Houseboy arrested for allegedly killing his boss and burning the body

A young man identified as Vanwood Kofi Asante has been arrested for allegedly killing his boss, Samuel Kwabena Poku in the Ga West municipality of the Greater Accra Region.

The suspect, who is in the Custody of the Ministries Police Station and appeared before the court on Friday March 17, 2017 has accordingly confessed to killing Mr. Poku, 60.

How does broccoli help prevent cancer? Study sheds light

Researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) found that sulforaphane reduced the expression of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in prostate cancer cells, which disrupted the cells' ability to form colonies - a hallmark of metastatic cancer.

Previously believed to be "junk DNA" with no significant function, lncRNAs have increasingly emerged as key players in the development of numerous cancers, including prostate, breast, stomach, and lung cancers.

Studies have suggested that lncRNAs can regulate gene expression - the process by which genes are switched on or off in order to do their jobs. When lncRNAs become dysregulated, it is believed that they can fuel disease development.

Not only does the new study provide further evidence of the role lncRNAs play in cancer, but it supports previous research hailing the anticancer effects of sulforaphane.

Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer, Chuck Berry dies at 90

Rock 'n' roll founder,  Chuck Berry who defined its joy and rebellion in "Johnny B. Goode" and other classics, has died in St. Charles County, Missouri at the age of 90. St. Charles county police say they responded to a medical emergency on Saturday afternoon and found Berry unresponsive. He could not be revived and was pronounced dead on the spot at 1:26pm on Saturday. Berry hit the Top 10 in 1955 with "Maybellene" and went on to influence generations of musicians.

Berry, whose full name was Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr. is known for songs like Roll Over Beethoven and Sweet Little Sixteen. 

#BBNaija: Step aside Efe! Tboss leads online polls (Photo)

Tokunbo Idowu popularly known as TBoss Idowu or TBoss, is a Nigerian-born entertainer, she hails from Edo State, Nigeria.TBoss is one of the housemates in Big Brother Naija 2017 television shows. Apart from her seemingly budding love affair Miyonse, Tboss seems to be loved by all and sundry and has even been said to’Biggie’ BB Naija’s favorite.

Relationship Status: Blank

When she was in primary school boarding, she struggled with loneliness and making friends, often attracting the wrong crowd.

Her dad was very strict and tough on her and her siblings but her mom was always soft spoken and sweet. She studied at the University of Lagos for nine months before going to Romania to complete her studies. She’s an occasional drinker.

"Bury me in my mummy's coffin" Dying boy, 7, pleads to be laid to rest with his mum so 'she can look after him in heaven'

Filip Kwasny, 7, from Colchester Essex is dying as a result of Leukaemia and the little boy has made a final request, asking that he be buried with his mother so she can look after him in heaven.

He made the wish from his hospital bed in Great Ormond Street Children's hospital in London where chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant has failed to cure him...

F1 star Jenson Button to support school pal who lost three limbs in horrific work accident

F1 star Jenson Button is supporting an old school friend who lost three limbs following an horrific work electrocution.

Jamie Mines, 33, recently became a dad of two but missed much of his twin baby girls' first few months in an induced coma.

Now Jenson, 37, has offered his support by auctioning off one of his race helmets "for Jamie Mines, a school buddy who has been severely injured at work."

And Somerset Live believes he may even make an appearance in the town of Frome this Sunday to support a fun day organised to raise funds for Jamie's family.

Uganda Police Spokesperson, his bodyguard and driver shot dead

Uganda's police spokesperson Andrew Kaweesi, his driver Godfrey Mambewa and his bodyguard Corporal Kenneth Erau were shot dead at about 9am on Friday morning, March 17th, near his home in Kulambiro in Kisaasi.

According to government spokesman, Ofwono Opondo, details of the attack, including the motive, were unclear but said the assailants must have used a 'powerful weapon', given they knew they were attacking armed people.

Eye witnesses say the shooting lasted for more than 10 minutes and more than 50 shots fired. It was gathered that the perpetrators first shot at the Police car from both sides.

Presidential Press Secretary Linda Nabusayi confirmed the incident to the Daily Monitor.

"It is true and it's so sad," Ms Nabusayi said when asked to confirm whether Mr Kaweesi was one of the three police officers killed in the Friday morning shooting.

It is not yet clear how Kaweesi was killed but Inspector-General of Police Kale Kayihura and other senior security officers have rushed to the scene to ascertain what could have happened.

Kaweesi, who also held the position of director human resource, was in August 2016 appointed by IGP Kayihura the special police spokesman as the force attempted to repair its image tainted by a string of brutality case and public relations nightmares.

Mr Kaweesi, whom Gen Kayihura had earlier removed from the Kampala Metropolitan Police command and later from the Directorate of Operations for being “in the media too often”, had been tasked to reclaim the force’s lost public trust.

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.

The US government just declassified 750 nuclear-weapons movies and put a bunch on YouTube

In its quest for Cold War military superiority, the United States detonated more than 1,000 nuclear weapons.

Government researchers blew up many of the bombs on the ground and others in ocean atolls. Yet as threats moved into space and concerns increased about fallout — soil and other material that's sucked into a blast and becomes radioactive — the US exploded 210 of the terrifying devices high in the atmosphere.

Thousands of films of such blasts, made from 1945 through 1962, were analyzed and locked away in high-security vaults. It's likely no one has seen the footage for decades.

But on March 14, after more than 55 years of collecting dust, the US declassified 750 of the high-speed films — and released dozens of the digital scans on YouTube. We first heard about the movies from the writer Sarah Zhang on Twitter.