ISIS can go f**k themselves - Says Shaggy

Reggae star Shaggy has called out brutal terror group, ISIS, saying listening to his music can stop them from carrying out their brutal beheadings

The 46-year-old Jamaican who actually served as a US marine in Iraq during the first Gulf War - suggested that Western armies should find a way to pump his music into ISIS terror camps, guaranteeing it would inject some emotion into them.

During an promotional interview with the Miami New Times, when asked if his new singe titled "Go f**k Yourself "was aimed at anybody in particular, Shaggy said

'ISIS can go f**k themselves. That’s some crazy shit what they’re doing.

It’s horrible, man. I can’t see... I don’t get that much hate. I just don’t get that level of evil. I can’t understand it,' he said. If you’re able to cut a man’s head off, you’re sick. But right music evokes emotion. So if they’re listening to Shaggy music or reggae music, they’re not going to want to cut somebody’s head off,'

'There’re two thing you want to do when you listen to reggae: You get somebody pregnant, or you’re f**king high. High people don’t want to kill nothing; they want to love. They need to bag some Jamaican weed and distribute it amongst ISIS. I guarantee there won’t be any more wars out there.

Six HSBC staff sacked after filming 'playful' ISIS-style mock execution

Six HSBC staff have been sacked after filming themselves staging a mock ISIS-style beheading during a team building day at a go karting centre.

The footage posted online shows five men in black overalls and balaclavas laughing as they stand over an Asian colleague, named as Saf Ahmed, who is kneeling in an orange jumpsuit.

According to Daily Mail, One of the workers shouts 'Allahu Akbar' - Arabic for 'God is great' - as an 'executioner' brandishes a coat hanger as a fake knife. The eight-second video, obtained by The Sun, was shot as the workers were on a team-building exercise at a Teamwork Karting track in Birmingham organised by the bank.
Mr Ahmed denied any knowledge of the video, which was posted on Instagram but later deleted.

A HSBC spokesperson said:

'We do not tolerate inappropriate behaviour.'We took the decision to sack the individuals involved. This is an abhorrent video and HSBC would like to apologise for any offence caused.'

NIGERIA: CBN EXTENDS BVN REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the Bank Verification Number exercise that was scheduled to end today June 30^th 2015. The new deadline as announced is now October 31^st 2015.

Before the extension many commercial banks in the country has been inundated with customers besieging them to ensure that they get there BV Numbers.

However some customers who spoke to Rosacomms are questioning the rationale behind all these policies being introduced by every CBN governor since Charles Soludo.

Peter Ogaba wondered why the central bank won’t introduce a full proof policy that will checkmate all the fraudulent activities they are trying to curtail with these policies.

Esther Obi supporting Peter took us through the various policies, she said Charles Soludo as CBN governor came with consolidation of Banks which saw many weak banks go under, Sanusi Lamido also introduce the 10 digit scheme for account number across all banks and now Godwin Emeifeli BVN.

She says the Nation is losing adequate man hours pursuing all these policies which in the long run affect the country economically; however bank officials and customers can now breathe a sigh of relief with the extension.

Stella Damasus – I Am Not Ashamed Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Veteran Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus who is currently in the United States of America is telling everyone who cares to know that she is a born again Christian.
On June 28, 2015 she wrote a lengthy caption to her love for God, and not being ashamed of being a born-again Christian.
“I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am not ashamed to let the whole world know that he is my lord and saviour. I am not ashamed to sing praises to him. I am not ashamed to tell the world of his goodness and mercy” she wrote.
Stella Damasus will be ministering at the Dominion Atlanta 2015 convention alongside Hope Davies, and Lady Z.

Manny Pacquiao is world's second highest - paid celebrity

Filipino world professional boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has been ranked as the second highest-paid celebrity in the world by American business magazine and online financial news platform Forbes. 

At 36, the world-famous boxer, pastor, congressman, and basketball playing coach from General Santos City has earned a total of $148 million, or approximately P6.7 billion, from his boxing career alone. 

His endorsement deals with popular international brands such as Nike, Foot Locker, Wonderful Pistachios, Nestle's Butterfinger, as well as many more endorsement deals for local brands in the Philippines add up to $12 million (more than P500 million) to his total amount of wealth, according to Forbes.

Manny has been sidelined for the rest of the year because of a shoulder surgery he had to undergo following an injury sustained in what was dubbed as the “Fight of the Century” with undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather.

Nigeria: CBN says account holders can access cash as BVN deadline ends today

Contrary to the claims by Deposit Money Banks (DMB) that there would be total restriction on accounts without Bank Verification Number (BVN), after the deadline today, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified that account holders can still have access to cash transactions while the e-banking transactions would be restricted.

The BVN is an initiative of the CBN and the Bankers’ Committee, launched on February 14, 2014.  It is a unique identifier for each bank customer across the financial industry, making it possible to build and track customer financial history and activity.

The CBN had last year issued a directive to all banks to ensure that their customers register for BVN before June 30th, 2015, so as to protect all e-banking transactions from fraudulent attacks.

Meanwhile, the Apex bank has said there would be no extension of deadline and that enough time has been given to customers to enroll for the BVN.

A visit by Rosacomms to some banks operating in Abuja revealed long queues of customers in the banking halls rushing to enroll for the BVN before the deadline.

Before now, messages has been flying from Deposit Money Banks in the country warning customers about account restriction after the June 30 deadline.