Mother Kills Son, Then Burns Their House Down & Commits Suicide Following Breakup [PHOTO]

In a murder-suicide case that has rocked Indiana, a 46-
year-old mom reportedly depressed over a breakup

Killed her son, then set their house on fire and shot
herself to death.
Carla Gilliland had gunned down her son Parker
Gilliland-Wampler, 15, and their dead bodies were
discovered inside their burning house in Ellettsville,
Indiana on Thursday [July 10].
The Monroe County Coroner has ruled Parker’s death a
homicide, and his mother’s death a suicide. A source
told Indianapolis news station WTHR that Gilliland had
hit a rough patch over a “family breakup”, while
Sheriff’s Detective Sgt Brad Swain said Gilliland had
been recently embroiled in “domestic issues” involving
Gilliland and Parker’s father and had hinted about
wanting to hurt herself and the boy.
A neighbor said, “She’s just been sad lately, depress
[ed]. Some issues she didn’t share. [We] tried to help
out as much as we could. It’s just a tragedy.”
But Gilliland’s daughter Katie has charged that the
crime was preventable, as police apparently didn’t
intervene when Parker expressed concern about his
mom’s behavior and they had visited the home.
Katie Gilliland, Parker’s older sister, wrote on
Facebook that cops simply didn’t act: “I would like
everyone to know. That the system failed,” she wrote.
“It failed me. And it most certainly failed my baby
brother. CPS and [Sheriff's] department were aware
that [P]ark was afraid for his life to be in that house…
Yet they made him go back.”
via Radar Online

60-Yr-Old Man Caught Having Sex With 11-Yr-Old Girl Freed Because Court Thinks They Are In Love [PHOTO]

A court has annulled a five-year jail term for a 60-year-old man who was caught having sex with an 11-year-old-girl because they have a ‘romantic ruled that it was a ‘real relationship’.
The young girl is said to be from a disadvantaged background and was in the care of a man who works for the town’s social services department.
However, police raided the man’s seaside villa to find the pair unclad in bed together.

The man was given a five-year sentence for sexual violence against a minor, as the age of consent is 14 and rises to 16 when one of the partners is in position of authority or care over the younger participant.

However, the child s¤x victim reportedly claimed to be in love with the elderly man and the court ruled the pair have a ‘romantic relationship’.

 

Iyabo Obasanjo's Letter To Her Father - Politics

It brings me no joy to have to write this but since you started this trend of open letters I thought I would follow suit since you don’t listen to anyone anyway. The only way to reach you may be to make the public aware of some things. As a child well brought up by my long-suffering mother in Yoruba tradition, I have been reluctant to tell the truth about you but as it seems you still continue to delude yourself about the kind of person you are and I think for posterity’s sake it is time to set the records straight.

I will return to the issue of my long-suffering mother later in this letter.

Like most Nigerians, I believe there are very enormous issues currently plaguing the country but I was surely surprised that you will be the one to publish such a treatise. I remember clearly as if it was yesterday the day I came over to Abuja from Abeokuta when I was Commissioner of Health in Ogun State, specifically to ask you not to continue to pursue the third term issue.

I had tried to bring it up when your sycophantic aides were present and they brushed my comments aside and as usual you listened to their self-serving counsel. For you to accuse someone else of what you so obviously practiced yourself tells of your narcissistic megalomaniac personality. Everyone around for even a few minutes knows that the only thing you respond to is praise and worship of you. People have learnt how to manipulate you by giving you what you crave. The only ones that can’t and will not stroke your ego are family members who you universally treat like poo (sic) apart from the few who have learned to manipulate you like others.

Before I continue, Nigerians are people who see conspiracy and self-service in everything because I think they believe everyone is like them. This letter is not in support of President Jonathan or APC or any other group or person, but an outpouring from my soul to God. I don’t blame you for the many atrocities you have been able to get away with, Nigerians were your enablers every step of the way. People ultimately get leaders that reflect them.

