Nelson Mandela’s stepdaughter beaten by boyfriend, blinded in one eye

Nelson Mandela’s stepdaughter said her boyfriend viciously beat her on her mom’s birthday — a ruthless attack that left her blind in one eye.

Josina Machel — the daughter of the late South African revolutionary's widow, Graça Machel — said her beau was furious that she wanted to sleep over with her mother on the matriarch’s 70th birthday.

Deadly kissing bugs reported in more than half of U.S., spreading Chagas disease

Texas is the latest to report an outbreak of infections from the Latin American triatomine bug after the pest had been spotted in other southern and western states, including Georgia, Alabama and California.

Man convicted of killing wife, posting Facebook photo

A jury found a Florida man guilty of second-degree murder after he killed his wife and posted a photo of her blood-spattered body on Facebook.

Jurors on Wednesday rejected the argument that Derek Medina, 33, acted in self-defence when he shot 27-year-old Jennifer Alfonso eight times in August 2013 at their Miami residence, according to a court spokeswoman.

Nigerian pastor, Chris Oyakhilome, faces jail in South Africa over church's financial record

The South African government has threatened a jail term for Chris Oyakhilome if his church, Christ Embassy, fails to release its financial records, the South African based News24 is reporting.

The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities said several religious leaders in the country could be jailed if they fail to comply with the demands of the commission.

Akwa Ibom Specialist hospital opens 6 months after launch

Finally the world class  Akwa Ibom specialist hospital has begun operations, six months after it was commissioned by former Governor Godswill Akpabio who left office May 29.

The hospital, initially known as the Akwa Ibom 20th Anniversary Hospital, is now officially called Ibom Specialist Hospital.

APC Senators attend session presided by Ekweremadu

Senators of the All Progressives Congress, under the aegis of Unity Forum, on Wednesday failed to make good their threat to boycott all senate sessions presided by the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The Unity Forum consists of senators opposed to the election of senate president, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy Mr. Ekweremadu, who belongs to the opposition PDP.

Man storms church after wife gives his £1298 loan as tithe

A Kenyan man, Geoffrey Odhiambo, stormed a church during service on Sunday demanding his Sh200,000 ( £1298 ) loan that his wife gave as tithe for prayers against demons.

Brave Woman fighting stage-4 cancer signed by huge modelling agency

At just 22-year-old Dayna Christison was diagnosed with with a type of cancer called Nodular Sclerosis Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

She was originally told it was stage two, but later doctors confirmed it was likely to be stage four.

What does this dress design look like?

Aussie blogger School Mum was thrilled with her new summer dress – until she got it home that was.
Donning the floaty pink number, she went to show off her £100 gown to her husband.

Men arriagned for allegedly beating brothers to coma

Two men, Ezinne Chukwuma and Moses James, were on Wednesday charged before a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court at Aso Pada in Nasarawa for allegedly beating up two brothers to coma.

 The accused, Chukwuma, 30, and James, 28, both from Mararaba are facing a five-count charge of criminal conspiracy, trespass, assault, mischief and theft.

Fashola to appear before the Senate over Bailey bridges

The Senate, on Wednesday, mandated its Committee on Works to invite the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, over the status of Bailey bridges nationwide.

Bailey bridges, made from pre-fabricated metal truss, developed and used during the Second World War, were built in Nigeria during pre-independence and post Civil War era.

Like seriously?? Holly Holm asked Beyonce's name when they met

Beyonce Knowles, aka Beyonce aka one half of music's biggest power couple, is super famous.
But apparently, that doesn't mean everyone knows her name.

The latest craze on the internet. The #condomchallenge.

First it was the respectable #icebucketchallenge, then the #nomakeupselfie – now the internet is bracing itself for the latest phenomenon: the #condomchallenge.

Starting in Japan the first rubber video clip posted earlier this month reached almost a quarter of a million views on YouTube.

Fani-Kayode blasts Buhari, Nigerian Army.-It’s shameful to cover-up killing of our soldiers by Boko Haram

Former Minister of Aviation, Olufemi Fani-Kayode, has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Defence, Rtd Brig. Gen. Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai over the alleged ‘secret burial’ of soldiers killed by Boko Haram insurgents.

3 men including one Nigerian drug traffickers nabbed; heroin worth Rs 16 cr seized

Four men, including a Nigerian national and two from Punjab, have been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell for allegedly running an international narcotics syndicate. 

The police said they recovered 2.8 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 16 crore, two kilograms of opium and one kilogram of alprazolam, allegedly from the accused.

India's Central Board Film Certification refuse to show New James Bond movie Spectre kiss Scenes

The fact that the new James Bond movie was given some additional edits in India is not surprising on the face of it. However, the reason for those edits is more than a little surprising.

In the global world we live in, it’s not uncommon to see something considered innocuous in one place handled very differently somewhere else.

