Nigerian Participant of 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship, John Paul Usman Passes On

John Paul Ojaojogwu Usman

A 2016 Mandela Wahington Fellow John Paul Ojaojogwu Usman on Saturday passed on after an accident while hiking near Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he was studying Civic Leadership.

The U.S Mission to Nigeria in a statement said:

We extend our deepest condolences to John Paul’s family and friends over this tragic loss.  John Paul was a rising star, devoted to the causes of sustainable development, children’s rights, and peace building in Nigeria.  His selection to the Mandela Washington Fellowship was a tribute to his drive, talent, and dedication to making his country’s civil society even stronger.

One of John Paul’s professional mentors at Virginia Tech put it best, “While his time with us was short, he was well loved.”  This young man will be remembered fondly as a great citizen ambassador of his country.  We mourn his passing.

Woman and Her Siblings Allegedly Murder Her Husband Over Extramarital Afairs

A woman and her siblings in Benue allegedly murdered her husband over extramarital affairs, a family source claims.

The deceased Godwin Abuul was a lecturer in the Theatre Arts Department of the College of Education, Oju in Benue state. The source said that the deceased went missing some weeks ago after he said he was travelling to Katsina/Ala – a local government area in the state.

The source told Vanguard that the clothes of the deceased was found with a man who the police arrested immediately.

The source said that the suspect confessed that the lecturer was beating to death by his wife’s siblings for cheating on his wife. The wife and all those involved were then arrested by the Force.

Police Begin Investigation Into Alleged Brutality by Its Officers in Rivers State | Watch

The Nigerian Police Force has begun investigation into the alleged police brutality reported in Rivers state.

The Force’ Complaints Response Unit made the disclosure on their Facebook page, saying:

CRU has reviewed a video in circulation on the Social Media in respect of subject.
Investigation has been initiated, Tracking Number is ‪#‎CRU426427‬
‪#‎NPFcomplaint‬

The act was allegedly carried out at Graceland, by Oyigbo, Rivers State Police Unit while they were trying to arrest a man.

Beyonce & Kendrick Lamar shut down the 2016 BET Awards Stage with an opening performance

Beyonce opened up the 2016 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with a surprise performance of Freedom. Performing a high-energy choreography with back up dancers from her Formation world tour, she looked amazing in a black sequined bodysuit and was later joined by rapper Kendrick Lamar on the water filled stage. See more photos  after the cut...

Sergio Aguero and Javier Mascherano follow Lionel Messi in quitting international football

Argentina and Manchester city footballer Sergio Aguero and Barcelona player Javier Mascherano have followed Lionel Messi to quit international football after suffering a heart breaking Copa America final loss to Chile early this morning.

Decapitated and mutilated body of missing Abuja-based woman Charity Aiyedogbon found (very graphic)

Remember this lady Charity Aiyedogbon? We put up a missing person notice for her on a story in May. The Abuja-based mother of four went missing on May 9 after she announced she was going on road trip. The extremely sad update is that her badly mutilated body been found, according to a family member. It was found in the bushes close to a stream by school children on Bwari Expressway, Dutse Abuja. Read more *viewer Discretion advised*

According to a Facebook page called Justice For CHACHA:

"Over the last couple of days, since we announced that Charity Aiyedogbon aka Deepdeal ChaCha Dehammer, has been presumed dead, we have been inundated with questions as to what evidence we have to have reached our conclusion.
After thorough examination of the clues which have been in full view and positive identification by those most intimate with Chacha we have surmised thus.

That the decapitated and mutilated body of the woman, found on the Bwari Expressway, Dutse Abuja, opposite the Lower Usman Dam on the 12th of May 2016, belongs to Mrs Charity Aiyedogbon.

The mutilated and decomposing body was found by school children who were playing in the bushes close to a stream and was reported to the Bwari Council, Environmental Sanitation Department who disposed of the body in accordance with the law.

Who you're most likely to marry based on your job

Love and work — who knew the two were so intimately connected? Based on new research by Bloomberg Business, it turns out that your job could help you predict who you'll end up marrying. 

By scanning US Census Bureau data covering 3.5 million households, Bloomberg compiled this cool interactive chart that shows how people are pairing up by profession.

Here are the most common matchups for 27 jobs:

It’s the end of Europe as we know it

Stefan Wermut/Reuters

The citizens of the United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union.

In doing so, they have undone a half-millennium of work toward pacifying the most war-torn continent on the planet earth.

Europe has always been at war with itself. The Pax Romana never fully pacified the Germanic tribes. Strife was frequent through the Middle Ages. The battle of Agincourt solidified enmity between the English and the French.

The Thirty Years War was one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of mankind. The Napoleonic Wars shook the world. And the world wars of the 20th century killed about half as many people as had existed on the entire planet at the time Julius Caesar conquered Britain for Rome 2,000 years earlier.

50 CENT HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR SAYING “M*THERFUCKER” IN ST. KITTS

Yes, we checked. It’s Curtis Jackson that was arrested, not Samuel Jackson.

