Trump's 'Irish Proverb' Is Actually A Nigerian Poem

In a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the White House, U.S. President Trump shared what he claimed was an Irish proverb. The fact checkers immediately erupted on Twitter and found that the “Irish proverb” is actually a verse by a Nigerian poet, Albashir Adam Alhassan from Kano state.

 St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the White House, U.S. President Trump shared what he claimed was an Irish proverb.

“I’ve heard it for many, many years and I love it,” Mr. Trump said. “Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue, but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you.”

Romanian crime gang who amassed £3 million from 11 'meticulously planned' jewellery store raids across the UK are jailed for 47 years

       

A Romanian crime gang set up camp and cycled to jewellers across the country armed with sledgehammers and set cars alight to block police in a string of burglaries where they stole more than £3 million worth of property.

Six men were jailed for 47 years today for offences, including a £644,900 raid on a store in Milton Keynes, committed between November 2015 and September 2016.

Watches, rings and necklaces were stolen in a series of 11 raids, including at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent and Bicester Village in Oxford, described as 'meticulously planned' by the detective running the investigation.

Sledgehammers were used to gain entry to shops and fires were set to hamper the efforts of emergency services. 

Detective Chief Inspector Ricky Fields said the group could be linked to the notorious Romanian Crime Academy as several of the members came from the same region of the country and employed similar strategies.

SAD : Benue State University student who died weeks after graduation laid to rest

Angela Ochai, an English Language graduate of Benue State University, who died few weeks after graduation was laid to rest on March 11th, in her hometown Apa Agila.

The former Face of Idoma Beauty Pageant contestant went out with friend and returned home stooling and vomiting and on Thursday, March 2, she passed away. May her soul rest in peace, Amen. More photos below...

Meek Mill Charged with Assault in St. Louis after Airport Fight

On Wednesday at St. Louis International Airport, an airport employee tried getting a photo with Nicki Minaj‘s ex, Meek Mill, and let’s just say it didn’t end in smiles as he wasn’t in the mood for photos.

According to TMZ, airport police were called and Meek, along with 2 airport employees, were charged with misdemeanour assault and summoned to appear in court in lieu of arrest.

The American rapper is on probation for a weapons and drug conviction and this could be a violation, landing him in more trouble with the law.

Mother caught on video abandoning her 2-year-old daughter in a grocery store

A woman was caught on camera entering a grocery store, Food 4 Less, in Riverside with her 2-year-old daughter. While there, the girl wandered off but the mother did not bother to seek out her child and she simply continued shopping. While shopping, someone brought the child over to her but she replied, “Oh, just leave her” and continued shopping...

After she was done, she paid for the groceries, left her child and walked out of the store. The video which was recorded on Sunday was released by police in Southern California and in a statement, they asked the public to help find the woman who is said to be between 20 to 30-years-old with dark hair. In the video, she was wearing a dark tank top and denim shorts. detectives are asking for help in identifying her.

"It appears the toddler was intentionally left in the store by the mother. The small child was able to identify the woman as her “mommy” when she was shown a photo from the surveillance footage," the statement said.

 The girl now been placed in the custody of Child Protective Services.

Meet the high class escort who charges £2,600 a night and claims men call on her mostly for cuddles

Lana Jade, a 28-year-old professional escort from Sydney, Australia that charges as high as £2,600 a night or as 'low' as $700 for an hour has revealed it's not just all about sex and that sometimes her clients offer to bring in their girlfriends for threesomes while some even bizarrely ask her just for cuddles to which she happily obliges. She told us

Female pilot is confirmed dead and hopes of finding her three colleagues involved in Coast Guard helicopter crash dwindles

Pilot Dara Fitzpatrick has been named as the first victim of an Irish Coast Guard helicopter which vanished before crashing into the sea. The experienced pilot was confirmed dead by the Coast Guard after her body was recovered from the water on Tuesday morning. A desperate search for her three colleagues continues, but the rescue team are beginning to lose hope of finding them.