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It's been reported that rapper Meek Mill will be allowed to travel outside of Philadelphia in order to perform at shows. It was previously reported that, under the conditions of Meek's bail, he would be forced to remain within the confines of the county of Philadelphia. According to TMZ, Meek's new-found freedom comes by the hands of the person who has most committed to keeping him locked up: Judge Genece Brinkley. Judge Brinkley amended the order regarding his bail conditions, granting him permission to travel outside of Philadelphia for scheduled business activities. He will also be permitted to live in Montgomery County, rather than being forced to reside in the neighboring Philadelphia County. This doesn't mean that Meek has free reign to go wherever he wants, however. He must submit his travel request for approval 72 hours in advance, and he will be subjected to at least one urine test a month, meaning he'll need to be stringent about staying drug f...

Jackie Chan's daughter is looking for help from the internet. Famed Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan is being slammed by his estranged daughter who claims the Rush Hour actor is homophobic. Etta Ng and her girlfriend Andi Autumn posted a video last week saying all of their family and friends are not helping them with their homelessness, forcing them to go a shelter where they will get split up. “We’ve been homeless for a month due to homophobic parents. We pretty much slept under a bridge and other things," Etta says in the video below, with Andi adding: “I’ve asked all my friends for help. I’ve asked all my family for help. Everyone just keeps sending us to the directions of shelters, where they know we will be split up.” They further explain how they have nowhere to go since the current home they are staying at can no longer house them and now they "can only turn to the Internet for help." Jackie has admitted to having an affair with Etta's mother years ago ...

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of two MI-35M combat helicopters as part of its efforts to contribute its quota towards ameliorating the security challenges in the country. Receiving the aircraft at the flight line of the Tactical Air Command (TAC) of the NAF Base, in Makurdi, on Monday, Chief of Aircraft Engineering, NAF Headquarters, Abuja, AVM Abdulganiyu Olabisi, disclosed that the newly-acquired aircraft would, in a few days time, be assembled and taken to Kaduna where they would be officially inducted as part of the 54th NAF Day celebration. “We are aware of the prevailing security situation in the country and the effort the federal government is making to ensure that every part of Nigeria is safe and secured. It is part of this concerted effort that the NAF is taking delivery of a second batch of two MI35M Combat helicopters from Russia. “The helicopters in a few days from now will be assembled. We are happy that we have a team of Russian engineers who a...

Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Donald Trump are currently holding a press briefing in the U.S. leader’s first meeting with a leader from sub-Saharan Africa at the White House. Mr Trump hailed Mr Buhari for “fighting corruption and improving Nigerian trade.” He also said the U.S. “would be investing substantially in Nigeria” if Nigeria could implement a “level-playing field that we asked for.” The U.S. president also commended Mr Buhari for the role he played in securing the release of kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls. He, however, called on Mr Buhari to do more to end the ongoing killings linked to herdsmen across central Nigeria. Mr Buhari in turn commended Mr Trump for his leadership role in working out a final solution to the decades-long stalemate between North Korea and South Korea. Mr Buhari also promised to secure the remaining Dapchi and Chibok girls in Boko Haram custody. He also said he would work to end the killings in the north-central states. On economy, M...

Actor Charlie Sheen reportedly owes the government almost $5 million in back taxes from 2015. The actor has an outstanding debt for $4,967,376.41, according to The Blast. Sheen, 52, was once the highest paid actor on network television, receiving a $1.8 million per episode paycheck for “Two and a Half Men.” Sheen revealed in 2015 that he was HIV-positive. Now, he is so broke that he was forced to cut child support payments to his exes Denise Richards and Brooke Mueller two years ago. He is currently trying to sell his Mulholland Estates mansion for the odd price $9,999,999. He recently settled a lawsuit against the National Enquirer over an article claiming that he raped a then 13-year old Corey Haim on set of “Lucas” in 1986, but it is unclear if he received monetary compensation. Sheen’s rep is yet to confirm the news..