TMZ is reporting that after a show in St. Kitts last night, 50 Cent was arrested for using profanity in public. Specifically, the word “motherf*cker,” which 50 didn’t shy away from screaming into a microphone, due to his DJ not having a clean version of the song being performed.

Fif was allowed to finish his set, but cops were waiting for him when he left the stage to arrest him and take him into custody. It’s a misdemeanor charge, but because it’s the weekend, Curtis will have to hang out in St. Kitts until court business resumes on Monday.

SAMUEL L. JACKSON TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT TONIGHT’S BET AWARDS

It’s that time of the year again. June is almost over and the 15th annual BET Awards air tonight [Sunday, June 26] on BET Networks at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST. Among those receiving an award tonight is Samuel L. Jackson, who will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to those who are recognized for their contributions throughout the course of their careers. BET has awarded various artists, humanitarians and actors with the award over the years. Artists such as Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle, Smokey Robinson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Prince, Diana Ross and Gladys Knight, have been awarded this honor.

British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua defeats Dominic Breazeale in seventh round KO to retain IBF heavyweight title

British-Nigerian heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua won the first defence of his International Boxing Federation title in a fight against American boxer Dominic Breazeale at the 02 Arena last night.

Nine musicians die in Kenya boat accident

Nyanza regional head of police, Willy Lugusa, disclosed that 9 musicians lost their lives yesterday June 25th when their boat capsized on the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria while 17 other passengers in the vessel were rescued.

"The bodies of the other nine are yet to be recovered. We believe they are dead for now," Lugusa said.

Police said the boat was carrying artists of the Boyieta Wuod Awasi music group to Ndenda Island in western Kenya, where the group was expected to perform Saturday evening.

Possible human remains found in deadly California wildfire

 

 Authorities may have found human remains Saturday within a voracious wildfire in central California that has claimed two lives and burned 150 homes.

The tally rose from 80 homes as firefighters began going through neighborhoods to count houses and mobile homes incinerated by the blaze.

In one mobile home, they found what appears to be a set of human remains, but because they were so badly burned forensic investigators will have to determine whether they belonged to a person or animal, Kern County Sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt said.

Fred Amata Allegedly Robbed, Car Jacked & Assaulted by Robber

According ng to a Facebook post by Matthias Obahiagbon, Nollywood actor and President of Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN) Fred Amata was assaulted yesterday by armed robbers who also made away with his car and other valuables.

See what his friend posted on Facebook below:

“He was on his way back from a business dinner, on behalf of his guild, very tired and looking forward to the warmth of his bed. As he waited almost endlessly for the street gate to be opened by the security guards, lo and behold some four fierce looking gun-toting men appeared from the dark night, no thanks to PHCN, and off they went with him as captive in his own car. After stripping him of some valuables it was time to demand for the now famous ATM. What is it about these criminals and ATMs, especially at weekends?  Each time his response to giving them the ATM was in the negative his face was visited with slaps. Who do we hold responsible for the blatant abuse, assault, and stealing with impunity of this night marauders? However, we are thankful he is alive to tell his story after he was dropped off miles away from his home without shoes. These were taken from him, though he begged that they allow him have his clothes on as a public figure. Na God touch their heart there. Luckily the police drove him home in a patrol vehicle at almost 3am. A report of his stolen vehicle has been made to the police; a signal already sent across Lagos state; one of his many phone lines retrieved; and a phone bought for easy communication.”

Boy, 12, kicked out of school for visiting dying grandad with his heartbroken family

A young boy has lost his place at his secondary school - for visiting his dying grandad.

Josh Palfrey was kicked out of Barr Beacon School in Walsall for travelling to Alaska to carry out his grandfather’s final wish, according to the Birmingham Mail.

Arthur Palfrey, aged 83, had said he wanted his family around him when he slipped away.

Last night Josh made a plea to be allowed back into school, where he says he has lots of friends.

He said: “Please allow me to come back to school. I only left to visit my dying granddad in Alaska.”

Senior staff, however, are standing firm.

They say that Josh’s father was warned of the official policy and the repercussions of snubbing those rules.

Birmingham Mail

Lourdes is the image of her mum Madonna as she nips out without a bra

That's thin material, girl

There's no prizes for guessing Who’s That Girl striding down a London street looking just like her mum at the same age.Pop superstar Madonna’s daughter Lourdes, 19, has the same distinctive eyebrows, dark hair and confident stance.

The resemblance is uncanny when you compare pictures of Lourdes with a young Madge in 1979.

And the revealing top seems to suggest she has followed mum’s advice to skimp on the Material, Girl.

The pair enjoy a close relationship and Lourdes even has a tattoo tribute across her right knuckles which reads “Mom”.

Angry Father Storms UNIZIK To Beat His Daughter's Abusive Boyfriend (Photos)

An abusive boyfriend got more than he bargained for after he was beaten by his girlfriend's father.. According to an online report, the girl's father and her brother stormed his school, Nnamdi Azikwe University (Unizik), Awka, Anambra State -to deal with boy who is allegedly fond of beating the girl.

