A 23-year-old man identified as Ikenna Sunday Eze has committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree in Ala Ugbele Obukpa community, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
It was gathered that the deceased popularly known as Sosthe, was found hanging on a rope tied to a cashew tree near the hills of Paraclet Secondary school in Obukpa in the early hours of Monday morning, October 19.
His family is said to hail from Itchi, in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, but reside in Obukpa.
His younger brother, Chidubem Eze, who confirmed the incident to the VANGUARD, said that the deceased had given a hint before taking the drastic step but they didn’t take it seriously.
According to Chidubem, he had told their father, Sustainus Eze, to take care of his siblings when he dies, adding that he was battling with insomnia.
“He has been having insomnia for sometime now but he has been going about his normal businesses. No member of the family had any problem with him and there was no misunderstanding whatsoever with anybody in the family as to warrant him taking his life,’ Chidubem said.
“When I woke this Monday morning and was about to sweep our compound, I observed that the rope we used in spreading our washed clothes has been cut. That was when I remembered what the deceased told my father last night. I went into his room and didn’t see him. I became afraid and informed the household about my observations. We began searching for him and discovered his lifeless body hanging on a tree, few meters away from from our residence.” he added.
Meanwhile, members of the community who gathered at the scene expressed shock over the development. One of them who identified herself as Chidera, said that the deceased graduated from Paraclete Secondary School, Obukpa, in 2016 after which he learn a skill of fixing window glasses on residential buildings.
“I find it difficult to believe that Sunday Eze is dead. I saw him riding his motorcycle yesterday when I was returning from Sunday mass,” she added.
The spokesperson of Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident said that investigatigation is ongoing.
Controversial pastor, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary have been arrested by the South African police for alleged fraud and money laundering
Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale, who confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, October 20, said Bushiri, his wife and another couple were arrested for alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth R102m.
“The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation members arrested the first couple on Saturday, the woman in Sandton and her husband at OR Tambo International airport. The two, Willah Mudolo and Zethu Mudolo have since appeared in the Pretoria Magitstrates court and their case was postponed to 30 October for formal bail application,” he said.
“On Tuesday, the team made a further arrest of another couple allegedly involved in the same case. The woman (39) was arrested at her home and her husband (37) after trying to evade the team handed himself over at Silverton police station with an entourage of attorneys,” Mogale added.
Bushiri and his wife are expected to appear before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court soon.
Meanwhile, Enlightened Church Christian Gathering confirmed the arrest on its Facebook page on Tuesday.
“The Hawks informed lawyers of our leaders, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and Prophetess Mary Bushiri, late Monday afternoon that they (Hawks) are requesting the couple to go to their office by 11am accompanied by their lawyers to discuss an issue concerning a certain investment pertaining to certain company. We are told as the Prophet and lawyers were getting prepared for the 11am appointment, the Hawks went to their house before the 11am appointment and arrested the Prophet’s wife alone.” it reads.
A Brazilian politician has called for footballer Robinho to be jailed ‘immediately’ for his role in the alleged gang rape of a 22-year-old Albanian woman at a Milan nightclub in 2013.
The 36-year-old former Manchester City and Real Madrid was convicted of rape in 2017, with a nine-year jail sentence handed down by an Italian court, but his appeal process with the Italian courts has been ongoing in the years since.
Robinho, who has repeatedly denied the charges, was suspended by his Brazilian side Santos just a week after signing for them as a result of the ongoing case.
The club said they want the player to ‘concentrate exclusively on his court defence in Italy’.
Damares Alves, the Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights in Brazil, has now said the footballer should be jailed immediately because the alleged crime ‘deserves no consideration’ despite appealing the conviction.
‘Prison immediately, I have no more to say,’ she told the media, as reported by Marca. ‘There is still an appeal, but the leaking of the audios … What more do you want? Prison. No rapist can be applauded.’
Alves went on to say that Robinho’s remarks about the woman caused her nausea, and that he ‘does not deserve any consideration’.
‘The sensation of that caused me nausea, I wanted to vomit,’ she said. ‘It was fatal to read what I read from a player of his size,’
‘That is a crime that does not deserve any consideration for the abuser, the rapist. We do not have to make concessions with this type of crime. He has to serve the established penalty, or there or here, immediately.’
The former AC Milan star has insisted that despite making ‘contact’ with his accuser, everything that happened at the Sio Cafe was consensual
A girl approached me, we started to have contact with her consent and mine too… then I went home,’ he told Brazilian outlet UOL.
He also said that after leaving the club, his friends stayed with the accuser and had consensual sex with her.
The Chinese economy has grown as much as 4.9% in the last quarter of 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged all countries of the world.
China expanded 4.9% in the July-to-September quarter compared to the same time frame in 2019, according to government statistics released Monday by the Chinese Ministry of Finance.
The growth is much significant than the 3.2% increase that China recorded in the second quarter, when it managed to avoid recession caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
“China’s economy continued its rapid rebound last quarter, with the recovery broadening out and becoming less reliant on investment-led stimulus,” wrote Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China economist for Capital Economics, in a research note.
“What’s more, the monthly data show that growth was still accelerating heading into Q4,” Evans-Pritchard added.
The report also says China’s Industrial production grew 5.8% in the third quarter from a year ago much faster than the second quarter’s 4.4% uptick.
The service sector also expanded at a faster pace, up 4.3% this quarter compared with 1.9% in the April-to-June period.
Retail sales also went up to 0.9% in the third quarter from a year ago, with a 3.3% gain in September alone. And the unemployment dropped to 5.4% in September, compared to 5.6% in August.
“So far we can say consumption has already climbed out from the pandemic’s deep shock,” Liu Aihua, a spokeswoman for China’s National Bureau of Statistics said at a press conference in Beijing.
“The recovery is underway.”
She added that more people are “willing to come out from their homes and spend money in the physical shops” as the pandemic has been brought under control.
As Nigerians continue to demand for an end to police brutality and total reform of the Nigerian Police Force, a Nigerian man simply identified as Kingsley has shared the sad story of how he lost his leg after he was allegedly shot at by a police officer.
While speaking with EndSARS protesters, Kingsley alleged he was shot at by a police officer two months after his wedding. The gunshot wound resulted in his left leg being amputated. He did not give a date or place where this incident happened.
Watch the emotional video of him recounting his story below:
A French teacher, who had recently shown students cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed, was beheaded outside his school on Friday.
The man suspected of the beheading was an 18-year-old born in Moscow and originating from Russia’s southern region of Chechnya, a judicial source said on Saturday.
Five more people have been detained over the murder on Friday outside Paris, including the parents of a child at the school where the teacher was working, bringing to nine the total number currently under arrest, said the source, who asked not to be named.
According to the source, the two detained parents had signalled their disagreement with the teacher’s decision to show the cartoons.
The other new people detained for questioning are members of the suspect’s social circle but not family members.
The assailant was shot by police and later died of his injuries.
Early on Saturday, a judicial source told AFP news agency that four people, including a minor, have been arrested in connection to the attack, which took place in the Conflans Sainte-Honorine
suburb northwest of Paris.
Those held were related to the assailant. The French anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation into Friday’s incident.
A police official – speaking on the condition of anonymity to The Associated Press – said the suspect, armed with a knife and an airsoft gun, was shot to death by police about 600 metres (656 yards) from where the male middle school teacher was killed.
The killing was described by French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday as a “terrorist attack”.
Macron and Prime Minister Jean Castex visited Conflans Saint-Honorine hours after the attack took place, as government officials convened a crisis meeting to discuss the case.
“One of our citizens was assassinated today because he was teaching, because he was teaching pupils freedom of expression,” Macron said.
The teacher had received threats after opening a discussion “for a debate” about the caricatures about 10 days ago, the police official said.
He had shown pupils in his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, which are considered by Muslims to be blasphemous, according to a police source.
The attack took place in the street in front of the middle school where the victim worked.
French anti-terror prosecutors said they were treating the assault as “a murder linked to a terrorist organisation” and related to a “criminal association with terrorists”.
The parent of a student had filed a complaint against the teacher, another police official said, adding the suspected killer did not have a child at the school. The suspect’s identity was not made public.
Police on Twitter advised the public to avoid the area. President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the scene on Friday evening.
The mayor of Eragny, Thibault Humbert, praised “the speed with which police neutralised the individual” on Twitter.
French Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin said he had set up a crisis centre to deal with Friday’s attack.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Frank Mba, has said that no personnel of the defunct SARS unit will be selected to be part of the new Tactical team SWAT.
On Tuesday, October 13, the police announced that a new tactical team which is to be called Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, has been created to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Many Nigerians have kicked against this move, opining that the new SWAT team will not be different from the band SARS since the same officers will run the same unit.
However, in a press release shared on Wednesday evening October 14, Frank Mba said no personnel from the disbanded SARS will be part of the new tactical team. He also mentioned that operatives in the tactical team are barred from the indiscriminate and unlawful search of phones, laptops, and other smart devices.