Usain Bolt tops finalists for IAAF male athlete of the year

Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton and Christian Taylor are the three finalists for the IAAF's male athlete of the year award.

Bolt, the six-time Olympic gold medallist from Jamaica, defended his titles in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 relay at the world championships in Beijing in August.

Batsman collapses and dies in South African one-day cricket competition

Namibian cricket star Raymond van Schoor has died after suffering a stroke while batting in a South African one-day championship game.

Plane Conveying 500 Nigerian Deportees Lands In Lagos From The UK

At least 500 Nigerians who were deported from the United Kingdom have arrived at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

According to the BBC, the plane conveying the deportees landed in Lagos on Wednesday morning.

Under-23 Nations Cup: Nigeria include Osimhen in squad

Victor Osimhen, top scorer at the Under-17 World Cup, has been included in Nigeria's squad for the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.

After scoring 10 goals to help Nigeria win the trophy last month he had been on standby for the tournament which is also a qualifier for the Rio Olympics.

Phuc Dat Bich admits hoax in Facebook name battle

An Australian calling himself Phuc Dat Bich, who made global headlines after saying he was fighting to use his real name on Facebook, admits it was hoax.

Mr Bich" said on Facebook his real name was "Joe Carr" (or perhaps joker).

Donald Trump branded a 'racist' after retweeting made-up statistics that claim most white people are killed by black people

Donald Trump has come under fire for retweeting made-up statistics about murders committed by black people.

The Republican presidential candidate was branded 'racist' by critics on Twitter after he re-posted the fake crime figures, which wrongly state that most murders of both black and white people are committed by black killers.

Ken Olisa named the most powerful black man in Britain

He's the Queen’s escort in London who locked horns with John Bercow and has a library named after him at Cambridge

Ken Olisa, the Queen's Lord Lieutenant of London. Picture Credit: Heathcliff O'Mally

Ken Olisa is officially named as the most powerful black person in Britain, not that any of the commuters on the 8.10am from Hampton Wick would know it

Adele's album sells 2.43 million copies in three days- Breaks ‘NSYNC’s Album Sales Record

Adele's new album is raking up huge sales and have  broken record held by NSYNC's album sales.

Nielsen Music reported that the “Hello” singer now holds the title for most U.S. albums sold in a single week. Her third album, 25, racked up 2.43 million albums sold in three days — yes, just 3 days.

Buhari escape senate summons over biting fuel scarcity in Nigeria

All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators yesterday shut down moves by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to summon President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, to appear before the Senate over the biting fuel scarcity.

2 fake pastors arrested in Port Harcourt by the Nigerian Army for Fake Miracles

Two fake pastors have been arrested by the 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for  faking miracles and healing to hoodwink church members and the public.

Also were arrested were two persons, who posed as majors in the Nigerian Army.

Anti-corruption war: We are following due process

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that due to rule of law and due process, he cannot order the arrest of looters from the past administration unlike when he was the military president where he could order them to be arrested and put in detention until they prove their inncocence.

Picture of the Nigerian who leads Lucky Dube’s band 1

Lucky Philip Dube popularly called Lucky Dube, was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian.

Born on August 3, 1964, he was killed in Rosettenville, a suburb in Johannesburg, by a gang of car snatchers on October 18, 2007 at the age of 43 years.

8 Year old girl diagnosed with breast cancer. Could be youngest person to ever have the disease

An eight-year-old girl has been diagnosed with breast cancer, in what is thought to be the youngest case ever of the disease.

Chrissy Turner, from Utah, discovered a lump on her chest last month. 

Mafia heir warns ISIS to stay away from New York - slams 'Hollywood gangsters' De Niro and Pacino for failing to 'stand up' to the terrorists

Giovanni Gambino, son of a key figure in the Gambino crime syndicate, describes the historical reality that led to the birth of the Sicilian Mafia – and how its modern elements are at work today protecting New York City neighborhoods from Middle Eastern terrorists. 

University of Manitoba students fear deportation after Nigerian government fails to pay tuition

Gift Amadi says his education and his future are in doubt because he's been abandoned by the Nigerian government agency that brought him to study at the University of Manitoba.

The political science student is one of almost 250 Nigerian students studying at 14 Canadian universities on a scholarship from a government-funded agency in Nigeria called the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency.

Nigerian Couple have been jailed for scamming a man for £43,000 - fooling him into thinking he had won £1.5m

A couple involved in conning a man out of more than £43,000 in a £1.5 million competition scam have been jailed.

Osamudianmen Amayo (27) and Maureen Omhenaka (28), both of Empire Road, Leicester, pleaded guilty to converting criminal property, namely £43,425 and 1,500 euros, fraudulently obtained, between April 13 and November 29, 2014.

