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Crime / Prison Football Match Between Rival Drug Cartels Ends With 16 Deaths by massmediang: 6:08pm On Jan 08, 2020
What began as a ‘friendly’ football match between prison inmates ended in deadly shootout, not penalty kicks due to a full-time draw, but terrible gun battle that left 16 people dead. Players had fired gun shots over a disagreement about a tackle.

The match took place in Cieneguillas jail, in the northern state of Zacatecas, Mexico, on New Year’s Eve, and resulted in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the country’s penal system since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took power in 2018.

This football match was actually a good plan to curb violence in the prison but it ended doing the exact opposite. For over a decade, Cieneguillas, a medium-security prison in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, has been home to hundreds of dangerous criminals representing no less than six of Mexico’s main drug cartels. In an attempt to relieve the pressure of the rivalries between these criminal organizations, the prison leadership authorized a soccer game between teams representing Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, on New Year’s Eve but the worst happened.

Players included gangsters from the Gulf and Zetas Cartels; two of the most powerful rival crime syndicates in Mexico.
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https://wakkinews.com/2020/01/08/prison-football-match-between-rival-drug-cartels-ends-with-16-deaths/

Education / NUC Phases Out Architecture, Agriculture, As Single Degrees by massmediang: 4:47pm On Jan 07, 2020
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has unbundled Architecture and Agriculture into separate degree programmes to meet present demand.

The Commission also said that degree programmes in Architecture, Agriculture, and Mass Communication have also been split into different ones, with the changes expected to take effect in this year in all universities in the country.

NUC’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, who made this known to newsmen in Abuja, said Mass Communication has been unbundled into Media Studies, Public Relation Studies, Cinematography, among others.

He said the present Agriculture degree programme in the universities is now broken into Forestry, Soil Science, Plant Science and others.

He added: “We have also unbundled Agriculture. Instead of just one degree in Agriculture, we now want Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Soil science, Plant science, Agronomy, Animal Science, so also for Creative Arts. We want to see two streams of agriculture in the country.”

Rasheed, who raised concerns over the irrelevance of Nigerian research into issues bedevilling the country, revealed that the Commission was partnering with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) to produce the Nigeria National Research Agenda in order to ensure all areas of research solve an existing problem.

While noting that the Commission has developed a research policy, he requested that every university operating in the country develop its own research policy and research direction.

Prof. Rasheed, who dismissed news making round in some quarters that the Federal Government has abolished catchment area as part of criteria for admission into Nigerian universities, said peddlers of such information probably misconstrued the government decision to ensure more national spread of students in all federal universities.

The NUC boss lamented the behaviour of some communities who always want to flood institutions located in their area with their kith and kin, “saying our universities are being dangerously localized”.
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https://massmediang.com/nuc-phases-out-architecture-agriculture-as-single-degrees/

Family / ‘spiderman Lecturer’ Attends His Ex-student’s Wedding by massmediang: 12:48pm On Jan 04, 2020
Guests at a wedding ceremony today were shocked as ‘spiderman’ appeared to take photos with the young couple.
It was gathered that this was the popular Spiderman lecturer, the man that teaches his students wearing Spiderman costume.
The wedding took place today in Onitsha.
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https://massmediang.com/spiderman-lecturer-attends-his-ex-students-wedding/

Business / Most Expensive Bottled Water In The World Costs N21 Million by massmediang: 10:46am On Jan 02, 2020
Water is a major requirement for existence. This is why it is among the most sought-after needs of man. Despite the fact that the earth is comprised of roughly 70% water, it’s amazing how bottled water business has become a billion dollar industry in today’s world. One particular bottled water brand with a very scary price is Acqua di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani. This gorgeous bottle of water is currently known as the Most Expensive Bottled Water in the World, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. That record has not been broken till date.
This is the number on the list of most expensive bottled water brands in the world. It costs $60,000 (21,600,000) per 750ml. The Acqua di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani happens to be the most expensive bottled water in the world. It is truly special. The water comes from a natural springs in Fiji and France and has been bottled in a 24 karat gold bottle. As expected, the packaging is one of the most expensive parts of the water product, though it is said to have a distinct, tantalizing flavor and softness to the pallet that will impress even the biggest bottled water connoisseurs.
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https://wakkinews.com/2020/01/02/most-expensive-bottled-water-in-the-world-costs-n21-million/

Education / You Can't Miss This Fight On Children's Shelf Review by massmediang: 4:04pm On Dec 25, 2019
Watch the review of one of the most interesting children's books today. It is entitled The Misadventures of Max Crumbly and this edition is "The Locker Hero". Agent D has confessed that this is one of the most interesting books he has ever read. Make sure you grab a copy for your kids. Like our channel and share our videos. Press the notification button so you will always be the first to get our videos.


