A 24-year-old South African student, Kgothatso Mdunana, has fallen to her death under mysterious circumstances in China.
It was gathered that she died last Friday, May 7, after apparently falling out of the window of a friend's flat on the 13th floor in Hangzhou.
Mdunana was studying civil engineering at Shandong...
A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a nine-year-old boy after an attack in Peterborough .
The child was walking with his brother on Peveril Road, in Peterborough, at 3.24pm on Saturday, when a man attacked him and left with multiple injuries to his face and head...
Seven people, including the gunman, are dead following a shooting at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Sunday, May 9.
The Colorado Springs Police Department said they received reports of the incident at 12:18am on Sunday and officers arrived at the scene to find six dead adults inside the property.
A...
About 125 firefighters with 20 fire engines from London Fire Brigaid are attempting to put out a huge blaze which has broken out at a block of flats in east London.
Emergency crews reportedly rushed to the New Providence Wharf development, near Canary Wharf, shortly before 9am on Friday morning.
The...
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs has proposed a new law that will allow women marry more than one husband, in the same way that polygamous men are allowed to marry more than one wife.
The 67-page policy document also called Green Paper on Marriages, stated that the current marriage act does not...
A federal grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers on charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights during the arrest that led to his death last year.
Chauvin, 45, Tou Thao, 35, and J. Alexander Kueng, 27, were each charged with two counts of...
U.S. South Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday May 5, voted to permit firing squads as a legal execution method for prisoners on death row, amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs.
The bill, approved by a 66-43 vote, will require death row inmates to choose either being shot or electrocuted if lethal...
An inmate at the jail where Derek Chauvin is being held has warned that the convicted former Minneapolis cop is not safe in prison.
Hannabal Shaddai, who is serving a life sentence at Minnesota Correctional Facility, doesn’t believe George Floyd’s killer is safe among the prison population because of his...
Neighbours in Willesborough reported hearing a "loud bang" early on Tuesday morning, May 4, and rushed outdoors to see the fire.
A "number of people" were trapped inside the house but thankfully have since been freed by emergency services.
A Kent Police spokesman said: "Officers from Kent Police are currently working...
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to casting a vote in the name of his deceased mother in an effort to reelect then-President Donald Trump.
Court records and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's office said 70-year-old Bruce Bartman received the sentence Friday April...
Footage has emerged of a huge crowd of 100,000 dancing just before the stampede that killed at least 44 Orthodox Jews at a religious bonfire festival in Israel
The incident happened at a mass gathering to celebrate the Lag B’Omer holiday at Mount Meron, Israel, after midnight Thursday, April 29.
As...
The Lagos State Government has allegedly withheld the donations made to the viral amputee hawker after discovering that she ''lied'' about her condition.
Mary Daniel, who claims she sells sachet water in Oshodi, was discovered by kind hearted Nigerians after her story was shared online and she immediately went viral.
The...
The three white men charged with the killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery as he jogged through his own Georgia neighborhood in February 2020, have now been charged with federal hate crimes.
George McMichael, 65, his son Travis McMichael, 35, and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, have all been charged with one count...
The Department of State Services has raised an alarm of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Eastern Security Network acquiring bombs and explosives which they are moving from Lagos to Imo to destabilize the South-East state.
The information was conveyed in a letter with reference number, S.238/5/1538 dated April 26, 2021 and signed by I. Abdullah...
“Slay”, a new blockbuster movie that was released on Netflix globally on April 26th, 2021 is enjoying rave reviews from fans and doing great numbers on the platform.
In less than 24-hours after its release, “Slay” peaked at the Number 1 position on Netflix Nigeria and South Africa. “Slay” is...
Italian police said on Monday, April 26, they had arrested 30 suspected members of the Nigerian Black Axe mafia gang that have been operating in many regions of the country.
The Black Axe members, including their alleged leader, were detained in Italy after a series of raids around the country, police have...
A human trafficking victim has been reunited with her family after 20 years by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Offences (NAPTIP).
The victim who was reunited with her mother (name withheld) at the palace of Idu Uruan Village Head in Uruan Local Government Area...
The 93rd Annual Academy Awards which celebrates the achievements in television and film over the previous year, held on Sunday night, April 25.
The award ceremony was broadcast from two locations in Los Angeles: The Dolby Theatre and Union Station. Once again, there was no host for the third time...
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced on June 16 after his conviction for the murder of George Floyd, a Minnesota court said on Friday, April 23.
The sentencing will take place at 1:30 p.m. CT, according to the court schedule.
The calendar update came three days...
The Minnesota Department of Corrections has released a new mugshot of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was booked into prison on Tuesday, April 20, following his conviction for the murder of George Floyd.
