Photos: Mariah Carey’s performance @ the Access Bank xmas party in Lagos

Mariah Carey arrived in Lagos for a special performance Saturday night@ Eko hotel. She performed at the Christmas party for Access Bank which also doubles as send-off for the bank’s outgoing Managing Director Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.

Nelson Mandela’s picture was displayed on the screen as a tribute as Mariah sang her hit song ‘Hero’ at the end of her performance.




















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Nelson Mandela's body finally laid to rest

There were emotional scenes as the funeral took place

 

Nelson Mandela's body has been laid to rest in a family plot, after political and religious leaders paid tribute to South Africa's first black president at a state funeral service.

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Guests take selfies in Qunu

Dozens of funeral guests in Qunu began taking "selfies" during the burial of former president Nelson Mandela on Sunday.

Is Your Rice Safe?....The Dangers of Leftover Rice

Why you shouldn't reheat Rice...especially this festive season

Nobody likes to waste food, which is the reason why many people carry home their excess rice from restaurants to consume the next day. Few consider rice to be a food prone to cause food-borne sickness, especially if not properly handled.

Raw rice might hold spores of microbes called Bacillus cereus. These spores protect bacteria from heat and other impacts, and they aren't easily destroyed – even by cooking.
In spite of the fact that Bacillus cereus spores aren't promptly disposed of by cooking, consuming rice is unlikely to cause food poisoning if the rice is kept hot before serving – and not permitted to set around on a counter at room temperature.

If the rice is allowed to set at room temperature, the spores can germinate into active bacteria.

So hot rice served and consumed immediately after cooking is the best way!

Reheated rice could be a quick path to getting you a nasty case of food poisoning.

Does Reheating Rice to a High Temperature Kill the Bacteria?

Bacillus cereus spores aren’t easily destroyed by heat, so even if you reheat rice to a high temperature, you won’t necessarily kill them – and the heat can actually activate them so they’re able to cause food poisoning. The only way to avoid this problem is to cook rice thoroughly and cool it very quickly before storing it in the refrigerator – without letting it cool down to room temperature slowly. If it’s done properly, it’s safe to reheat rice no more than one time, but make sure it’s heated thoroughly.

What are the Symptoms of Rice Food Poisoning?

The bacillus cereus bacteria that cause rice food poisoning produce an enterotoxin that causes vomiting or diarrhea. If a person is unfortunate enough to ingest some of the spores, symptoms of nausea and vomiting usually appear pretty quickly – within four or five hours. There’s another form of rice food poisoning from bacillus cereus that takes longer to develop (eight to twenty hours) and mainly has symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal cramping.

Don’t Reheat Rice from a Restaurant

Bringing home rice is dangerous, especially if you don’t know how it was prepared. The rice has the opportunity to set at room temperature before it can be refrigerated, which allows the spores to germinate. If you take home leftovers from a restaurant–leave the rice behind. That includes fried rice, which is the culprit in many cases of rice food poisoning. Don’t take chances with your health by reheating restaurant rice at home.



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Muslim protestors in East London threaten restaurant and shop owners with FORTY LASHES if they ignore Sharia law and sell alchohol

• Dozens of men and women gathered on Brick Lane, East London
• Delayed as English Defence League members staged counter-protest
• Among protestors was Anjem Choudhary, former leader of Al-Muhajiroun
• Organisers said protest was held yesterday to coincide with large numbers of office workers expected to be celebrating Christmas in the area

Dozens of Muslim protestors gathered to demand that businesses stop selling alcohol in a popular East London area yesterday.

The group, led by former Al-Muhajiroun leader Anjem Choudary, warned restaurants and shops in the Brick Lane area that they face 40 lashes if they continue to sell the product, which is banned under Sharia Law.
Around 60 men and women in burkhas handed over warning letters to Muslim-owned businesses in the area after the protest was initially delayed by a small number of English Defence League members staging a counter-protest.

