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Next Big Thing? How They're Texting "I Love You" in Nigeria
Maybe you've gotten an email or two from some nice people in Nigeria with a whale of a financial opportunity — but if you get a text from Nigeria titled “I swear, I will make sure I give you HIV," don’t call the police. It may just be someone’s idea of an affectionate overture. When you open the text you'll most likely then read “H is for happiness and joy forever with an I: Incomparable love that will never V: Vanish until death do us part.
Too Much of a Good Thing? This Cat Has 86 Wives
While we may have been shocked by the FLDS polygamy case in the US, this Nigerian man has that beat by a harem. Mohammed Bello Abubakar, 84, has 86 wives. Yes, that's right: 86 wives and at least 170 children.
Front Page: Faster Iraq Pullout, Militants Invade Base in Afghanistan, Scramble for Jobs Kills 12
- Faster Iraq Pullout: The withdrawal of combat forces from Iraq beginning in September could be increased under new considerations by the Bush administration, a quicker plan than expected only months ago. The plan for additional troop withdrawals is a striking contrast to the surge in troops during the darkest part of the war in 2006 and 2007, and might lead to an additional 50,000 troops coming home. While the withdrawals will allow more moments like this, captured yesterday at Fort Bragg, the troops are needed for a more pressing concern in Afghanistan.
South Africa's Xenophobic Violence Displaces Thousands
In South Africa, xenophobic attacks on foreigners have left at least 20 people dead and 30,000 displaced. For the first time since apartheid ended, South Africa has deployed its army on its own streets, in an attempt to quell the attacks which began about 10 days ago, and have spread throughout the country.
Taking out their frustration with a 40 percent unemployment rate, inflation, and crime, mobs of locals around Johannesburg are targeting Nigerian-owned businesses, or those who have fled turbulent and nearby Zimbabwe to settle in South Africa.
Nigerian Archbishop: Polygamy Makes a Mockery of Christians
Polygamy isn't limited to America, where a second child was born to an underage member of the FLDS in custody. Archbishop Peter Akinola, the leader of Nigeria's Anglican Church, is telling Christian polygamists to cut out the big love.
Nigeria is religiously divided: the north is predominately Muslim, while the south is mostly Christian and animist.
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Women Around the World Persecuted For Being "Witches"
It's hard to believe that in this day and age, countless women around the world are being accused of something that sounds pretty medieval. According to the UN, women accused of being witches are persecuted and sometimes murdered around the world. Even children thought to be witches are being targeted, too.
Week in Weird News: Underwater Volcano Blows Up the Sky
- Volcano Blows Up the Sky and Wildlife — A volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga destroyed birdlife and vegetation this week.
- Woman Says $43 Million Divorce Settlement Not Enough — A 36-year-old Swedish countess who's divorcing an ex-CEO says her $43 million divorce settlement won't cover her $54,000 in weekly expenses. She would like $99 million, which is 30 percent of her husband's fortune.
- Woman Bites Her Son's Principal — Talk about an embarrassing parent! A mom in Rhode Island is facing charges after she allegedly punched and bit the principal of her 11-year-old son.
- Nigeria Plans National Rebranding — Nigeria has chosen "Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation" as its new slogan, which will be plastered on t-shirts and baseball hats in an attempt to improve its reputation.
- Rhode Island Strip Club Plans Job Fair — The Foxy Lady strip club is holding a job fair today, hoping to recruit strippers, waitresses, DJs, and bartenders from the state's unemployed.
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Goat Detained Over Armed Robbery
You know the trail has gone cold when, in your search for an armed robber who tried to steal a Mazda 323, the only guy you've detained is a goat. Sound crazy? Well, in Nigeria, many folks believe in witchcraft, and when some vigilantes followed a couple guys trying to steal a car, according to one vigilante, one of the robbers turned into a goat while the other one got away.
High Price For Cheap Gas — Would You Rather Pay More?
Last Summer the religious prayed for relief at the pump, lawmakers called for a 55 mph national speed limit to conserve fuel, and cash-strapped drivers chanted, "Drill, baby. Drill!" But today, oil goes for $40 a barrel, one-third of what it cost in July.
Good News Out of Africa: The Ten Best Governed Countries
Amid worsening economic news flying at us almost constantly, there is some good news and it’s coming from a surprising corner of the globe: Africa. The continent that has been the metaphor for human misery because of continual wars, poverty, and famine in some respects is recording healthier economic growth than in the industrialized world according to the International Monetary Fund.
The IMF estimates that Africa’s economy may expand by 5 percent this year and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports that a bigger portion of money entering Africa since 2006 has been investment rather than aid.
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