The booking photo, released on Wednesday morning, shows Chauvin with his short gray hair...
A Russian billionaire's ex-wife has won £453million in Britain's biggest divorce settlement today, Wednesday, April 21.
The court settlement comes after a judge found that Tatiana Akhmedova's former husband and son plotted to keep her from getting huge settlement by hiding his assets. She also accused their 27-year-old son, Temur...
Twin sisters, who had no idea the other existed, have reunited for their 36th birthday.
Identical twins Molly Sinert and Emily Bushnell were separated at birth in South Korea and adopted by different families.
The siblings spent most of their lives totally unaware of each other's existence and little information about...
Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin was last night taken to a maximum-security prison and placed on suicide watch after being found guilty on all three counts of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday, April 20 in the...
The Libya media has once again reported that three more Nigerians converted to Islam in the country.
According to the latest report posted by Libya News on Sunday, April 18, three Nigerian men converted to Islam in Misrata city, in the Misrata District, situated 187 km to the east of Tripoli.
As usual,...
At least 11 people have been killed and 98 left injured after four carriages on a passenger train derailed in Egypt
The country's railway authority said in a statement that the four train wagons ran off the rails at 1.54pm on Sunday in the Qalyubia province, just north of Cairo.
The train...
The Hip Hop community has suffered another loss after the death of rap legend, DMX.
Former Bad Boy rapper, Black Rob has passed away at the age of 51.
The rapper, real name Robert Ross, passed away on Saturday, April 17 after suffering a variety of ailments including kidney failure. He...
At least 41 migrants drowned after a boat carrying African migrants sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, United Nations and Tunisian officials said on Friday, April 16.
The Tunisian costguard had so far recovered 21 bodies, all African migrants and rescued three people.
The dead included...
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Kenya, have arrested a 38-year-old married man over the brutal murder of his girlfriend.
The suspect, Evans Karani is accused of murdering 25-year-old Catherine Nyokabi in Witeithie area, Juja in Kiambu County.
Juja Sub-County Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO), Richard Mwaura, who...
The Queen was unable to hold back her grief as she was seen wiping away tears inside a vehicle as she followed her beloved husband's coffin to St George's Chapel on Saturday.
Her Majesty was driven to St George's Chapel with a lady in waiting, before being sat alone at...
A Spanish court has sparked outrage after acquitting a man of sexually abusing his 14-year-old stepdaughter despite the fact she gave birth to his child.
The Pamplona court accepted the defendant’s claim that the teenager had sat astride him while he was asleep on the sofa and engaged in penetrative...
Multiple people have been shot and others wounded after a gunman entered a FedEx warehouse near Indianapolis International Airport, in the United States.
After the shooting, the gunman turned the gun on himself, police confirmed.
There are reports that four people have died, although fatalities have not yet been confirmed by the authorities.
A spokesperson said:...
Prophet T.B Joshua's YouTube account has been suspended over some videos shared on the channel.
Premium Times had reported that between 2016 and January 2020, the channel posted at least seven clips showing the charismatic Christian televangelist engaging in violent exorcism to ‘cure’ gay and lesbian congregants of their sexual orientation by...
Bernie Madoff, the Wall Street financier who masterminded the largest Ponzi scheme in history and defrauded thousands of investors out of billions of dollars, has died in prison. He was 82.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Madoff's death on Wednesday, April 14. He died at the Federal Medical Center...
The former Brooklyn Center police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop has been arrested in connection with his death.
Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, was taken into custody about 11:30 a.m. at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in St. Paul,...
Kim Potter, the white Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright on Sunday April 11, has resigned from the Police Department, her union said in a statement on Tuesday, April 13.
The city’s police chief, Tim Gannon, also announced that he was also resigning.
In a letter that Ms....
Queen Elizabeth II is yet to make a decision as to whether Prince Harry can be referred to as "His Royal Highness" during the funeral service for his grandfather, Prince Philip.
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their roles as senior royals, they gave up using their...
A rabbit, believed to be the world’s largest, has gone missing after it was stolen from its owner’s home.
Darius the rabbit, a Continental Giant rabbit who holds the Guinness world record for being the biggest rabbit in the world at 4 feet and 3 inches long (129 centimeters), went...
A man has died after a shooting outside a hospital in Paris, police say.
Two people were shot by an assailant outside the Henry Dunant private hospital in the 16th arrondissement at about 1:40pm on Monday afternoon, April 12, Reuters reports.
A police source said one person died, another was injured and...
A monkey pulled off a five-year-old boy’s finger off in a shocking attack at a Portuguese zoo on Friday morning, April 9.
