Meet Burna Boy, The Nigerian Singer Putting Africa First

By the time we get to Burna Boy’s house in Lagos on the night of Halloween, it’s around 11:30 pm and the noise from a nearby generator is buzzing against the soft sound of falling rain. Two armed soldiers follow Burna Boy wherever he goes and, tonight, he’s just getting in from a show in Ikeja, a neighborhood on the other side of the sprawling city. Many of Nigeria’s major pop stars were enlisted to perform at an event sponsored by a telecoms company, but instead of sticking around to mingle with elder statesmen like P-Square, Burna leaves right away.

Teenager killed trying to protect 2-year-old brother from stepfather

Georgia Police are searching for a man accused of killing his stepson after a Thanksgiving Day argument. Authorities say Cristino Ramos-Santos shot 16-year-old Andres Arias in an apartment complex parking lot Thursday night.

Andres' sister, Fabiola Arias, said their stepfather was drunk and tried to take their 2-year-old brother (Ramos-Santos son with their mum) from their mother during a family party. Family members, including the mother and Andres, confronted Ramos-Santos in the parking lot.

Singer Sinead O'Connor attempts suicide, says 'my family betrayed me' in suicide note

Popular 90s singer Sinead O'Connor reportedly took an overdose of pills earlier today after leaving a suicide note saying her family does not care, have betrayed her so much, and blamed them for her suicide attempt. TMZ reports below...

The note, posted Sunday morning, alleges "appalling cruelty" on the part of her husband, her children and even her son's girlfriend -- and she says it all started when she had a hysterectomy in August. Sinead claims they've been keeping her babies from her, and she just couldn't take it anymore.

The 48-year-old singer wrote, "I have taken an overdose. There is no other way to get respect. I am not at home. I'm at a hotel, somewhere in Ireland, under another name. I've been howling crying for weeks. And been told by them all to go f*** myself. I'm invisible. I don't matter a shred to anyone."

Sinead has four children, ranging in age from 9 to 28. She's currently married to Barry Herridge -- the therapist she married in Las Vegas after meeting on the Internet.

She has since been found safe and sound in a hotel in Dublin and she's currently getting medical attention

How Adele's record-breaking 3.38 million sales of '25' compare to Taylor Swift's '1989'

Adele's "25" has destroyed music records, and it's only been out for a week.

In its first four days, the album sold more than 2.4 million copies, becoming the highest-selling album in its debut week in the US. The previous record was held by *NSYNC's "No Strings Attached," which sold 2.4 million records during its opening week in 2000. 

Now that the full week's sales have been tallied, we know Adele's "25" sold 3.38 million copies,according to Nielsen.

There is simply no comparison to be made between Adele and other contemporary music, said David Bakula, senior vice president of industry insights at Nielsen Entertainment. 

Two Iranians planning to launch terror attack on Nairobi arrested by Kenya security agencies

Kenyan Police have arrested two men on suspicion of terror and espionage on behalf of the Iranian State Intelligence. The men, Abubakar Sadiq Louw,69, and Mojtaba Ghanbarian aka "Parsa" targeted key spots in Kenya, including hotels frequently used by Western tourists, businessmen and diplomats.

 

Louw, a senior figure in Nairobi Shiite Community was arrested on October 29 after a long intensive police investigation. He admitted recruiting young Kenyans to spy and mount terror attacks in Nairobi. Louw was working on behalf of the Qods Force, the clandestine overseas military wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which carries out the terror activities worldwide.
One of Louw's recruit was 25 year old Yassin Sambai Juma, a student from Nairobi

4 things every guy should tell his barber when he gets a haircut

It's really easy to make sure your haircut is perfect every time.

All that's required is a little bit of forethought and a few key facts to remember to tell your barber. 

Good barbers will sometimes ask these questions all on their own, but if not, take a proactive approach. After all, it's your hair.

So the next time your barber asks, "What are we doing today?" this is exactly what you should say:

The 27 jobs that are most damaging to your health

Some jobs intrinsically have more health risks than others. A nurse working in a hospital is more likely to catch an infectious disease than a lawyer working in an office, for example.

To rank the most unhealthy jobs in America, we used data from theOccupational Information Network, a US Department of Labor database full of detailed information on occupations.