According to Mba, some of the important facts about the newly created tactical team include
-No personnel of the defunct SARS will be selected to be part of the new TACTICAL team
-Operations of the new TACTICAL team will ve strictly intelligence-driven
-Members of the new TACTICAL team will by no means embark on routine patrols
-Members of the new TACTICAL team are barred from the indiscriminate and unlawful search of phones, laptops, and other smart devices.
-Operatives of the new TACTICAL team must be free of any pending disciplinary matter especially those touching on misuse of firearms and abuse of human rights.
He pointed out that the sole responsibility of the new tactical team will be
– Response to Robbery attacks
-Response to scenes of weapon-related crimes
-Rescue operations
-Special operations involving high profile criminals
A Nigerian man, Abuchi Enweaso reportedly had his two hands cut off by his father and elder brother in Anambra State in a bid to make money.
It was gathered that the incident happened in Egbengwu village, Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state.
Narrating his ordeal on Thursday, October 15, after his escape, Abuchi claimed that his brother, Nonso Enweaso and father, Gregory Enweaso cut off his two hands, inflicted machete wounds on his body, then chained and locked him up for three days after revealing their plan to use him for money ritual.
According to Abuchi, his ordeal started when his father accused him of stealing a property, an allegation he denied. Afterwards, he bound him with a chain and hacked him with a cutlass.
Two days later, he was allegedly lured into the bush by the duo, where they chopped off his hands and subjected him to various inhuman torture including stabbing his eyes with a needle.
He said he was later dragged home and chained in the backyard for three days. There, he claims he heard his father and brother planning to poison him to death and sell his body parts to buyers, who had already indicated interest.
Kevin Hart has shared an adorable photo of his newborn daughter.
Kaori Mai Hart was born in the last week of September. She’s Eniko Hart’s second child with Kevin Hart. Kevin has two other kids – a boy and a girl – with his ex-wife.
“All I can do is smile,” Kevin captioned the photo of his newborn daughter.
As protests against police brutality continue across the country, a woman, Ebohon Egbe Rebecca from Edo state, recounted how her 22-year-old briother was allegedly killed by the police in 2013 after labelling him a robber, an allegation that was cleared years later.
Taking to Facebook on Saturday, Rebecca recalled how her mother went to a police station to report her son missing. Unknown to her, he had been allegedly killed and buried by the police.
After series of protests led by activist Kola Edokpayi, her brother’s corpse was exhumed and in 2017 after the court declared the deceased innocent, he was finally buried by the family.
Read her post below:
“Momodu Ibrahim was our General. He was murdered by the Nigeria police on 27th May, 2013 at the age of 22. And buried by the police on the 28th May, 2013. The police wrote a letter to the LG office stating that he was a criminal who was caught at the scene of a robbery operation ( … my Brother was not a criminal), before going to bury him. (I read that letter then)
On 29th May, 2013, my Mother went to Textile Mill road police station to report that her son was missing (without knowing that he has been buried )… we later got to know that we will never see him again.
On 30th May, 2013, Kola Edokpayi, Pharez Okpere, and Yusuf Bukhari came to pay us a condolence visit, we told them the story and it didn’t sit well with them. They raised alarm. There was a massive protest and my Brother was exhumed and kept in the morgue for 3 years while the case was ongoing.
He was finally buried in 2017. Barr. Jefferson Uwoghiren stood solidly for us free of charge to see that my Brother get justice and I am grateful that my Brother’s name was cleared that he was not a robber. As I live with the pains of his murder and how it happened, I always wish that those who had a hand in his death will never live a peaceful life.
Kaycee Madu, Canada’s first black Minister Of Justice has recounted how his cousin was allegedly murdered by Nigerian police in 2013.
In a statement he released in support of the #EndSARS protest aimed at stopping police brutality, Kaycee recounted how the police allegedly refused to investigate the murder incident and also did everything to obstruct it.
The Canadian Minister of Justice added that changing the name of SARS and reconstituting it without significant reform, won’t be sufficient to satisfy the cry of the Nigerian people for justice.
He tweeted;
I support the people of Nigeria as they protest to end police brutality and extrajudicial killings. My own cousin Chrisantus Nwabueze Korie was murdered by Nigerian police in April 2013.
Despite my best efforts, the police would not investigate his murder and did everything to obstruct. I also helped to petition a committee of Nigeria’s National Assembly to probe the killing and report back to the House within a timely manner.
Fundamental human rights like peace, security and freedom from police brutality are universal. The Nigerian government has an obligation to protect its citizens and deliver substantive police reform.
Changing the name of SARS and reconstituting it without significant reform won’t be sufficient to satisfy the cry of the Nigerian people for justice.
Edmund Burke wrote that, “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I encourage all Nigerians to stand up and be heard.
Toyin Abraham has shared the touching story of her family friend who she claims became crippled when hit by a stray bullet from a police officer’s gun.
Sharing a photo of Nike Adekanle sitting in a wheelchair, Toyin Abraham wrote: “This is my family friend Adenike @nikeadekanle .. She wasn’t born like this, It was a stray bullet from the Nigeria police on the 23rd of July 1996 around 3pm in apata ibadan and she was in the hospital for over a year. Not even a call or check up or Bill payment by the police. { P.s- I had to get her permission to do this } #endpolicebrutality.”
Adenike confirmed the story, writing: “I’m not keeping quiet anymore…. saying this bring back a lot of horrible things that I want to forget but if this helps our fight against police brutality then WE MOVE!!!!!! #EndSars #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY.”
Chadwick Boseman’s widow, Taylor Simone Ledward is asking a judge to make her an administrator with limited authority of his estate after the actor died without a will.
According to court documents obtained by ET, the Black Panther star “died intestate,” meaning he did not have a legal will. Boseman passed away in August at 43 following a four-year secret battle with colon cancer.
As a result, his wife has now filed a probate case at the Los Angeles County Courts on Thursday, October 15, in an attempt to become an administrator of his estate, which is estimated to be worth $938,500.
Boseman’s parents Leroy and Carolyn Boseman are also mentioned in the documents.
Boseman and Ledward married shortly before his death. The pair started dating in 2015 before Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago.
The late actor’s family said that he and Ledward had tied the knot in a statement confirming the star’s “wife” was by his side when he tragically passed away.
It read: “He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side.
“The family thanks you for your love and prayers, and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.”
A group of Nigerian youths protesting against police brutality at Lekki Toll Gate, have reportedly raised over N2 million for an elderly woman who hawks groundnut.
According to Twitter user, @sama_on_point, who shared the report, he first said the youths contributed N500,000 to the woman at the protest ground, before thanking Super Eagles midfielder, John Ogu for making a hefty donation.
A few hours later, he gave another update that the donation to the groundnut seller had been increased to N2,350,000.
A young woman claimed at a protest today that she’s joining the call to end SARS and its replacement SWAT because she’s been a victim and won’t wait for her children to go what she went through.
Chiatuiro Precious Chidera alleged she was raped by SARS two years ago after which they still extorted money from her.
She said she will not bring her daughter into a world where she could be raped by officers who should protect her, neither will she bring sons into a country where they can be easily killed. For these reason, she says she will continue to protest.
Holding a placard at the End SARS protest, she said: “I was raped by this motherf**kers last two years.
“They extorted money from me too.
“What was my crime: I fresh. I fresh na crime?
“I cannot give birth to a daughter in this country make them no go rape my daughter tomorrow.
“Make them no go shoot my son tomorrow.
“Na people pikin them they dead for Lagos state. End SARS. End police brutality.”
Twitter users sent her messages of hope and she said she has “lived past it”.
#EndSARS protesters in Abuja converged at the Unity fountain on Friday October 16 for a candlelight procession in honor of all victims of police brutality.
As the #EndSARS and End police brutality protests continue nationwide, actress Mosunmola Oduoye has shared the heartbreaking story of how her younger brother, Olatunbosun Filani, was allegedly murdered by police officers in Abeokuta, Ogun state in 2010.
According to Mosunmola, her brother was only 25 when he was allegedly shot dead by police officers. She recounted how she went from one mortuary to the other in search of his corpse. She stated that many years after the tragic incident, she has no idea what led to her brother being killed.
Posting a photo of her late brother, she wrote
Nigeria failed u in 2010 my sweet brother. U were 25years old then.
Officers from eleweran/obantoko abeokuta killed u on Friday evening, but we were notified on Sunday morning. We don’t have the full details of what happened or how it happened till date.
We went to both station, but we were treated like criminals, and chased away. I was able to locate ur corpse thru the help of a big area brother back then…. We went to all the mortuarys in abeokuta one after the other tipping them to let me search thru their abandoned corpses by police.
When I found u at ijaiye state hospital u were naked and dead but ur hand was still on ur stomach where u were shot and I could see the bullet hole. I shouted, rolled on the muddy floor, I sat amongst the many corpse and held u my handsome brother before I was dragged away.
They never wanted us to locate ur corpse at all.
But today We Nigerians are saying NO MORE!!!