Getting back to the story, I made sure your aides were not around and brought up the issue, trying to deliver the presentation of the issue as I had practised it in my head. I started with the fact that we copied the US constitution which has term limits of two terms for a President. As is your usual manner, you didn't allow me to finish my thought process and listen to my point of view. Once I broached the subject you sat up and said that the US had no term limits in the past but that it had been introduced in the 1940s after the death of President Roosevelt, which is true.
I wanted to say to you: when you copy something you also copy the modifications based on the learning from the original; only a fool starts from scratch and does not base his decisions on the learning of others. In science, we use the modifications found by others long ago to the most recent, as the basis of new findings; not going back to discover and learn what others have learnt. Human knowledge and development and civilization will not have progressed if each new generation and society did not build on the knowledge of others before them.

The American constitution itself is based on several theories and philosophies of governance available in the 18th century. Democracy itself is a governance method started by the ancient Greeks. America’s founding fathers used it with modifications based on what hadn’t worked well for the ancient Greeks and on new theories since then.

As usual in our conversations, I kept quiet because I know you well. You weren’t going to change your mind based on my intervention as you had already made up your mind on the persuasion of the minions working for you who were ripping the country blind. When I spoke to you, your outward attitude to the people of the country was that you were not interested in the third term and that it was others pushing it. Your statement to me that day proved to me that you were the brain behind the third term debacle. It is therefore outrageous that you accuse the current President of a similar two-facedness that you yourself used against the people of the country.

I was on a plane trip between Abuja and Lagos around the time of the third term issue and I sat next to one of your sycophants on the plane. He told me: “Only Obasanjo can rule Nigeria”. I replied: “God has not created a country where only one person can rule. If only one person can rule Nigeria then the whole Nigeria project is not a viable one, as it will be a non-sustainable project”

I don’t know how you came about Yar’Adua as the candidate for your party as it was not my priority or job. Unlike you, I focus on the issues I have been given responsibility over and not on the jobs of others. It was the day of the PDP Presidential Campaign in Abeokuta during the state-by-state tour of 2007 that Yar’Adua got sick and had to be flown abroad. The MKO Abiola Stadium was already filled with people by 9am when I drove by (and) we had told people based on the campaign schedule that the rally would start at noon.

At 11 am I headed for the stadium on foot; it was a short walk as there were so many cars already parked in and out. As I walked on with two other people, we saw crowds of people leaving the stadium. I recognized some of them as politicians and I asked them why people were leaving. They said the Presidential candidate had died. I was alarmed and shocked. I walked back home and received a call from a friend in Lagos who said the same and added that he had died in the plane carrying him abroad for treatment and that the plane was on its way to Katsina to bury him.

I called you, and told you the information and that the stadium was already half-empty. You told me to go to the stadium and tell the people on the podium to announce that the Presidential candidate had taken ill that morning but the rest of the team, including you and the Vice-Presidential candidate would arrive shortly. I did as I was told, but even the people on the podium at first didn’t make the announcement because they thought it was true that Yar’Adua had died. I had to take the microphone and make the announcement myself. It did little good. People kept trooping out of the stadium. Your team didn’t arrive until 4pm and by this time we had just a sprinkling of people left.

That evening after the disaster of a rally, you said you had insisted that the Presidential candidate fly to Germany for a check-up although you said he only had a cold. I asked why would anyone fly to Germany to treat a cold? And you said “I would rather die than have the man die at this time.” I thought of this profound statement as things later unfolded against me. Then I thought it a silly statement but as usual I kept quiet, little did I know how your machinations for a person would be used against me. When Yar’Adua eventually died, you stayed alive, I would have expected you to jump into his grave.

I left Nigeria in 1989 right after youth service to study in the US and I visited in 1994 for a week and didn’t visit again until your inauguration in 1999. In between, you had been arrested by Abacha and jailed. We, your children, had no one who stood with us. Stella famously went around collecting money on your behalf but we had no one. We survived. I was the only one of the children working then as a post-doctoral fellow when I got the call from a friend informing me of your arrest.

A week before your arrest, you had called me from Denmark and I had told you that you should be careful that the government was very offended by some of your statements and actions and may be planning to arrest or kill you as was occurring to many at the time. The source of my information was my mother who, agitated, had called me, saying I should warn you as this was the rumour in the country. As usual you brushed aside my comments, shouting on the phone that they cannot try anything and you will do and say as you please. The consequence of your bravado is history.

