Thursday 25 February 2016

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Grammys 2016 Winners: The Complete List


The 58th Annual Grammy Awards just ended and a handful of your favorite pop, rock, rap and country stars have already been named winners for their work this past year.
LL Cool J hosted this year's festivities, which was held at Los Angeles' Staples Center. See below for a full list of 2016 Grammy Awards winners:

Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Rock Performance: Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"
Best Musical Theater Album: Hamilton
Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton,Traveller
Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, "These Walls"
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Best Alternative Music Album: Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Best Rock Album: Muse, Drones
Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Best Rock Song: Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"
Best R&B Album: D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
Best Urban Contemporary Album: The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Best R&B Performance: The Weeknd, "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
Best R&B Song: D'Angelo and The Vanguard, "Really Love"
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Lalah Hathaway, "Little Ghetto Boy"
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Skrillex and Diplo, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Best Dance Recording: Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, "Where Are Ü Now"
Best Music Video: Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"
Best Country Song: Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"
Best Music Film: Amy Winehouse, Amy
Best Rap/Song Collaboration: Common & John Legend, "Glory"
Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift, 1989
Best Country Solo PerformanceChris Stapleton, "Traveller"

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Tobymac, This Is Not a Test
Best Roots Gospel Album: The Fairfield Four, Still Rockin' My Soul
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Pitbull, Dale
Best Latin Pop Album: Ricky Martin, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
Best Comedy Album: Louis C.K., Live at Madison Square Garden
Best Spoken Word Album: Jimmy Carter, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:Birdman

Best Gospel AlbumIsrael & Newbreed,Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe)

Best Gospel Performance/Song: Kirk Franklin, "Wanna Be Happy?"

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Francesca Battistelli, "Holy Spirit"
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:Stephen Paulus, Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Joyce DiDonato and Antonio Pappano, Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall

Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Augustin Hadelich, "Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes"
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Eighth Blackbird, "Filament"
Best Choral Performance: Charles Bruffy, "Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil"

Best Opera Recording: Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus, "Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade"

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman

Best Regional Roots Music Album: Jon Cleary, Go Go Juice
Best Folk Album: Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Best Blues Album: Buddy Guy, Born to Play Guitar
Best Bluegrass Album: The Steeldrivers, The Muscle Shoals Recordings
Best Americana Album: Jason Isbell,Something More Than Free
Best American Roots Song: Jason Isbell, "24 Frames"
Best American Roots Performance: Mavis Staples, "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
Best Tropical Latin Album: Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra, Son De Panamá
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): Los Tigres Del Norte,Realidades - Deluxe Edition
Best Children's Album: Tim Kubart, Home
Best World Album: Angélique Kidjo, Sings
Best Reggae Album: Morgan Heritage,Strictly Roots
Best Latin Jazz Album: Eliane Elias, Made in Brazil
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Maria Schneider, The Thompson Fields
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: John Scofield, Past Present
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cécile McLorin Salvant, For One to Love
Best Surround Sound Album: James Guthrie and Joel Plante, Amused To Death
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)"
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Best Historical Album: Various artists; The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Various Artists, The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)
Best Album Notes: Joni Mitchell, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced
Best Recording Package: Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves; Asleep at the Wheel, Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Maria Schneider, "Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)"
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Avi Kaplin, Kirstin Taylor, Kevin K.O. Olusola; "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"
Best Instrumental Composition: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, "The Afro Latin Jazz Suite"
MusiCares Person of the Year: Lionel Richie

Texas man who has been arrested 8 times escapes police custody


A North Texas man with a long arrest record got away from Lewisville police during a visit to a hospital emergency room.
Thomas Isaac Cano, 27, of the north Dallas suburb of Little Elm, was in the Lewisville city jail Sunday when he complained of heroin withdrawal symptoms, said Capt. Dan Rochelle of the Lewisville Police Department.
An officer took Cano to a local emergency room and while the inmate was waiting to be seen, the officer stepped away to help with a disturbance involving another patient, Rochelle said.

Taking advantage of the distraction, Cano left the hospital handcuffed in front and without shoes, the captain said. Cano was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt, blue jeans and hospital socks.

His most recent arrest was on Saturday afternoon, when Lewisville police were called to a Walmart parking lot where employees found him slumped over the steering wheel of his car, Rochelle said.
Because Cano seemed ill, the officer called for paramedics, but Cano put his car in drive and took off, hitting some pallets of landscaping materials in the parking lot, Rochelle said.

After a short chase, Cano's car came to a stop but he refused to get out. Eventually, the officer broke a car window, used a stun gun and took Cano into custody, Rochelle said.



Source: Houston Chronicle

Photos: Drugs, criminals, trafficked children, guns, gold intercepted in Interpol operation across Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Benin


An operation to strengthen border controls along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor has resulted in major seizures of drugs, stolen cars, currency, firearms and fake travel documents, in addition to arrests for migrant smuggling.


