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The female suspect, Adriana Aguilar , 33, had according to reports, taken advantage of her relationship with the victim, whose identity has been withheld, before trying to sell her virginity to the male suspect, Cirino Santiago Delacruz , 32. Local News reports that the incident had occurred when Aguilar had driven the victim, who is a friend of her daughter, to an apartment where Delacruz had been waiting, after telling her that they were going to Dallas on an errand. The victim reportedly revealed to investigators that she had seen Delacruz at a restaurant prior to their meeting at the apartment but had not recognised him. The court documents revealed that Aguilar had informed the victim that Delacruz had offered to pay $10,000 to have sex with her and take her virginity. The victim had, according to reports, been against the plan but had been forced into a bedroom of the apartment and held down by Delacruz as he tried to force himself on her. The reports further reveal that, when De...

Management at the the Federal Polytechnic, Bida » , has suspended a lecturer in the Department of Public Administration for allegedly raping an ND1 student in the department. According to reports, the alleged rapist was caught in the act. The Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State Police Command, Bala Elkana who confirmed the incident, added that the lecturer will be detained in a police custody pending the completion of investigation Elkana also added that the victim had been receiving treatment at the school medical centre. The lecturer, meanwhile will be paid a half of his salary as the investigations go on. “ It is true that there have been an allegation of rape against one of our lecturers. The case has been referred to the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee for investigation and recommendation. “The alleged crime is also being investigated by the police. The official has been suspended and will also receive half salary pending the outcome of the committee’s investigation,...

The makeup artist confirmed the news today, May 6, 2016, with a post via her Instagram page, sharing an image of an emoji of herself rocking a baby bump. Rob also shared the same photo via his Instagram page with simple baby emoji's as the caption. The couple who began dating in January this year, and recently got engaged on April 5, 2016 » , had reportedly been spotted at a gynecologist appointment in March. Blac already shares a son, King Cairo with rapper ex, Tyga , who has been dating her soon to be sister-in-law and new best friend » , Kylie Jenner . Talk about complicated » ! Congratulations to her tho

The image which had, according to reports, been uploaded online with the caption, "Mum and dad’s little junkie, " has amassed millions of views, with social media users demanding that the child be taken into the care of child protective services. The photo shows the toddler called, Mladen , looking straight at the camera, with rolled up paper between his nose and the powdery white substance in front of him, as if ready to take a sniff. Daily Record reports that the family of the little boy, from the small village of Sindel in eastern Bulgaria’s Varna Province, have come out to assure social media users that the photo had been some twisted, unintentional joke. Nadezhda Nuri , the mother of the child revealed to local media that the white, powdery substance had not been cocaine, but simply flour. Nuri claims that the image had been taken as a joke but then uploaded onto social media by her 13-year-old daughter, explaining: "My mother first saw the picture of the children a...

Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme, Paul Boroh stated this on Friday, May 6, while addressing newsmen in Abuja. The recent attack was claimed by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), a militant group which threatened to cripple the nation’s economy if the government does not respond to its demand. According to Boroh, the government is willing to entertain the group's grievances. “Pipeline vandalism is an avoidable self-inflicted agony. It is unreasonable to engage in such criminal activity not only because of the resultant economic effect on the country but particularly as it also negatively affects the Niger Delta environment,” he said. “The act of vandalising pipelines is counter-productive apart from it being a crime against the state. Those involved in this nefarious activity are economic and environmental saboteurs. It will do well for them to refrain from it, as my office is always open to dialogue regardless of the...

You would actually think even every aspiring filmmaker would consider it an important issue, and ensure that the bill never becomes a law, especially, when they have been given an opportunity to part of a review committee. The Motion Picture Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MOPICON) bill was created over 10 years ago after a group of industry practitioners sat to draft it. Recently, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the inauguration of a Ministerial Committee aimed at fast-tracking the passage into law of the MOPICON Bill . It trended on Twitter, Facebook and on every social media platform you can think of, but I discovered three group of people involved in the MOPICON drama. Filmmakers who do not know about MOPICON My conversation with a filmmaker whose name I won't mention: Me: What are your thoughts on the controversial MOPICON bill? Renowned filmmaker: What is that one again? Me: It's a 49 page document aimed at regulating Nollywood. A...