We, your family, have borne the brunt of your direct cruelty and also suffered the consequences of your stupidity but got none of the benefits of your successes. Of course, anyone around you knows how little respect you have for your children.

You think our existence on earth is about you. By the way, how many are we? 19, 20, 21? Do you even know? In the last five years, how many of these children have you spoken to? How many grandchildren do you have and when did you last see each of them? As President you would listen to advice of people that never finished high school who would say anything to keep having access to you so as to make money over your children who loved you and genuinely wished you well.

At your first inauguration in 1999, I and my brothers and sisters told you we were coming from the US. As is usual with you, you made no arrangements for our trip, instead our mom organized to meet each of us and provided accommodation. At the actual swearing-in at Eagle Square, the others decided to watch it on TV. Instead I went to the square and I was pushed and tossed by the crowd.

I managed to get in front of the crowd where I waved and shouted at you as you and General Abdulsalam Abubakar walked past to go back to the VIP seating area. I saw you mouth ‘my daughter’ to General Abdullahi who was the one who pulled me out of the crowd and gave me a seat. As I looked around I saw Stella and Stella’s family prominently seated but none of your children. I am sure General Abdullahi would remember this incident and I am eternally grateful to him.

BET Award 2013, full list of the winners and the Nominee

                                      

The big winner was Kendrick Lamar, who brought home five awards, including Album of the Year and MVP of the Year. Drake, A$AP Rocky and Jay Z all also netted multiple awards, while A$AP Ferg was named the Rookie of the Year.

Check out the full list of award winners below:

Best Hip-Hop Video

WINNER: Drake- "Started From the Bottom"
A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) - "F---in' Problems"
B.o.B (feat. T.I. and Juicy J) - "We Still in This"
J. Cole (feat. Miguel) - "Power Trip"
Kendrick Lamar - "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"

Best Collabo, Duo or Group
WINNER: A$AP Rocky (feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) - "F---in' Problems"
Ace Hood (feat. Rick Ross and Future) - "Bugatti"
J. Cole (feat. Miguel) - "Power Trip"
French Montana (feat. Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne) - "Pop That"
Kendrick Lamar (feat. Drake) - "Poetic Justice"
Wale (feat. Tiara Thomas) - "Bad"

Best Live Performer
WINNER: Jay Z
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
J. Cole
Drake
Jay Z
Wale

Video Director of the Year
WINNER: Benny Boom
A$AP Ferg and Scout
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams

Hustler of the Year
WINNER: Jay Z
Diddy
Kendrick Lamar
T.I.
Kanye West

Best Hip-Hop Style
WINNER: A$AP Rocky
WINNER: Nicki Minaj
2 Chainz
Kendrick Lamar
Kanye West

Best Hip Hop Online Site
WINNER: World Star Hip-Hop
All Hip-Hop
Complex
Global Grind
Rap Radar

Best Club Banger
WINNER: French Montana (feat. Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne) - "Pop That"
Ace Hood (feat. Rick Ross and Future) - "Bugatti"
A$AP Rocky (feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) - "F---in' Problems"
Drake - "Started From the Bottom"
Trinidad Jame$ - "All Gold Everything"

Album of the Year
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
J. Cole - Born Sinner
Jay Z - Magna Carta... Holy Grail
Nas - Life is Good
Wale- The Gifted

Sweet 16
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar - "F---in' Problems"
Diddy - "Same Damn Time (Remix)"
Drake - "Versace (Remix)"
Future - "Bugatti"
Wiz Khalifa - "U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)"

Impact Track
WINNER: J. Cole (feat. TLC) - "Crooked Smile"
Jay Z (feat. Justin Timberlake) - "Holy Grail"
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (feat. Mary Lambert) - "Same Love"
Wale (feat. Sam Dew) - "LoveHate Thing"
Kanye West - "BLKKK SKKKN HEAD"

MVP of the Year
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
2 Chainz
Drake
Jay Z
J. Cole