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Business / World’s Most Expensive Jacket Costs N780 Million by massmediang: 1:36pm On Dec 02, 2019
It is a reversible jacket that happens to be the most expensive in the world. It has a slim fit, but it’s loose enough to reverse in a flash. It costs $2,180,000. It has the following exceptional qualities;
Supple cotton moleskin on one side, satiny dragon brocade on the other, Six flask-sized pockets, Built-in handkerchief, and
Fumble-proof buttons and buttonholes.
It also has the most intimidating skull buttons ever forged by mortal man.
See details;
https://wakkinews.com/2019/12/02/worlds-most-expensive-jacket-costs-2-million/

Crime / 23 Nigerian Students Committed Suicide In 2019 by massmediang: 11:13am On Nov 27, 2019
A new study has revealed that more Nigerian men committed suicide in 2019 than women. The study carried out by hypothesis.com, an independent research group, was a content analysis of reported cases of suicide in both mainstream and social media from January to December 2019. The figures showed that 65 suicide cases were recorded in 2019 out of which 75% (49 persons) were cases involving men while 15% (16 persons) were women. The study further showed that 23 students committed suicide in 2019.
The complete list of suicide victims in various states of the country was also recorded in the study. Most of the incidents were cross-checked in both social and mainstream media to further measure authenticity of the incidents. The doubtful incidents which appeared in just one or two social media platforms were not recorded.
The study revealed that 23 students committed suicide out of the 65 cases in 2019, as reported in the media. Of this number, 60% were male students while 40% were female students. Experts and scholars attempted to explain why a relatively large number of students committed suicide in 2019.

Prof. Stella Okunna of the Department of Mass Communication, Nnamdi Azikiwe University says peer pressure played a key role. According to her:
“Peer pressure is a primary cause in this case. Your peers assessment of you; you can blame social media somehow because people are living a false life on social media. Sometimes people are not what they present on social media. As they keep pretending and things don’t turn out the way they expected they become frustrated. This also happens to couples. Come and see the way some of them refer to themselves in public, “oh my darling wife, oh my lovely husband” yet at home they’ve not spoken to one another for a week. That frustration of living a double life forces you to the brink.”

To Prof. Nkwam Uwaoma of the Department of Psychology, Imo State University, “You talk about academic frustration. This issue of sex for grade, money for grade, some of them may not be able to pay, especially those from poor families. Apart from this, even the students from wealthy homes, some of them are reading the courses they were forced to read and the family expectation is so high on them and things like that.”

Prof. Lai Oso of School of Communication, Lagos State University, also contributed his opinion on the involvement of a relatively large number of students in suicide incidents in 2019. According to him;
“If you look at it they may be on the same pressure. The shame that you can’t measure up; you know African society we tend to put so much value on the male child. So if the male child thinks that he has disappointed the family by not measuring up there is that tendency to want to go to the extreme. Women could be able to bear so thing.”

Among the 23 students that committed suicide in 2019, there were more male students (14) than female students (9). So the argument of high expectations among men possibly relates to this finding.
See details of the study;
https://massmediang.com/23-nigerian-students-committed-suicide-in-2019/

Religion / Artefact Telling Story Of Noah’s Ark Suggests ‘fake News’ Has Been Around by massmediang: 6:46pm On Nov 26, 2019
Artefact telling story of Noah’s Ark suggests ‘fake news’ has been around for 3,000 years
The art of tricking readers into misinterpreting language can now be dated back some 3,000 years after new research into a Babylonian version of the story of Noah’s Ark.

A study of a clay tablet discovered in the 19th century in present-day Iraq has found its writers deployed a pre-historic version of “fake news” by providing multiple meanings of the same words when telling the story of a flood.

Nine lines etched into the Flood Tablet, held by the British Museum, suggest that a Babylonian god – Ea – promised a flood of food to Uta-napishti, the pre-Biblical version of Noah, in return for building an ark.

But work by Dr Martin Worthington, a specialist in early Middle Eastern civilisations at St John’s College, Cambridge, has found the language, part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, contains several phonetically-identical alternative – and more sobering – meanings.

‘Manipulation of information and language’
Dr Worthington said: “While Ea’s message seems to promise a rain of food, its hidden meaning warns of the flood. Once the ark is built, Uta-napishti and his family clamber aboard and survive with a menagerie of animals. Everyone else drowns.

“The manipulation of information and language has begun. It may be the earliest ever example of fake news.”
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https://wakkinews.com/2019/11/26/artefact-telling-story-of-noahs-ark-suggests-fake-news-has-been-around-for-3000-years/

Health / Giant Python Crashes Through Office Ceiling In China After Hiding For 10 Years by massmediang: 11:43pm On Nov 24, 2019
Giant python crashes through office ceiling in China after living there for 10 years (Watch Video)
A shocking that went viral has shown moments a giant python fell through the ceiling of a spa in China after allegedly living there for 10 years.
The incident took place on November 12, in the Chancheng District of Foshan, southern China’s Guandong Province. The snake which weighed nearly 20 kgs fell through the ceiling after a staff was said to have heard noise and movement in there.

