Shopping madness! After Black Friday sales mayhem, police fear MORE anarchy over the weekend - as retailers attacked over failing to protect shoppers 

• Police have appealed for calm after bargain hunters 'acted like animals'
• Men and women of all ages fought over computers and games consoles
• Police and paramedics were called to mayhem at Tesco and Asda stores
• Fears disorder will continue over weekend as retailers roll out more offers
• A chief police constable said appalling scenes were 'totally predictable'

Police chiefs appealed for calm today after sales-crazed shoppers sparked a wave of Black Friday disorder and violence.

Bargain hunters were accused of behaving like animals as they grappled over computers, coffee machines, hair-dryers and games consoles. 

In extraordinary scenes, men and women of all ages fought to secure deals in the sales frenzy imported from the US.

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Tug of war: A woman fights desperately to cling on to a widescreen TV in London as other shoppers try to wrestle it from her. A staff member from Asda can be seen intervening

Tugs of war broke out over TVs and shoppers resorted to lying on top of goods to stop them being snatched by rivals. 

Police and paramedics were called in to deal with mayhem and injuries at Tesco and Asda stores. At least three arrests were made.

Forget taxi drivers. Look how Mellor abused those closest to him! We reveal what happened AFTER his notorious affair.

• Mr Mellor hit the headlines in 1992 following revelations of affair
• The married Tory minister had been seeing a 31-year-old actress
• Their liaisons took place at a flat in Earl's Court where he stayed overnight
• Despite this, his sons grew up to become PR and investments gurus
• He later cuckolded Lord Cobham, who was left contemplating suicide
• This week it emerged he had launched foul-mouth tirade at taxi driver

After calling his taxi driver a ‘sweaty, stupid little s**t’, David Mellor rattled through the long list of things that make him a superior human being. ‘You’ve been driving a cab for ten years? I have been in the Cabinet!’ he declared. ‘I am an award-winning broadcaster, I’m a Queen’s Counsel. You think your experiences are anything compared to mine? Just shut up!’

Sadly, the former Tory minister neglected to mention, in the now notorious tape-recorded dispute over taxi navigation (which became public this week), his most famous achievement: becoming a national joke. The date he was elevated to this status was July 24, 1992. The location was Thistle Cottage, his parents-in-law’s Sussex home. The occasion? A photo-shoot in which he co-opted them, along with his wife, Judith, and two small children, into a display of family unity.

Five days earlier, the gap-toothed ‘Minister for Fun’ had been splashed across the front pages after it was revealed that he had conducted a three-month extra-marital affair with Antonia de Sancha, a jobbing actress who, at 31, was 12 years his junior.

Their liaisons had taken place at a tatty rented flat in London’s Earl’s Court, where Mellor stayed overnight, sleeping on a crumpled mattress surrounded by half-empty champagne and brandy bottles.

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Show of unity: David Mellor poses for the infamous 1992 'five-bar-gate' photocall with wife Judith (far right), their two sons Frederick and Anthony (centre, left and right respectively) and his parents-in-law Edward (far left) and Joan Hall (second from right)

David Mellor's foul mouthed rant in 2010

In a tape-recorded conversation with his paramour, obtained by a Sunday newspaper, the Cabinet minister even

No law prevents lawmakers from scaling fence –Victor Ndoma-Egba, senate leader

Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba

The Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, who is representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in this interview withSUNDAY ABORISADE defends criticisms against the Nigerian senate and the recent police invasion of the National Assembly

Some Nigerians believe that the executive has been taking the federal parliament for a ride because of the passive nature of the Senate. They cite last Thursday’s invasion of the National Assembly by the police as a case in point. What is your comment on this?

Agony of child slaves raped, abused by their bosses

 

Agony of child slaves raped, abused by their bosses

Theirs is a life devoid of any joy. People see them but never see the tragic lives they are trapped in. Day and night, many Nigerian children used as house helps labour and suffer in silence. They are locked in domestic servitude while their lucky peers go to school and live normal lives. KUNLE FALAYI, takes a look at the lives of such children, whose very existence are controlled by their bosses. They sometimes endure unimaginable trauma that changes their lives forever

Tosin Adeyanju rocked the six-month-old baby she was carrying gently to keep the child quiet. As the girl spoke, with a voice that belied the suffering and agony she had endured since she was a child, she looked around in fear.

Tambuwal asks court to jail IG for contempt

Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to summon the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, to explain why he should not be jailed for disobeying the court order.

Tambuwal accused Abba of consistently disobeying the court order made on November 7, 2014, which directed parties in his substantive suit filed to stop his removal as a member and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The Speaker had on Thursday filed the fresh application before Justice Ahmed Mohammed, alleging that Abba’s instruction to the men of the police to deny him access into the premises of the National Assembly preventing him from carrying out his lawful duties on November 20, amounted to flouting the court order.

Fayose blasts Obasanjo for criticising Jonathan

Ayo Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, flayed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for allegedly criticising   Jonathan’s administration on corruption and insecurity.

Fayose, who spoke at a summit in Ife, said that Obasanjo had no moral justification to criticise Jonathan’s administration because the former President’s government was far more corrupt than the one he criticised.

The attack from Fayose came just as notable leaders of the Yoruba race present at the summit endorsed Jonathan for a second term in office.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, led notable traditional rulers from many Yoruba towns majority of who are from Ekiti State to the summit.

120 killed in mosque bomb explosions

120 killed in mosque bomb explosions

No fewer than 120 died and 270 were injured on Friday as the violent Boko Haram sect bombed the 10,000 capacity Kano Central Mosque where the Emir, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, usually leads prayers.

About 10 gunmen went on a shooting spree after the blast at the mosque, which is close to the Emir of Kano’s palace.

A rescue official, who spoke with Agence France-Presse, put casualty figures at almost 400, adding that 120 were killed and 270 hurt in the three explosions that rocked the mosque.

The emir was said to have travelled to Saudi Arabia late on Thursday night from Paris.

Witnesses said the incident happened just as residents were getting set for Friday prayers.

“The attackers have bombed the mosque. I saw people screaming,” a local reporter who resides in Kano, Chijjani Usman, told Reuters.