RIP OLATUBOSUN OLUWATOSIN FILANI.
POLICE KILLED U IN 2010. #endsars #endpolicebrutality #endunlawfulkillings
A woman is fortunate to be alive after “NEPA” took light while she was undergoing surgery in a hospital in Umuahia.
Blessing Nwobodo, a writer, said she found a lump in her breast and was advised to remove it even though it wasn’t cancerous.
The government hospital in Abia state was on strike so she went to a private hospital in Umuahia.
She explained that during surgery, she was on local anasthesia and was conscious. Midway through the surgery, “NEPA took light”.
She said the doctor performing the surgery ran out and asked her aunt to call someone named Ifeanyi to put on the generator. Ifeanyi returned, saying their was no fuel.
A nurse came in with a torchlight which the doctor used for the surgery until power was restored.
Blessing explained that she was staring at the ceiling while everything was unfolding and she was singing Rihanna’s Please Don’t Stop The Music.
She said her experience made her want to curse Nigeria but she realized “the country is already cursed.”
Indigenous rapper, Phyno has accused the Enugu state government of threatening his life and that of other #EndSARS protesters.
In a tweet he shared, he stated that the Enugu state government should be held responsible should anything happen to them. Phyno accused Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of storming the protest with thugs who tried to fight them.
He tweeted;
Enugu! Today our lives were threatened and we are making it clear that if ANYTHING happens to any single one of us or any protestors, let it be known that it was done by the ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT!
Today, our peaceful protest in Enugu from Ogbete Market to the Enugu State Government House was going well until we reached the government house. Along the way we noticed a group of thugs joined the protests
The governor came out but refused to speak up and address the protestors, instead he addressed the thugs. The thugs tried to fight us but we maintained peace because we recognized their plan.
We made sure the youth remained calm yet the governor refused to answer our questions! Instead he walked out on us, unapologetically, with the thugs following him. We made it clear that we knew the people he was pretending to address were paid thugs.
As we have been saying: The movement won’t stop! We come in peace as always
South African Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has launched investigation into the death of Nigerian man, Chukwualuka Innocent Okenna, after he was allegedly assalted in the cell by police officers in Witbank.
IPID is the state agency responsible for delivering justice to families who have lost loved ones to police violence. The organization’s mandate is to ensure independent oversight of the national and municipal services.
Spokesperson from the Witbank Police Station, Capt Eddie Hall said they have handed the case over to IPID and the allegations will be thoroughly investigated.
Confirming the development on Friday, October 16, spokesperson from the IPID, Ms Ndileka Cola said they are awating autopsy.
“We are currently investigating the case but the Directorate is still waiting for post mortem to proceed with the investigation.’ said Ms Cola.
It was gathered that Okenna, a native of Okpuno in Awka Local Government Area of Anambra State, died on October 7, after he was allegedly assaulted and suffocated by police officers in Witbank.
According to an eye witness, Okenna was arrested on Friday, October 3, on an alleged drug charge. He appeared in Witbank Magistrate’s Court and was released on bail on Monday, October 5.
“On Friday 3rd of October 2020 that some police men led by a police officer popularly known as small went to number 20 Jellicoe street Witbank Mpumalanga where they arrested Mr. Chukwualuka Innocent,” the witness said.
“After the arrest, he was mercilessly beaten up by the police officers and whisked away to Witbank police station where he was detained till Monday 5th October 2020. On Monday late Chukwualuka Innocent was arraigned before a court where he was granted bail”
He returned to his home and apparently told his room mates that he was assaulted by the police. On Wednesday morning, October 7, he passed away in his house.
The witness said: “After his release as a result of the court directive ” Late Chukwualuka on coming back told friends that he was having serious pains in the body especially on the head as a result of the beaten and torture he received”
“On Wednesday morning at about 11am, the caretaker of the house went to see how he was fairing only to discover that the door was still locked, something he considered unusual. He knocked several times but nobody responded which made him to force the door open only to see the lifeless body of Chukwualuka on the floor.” he added.
After his death angry Nigerians gathered in front of the house in Jellicoe where his body was kept, demanding for answer. From there they marched to the Witbank Police Station to voice their concerns about the death of Okenna.
“This is not the first time we lost a life under the hands of our authority,” a bystander told journalists at the scene.
“They had a CBD bust in 2019 where they arrested my sister that walked the streets and assaulted her to the stage where she almost died,” she added.
Another girl who knows the deceased as ‘Aluka’ told the media that he was very sick after he came back from the cells and looked weary.
“I knew something was not right as he did not even have the energy to climb out of his bed. He said to me that he felt very sick the night before he passed away.
A neighbour told journalists “the most alarming part is that if the police said they did not cause his death, why did they come and take my CCTV camera with the footage?”
Two people in Texas, USA, have been charged with capital murder after forcing an 8-year-old girl to jump on a trampoline under extreme heat as punishment, leading to her death.
According to US police who released a press statement on Thursday, October 15, the young girl died of dehydration on August 29.
Daniel Schwarz, 44, and Ashley Schwarz, 34, were charged and arrested on Monday October 12. They were then booked into the Ector County Detention Center, according to police with their bonds set at $500,000 each.
Police did not say what the Schwarzes’ relationship is to each other or to the girl.
An investigation by police found that the two told the girl to jump on the trampoline “without stopping for an extended period of time,” and didn’t allow her to eat breakfast or drink water. The temperature of the trampoline was about 110 degrees Fahrenheit, while the ground was about 150 degrees.
The police department received the final autopsy report for the girl on October 8. In the autopsy report, the girl died by dehydration and her death was deemed to be a homicide, police said.
Nigerians have been barred from participating in the United States’ visa lottery in 2022.
This was disclosed in a document titled ‘Instructions for the 2022 diversity immigrant visa program (dv-2022)’ obtained from the US’ website on Thursday, October 15.
“In Africa, natives of Nigeria are not eligible for this year’s Diversity Visa program,” the document stated.
It stated that Nigeria was barred because more than 50,000 of its citizens immigrated to the United States in the previous five years.
Citizens of other African countries are eligible to apply, but “persons born in the areas administered prior to June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt are chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt; persons born in the West Bank are chargeable to Jordan; persons born in the Golan Heights are chargeable to Syria.”
The document reads in part, “Applicants who are selected in the program (selectees) must meet simple but strict eligibility requirements to qualify for a diversity visa. The Department of State determines selectees through a randomized computer drawing. The Department of State distributes diversity visas among six geographic regions, and no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year.
“For DV-2022, persons born in the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (including Hong Kong SAR), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
“Persons born in Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible.”
Nicki Minaj has finally revealed the sex of her newborn child with husband, Kenneth Petty.
The rapper, who welcomed the child on September 30, 2020, took to Instagram appreciate Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Riccardo Tisci, Winnie Harlow, Karol, and everyone who sent well wishes, before disclosing that she gave birth to a baby boy.
Posting some of the cards she received, the proud mother wrote: ‘Thank you to Queen B, Kim & Ye, Riccardo Tisci, Winnie, Karol & everyone who sent well wishes during this time. It meant the world to me. I am so grateful & in love with my son. Madly in love. My favorite liddo boy in the whole wide world. ‘
Nicki Minaj revealed her pregnancy in August when she shared stunning photos of her blossoming baby bump.
Rapper, Cardi B, has announced that she is back with her husband and rapper, Offset, just weeks after filling for divorce from the Migos act.
Speculations regarding a reunion between the couple started after Cardi and Offset were filmed kissing and dancing together at her 28th birthday celebrations in Las Vegas last weekend.
Cardi, real name Belcalis Almanzar, had filed to divorce Offset in September after three years of marriage, explaining that she was tired of the constant arguing and she no longer felt a connection with him.
But she’s now confirmed she has taken her beloved hubby back.
Her confirmation also comes after fans suggested she got back with Offset due to the expensive gifts he got her. Over the weekend, Offset, 28, surprised Cardi with a customised Rolls Royce and around 15 Birkin bags.
‘You know how I be arguing with y’all on social media, that’s exactly how I be arguing with my man,’ Cardi told her followers in an Instagram Live video.
‘When people be saying I be doing s**t for attention, with this and that, no, I’m just a crazy b***h. One day I’m happy, the next day I wanna beat a nigga up… I just be starting to miss [him]…
‘It’s hard not to talk to your best friend. It’s really hard not to talk to your best friend. And it’s really hard to have no d**k.’
Hitting back at claims she got back with him because of the gifts, Cardi said: ‘People saying that I took him back and I’m materialistic, I like material things but what do you want me to do? Take a Rolls Royce and then I [ignore] him? No I really wanted a Rolls Royce.
‘We’re just two really young motherf*****s who got married early and that’s what we are.
‘We’re not no different than y’all f*****g dysfunctional a*s relationships. We the same way.’
33 year old US tennis player Sam Querrey, has been accused of fleeing Russia on a private jet after he and his family tested positive for Covid-19.
