Former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated the holiday season by donating 25 tiny homes to veterans.
Fox11 reported that the 74-year-old actor paid $250,000 to purchase the structures, located in West Los Angeles.
Schwarzenegger had taken to social media to explain the project dear to his heart. He wrote;
“Today, I celebrated Christmas early. The...
The DPO Uruan Divisional Police Headquarters, SP Felix Umache Ekpoudom, feted suspects in custody to celebrate Christmas.
Ekpoudom gave the suspects food and drinks and sat with them while they ate.
The DPO said his action isn't to encourage crime but to celebrate the birth of Christ with suspects while they...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang icon Sally Ann Howes has died aged 91.
The actress, who was best known for playing Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, passed away on Sunday, December 19.
The cause of death is yet to be confirmed.
Her film and theatre spanned an...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared its leader, Nnamdi Kanu a "prisoner of conscience".
The group's spokesperson, Emma Powerful in a statement released on Friday December 17, stated that Kanu committed no crime to warrant his arrest.
IPOB maintained that Nnamdi Kanu is fighting for the freedom and self-determination...
A Connecticut family's dog is being credited with saving the life of his owners' baby girl who had stopped breathing.
On Monday night, Dec. 13, Kelly Dowling put her 9-month-old daughter, who had been battling a cold and not feeling well, down in her crib to sleep.
Henry, her 8-year-old Boston...
A taxi driver is being hailed a hero after a vehicle exploded outside a hospital in the northern English city of Liverpool on Sunday, Nov. 14.
The taxi driver, who has been named locally as David Perry, is said to have thwarted a tragedy on Remembrance Day by locking a suspect inside...
While the sex workers publicly repented, narrating their ordeal, including encounters with kidnappers as the senior prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, billionaire Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin led them to Jesus Christ, little did they know that they would return to their homes as millionaires.
The incident, which happened at the...
Liberia’s President George Weah has honoured an 18-year-old motorcycle taxi rider who found and returned $50,000 (£36,000) to a businesswoman who had lost the cash in the north-eastern Nimba region.
President Weah met Emmanuel Tolue at a ceremony in the capital, Monrovia, on Monday and offered him cash and an...
A 20-year-old woman identified as Laiha Slayton has been in coma for over a week, after jumping into a hot spring (a naturally occurring spring of water that is hotter than 98 degrees Fahrenheit when it flows from the ground) to rescue her dog.
Laiha suffered burns to over 90% of her body when...
French and ex-PSG star Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73 after spending 39 years in a coma.
Adams was pronounced dead on Monday at the Nimes University Hospital.
He had been in a deep coma since March 17, 1982, following an anaesthesia error.
During his playing days, Adams represented...
A hero dad drowned while rescuing his disabled daughter after she lost control of her mobility scooter and fell into a canal.
Lawrence Casey, 86, dived into Bude Canal in north Cornwall to rescue his daughter Jessica after she fell into the water on Wednesday, September 1.
Emergency services confirmed following the incident that...
Prophet Fufeyin has changed our life, 15 sex workers say as Billionaire Prophet splashes N15m on humanity
Fifteen sex workers, who encountered a life changing moment at the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Warri have recounted horrible experiences they face as Billionaire Prophet, Jeremiah Fufeyin splashed N15m on humanity.
In a video...
Short-term accommodation company, Airbnb has promised to give some 20,000 refugees from Afghanistan somewhere to live.
The executives of the company said the project will start today, August 24 and the firm will cover the costs of their stays.
Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, wrote in a Twitter thread...
Pope Francis has made an urgent appeal to people to get inoculated against COVID-19, saying the vaccines could bring an end to the pandemic.
The pontiff made the personal appeal in a filmed public service message that was released online and on television on Wednesday, August 18.
“Thanks to God’s...
Tennis star, Naomi Osaka has pledged her support to the people of Haiti after the country was struck by a massive earthquake.
The 7.2 magnitude quake hit the country on Saturday morning, leaving more than 300 dead and 1,800 injured.
The world number two, who was born in Japan to a...
Jackie Mason, a Rabbi-turned-comedian has died at the age of 93.
The American stand-up comedian and film and television actor died on Saturday, July 24, at Mt Sinai Hospital in Manhattan after being hospitalised for over two weeks, the celebrity lawyer Raul Felder told Associated Press.
During a 1998 interview with...
The world's wealthiest man, Jeff Bezos, and owner of Amazon has donated the stunning sum of $200m to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés.
He made the announcement on Tuesday, July 21, after flying to the edge of space that he planned to award $100 million each to...
Famous Dutch crime reporter, Peter R de Vries has died nine days after he was shot in Amsterdam.
Quoting a family statement, RTL News, the Dutch network De Vries regularly contributed to, said: "Peter fought to the end, but was unable to win the battle."
"Peter has lived by his conviction:...
