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APPLE'S STATEMENT ON MINERALS MUST BE 'VERIFIED'-DRC. (PHOTO).

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 Apple's statement on minerals must be 'verified': DRC International lawyers for the Democratic Republic of Congo welcomed Apple's decision to stop sourcing minerals from there due to worsening conflict, but said they would press ahead with their cases against the company in Europe. Criminal complaints were filed against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium this week on behalf of DR Congo, accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, Reuters reported. DR Congo is a major source of tin, tantalum and tungsten, so-called 3T minerals used in computers and mobile phones. But some artisanal mines are run by armed groups involved in massacres, rapes and other crimes, say UN experts and rights groups. 'Satisfaction and caution' Apple said on Tuesday that it strongly disputes the claims and has told suppliers they must not use the minerals in question sourced from DR Congo or Rwanda. The lawyers representing DR Congo said on Wednesday they w...

A POLICEMAN NWEKE,DISMISSED FROM THE NIGERIAN POLICE AFTER FIRING AN UNAUTHORIZED WEAPON.

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          According to the Nigerian Police Command in River state,they said on their website that they have dismissed F/No.441757 Cpl Chima Nweke from the Nigeria Police Force.Chima Nweke was involved in an unauthorized use of service weapon on 26-08-2014 at about 3:00pm at Eberi-Omuma Roundabout in Omuma Local Government Area of the state when he fired his weapon without justification,though no injury was recorded.Chima Nweke was tried in an orderly room {Department court} and he was found guilty as charge.

SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS ATTEMPTED COUP BY THE LESOTHO ARMY.

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             Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane today saturday accused the country's army of attempting a coup against him.The minister told a South African television station that ''It is a military coup because it is led by the military and the military are outside the instructions of the commander in chief,who is myself''.The South African government condemned the attempted coup and they are so convinced that the Lesotho's army appeared to have staged a coup d'etat.The South African government said that an unconstitutional change of government would not be tolerated by the region.South African foreign minister spokesman  Clayton Monyela said ''By all accounts the actions of the Lesotho defense force bear the hallmarks of a coup d'etat''.

MILEY CYRUS,STRIPS NAKED FOR V MAGAZINE.

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                              21 year old Miley Cyrus strip off for her latest magazine photoshoot.She posed provocatively for V Magazine's 91st issue titled the ''Rebel Issue'' in a series of images shot by Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld.More photos below.                                                                                                                               

ACTOR IK OGBONNA HAD A HAND FIGHT WITH HULK HOGAN.

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            Actor/model Ik Ogbonna fulfilled is childhood dreams when he met world famous Hulk Hogan.When they met,they both did the hand fight.Am very happy for him.Read his tweet below.                                              

CAROLINE,THE WIFE OF DAYO ADENEYE,CONFIRMS HER FATHER'S KIDNAP.

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                  Early this week,there were rumors that Caroline Adeneye,the wife of Prime Time T.V host D-One confirmed that her 74 year old father Sir Michael Negbenebor,was kidnapped last week  sunday in Benin city.They have paid the ransom demanded but her father is yet to be released.

THE SISTER TO THE DOCTOR THAT DIED OF EBOLA IN PORT HARCOURT,ESCAPED TO ABIA FOR FEAR OF BEING QUARANTINED.

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           According to sources,a sister of the medical doctor Iyke Enemuo,who recently died from Ebola virus,fled to Abia state to avoid being quarantined along with others who came into contact with the late doctor.One of her siblings,who is also a doctor,forced her to return to the quarantine centre in Port Harcourt.The woman helped care for her doctor brother as he suffered from the Ebola virus.Atlease 200 people who came in contact with Dr Enemuo,who died last friday in Port Harcourt,have been placed  in Quarantine for close medical watch.Dr Enemuo had contracted the virus when he was secretly treating a staff of ECOWAS who in turn had contact with Patrick Sawyer.A tweet i saw in the internet confirmed to me that Patrick Sawyer,had a mission at heart to spread Ebola virus in Nigeria.Read tweet below.