Niger State Police Arrest Man in Possession of Baby’s Head

The renewed efforts of the Niger State police command to rid the state of criminal elements may have started yielding results, following the discovery of a severed head of a few months old baby girl in a polythene in possession of a young man suspected to be one of the arrow-heads of a syndicate that specializes in using human parts for ritual purposes in parts of the state.

The discovery of the strange object with the suspect (names withheld) occurred early last week, during a stop and search duty by a team of policemen on the highway at Erena, in Shiroro Local Government area of the state .

Teens used CNN computers for FacebookAldayne Fearon and Francis Mutemwa's mugshots, respectively.

Atlanta police said they arrested two teenagers accused of breaking into the CNN newsroom and using computers to check their Facebook pages.

Aldayne Fearon and Francis Mutemwa's mugshots, respectively.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said CNN security contacted police around 3:30 a.m. Friday to report there was "someone in their secure area newsroom" on the fifth floor of CNN Center, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Jones said Aldayne Fearon, 18, and Francis Mutemwa, 17, were arrested and charged with criminal trespass. The spokeswoman said the teenagers gained access to the newsroom by climbing over a ledge from the Omni Hotel.

Jones said the teenagers "started working on two computers."

"At the time of their arrest, they were checking their Facebook pages on those computers," she said.

Your Daily Horoscope

Today is Sunday, January 29, 2012

TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE

Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST):

Sun 9th degree Aquarius

Moon 21st degree Aries

Mercury 3rd degree Aquarius

Venus 19th degree Pisces

Mars 23rd degree Virgo, retrograde

Ceres 4th degree Aries

Jupiter 3rd degree Taurus

Saturn 30th degree Libra

Uranus 2nd degree Aries

Neptune 30th degree Aquarius, retrograde

Pluto 9th degree Capricorn

Eris 22nd degree Aries

Lunar Node 13th degree Sagittarius, retrograde

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You want to get ahead quickly but you need to wait for the right time. Don't try to push someone aside but make a good impression by coming to the attention of someone who's important.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Value your friends and make no enemies. You don't know who will be in an important niche in your life in the future, so don't leave a bad memory of yourself in anyone.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You're ambitious today but don't try to undermine the competition -- nor co-workers. You're served by trying to build up positive assets of all kinds now. Some working relationships can become intense now.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You need to feel protected by authorities today. Many want to abdicate personal responsibility and blindly follow rules, which themselves may be bad or insufficient. Look alive and think things through for yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You like to discuss idea with people and explore options. Make it clear this is what you're doing. Someone might miss this point and think you're definitely making plans, making unnecessary trouble.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You feel that someone else can provide you with something you don't have or have lost. You must look inside for your own power. When you want someone to come to your rescue, call on your own strength and motivation first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You're feeling angry today. Let loose steam by engaging in physical activities, such as sports. It may be that the only way to maintain a generally positive relationship is by not expressing yourself openly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You tend to think ill of someone today. Instead of assuming the worst, try to imagine that someone has good reasons. Let it be unless and until you know the whole story.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are comfortable in situations in which you emotionally dominate the relationship. You need to make room for others as well and to be prepared to operate by a more egalitarian set of rules.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Strong resentments dominate your thoughts today. It's important to let them go, and not let them loop through your mind. Let go and live the life you want, instead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What seems like a simple conversation could turn into an argument if you're not careful. Imparting information is what you're doing but can seem like an arguing point to another. Try not to antagonize unnecessarily.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The prospect of losing something or someone of great importance is keenly felt. For some, there may be the need to drop one thing to gain something better but for most it's a fight to keep what's good and not drop a notch.

These interpretations are based on the aspects and positions of the planets in relation to each sun-sign. They indicate the general mood and issues of the day as you experience them. Be creative in applying your forecast to the actual circumstances of your life.

Cocaine Worth £1m Sent To UN 'By Mistake'

Two fake UN diplomatic pouches containing the drugs, which experts said had a street value of more than $2m (£1.3m), sparked an alert when they were delivered to the HQ by accident.

The bags, which were printed with the UN symbol, were shipped from Mexico through DHL's shipping company centre in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Somebody in Mexico is probably in trouble now, having let a significant amount of cocaine out of their possession. Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne, NYPD 

Fried food not a direct cause of heart risk, new research finds

A new study has found that there is no direct correlation between the amount of fried food people eat and their risk of heart disease. Instead, the research found that long-term heart risk depended more on what kind of oil was used in the cooking process — olive oil and sunflower oil are considered the healthiest.

