Russian Billionaire Plans To Make Humans Immortal By 2045

A Russian billionaire has unveiled plans to make humans immortal by converting them into “Terminator-style” cyborgs – a creature that’s part human and part machine – within the next three decades.

Thirty two-year-old mogul, Dmitry Itskov has been pushing the project forward since 2011 when he founded the 2045 Initiative.

His ultimate goal is to transfer a person’s mind or consciousness from a living brain into a machine with that its personality and memories intact.

The so called “Cyborg” will have no physical form, and exist in a network similar to the Internet and be able to travel at the speed of light all over the Earth, or even into the space.

Itskov’s first highly ambitious goal, called Avatar A, involves a person controlling a robotic human replica through a brain-machine interface (BMI), a technology that already exists.

The deadline for this first stage is set for 2020. The Avatar B, due in 2025, would involve transplanting a human brain into an artificial body “at the end of one’s life.”

Next in line is the Avatar C, that rolls around in 2035, that would also involve a human-machine brain transplant, but with all personality intact.

Itskov hopes the Initiative will have learned enough about the human mind to free it completely from physical form finally, by 2045.

According to the report, from the Internet-like hive mind, individual personalities could manifest themselves as holograms when they need to interact with their environment.

“We believe that it is possible and necessary to eliminate ageing and even death, and to overcome the fundamental limits of the physical and mental capabilities currently set by the restrictions of the physical body,” the project website says.

Itskov is recruiting scientists and authoring an open letter to the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, asking him to support to push society’s transition to “neo-humanity.”

One Year After Rasheed Yekini's Death, Love Child Surfaces! We Will Go For DNA- Lawyer

From E24-7 

Barely a year after legendary Nigerian footballer and striker, Rasheed Yekini, passed on to the great beyond, there is a fresh controversy brewing in his family circles. And the issue is nothing other than the fact that a love child, hitherto unknown to the late player’s family and friends, has surfaced.

E24-7 magazine’s Biodun Kupoluyi spoke to Rasheed’s lawyer, Jubril Olanrewaju and daughter, Omoyemi, and here is what they had to say:


There were reports shortly before and  after Rasheed Yekini’s death  that he was  under a spell, troubled mentally ?

No he wasn’t. He had always been living his life the way he wanted it. Right from when he was young, he had always been an introvert and a quite person. Even when he was playing for the national team, many of his mates then knew him; after the training, he would pack all his belongings and leave for his hotel room. He was not the type that played around all the time.

So you agree he was a recluse, so to say?

He was just the type that used to keep to himself. He didn’t disturb people; likewise, he didn’t want people to disturb him.

Are you sure he wasn’t suffering from any psychological problem?

Well, there were some developments around him; some that had to do with the National team, which made him to completely withdraw from the team and most of his colleagues, and that’s why he turned down most of the invitations that were extended to him, because he said he was disappointed in some of those people.

What exactly was the cause of the disappointment?

He was basically not happy with what they were doing there. He didn’t complain about anything except football. His passion for football was uncompromised; even if he was playing football with a five year old child, he could quarrel with the baby especially if the baby did not play well.

I learnt a love child is in the picture now, how do you intend to resolve the problem?

I  have advised the lady who made the claim that she has a love child for him, when we had the Fidau prayer for him, that if truly she believed Rasheed Yekini is responsible for the pregnancy, she should go for a DNA test and that I will accept whatever result, provided that it is confirmed that he is the true father of the child.

How old is the child?

As at last year, it was claimed she was three years old.

When did the mother inform you?

Rasheed told me about four years ago, that a lady claimed she was pregnant for him. He told me he had a relationship with her, but they parted ways later on, but that the lady came back to him a year and two months after to tell him she’s carrying his baby and then the pregnancy was like eight months old then. He said he asked the lady how that could be possible and he sent her away but the lady went to Rasheed’s mother to complain and the mother called him to know his part of the story, but what Rasheed told her (mother) was that as long as the mother keeps the lady and pregnancy, she won’t see him again, and he kept to his promise. That’s one of the reasons he decided not to see his mother before he died.

Did you get his consent before you wrote the book ‘Rasheed Yekini’?