Ghana’s First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has offered to refund all the allowances she has received since the president assumed office in 2017.
She also said that she would not accept a salary that was recently approved by the country’s parliament. She added that she did not request to be paid and...
Liverpool winger, Sadio Mane has made a donation of $693,000 (£500,000) to help fund the construction of a hospital in his hometown of Bambali in Senegal.
The village located 400 kilometers outside the capital city Dakar, did not previously have a hospital according to local reports.
Senegalese President Macky Sall met...
A neuroscientist's tweet that she's fast losing her battle with cancer has touched hearts and gone viral on Twitter.
Dr Nadia Chaudhri revealed on May 9 that she's back to the ER and in a great deal of pain.
On Tuesday, May 11, she took to Twitter to reveal she has...
Michael Collins, the command pilot of the first crewed mission to the moon, has died aged 90 following a "valiant battle" with cancer.
Collins was the command pilot of Apollo 11 in the first crewed mission to the moon with Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin.
His family said in a...
A 91-year-old police officer in Arkansas who has no plans to retire anytime soon has said he will only consider retirement when the 'good Lord says so'.
LC Smith, who is known as Buckshot, has spent nearly 60 years working in law enforcement in his hometown of Camden, about 100...
Taylor Swift has donated £36,000 to a mother of five whose husband died of Covid.
The singer and her mum gave the money to a GoFundMe appeal set up to support Vickie Quarles and her five children.
The woman's husband, Theodis Ray Quarles, 48, of Memphis, Tennessee, US, died before Christmas, according...
A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, is dead.
Ngwuta died in the early hours of Sunday, March 7, after a protracted illness. His health took took a different turn for the worse on Thursday, March 4 and was subsequently taken to the intensive care unit.
Spokesperson of the...
Reggae legend and three-time Grammy winner, Bunny Wailer, has died at the age of 73.
The Jamaican singer, who was a founding member of The Wailers, alongside Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, died on Tuesday, March 2, at the Andrews Memorial Hospital in the Jamaican parish of St. Andrew, his...
Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged to give away half their fortunes.
Kim Beom-su, the founder of South Korea's biggest messaging app KakaoTalk, announced this month he will donate more than half his estimated $9.6 billion assets to try to "solve social issues".
Kim Bong-jin of food-delivery app Woowa Brothers...
An American Pastor Abu Zacharia is in Nigeria to rescue and replace Leah Sharibu who has been in Boko Haram captivity since February 2018. #FreeLeahSharibu
Members of the terrorist group on February 19, 2018, stormed the Government Girls' Science and Technical College Dapchi, Yobe state where they abducted 110 of the...
The remains of former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings, have been laid to rest.
Rawlings was buried with full military honors on Wednesday, January 27 after a state funeral that was attended by Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo and representatives of world leaders.
Late Rawlings died in November 2020. He was 73-years-old. He...
Gerry Marsden, the iconic voice behind Liverpool's famous anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, has died at the age of 78.
The singer who formed a band called Gerry and the Pacemakers, and completed sell-out tours around the world, passed away following a short illness.
Liverpool have paid tribute to him on Twitter.
Originally...
Instagram influencer, Josi Maria, known for documenting her life struggles with anorexia on social media, has passed away aged 24.
Maria, from Kiel in northern Germany, gained more than 135,000 followers after opening up about her eating disorder and shared images of her day-to-day life.
Maria often shared posts warning others...
This painting of a young woman breastfeeding an old man in a prison cell was sold for Euros 30 million.
The painting may look perverse but the story behind is from historical records.
The poor man was sentenced to "death by starvation" for stealing a loaf of bread during...
A woman stripped naked in the cold to cycle ten miles around London for charity.
Kerri Barnes has raised more than £8,000 after braving the cold and cycling on Sunday, Nov 29, wearing nothing but underwear.
Kerri set out to fundraise for mental health charity Mind, having lost a cousin to suicide...
The funeral of former Ghanaian president, Jerry John Rawlings, will be held on December 23, his family has announced.
James Victor Gbeho, head of the funeral planning committee, said in a press release that the family in consultation with the government had agreed on the date.
The funeral rites for the...
A mother-of-five is being praised as a hero after she tragically died moments after saving her children from a horrific house fire in Russia.
The fire started late at night on Wednesday when the family were sleeping in the city of Yakutsk, far east Russia.
Gulnara Kostelnyuk, 31, was killed in...
Former Ghanaian president, Jerry Rawlings, has died at the age of 73.
Rawlings died from complications of COVID19 at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, capital of Ghana, on Thursday, November 11.
He had recently buried his mother, Victoria Agbotui, at Dzelukope in the Volta Region on October 24, 2020. She died at 101 on...
Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all-white New Orleans elementary school, has died at the age of 86.
Lucille's death was announced by her daughter Ruby...
Former Miss America, Leanza Cornett has died at the age of 49 from injuries suffered in a fall.