The 10-day (26 January – 4 February) Operation Adwenpa saw more than 100 officers deployed to 10 air and land border control points across five countries ‒ Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo – to conduct additional security checks against INTERPOL’s databases.

Two men who were the subject of INTERPOL Red Notices were identified – a Ghanaian national wanted by Brazil for drug trafficking was taken into custody at the Ghana/Cote d’Ivoire border, and a French national wanted for fraud and embezzlement by Benin was arrested at Abidjan’s Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport.

A Ghanaian man attempting to smuggle two migrants into Togo using counterfeit travel documents was arrested, and at the Nigeria/Benin border six child victims aged between 13 and 17 who were suspected of being trafficked for labour exploitation were handed into the care of national authorities.

Nearly 900 kg of narcotics were seized including cocaine, cannabis, methamphetamine and khat. Searches against INTERPOL’s database of stolen motor vehicles led to the recovery of seven vehicles which had been stolen in Canada, France, Germany and Italy.

Smuggled bulk cash, gold ingots and jewellery worth more than USD 1million were also seized, as well as nearly 80 kg of trafficked ivory and a number of counterfeit passports.

Director General of Benin National Police Didier Atchou said the operation clearly showed the links between different types of crime and the need for a coordinated transnational response.
"With the increased freedom of movement of goods and people also comes increased opportunities for criminals," said Director General Atchou.
"The results from Operation Adwenpa demonstrate what can be achieved when officers on the ground have the training and access to policing capabilities they need, such as those provided by INTERPOL",
"Police in the involved countries have gained new knowledge in combating people smuggling, drug trafficking, terrorism and other transnational crimes which will significantly enhance national and regional security in the future," concluded the Director General.

Operation Adwenpa marks the final activity of the two-year Capacity Building Programme to Strengthen Border Management in West Africa, supported by the Government of Canada’s Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programme.
"What makes Operation Adwenpa especially effective is that local officers involved in the operation took part in an INTERPOL Train-the-Trainer course beforehand," said Julia Viedma, INTERPOL’s Director of Capacity Building and Training.  
"These officers were given the skillsets and tools to train their own colleagues, meaning police across West Africa will also benefit from this programme in the future."
"Operation Adwenpa clearly shows the range of activities in which organized crime is involved, and law enforcement cannot look at different crime types in isolation," said Michael O’Connell INTERPOL’s Director of Operational Support and Analysis.  
"This exercise also demonstrates the importance of using INTERPOL’s global policing capabilities, to share information and cooperate across borders."

Over the course of the programme, more than 50 officers from National Central Bureaus (NCBs), immigration, customs and other law enforcement units underwent specialized training. A practical handbook specifically designed for West African border officers, providing tips, guidelines and advice in detecting the most predominant forms of transnational crime affecting the region has also been produced.

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Photos: Drugs, criminals, trafficked children, guns, gold intercepted in Interpol operation across Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Benin


An operation to strengthen border controls along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor has resulted in major seizures of drugs, stolen cars, currency, firearms and fake travel documents, in addition to arrests for migrant smuggling.


The 10-day (26 January – 4 February) Operation Adwenpa saw more than 100 officers deployed to 10 air and land border control points across five countries ‒ Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo – to conduct additional security checks against INTERPOL’s databases.

Two men who were the subject of INTERPOL Red Notices were identified – a Ghanaian national wanted by Brazil for drug trafficking was taken into custody at the Ghana/Cote d’Ivoire border, and a French national wanted for fraud and embezzlement by Benin was arrested at Abidjan’s Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport.

A Ghanaian man attempting to smuggle two migrants into Togo using counterfeit travel documents was arrested, and at the Nigeria/Benin border six child victims aged between 13 and 17 who were suspected of being trafficked for labour exploitation were handed into the care of national authorities.

Nearly 900 kg of narcotics were seized including cocaine, cannabis, methamphetamine and khat. Searches against INTERPOL’s database of stolen motor vehicles led to the recovery of seven vehicles which had been stolen in Canada, France, Germany and Italy.

Smuggled bulk cash, gold ingots and jewellery worth more than USD 1million were also seized, as well as nearly 80 kg of trafficked ivory and a number of counterfeit passports.

Director General of Benin National Police Didier Atchou said the operation clearly showed the links between different types of crime and the need for a coordinated transnational response.
"With the increased freedom of movement of goods and people also comes increased opportunities for criminals," said Director General Atchou.
"The results from Operation Adwenpa demonstrate what can be achieved when officers on the ground have the training and access to policing capabilities they need, such as those provided by INTERPOL",
"Police in the involved countries have gained new knowledge in combating people smuggling, drug trafficking, terrorism and other transnational crimes which will significantly enhance national and regional security in the future," concluded the Director General.