I didn’t need his consent because I would be doing a great disservice to him if I did not put this one up. He never wanted to tell the story, but I owe him the duty to tell the story. He reposed so much trust and confidence in me; he was relating so many things to me and he did not need to tell me that he wanted the story to be told after him. I came to realize the reasons he was doing that, probably because he wanted people to know more about him when he is gone; why he chose to live that way.

How many wives did he have?

He had two wives and two children.

So the one that came up now can be said to be the third child?

I won’t accept that because he disowned the lady’s pregnancy and baby before she was born, so now that he’s dead, I can’t just reclaim what he disowned, but if the DNA comes out and we are all convinced, who am I to deny it? It’s a legal issue and so we’ll do the right thing.

What about the first legal child?

She is based in the UK; she schools there. Her name is Rasheedat Yemisi Yekini and she will be coming to Nigeria for the one year remembrance of her late dad.

How many pages is the book?

I can’t tell for now, because most firms and corporate bodies will still want to place their adverts  in it. The pages for now are unknown. But all the texts are ready.

Who is now occupying his house in Ibadan?

Nobody. The place is empty because before he died, there was no tenant living with him. He ejected the only tenant he had then because he wasn’t pleased with his ways.

What was his grouse, weren’t they taking proper care of the house?

Not even that; the various kinds of people they were bringing to the house were suspicious people. He said some of them were smugglers, and that they sometimes brought in smuggled cars. So he didn’t want anything or anybody that will implicate him in crime. He valued his name so much and he didn’t want anything that will tarnish the name.

Did he write a will before he died?

I will like to keep that to myself for now; everything will be revealed in the book, so I don’t want to expose it all yet.

Did he make provisions for his parents, because we heard they were not in good terms before he died?

Well, everything is about his children. You know he had done more than enough for his family before he died, and he believed that what he did for them was enough to take care of the family.

That means the notion about him that he was mentally retarded before he died was not true for him to have made such a will?

I didn’t say he made a will. I only said he made provisions and provisions can be verbal or structured in form of a will, but that’s not categorical. However, I can assure you that he tried to take care and protect his children and that was why he introduced them to me and made it known that whatever was required of him, they should go through me.

Did the mother or family tell you why they had to let him go through all those situations?

No, but they thought he wasn’t well and wanted to assist him. And they went about the whole thing in a wrong way, especially when the Commissioner of Police told them that they should leave him alone, but they went ahead.

So what is the position of the Law, are you pressing charges?

We will definitely take necessary steps; it’s just that we are being  careful because of the personalities involved. The mother, immediate sister, brother, and if every one of them goes down, that means the end of Rasheed Yekini,  and then we need to protect his children so that in future there would be no bad reference to them about the past happenings in the family. But we will definitely do one or two things, especially the people that claimed to be treating him; what sort of treatment were they giving him, and what did they give him to eat that made him shout from his sleep and start gasping and shouting for help before he died in their hands.

He died in their hands?

Yes, though I was told he was rushed to a clinic where he was confirmed dead. Those people should be able to explain what really happened to him. Look at the case of Michael Jackson, nobody was held but it was the doctor that told the world what happened to him. So a person of Rasheed’s calibre can’t just die like that. Even if anything happened to him, he shouldn’t have been taken to such a place for treatment. If not that they had something to hide, at least they should have invited me or his wife.

Do you feel threatened?

No. If I am afraid, I won’t be granting this interview. If I am afraid, I would have washed my hands off a long time ago, but because I owe him that duty and   because I promised him and vowed before God, that I will protect his interest in life and death, I will not relent.

Over 100 people burnt to death in accident on Benin-Ore Expressway

Over 100 people burnt to death in accident on Benin-Ore Expressway

That's a photo from the scene sent to me by a reader. The accident occurred this afternoon at Igbogui village in Benin and involved three heavy duty vehicles; a Young Shall Grow Motors luxury bus, a fuel tanker with registration number GA 71 XA, and a Dangote truck carrying cement.