Daily Mail reports that an employee at the spa heard a loud noise and saw the huge reptile fall through the ceiling. The employee immediately called the police for help. The spa employee was inspecting the rooms and was shocked to see the long python slithering on the spa floor.
See details and watch video here;
https://wakkinews.com/2019/11/24/giant-python-crashes-through-office-ceiling-in-china-after-living-there-for-10-years-watch-video/

Travel / Japanese City Where Beautiful Fish Swim In Very Cleanwater In Drainage Channels by massmediang: 1:56pm On Nov 20, 2019
Japanese City Where Water in Drainage Channels is so Pure that Beautiful Koi Fish Swim in it (Video)
This sounds unbelievable but there’s an inhabited city where the water running through the the drain channels is so pure that beautiful koi fish can swim in it. This city exists in Japan’s Kyushu island. It’s called Shimabara, and it’s quite a sight to behold.
When the area around Shimabara was affected by the natural disaster known as the “1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami” which killed 15,000 people, no one imagined that the dozens of fresh water springs that started gushing out would one day put the city on Japan’s travel map and inspire its now famous nickname – the “City of Water”. There are at least 60 known springs throughout Shimabara, making clean water one of the city’s most abundant resources.
See details;
https://wakkinews.com/2019/11/20/japanese-city-where-water-in-drainage-channels-is-so-pure-that-beautiful-koi-fish-swim-in-it-video/

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Pets / See Cat With 2 Heads Rejected By Her Mum (video) by massmediang: 10:41pm On Nov 19, 2019
This is really one of the wackiest stories you might be coming across in recent times. You might have heard “cat with nine lives” not two faces. Well, this particular cat was born with two faces and has since gone viral online.

Duo, as this cat is called, was born three months ago but was rejected by her mother. Luckily, the mother cat’s owner was friends with a veterinarian, Ralph Tran, who agreed to adopt this special needs cat and give her the necessary love and medical care.

“Raising Duo has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and at the same time, incredibly challenging,” Tran told InsideEdition.com.

At first, Tran fed Duo with a tube and a syringe. But she has since learned to eat on her own,

“Both her mouths meow separately, and both noses are fully functional,” Tran told People.

However, she is not particularly adept yet, Tran admitted on a Duo’s Facebook page.

“Each face fights to eat and, as a result, most of the food just ends up in the middle eye and on her forehead. That’s why her forehead is now bald,” Tran wrote.
See details;
https://wakkinews.com/2019/11/19/see-cat-with-2-heads-rejected-by-her-mum-video/

Education / Child Genius Set To Graduate From University At Age 9, In Electrical Engineering by massmediang: 9:37am On Nov 19, 2019
Child Genius Set to Graduate from University at Age 9 with degree in Electrical Engineering, Plans to do Ph.D and Medicine
Outside of school, Laurent Simons is your typical 9-year-old child. The Belgian boy plays video games like Fortnite and Minecraft, spends time on social media, and loves to travel. But when it comes to studying, he puts students a decade his seniors to shame, graduating from university at age nine.
If all goes well and Laurent Simons completes his final project at Eindhoven University of Technology, in the Netherlands, he will graduate with a degree in electrical engineering in December. Most people take three years to graduate from the very same program, but Laurent entered just last year, and he is set to complete in just 10 months. That’s thanks to his superior intellect and his remarkable capacity to take in lots of information in very little time, which allows professors to go through the curriculum at a much faster pace.

“It’s been quite special and enjoyable,” Peter Baltus, a professor of integrated electronics, said about working with his youngest ever student. “Laurent’s absorption capacity is very high, which means that everything goes much faster, and we can cover a lot more material in a short span of time.”
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https://massmediang.com/child-genius-set-to-graduate-from-university-at-age-9-with-degree-in-electrical-engineering-plans-to-do-ph-d-and-medicine/

Education / Imo Poly Rector Drags Ihedioha To Court Over Unlawful Removal by massmediang: 8:51am On Nov 19, 2019
Substantive Rector of Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Dr. Kingsley Okechukwu Ikebudu, has dragged Governor Emeka Ihedioha to court following his removal from office by the Governor shortly after his appointment.
Dr. Ikebudu was appointed rector of Imo State Polytechnic on the 29th of April 2019 by former Governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha, following his recommendation by the Governing Council of the institution.

He was removed from office by Governor Ihedioha shortly after the governor’s assumption of office and replaced with an acting rector, Dr. Patrick Njoku, who is said to be a relative of the governor.
Following his alleged unlawful removal from as substantive rector and in his bid to seek justice from court of competent jurisdiction, Dr. Ikebudu then dragged the governor to court to seek a redress.

