Late Stephen Keshi's burial arrangements

– The remains of late Stephen Keshi will be buried on July 29 at Illah, Delta state – Burial activities of the late tactician is slated between July 28 and 31 – Keshi died in Benin in the early hours of June 8, 2016 The burial arrangements for late Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi have been made public. A member of the burial committee, who is also the Delta state commissioner for information Patrick Ukah disclosed that the ceremonies will hold between Thursday, July 28 and Sunday, July 31, 2016.

According to Ukah, who spoke in Asaba on Wednesday, July 20, there will be a requiem mass at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Thursday July 28, 2016, at 30 Airport Road, Benin City, from 9:00 am, followed by lying in state at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, 11:00am, while a novelty match by All Stars and Tributes will also take place at the same venue. The same day, his remains will depart Benin City for Asaba, Delta state from 1:15pm. On arrival, there will be lying in state ceremony at Stephen Keshi Stadium, Indoor Hall, Asaba, from 3:15pm, while a service of songs/vigil mass will hold at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Illah, Delta state by 6:00pm same day. Friday, July 29, 2016, the body leaves Asaba for Illah by 7am, and there will be a brief stopover at the Ogbelani Palace for traditional rites as a palace chief by 8:00am, followed by lying in state at his family home, Ukpologwu Quarters, Illah, from 8:30am. The requiem mass will take place at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Illah, by 10:00am after which interment will hold at his family compound, Ukpologwu Quarters, Illah, from 12:30pm. Entertainment of guests will be at Omorka Primary School Playground by 12:30pm.

The burial ceremonies will be rounded off on Sunday, July 31, with a thanksgiving mass at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Illah, by 10:00am. Recall that the football legend was confirmed dead at a hospital he was rushed to in the early hours of Wednesday, June 8, in Benin City, Edo state.
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Shina Peller gives back to society

Shina Peller gives back to society (photos)

Business Mogul and entrepreneur, Shina Peller turned  40 on the 14th of May 2016 and held a series of high profile events spread over a week to celebrate the milestone. However in furtherance of his philosophy of youth human capital development and consistently supporting the less privileged, Shina Peller took time out to visit three schools where he distributed state of the art educational tablets preloaded with academic syllabus.

He also awarded  scholarships to the ten best students from three schools in Lagos; Pacelli School for the Blind and Partially Sighted, Kuramo Senior College and Victoria Island Secondary School.


The tablets and the scholarships are a reward for academic excellence which aims to spur positive competition amongst the students and ultimately raise the educational standards in public schools. According to Mr Peller ;going to a public school should not be a disadvantage, neither should it limit the dreams and ambitions of the students.

Speaking with students at Pacelli School for the Blind and Partially Sighted after donating an undisclosed sum of money along with desperately needed teaching aids, Mr Peller who is a patron of the school encouraged pupils that they can be whatever they wanted to be reminding them that people like Cohbams Asuquo passed through the same school and have become successful and respected individuals in the country. He promised to give the best two students in the school  scholarships throughout their secondary education.

During his visit to Victoria Island Secondary School and Kuramo College, Shina gave powerful speeches at both schools to motivate students on the importance of education as a potent way to avoid poverty. He also distributed educational tablets to  select teachers in recognition of their outstanding efforts towards teaching the students.
He also visited Lagos State Motherless Babies Home in Lekki  which is also a yearly custom and donated much needed  items which match their current needs.

Mr Peller  also called on other well meaning Nigerians to continue to support the youth and less privileged in a bid to spur inclusive growth in our nation.

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Fresh clashes in India-occupied Kashmir

Fresh clashes in India-occupied Kashmir

A 19-year-old protester has been killed by the Indian army

A young man was killed Friday in Indian-occupied Kashmir when soldiers fired on protesters, taking the death toll to five in clashes that have continued for the fourth consecutive day, officials said.
"The 19-year-old was brought to the hospital with bullet injuries but he could not be saved," a doctor at a local hospital said, declining to be named.
A police officer speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the death, saying three other protesters with bullet wounds were sent to a hospital in the main city of Srinagar.
The latest clashes happened in Natnusa village, some 70 kilometres northwest of Srinagar.
On Tuesday, angry residents in the northern town of Handwara stormed an army bunker after a soldier was accused of molesting a local girl. Soldiers fired into the crowd, leaving three people dead, while a protester was killed in Wednesday as angry residents clashed with police.
The incidents have heightened tensions in the disputed region, where many resent the huge presence of Indian troops and regularly accuse soldiers of rights abuses.
On Friday authorities continued a curfew in parts of the territory, including Srinagar, for a third day as separatists opposed to Indian occupation of Kashmir called for protests over the killings.
Mobile internet service also remained suspended.
Kashmir's chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti has warned officials over harming civilians while maintaining order following the deaths.
The Indian army, police and the local government have initiated three separate inquirers into Tuesday's shootings, promising punishment if any soldier were found guilty.
But an emergency military law grants soldiers deployed in Kashmir immunity from prosecution in civilian courts unless specifically permitted by New Delhi.
A part of Kashmir has been occupied by India since 1947.
In 1989 a rebellion against Indian occupation of Kashmir erupted with groups seeking independence or a merger of the territory with Pakistan.
Consequently, hundreds of thousands of Indian troops were deployed in the region, making it one of the world's most militarised zones.
The fighting has left tens of thousands dead, mostly civilians.