The study, published in the British Medical Journal, studied the eating and cooking habits of 40,000 people in Spain for nearly 15 years. The Mediterranean diet favored by most individuals in the study leans heavily on fried foods, particularly fried fish, but also the healthier olive and sunflower oils for the frying.

The Telegraph reports that study participants were then broken into four different groups, based on how often they ate fried foods. Over the course of the study there were 606 medical cases linked to heart disease, but those results were fairly evenly split between the four subsets. More from the study:

"In a Mediterranean country where olive and sunflower oils are the most commonly used fats for frying, and where large amounts of fried foods are consumed both at and away from home, no association was observed between fried food consumption and the risk of coronary heart disease or death."

Professor Michael Leitzmann from Germany's University of Regensburg said in the study that two similar research projects found comparable results showing no direct correlation between fried foods and heart disease.

"Taken together, the myth that frying food is generally bad for the heart is not supported by available evidence," Leitzmann wrote."However, this does not mean that frequent meals of fish and chips will have no health consequences," noting that the fried foods have higher calorie counts and are linked to obesity and high blood pressure.

Now, before you throw caution to the wind and sign a Jumbaco petition, bear in mind that not only do those fatty foods contain more sodium and calories, most Nigerians use less healthy oils to fry their foods. And even more damaging, re-used cooking oils reportedly contain higher levels of saturated fats, which are linked to poor heart health.

As Victoria Taylor, senior heart health dietitian at the British Heart Foundation, told the Telegraph, "We currently recommend swapping saturated fats like butter, lard or palm oil for unsaturated fats as a way of keeping your cholesterol down and this study gives further cause to make that switch... Regardless of the cooking methods used, consuming foods with high fat content means a high calorie intake. This can lead to weight gain and obesity, which is a risk factor for heart disease."

Healthy, six-legged lamb born in Georgia

A six-legged lamb was born recently in a small village in the eastern European nation Georgia. The lamb was also reportedly born with both male and female sexual organs.

Shephard Albert Abadzhanov said that in his 25 years of shepharding that he's never seen such a case.

"I have been asking the other shepherds, but none of them remember such [a] case. There were three-legged lambs, one-eyed, but not [a] six legged, bisexual one. The lamb eats well, but moves with difficulty." Abadzhanov said.

The lamb was born with four front legs and two back legs. It appears to have at least partial control of all six limbs.

Veterinarian Otto Zardiashvili also said that the six-legged baby lamb is an anomaly. "Most probably there were twins, but then the embryos were united, and we've got a strange lamb," Zardiashvili said.

There have been some similarly unusual cases reported in recent years. In 2006, another lamb with sex legs was born in Belgium.

Former President John Tyler’s (1790-1862) grandchildren still alive

Former President John Tyler, born 221 years ago, still has two living grandchildren. The one-term president isn't a well-known historical figure; he's probably best remembered for helping to push through the annexation of Texas in 1845, shortly before leaving office.

President John Tyler

So, how is it possible that a former president who died 150 years ago would still have direct descendents alive today? As it turns out, the Tyler men were known for fathering children late in life. And that math is pretty outstanding when added up:

John Tyler was born in 1790. He became the 10th president of the United States in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died in office. Tyler fathered Lyon Gardiner Tyler in 1853, at age 63. Then, at the age of 71, Lyon Gardiner Tyler fathered Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. in 1924 and four years later at age 75, Harrison Ruffin Tyler. Both men are still alive today.

That means just three generations of the Tyler family are spread out over more than 200 years. President Tyler was also a prolific father, having 15 children (8 boys and 7 girls) with two wives.

He even allegedly fathered a child, John Dunjee, with one of his slaves.

Some context on Tyler's progeny: Jane Garfield (granddaughter of James Garfield) is 99, making her the oldest living grandchild of a former president, even though Garfield took office 40 years after Tyler.

Former Ambassador John Eisenhower is the oldest living presidential child, turning 89 this past August.

A few other Tyler tidbits:

• He joined the South's secession efforts shortly before his death and was even elected to the Confederate House of Representatives.
• Because of his Confederate ties, Tyler's is the only presidential death not officially mourned.
• Tyler ascended to the presidency in 1841. Other things that happened that year: Canada became a nation; the United States Senate has its first filibuster, lasting nearly a month; the city of Dallas, Texas was founded.
• Tyler was the first person to ascend to the presidency through succession as vice president.

Ogunsanya quadruplets simultaneously graduate with Masters degrees on the same day

Graduating from university is normally an occasion for a family get-together. And this was certainly a big celebration for the Ogunsanya quadruplets who were handed their well-deserved degrees from the same university on the same day.