Over 100 people were burnt to death when the fuel tanker exploded following the accident. The fire spread to surrounding shops and burnt several cars packed nearby. Survivors have been rushed to the hospital while rescue efforts by the Federal Road Safety Corps & Civil Defence Corps continues.

source LIB

Student Holds Own Funeral While Still Alive So She 'Could Enjoy It'

A Chinese student has stunned family and friends by holding her own funeral while she's alive to see 'what people think of her' and to 'enjoy it'. Zeng Jia paid for a full service along with flowers, photographers that was attended by mourners who walked past her while she was in a coffin.

The 22-year-old spent an hour lying in the casket with a Hello Kitty doll on her chest before getting up to join in at her own wake. Click to read more.

Zeng said: "It struck me that people spend all that time and effort on someone when they are gone and they cannot appreciate it.

Zeng, giving a speech at her wake said, "I wanted to see what people would think of me so I decided to hold my funeral while I could enjoy it."

She hired a team of cosmetic artists who specialise in making the dead look more lifelike to make her body look more convincing.

                                                     Zeng, giving a speech at her wake

She added: "Experiencing death has made me appreciate life more keenly."

                                              Mourners holding hands at the event

53-year-old Man In Court For Allegedly Molesting A 2-year-old Girl

A 53-year-old security man, Daniel Kura, of Aunty Alice, Mararaba, has been remanded in prison by an Upper Court in Maraba, Nasarawa State, for allegedly molesting a two-year old girl.
Police prosecutor, Mr Stephen Kwaza, told the court that the matter was reported by the victim’s father at Sani Abacha Police Station on April 1.
According to Kwaza, the accused deceived the minor and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her on Monday. He said the offence contravened provisions of the Penal Code.

The prosecutor also objected to the court granting bail to the accused because the matter was still under investigation.
Kwaza said the allegation against the accused was not a bailable offence, more so, the victim was undergoing treatment.
Kura however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Judge, Mr Vincent Gwahemba ordered that the accused be remanded in prison and adjourned the case to April 29 for further mention.

Federal Government set to scrap NECO, cancels UTME

Federal Government has concluded arrangements to scrap the National Examination Council. Plans have also been concluded to cancel the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for applicants into the nation’s tertiary institutions.

JAMB will however not be scrapped.

The government’s decisions, which would be made public soon via a White Paper, are based on the recommendations of the Stephen Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies.

A government source said that upon receipt of the latest report, President Goodluck Jonathan has been meeting with Vice-President Namadi Sambo and a few top government officials to take final decisions on it.

It was in one of such meetings held on Tuesday that the final decision was taken.

Under the new arrangement, the source said in place of UTME, authorities of all tertiary institutions would now be at liberty to conduct their entrance examinations as they had been doing for post-UTME.

JAMB will however serve as a clearing house.

“JAMB will now be a clearing house like Universities and Colleges Admissions Service in the UK. If somebody gains admission into three universities and holds down space, immediately such person picks his first choice, JAMB’s system will automatically free the remaining two slots for other applicants.

“JAMB will no longer conduct examinations but it will be setting the standard alongside the schools authorities,” the source said.

UCAS, which was  established in 1993, is the British admission service for students applying to university and college, including post-16 education as of 2012. UCAS is primarily funded by students who pay a fee when they apply and a capitation fee from universities for each student they accept.

On NECO, the source said in arriving at the decision to scrap the examination body, the committee took into cognizance its huge facilities across the country.

But it was resolved that the West African Examination Council would absorb NECO’s members of staff and its facilities.

WAEC will also be empowered to conduct two Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations per year, one in January and the other probably in December.

Hitherto, only one November/December SSCE Examination is being conducted.

The May/June Senior Secondary Certificate Examination being organised by the examination body once in a year still stands.

The government source also said arrangements had been concluded to scrap the Public Complaint Commission, the National Poverty Eradication Programme and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution among others.

Source: PUNCH

PICTURED: Mom Gives Her Son Cigarette To Smoke On Easter Sunday

According to Shanghai Style File, the toddler’s parents thought it was pretty funny. The Chinese toddler and his mum were spotted on Easter Sunday in a Shanghai park where she handed her tot a cigarette and then lit it for him. She smiled on as he smoked it… then laughed as he rolled on the ground when he felt sick......See more pics after the cut.