World’s most wanted drug trafficker and Forbes billionaire finally captured

He has been on the run for more than 12 years but a moment of passion appears to have been the downfall for the world’s most wanted druglord. Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, described as the most powerful drug trafficker in the world, was arrested in a beach condominium on Saturday with help from U.S. agencies in a major victory for the government in a long, grisly war.

Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19bn

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement explaining why his company has paid $19bn for mesaging service WhatsApp. Here is the release in full.

Boy, 4, found wandering in desert

A photo tweeted on Feb 17, 2014, by UNHCR representative Andrew Harper with the caption, "UN staff found 4 year-old Marwan crossing desert alone after being separated from family fleeing Syria." UNHCR/Twitter

In the middle of the vast, rocky desert, a little boy, separated from his family, was found wandering, carrying all his worldly possessions in a plastic bag half his height, United Nations officials said.
Marwan, who is 4, came across blue-vested U.N. aid workers.

Snake-handling TV Pastor dies from snakebite, after refusing treatment

Rev Coots refused medical treatment for the bite. Pic: Natgeotv.com

A snake-handling pastor who appeared on a National Geographic television reality show has died after being bitten by a snake. Jamie Coots was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake during a weekend church service in Kentucky. After the bite, he dropped the snakes, but then picked them back up and continued on. Rev Coots went home before emergency workers got to the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name Church in Middlesboro.

Did you know that Dr.Martin Luther King’s mother was assassinated?

Most people know the amazing stories about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  They know about his most famous speech, his legendary marches and some of the principals by which he lived his life. What most people do not know is what happened to his family.  There are stories about the numerous tragedies endured by the Kennedy family, but after reading this, you might know that the King family gave nearly everything in order to make the world a better place.

APGA crisis'll soon end, says Ezeonwuka, APGA BoT member

Since inception in 2003 as a political party in Nigeria, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), has never faired well at the polls by winning elections into Governorship, Senate, Federal House of Representatives and State Houses of Assembly seats. The reason for the failure according to observers is consequent upon the fireworks of other parties like the PDP and defunct ANPP and ACN, now APC. A head of 2015 general election there is much more hope that APGA which has its strong hold in the southeast region will do well at the poll following the recent success recorded by the party in Anambra State where it retained the Governorship seat and swept votes during the local government poll. In this interview, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, the Ogirisi Igbo, who is now a member of the APGA Board of Trustees (BoT) said the ruling party in Anambra would rise up to the occasion of marching other parties fire for fire. He also spoke on Igbo Agenda and current national issues.

The bloody history of Saint Valentine: The martyred Roman priest who officiated marriages

The real history of Valentine's Day is not comprised of roses, chocolates and pretty cards. Instead, crime, imprisonment and execution are at the genesis of our modern day love fest, dating back to the man whose martyrdom may have inspired the holiday. There were reportedly three early Christian saints named Valentine, but the one the holiday likely comes from was a Roman priest during the 3rd century A.D. under Emperor Claudius II.

Why President Jonathan forced out his chief of staff

SaharaReporters has gathered that a huge dossier prepared on the activities of the erstwhile Chief of Staff of President Goodluck Jonathan, whom he fired today, revealed an extensive corruption profile. 
But the former Deputy Governor of Edo State is unlikely to be asked to answer to any of them because Mr. Jonathan does not want to open a Pandora’s Box involving persons at the highest levels of his administration, analysts have told SaharaReporters.

BEHOLD! THE WORST DRIVER IN THE WORLD CAUGHT ON CCTV

Worst driver in the world caught on CCTV, in Manila, the capital and second largest city of the Philippines.

18-foot Burmese python found in Florida Everglades

Engineers in the Everglades stumbled upon a near-record-breaking Burmese python measuring more than 18 feet long during a routine inspection of levees on Tuesday, a water management district spokesman said. The snake, measuring at 18 feet 2 inches, fell short of the state record by 6 inches, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Fire guts St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos

A temporary wave of apprehension swept through the prestigious St. Nicholas Hospital, located at 57 Campbell Street, Lagos Island, on Sunday when fire broke out in a room on the 9th floor of the health institution, displacing over 40 patients on admission.

Indian woman, baby burned alive for dowry

 Police in eastern India have arrested the husband and parents-in-law of a young woman for allegedly burning her and her baby girl alive.

The primary motive behind the January 30  attack is suspected to be dowry-related, as alleged by the parents of the dead woman, Jharkhand state police superintendent N.K. Mishra said.

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies of drug overdose

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday of an apparent drug overdose, law enforcement sources said.

Police said Hoffman, 46, was found on the bathroom floor and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators found two bags of what is believed to be heroin inside the fourth-floor apartment, law enforcement officials said.

Pastor, 10 others killed in fresh terrorists’ attack in Adamawa

Suspected Boko Haram members struck again in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Friday, killing 11 persons, including a pastor. The attack came barely a week after the insurgents’ terror unleashed on a Catholic Church in another village in the local government area left no fewer than 35 persons dead.