Querrey and his wife had tested positive for the virus ahead of the St. Petersburg Open this week and were placed in quarantine at a hotel, according to the tournament organizers.
Doctors had recommended Querrey and his family be moved to a private apartment but he did not allegedly answer the door when doctors were dispatched to evaluate his condition.
“Sam Querrey was scheduled to retest on Thursday, October 15, however, instead of acting in accordance with ATP rules and the tournament’s sanitary protocol, Sam Querrey was recorded leaving the hotel by hotel security cameras at 5.45 a.m. on October 13, with his family, without notifying the reception,”
“As Querrey told the ATP representative, he and his family left Russia on a private plane.” read a statement from organizers.
The ATP which is the World tennis controlling body, said it was aware of an incident “regarding a player’s serious breach of protocol”
Querrey has not won a grand slam singles title in his career but is ranked world number 47.
Querrey has not responded to the allegations as at press time.
Chelsea winger, Victor Moses has completed a season-long loan to Spartak Moscow in a deal worth over 50,000 pounds per week.
The Russian club also have the option to sign Moses permanently for £8million when his loan comes to an end.
The Nigeria international, 29, who spent the second half of the 2019-20 season at Inter Milan, was surplus to requirements at Chelsea and needed to be sent out on loan again.
‘It’s a great pleasure for me to sign for Spartak,’ Moses said after his move was confirmed.
‘They are one of the greatest clubs in Europe. I can’t wait to get started and meet my team-mates. It’s going to be an interesting season.’
Moses who enjoyed a successful season during Conte’s reign with the manager converting him to a right wing-back, made his last appearance in a Blue shirt in September 2018.
The move to Spartak Moscow marks his sixth spell away from Stamford Bridge after joining the club in 2012.
International hacktivist” group, Anonymous have hacked the Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission in support of the ongoing #EndSARS EndSWAT protests against police brutality in Nigeria.
CBN Website:
“We #Anonymous have taken over all the NG Official Twitter’s Account to support #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY, ” the hackers said in a message posted to NBC’s handle.
Nigeria Police Force Website:
This comes 24 hours after the group with over 5 million followers on Twitter, claimed they have hacked “multiple” Nigerian Government websites before giving the Nigerian government a peaceful warning and 72 hours to #EndPoliceBrutality or “face the consequences.”
Juliet Masakanire, the Zimbabwean Prophetess accused of sexually assaulting a female congregant has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of the charges levelled against her.
The founder of Pray Deliverance and Testimony Ministries International who appeared before Gweru Regional magistrate Mrs. Pathekhile Msipa facing two counts of indecent assault and one count of aggravated indecent assault, had earlier pleaded not guilty to the charges.
She was however convicted of the three charges following a full trial which proved that she molested a 32-year-old member of her congregation. Ruling on the case, Mrs. Msipa said;
“The accused was the pastor of the complainant who placed her trust and faith in her and her prophecies. Instead of looking after her, she turned into her abuser and courts should give long custodial sentences to deter would-be offenders.”
Masakanire was sentenced to two years in prison for count one and two and nine years in prison for count three. However, she will serve nine years in prison after two years were suspended on condition of good behavior.
A grandfather accused of dropping his 18-month-old granddaughter from the 11th-story window of a cruise ship in Puerto Rico last year has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide.
In July 2019, 18-month-old Chloe Wiegand reportedly slipped from her grandfather Salvatore “Sam” Anello’s grasp and fell around 115ft from the children’s play area on a Royal Caribbean Cruises’ ship, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Anello had been holding the little girl up to an open window on the 11th deck of the Freedom of the Seas ship when the incident happened.
On Thursday, October 15, Salvatore ‘Sam’ Anello of Valparaiso, Indiana, admitted to the charges to end what he called a “nightmare” for his family.
The 51-year-old was charged with the death of granddaughter Chloe Wiegand who died after falling 150 feet from a docked Royal Caribbean cruise ship in July 2019.
In a previously released statement, Mr. Anello claimed that he did not know the tinted window of the children’s play area was open and that he lifted Chloe up to the window so that she could knock on the glass like she did at her brother’s hockey games.
‘All I know is I was trying to reach the glass and I know that we leaned over to try to have her reach the glass, at that point she slipped,’ Anello said
‘Chloe being gone is the worst thing ever so I’m like, whatever, you know. There’s nothing worse that they could do to me than what’s already happened.’
Following Mr Anello’s guilty plea on Thursday, his attorney Michael Winkleman confirmed that the 51-year-old will not serve any jail time, and will return to Indiana for his probation period.
“This decision was an incredibly difficult one for Sam and the family, but because the plea agreement includes no jail time and no admission of facts, it was decided the plea deal is in the best interests of the family so that they can close this horrible chapter,” Mr Winkleman said.
He added that the family want to “turn their focus to mourning Chloe and fighting for cruise passenger safety by raising awareness about the need for all common carriers to adhere to window fall prevention laws designed to protect children from falling from windows.”
Chloe’s parents, Alan and Kimberly Wiegand, filed a multi-million dollar negligent lawsuit against Royal Caribbean in December 2019, in which they blamed the cruise ship company for failing to provide safety features on the windows, according to USA Today.
Mr. Winkleman also confirmed on Thursday that the family will continue with the civil lawsuit, and claimed that Mr Anello’s plea has no impact on it.
“We are deep into the process of discovery in the Civil case having already taken several depositions and numerous upcoming depositions including the Captain of the ship,” he said.
“Sadly, all of the discovery and evidence taken so far in the case confirms that this was a tragic, preventable accident and that there are absolutely no grounds to bring criminal charges against Sam Anello,” Mr Winkleman added.
In a motion to dismiss the lawsuit earlier in the year, Royal Caribbean claimed: “His [Mr Anello’s] actions, which no reasonable person could have foreseen, were reckless and irresponsible and the sole reason why Chloe is no longer with her parents.”
The company also denied breaching industry safety standards, insisting he would only have had to rely on his ‘basic senses’ to realize he was endangering his beloved granddaughter.
A mum has been accused of stripping her 12-year-old son and raping him on their bed before warning him not to tell anyone.
Brittany Rouleau, 34, has been charged with aggravated sexual assault after her son told his now-guardian she attacked him in 2018.
The guardian alleged Roleau told the boy to strip naked as he sat on the bed they shared after he got out of the shower at their Witchita Falls home.
He then claims she asked the boy about masturbation as she was getting undressed before ordering him to take his clothes off and then raped him.
Rouleau allegedly then told the boy to “go clean himself up” after the incident, reports The Sun.
An affidavit claims the boy told police he then slept on the couch because he felt what had happened was wrong.
He alleged she told him he could “get in trouble” if he told anyone because “he accepted it.”
The boy claims his mum then told him not to tell anyone, and the child has kept quiet until he opened up about the incident to his now-guardian this year.
His guardian then brought the matter to the police, who repeated the allegations at Patsy’s House Child Advocacy Center.
Rouleau was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault and initially denied having forced intercourse with her son.
According to the Times Record News, Rouleau has allegedly now confessed to the crime and a former neighbour has come forward and claimed she told him she slept with her son two years ago.
Rouleau is being held at Wichita County Jail on a $100,000 bond and a court hearing is yet to be scheduled.
A 20-year-old student married two teenage girls within less than a month in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia.
According to reports from local media outlets, the young man, who is identified by his initial R, married his first wife, identified as F, on September 17, and married another girl, identified as M, on Monday, October 12.
They were reportedly married in a traditional ceremony, locally known as nikah siri. Both brides are reportedly 16 years old.
Photos from R and M’s marriage went viral after they were shared on Facebook and became a hot topic among netizens.
Speaking to a media outlet, Kumparan, tather of the groom, Ayuni said he was shocked to learn that his son decided to get married, especially because he’s still enrolled as a student at a vocational high school.
“Yes, I was shocked. Because he’s still in school. The National Exams (UN) are coming up,” Ayuni said.
R and M have been dating for the past three years, while R has only been in a relationship with F for a much shorter time. After R got married to F, M and her family paid a visit to R’s home to meet his parents last weekend, during which time they asked R to marry M.
Though R, F, and M have yet to speak to the media about their polygamous union, R’s parents appear to be more ready to speak to the press. Ayuni, for one, complained that he had to spend IDR50 million on their weddings, but expressed hope that his son will continue with his education.
“I want my son to continue his education. I am able to support him through college. I can cover for R’s living expenses. I am also capable of supporting his two wives,” Ayuni said.
R’s mother Nurminah also expressed the same wishes, hoping that his marriage to two women won’t become a hindrance to finishing his education.
Muslim youths said Friday prayers today at some End SARS protest locations in Lagos State.
Protesters gathered at Lekki toll gate and Alausa, Ikeja, to continue the protest today, October 16, and when it was time for Jumat prayers they gave way for the Muslims to say their prayers while the non-Muslims stood around and maintained silence.
Below are photos and videos from the Lekki and Alausa protest locations.