Dr. Ikebudu made this revelation while interacting with journalists over the weekend.

According to him, “there was a Pre-Action Notice of Claim dated June 28, 2019 and signed by Dr. E. S. C. Obiorah of Equity Law Office, on behalf of the Substantive Rector of Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo – Engr. Dr. Kingsley Okechukwu Ikebudu in respect of unlawful attempts to declare his position as Substantive Rector of Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo vacant and/or to terminate his appointment without any fault on his part.”

“This was earlier served on Governor Ihedioha for immediate reinstatement as the final notice prior to the rector’s commencement of legal actions for damages, injunction and declaratory and/or mandatory orders against the Governor without any further notice on him, but up till now nothing has been done by governor Emeka Ihedioha led administration, hence his legal action,” the Imo Polytechnic Rector added.

He further said that the court was the last hope of the common man, adding that this was why he took governor Ihedioha to court to seek for justice.
See more details here;
https://massmediang.com/imo-poly-rector-drags-ihedioha-to-court-over-unlawful-removal/

Career / 3 Supreme Judges Suspended After Fighting In Public by massmediang: 11:42am On Nov 18, 2019
Hours before they were to attend an educational conference in Indianapolis, three judges went out drinking for a few hours and decided to walk to a strip joint.
Finding that closed, they then stopped at a White Castle, where two men in an SUV shouted at the judicial trio, prompting one judge to hold up her middle finger at the two men, according to an Indiana Supreme Court disciplinary ruling.

A drunken brawl then erupted between the men and two of the jurists, who were shot and seriously wounded in an unseemly spectacle that resulted in the Indiana Supreme Court temporarily suspending them without pay this week for their less-than-honorable actions.

See details;
https://massmediang.com/3-supreme-judges-suspended-after-fighting-in-public/

Politics / ‘god Withdraws His Hand’ From Rochas Okorocha’s Akachi Tower by massmediang: 5:33pm On Nov 17, 2019
The popular Akachi Tower in Imo State has taken a strange look as the hand on the tower has disappeared, leaving only the arm aspect which looks flattened out.
The name “Akachi” means hand of God. Now the hand has disappeared. The entire tower might just have a few days to stay as there is pressure to demolish it following demands by original owners of the land to repossess their property.

Recall that attempts at pulling down the structure began in May, shortly after governor Emeka Ihedioha was sworn into office. His press secretary had denied the governor had anything to do with the demolition.
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https://massmediang.com/god-withdraws-his-hand-from-rochas-okorochas-akachi-tower/

Family / ‘virginity Pills’ Now On Sale To Help Women Fake Innocence On Wedding Night by massmediang: 4:51pm On Nov 17, 2019
Retail giant Amazon recently found itself at the center of controversy in India, after it was reported that it is selling virginity pills that help women fake their virginity on wedding night.
Called “i-virgin”, the controversial product consists of small capsules containing a mysterious “blood-powder” that allegedly imitates human blood. All the user has to do is insert one of these pills in the vagina a couple of hours before the planned intercourse to fake virginity. The producer adds that the “high quality blood” completely dissolves, posing no health danger to the user. Amazon India has been accused that by selling a product which helps fake virginity on the first day of marriage it is supporting a centuries-old taboo.
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https://massmediang.com/virginity-pills-now-on-sale-to-help-women-fake-innocence-on-wedding-night/

Pets / Dog With Tail On Its Head Abandoned By Owners In ‘freezing Cold’ by massmediang: 4:56pm On Nov 15, 2019
A puppy with a tail growing from the middle of its forehead has become a viral superstar after he was abandoned and left in the ‘freezing cold’.

Rescue organisation Mac’s Mission found the pup, who also had a foot injury, on the street along with another older dog and took them both under its wing.

Staff named the adorable doggo ‘Narwhal the Little Magical Furry Unicorn’ and he quickly established a huge fan base after videos were uploaded on Facebook .

The Missouri-based centre ‘specialises in special’ and looks to help dogs which have been abused, injured or have birth defects who would die without their help.
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https://wakkinews.com/2019/11/15/dog-with-tail-on-its-head-abandoned-by-owners-in-freezing-cold/

Travel / Thousands Of South Koreans Fake Their Funerals To Improve Their Lives by massmediang: 11:28am On Nov 15, 2019
More than 25,000 people have participated in mass “living funeral” services at Hyowon Healing Center since it opened in 2012, hoping to improve their lives by simulating their deaths.

“Once you become conscious of death, and experience it, you undertake a new approach to life,” said 75-year-old Cho Jae-hee, who participated in a recent living funeral as part of a “dying well” program offered by her senior welfare center.

Dozens took part in the event, from teenagers to retirees, donning shrouds, taking funeral portraits, penning their last testaments, and lying in a closed coffin for around 10 minutes.