International criticism of China over the disputed South China Sea will rebound like a coiled spring, a Chinese diplomat said on Friday, as a U.S . warship visited Shanghai against a backdrop of rising tension in the region. China claims almost all of the energy-rich South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of trade passes each year. The Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan have overlapping claims. China's increasingly assertive moves in the waters, including building artificial islands and air strips, have rattled nerves, with the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies warning last month they opposed provocation there. Ouyang Yujing, director-general of Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, said China took note of the criticism. " Of course we're willing to take on board constructive comments and criticism by the relevant countries, " Ouyang told a news briefing. " But if they are aimed at putting press...

Halita Dominic Jato was allegedly kidnapped and re-christened Hafsat by her abductors, Ismail Mohammed and Mallam Adamu Kasarawa of Gidan Igwai area within Sokoto state metropolis, the father, a police officer told us Mr Dominic Jato, the father of the abducted teenager said even though the police in Sokoto are aware of the situation with full knowledge of the culprits, nothing has been done to secure his daughter release despite complains at the Divisional Police Office in Sokoto and the office of the DIG in charge of Zone 10. " I have been following every legal means to secure the release of my daughter for about two years now. This is just because we are in Sokoto to serve our nation. For two years, my Daughter has been taken away from me. What my colleagues did to me in Sokoto I am still in shock," Jato said. Even though the police spokesman in Sokoto, Al-mustpaha Sani , told us that he was not aware of the issue, it was reliably gathered that the man who abducted the 14 ...

Infecting mosquitoes with a strain of bacteria known as Wolbachia significantly reduced their ability to transmit the Zika virus, Brazilian researchers said on Wednesday, raising hope for this biological method of blocking transmission of the deadly virus. The bacteria has been released in several countries including Australia, Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam as part of strategies to control dengue, and the new finding shows the method also works with Zika, a close relative of dengue. Zika has been linked with the birth defect microcephaly that has been sweeping through South and Central America and the Caribbean and making its way north to the United States. In February the World Health Organization declared Zika a global health emergency. The connection between Zika and microcephaly came to light last fall in Brazil, which has now confirmed more than 1,100 cases of microcephaly that it considers to be related to Zika infections in the mothers. The new study, by researchers at Brazil...

A US Homeland Security Department watchdog unit is investigating alleged "profiling" of Somali-Americans by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Minneapolis , the agency said in a statement on Thursday. The inquiry involves allegations that a TSA supervisor in Minneapolis, home to a large Somali-American population, told a subordinate to run the names of Somali-American visitors to a local agency office through counter-terrorism databases. The TSA operates airline security checkpoints and is a part of Homeland Security, a sprawling U.S. cabinet department. Homeland Security's inspector general said it was investigating possible "profiling" by TSA after a TSA employee alleged his supervisor advised him " to treat members of the Somali community differently from others who visit the Minneapolis TSA office." A spokeswoman for the Inspector General's Office said that the probe began after a TSA manager in Minneapolis told a U.S. House of...

The U.S . administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria to aid its battle against the extremist group Boko Haram , U.S. officials say, in a vote of confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari's drive to reform the country's corruption-tainted military. Washington also is dedicating more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets to the campaign against the Islamist militants in the region and plans to provide additional training to Nigerian infantry forces, the officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the administration's plans. The possible sale -- which the officials said was favored within the U.S. administration but is subject to review by Congress -- underscores the deepening U.S. involvement in helping governments in north and west Africa fight extremist groups. U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michael Franken, a deputy commander of the Pentagon's Africa Command, told a Was...

Nollywood actor, Imeh Bishop has been appointed as a Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor On Ethical and Social Reorientation. Popularly known as 'Okon', he joins Ini Edo who was also appointed Special adviser on tourism in Akwa Ibom state. Bishop confirmed the news today, May 6, 2016 writing, " Yes it's true... been made Special Assistant To The Governor On Ethical and Social Reorientation, Akwa Ibom State. Thank you Gov Udom Emmanuel. Most above all, Thank you Jesus. " Imeh Bishop is a funny Nollywood actor from Nsit-Ibom Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. The 2008 Emem Isong-produced movie ‘Uyai,' drew attention to the actor. However, he became a household name after his character in the hilarious hit movies ‘Okon goes to Lagos’ ‘Okon Goes to School,’ among others. He has been featured in over 100 movies.