A family spokesperson told CBS News affiliate WJAX-TV that the mother of two died on Wednesday, October 28.
Cornett's death was also confirmed by the Miss America Organization in a statement.
"Leanza had a bright...
Veteran singer, Prince Morroco Maduka, has died. He was 76 years old.
The singer passed away on Thursday afternoon, October 29. He celebrated his 60th year as a singer this year.
The chairman of the Anambra chapter, Performing Musician Association of Nigeria, Ikeme Mazeli, announced his passing in a statement released this evening
''With...
Two terror attacks have hit France, the first at the Notre Dame basilica in Nice and the second in Avignon.
The first picture has now emerged of one of the three Christians killed in a church in Nice during an Islamist terror attack today, October 29.
Vincent Loques (pictured above), 45, a...
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90.
The multiple award-winning Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, and was the first to bring the role to the big screen.
The news of his death was confirmed in a statement to the BBC on Saturday...
Eddie Van Halen, the legendary Dutch-American guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen, has died at the age of 65 after a long battle with throat cancer.
His death was announced by his son, Wolf Van Halen, on Tuesday October 5 via Twitter.
“I can’t believe I’m having to write this but my...
A homeless man who lives near Anfield, the home stadium of Liverpool football club, has praised star footballer, Mohamed Salah, as a "real-life hero" after he helped to stop people from abusing him on the street.
Last month, Salah pulled up to a petrol station in Liverpool and noticed a...
Chadwick Boseman's brothers, Kevin and Derrick are opening up about his final days one month after his tragic passing.
The actor died at the age of 43 from colon cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2016.
Kevin Boseman, 48, and Derrick Boseman, 54, opened up to the New York Times...
Eddie Van Halen, a revered guitarist and co-founder of rock band 'Van Halen', has died aged 65 following a battle with cancer.
Eddie Van Halen, an American and Dutch citizen, had been receiving treatment for throat cancer according to reports but died on Tuesday night according to his family.
According to...
A shop owner identified as Malam Kawu Muhammed has been lauded for building a 13-bed clinic and maternity in his community in Jos, Plateau State.
Sharing photos of the facility which offers free medication, Abdul Lawan Waziri who attended the commissioning, described it as "uncommon gesture"
"Meet Malam Kawu Muhammed, the Jos trader who...
American-British actress, Sienna Mille in a remembrance for the late Chadwick Boseman, has revealed the actor took a pay cut to increase her salary on ’21 Bridges'
In a new interview with Empire, Sienna opened up about working with the actor in the 2019 cop drama "21 Bridges" and how Boseman wanted her to be...
The hero father who was shot while protecting his 3 kids during a shooting at a car dealership has been fired from his two jobs.
Anthony Jefferson was shot in the right thigh when he used himself as a human shield to protect his children during the shooting earlier this...
Actor, Sylvester Stallone's mother and Celebrity Big Brother star, Jackie Stallone, has passed away at the age of 98.
Frank Stallone, the younger brother to Sylvester, made the announcement on Monday night, saying his mother had died that morning.
In a post shared to Instagram, Frank stated that Jackie 'died in...
US Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the firebrand court justice who was known for her legal, cultural and feminist actions while serving in the highest court of the land, died Friday September 18, aged 87 after battling cancer, the Supreme Court has announced.
Justice Ginsburg, nominated into the supreme court by...
Chadwick Boseman‘s final tweet by his family announcing his death has become the most liked post in Twitter history.
The American actor, best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise died on Friday, August 28, after a four-year battle with colon cancer. The 43-year-old died at home in...
Canadian rapper, Drake took to his Instagram stories to show off his massive collection of Kobe sneakers to pay tribute to the NBA legend on what would have been his 42nd birthday.
Kobe Bryant died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash that also killed his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and...
Journalist and chairman of Ovation Media group, Dele Momodu, has reacted to the recent closure of some shops owned by Nigerian businessmen and women in Ghana by some Ghanaian authorities.
In a statement released, Momodu said the closure of shops of Nigerians in an African country makes a mess of the Black Lives Matter campaign...
Taylor Swift has donated over £23,000 to a teenager who started a GoFundMe appeal so she can go to University.
Vitoria Mario, a Tottenham teenager, wants to become a mathematician. In her online appeal, she explained that despite being offered an unconditional place at the University of Warwick to study mathematics, she could...
A final year student in the Department of Biology Education, Nasarawa State University, lost his life while trying to rescue a trader who was being electrocuted at the GSM market in Keffi, the state capital on Monday, August 17.
According to reports, a mobile phone repairer, Junaudu Shaibu was about...
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan volunteered at a Los Angeles back-to-school charity event
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who bought a property in the celebrity hotspot of Santa Barbara for a reported £11 million, were pictured both wearing face coverings and hand gloves as they distributed supplies, clothes and diapers at a drive-through run by...