University student Choi Jin-kyu said his time in the coffin helped him realize that too often, he viewed others as competitors.
See details;
https://wakkinews.com/2019/11/15/thousands-of-south-koreans-fake-their-funerals-to-improve-their-lives/

Business / Fidelity Bank Owerri Customers Cry For Help, Storm Banking Hall (video) by massmediang: 3:02pm On Nov 12, 2019
The banking hall at wethral road, Owerri, Imo state capital is filled with hundreds of customers. The ATM machines have even more frustrated customers. They keep saying poor network and over the weekend many people could not even make transfers of withdraw money. Your account gets debited without getting the money so if you have an emergency you are on your own. This should improve.
See more;
https://wakkinews.com/2019/11/12/fidelity-bank-owerri-customers-cry-for-help-storm-banking-hall-video/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ9GNhydDWo

Pets / Dad Keeps 18ft Python In His Three-bedroom Apartment by massmediang: 12:26pm On Nov 12, 2019
Dad keeps 18ft python in his three-bedroom apartment where he lives with wife and two sons
Anyone going round for a cuppa at this semi-detached house in Gloucester had better not have a fear of snakes.

Marcus Hobbs, 31, lives there with his two young sons and partner Amy – as well as their 18ft Burmese python called Hexxie. The animal is usually curled up in the living room, aside from when it’s feeding time and she eats rabbits, stillborn deer, calves, goats and pigs supplied by local farmers.

IT worker Marcus bought Hexxie from a pet shop eight years ago when she was just eight inches long. Since then, she has grown to weigh 17 stone and needs several people to lift her. She could squeeze a human to death, but Marcus is confident she will never strike – although he doesn’t handle her when the his sons, aged four and one, are nearby. Marcus Hobbs with partner Amy Leach, sons Benjamin and Joseph.
He believes she could even be a record holder for the world’s longest Burmese python. The largest ever measured was 18.8ft, but Marcus says last time he checked Hexxie was already 18ft, and since then she has grown. He’s reluctant to anaesthetise her for the official measurement until she’s stopped growing.

Marcus, of Tewkesbury, said: ‘I think people are so scared of them because they think they are going to kill them but if people come around I can talk to them all day long about snakes to reassure them.

‘[But] I would not get her out with the boys around. I would only do it while they were in bed or another room.

‘I don’t think she’d be dangerous towards them but you have to use your common sense and I’m a responsible pet owner.’
See details here;
https://wakkinews.com/2019/11/12/dad-keeps-18ft-python-in-his-three-bedroom-apartment-where-he-lives-with-wife-and-two-sons/

Religion / Outrage As ‘bikini Fashion Show’ Is Held Inside Anglican Church [photos/video] by massmediang: 6:09pm On Nov 11, 2019
The viral photos and videos of mod­els in skimpy bathing suits, walk­ing down the aisle of the Holy Trin­i­ty Anglican Cathe­dral, has caused a lot of outrage among Christians with some peo­ple ques­tioning the ap­pro­pri­ate­ness of the sit­u­a­tion.
We gathered that the em­bar­rass­ing three-night fash­ion show was host­ed by Style­week Port-of-Spain and was held last week Sunday at the Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral in Trinidad.



Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia, Rev Kendrick Sook­nar­ine said the fash­ion show was an an­nu­al event host­ed by the church to raise funds for church re­pairs. He said this show was specif­i­cal­ly be­ing held to raise funds to fix the roof of the church, which is like­ly to cost be­tween $2 to $3 mil­lion.
The event has caused shock and drawn disgust from several eminent religious spokespersons, including non-Christian leaders, who said a similar incident would not be allowed to happen in local Hindu and Muslim places of worship.
Reacting to the fash­ion show, the Bish­op of the An­gli­can Dio­cese of Trinidad, Rev Claude Berkley ‘strong­ly con­demned’ the de­pic­tion of scant­i­ly-clad mod­els in the church, say­ing it was out of or­der.
He begged the forgiveness of parishioners and the religious all across the country saying a church is not the place for such kind of fash­ion show.
See details and watch video here;
https://massmediang.com/outrage-as-bikini-fashion-show-is-held-inside-anglican-church-photos-video/

Politics / Social Media User Mischieviously Compares Arsene Wenger And This Politician by massmediang: 9:28pm On Nov 09, 2019
Social Media User Mischieviously Compares Arsene Wenger’s Physique and that of this Nigerian Politician
The former Arsenal manager showed off an impressive physique for someone who has just turned 70, suggesting he is still looking after himself despite many thinking he would retire after leaving the Gunners last year.
And after sighting the Frenchman by the sea in Doha, a handful of fans took the opportunity to have a snap with the three-time Premier League winner.
A social media user on Nairaland mischievously compared Wenger’s physic with that of a Nigerian politician.
He wrote;

If Arsene Wenger was Nigerian
He will be lookin like this by now…
#SixPacksOfBeer
See more; https://massmediang.com/social-media-user-mischieviously-compares-arsene-wengers-physique-and-that-of-this-nigerian-politician/

Celebrities / Anita May Igoni: My Experience With A Sex-Demanding Lecturer – Ex-beauty Queen by massmediang: 9:09pm On Nov 09, 2019
My Terrible Experience With A Sex-Demanding Lecturer – Ex-Beauty Queen, Anita May Igoni Reveals

An ex beauty queen, Anita May Ogoni has spoken up about her experience with a lecturer who harassed her.

