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                President Buhari in a statement today saturday assured President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and the people of Mali of the full support and solidarity of the full support and solidarity of the Federal Government and people of Nigeria as they mourn those who lost their lives in the attack and strive to bring the surviving perpetrators to justice.The President also extended heartfelt condolence to the governments and people of China,Russia,the United States and Belgium whose nationals sadly lost their lives in the heinous and callous attackPresident Buari called once again for an intensification of International cooperation gainst all known terrorist organisations,their collaborators and sponsors.The President reaffirmed that Nigeria,under his leadership,remains committed to deploying all necessary resources and working with friendly nations,regional,continental and global organisations to speedily overcome the contnuing threat of terrorism to the world peace and security.One

                   The shoe design as pictured above looks very familiar to the shoe designs that some of us is rocking in these present century,but the shoe above have been in existence since 300-500 AD and the Gold armlet below,is said to be inscribed ''To King Ramesses II'' {Usemaatra Setepenra C.1280-1210 BC,Dynasty 19} is displayed in Cairo Museum in Egypt.You like?,more photos below.                        

                        Yesterday friday,the man pictured above identified as Maison Sere was crowned Zimbabwe's ugliest man at a pub pageant in Harare.The unemployed 42 year old beat five other contestants to win 500 dollars.Maison Sere said to Journalists during a night of festivities yesterday friday,attended by 200 revellers that ''I want to thank God for winning this title,last time i came fourth.I just want to thank the judges for recognizing me as the winner''.

                 Today saturday,Six tourists and their pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed into a heavily crevassed glacier in New Zealand during bad weather.The sightseeing helicopter plunged into the Fox Glcier,a popular tourist site on the West Coast of the south Island,with weather conditions reported to be heavily overcast and raining at the time.A paramedic and an alpine rescue team who were winched down to the crash site confirmed there were no survivors.Efforts were under way to recover the bodies but police said this could take time because of the atrocious weather.The names and nationalities of the pilot and six passengers were not immediately available.The downed helicopter was reported to belong to Alpine Adventures,a company that advertises itself as an ''Experienced helicopter flight seeing company providing visitors with a diverse range of South Island Scenic helicopter flights and private charters in some of most spectacular alpine and coastal region

              The 10 year old boy who lived with his parents and three siblings in Paynesville,a suburb east of the capital Monovia.All six family members as well as other high risk contacts,were in care at an Ebola Treatmeant Unit in Paynesville.Their Minister of Health Bernice Dahn said ''The hospital is currently decontaminating the unit.All of the health care workers who came in contact with the patient have been notified.We know how Ebola spreads and we know to stop Ebola but we must remain vigilant and work together''.Another source Bruce Aylward,who leads the Ebola response for the World Health Organisation,said the patient had no history of contact with an Ebola survivor or victim.''The family obviously is at particular risk and are being investigated right now because two of the siblings have been unwell over the last two days so they are also being investigated''.One more photo below.