Mysterious Monsterlike Creature Washes Ashore In Spain

 

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A series of pictures provided by Spanish Civil Protection on Aug. 16 shows the creature found by residents in the Spanish coastal village of Villaricos. The carcass, measuring four to five meters in length, was smelly and in an advanced state of decomposition.

What could it be? Remains of some kind of a shrk? Oarfish? Sea Monster? Loch Ness? Hmmm!
According to experts, it sure looks like the remains of a giant oarfish or thresher shark.

This is the latest in a string of "sea serpent" stories which has sparked an online buzz in the past few days, thanks to the gnarly-looking pictures that surfaced in the Spanish press last week.

"It's hard to tell," David Shiffman, a University of Miami shark researcher who blogs about marine biology on Southern Fried Science, told NBC News in a Twitter exchange, "but the official guess that it could be a thresher shark seems plausible."

Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term as Zimbabwe's Leader

Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office as Zimbabwe's leader.

The BBC's Nomsa Maseko says the crowd at the ceremony "is erupting".



This will be President Mugabe's sixth term as Zimbabwe president and seventh term as leader as he was first elected as prime minister in 1980.


Thursday has been declared a public holiday to allow supporters of the 89-year-old to attend the inauguration.

The ceremony had been delayed by a court petition filed by his main rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, over allegations of widespread electoral fraud.


But the Constitutional Court dismissed the case, declaring Mr Mugabe's re-election "free, fair and credible".

Mr Mugabe won with 61% of the presidential vote against 34% for Mr Tsvangirai on 31 July.

The inauguration organisers have booked several international performing artists - from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Jamaica.

However, the MDC and its leader, outgoing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, will not be attending, bitter about what they say was a "stolen, and rigged election".



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Nollywood Actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo Appointed Chairman, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Studies

 

Kanayo O. Kanayo

Amid calls for reduction of cost of governance, President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointments of the chairmen and members of the governing boards of 42 federal government agencies and parastatals.

The appointments were announced yesterday in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim.

“The dates for the formal inauguration of the governing boards will be announced in due course by the supervising authorities and ministers,” he said.

Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo was appointed chairman of The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Studies.
Congrats to another Nollywood in Government!

Actress Ngozi Ezeonu responds to critics "I am not ill, I feel great....it's my choice to lose some weight"

When Nollywood actress, Ngozi Ezeonu’s recent pictures hit the internet, people started criticizing her new slimmer physique and there were insinuations about her being ill and not looking nice.
The actress has debunked such claims  in a recent interview with blogger, SDK. She’s insisted that she is very fine and healthy.

"I am not sick I have been battling with my weight for ten years and i have finally achieved what i want. I am not sick, it is my choice to loose some weight and i pulled it off. I feel good. Loosing weight takes a lot of discipline" she disclosed.

Read the interview conversation below:

How did you pull it off?
"I cut off eating a lot of things,i was addicted to coca cola,juice and  i cut off all that,i also stopped eating banana altogether,it took a lot of discipline.i stopped eating too much carbohydrates and i eat more of proteins and a lot of veggies…a lot"

So you are not ill?
"i wonder why they will think i am ill when my skin is glowing and when i feel good..when people are used to see you looking fat and they see all the fat gone,their eyes plays tricks on them"

Whats the secret of your glowing skin’
 "i didn’t do anything,i don’t even do facials,i don’t even have a cleanser.i just drink lots of water and dont forget i am light skinned".

Simon Cowell Finally Opens Up About Becoming A Father

Simon Cowell

Reality show mogul Simon Cowell has finally come clean about becoming a father.

"I'm proud to be a dad," he told the BBC at the premiere of One Direction's documentary This Is Us. "It's something I hadn't thought of before, but now I know I feel good about it."



In late July, news broke that the longtime bachelor was expecting his first child with Lauren Silverman, the wife of his friend, Andrew Silverman. Days later, Cowell was accused of adultery when Andrew filed for divorce from Lauren after 10 years of marriage.

When Cowell appeared at the Television Critics Association's fall previews to promote the new season of The X Factor judge, he evaded questions about the shocking news. "I appreciate the question. Unfortunately, I have to keep this, for the moment, private. It's just one of those things," he said at the time.

When discussing impending fatherhood with the BBC on Tuesday, Cowell called Lauren "a very special girl."




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