Track of the Year
WINNER: Mike Zombie and Noah "40" Shebib - "Started From the Bottom"
J. Cole - "Power Trip"
Noah "40" Shebib - "F---in' Problems"
Sounwave - "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
Mike Will Made It - "Bugatti"

Producer of the Year
WINNER: Mike Will Made It
J. Cole
Hit-Boy
DJ Mustard
Pharrell Williams

DJ of the Year
WINNER: DJ Drama
DJ Envy
Funkmaster Flex
DJ Khaled
DJ Scream

Best Mixtape
WINNER: Big Sean - Detroit
Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
Travi$ Scott - Owl Pharaoh
Stalley - Honest Cowboy
Trinidad James - Don't be S.A.F.E.

Rookie of the Year
WINNER: A$AP Ferg
Action Bronson
Earl Sweatshirt
Joey Bada$$
Trinidad James

People's Champ Award
WINNER: Drake - "Started From the Bottom"
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (feat, Ray Dalton)- "Can't Hold Us"
A$AP Rocky (feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) - "F---in' Problems" Kendrick Lamar - "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
J. Cole (featuring Miguel) - "Power Trip"

 

Energy Drinks Change Your Heartbeat

Downing energy drinks packed with caffeine actually causes your heart to pump more forcefully, according to researchers who are pretty sure that isn't a good thing. The heart researchers, who were trying to determine why the drinks are linked to tens of thousands of emergency room visits annually, gave volunteers drinks containing large amounts of caffeine and taurine, another key energy drink component, and found that their hearts were contracting harder within an hour, reports the BBC.

"We've shown that energy drink consumption has a short-term impact on cardiac contractility," the lead researcher says. "We don't know exactly how or if this greater contractility of the heart impacts daily activities or athletic performance," he says—but the team suggests children and people with irregular heartbeats steer clear of the drinks. The maker of Monster Energy drinks, however, calls the study "alarmist and misleading" and makes the case for the benefits of its drinks, notes the LA Times. Taurine boosts the pumping force of the heart without affecting blood pressure, and this is "widely considered to be beneficial," the company said in a statement.

 

ASUU, What next?

From the information I gathered from the media on Thursday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which brings us closer to the end of the over five months old strike. But my question is that how long will it take ASUU to hold its next National Executive Council meeting so as to suspend the strike and why can’t the meeting hold within 48 hours after the signing of the MoU so Nigerians and the affected students can know the way forward?

Procrastination is what I call it and it is why, as Nigerians, we like pressure cooker plans due to time wastage.

The remaining days in 2013 should not be considered as gone due to the Christmas and New Year holidays. I don’t even know why that should attract the attention of Nigerian students who have spent over five months on a compulsory holiday. The rest days in December can change a lot in the lives of some students or institution.

                                                       

Paul Walker Fans Freak Out Over Justin Bieber ‘Fast & Furious’ Rumor

Just as Universal Studios and the team behind ‘Fast & Furious 7′ are debating what to do following Paul Walker’s tragic death on Nov. 30, fans are taking to social media to discuss the very same thing. And on Dec. 11, a rumor that Justin Bieber would replace Paul in the currently shut down film sent shockwaves across the ‘Fast’ fandom worldwide. Is there any truth to the rumor? Read on to find out!

Paul Walker‘s tragic death on Nov. 30 put Fast & Furious 7 production at a standstill. At this point, no one is really sure where the franchise is going — fans have submitted their own ideas, but the studio itself has remained mum about their plans for Paul’s character, Brian O’Connor. But on Dec. 11, a rumor surfaced that has the Fast community spinning its wheels — the Internet is convinced that none other than Justin Bieber will take Paul’s place!

 while the parent of  Paul walker  are speaking out about why they don’t want his character to be edited out of the newest flick in the franchise.

The Walker family “has made it known to Paul’s co-stars, that they don’t want him cut out of the movie,” an insider tells RadarOnline.  ”It wouldn’t be what Paul would have wanted.”

Fast & Furious fans would surely agree that Brian, one the franchise’s most beloved characters, should not be edited out..............................