An actor on the television show “Empire” has been acquitted of domestic battery in Chicago. Morocco Omari took the stand during a two-day trial that ended with his acquittal Friday. Jurors deliberated for less than two hours. He says he “could never beat up a woman” and that his acquittal is like “an albatross lifted from my neck.” Omari was arrested in April 2017 after a 24-year-old woman who identified herself as Omari’s girlfriend told police officers that he had pushed her to the ground during an argument, causing scratches on her neck and chest. Omari described the aftermath of the allegations as “like a hurricane wiping out your house.” Omari played FBI Agent Tariq Cousins on the Fox TV show. The character was killed off last season.

New US research has found that sticking to five healthy habits throughout adulthood, including eating a healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, no smoking, and not too much alcohol, could together add more than ten years to life expectancy. Led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the study is the first comprehensive analysis to look at the effect of adopting low-risk lifestyle factors on life expectancy in the US, a country which has a shorter average life expectancy (79.3 years) than almost all other high-income nations. The researchers analyzed 34 years of data from 78,865 women and 27 years of data from 44,354 men and defined the five low-risk lifestyle factors as not smoking, a low body mass index (18.5-24.9 kg/m2), at least 30 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity, moderate alcohol intake (up to about one 5-ounce glass of wine per day for women, or up to two glasses for men), and a healthy diet. For the participants who...

Missile strikes on central Syria killed 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians, a monitor said Monday, in a raid that bore the hallmarks of Tehran's archfoe Israel. The Syrian regime, which denounced a "fresh aggression" after the strikes, meanwhile continued to flush out armed groups from the capital with more deals to transfer fighters to the country's north. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, missile strikes hit two military targets in Aleppo and Hama provinces late Sunday. The strike on Hama province hit a base known as the 47th Brigade where pro-regime fighters are stationed. Both hits destroyed surface-to-surface missiles, the monitor said. "At least 26 fighters were killed, including four Syrians," in the Hama strike, said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Britain-based monitoring group. "The others are foreign fighters, a vast majority of them Iranians," he told AFP. "Given the na...

After more than a year in office, President Donald Trump for the first time is hosting an African president at the White House. The meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday comes after an uncomfortable start to the Trump administration's approach to the world's second most populous continent. Security and economic issues top the agenda for the bilateral meeting and working lunch. Nigeria, Africa's most populous country with almost 200 million people, is the largest economy on the continent and the leading crude oil exporter. Buhari was one of the first two African leaders Trump called after he took power, along with South Africa's president. Nigeria is also one of Africa's most troubled when it comes to extremism. Extremist group Boko Haram launched a violent insurgency in the northeast nine years ago with the aim of creating an Islamic state, and tens of thousands of people have been killed. Mass abductions of schoolgirls brought Boko Hara...

 A police operation across the Caribbean and South America has freed nearly 350 people from human trafficking networks and led to the arrests of 22 people. Those rescued included children and adults working in nightclubs, gold mines, factories, open-air markets and on farms, international police agency Interpol said Monday. Some were forced to work without pay, or in spaces no bigger than coffins. Interpol said the traffickers took advantage of vulnerable populations seeking jobs across borders. Interpol said that social services and charity groups are working to support the victims. About 500 police were involved in the coordinated raids earlier this month in Brazil, Venezuela, Jamaica and 10 other countries in the Caribbean. They seized computer equipment, mobile phones and cash. "In Guyana, young women were found working as prostitutes next to extremely remote gold mines, from which they could not escape," Interpol said in a statement. In St. Vincent and th...

A Malaysian court Monday handed a Danish man a one-week jail term for breaking a law against "fake news", the first person to be punished under the controversial legislation. The law, passed in early April, makes the deliberate dissemination of false information punishable by up to six years in jail and a hefty fine. It has sparked outrage from rights groups, who believe it is aimed at cracking down on dissent. Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman, a 46-year-old of Yemeni descent, admitted making and posting on YouTube a video accusing emergency services of responding slowly after a Palestinian Hamas member was gunned down in Kuala Lumpur. Fadi al-Batsh, said to be a rocket-making expert, was on his way to dawn prayers on April 21 when he was assassinated by motorbike-riding gunmen, a killing his family have blamed on Israel's spy agency. The Jewish state has denied it was behind the murder. The Dane, who did not have a lawyer and was wearing white robes and a green sku...

The Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited on Monday said that it was collaborating with China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC) to launch two additional satellites. Samson Osagie, the Executive Director, Marketing and Business Development of the organisation said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the satellites would be deployed in the next 36 months. Mr Osagie explained that the durability of a satellite was 15 years, and that Nigeria’s current satellite was seven years old. “NIGCOMSAT is collaborating with China Great Wall Industry Cooperation and we are negotiating to launch additional two satellites in 36 months. “Presently Nigeria does not have the capital to build and finance its own satellite which is why the collaboration is needed. “The first satellite by Nigeria was launched in 2007 but had issues and was de-orbited. It was later re-launched in 2011 which makes it seven years now. “The life span of a satell...

The official trailer for a new Whitney Houston documentary set to hit theaters this summer has been released. Whitney, a documentary by Kevin Macdonald, has received the support of the late icon’s family and estate. The film will include unseen and unheard recordings, home videos and live performances from different points of Houston’s legendary life, according to Vulture. “I approached Whitney’s life like a mystery story; why did someone with so much raw talent and beauty self-destruct so publicly and painfully?” said Macdonald. “I was lucky enough to have the support of Pat Houston and the Whitney Houston estate in this quest. They entrusted me with the ‘keys to the vault’ while giving me complete freedom to follow the story wherever it went.” This will be the second Houston documentary released in the last two years. Whitney: Can I Be Me, which first debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017, aired on Showtime last August. That documentary followed  Houston’s rise t...

Actress Pamela Gidley who starred in the "Twin Peaks" prequel, "Fire Walk With Me," died earlier this month. She was 52. Gidley's death was announced Sunday in an obituary. It says that she "died peacefully in her home, on Monday, April 16, 2018 in Seabrook." The cause of death was not immediately clear. According to her obituary, Gidley pursued a modeling and acting career in New York City before moving to Los Angeles. Her movie roles included "Thrashin'" and "Cherry 2000." She also appeared on TV in episodes of "MacGyver," ''The Pretender," ''Tour of Duty," ''CSI" and "The Closer." At the family's request, all services will be private. Source: Los Angeles Times

A 17-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in Chicago. The two men responsible are now in custody. On April 30 at approximately 11:25 p.m., near the 7100 block of South State Street, a 17-year-old male was heading into a store when he was approached by two other males. The two men attempted to rob the 17-year-old, and ended up shooting him in the neck. The two men fled in a Mazda, which then crashed a short time later. Officers of the Chicago Police Department quickly arrested the two men. The 17-year-old victim was transported to Stroger Hospital. As of this writing, he was listed in critical condition. No information on the two suspects, including their age or identities, has been released at this time. This story is just developing. ..

A man was shot to death in Scripps Ranch on Sunday (April 29) night. Currently, San Diego authorities are investigating to determine the motive behind the killing. Around 9:15 p.m. Sunday evening, cops were called to Scripps Ranch to investigate the death of a man who was shot. According to reports, he was fatally shot by his teenage son. As of now, there are not many details about the case. The shooting occurred in the area of Affinity Court and Scripps Ranch Boulevard. As of now, the suspect is not in custody but a large portion of the neighborhood is blocked for further investigation. When news of the shooting broke out, neighbors were shocked. As Navwn Arra said, “This isn’t the community, we have a lot of kids here, a lot of families. I wouldn’t expect anything of that sort happening here. It’s shocking to us.” Right now, it is unclear what the motive behind the shooting was. Homicide detectives arrived at the scene to investigate the matter. Police have not yet reveale...

