Jurors convicted him on 16 charges including 10 of rape, three of indecent assault and three of false imprisonment

Teesside Crown Court (pictured) heard how 'violent, controlling and sexually abusive' Michael Dunn, 57, assaulted four victims in a catalogue of sex crimes which spanned several decades. Jurors heard Dunn, from Redcar in North Yorkshire, knocked through a wall at his home to create a cavity behind

Recession: Zimbabwe offers workers land instead of bonuses

Zimbabwe authorities offered residential land to government employees in lieu of annual bonuses, unions said on Thursday, rejecting a proposal that suggests the cash squeeze gripping the country is unlikely to ease this year. The southern African nation’s economy stagnated in 2016, fanning anti-government protests and

90 detained Somali immigrants deported from the US

Two Kenyans were initially dropped off from an American Charter Airline at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi before the plane proceeded to Mogadishu, local Kenyan media report.
Somalia’s ambassador to the United States, Ahmed Isse Awad, confirmed to Voice of America that the immigrants had

Equatorial Guinea confirms Jammeh's political asylum in the country

Government spokesperson Eugenio Nze Obiang told the media in Malabo that the Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo decided to host Jammeh who agreed to live in the country. President Obiang “informed the Council of Ministers of the decision of the

Untold story of the English village that raised a gorilla as a boy that drank tea, made its bed and washed up

The extraordinary life of an English village's resident gorilla that had its own bedroom, went for walks with schoolchildren and could do its own washing-up has been revealed. The ape - called John Daniel - played with children, ate roses from gardens and even enjoyed drinking tea and

Ghana's prisoners to have university education behind bars

According to the head of public relations for the prison service, Superintendent Vitalis Ayeh, three Ghanaian universities have been invited to extend their distance learning programmes to inmates, local Ghanaian news portal GhanaWeb reported. “We are in talks with the Universities of Ghana, Cape Coast, and

Nigeria: Suicide bomb kills 3, injures 2 in Maiduguri

A suicide bomb attack in Nigeria’s Borno state northeast of the country killed three and wounded two others on Wednesday. The suicide bombers had attempted to enter a mosque in the Kaleri district of Maïduguri when they were confronted by militiamen engaged in the fight against Boko Haram.
According to

'He hasn't taken his chances' - Mourinho tells Martial to fight for his Man Utd place

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Nigerian Singer Femi Kuti Urges Celebs to Help Boko Haram Victims

Renowned Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has urged celebrities and their fans to work with the government to help millions of people struggling to survive in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria.

The Lagos-based Afrobeat star said he wanted to raise awareness among young Nigerians and

My wife beats me at will – husband

“My wife is stronger than me and she has turned me into a punching bag,” a man, Lukeman Owolabi, told a Customary Court sitting in Ikole in Ekiti State on Thursday. The wife had filed a suit seeking the dissolution of their 23-year-old marriage over constant fighting and threat to

Africa's top 5 female scientists awarded $20,000 each by AU with EU support

Africa’s top 5 female scientists for the year 2016 were honoured by the African Union (AU) at its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa earlier this week. The winners were pooled from all the continent’s regions except Central Africa. West Africa had two recipients with East, North and

'It's very, very scary': President Trump reveals what it's like to get America's nuclear codes and insists he'll 'do the right thing' if the time comes as he gives his first interview inside the White House

In his first interview since taking office, President Trump gave glimpses of being humbled by his 'sobering' new responsibilities between intrepid promises to maintain his campaign vows. Speaking with ABC's David Muir , he went from

Police arrest 423 suspects, recovers 97 arms in Kaduna

The Police Command in Kaduna on Thursday said it had arrested 423 suspects in 2016.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Agoyle Abeh, said this in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna.
Abeh said 384 of the suspects had been charged to court, while 39 cases were under investigation.
“The command recorded

Buhari’s health: Govt to punish rumour mongers

The Federal Government is investigating sources of “subversive messages” on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health. Purveyors of such messages will face “the full wrath of the law”, the government said yesterday. For the second time in one week,

China ‘deploys missiles’ amid calls for more nuclear weapons to deter Donald Trump

Beijing is moving advanced ballistic missiles which are capable of hitting the US to its north-eastern frontier with Russia, according to media reports, amid suggestions that the weapons were

Buhari confesses from London that Channels TV is his favorites TV channel

Wherever I am, I keep up with news from home. Channels TV is one of my favorites. I'm

Got some hard times? Take a look at Donald Trump's quote of the day and you willl stand up on your feet

A man who has conquered so many grounds and recently overcame what political analyst describe as impossible in

PREM STAR TRAUMA Ryan Mason in stable condition after Hull midfielder undergoes lifesaving neuro surgery for fractured skull suffered in sickening clash of heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill

Mason clashed heads with the Chelsea defender 13 minutes into the match. The 25-year-old was carried off on a stretcher wearing an oxygen mask and in a neck brace after

It was a Nigerian Politician's private plane that flew Jammeh into exile

More details of the peaceful battle to restore democracy in The Gambia became known yesterday.
After days of stand-off, former President Yahya Jammeh suddenly agreed to quit office, yielding to

Angry Wenger pushes fourth official after being sent down tunnel by ref Moss

Arsene Wenger saw his side Arsenal side snatch a late winner in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Burnley, but not before losing his cool with the match officials. In the second of seven minutes of