In order to analyze jobs by their impact on workers' health, we took O*NET measures of six health risks in each of the 974 occupations in the database: exposure to contaminants; exposure to disease and infection; exposure to hazardous conditions; exposure to radiation; risk of minor burns, cuts, bites, and stings; and time spent sitting, since studies show that frequent inactivity shortens your lifespan. O*NET scores these factors on a scale from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating an increased health risk.

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Russian politician dies in apparent murder-suicide as husband raped her, detonated hand grenade

The jealous husband of a young Russian lawmaker killed himself and his wife after detonating a hand grenade as he forced her to have sex in the backseat of their car Thursday, according to local reports.

The bodies of Oksana Bobrovsky, 30, and her husband, Nikita Bobrovsky, 28, were found half-naked inside an SUV outside an apartment building in Novosibirsk home, located 1,700 miles east of Moscow.

Novosibirsk Mayor Anatoly Lokot described the apparent murder-suicide as a “family drama,” but it’s unclear what sparked the husband’s jealousy.

IceT and Coco welcome baby girl

Coco and her husband Ice-T have welcomed their first child together, a beautiful baby girl named Chanel Nicole, who was born early Saturday morning in New Jersey. Coco posted a photo of their daughter on her Instagram page today and wrote "Surprise! Look who came early! Welcome the new arrival of Chanel Nicole.. A beautiful healthy 5.7 pound and 18 inch baby girl. Ice and I are so proud! I cried while she was coming out I was so excited to meet her!".

Proud Dad, Ice T said:

Congratulations to the couple!

NBA player Jahil Okafor opens up for the first time after he punched a man outside a nightclub

76ers Rookie Jahlil Okafor punched a man outside of a nightclub in Boston on Wednesday night, November 25, after his team lost to the Celtics. According to TMZ, he got into an altercation with a heckler outside a club called Storyville after the man yelled, "The 76ers sucks". Okafor responded by yelling, "We got money,you broke ass nigga," before punching the man in the face, knocking him to the ground. A representative for Okafor told TMZ that his client was heckled repeatedly after leaving the club and he felt threatened.

Wanted terror suspect Malik Yassin sneaks into Kenya, Police issues alert for his arrest

Kenyan security agencies are seeking assistance and cooperation in the hunt for Malik Yassin, an Al-Shabaab foreign fighter of British origin who is suspected to have sneaked into the country. Source: Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Kenya

KILLER DAD beat 7-year-old son, fed his body to pigs- Police

A Kansas City man arrested for attacking his wife is also suspected of feeding his 7-year-old son to pigs after beating him to death.
Michael Jones, 44, was held after reports that he had assaulted his wife at their home and fired a gun at her.

But when police began investigating, they were tipped off that they should search the family’s backyard for the decomposing remains of their missing son.

The next day, human remains were found at a barn on their property in Wyandotte County.
Local women who knew the family said the couple had eight children, but their son had disappeared earlier this year. They also claimed Jones’ wife added livestock to the barn in September.

“Their house was horrible,” one anonymous woman told WSFA.com. “Their house was just filthy. The kids lived in filth. Trash everywhere. Dried food all over the house.”

12 terms every investor should know

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Are you dreaming of an investment portfolio that would be the envy of the financial hot-shots on Wall Street, but don't know where to start?

Granted, no one should discourage your investment dreams – but you can't settle for mere daydreams, either. The power to launch financial fortunes begins with knowledge, and for every acronym and bit of jargon, there's an easy explanation to boost your confidence.

Here are 12 terms from the world of finance and investing explained in simple, clear language.

My pal's fiance was peeping Tom who secretly filmed me naked and left me feeling violated

Sickened: Victim Rachel, right, with mate Steph

Disgusted Steph Pearce has spoken of her horror after ­discovering her fiance was a peeping Tom who secretly made hundreds of indecent videos.

Police told wedding planner Steph, 32, that Daniel Helps had been using his mobile phone to film women and girls aged as young as 13 in leisure centre changing rooms.

She was heartbroken – especially when she also found the pervert had recorded naked clips of her best friend Rachel Thornbury, who was a lodger at their two-bed home.

Helps, 36, a high-flying design engineer with vacuum cleaner firm Dyson, was jailed for 15 months last week.