The Muslim protest, calling for the ban of alcohol in the Brick Lane area, was led by Anjem Choudary (pictured)

Around 60 Muslim campaigners gathered in Brick Lane, East London, yesterday to protest the sale of alcohol

 

 

Muslim campaigners protest sale of alcohol in East London

Controversial cleric Choudary was at the forefront of the protest. The Al-Muhajiroun group he formerly led has been banned under terrorism laws.
Organisers told The Times the protest was held yesterday to coincide with the large number of office workers who would be in the area for Christmas parties.
Choudary told the crowd: ‘The shops are run by Muslims and they know they are selling alcohol and they know the sale and consumption of alcohol is completely prohibited.
‘We cannot live among the non-Muslims and see this evil take place.’
He told those gathered it was his wish that Sharia law, banning alcohol, should be enforced in Britain.

This photograph shows those who opposed the protest, which was staged in East London

A local man enjoys his drink as Choudary and others protest against the sale of alcohol in the UK

Protestors in burkhas hold up posters encouraging the ban of alcohol, in the name of Sharia Law

Groups associated with Choudary were labelled, the 'biggest gateway to terrorism in recent British history'

 

He also defended three ‘fantastic’ men who were jailed last week for attacking drinkers while on a ‘Muslim patrol’.
He was referring to an incident in which Jordan Horner and another Islamic extremist told a couple they could not hold hands while walking down the street, because it was in a 'Muslim area'.
The radicals also attacked a group of men drinking in the road, and told a woman she would face 'hell fire' because of the way she was dressed.
Horner, 19, Ricardo MacFarlane, 36, and a 23-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons were sentenced to 68 weeks, 12 months and 24 weeks in prison respectively.
Groups associated with Choudary were last month labelled the ‘single biggest gateway to terrorism in recent British history’.
The radical Islamist has been identified as the link between groups who encourage the safe passage of British and European Muslims into Syria where they join Al Qaeda-linked forces.

The action was delayed after a small number of English Defence League members staged a counter-protest

Anjem Choudhary told the group: 'We cannot live among the non-Muslims and see this evil take place'

He told those gathered it was his wish that Sharia Law, banning alcohol, should be enforced in Britain

According to a study by Hope Not Hate, organisations affiliated with Choudary have encouraged in the region of 80 young British Muslims to join the fighting in Syria.
They may also have had a hand in the recruitment of 300 more on the continent, the report said.
As well as highlighting Choudary role in encouraging young Muslims to fight in Syria, the report also established a connection between the preacher's al-Muhajiroun network and high profile terrorists, including those responsible for the 7/7 London bombings.
The report recommended that Mr Choudary should be considered a 'serious player' in the promotion and recruitment of young Muslims to terrorist cells.

HOW SHARIA LAW INFORMS MUSLIM LIFE

Sharia Law is derived from the Koran, the example of the prophet, Muhammad, and fatwas – or the rulings of Islamic scholars.

It informs every aspect of the life of a Muslim, going far beyond the power of Western laws.

The laws tell Muslims how to lead every aspect of their lives according to God’s rules.

As well as banning alcohol, Sharia Law also outlaws meat which is not prepared in the appropriate way.

A complex legal system, it clashes with British law in several respects. For instance, Sharia Law and British law have differing definitions of what constitutes marriage and how it can be ended.

An East London Mosque spokesman and politicians in the area condemned the protest as a publicity stunt

Mr Choudary defended three men (not pictured) jailed for attacking drinkers while on a 'Muslim patrol'

 

Dr Usama Hasan, of the anti-extremist think-tank the Quilliam Foundation, told the East London Advertiser: ‘In Islamic teaching you shouldn't drink alcohol, but you can't impose Islamic law on other people.
‘This is a democracy. To try and impose Sharia by force, which is their stated aim, is completely stupid and against Islamic teaching.’
An East London Mosque spokesman reportedly condemned the protest as a publicity stunt and politicians in the area described it as ‘provocative’.
Labour group leader Sirajul Islam said before the protest: ‘Everyone has a right to peaceful protest but I urge the Shariah Project to think carefully about the impact their actions will have.’

Muslim women and children join in the protest in the trendy area of Tower Hamlets yesterday

 

 

 

 

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Mandela's Final Journey In Pictures: Coffin Arrives At Ancestral Home Of Qunu, South Africa