Babalawo goes Digital as he Advertises Business On Social Media

This babalawo, juju money maker as he claims to be have gone digital by advertising his money spinning business to some gullible followers on social media. He wrote

Wicked Woman jailed for trying to kill her husband of 25 years with anti-freeze in Christmas Day drink

A woman who tried to murder her husband on Christmas Day by lacing his cherry Lambrini with anti-freeze has been jailed for 15 years.

Jacqueline Patrick, 55, served up the lethal cocktail to Douglas, 70, with his supper after a row at the family home in Gipsy Hill, south London.

Paedophile 22, jailed for raping 13-year-old girl

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Tuesday remanded a 22-year-old man, Akeremisi Ola, in prison custody over alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl. Ola, who resides at No. 8 Omole Estate, Ota, Ogun, is facing a charge of rape.

Turkey shoots down Russian WarPlane near Syria border, Russia denies airspace violation

Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian-made warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeatedly warning it over air space violations, Turkish officials said, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space.

Again new raunchy selfies of hot music teacher go viral

A music teacher  who was at the centre of a sex scandal after some naughty selfies pictures  of her appeared is back at the center of the storm.

Really? Desperate for a sex change, man does a DIY castration that almost cost him his life

Li Xiongjin wanted to fulfil his lifelong dream of becoming a woman but found the operation for a physical sex change was too expensive.

Hahahah!!!! Drunk Russian sailor smashes 7,000-tonne ship into Scotland after downing 1/2 liter of Rum

An investigation has found that a Russian sailor drank half a litre of rum on duty before crashing his massive 7,000-tonne cargo ship into rocks in Scotland.

The officer was in charge of the Lysblink Seaways vessel as it travelled from Belfast to Skogn, Norway.

Check out this- Bored female inmates posted naughty selfies online using illegal mobile

A group of female inmates in a Puerto Rico Prsion decided to take sexy selfies then posted them online using an illegal mobile phone.

Amazing! Mum's sonorious voice wakes up up son from a 198 day coma

A man who fell into a coma has miraculously come back from the "dead" after his mum sang to him daily for 198 days.

Medics had given up on Yu Pinjia ever awaking but his mum Huo Ling refused to lose hope.

Rare flesh-eating disease kills mum after 'new look' bum operation

Jane Kiiza, 47, treated herself to the op after her Cambridge-educated son left home and she wanted a "new look".

But the pathogen found in soil and ground water which can spread several centimetres in an hour tore through her body killing her just four days after the surgery.

Sex toy phone: Horny girls turn mobiles into kinky vibrators

A sex toy which turns smartphones into vibrators is set to wow ladies.

Babes can soon attach their smartphones to a silicon handle-shaped gadget, which amplifies their phone's quivers to act as a powerful vibrator.

Arsene Wenger: I said that I wanted better drug controls - and we got them straight away!

The Gunners' preparations for Saturday's match at West Brom, which they lost 2-1, were disrupted by the surprise visit the day before the game, with 10 players having to wait to give urine samples.

Jose Mourinho mocks Graeme Le Saux for fearing terror attacks during his time at Chelsea

The Chelsea boss mocked Le Saux as he explained how none of his current squad refused to travel to Israel for tomorrow night's Champions League game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, despite current tension surrounding the threat of terrorist attacks.

Inhumane!!! Woman Butchered By Her Husband’s Brothers (Viewers Discretion Advised)

Mr. Praise Ismail Onye and Mr. Azubike Onyejegbu who both hail from Oba Idemili South LGA, in Anambra, have been declared “Wanted” by The Nigerian Police Force, for the murder of Mrs. Nkechi Onyejegbu.

Tension rises as Enugu State University Sacks 153 Lecturers

Massive sack has rocked ESUT with several lecturers in the school relieved of their duties without any official explanation from the school’s management.

The authorities of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu has sacked 153 lecturers from its employ, according to the Tribune.

Uproar as Zimbabwe’s new Mr. Ugly is deemed ‘too handsome’ for some Judges lol

Pageant judges have crowned a new winner of Zimbabwe’s 4th annual “Mister Ugly” contest, upsetting supporters of reigning champion and prompting claims of cheating.

Judges on Saturday chose 42-year-old Mison Sere, citing his numerous missing front teeth and a wide range of grotesque facial expressions, over William Masvinu, who had held the title since 2012.

Biafra: Call Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka to order – General Overseer of Mount Zion Faith Global Libera­tion Ministries

Few days after Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka said he would support pro-Biafran agitators only if “their sponsors take the lead in any protest,” the General Overseer of Mount Zion Faith Global Libera­tion Ministries (a.k.a By Fire By Fire), Nnewi, Anambra State, Rt. Rev. Bishop Abra­ham Chris Udeh has called on Catholic Bishops to call the fiery priest to order.

Four teenagers stabbed in Clydebank in an unprovoked attack (Knife Crime 17)

ALL four youngsters are in hospital and two of them have been left with life-threatening injuries in an attack that police are treating as attempted murder.