Game of Thrones" » aired a new episode on Sunday, May 1, revealing the fate of Jon Snow. The reveal came after fans discovered that Melisandre isn't the sexy young witch we all love, but an old ugly woman. The HBO will return for a new episode this Sunday, May 8, 2016, and here's what to expect from the episode titled "Oathbreaker." “Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) meets her future. Bran meets the past. Tommen confronts the High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce). Arya (Maisie Williams) trains to be No One. Varys (Conleth Hill) finds an answer. Ramsay gets a gift.”

Four people have been rescued from the ruins of a residential building in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, six days after it collapsed in heavy rains. The first person to be pulled from the rubble was a young woman who was eight months pregnant. Several hours later, three other people were brought out and taken to hospital. Thirty-six people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of the six-storey residence last Friday and more than 70 people are still missing. The crowd clapped and cheered as 24-year-old Elizabeth Night Odhiambo was rescued, in scenes broadcast live on Kenyan TV. Rescuers had smashed through slabs of concrete to reach her. They managed to provide her with oxygen and an intravenous drip of water and glucose. Ms Odhiambo was rushed to hospital and underwent an emergency Caesarean section but doctors said her baby had already died in the womb. Ms Odhiambo's husband told the AP news agency that he was happy that his wife was still alive, despite the loss of thei...

Disney/Marvel’s "Captain America: Civil War » " has premiered in Nigeria, and it's everything a superhero movie should be. Check out five things we discovered about the perfect Superhero film. 1. The movie kicked off in Nigeria with Black Panther, one of the richest superheroes ever. 2. Spiderman is a teenager found by Tony Stark, who re-designed his outfit and had him join his team. 3. Iron is the main villain of the movie. 4. The Avengers got to break up in "Captain America: Civil War." 5. Most of the action scenes were shot in Europe, and not America. "Captain America: Civil War" is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo , and stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie as Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. It also stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther, Emily VanCamp as...

As North Korea gears up for a rare party congress this weekend, observers say that leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Yo-jong, is expected to take up an important role in the country's core leadership. South Korean news agency Yonhap has quoted experts as saying that Yo-jong may take up a minister-level post within the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. The move will likely be seen as part of a larger plan by Kim Jong-un to cement power within his party and over the country. Who is she? Kim Yo-jong is the youngest daughter of late leader Kim Jong-il, and shares the same mother as Jong-un and brother Jong-chol, according to North Korea Leadership Watch, a website run by scholar Michael Madden. Born in 1987, she is said to be very close to Jong-un, who is four years older than her. The two of them lived and studied in Berne, Switzerland at the same time. She is reportedly married to the son of Choe Ryong-hae, the powerful party secretary. What does she do? Yo-jong's main job has b...

An Australian blogger and author who faked terminal brain cancer faces legal action over her deception. Belle Gibson gained fame in Australia after she claimed to have beaten cancer using natural remedies rather than medical intervention. She launched a successful app and cookbook, but later admitted the diagnosis was made up. Consumer Affairs Victoria is aiming to prosecute Ms Gibson for allegedly breaking Australian consumer law. The regulator said it had conducted an in-depth investigation of Ms Gibson's activities and had applied to Australia's Federal Court for leave to pursue legal action. Untrue claims Ms Gibson's claims to have cured her cancer with Ayurvedic medicine, oxygen therapy and a gluten and refined sugar-free diet propelled her to prominence. She capitalised on her fame with a successful app and a cookbook, both called The Whole Pantry, and promised to deliver a share of the profits to several charities. But the money allegedly never reached the charities ...

Police in Pakistan say village elders ordered the murder of a teenage girl because she had helped a school friend to elope. The 16-year-old was kidnapped from her home near Abbottabad, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and put inside a vehicle that was set alight, police said. Graphic images of her body have been circulated on social media. Police say the victim's mother and the leader of the local council, or jirga, are among several people arrested. The killing has been linked to orders given last week by the jirga, a traditional assembly of elders, in Makol village, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported . According to police, the 15-member jirga had ordered the girl, named as Amber, to be killed and set alight as punishment for helping her friend to marry of her own free will. The girl was kidnapped, drugged and killed and then placed in the back seat of a parked van that was doused with petrol and set on fire, Dawn reported. Other media reports said the victim was still alive when the va...

