Myles Munroe, Wife, Killed In Bahamas Plane Crash!

Internationally renown motivational speaker and business coach, Dr. Myles Munroe of Bahamas Faith International  and his wife Mrs. Ruth Ann Munroe died in a plane crash in the Bahamas.

News revealed that the plane, a Lear LEA - 1.05% 36 executive jet, departed the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) in Nassau, Bahamas at 4:07 pm for the Grand Bahama International Airport, a privately owned international airport in Freeport, Bahamas with nine people on board; but it struck a crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard, exploded on impact and crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport at 5.10pm, into the ground near a junkyard area.

the crash site

The Bahamas Ministry of Transport and Aviation who reported the news says the crash killed all nine people on board the private jet. The identities of the other people on board have not yet been confirmed. The cause of the crash was not immediately determined, though there had been heavy rain across the region. A full investigation is expected to begin on Monday.

It was gathered that the crash occurred as people were gathering in Grand Bahama for Dr. Munroe’s 2014 Global Leadership Forum which scheduled for November, 10. 

A speaker at the event,  former mayor of Atlanta and former U.S Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young released a statement through his foundation: “Ambassador Young expresses his deep sadness over the tragic death of his friends Dr. Myles and Mrs. Ruth Munroe. He offers condolences to the Munroe family and the families of the other souls who lost their lives as a result of this shocking plane crash.”                 

    

Africa’s richest woman and oil mogul, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija is expected to speak at the leadership forum.

President of Oral Roberts University where Munroe was a student, Dr. William M. Wilson, expressed his sadness at the loss of an "outstanding ORUalumni and friend."

May the souls of all departed, find rest in the Lord's bossom, Amen.

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Germany Celebrates 25 Years Of The Fall Of Berlin Wall!

About 8,000 helium balloons have been released into the night sky over Germany's capital at the culmination of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall;  as tens of thousands of people attended events, including a "citizen's party" at the Brandenburg Gate.

Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier in her speech said the fall of the wall had shown the world that dreams could come true.

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 became a powerful symbol of the end of the Cold War.

It was built in 1961 to stop people fleeing the communist East.

The white balloons - perched on 3.6m poles to match the height of the wall and stretching for 15km (nine miles) - were released one by one to symbolise its disappearance.

Macaulay Culkin Respons To Death Hoax!

World famous child actor, Macaulay Culkin recently responded to death hoax, hitherto making the rounds.

The 34-year-old actor known best for roles in the first two Home Alone movies, My Girl and Uncle Buck, reportedly took to Instagram last Saturday to debunk the reports and quells people's fears through tribute to an epic '80s dark homedy Weekend at Bernie's. 

The post read: 

"Weekend at bernies with @ancovywarhol #greenroom,". Weekend at Bernies, a cult classic, stars Brat Pack member Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as two insurance company workers who discover their boss, Bernie, is dead. They then shuffle his body around like a puppet in a bid to make people believe he's alive.

Gun Men Abducts Nuhu Ribadu's Brother!

News says gunmen abducted the younger brother of Nuhu Ribadu, Sani Ribadu.

A brother to the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, identified as Arabi Ribadu, reportedly confirmed that Sani was abducted on Sunday, in his farm in Yola, Adamawa State capital.

“He was abducted by gun yielding men in his farm along Fufore road at about 5 p.m. this evening,” he said, adding that they took the victim, abandoning his car.

He also said the abductors took away their victim and abandoned his car.

“Up till moment, there is no communication from them,” he said.

Efforts to speak with the police spokesperson in Adamawa State has so far been unsuccessful as his phone was reportedly switched off.

New video shows scenes inside 'Boko Haram-controlled town'!

According to a new video reportedly obtained by AFP on Sunday, showing Boko-Haram  militants on armored vehicle parading down a road in a yet to be identified town, showed armed men lined along a well-paved road, with three pick-up trucks equipped with heavy weapons, as Abubakar Shekau, the group’s leader  preached to locals.

The 44-minute video, delivered through the same channels as previous messages reportedly showed Boko Haram voices shouting support for their allies in Iraq and the IS in Syria. 

Shekau was seen in close-up shots and rare clarity, dismissing government claims about ceasefire talks and threatens to kill the man who has presented himself as Boko Haram’s negotiator.

Information says it was not possible to tell whether the footage was staged for propaganda purposes, especially scenes of residents cheering Islamist fighters.

The message appeared to be aimed at reinforcing Shekau’s claim that he has created a caliphate within Nigeria.

In the video, black, crested flags associated with the Islamist group are shown.

An armoured vehicle drove down the road lined with both fighters and individuals who appear to be residents of the town.

However, no women or girls are reportedly seen on the street or anywhere else in the footage. Most of the message appeared taken up by a sermon from Shekau, delivered indoors but apparently played on a speaker to locals assembled outside.

“We have indeed established an Islamic caliphate,” he said, restating a call he first made in August.

The images of the sermon include unusually clear close-ups of Shekau, who in past videos has often been shown at a distance, sometimes in grainy footage.

Shekau who has previously expressed solidarity with other jihadi groups and leaders, including the IS militants, in the latest video seemed to associate territory under his control with a wider, global caliphate, but did not submit to the authority of any other jihadi leader.

“To everyone living in Islamic Caliphate, we convey our greetings,” he said, specifically mentioning “brethren” in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Shishan (an Islamist term for Chechnya), Yemen, Somalia and “the Caliphate in Iraq and Syria.”

A graphic shown later includes a picture the IS group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as well as a portion of the message his group issued on July 1 proclaiming a caliphate in Iraq and Syria.

Iraq on Sunday was investigating whether Baghdadi was killed in air strikes by US-led coalition warplanes.

Source: AFP

Robin Williams' autopsy showed no alcohol or illegal drugs; death ruled suicide- Coroner!

Sheriff's officials said on Friday that Robin Williams' autopsy found no alcohol or illegal drugs were in his body when he killed himself at his Northern California home in August.

Reports says the autopsy results released by the Marin County sheriff's office found that the actor had taken prescription medications, but in "therapeutic concentrations."

The coroner ruled Williams' death a suicide that resulted from asphyxia due to hanging.

Sheriff's Deputy Stewart Cowan said Friday that his office was not releasing further information from the report, aside that the late Williams was found in the bedroom of his home in Tiburon on the morning of Aug. 11.  which was preliminarily ruled a suicide.

Susan Schneider, Williams' wife,  said the actor and comedian was struggling with depression, anxiety and a recent Parkinson's diagnosis when he was found dead by his personal assistant at his Marin County home.

Robin publicly acknowledged periodic struggles with substance abuse. He had entered a substance abuse rehabilitation program shortly before his death.