Harry Smith (Davey Boy Smith Jr.) and Aurelian Smith Jr. (Jake Roberts) have settled their differences after a phone conversation set up by Bret Hart when Hart and Roberts were at an autograph session. Roberts agreed to drop all charges on Monday for an incident at WrestleCon where the two had a heated exchange of words and Smith threw coffee at Roberts and Roberts' daughter went after Smith, who walked away. Smith had been upset about things Roberts had said about his father on a podcast with Roddy Piper. Both privately apologized to each other over the incident and Smith agreed to do a public apology, which he did before his IWGP Tag Team title match in Kumamoto, Japan that took place early Sunday. "I'd like to announce publicly and officially that I spoke with Jake Roberts on the phone today and we squashed heat we have for what happened at the WrestleCon event," wrote Smith. "I apologized and said I would apologize publicly as Jake agreed he woul...

A Nigerian referee, Ogabor has been banned for one year by the Referees Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in line with suggestions given by the continental body's Disciplinary Board. In a statement released on its website on Sunday, CAF indicates that investigation and evidence showed that Ogabor had contacted South African match officials to provide "technical assiatnce" to Plateau United during their first leg match against USM Alger (Algeria) played on April 7, 2018 in Lagos. The apex football authority in Africa also warned Plateau United to stop giving complimentary gifts that might create wrong perception in the mind of officials. Meanwhile, CAF also asked the South African Football Association to apologize to Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). This came on heels  of CAF investigation which revealed that no official of NFF had anything to do with alleged bribe of  US$30,000. Source : Sahara Reporters.

The Nigerian government has said it will not accept the request of Joint Health Sector Union’s (JOHESU) members to enjoy the same salary structure with the medical doctors. The government also said it never had any existing agreement with the union prior to the coming of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. In a statement signed by Assistant Director of Information, Ministry of Health Mr. Olajide Oshundun, the minister assured the union that the administration would not renege on any agreement entered into with any labor organization, including JOHESU. “What JOHESU is asking for is parity with medical doctors, which is not practicable nor acceptable to the Federal Government. “A cursory look at the salary tables in the health sector before and after independence till date have always reflected relativity.  The 2014 salary adjustment for medical doctors was to correct the anomaly of 2009 and restore relativity,” the minister stated. “The Minister of Health wi...

Johns Hopkins University announced Thursday afternoon that its board of trustees has revoked an honorary degree previously presented to Bill Cosby. This came hours after the iconic comedian convicted on three counts of felony-aggravated indecent assault in connection with a 2004 incident at his home near Philadelphia. Cosby, 80, was one of four people to receive an honorary from the university in 2004, and he spoke that year at the diploma ceremony for seniors from the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering. This is the first known instance of Johns Hopkins rescinding an honorary degree, which the university has presented to more than 480 individuals since 1880. “The university conferred the honorary degree on the comedian and actor in 2004 based on his professional accomplishments to that date,” the university said in a statement. At the time the honorary degree was conferred, the university was unaware of the allegations that Mr. Cosb...

 Beautiful singer & Actress Jennifer Lopez steals the spotlight once more! Days after stealing the show at the 2018 TIME 100 Gala on Tuesday night in New York City, J.Lo once again commanded attention on the red carpet at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards at in Las Vegas. Hitting the carpet ahead of her performance at the show, Lopez looked flawless as ever in a disco ball-inspired mini dress with long sleeves and cutouts on the sides of her torso. She finished off the look with matching silver pumps and extensions that brought her hair past her waistline. After slaying on the red carpet alongside boyfriend Alex Rodriguez, Lopez took the stage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center to sing her new song "El Anillo," which is Spanish for "the ring." Is J.Lo sending A-Rod a message that she's ready to put a ring on it? It kinda sounds like it.