The youngster was with his family and playing by the monkey’s cage according to local reports.
The monkey then bit the boy's finger and pulled it from the rest of...
Commander Kelechi Ndukwe has assumed his new role as the Commander of a U.S. Navy ship, making him the first Nigerian-American in that position.
Ndukwe is from Okoko-Item in Bende LGA, Abia State.
In decision made by the military top brass of the United States, with the knowledge of the US...
An American man has gone a different route in his proposal to his girlfriend.
@ichillwillfixit proposed to his girlfriend, Miller with 5 different diamond rings. The man who got a "YES", said he proposed with 5 different rings to give his girlfriend 5 different options to choose from.
He wrote;
She Said Yes! Asked...
For ten straight days, the UK's Typhoon FGR4 fighter bombers unleashed deadly bombs on ISIS cave hideouts in Iraq according to a new report declassified by the UK government.
The bombers which are air-launched, stealth, cruise missile costing £790,000, flies at a subsonic 800 mph and can travel 300 miles,...
One of Britain's richest men, worth £301million, has been found stabbed to death in his country mansion.
Sir Richard Lexington Sutton, an 83-year-old Baronet, was attacked inside his £2million home in Higher Langham, near Gillingham, Dorset on Wednesday, April 7.
A woman, thought to be his second wife, named Anne Schreiber,...
A Turkish court has sentenced 22 former soldiers to life in jail for their roles in a failed 2016 bid to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The judgement was passed on Wednesday April 7 after a sweeping political crackdown, arrests and investigation of the role of 497 former soldiers, including...
A new bill passed in Utah, U.S. will require biological fathers in the state to pay for half of the out-of-pocket costs of pregnancy.
The bill, sponsored by Republican state Representative Brady Brammer was signed by Governor Spencer Cox after receiving widespread support from lawmakers in the state.
The bill now...
French billionaire tycoon and former owner of Adidas, Bernard Tapie was attacked along with his wife during an 'extremely violent' burglary at his luxury estate near Paris.
The former French government minister, 78, was repeatedly hit over the head when a group of men broke into his manor house in...
A lady has cried out on social media after she allegedly found her mother making out with her husband on their matrimonial bed.
Sharing her story via Facebook platform, “LOM”, she wrote;
“I saw my mom and my husband making out. Instead of my mom to be remorseful, she slapped me...
Mr Jimoh Falola, chairman, Board of Trustee, Okada ridders Association of Oyo State, on Tuesday, told a Customary Court sitting at Ile-Tuntun in Ibadan that he was still traumatised over his wife’s infidelity.
Falola, made this known while replying to a divorce application from Opeyemi, who has been married to...
•Her father buried my son’s placenta, conducted his naming ceremony without my consent —Husband
Ile Tuntun Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Blessing Benjamin, against his wife, Ayodele Benjamin.
Blessing in his divorce suit accused his wife of abandoning and...
A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family's home in Philadelphia.
Najeebat Sule, 24, who was known to her loved ones as Najee, was killed as she was texting a friend in her Toyota shortly before...
Dozens of convicted child sex offenders are set to be castrated in Kazakhstan, the country's Government has announced.
25 sex criminals are set to be castrated. They are the latest to undergo the controversial procedure which one man said left him "aching so badly" he could hardly walk.
A total of 95...
A jailed paedophile teacher who targeted teenage boys choked to death on his prison breakfast, an inquest heard.
John McKno, 74, was jailed in 2016 after abusing five pupils at boarding schools in Suffolk, Devon, and Worcestershire in the 1970s and 1980s.
He died at Norwich Prison on September 29 from...
Britain's "Ginger Mafia" has accused Prince Harry of giving redheads a bad name with the way he has treated the royal family.
The highest ranking members of the British Association of Gingers (BAG) have voted in favour of banishing red-haired Harry from their ranks, saying they no longer consider him "part of...
A British man has fallen 150ft to his death from a clifftop beauty spot in Majorca, one of Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranea.
The victim, 56, was discovered at the bottom of the Es Colomer viewpoint which provides stunning views of the Spanish island.
Rescue teams rushed to the base...
Two worshipers have been confirmed dead and eight others seriously hurt in Butaleja District, Uganda, after the roof of a church collapsed on them during evening prayer.
The acting Bukedi South Police Spokesperson, Mr Moses Mugwe said the incident happened at Namulemu Catholic church in Namulemu cell, Lujehe ward in Butaleja town...
A Nigerian man was rescued alive after being trapped under a container that had fallen, for more than two hours in Surulere, Lagos state on Thursday April 1.
The man was said to be driving with his wife along Stadium road when the container fell from the trailer conveying it...