North Korea is poised to hold its first party congress in decades, as leader Kim Jong-un seeks to cement his status and chart a vision for the future. Thousands of delegates begin meeting on Friday for a choreographed show of support being seen as an unofficial coronation. The congress could also see a new generation of leaders put in place. Its run-up has seen attempts at missile launches amid speculation the North will conduct a fifth nuclear test. Sanctions on North Korea were tightened after it conducted a fourth nuclear test in January, and subsequent missile tests. But in the seventh party congress, the first since 1980, experts say Kim Jong-un is likely to declare his so-called "Byongjin" policy, which is the simultaneous push towards economic development and nuclear capability. The state has allowed foreign journalists to cover the congress, although their movements are controlled and they are not allowed access to ordinary North Koreans No congress was held during th...

An Australian court has granted bail to a Malaysian woman who withdrew more than A$4.6m (£2.3m) mistakenly made available to her by a bank. A lawyer representing Christine Jiaxin Lee, 21, said she had spent about A$1m on luxury items including handbags. Ms Lee, a student, was arrested at Sydney airport on Wednesday while trying to travel to Malaysia. Prosecutors say she withdrew the money from Westpac bank within a year and did not notify authorities of the error. She has been charged with obtaining financial advantage by deception and with knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime, Australian broadcaster ABC reported. The court in Sydney heard that Ms Lee, a chemical engineering student who has lived in Australia for five years, had opened a Westpac bank account in August 2012 and had mistakenly been given an unlimited overdraft. Magistrate Lisa Stapleton granted Ms Lee bail on Thursday, although under strict conditions. Ms Lee's lawyer said the student had been trying to return to...

For the first time, a synagogue in Marseille is in the process of being sold to a Muslim organisation, which has plans to turn it into a mosque. The diverse port city is renowned for decades of tolerance and co-habitation - but some things are changing. Marseille has always been a place of second chances. Round the back of the old port, where many North African immigrants got their first view of France is a tiny youth centre, where the city's most troubled boys are encouraged to take up pool instead of petty crime. Sitting in a deckchair on the street outside, their youth worker, Samir, tells me most of the boys in the programme are Muslim. But in the melting pot that is Marseille, he suggests, no-one notices things like that. "Marseille is a town of immigration - it has the largest port in France," he tells me. "For centuries, it's welcomed different people from different countries, and we all live together very well. Here in the south, we have the sun, the beac...

According to the suit, filed by SERAP’s solicitor, Femi Falana , the government failed to uphold the rights of its citizens by recklessly ignoring herdsmen’s gross abuse of human lives. The suit read in part: “The continuing attacks, killings, raping, maiming of Nigerians and other residents, and destruction of property by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators across the country amount to serious violations of human rights of the rights to life, to the security and dignity of the human person, and to property,” the suit read in part. “The defendant is responsible for these human rights violations and abuses by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators which have not been adequately prevented, investigated or prosecuted by the authorities. These responsibilities are heightened when an observable pattern has been overlooked or ignored, such as is the case in this suit. “The Plaintiff also contends that the obligation to secure the right to life...

The suspect identified as, Kandyce Downer , 35, from Birmingham, was reportedly jailed, yesterday, May 4, 2016 for the murder » of 18-month-old, Keegan Downer , who had died at the family home on September 5, 2015, barely months after Downer had become her legal guardian. Little Keegan had reportedly been beaten repeatedly and had suffered over 200 injuries, including seven broken ribs, broken legs and severe head and spine injuries, leaving about 153 scars on her little body, including her face and neck. During the sentencing of which the Judge at the Birmingham Crown Court had revealed that she would serve at least 18 years behind bars for the death of the toddler, more disturbing details of the girl's catalogue of injuries had been revealed for the first time in a series of x-rays and scans. The jurors who sat in on the trial had been told that Keegan's bones had been subjected to the sort of force usually experienced in a car crash, while prosecutor, Nigel Power QC, had rep...