Operation Adwenpa marks the final activity of the two-year Capacity Building Programme to Strengthen Border Management in West Africa, supported by the Government of Canada’s Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programme.
"What makes Operation Adwenpa especially effective is that local officers involved in the operation took part in an INTERPOL Train-the-Trainer course beforehand," said Julia Viedma, INTERPOL’s Director of Capacity Building and Training.  
"These officers were given the skillsets and tools to train their own colleagues, meaning police across West Africa will also benefit from this programme in the future."
"Operation Adwenpa clearly shows the range of activities in which organized crime is involved, and law enforcement cannot look at different crime types in isolation," said Michael O’Connell INTERPOL’s Director of Operational Support and Analysis.  
"This exercise also demonstrates the importance of using INTERPOL’s global policing capabilities, to share information and cooperate across borders."

Over the course of the programme, more than 50 officers from National Central Bureaus (NCBs), immigration, customs and other law enforcement units underwent specialized training. A practical handbook specifically designed for West African border officers, providing tips, guidelines and advice in detecting the most predominant forms of transnational crime affecting the region has also been produced.

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Photos: Drugs, criminals, trafficked children, guns, gold intercepted in Interpol operation across Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Benin


An operation to strengthen border controls along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor has resulted in major seizures of drugs, stolen cars, currency, firearms and fake travel documents, in addition to arrests for migrant smuggling.


The 10-day (26 January – 4 February) Operation Adwenpa saw more than 100 officers deployed to 10 air and land border control points across five countries ‒ Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo – to conduct additional security checks against INTERPOL’s databases.

Two men who were the subject of INTERPOL Red Notices were identified – a Ghanaian national wanted by Brazil for drug trafficking was taken into custody at the Ghana/Cote d’Ivoire border, and a French national wanted for fraud and embezzlement by Benin was arrested at Abidjan’s Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport.

A Ghanaian man attempting to smuggle two migrants into Togo using counterfeit travel documents was arrested, and at the Nigeria/Benin border six child victims aged between 13 and 17 who were suspected of being trafficked for labour exploitation were handed into the care of national authorities.

Nearly 900 kg of narcotics were seized including cocaine, cannabis, methamphetamine and khat. Searches against INTERPOL’s database of stolen motor vehicles led to the recovery of seven vehicles which had been stolen in Canada, France, Germany and Italy.

Smuggled bulk cash, gold ingots and jewellery worth more than USD 1million were also seized, as well as nearly 80 kg of trafficked ivory and a number of counterfeit passports.

Director General of Benin National Police Didier Atchou said the operation clearly showed the links between different types of crime and the need for a coordinated transnational response.
"With the increased freedom of movement of goods and people also comes increased opportunities for criminals," said Director General Atchou.
"The results from Operation Adwenpa demonstrate what can be achieved when officers on the ground have the training and access to policing capabilities they need, such as those provided by INTERPOL",
"Police in the involved countries have gained new knowledge in combating people smuggling, drug trafficking, terrorism and other transnational crimes which will significantly enhance national and regional security in the future," concluded the Director General.

Operation Adwenpa marks the final activity of the two-year Capacity Building Programme to Strengthen Border Management in West Africa, supported by the Government of Canada’s Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programme.
"What makes Operation Adwenpa especially effective is that local officers involved in the operation took part in an INTERPOL Train-the-Trainer course beforehand," said Julia Viedma, INTERPOL’s Director of Capacity Building and Training.  
"These officers were given the skillsets and tools to train their own colleagues, meaning police across West Africa will also benefit from this programme in the future."
"Operation Adwenpa clearly shows the range of activities in which organized crime is involved, and law enforcement cannot look at different crime types in isolation," said Michael O’Connell INTERPOL’s Director of Operational Support and Analysis.  
"This exercise also demonstrates the importance of using INTERPOL’s global policing capabilities, to share information and cooperate across borders."

Over the course of the programme, more than 50 officers from National Central Bureaus (NCBs), immigration, customs and other law enforcement units underwent specialized training. A practical handbook specifically designed for West African border officers, providing tips, guidelines and advice in detecting the most predominant forms of transnational crime affecting the region has also been produced.

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Ole!! 'mad man' arrested with 18 ATM cards, jewelry in Ondo

A mad man was caught with 18 ATM cards and an unspecified amount of money and jewelries in Ondo state yesterday February 15th.

According to Vanguard, the middle aged man was arrested in Ijapo area of Akure, after some residents in the area suspected him to being an armed robber monitoring the area. When he was arrested and interrogated, he could not explain what he was doing in the area.

Speaking on the incident, the Ondo state Police spokesman, Femi Joseph,
“We do not want to presume that he is a mad man. There are medical tests he needs to undergo for us to believe him. If at the end of the day he is found to be a robber, as it is being speculated, he will face the wrath of the law.”