The 23-year-old quads, identical sisters and the oldest by four minutes, Toks and Temi Ogunsanya, and identical brothers, Tobi and Tolu, graduated from Warwick University with Master Degrees. And there was not a jot of sibling rivalry as all four have landed jobs in the City already.

Toks graduated with an MEng in manufacturing and engineering and Temi, Tobi and Tolu all gained an MSC in management from Warwick Business School.

'The fact we all chose to study at the University of Warwick was a natural decision,' says Tobi, who thinks a bit of sibling rivalry is essential for success. 'We are a close-knit family and were all attracted by the strength of the courses on offer.

'We all gravitated to similar courses because we've always been interested in business and management and our father is a successful businessman in Nigeria.'

The quads, originally from Lagos, Nigeria, have been living in the UK since the age of seven when they began boarding schools. Since leaving university they have all landed top city jobs.

Toks is due to start working for RBS in London later this year, Temi, who interned at Santander over the summer, has been offered a permanent position with the bank, and Tolu is due to start working for one of the 'Big 4' accountancy firms in the City.

'Our parents are four times as proud of us,' added Tobi, who is mulling over two offers from two major City firms. 

'They've supported us financially and have encouraged us all the way - without their help we wouldn't be here today.'

Barça forced to settle at Villarreal

Barcelona lost further ground on La Liga title rivals Real Madrid as another away draw, this time a goalless encounter at relegation-threatened Villarreal, cost them dearly at El Madrigal.

The gap between the leaders and Barça now stands at an imposing seven points following Real's victory over Real Zaragoza. Barcelona were particularly sluggish in the first half, during which Villarreal could have even taken the lead, while the second period saw them denied by a stout defensive performance and some good saves from Diego Lopez.

Dani Alves worked Lopez for the first time after only three minutes, before Ruben Cani returned fire for the hosts by forcing Victor Valdes into action five minutes later. Barça were seeing plenty of the ball and Lionel Messi thought he had opened the scoring in the 17th minute when he went one on one with the charging Lopez and produced a delicate chip. The ball hung in the air for what seemed like an age until it squirmed just wide.

Villarreal enjoyed a good period thereafter, almost taking the lead themselves when Valdes flapped at a free-kick and Gerard Pique's defensive header looped towards the Barca goalline. Luckily for them, Javier Mascherano was on hand to head clear and Eric Abidal was able to block Jose Luis Joselu's resulting shot.

Alves drilled a low free-kick just wide for Barcelona after 31 minutes, but the visitors were struggling for their usual rhythm. Marcos Senna's superb first-time effort four minutes later was curling towards goal and needed an athletic save from Valdes to keep the stalemate.

The corner that followed was headed in by Gonzalo Rodriguez, but he was adjudged to have been in an offside position. Villarreal saw a penalty claim against Sergio Busquets turned down two minutes into the second half but, that aside, Barça were the dominant force in the second period.

They pushed the hosts deeper as the game progressed, but struggled to apply the killer touch. A superb reverse pass from Messi unlocked the Villarreal defence only for Cesc Fabregas' heavy touch to allow Lopez to meet the ball and gather safely.

Alexis Sanchez shot over from the edge of the area and substitute Cristian Tello set up the waiting Fabregas in the 78th minute. Tello ran to the byline and cut back smartly for Fabregas, who took a touch to get the ball out of his feet and then saw his low shot deflected on its way to goal.

The deviation looked enough to beat Lopez, but he managed to get a hand to it and pushed the ball firmly against the bar.

With five minutes to go a neat one-two between Sanchez and Messi handed the Argentinian a one-on-one chance against Lopez, but the goalkeeper blocked with his legs at the near post. The rebound spilled to Fabregas, but this time his shot was woefully off target and there were no further chances.

Nigeria’s Attorney General Adoke In Web Of Corruption; Admits Ownership Of Bank Accounts

More details are emerging about the corrupt deals of Nigeria’s Attorney General and Justice Minister Mohammed Bello Adoke – as well as the man’s mind-boggling deposits in numerous bank accounts.

Some 24-hours after an online news website, ireports-ng.com, published details of Mr. Adoke’s multi-million dollars in secret bank accounts, Nigeria's controversial attorney general admitted to another website that he in fact owns accounts in the banks reported by the website.

Mr. Adoke told Pointblanknews that he indeed owns the accounts, but claimed the deposits in the said accounts were not up to the amounts published by Ireports-ng.

“I have accounts with FCMB and Diamond Banks. I have a salary account with Intercontinental Bank and these are the only accounts I have been operating since I was appointed Attorney-General,” he told Pointblanknews.com. Then he added: “But the accounts in the said banks are far, far lower than the figures they are peddling.”