A Nigerian man living in the UK with his wife, who is also Nigerian, has released a video saying he has nowhere to go after his wife’s abusive behavior caused him to leave home.
He claimed he’s been a slave in his home for years, does the cleaning, pays the mortgage, yet the wife abuses him at will.
He narrated the event that led to him leaving. He said he just returned from work when his wife started abusing him again then called the police on him. He said he called the police too and when they arrived, they concluded his wife was lying and they asked him to leave the house.
With his “Ghana-must-go” bags, and TV, the man stood outside his house waiting for a cab. He showed the world the address of the home he’s leaving and said he currently has nowhere else to go but he’s happy to be “free” from his wife.
Opinions have been divided since he recorded the video on October 14th and shared it.
Some allege the woman who chased him out of the house is his third wife. It is also alleged that he has three kids with his first wife but abandoned them.
A number of people are calling out the man’s wife, threatening to circulate her photo, and asking her to give her side of the story.
Meanwhile, Victoria Inyama has accused the man of being a narcissist who only gives half-truths to make himself look like the victim.
She commented on the video, writing: “Narcissist… Typical Narcissist. I always know half truths when I hear one. Narcissists are Oscar award winners at playing victims… Be very careful with a narcissist.”
Singer, Flavour together with Phyno, Zoro, Kcee, and Yul Edochie led a peaceful protest against police brutality as they marched to the head office of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Anambra state.
The celebrities and the protesters gathered in Awka on Friday afternoon and marched to Awkuzu SARS, known as one of the notorious units in the country.
The protest comes a day after Anambra state Governor, Chief Willie Obiano relieved former Awkuzu SARS Commander, James Nwafor of his political appointment.
The governor also disclosed that he will be prosecuted, along with other SARS officials that abused their offices while addressing the #ENDSARS protesters at the Government House, Awka.
Nwafor, who served as commander of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Awkuzu, Anambra State has been accused of atrocious acts, extra-judicial killings, and human rights violations.
Former Manchester City and West Ham defender, Pablo Zabaleta has announced his retirement from football at the age of 35.
The Argentine right-back, who started his at San Lorenzo in his homeland joined Manchester City from Espanyol for £6.5m in 2008 and went on to become a club legend, playing 333 games and winning two Premier League titles. He also lifted the FA Cup and two League Cups with the club.
After nine seasons at City, Zabaleta moved to West Ham in 2017 where he made 80 appearances before leaving at the end of his contract earlier this summer.
Zabaleta, who won 58 caps for his country, said: “After 18 years as a professional footballer, I took the decision to retire from playing football.
‘These have been wonderful years that gave me the opportunity to enjoy unique and unforgettable moments.
‘Forever I will thank all the people that shared the journey with me; clubs, teammates, coaches and in particular my family and all my friends.
‘With a lot of emotions I leave behind one of the best stages of my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.’
Grey’s Anatomy star, Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee have finalized their divorce after a three-year court battle.
TMZ reports that the 39-year-old actor and his now-ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee have completed their divorce proceedings, and were no longer married as of Aug. 7, 2020.
The publication said Jesse will keep the $936,810 made in profits since their split in 2017 from his Grey’s Anatomy gig, while Aryn will keep the former family house in LA, along with places in Brooklyn and Oakland.
She will also keep a ‘leased 2017 Audi Q7 SUV and 2018 Q5 SUV, while Jesse gets to keep his leased 2018 Porsche Cayenne SUV.’
Jesse and Aryn will share joint legal and physical custody of their two children: Maceo and Sadie
The court documents revealed the couple must ‘meet and confer with each other about posting images of the kids on social media.’
The docs also said Jesse ‘owes $50,629 per month for the two kids up until October 2019, and then $40k per month after that.’ He is also responsible for paying Aryn spousal support of $50,695 for August 2019 and September 2019, but no further payments are required after that.
The couple were married for five years before calling it quits in 2017 when Williams filed for divorce.
According to historian and biographer Robert Lacey, who has written a new book looking at Prince Harry and Prince William, Meghan Markle was a "massive problem for the royal family.
According to historian and biographer Robert Lacey, who has written a new book looking at Prince Harry and Prince William, Meghan Markle was a “massive problem for the royal family.
Robert, 76, appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss the book, Battle of Brothers, and the “real reason” behind the apparent rift between the two brothers.
The author brought Meghan into the conversation and said Prince William was “quite right” to speak to his brother about the relationship.
Robert said: “Meghan was a massive problem for the Royal Family. She’s a self-made millionairess, the only one in the Royal Family who created her own celebrity, not inherited it.”
He went on to say: “William was quite right to say to Harry, ‘Look, this is a challenge you’re bringing into the family, how’s it going to work?’ and with wisdom after the event, one has to say not enough preparations were made.”
Robert explained: “She wasn’t made to feel important enough and they are now where they want to be.”
Piers Morgan, 55, interjected: “The truth is, in the succession line, she’s not that important – and neither is Harry.”
Earlier in the chat, Robert said that Harry and William’s differences “went way back”.
He said: “It goes right back to the beginning, it’s chickens coming home to roost from all the troubles of the 80s and 90s, these young boys are the product of marital turmoil.”
The historian suggested: “William took the lesson of duty. As he went through this difficult time, the prospect he was going to be King was a strength for him, to the degree that when he fell in love, he politely asked his girlfriend to wait nine or 10 years to make sure she’d be good for the job. They have created a wonderful figurehead for the future.
“Harry took the opposite conclusion from the turmoil of his parents’ loveless marriage, that he was going to go for love.
“We’re looking at a clash of love and duty.”
But Piers said: “I don’t think there’s any doubt William loves his wife.
“It seems to me, the real friction with Harry and the rest of the Royal Family, it seems to have come down to this moment when William was concerned about the speed of his relationship with Meghan.”
Harry and Meghan started a relationship in June 2016 and announced their engagement in November 2017.
They got married the following year on May 19, 2018, and, almost a year later, they welcomed their son Archie on May 6, 2019, who is seventh in line to the throne.
A special court for exclusive trial of cases under NDPS act in Chennai has convicted a Nigerian national, his two Indian accomplices and sentenced them to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the possession of narcotic substances, Times of India.
According to Times of India, the three accused, Chukwu Simon Obinna, 30, K Kumaresan, 26 and C Arun Diwakar, 33, were arrested near an apartment in Porur in 2018, for the possession of the narcotic substances.
According to the prosecution, SRMC police received a tip off about exchange of Narcotics in Porur and on December 17, 2018, they apprehended the trio near an apartment complex.
Police found the trio to be in possession of psychotropic and narcotic substances in their bags, which they had planned to sell. Police seized 220 grams of ecstasy pills, 18 grams of Cocaine, 8 grams of MDMA, 9 gram of Meth from them.
According to investigating officers, Obinna had come to India on an employment visa. His modus operandi to expand his business was allegedly to supply drugs to tourists in Goa before luring them to join him as agents. That was how Kumaresan and Diwakar became part of the drug network.
When the case came for trial on October 8, the counsel for the accused contended that their clients are not guilty and argued that there were irregularities in the arrest and lack of clear evidence.
Among the many arguments, the counsel for the accused submitted that independent witnesses were not cited by the prosecution and the same is very much fatal to the case prosecution.
The Judge, however observed from the records that the scene of crime is a service road and held that for the mere reason of non production of independent witnesses the case of the prosecution cannot be rejected.
“The oral testimony of official witnesses cannot be disbelieved. When the evidence of seizure officer is credible, non production of independent witnesses is not fatal to the prosecution,” Judge V Thenmozhe stated.
The court further observed that people are generally reluctant to give evidence in a criminal case on the ground that it may invite problems and expose them to great risk.
“Though the duty of the citizen is to assist the State to set the criminal law in motion as to commission of an offence and adduce evidence in favour of prosecution, there is no effective mechanism to provide safety to them,” additional district judge, V Thenmozhe stated.
The court also imposed a fine on the accused- Rs 3 lakh on the Nigeria national and Arun Diwakar and a fine of Rs 4 lakh on Kumaresan.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that Obinna had sought deportation to Nigeria but it was denied.
A mother from Queens, New York who threw her newborn son out a window told police she “panicked” after giving birth at home, then took a shower and fell asleep as her infant was left lying in a cold alley, prosecutors allege.
Sabita Dookram, 23, was arraigned Tuesday , October 13, on attempted murder and other charges after tossing the baby and she is now held on a $50,000 bail.
Police found a barely breathing newborn boy outside a home on 126th St. near 107th Ave. in South Ozone Park on Sunday, leading to the shocking details revealed by the mum upon her arrest.
“I gave birth yesterday afternoon. I cut the cord with a scissor from the bathroom,” Dookram told police according to a criminal complaint.
“I panicked and threw it out of the bathroom window. I did not check on the baby, I put my clothes in the laundry hamper in the bathroom, I showered and went to sleep,” she told cops, according to the complaint.
Authorities said the baby boy is on a ventilator in critical condition amd has been transferred from Jamaica Hospital to Cohen Children’s Medical Center.
