Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe announces retirement

Speaking to a group of war veterans at the weekend, Mugabe admitted that the country’s economy is crumbling and said he would retire.
The Southern African country’s currency is in poor shape and banks running out of cash, the country is also feeling the pinch of a crippling drought.

As long as the party says

Girl, 15, denies murdering seven-year-old Katie Rough who was found with slashes to her neck and chest on a playing field

A teenager has denied murdering seven-year-old Katie Rough. The youngster was found with severe lacerations to her neck and chest on a playing field in York last month and died later in hospital.

A 15-year-old girl was arrested after Katie was found injured and charged with murder and possession of an

Kanye West launches low-key Yeezy Season 5 show as rapper stays out of limelight

At Kanye West’s last Yeezy fashion show, held in September in the middle of a New York heat wave, the models were required to stand still for hours in a dramatic display of choreography, prompting many to wilt and collapse. The rapper-turned-designer has clearly learnt some lessons since the fiasco, which had, naturally, overshadowed any efforts that

Scarlett Johansson On Marriage And Monogamy

SCARLETT JOHANSSON has shared her views on marriage and relationships, admitting that she doesn't "think it’s natural to be a monogamous person"."I think the idea of marriage is very romantic; it’s a beautiful idea, and the practice of it can be a very beautiful thing. I don’t think it’s natural to be a monogamous person," she told the most recent issue of Playboy, reports US Weekly. "I might be

Buhari to Nigerians: I thank you for prayers on my health

President Muhammadu Buhari last night thanked Nigerians for their prayers and kind wishes on his health. In a tweet @MBuhari after he met with the leadership of the National Assembly— Senate President Bukola Saraki, House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan —at the Abuja House in London, the President at

EXCLUSIVE: Never-before-seen pictures of secretly pregnant Marilyn Monroe, who confided to her close friend that co-star Yves Montand was the baby's father - not husband Arthur Miller

Marilyn Monroe's friend Frieda Hull kept the color pictures she took of Marilyn's baby bump private; they were sold as part of Frieda's estate last year. The pictures were taken in July, 1960 in New York City; Marilyn was 34 years old. Marilyn and married French actor Yves Montand began working together on Let's Make Love in February of that year and their affair began a month after. These images were the prized possession of Hull, who worked for

Six Ivory Coast journalists released after three-day detention

Six Ivorian journalists arrested on suspicion of spreading faking news which could incite soldiers to revolt, have been freed. The journalists were released on bond on Tuesday afternoon after being charged with relaying false information and undermining state’s security. The journalists were arrested on Sunday and taken to

Boy, 3, dies after accident on family farm

A three-year-old boy has died after he was knocked down by a  vehicle  on a farm in Fife. Stuart Nelson died in the accident on Cuttlehill Farm in the village of Crossgates shortly after 5pm on Tuesday. A close relative said the boy, who recently had his third birthday, died in a “freak” accident when he was hit by a reversing forklift truck.The relative, who did not

PHOTOS: Basket Mouth amazing mega show at SSE Arena Wembley London on 14 February 2017

 Basket Mouth has been a household name when it comes to comedy in Africa and beyond. Many people thought he was born with a silver spoon but is not the case. He has been through many troubles of life like other young Nigerian before steering up the ship above the storm levels to become what he is today. Reports emerged that Westerners and many Nigerians took their girl friends and family members to his show he organized in London to have fun. It was reported to be one of the best shows ever organized by a black comedian in UK. See more photos after the cut

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died of a perforated ulcer: Devastated sister reveals the troubled socialite did NOT have a brain tumour and 'had plans, trips and had written a moving new song'

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's sister has revealed the socialite died of natural causes. Santa Montefiore (pictured left) took to Twitter this afternoon to reveal the contents of the coroner's report. She wrote: 'Today the Coroner's report states that Tara died of natural causes - a perforated ulcer. She did not

Melania Trump Thanks Emily For Her Support

MELANIA TRUMP took to Twitter yesterday to thank actress Emily Ratajkowski for tweeting her support of the first lady, when she heard disparaging comments about her at a New York Fashion Week party.
"Sat next to a journalist from the New York Times last night who

Court Orders Forfeiture Of former NNPC Boss' $9.8m To FG

Today, a federal High Court sitting in Kano that presided over by Justice Z.B Abubakar ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $9,772,00 and £74,000 recovered from a building owned by former GMD of NNPC, Mr. ANdrew Yakubu to the federal Government. This was a follow up of an order sequel to

Zidane: Real Madrid will always be favourites in the Champions League

Napoli represent a big obstacle to Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16 although Zinedine Zidane believes his side will always be made favourites in the competition.
Wednesday's first leg sees Los Blancos host Maurizio Sarri's team before a trip to the Stadio San Paolo in a fortnight to decide who will pass to

PICTURED: Boy, 10, who died in a Topshop store in front of horrified shoppers 'after a shop display fell on top of him'

A 10-year-old boy was killed in a shopping centre yesterday when a heavy piece of store furniture fell on top of him. The child suffered severe head injuries in Topshop (bottom) at the Oracle Shopping Centre (inset) in Reading, Berkshire. Unconfirmed reports suggest he pulled a barrier down and it crashed on his head inside the store. He died in hospital an

Comic Actor, Okon Lagos Robbed In Warri

Okon Lagos is a popular Nollywood actor and comedian whose real name is Imeh Bishop Umoh. He was recently appointed Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Ethical and Social Reorientation.
The actor was robbed on Monday in

German woman 'decapitated lover with circular saw in bizarre sex game'

A woman has gone on trial in Munich on charges of murdering her lover with an electric circular saw.
The 32-year-old woman, named only as Gabrielle P under German privacy laws, is accused of killing her boyfriend while he was tied to the bed and blindfolded during

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Messi out to create panic in Paris

With Lionel Messi as protagonist, Barcelona will be hoping to make further inroads in the Champions League knowing that a win at the Parc de Princes in the first leg of their last-16 encounter would hand the Catalans a significant advantage in the tie. Indeed, Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has struggled to stop the mercurial Argentine in the past, with the former

BREAKING: Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-nam assassinated in Malaysia by 'female North Korean spies with poison needle'

Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, has been killed at an airport in Malaysia after being sprayed in the face by an unidentified liquid, police have said.
The the older half brother of the North Korean dictator complained to staff at Kuala Lumpur international airport that his

Kate shows off her VERY athletic figure in skinny jeans as she warms up before playing jumping games with the Air Cadets

Her younger sister stole the show when she married Prince William in 2011, but today the Duchess of Cambridge, 35, showed that Pippa has stiff competition as she displayed her very toned derriere in tight

SHOCKING: A COUPLE ELECTROCUTED AND ANOTHER DEAD IN PORT HARCOURT

Report emerged early hours of today, 14^th February 2017 of a couple in their house and a man in his shop along the road died of electrocution along Psychiatric road, opposite Abundant life Church in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Eye witness confirmed the sad news to us that the wife was