Anita May Igoni is the CEO of Miss Port Harcourt Beauty Pageant, a platform she started after her reign as Miss Tourism. The ex-beauty queen, who is expanding her tentacles into entertainment and humanitarian projects, speaks on her various projects, sex-for-grade and other issues. Excerpts

How has life been after your reign as Miss Tourism?
Life has been beautiful after reigning as Miss Tourism Queen I must say. It actually opened my eyes to a lot of things and also opportunities which had made me a better version of myself.

How has the journey been since you started your own pageantry, Miss Port Harcourt City?
I wouldn’t say the journey has been smooth but it’s a bitter sweet journey with so many challenges and lessons, as we all know the Port Harcourt industry is still growing and as such not everyone has accepted us fully but we (Miss Port Harcourt City) are here to stay! So we stay pushing.

You recently announced Miss Port Harcourt City Intl, what’s the difference?
Well Miss Port Harcourt City International is a title created to give one Port Harcourt girl the opportunity to represent our dear city and Nigeria internationally. We recently coped a franchise from Miss Planet International, in order not to change the brand name, the girl that emerges Miss PHC International will represent Nigeria at Miss Planet International and Miss Port Harcourt City remains an ambassador to the city.

You are becoming a household name in the pageantry world especially in Port Harcourt in less than five years, how have you been able to attain such feat?
Well, I give God all the glory and to my sponsors who keep supporting the brand effortlessly. I would say passion is my drive as I have so much love for the pageant industry.

As an entrepreneur what has been the most challenging for you?
The challenges I face as an entrepreneur is mostly getting support from people and also having to face those on the same space that see you as a competitor. It is always not easy as sometimes your expectation crashes to the ground and you have to pick yourself up for a plan B at the last minute. We get to see little support but so much expectation. Life as an entrepreneur is really not easy.

What are the things you put in place or you don’t joke with in your business?
I don’t joke with customers/brands in my business. By customers, I am generalizing it but by brands, they are important in the pageant world for collaborations and support during the course of the event and afterwards.

Aside from being the CEO of Miss Port Harcourt City, what else do you do?
Aside from being the CEO Of Miss Port Harcourt City, I own an entertainment outfit called Dollybirds Limited that covers event planning, model and artiste management, event staffing and A.M media. I’m into farming and also real estate. I am also the founder of Living for a Cause Foundation. It’s charity organization. It’s the charity foundation that empowers young struggling girls with skills and also we give out pads during the pad-up-a-girl child campaign.

You seem to love Port Harcourt so much. What is the connection?
I grew up in Port Harcourt. I am from Port Harcourt. I love my city.

How was growing up for you?
Well, I would say I wish I didn’t grow up because it’s actually a trap. As a child, I enjoyed my days as a kid although I had to go through a lot in my teenage age with so much happenings around me. It wasn’t easy at all.

There are cases of unfulfilled promises in the pageant world. How have you been able to keep your promises in terms of prizes?
Yes, we hear of such cases daily. We hope for a change soon. As I would say, our sponsors are our strength, so we try to be as fair as possible in redeeming the promised prizes to the winners.

How much support did you get from your parents?
Not so much support. They were against me being a model at first but I guess everyone adjusted with time.

You have a great sense of fashion. How do you come out looking so good?
My fashion sense hmmm… I don’t know how it happens but I just wear what fits me and I like good things as well.

Will you consider owning a fashion brand someday?
Not really but I see myself collaborating with an already made fashion/designer outfits to produce my collection.

How is your love life?
I would say active.

Are you dating presently?
Yes, I am dating presently.

Describe your kind of man?
My kind of man is supportive, caring, calm, got a good heart, believes in God and (is) hardworking.

Can you marry someone who isn’t as successful as you are?
Hmmm… It depends on the personality. If I can perceive him as hardworking and dedicated to improving himself daily yes I can.

At what age do you think a lady should get married?
A lady should be married when she’s ready and has got a good man. This age thing is just a number. Just take your time date a good man and get married to him if you find happiness there. I Don’t think there’s a particular age for marriage.

There is an ongoing discussion on sex for grades, did you at any point experience it?
Well I did experience it but I was a dedicated student and was very close to my course rep which really helped out a lot back then.