A source reveals to Us Weekly that the currently broken up love birds may never get together again, for unknown reasons. The "Snow White and the Huntsman" star, 26, and the French singer-songwriter, 30, had first been spotted together in March, this year while on a trip to Paris » . The pair are known to indulge in a lot of PDA on public outings together in Los Angeles and appeared quit smitten with each other. Before now, Soko, while speaking with W magazine in late March had revealed that she was "very, very, very in love and very happy in a relationship.” Speculations surrounding the breakup had begun after Stewart had been spotted hanging with Miley Cyrus' model ex girlfriend, Stella Maxwell , and had even turned up together at the official MET Gala after party on Monday, May 2, 2016. However, a source reveals to Us Weekly that Stewart is very single and had not hooked up with Maxwell. “They absolutely did not hook up. Stella has mutual friends with Kristen, and ...

The reality TV family plus extras in the form of husbands, baby daddies, boyfriends and friends, have all taken Cuba by storm in an entourage pf pink vintage convertibles. If there's anything the Kardashians are good at, it would be dramatic entrances! The reality TV family are set to vacation in the Caribbean island notorious for white-sand beaches, rolling mountains, cigars and rum. And the Kardashian sisters, Kourtney , Kim and Khloe were quick to sample those famous cigars in lovely playful photos they shared via various social mediums. The famous family is also expected to film scenes for their reality TV show, 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' while taking in the culture and colourful beauty of Cuba. Only last month, the Kardashians had headed out to Vali, Colorado on a ski and snow themed vacation » , and now they are all about summer. Talk about living the life!

E! Online reports that Jay Z had not attended the annual event in a bid to promote his pop star wife's surprise album, "Lemonade" , by fuelling the rumours of adultery and divorce. Of course, Beyonce's solo appearance had done just that, as it gave rise to the various speculations which have been making the rounds since the album dropped, increasing sales and publicity. E! Online reports that Jay Z had appeared at the opening night of her Formation World Tour concert in Miami with exclusive pictures showing them riding a golf cart backstage » , creating the picture of a united front in the face of the scandalous headlines which were making the rounds. Sources reveal to E! News that the rapper had intentionally avoided the night of glitz and glamour so as to promote his wife and her headline-making album. Another insider reveals to E! News : "They thought it was a good move that Beyoncé go alone this year to the Met. They aren't fighting but they thought it wo...

Lecturers who engage in sexual relationship or solicit for sexual favours from students might be getting a five year jail term if a recent bill is passed into law. The bill, prescribing the five year jail time for randy lecturers » have reportedly passed for first reading in the Senate on Wednesday, May 4. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (Labour-Delta Central) and co-sponsored by 46 other senators, seeks to completely prohibit any form of sexual relationship between lecturers and their students. According to Omo-Agege, a law should be put in place in the nation's institutions of higher learning to rid them of lecturers who saw female students as “prize’’. According to him, when the bill is passed and signed into law, any lecturer found guilty will be liable to a jail term of up to five years but not less than two years with no option of fine. When passed into law, it makes it a criminal offence for any educator in a university, polytechnic or any other tertiary education...

Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana scored crucial second-half goals as Liverpool moved into the Europa League final with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Villarreal. Trailing from the first leg, Bruno 's early own goal gave Jurgen Klopp's men an excellent start before Sturridge – who had been controversially left out in Spain – and Lallana netted the decisive strikes to seal a 3-0 win on the night at Anfield. Villarreal produced very little as an attacking force throughout Thursday's second leg and then had defender Victor Ruiz sent off for a second yellow card. Liverpool, who have won the competition three times, now go on to face record four-time champions and holders Sevilla in Basel on May 18 after Unai Emery's men defeated Shakhtar Donetsk in the other last-four tie. Villarreal, meanwhile, have suffered defeat in all four of the European semi-finals they have participated in – one in the Champions League three in the Europa League. The visitors looked to get on the fron...

50 Cent had yesterday, May 5, 2016, issued a written apology » to 19-yr-old, Austin Farrell and has now donated the sum of a $100,000 to Autism Speaks, as demanded by Austin's family. TMZ reports that 50 Cent had referred to the video he posted of Farrell, explaining: "I want to turn this misunderstanding into an understanding. There are people that are ignored, mistreated and neglected with disabilities that need our support. "I am calling on my fellow musicians, actors, entertainers and all others who may not have fully considered this cause to join together to help in any way they can." Farrell's family had asked 50 Cent to publicly apologize to their son as well as donate $10,000 as recompense to the autism advocacy group, after they had seen the humiliating video of their son which 50 Cent had posted online, where he mocked him and called him a drug user 50 reportedly apologized to Farrell privately and publicly through Page Six and has now donated far more...