According to police, an exam revealed he suffered a traumatic brain injury, with bleeding and swelling to his brain and scalp, as well as an abdominal injury with internal bleeding.
“This is a heartbreaking situation. A newborn baby has suffered greatly because of the alleged actions of his mother, who now faces serious charges and a lengthy prison sentence,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.
The Canadian rapper on Tuesday, October 13, appeared by phone in Los Angeles County Superior Court for his arraignment on his assault with a semiautomatic firearm–personal use of a firearm–and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle charges
His attorney, Shawn Holly, requested a continuance—or a postponement in the case. It was granted so he did not enter a plea.
According to TMZ, the judge issued a protective order against Tory, requiring that he stay at least 100 yards away from Megan Thee Stallion.
The outlet also reports that his bail was set at $190,000 and he will be posting the bail via a bondsman who was present at the hearing.
Lastly, the judge also ordered that Tory must surrender any guns he owns.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has ordered all defunct SARS personnel to report at Force Headquarters in Abuja for debriefing, psychological and medical examinationin in accordance with Section 18 (10) of the Police Act 2020.
The order contained in a statement issued by Force spokesperson, DCP Frank Mba, on Tuesday, October 13, said the officers are expected to undergo this process ‘as a prelude to further training and reorientation before being redeployed into mainstream policing duties’
“The medical examination will be carried out by the newly set-up Police Counselling and Support Unit (PCSU), a Unit, which henceforth shall engage in psychological management, re-orientation and training of officers of the Force deployed for tactical operations and other duties,” the statement reads.
“The Unit, which is domiciled with the Force Medical Department and coordinated by the Force Medical Officer, has its membership drawn from amongst psychiatrists, psychologists, medics, pastors and imams, Public Relations practitioners, Civil Society and other Human Rights groups with relevant qualifications and expertise,”
The statement said the IGP has set up a new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team that will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of the defunct SARS.
“Prospective members of this new team will also undergo psychological and medical examination to ascertain their fitness and eligibility for the new assignment. They are to commence training at the different Police tactical training institutions nationwide, next week,”
The statement further said: “While personnel from the Police Commands in the South-East and the South-South will be trained at the Counter-Terrorism College, Nonwa-Tai, Rivers State, those from the Police Commands from the North and the South-West will be trained at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende, Nasarawa State and the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun State, respectively,”
While reaffirming his irrevocable commitment towards the successful and holistic implementation of the Police reforms, the IGP enjoins members of the public, particularly protesting citizens to exercise restraint and allow measures being put in place to come to fruition and engender a Police Force that would meet the yearnings and aspirations of the citizenry.
CNN anchor Richard Quest has gotten married to his longtime male partner Chris Pepesterny.
Quest made the announcement on Instagram, writing: “We said ‘I Do’ at the weekend. Happiest day of our lives.”
The two got engaged in May 2019, after his lover agreed to the journalist’s marriage proposal.
In March, they were forced to postpone their wedding but promised to tie the knot before the end of the year.
Quest announced at the time: “Today Chris and I were supposed to get married in London. Of course we had to postpone. Sad but necessary. We will marry later in the year, with a bigger party. I wanted to acknowledge how we are all facing such difficult times, in so many different ways. This too shall pass.”
A West Ham United supporter has been banned from attending matches for three years after he pleaded guilty to racially abusing Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
Bradley Thumwood, 48, was handed the ban after appearing at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday following an incident during West Ham’s 2-0 defeat by Liverpool at the London Stadium on January 29.
In a video that was captured during the Premier League encounter, a male voice can be heard shouting: “Salah you f****** Muslim. F****** Muslim c***. F*** off.”
Thumwood pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated Section 5 public order, and he was also fined £400 on top of the football stadium ban. He was also told to pay a victim surcharge and costs of £215.
‘Thumwood was issued with a three-year Football Banning Order and fined £400. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge and costs amounting to £125,’ the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
West Ham vowed to take a ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to any future incidents of a similar nature but also said they will look to educate Thumwood to reform his views.
‘The club works closely with Kick It Out and our fan group BAME Hammers,’ a club spokesperson said.
‘In conjunction with those parties, the club will offer educational sessions to the individual in question in an effort to reform their views, whilst reserving the right to uphold their indefinite bans, should those efforts prove unsuccessful.’
Dedicated Football officer PC Andy Sheldon urged other football fans to report any future instances of discrimination when supporters are allowed back into the stadium.
“We do not, and will not tolerate hate crime of any kind at football matches and will take action against those who are found to have committed these kinds of crimes during games,” PC Sheldon said.
“We are committed to working closely with football clubs to identify anyone behaving inappropriately and breaking the law. We are grateful for the support of West Ham United Football Club and for their commitment to eradicating this type of behaviour.
English Football Association chairman, Greg Clarke, has revealed Liverpool and Manchester United threatened to breakaway from the English premier league and start their own league.
The two Premier League giants stated that the aim of the project was to radically reform English football, with proposals including the top-flight being reduced to 18 teams and the EFL Cup and Community Shield being scrapped.
According to FA chief Clarke who released a letter on Wednesday October 14, he was actually involved in the talls known as ‘Project Big Picture’, but he decided to walk away earlier this year when it became clear the proposals were nothing more than a power grab from England’s biggest clubs.
In a letter to the FA Council, Clarke claims ‘the principal aim of these discussions became the concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a few clubs, with a breakaway league mooted as a threat’.
He added: “I, of course, discontinued my involvement and counselled a more consensus-based approach involving all Premier League clubs and its chair and CEO. Our game needs to continually seek to improve but benefits need to be shared.”
Project Big picture also got the backing of EFL chairman Rick Parry, with the proposals including an immediate £250million bailout for clubs in his competition starved of matchday income by the coronavirus pandemic and a promised 25 per cent share of future Premier League broadcast revenue.
But the proposals have been criticized as football experts believe the plans will concentrate power in the hands of the Premier League big six, including over broadcast arrangements, club ownership and composition of the league’s board.
Clarke warned that the FA had ‘substantial controls’ it could bring to bear if it felt any proposal was put forward that ran counter to the interests of the game, and that any breakaway competition would not be sanctioned by the FA.
“We, the FA Board and Council, have to ensure that any changes would be to the long-term benefit of the whole of football and we have substantial controls to help ensure that the best interests of the game are served by any new proposals,” he said.
Read Greg Clarke’s letter in full
“Dear Colleagues,“I trust that you are well in these difficult times and look forward to speaking with you all on Thursday at our Council meeting.“Prior to that, I thought it important to provide a perspective on the recent discussions in the media related to potential changes to English football. When the news first emerged, we immediately agreed a joint paragraph with the Premier League for their statement.
“English football is the world’s most watched, and has a vibrant, dynamic and competitive league structure that drives interest around the globe. To maintain this position, it is important that we all work together. Both the Premier League and the FA support a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the game, including its competition structures, calendar and overall financing, particularly in light of the effects of COVID-19.“Our perspective is that we have a fantastic league structure and pyramid that is the envy of the world. While we should always be open to evolve, to move the game forwards, changes have to be done in the right way and with a long-term perspective in mind.“We are fully aware that there are huge financial pressures throughout the game and collectively we need to work hard so that our clubs survive the pandemic. However, we must separate this need from discussions about the potential long-term structure of our wonderful game. Of course, if we can agree changes that are beneficial in the long term and have an immediate positive impact, we will consider that. “Equally, we cannot be forced into short term decisions that would be damaging in the long term.“We will always have conversations with stakeholders at both a national and international level to understand any changes to the landscape that could impact our structure and listen to ideas that are put forward. However, we would only offer formal support for any proposal when it goes through the proper channels and has a full evaluation.“With the knowledge of senior Board members and our CEO, I participated in the early stages of discussions which were disclosed last weekend. It is very important stakeholders discuss resolving some of the strategic issues facing our game such as, for example, fixture congestion.“However, in late spring, when the principal aim of these discussions became the concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a few clubs with a breakaway league mooted as a threat, I of course, discontinued my involvement and counselled a more consensus-based approach involving all Premier League clubs and its Chair and CEO. Our game needs to continually seek to improve but benefits need to be shared.
“We, the FA Board and Council, have to ensure that any changes would be to the long-term benefit of the whole of football and we have substantial controls to help ensure that the best interests of the game are served by any new proposals.“In addition, to the Special Share in the Premier League, which prevents certain changes being made to the constitution without the FA’s consent, it is also the FA’s responsibility to sanction competitions in England – including any proposed new competition – as well as being responsible for licensing clubs, through UEFA, to play in Europe. Additionally, UEFA look to us to nominate the league, and therefore the clubs, that will play in their competitions.“Let’s continue to work together to determine what is best for English football, with full dialogue between all key stakeholders. However, there is more to our game than economics. Change must benefit clubs, fans and players; not just selective balance sheets. In these difficult times unity, transparency and common purpose must override the interests of the few.”