Iran, Saudi discuss hajj safety after stampede

Iran, Saudi discuss hajj safety after stampede

We asked that... the safety of Iranian pilgrims be ensured and that pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia only on Iranian aircraft,' head of Iranian delegation says

An Iranian delegation has held talks in Saudi Arabia about the safety of pilgrims after a deadly stampede at last year's hajj, an official said on Friday.
It is the first dialogue between the rival powers since a diplomatic crisis erupted in January.
The head of the Iranian Hajj Organisation, Said Ohadi, told Iranian state television that discussions over the pilgrims' welfare began on Thursday in Mecca.
"We asked that... the safety of Iranian pilgrims be ensured and that pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia only on Iranian aircraft," Ohadi was quoted as saying.
The death of more than 2,000 foreign pilgrims, including 464 Iranians, in the stampede at last year's hajj in Saudi Arabia also caused a major spike in tensions.
Riyadh severed diplomatic ties with Iran in January after its diplomatic missions in Tehran and Mashhad were stormed and set alight by mobs following the Sunni kingdom's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
This year's annual hajj -- a pilgrimage to the Saudi city of Mecca that all Muslims are expected to perform at least once in their lifetime -- is due to take place in September.
So far, the Riyadh government has taken no action to compensate the families of Iranian victims, according to Ohadi.

UK turns 'blind eye' to refugee suffering

UK turns 'blind eye' to refugee suffering

Thirteen aid agencies say in joint declaration that Britain is failing to protect vulnerable asylum seekers on its doorstep

Britain is failing to protect vulnerable people around the world displaced by conflict, persecution and poverty, aid agencies have said.
A joint declaration by 13 agencies, including Oxfam, the British Refugee Council and Islamic Relief, said the U.K. was obliged to provide a safe haven to a fair share of refugees in addition to funding camps in countries like Lebanon and Jordan.
Oxfam's Head of Humanitarian Policy Maya Mailer said Britain was turning a “blind eye” to suffering on its doorstep.
According to a statement released by Oxfam, Mailer said: “The U.K. is trying to pretend that this is someone else's problem, and that refugees and migrants could and should be dealt with elsewhere.
“But people who are desperate will take huge risks to reach safety. The U.K. needs to accept its moral responsibility to offer a safe haven to the world's poorest and most vulnerable - men, women and children who have been made homeless by war, violence and disasters.”
The British government claims it is the world’s second-largest provider of aid to countries bordering Syria after the United States.
It has also pledged to accept 20,000 refugees directly from camps in the region until 2020, but the aid agencies argue it should resettle more.
According to the joint report, Britain so far dealt with just three percent of asylum applications made in the European Union in 2015, whereas Germany and Hungary processed over 50 percent in comparison.
It called on British authorities to develop a humanitarian visa scheme that would allow people to safely travel to the U.K. to claim asylum.

Crimean Tatar leader slams Russia's suspension of Mejlis

Crimean Tatar leader slams Russia's suspension of Mejlis

Move to suspend Mejlis of Crimean Tatar People 'declaration of war,' Crimean Tatar leader Kirimoglu says

Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Abduldzhemil Kirimoglu has slammed Russia’s suspension of minority’s supreme executive commission.

A Russia-backed prosecutor in Crimea suspended the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Wednesday to “prevent violations of the federal laws.”
Addressing World Crimean Tatar Congress in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius Thursday, Kirimoglu termed the move a “declaration of war”.
Later, Kirimoglu, who is a former Mejlis head and member of Ukrainian parliament, said “[Russia] considers us an extremist terrorist group...to suspend our Mejlis means suspending all Crimean Tatar people.”
He said the Russian media has also launched a smear campaign against Crimean Tatar leaders and institutions.
He highlighted the fact that human rights violations were on the rise in the annexed region, including police raids on common people's homes and searches becoming part of normal life.
He called for sanctions to end the occupation of Crimea. “The most prudent way is sanctions which should remain in force until the occupant country [Russia] has retreated,” Kirimoglu said.
On Feb. 15, Russia-backed Prosecutor Natalya Poklonskaya filed a lawsuit at the Crimean High Court to recognize the Crimean Tatar Mejlis as an extremist organization and demanded its closure. The first hearing was held on March 3, and since then the case examination got postponed four times on various grounds.
Poklonskaya’s ruling to suspend the activity of Crimean Tatar Mejlis would remain valid until Crimea’s Supreme Court announces its decision.
Kirimoglu earlier said courts in the annexed region were simply obeying orders of Moscow. He said the decision to suspend the activity of Mejlis was in violation even according to Russian law. “If you have filed a lawsuit, the result should be awaited,” he said, adding: “This decision shows to the world who is Russia.”
About the restrictions on the body, the prosecutor had said: “The association is banned from using all state and municipal media, it can’t hold various public mass events, use bank accounts or conduct any type of work. All its propaganda will be prohibited.”
In March 2014, Putin signed into law a deal, according to which the Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea joined the Russian Federation, following an illegal referendum held in the peninsula. The move was strongly opposed by Ukraine, EU, and the U.S. who put sanctions on Moscow.
Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, consists of 33 members, including the chairman, according to its official website.
It aims to eliminate “the consequences of the genocide, committed by the Soviet state against Crimean Tatars, restoration of the national and political rights of the Crimean Tatar people and implementation of its right to free national self-determination in its national territory,” the Mejlis website added.