Tell us about it
It wasn’t an awesome experience having problems with a particular course for two years. This particular lecturer wanted me so badly that he would personally bribe invigilators to walk me out of exam hall few minutes into the start of examination, especially in his course. It was really a challenge. My then course rep had to pretend I was his girlfriend and pleaded with him so badly even lying he engaged me before he latter passed me with a C. That experience is really terrible.

Does wearing skimpy dresses warrant sexual harassment?
No it doesn’t. People should learn how to respect people’s choices of things.

What do you want to be remembered for?
For imparting in the lives of people.

Who are your role models?
My role models are those making something out of nothing, can’t really specify because I’ve got a bunch of role models.

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Education / University Offers Students Grave To Lie In To Cope With Exam Stress by massmediang: 8:38pm On Nov 09, 2019
A university has come up with an unusual method of helping its students to cope with exam stress – a meditation grave.


Many have been trying to offer a range of alternative therapies to help students suffering from anxiety during exam periods.

Some have offered therapy dog sessions, mindfulness meetings, and even designated quiet spaces, but no university has gone quite as far as Radboud University.
Located in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, they recently went viral after an alumni revealed their unique approach to managing student stress- a grave.

Yes, behind the student chapel is an open grave, and whilst it’s not operational in the strictest sense of the word, people are dying to get in it.

Inside the grave is an appropriate sign which says ‘stay weird’.

According to the students, the bizarre project is so popular they had to be put on a waiting list to secure an early grave.
Read details here;
https://massmediang.com/university-offers-students-grave-to-lie-in-to-cope-with-exam-stress/

Travel / Fish With ‘human Face’ Spotted In South China Lake by massmediang: 8:18pm On Nov 09, 2019
A visitor to a village outside the city of Kunming in south China captured a video of the creepy carp.

The video was shared on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform and in the clip the fish can be seen swimming to the edge of the lake and poking its head above the surface of the water.

On the fish’s head are dark dots which look like two eyes, two vertical lines which resemble the sides of a nose and one horizontal one underneath where a mouth would be.

During the clip a woman can be heard saying: “The fish has turned into a fairy.”

People were understandably freaked out by the sight.

One person commented: “This is scary.”

Another replied: “Who dares to eat it?”
Watch video here;
https://massmediang.com/creepy-video-fish-with-human-face-spotted-in-south-china-lake/

Education / Woman Suffers Heart Attack Trying To Explain Math Problem To Son by massmediang: 6:36pm On Nov 09, 2019
A 36-year-old mother got so worked up because her son couldn’t understand how to solve a math problem while doing homework that she suffered a heart attack.



A 36-year-old mother, surnamed Wang, had to be rushed to the hospital on November 1st after suffering a heart-attack while doing homework with her 9-year-old son. She was apparently explaining a math problem to him and got so frustrated that he didn’t get it that her heart gave out.




“I explained it to him many times but he still didn’t get it. I was so angry that I could explode,” Wang told Chinese reporters. “Suddenly, my heart was palpitating and I couldn’t breathe properly.”

Luckily, Wang quickly realized that something was seriously wrong with her and she called her husband, who drove her to a hospital. Doctors there diagnosed the young mother with myocardial infarction, commonly known as heart attack, and said that she was lucky that she got to the hospital so fast.

“She caught it in time. If there had been any delay, she could have suffered from heart failure,” Dr. Yang Xiaoxue said.

Wang, who reportedly helps her son with homework every day, admitted that she would often get exasperated by his difficulty to understand some of the things she explained, but never imagined that her anger would have such severe consequences for her health. She is still recuperating in the hospital.

It should be noted that while the frustration and anger may have triggered the heart attack, it probably had other underlying causes as well, like poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle.
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https://massmediang.com/woman-suffers-heart-attack-trying-to-explain-math-problem-to-son/

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Pets / Viral Video! Clever Dog Helps Owner Working On His Six-pack by massmediang: 8:52am On Nov 08, 2019
If you’ve not watched this video then you should do so immediately. You might want to consider having a dog too.
A dog trainer has succeeded in getting his hound to help him with his workouts – by holding down his feet during sit-ups.

Cun Chivas shared the clip of his pet lying down and anchoring his feet as he lifted his upper body.
In the clip, taken in Hung Yen, Vietnam, Mr Chivas sits on the an outside terrace facing his hound.

On instruction, the dog lies down so that Mr Chivas’s feet can be hooked underneath its legs.
With his hands placed on the back of his head, the owner starts to work out.

At the end of the video, Mr Chivas affectionately strokes his dog on the head.

He asks the dog for each front paw as if shaking its hands. As Mr Chivas stands up, the dog bounds up too and follows him out of frame.

The focus of a sit-up is to draw the whole body up using the abdominal muscles.

A variant is the stomach crunch, which involves raising the body halfway up.