“In addition to the special share in the Premier League, which prevents certain changes being made to the constitution without the FA’s consent, it is also the FA’s responsibility to sanction competitions in England – including any proposed new competition – as well as being responsible for licensing clubs, through UEFA, to play in Europe. Additionally, UEFA look to us to nominate the league, and therefore the clubs, that will play in their competitions.
“Let’s continue to work together to determine what is best for English football, with full dialogue between all key stakeholders.
“However, there is more to our game than economics. Change must benefit clubs, fans and players, not just selective balance sheets. In these difficult times unity, transparency and common purpose must override the interests of the few.”
The FA Council is meeting on Thursday to deliberate on the letter.
Chelsea and Nigerian winger, Victor Moses is set to complete his loan move to Spartak Moscow with an option to make the deal permanent for £8million.
The 29-year-old who spent the second half of the 2019-20 season at Inter Milan is expected to seal the deal in few days with the Russian transfer window closing in a week time.
According to Russian site, Championat, the deal could see Moses earn over 50,000 pounds per week.
The move will be his sixth spell away from Stamford Bridge after joining the club in 2012.
Moses who enjoyed a successful season in a Chelsea shirt during Conte’s reign with the manager converting him to a right wing-back, made his last appearance in a Blue shirt in September 2018
A 51-year old man, Gladwn Mboweni, is believed to have committed suicide in South Africa by setting his home on fire using a highly inflammable substance.
His two daughters, 13-year old Minkateko and Tsakani Mboweni,9, also died in the incident which happened at Nkowankowa township outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. Mboweni was the Mopani District Manager of Stats South Africa.
Police spokesperson, Brig. Motlafela Mojapelo, who confirmed the incident on Monday, October 12, say the motive was still unknown but they are not ruling out domestic violence.
“The neighbours allegedly saw the house engulfed in flames and jumped over the wall fence to rescue the occupants. They broke one of the windows to get inside and in the process managed to rescue the father who had already suffered from smoke inhalation. He died on the scene.” said Brig. Mojapelo.
“The intense blaze and smoke forced them out. The police and emergency personnel as well as fire fighters were immediately summoned and after the fire was extinguished, the burnt bodies of the two children were found in separate rooms,” Mojapelo added.
Preliminary police investigations revealed that the deceased and his wife were separated and that his daughters were staying with him.
“It is also suspected the father set the house alight using a highly flammable substance,” he said.
Provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Nneke Ledwaba condemned the incident, and urged community members who might be facing domestic challenges or strained relationships to seek professional help instead of resorting to extreme violence.
Investigations were ongoing. Social workers were immediately dispatched to the scene to provide psychosocial support to bereaved families and other affected parties.
Meanwhile, the MEC for Social Development Mme. Nkakareng Rakgoale has reacted with shock over the incident.
“Incidents of GBV are happening at an alarming rate in the province, hence we are calling on all the people to contact our social workers when they are experiencing difficulties in their relationships and families. We have our family preservation programs that are aimed at assisting families that are in conflicting and toxic relationships,” she said.
“Our social workers have started providing psychosocial support to the mother of the children and to other affected parties. May the souls of the two children and their farther rest in peace. I also want to take this opportunity to send my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family” she added.
France on Wednesday October 14, became the latest European nation to enforce a month-long night-time curfew in Paris and eight other major cities and towns aimed at fighting the Coronavirus ‘second wave.’
This strict State of Emergency measure is also applied to Lille, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse, Lyon, Grenoble, Aix-en-Provence and Montpellier.
The capital will now shut down for nine hours from 9pm until 6am, in a bid to stop the disease circulating, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday.
All bars, restaurants, theatres and similar businesses will have to shut at 9pm sharp from Saturday.
Addressing the nation during a televised interview from the Elysee Palace, the French President confirmed that France was now ‘being hit by the second wave.’
‘This virus that we have known from the beginning and which has struck us for eight months, is coming back,’ he said.
‘We have not lost control. We are in a situation which is worrying and which justifies that we are neither inactive nor in panic.
‘It is equally worrying in other European countries, such as Germany which is also taking restrictive measures.
‘Spain and the Netherlands are also in a very worrying situation, and have taken very restrictive measures in recent days’.
It will kick-in from midnight on October 17 and will last for four weeks. Anyone breaking the curfew will face a fine of €135 euros, which will rise for repeat offences.
The new measures come four months after the last lockdown when the first Covid-19 wave hit.
Mr Macron said this State of Emergency was now set to be re-introduced, along with the other tougher measures, from Saturday.
The announcement comes after France recorded more than 22,000 cases on Wednesday – more than three-times the number of infections that were recovered during the first wave back in April.
And in Italy, authorities recorded 7,332 new cases on Wednesday, the highest daily count the hard-hit country has yet seen, while Belgium has warned that intensive care units will hit capacity by mid-November.
In Spain’s Catalonia, bars and restaurants were shut down today with schools now closing again around Europe amid tougher restrictions across the continent.
US First Lady, First Lady Melania Trump has revealed that her 14-year-old son with President Donald Trump tested positive for Coronavirus.
Melania who revealed this in a personal essay in which she narrated her experience battling COVID-19, described her son as a strong teenager who didn’t exhibit any symptom.
The US President and first lady also tested positive for Coronavirus as well as other White House staff, but have since recovered.
Melania wrote;
“Naturally, my mind went immediately to our son. Luckily he is a strong teenager and exhibited no symptoms”.
When asked how his son was doing in the wake of Melania Trump’s essay on Wednesday October 14, Trump said Barron is doing “fine”. He later called Barron “beautiful” and “free” at a campaign rally in Iowa on Wednesday evening.
Trump said;
“Barron had it for such a short period of time.
“I don’t even think he knew he had it, because they’re young and their immune systems are strong and they fight it off. 99.9%. And Barron is beautiful and he’s free.”
As for her symptoms, Melania said they were “minimal” and she hopes to resume her duties as first lady as soon as she can. She said;
“I experienced body aches, a cough and headaches, and felt extremely tired most of the time.
“I chose to go a more natural route in terms of medicine, opting more for vitamins and healthy food.”
A 13-year-old girl, Wednesday, October 14, alleged that her aunt’s husband, who she calls ‘Daddy’, would play pornographic videos for her to watch then rape her.
She alleged he had been abusing her sexually in his shop and at their apartment on Surulere Street, Ojo area of Lagos, with a threat to kill her if she told anyone.
The revelation followed the arrest of the 48-year-old suspect, Mr. Charles Ekwe, whom the victim refers to as ‘Daddy’, by the gender-based unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Lagos State Command, Monday, October 12.
The teenager has been living with her aunt since she was nine years old, after her father’s death.
She alleged that the suspect forcefully penetrated her whenever her aunt was out of sight.
She said: “Each time daddy wanted to do it, he would show me blue film (pornography) in his phone.
“He did it many times. I cannot count the number of times he did it. I was scared to report to my aunty because Daddy threatened to chase me out of the house and kill me if I did.”
The girl’s aunt, Mrs blessing Ekwe, noticed all was not well with the teenager and questioned the girl.
Upon inquiry, the teen disclosed how she had allegedly been subjected to sexual abuse by her uncle.
Mrs Eke was said to have taken the teenager to the hospital, where a medical examination conducted on her confirmed her hymen broken.
During interrogation, the suspect told NSCDC operatives that he only fondled the girl’s genitals. He also admitted subjecting her to watching pornography on his phone.
The NSCDC Lagos State Commandant, Mr. Ayeni Paul, while addressing journalists, said: “The sexual abuse suspect will face the full wrath of the law and will be handed over to the appropriate agency for further investigation and prosecution.
“This is a heinous crime and all perpetrators of such, when caught, will be made to pay dearly.”
He also said the ”the gender-based unit of the Corps saddled with the responsibility of handling rape, domestic violence, sexual assault and defilement, as well as child abuse cases, has well-trained officers to handle such cases.”
He, therefore, enjoined members of the public to report such cases to the command, for prosecution.
WWE superstar John Cena has married his girlfriend Shay Shariatzadeh, months after they went public with their romance.
John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh got married in a private ceremony on October 12 in Tampa, Florida. While no other details about the ceremony are available, Cena and Shariatzadeh’s marriage has already been confirmed by TMZ and Cydney Contreras of E! Online.
Marriage rumours between the two started in February 2020 when Shariatzadeh was spotted wearing a ring after being seen at a park in San Diego. The couple began dating back in early 2019, following Cena’s high profile split with ex-fiancee Nikki Bella in 2018.
They had a low-key engagement ceremony and reportedly filed for a marriage certificate in Florida in early October.
Though born in Iran, Shay is a Canadian citizen. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia in electrical and electronics engineering, and currently works as a product manager for Aviglon, a Motorola Solutions Company performing “a wide variety of duties that include overseeing product launches and working with external third parties.”
This is Cena’s second wedding, he was previously married to Elizabeth Huberdeau from 2009 to 2012. The WWE star dated Bella for roughly 6 years but they split because he didn’t want children at the time and Nikki wanted to start a family.
