Michael Haneke film ‘Amour’ sweeps major César awards in Oscars warm-up

It had already won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, a Golden Globe and several other awards internationally – now the French-language film “Amour” has taken a clean sweep of the major prizes at the French “Césars” ceremony in Paris.

The tale of the relationship between an elderly couple in the face of declining health won the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke the award of best film, best director and best screenplay, while Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant took best actress and best actor respectively. Michael Haneke film ‘Amour’ sweeps major César awards in Oscars warm-up | euronews, world news

Pistorius family cheers as paralympic star set free on bail

The prayers of Oscar Pistorius’ family appear to have been heard as a South African court released him on bail.

The Olympic and Paralympic star was unmoved as a judge ruled he was too famous to flee from the charge of murdering his girlfriend.
Nonetheless he set bail at 1 million rand (85,000 euros).

The decision follows a week of dramatic testimony about how Pistorius shot dead model and law graduate Reeva Steenkamp at his luxury home near Pretoria in the early hours of Valentine’s Day.

Under the terms of his bail, Pistorius, 26, was also ordered to hand over firearms and

Imo Election Tribunal Nullifies Oguta Constituency Election

                                          

The Imo State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri on Thursday nullified the election of Assembly man Eugine Dibiagwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Oguta Constituency.

Dissolved Imo CLOs fight gov. Okorocha over unpaid stipends

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 There were strong indications that the rosy relationship existing between Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and his politically appointed Community Liaison Officers (CLOs) have gone sour, Reason: Non payment of their approved stipend and allowances for eleven months before their dissolution last Saturday.

The CLOs numbering over 600 met in Owerri this Monday and issued a 7 day ultimatum  to the state government to pay them all their outstanding entitlements failing which they have instructed their colleagues who are lawyers numbering 63 to immediately institute a legal action on their behalf against the state government for breach of contract.

Incredible! Boy aged 8 marries woman aged 61

                                                                        ABOUT 100 people were witness to a most unusual wedding at the weekend. The bride was 61 years old and the groom was an eight-year-old boy! Both families were present at the wedding of Sanele Masilela (8) and Helen Shabangu (61) and the bride's husband and her five children were also at the wedding in extension six, Mamelodi East, Tshwane

Breaking News: Nollywood Actor, Justus Esiri Is Dead

                                                                                                           This is beginning to look like a not too pleasant year for Nigerian Entertainers as we're still mourning the passing away of Goldie, another movie icon, Justus Esiri, has died.

Why women lose interest in sex

Study: The longer a woman is in a relationship, the more her sexual desire decreases. Men reported no such decrease  

New research is demonstrating what many people already knew from experience: Women lose interest in sex over time, while men don't.

 

The finding has the potential to help couples, the researchers said. Knowing that many women's sexual desire diminishes over the course of a relationship could encourage both partners to be more realistic about their sex lives, and could help them weather the changes in desire as they occur. 

Oscar Pistorius murder case hearing begins

Non-stop' shouting heard from Pistorius' home before shooting

Court hears Reeva was shot on right side of head, in right hip and right elbow

Pistorius is a flight risk and shouldn't be granted bail, says detective

Unlicensed ammunition was found at the property

Police say testosterone, needles found in Pistorius' bedroom

Pistorius has said he had been a victim of crime and received death threats

'Non-stop shouting' was heard coming from Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius' home before his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead, his bail hearing was told today.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said the prosecution team has a witness who heard the shouting between 2am and 3am.

Steenkamp, aged 29, was shot three times in her arm, hip and head.

IMO, WORK BEGINS IN 6 ROADS ,GETS NDDC ATTENTION

Imo State,the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has commenced the construction of six road projects in the State. In a news publication on the organisation's website, 
the roads include Osina internal roads in Ideato North, Umunakara road in Nkwere, Amaudochukwu-Amachikere-Amaegbu road and Umuhu-Okaba-Ihitenasia road in Orsu Local Government Areas.

Others are the Amiyi Mission road in Amiyi-Akah and Umunaka road in Nkwere Local Government Areas