Vietnamese man wrongfully jailed for 17 years has murder conviction overturned

Christmas came early for a 53-year-old old Vietnamese man who served 17 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit as the conviction was overturned and official apology made. On Thursday, Dec. 3, authorities in Binh Thuan Province officially apologized to Huynh Van Nen. They admitted that severe mistakes had been made, leading to the wrong sentence. He was only cleared of the crime in October. 

At least 16 people killed in firebomb attack on Egypt nightclub

A firebomb attack on a small nightclub in Cairo early Friday killed 16 people and wounded three others, authorities said.

Police were looking for two young men who carried out the attack in the Agouza district because they were previously not allowed to enter, state news agency MENA reported.

The attack happened at the El Sayad restaurant, which is not officially a nightclub but is among Egypt's small local eateries that skirt taboos around drinking in this predominantly Muslim country by serving food and alcohol throughout the day, then turning into a bar until the early morning hours.

China pledges $60billion to develop Africa

President of China Xi Jinping has pledged a $60bn zero-interest loan to Africa that will help in the development of the continent. He said this at the opening of the China-Africa Corporation Forum in Johannesburg this morning. He announced that China will train 200,000 technicians for Africa and also offer 40,000 training opportunities for Africans.

New Music : Cris kester - carry last

Cris kester is a Nigerian urban gospel rapper based in Nigeria,the rapper is known for his unique flows and awesome style, over the years he has dropped amazing songs like "Cars in the sky, Legends, Christmas in Naija.''
His songs are being played on several music platform over the world like Urban gospel entertainment atlanta U.S.A, Wemix entertainment Uganda, Link Fm South Africa, Gospelgh Ghana, CBC canada, and several big music sites in Nigeria too.
He has been on stage with popular Nigerian gospel artist like Samsong, Joe Praise, Frank Edwards, Obi shine, E-ben and many more. He was in an all star peace song for Spotted Direction which features great artist like Solomon Lange, Samsong, Joe Praise, Chris morgan and many more. He has also been interviewed on Link Fm south africa, ITV Abuja(Nigeria), Loveworldplus(Nigeria), Raypower and so on. With two official videos to his credit and several awards nominations like Topnaijamusic Awards, GOMs award and others. Working with his dope Producer and boss Sir Remz, the urban rapper is indeed a force to reckon with and he is taking urban Gospel music to the next level.

 download here carry last cris kester

RICK ROSS SAYS HE NO LONGER HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH BIRDMAN

It’s been about a year since Tyga first hinted at the unrest happening inside one of the most successful rap labels ever, when he voiced his disapproval with the way his career was being handled. Lil Wayne would shortly follow, shocking the world with his tweets about the souring of his relationship with Birdman, whom Wayne has referred to as his “dad” for much of his career. Drake and Nicki Minaj have been cryptic about their situations, but on his February mixtape, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake didn’t shy away from hinting at said unrest, with lines like “Walk up in my label like, where the check go? Yeah I said it.”

Cancer patient horrified after KFC writes to her partner requesting her death certificate

A breast cancer patient was appalled when her bungling former bosses at KFC sent her partner a letter requesting her death certificate.

Louise Johnson, 48, who has been battling cancer for 11 years , says her partner Margaret Cawley received the letter out of the blue two years after Louise quit her job.

The shocking document claimed that the fast food giant had been notified that Louise had died and even went on to ask for a copy of her death certificate.

Louise, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, said: "I just couldn't believe it.

"You don't expect to read your own obituary but that's what it was like. I'm not dead, I'm very much alive and still fighting.

"At first I was a bit bewildered by it but the anger soon kicked in.

Karim Benzema speaks for the first time since sex tape saga

Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema has spoken out for the first time to the media since the sex tape saga involving him and France teammate Mathieu Valbuena surfaced publicly. Benzema was arrested and interrogated by French police and is accused of plotting and conspiring with childhood friend Karim Zenati to blackmail Lyon midfielder Mathieu Valbuena over a sextape the midfielder was involved in.

A scapegoat has to be made for the falsehood being peddled on Social media- Senators

Instead of these people to concentrate on more important matters that will move Nigeria forward, they are spending hours talking about what people are tweeting. See more tweets after the cut...

PHOTOS GREEN CONCERT ABUJA @greenconcertabj

 orchard event hosted an exclusive networking event tagged  #green concert  which was held in the capital city of abuja Nov 29th, it was well attended with loads of breath taking performances from vinee, Benny young Africa, mavis, jerry knightz , kris sway,pharbz, chris kuddy, king joe,chris kester,ncee toj  the drama group ,and more not to for get the designers that blazed the runway SPECTRUM by Aisha , EL JARGO , and the drama group

OBAMA: 'We have a pattern now of mass shootingsallel'

President Barack Obama on Wednesday said a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, is part of a deadly "pattern" of gun violence that has "no parallel in the world."

In a brief preview of an interview with CBS that was set to air on Thursday morning, Obama reiterated his call for increased gun-safety laws, stronger background checks, and a ban on gun purchases for people on the TSA's no-fly list.

‘Man stamped on pregnant girlfriend’s stomach because he didn’t want child’, court is told

Lost baby: Malorie Bantala’s child was stillborn

A teaching assistant stamped on the stomach of his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend to kill their unborn child which she refused to abort, a court heard yesterday.

Kevin Wilson was allegedly angry that Malorie Bantala had ignored his pleas to get rid of the baby so he recruited a teenager to help him beat the foetus to death.

Malorie, 22, was eight months pregnant when Wilson, also 22, and the youth allegedly ambushed her just yards from home in Peckham, south east London in June.

woman seriously beat up a sex attacker

Jonathan Holmes will think twice about assaulting a woman ever again. CCTV camera caught him hiding behind walls and looking out for a victim after a drunken night out. Around midnight, he began following his intended victim, pushed her and tried to drag into the bushes. What he did not anticipate however is the fight she put up. The woman punched him twice in the stomach while holding her house keys and began to scream.

lion killed at Jos Wildlife Park

 

The lion was shot dead today after it escaped from its enclosure at Jos Wildlife Park. But couldn't they have used tranquilizer instead of shooting it dead?

People are inexplicably upset about Mark Zuckerberg's decision to give away 99% of his fortune

Mark Zuckerberg'sannouncement on Tuesday that he would be giving away 99% of his Facebook stock to "advancing human potential and promoting equality" was greeted with universal cheers, right?Well, no.

There were a lot of people who found bad things to say about the announcement.

They fell into several camps.BuzzFeed pointed out that the organization they're donating to, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is a corporation — an LLC — rather than a nonprofit charity. In addition, the initiative won't necessarily be donating all the money to charitable causes — it will also make private investments and do things like advocacy work and lobbying.

University women's rugby team strip off for NAKED calendar - and it sells out pretty quickly

A naked calendar launched by a university’s women’s rugby league team has sold out.

The students kitted off for the third year in a row to raise money for a good cause.

The calendars were sold to support Coppafeel – a charity which teaches women how to check their breasts regularly to detect cancer in the early stages.

The Liverpool ladies team sold 375 copies of the calendar at £10 each and estimate that profits will be more than £2,000 after expenses are taken out.