Teenage girl rapes man at knifepoint

A 17-year-old woman from Michigan may be sentenced to life in prison if found guilty of rape.

Lestina Marie Smith was said to have pinned down a 19-year-old man at knife point and forced him to

Security is my priority - Buhari

Before his departure to Germany for a ten day vacation, President Buhari said he met with the security chiefs. According to him, they will continue to work to fulfill their promise to confront all security challenges

'Help, we are dying of the cold': Desperate guests trapped in Italian ski hotel send texts to loved ones after massive avalanche hits the building killing up to 30 people

One message, believed to have been sent from inside Hotel Rigopiano (inset, right), in Farindola, Italy, said 'Help, help, we are dying of the cold' while another, sent from outside, urged those still caught inside to 'be calm'. Some trapped guests are reported to have

Life among the monkey hunters: Extraordinary photos reveal the Amazon tribe that EATS primates they have learned to catch by climbing trees and shooting them with blowpipes

British photographer Pete Oxford took these amazing photographs of the Huaorani tribe, who live in the rainforests of Ecuador, by a tributary of the mighty Amazon river. A Huaorani man returns from a day hunting monkeys in the jungle (centre). They are experts at

Botswana officially cuts ties with Mr Jammeh, first African country to do so

The Government of Botswana says it will no longer recognize Yahya Jammeh and his government following his refusal to handover executive power after the expiration of his mandate.
The Southern Africa nation becomes the first

Pastor sacked for registering with MMM tops Google trending

The search engine, Google, says that trending most on its site is the sacking of Joseph Aiyedun, a pastor with the popular Nigerian church, Omega Fire Ministries (OFM). Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa, said in a statement in

Creche owner beats two-year-old, breaks his leg

The owner of a Creche, Oluwasanmi Oluwakemi, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up a two -year-old child and causing him bone fracture on his leg. Oluwakemi, who resides at

NAF jet bombed Borno camp thrice, survivor recounts

One of the Internally Displaced Persons in Rann, Borno State, who survived the accidental bombing of the camp on Tuesday, said the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet involved in the operation dropped bombs on the

What billionaires' dreams are made of: The most expensive home ever listed in America goes on sale for £204million - complete with a helicopter, two champagne cellars and a £179K room for SWEETS

The 38,000-square-foot Los Angeles mansion (top) houses 12 bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, three kitchens, a bowling alley (bottom left), a movie theater, an 85-foot infinity pool with its own bar, and a candy room filled with £179,000 worth of

Buhari leaves for UK, to undergo medical check-up

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday left Nigeria for United Kingdom for what the Presidency described as “a short leave.” According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President would

BREAKING NEWS: Mother and her boyfriend whose daughter, four, died after they fed her drugs 'like smarties' so they could have sex undisturbed are jailed for 13 years

Michala Pyke (bottom right) fed her daughter, Poppy Widdison top image), sedatives because she was an 'inconvenience' to her relationship with John Rytting (bottom left). Poppy died in June 2013 after suffering a

Gambia in photos at the expiration of Jammah's tenure as Gambian President

The airport is full of both foreigners and Gambians moving out of the country as fears and tension increases in the country after the expiration of Jammah's tenure as Gambian president. See more photos after the cut

'Help, we are dying of the cold': Desperate guests trapped in Italian ski hotel send texts to loved ones after huge avalanche hits the building killing up to 30 people

Rescue teams (right and bottom left) had to trek for six miles using cross country skis to reach Hotel Rigopiano (centre and inset), in the remote village of Farindola, in the Abruzzo region, which has been hit by heavy snowfall in the last week. The search operation was launched after four powerful earthquakes hit

24 injured, as Kano traffic officials clash with NURTW

A policeman and 23 others were injured in a free-for-all between officials of Kano Road Traffic Agency, KAROTA, and members of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Kano yesterday morning. The incident, which occurred under Ado Bayero Bridge, triggered

PHOTOS: Chinese fans greet the arrival of their new signing Carlos Tevez at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

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Buhari’ll make APC’s defeat easy in 2019 – Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said Nigerians does not need counselling to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress during the 2019 general elections. According to him, the abysmal performance of the party has already

Buhari to go on 10 days medical vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate on his intention to go on ten days medical vacation. In a letter addressed to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, President Buhari said he was writing in line with

Death toll now 76, says Red Cross

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC) said yesterday no fewer than 76 people were killed in Tuesday’s accidental Air Force strike on IDPs’ camp and more than 100 injured. This raised the death toll above the 52 announced by

Barrow to take oath of office at Gambian embassy in Dakar

The swearing in of The Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow, will go ahead today in neighbouring Senegal. A tweet from an account managed by Barrow’s staff disclosed that the ceremony will be held at the

FG: We’ll use pension fund for infrastructure

The Federal Government is working on how to tap into the huge pension fund to finance infrastructure in the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday. He said at  the World Economic Forum holding in