW: Marrying Another Wife May Kill Me — Saka

In a recent interview with PUNCH, media personality and lecturer, Hafiz Oyetoro talked about his marriage and how the journey has been so far.

In the interview, the popular actor and his wife, Olaide, relived the experience of their 10-year-old marriage.

Read Interview below:

How did you meet?

Hafiz: She was a final year student of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education while I was a lecturer in the school.   The first time I saw her, she had come to the school to submit her final year project.  I was with a friend of mine who knew her. I just told my friend that I would love to meet the lady and he facilitated a meeting between us.

PHOTOS: Peter Okoye Shows Off Stunning And Lavish Sitting/Dining Room

Peter Okoye posted pictures on his instagram page of a stunning and lavish sitting and dining room - gold plated! P-Square attended Patience Jonathan's mum's burial in Okrika Rivers State yesterday so this is definitely the home of a top Rivers State government official. Perhaps the Governor's official residence? 

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HEALTH: Eating Carrot Boosts Sperm Quality, Fertility

There has been a lot written about carrot, especially its beneficial effects as vision aider. But beyond its immense benefits to the eyes, carrot has been discovered to offer more health benefits to men than ever imagined in relation to their sexual activities. Jenny Hope of Daily Mail reports on the findings of a new research on the benefits of carrot on the human sperm.

Carrots have long been said to be good for your vision. Now, it has emerged, they can also improve the fertility of men.

Researchers investigating the effect of fruit and vegetables on the health of sperm discovered that carrots produced the best all-round results.

They had the greatest effect on ‘motility’ – a term used to describe the ability of sperm to swim towards an egg.

Researchers at Harvard University in the US asked almost 200 young men to follow diets containing a variety of fruit and veg before testing to see what effect it had on sperm.

Yellow and orange foods were found to help make the sperm stronger.

The boost was attributed to pigments called carotenoids because the body converts some of these into health-boosting antioxidants.