While sit-ups or crunches are a way to achieve a defined stomach – or ‘six-pack’ the plank has been found to be one of the best exercises for core fitness.
Watch video here;
https://massmediang.com/viral-video-clever-dog-helps-owner-working-on-his-six-pack/

Health / Doctors Remove Screwdriver From Man’s Rectum (unbelievable Photos) by massmediang: 12:12am On Nov 08, 2019
Doctors treating a South Florida man complaining of abdominal pain were surprised to learn what was behind the irritation.
After arriving at Kendall Regional Medical Center, the unidentified patient underwent a CT scan to help shed light on what was causing his pain.

Doctors quickly saw the problem: An 8-inch screwdriver sitting in his rectum.
During surgery to remove the screwdriver, doctors found the tool had cut into the man’s abdominal cavity and had also perforated his large intestine.
The Annals of Medicine and Surgery report does not address the reason the screwdriver was in the man’s rectum, but the patient has a history of mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The report does add that the most common reason for a foreign body to be inserted into the anal region is for sexual pleasure.
See details and more photos here;
https://massmediang.com/doctors-remove-screwdriver-from-mans-rectum-unbelievable-photos/

Pets / Woman Who Owned 20 ‘pet’ Snakes Found Dead With 8-foot Python Around Her Neck by massmediang: 8:51am On Nov 01, 2019
An Indiana woman was found dead Wednesday night with an 8-foot python around her neck in a residence that authorities are describing as a “reptile home.”
The woman, identified by Indiana State Police as Laura Hurst, 36, was found at 8:51 p.m. at the home in Oxford, Indiana, Sgt. Kim Riley told NBC News.

Medics attempted life-saving measures on Hurst, of Battle Ground, but were unsuccessful, Indiana State Police said in a statement.
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https://massmediang.com/woman-who-owned-20-pet-snakes-found-dead-with-8-foot-python-around-her-neck/

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Crime / Shock As 80-yr-old Grandpa Axes 60-yr-old Wife To Death For Cheating by massmediang: 9:26pm On Oct 31, 2019
An 80-year-old Magunje grandpa allegedly killed his 60-year-old wife over infidelity.
The incident was reported by police national spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi who revealed that the case was one of numerous murder cases related to love.
See details;
https://massmediang.com/shock-as-80-yr-old-grandpa-axes-60-yr-old-wife-to-death-for-cheating/

Travel / Restaurant Gives Women Free Food For Coming To Dinner With Men by massmediang: 3:33pm On Oct 31, 2019
Restaurant Gives Women Free Food for Coming to Dinner with Men to Encourage Romantic Evenings, Fined $62,000 for Discrimination
A famed restaurant in Peru was recently fined $62,000 for discriminating against women by giving ladies who dined with men menus that didn’t feature any prices.
La Rosa Nautica, a pricey restaurant built on a peer overlooking the ocean in the Peruvian capital, Lima, was ordered to pay a 210,000 sol ($62,000) fine for offering women a different menu when they dined with men. While gentlemen were given a blue menu that featured both the dishes available and their prices, ladies got a gold version that mentioned no prices at all. The owner of the high-end restaurant defended the practice by calling it a way for women to enjoy a romantic night out without having to worry about costs, but Peruvian authorities ruled that it was discriminatory against women.

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https://massmediang.com/restaurant-gives-women-free-food-for-coming-to-dinner-with-men-to-encourage-romantic-evenings-fined-62000-for-discrimination/

Travel / Most Terrifying Haunted House Will Pay You N7 M If You Make It Through A Tour by massmediang: 3:09pm On Oct 31, 2019
The World’s Most Terrifying Haunted House Will Pay You N7 Million If You’re Brave Enough to Make It Through a Tour (Video)
If you think you're brave enough to make cool N7 million with ease then checkout this story.
The owner of McKamey Manor, dubbed by many the world’s most terrifying haunted house, is promising anyone who can survive its scariest tour yet a prize of $20,000 (about N7,200,000).
Many haunted houses claim to be the most terrifying, but there’s a general consensus among cheap thrill enthusiasts that McKamey Manor is really the scariest of them all. And if its current reputation wasn’t enough, owner Russ McKamey is upping the ante by offering a prize of $20,000 to anyone brave enough to make it through a tour that can last up to 10 hours and takes participants to their physical and mental limits.

“Each guest will be mentally and physically challenged until you reach your personal breaking point, this can be an aggressive experience”the McKamey Manor website states, adding that actors are allowed to come into physical contact with participants, but they cannot return contact. The only way they can make the horror stop is by uttering the safe phrase “you really don’t want to do this”.
See details and watch video here;
https://massmediang.com/worlds-most-terrifying-haunted-house-will-pay-you-n7-million-if-youre-brave-enough-to-make-it-through-a-tour-video/

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