Thirteen of the twenty-one people who were arrested by Police in Uganda over sex party have been charged and convicted on Thursday, October 14.
Recall that police in the early hours of Saturday, October 10, busted a sex party in Kira Municipality, Wakiso district and arrested 21 persons. See previous report Here
The suspects, mostly girls, were charged before Kira Magistrate’s court and convicted on six counts of disobedience of lawful orders, negligent act likely to spread infection of disease, keeping a brothel, indecent practices, prostitution, and promoting trafficking in persons.
The offences attract maximum jail sentences of three and seven years’ imprisonment, respectively.
The convicts include, Suzan Akwir, 25, Phiona Nalubega, 27, Prossy Nabukenya alias Nakimera, 20, Esther Apio, 26, Christine Nsereko, 21, Edith Nakimbugwe, 22, and Mariam Nakalembe, 20.
Others are Ali Mugisha, 26, Sabra Achen, 23, Shakira Nanteza, 28, and Irene Namatovu, 28.
Grade One Magistrate, Joan Aciro, of Kira Chief Magistrates’ Court convicted the group having pleaded guilty on their own plea.
However, the owner of Tower Guest House in Kireka, Sharon Amutusimire, 26, where the offences were committed, denied the charges together with Yesiga Mugenyi, 20, a boda boda rider.
Amutusimire faces separate charges of keeping a brothel and promoting trafficking in persons.
“This court hereby convicts you on your own plea. But a plea of not guilty is entered for Amutusimire and Mugenyi,” Aciro said.
Prosecution alleged that the accused and others still at large on October 10, 2020 at Kireka Tower Guest House, Kira Municipality in Wakiso district while in a sex party disobeyed lawful orders, namely curfew, of being in their homes between 9:00pm and to 5:30am issued by President Yoweri Museveni.
It is also alleged that the accused in the same place, unlawfully and negligently engaged in a social gathering, an act they knew to be likely to spread infection of disease, namely COVID-19, a disease dangerous to human life.
Prosecution also alleges that Amutusimire and others still at large since 2019 at Kireka Namugongo division in Kira has been keeping rooms in Tower Guest House for purposes of prostitution.
Amutusimire is also accused of using the guesthouse for purposes of commercial sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old girl (name not disclosed).
The 16-year-old girl who was picked up together with 20 others from the sex party was sold to the organisers by her elder sister, police detectives have learnt.
According to police investigators, the teenager was brought from Masaka by her elder sister under the guise that she had secured her a job in Kampala since schools are still closed because of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, says during investigations, the girl said her sister ‘sold’ her to a woman she identified as Anita Kayz.
According to Owoyesigyire, they have added a charge of trafficking in persons on the suspects.
The girl has since told police that on the night they were arrested, she had already slept with four men but Anita escaped with the money she had made.
Police have launched a manhunt for Anita who allegedly organised the sex party.
A murder suspect, Marina Kokhal, 36, accused of killing her rapper husband, Andy Cartwright, colluded with her mother to dismember his body, Russian police investigators now allege.
According to investigators in Russia, Marina allegedly confessed to cutting up the corpse of her husband, but claims he died of natural causes. Police have now arrested her mother, Elena Kokhal, 67, and allege she colluded with her daughter to kill him after rumours of an affair surfaced.
Police claim Marina bought an insulin drug and administered an overdose to the rapper. They also claim she had sex with his corpse, drank his blood and fed his body to rats. According to police, Andy’s body parts were discovered in Marina’s fridge, with others in dustbins waiting to be disposed of.
Iis also alleged Marina and her mother, Elena, fed Andy’s fingers to rats in the garden.
In a statement, Russian police said: “The investigation collected a sufficient evidence base indicating that the murder was planned by the accused [Marina Kokhal] in advance.
“Shortly before it was committed she purchased a medicine from a city pharmacy which she later used to commit the crime.”
Investigators also allege Marina and her mother, Elena, fed Andy’s fingers to rats in the garden.
Elena was arrested as she lives in the same apartment as her daughter.
Elena’s lawyer, Irina Skurtu, called the mother’s detention “the last throw of the dice” by detectives who had no proof against her client.
Skurtu also claims Marina was quizzed on “disgusting” and “sick” claims, including asking whether or not she tasted her husband’s blood.
After police alleged she “had sex with the corpse” of her husband, Marina continued to “categorically” state that she did not murder Andy.
After rumors of an affair surfaced, Andy’s alleged lover, Nadia Romanenko was contacted. She told cops Maina had threatened her by claiming her husband had AIDS.
She said the she and Andy met “every day” and that Marina didn’t know about the affair until recently.
Nadia said: “Our sexual relations took place at my apartment
“I specially rented a flat near his house. “We met every day, and Kokhal did not know about it.”
Paris Saint-Germain striker, Neymar has surpassed Ronaldo and moved into second place behind Pele on Brazil’s all-time goalscoring list after scoring a hat-trick in a 4-2 World Cup qualifying victory againt Peru.
The 28-year old achieved the record with two penalties and an injury-time goal on his 103rd appearance for Brazil at Lima’s National Stadium last night.
He celebrated the third goal by holding up the No 9 with his hands in what appeared to be a tribute to Ronaldo, the former Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Corinthians legend.
He now has 64 goals, two more than Ronaldo and 13 behind Pele, who heads the list with 77, according to the count by the world governing body FIFA.
Brazil coach, Tite said after the game: ‘What I can say is Neymar has this unpredictability. He is the bow and the arrow, he’s a player who both makes and takes chances. And he gets better and better, and more mature.’
Manchester United and England striker, Marcus Rashford has opened up on his fight against childhood hunger, days after the Queen of England awarded him an MBE for his work to help feed underprivileged children across the UK.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Rashford started a campaign to help feed vulnerable children and his work made the UK government to make a U-turn and continue free school meals for around 1.3 million disadvantaged children.
Rashford 22, also recently formed a task force with England’s food brand giants to stop child poverty across the country and has now revealed that he is shocked every day by what he’s seen in the UK.
Rashford, who found it hard to eat as a child until he was signed at the age of 10 by Manchester United, says that it is “mind-blowing” to see the amount of child suffering in the UK, vowing that he will not relent in his efforts.
“Every single day it shocks me,” Rashford said. “It’s not until people see the numbers and I’ve had the chance to visit some of the families I’ve managed to help and hear how it’s affected them and changed their lives.
“It’s just mind-blowing the amount of people who are suffering and the amount of people who don’t know where to get the help.
“There’s a lot of things that would shock a lot of people if they knew the facts about the issue. For me not enough people do know the facts, as I was one of them.
“For me, personally, it’s just sad to know it’s still going on, and I obviously was in that position when I was younger, and some of the families are in much worse positions than what I was in, so I can only imagine what it feels like for the parents and the children who just want the best for one another, so it’s difficult to really say one thing that somebody said to me that sticks out, because for me they’re all as important as each other.”
Rashford who made his professional debut at 18 for Manchester United has also revealed he has become comfortable with the limelight.
“I think playing for United and England at a young age, it helped me mature a lot quicker than I would’ve expected to,” Rashford said.
“I’m grateful for those opportunities and very happy I was put in those positions. I do feel like I’ve matured a lot. I feel like I’m free to speak on things I feel strongly about. It’s because of those experiences in the past that make me feel so comfortable doing that.”
A Ghanaian couple, Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Kate Anyane-Lah have welcomed a set of twins after 20 years of marriage.
According to the testimony shared by The Church of Pentecost, Ghana on October 5, 2020 Mrs Kate, 44, gave birth to twins girls.
Three months after their wedding on 5th August, 2000, Kate conceived but suffered a miscarriage in the early stages of the pregnancy. After that unfortunate incident, the couple did everything humanly and medically possible to conceive again but to no avail.
They described the humiliations they had to endure from friends, some Church members, and even family members as “unbearable.” At a point, they even decided not to move forward whenever childless couples were called out for prayers.
For twenty years of their marriage, they spent a huge percentage of their income on medications, hopping from one hospital to another, including fertility hospitals, with the sole aim of having a child.
In 2015, they were made to undergo a surgery called Laparoscopy and were promised that they will conceive within two months but it yielded no positive result. At a point, a doctor taking care of them at one of the hospitals said to them: “What else do you want from me? I have done all that is medically possible for you.” While going home that day, Kate was nearly hit by a vehicle while standing right in the middle of the road unaware.
In September 2019 during a prayer session organised by the Women’s Ministry which was led by the District Pastor, Mrs. Anyane-Lah encountered divine grace and her menstrual cycle ceased.
Upon visiting the hospital, she was told at the first examination that it was a menopausal symptom because she was 44 years. But a test conducted later showed that she had conceived. They did not believe the report so they had to test it three more times by themselves for confirmation with a pregnancy test kit.
On 15th May, 2020, she was delivered of two beautiful twin girls. The children were christined on 19th September at Church of Penticost, Housing Down Assembly in Madina, Accra, Ghana.
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