Pro-Biafra protest in Onitsha this morning

Photos of the protest going on right now at the Onitsha bridgehead. Soldiers placed barricade on the road, disrupting the agitators from crossing the bridge. The River Niger bridge is totally blocked. Vehicles coming from Onitsha and Asaba axes are on stand still also. More photos after the cut...

Mum killed on way home from son's wedding after taxi hit by car involved in police chase

A mum was killed in a car crash on the way home from her son's wedding after her taxi was smashed into by a vehicle in a police chase.

Tragic Mary Laurie, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash in Glasgow in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Her husband Jamie, 52 - who was travelling alongside her - is in a serious condition in hospital.

Nigerian Preacher arrested after being accused of beating, robbing and raping escorts he met online

A Nigerian man who claimed to be a preacher has been arrested after being accused of beating, robbing and raping escorts in hotels across Washington DC. Gabriel Omogbo of Hyattsville, Maryland, is charged with attempted first degree murder, armed robbery, first degree assault and reckless endangerment.

Police believe that the 33-year-old used the website Backpage.com to find female escorts & arranged to meet up with them.

One of adult film's most famous stars, James Deen, accused of sexual assault by multiple women

Over the weekend, adult film star and writer Stoya took to Twitter to detail an alleged rape at the hands of fellow adult film star and former boyfriend James Deen. "James Deen held me down and f****d me while I said no, stop, used my safe word," Stoya tweeted. "I just can't nod and smile when people bring him up anymore." Deen wasted little time delivering his response via Instagram, insisting that he respects women and all associated limits "both professionally and privately."

Prison pageant: Maximum security jail crowns Miss Criminal 2015

Inmates at one of Rio de Janeiro's most notorious prisons got glammed up for their annual Miss Criminal 2015 beauty contest, at the weekend. 

Once notorious for riots and rowdiness, the Talavera Bruce women’s prison was transformed into a stage for the glitzy criminals.

The beauty contest came complete with armed guards, watch towers and barbed wire fences.

Ugandan rebel attack in eastern DR Congo leaves 24 dead, UN says

An attack by Ugandan rebels overnight in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo left at least 24 people dead, including a United Nations peacekeeper, the UN said Monday.

Felix-Prosper Basse, spokesman for the UN mission in DR Congo said in addition to the peacekeeper, 12 rebels were killed, along with four Congolese soldiers and seven civilians hacked to death with machetes.

Local officials had earlier given a toll of 13 dead, including a Malawian peacekeeper.

Putin's latest message to Turkey could 'spin any future incident beyond control'

Russia has reportedly equipped its warplanes flying in Syria with air-to-air missiles for self-defense for the first time, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Russian news agencies.

The move comes one week after aRussian Su-34 fighter bomber was shot down by Turkish F-16 jets, in an incident that has heightened tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan. 

The missiles, which are reportedly capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 37 miles, will supplement the state-of-the-art S-400 missile systems Russia says it has deployed to the Russian Hemeimeem air base near Latakia, Syria — about 30 miles south of the Turkish border.