The father sternly warned the boy not to go near his daughter again else he would kill him. The boy was given some hot slaps by the man while his son watched and stood guard. The boy later went on his knees to plead with aggrieved family.

As my girl died in my arms I kept thinking I could've stopped her skin cancer

Freja on her 18th, wearing favourite black dress

Flicking through family albums of her kids playing happily in the sun, Jennifer Nicholson strives to remember the carefree days before her eldest daughter was cruelly taken from her.

They should be precious snapshots of a life that ended all too soon.

But instead of relishing happy memories, the single mum is overcome with grief and guilt.

She can’t help but wonder which of the sun-drenched pictures shows the day her daughter Freja received her life sentence.

Last November, aged 18, the ­beautiful, intelligent student died from skin cancercaused by sun damage.

Now Jennifer, 50, blames herself for not religiously applying sun cream on Freja’s fair skin in the hot British summers of her childhood. Doctors say that if she had, Freja might still be alive.

Simon Ashton

Jennifer Nicholson

In a desperate plea, Jennifer urges other parents to safeguard their children.

She says: “There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t wish I could go back and just take five minutes to put suncream on her delicate young skin when I mistakenly thought there was no danger.

“No mother should see her child die. I cradled mine in my arms as she took her last breaths and with her a part of me died too.

“You never think it’ll be your child and you never think the sun in Britain could be fierce enough to kill, but Freja’s story is proof that it is.

Port-Harcourt Is Hot'- Girl Who Was Attacked By Robbers Shares Her Ordeal. Photos

A girl who was attacked by armed robbers in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state recently -has shared her experience in a bid to warn others. Twitter user Adaeze Jacinth took to her timeline to post pictures of herself at the hospital receiving treatment after the attack. 

She also wrote;


I was attacked by robbers along stadium road/ MuymmyB junction. Be careful about dis road in night. These robbers pose as taxi drivers BTW 9pm & above in Ph. Be careful public. Port-Harcourt is hot. I am victim

Taylor Swift 'livid and betrayed' over Kanye West Famous video which sees her sleeping naked with star (and 11 others...)

Taylor Swift is reportedly horrified by Kanye West's 'Famous' music video.

The 39-year-old rapper's video for his new song portrays a number of naked celebrities - including Ray J, Amber Rose, Caitlyn Jenner, Bill Cosby, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Anna Wintour, Rihanna and Chris Brown - in bed with Kanye and his wife Kim Kardashian West and Taylor is livid that she has been included.

Some of the celebrities reportedly took part, while others, including Taylor, are lookalikes.

Taylor is said to be livid over the video

The absurd life of Boris Johnson, the man who could be Britain's next Conservative prime minister

Former London Mayor Boris Johnson led the campaign for Britain to leave the EU, and now he has reason to celebrate.

Thursday's referendum ended in a narrow win for the "Leave" side.

Not only did Boris' cause emerge victorious, but he's also a favorite to replace David Cameron as prime minister, now that Cameron has announced his intention to resign.

Johnson is a clownish character, but he's got enviable popularity levels and is known by his first name across the UK. He's even affectionately referred to as "BoJo" over social media.

Here are some pictures of his life and rise to power.

Mike Bird contributed to a previous version of this article.

Incredible photos from the US Army's massive European airborne training operation

An Italian paratrooper prepares for a static line jump in a US Air Force C-130J during exercise Swift Response 16.

Staging aircraft carriers offshore or using drones from far away can be great assets in modern warfare. However, sometimes it's necessary to go back to the basics when responding to a global crisis.

Exercise Swift Response 16, a month-long operation led by US forces, was conducted to keep up with traditional and newer methods of combat. Over 5,000 troops from nations such as France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy took part in this massive airborne exercise to conduct a rapid-response, joint forcible-entry scenario. While working with their European allies, US forces also participated in notable scenarios, such as staging a base within 18 hours of notification.

Here are several pictures of the multinational airborne exercise:

HAASS: Brexit is a 'warning' for Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton.

Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass said Friday that the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union should give Hillary Clinton's US presidential campaign a reason to worry.

Thursday's vote in favor of a British exit from the EU, or Brexit, signals a rise in the populism and nationalism on which US presidential candidates like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have built their campaigns.

Photos of the three Australians kidnapped by gunmen in Calabar

Peter Zoutenbier, Jack Couranz and Mark Gabbedy are the three Australians kidnapped in Calabar, their families have confirmed. The fourth Mr Coot managed to escape.

Mark Gabbedy, who is understood to originally be from Tasmania but had worked in Western Australia. He had been working in Nigeria for the past 15 months as a project manager. Engineer Mr Couranz from Perth studied at Curtin University and had been with Macmahon since 2012. 

28 year old Kuwaiti man married 4 women at once after his ex dared him if he could find one woman to marry him

Some guy shared the photo on Twitter and claims this is what happened. Really?