Cardi B has responded to her former manager’s $10 million lawsuit. On Thursday, Klenord Raphael, aka Shaft, filed a lawsuit claiming that he discovered the “Bodak Yellow” star, only to be “frozen out” of her career just as it was exploding. An attorney representing the red-hot rapper responded Friday, (in a statement) that “Shaft’s claim raises a huge question.” Paul LiCalsi, a partner at Robins Kaplan LLP said, “After a full investigation of the facts, we will be responding to these allegations in detail in court. But even on its face, Shaft’s claim raises a huge question. For a hefty commission, a manager promises to carefully counsel and guide an artiste in her or his career. In exchange, the law imposes a high fiduciary duty on the manager to always act in the artiste's best interest, not engage in conflicts of interest, not overreach, and not self-deal.” LiCalsi suggests that Shaft signed on as Cardi B’s manager for a 20 percent commission, then signed her up thro...

The Deleter of Worlds (Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt) are the new RAW Tag Team Champions after defeating The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) in Saudi Arabia. The duo have feuded since 2017, but since Bray was thrown into the Lake of Reincarnation in the Ultimate Deletion, he has turned face and teamed with Matt. They knocked off Sheamus and Cesaro who have recently been traded to the SmackDown brand, in an outcome that did not surprise the fans. Trading taunts to start, Woken Matt had the crowd chanting delete with him, as they exchanged blows in the early part of the match. Bray tagged in and was beaten down as The Bar took charge of the match. Bray rallied and even got their new bit in, applauding themselves for knocking Cesaro off the apron. However, Sheamus and the Swiss Cyborg are a well oiled machine and established their control over the bout. With the duo beating down Matt Hardy he eventually made the hot-tag to his partner, with Bray Wyatt charging The Bar down with a cros...

Janelle Monáe declared herself pansexual in a new interview with Rolling Stone, putting to rest many years of speculation surrounding her sexuality. “Being a queer Black woman in America, someone who has been in relationships with both men and women – I consider myself to be a free-ass motherf-cker,” she said a few days before the release of her highly-anticipated third album Dirty Computer. Within hours, "pansexual" became the most-searched term on Merriam-Webster in the last 24 hours, the dictionary platform tweeted on Thursday. A pansexual person has sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards people regardless of their sex or gender identity. Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, stating that gender and sex are not basic factors in their romantic or sexual attraction to others. A number of well-known people have come out as pansexual in recent years including rapper Angel Haze and Miley Cyrus. Teen transgender activist Jazz Jennings als...

The Federal Government  Of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, May 1, 2018, as a public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Workers’ Day. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued Friday in Abuja and signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr M. B. Umar. According to the statement, “the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerian workers on their loyalty, strength of character, hard work, sacrifice and dedication to building a greater Nigeria. “He appreciated the central role workers play in government activities and decisions, and for keeping faith with the present administration in its resolve to build a better Nigeria. “Gen. Dambazau solicited the continuous support of Nigerian Workers in government’s effort to re-position the economy and uphold the shared legacy of all Nigerians. The Minister wishes all Nigerian workers a successful May Day celebration”.

The Nigerian Army announced that it has arrested a key Boko Haram suspect behind the recent killings in Benue state. . In a statement issued on Friday by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Major Olabisi Ayeni said that the arrest was made possible through combined troops of 707 Special Forces Brigade, Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services in Makurdi. . Ayeni identified the arrested Boko Haram as Aminu Yaminu aka Tarshaku. According to him, ‘Nigerian troops have arrested the key Boko Haram suspect known as Aminu Yaminu nicknamed Tashaku who is believed to have masterminded most of the recent attacks in Benue State.’ . He added that Aminu had concluded plans with his cohorts in Bauchi, Borno, Yobe and Nasarawa states to launch a major attack on innocent citizens in Benue State,  Nigeria .

Kendra Wilkinson is a brunette. Ta-dah!!! The 32-year-old revealed her new dark brown locks after visiting a West Hollywood salon on Thursday. 'Been wanting to experiment like this for a long time n here it is,' she wrote about her hair color change on Instagram and flaunted the sexy new do. She added: 'So excited for this change but I’ll always stay true to my roots.' Ever since first meeting Hugh Hefner in 2004, the model has been instantly recognizable from her platinum blond tresses.

The IAAF this week issued new Eligibility Regulations [English | French] for Female Classification (Athlete with Differences of Sexual Development) for events from 400m to the mile, including 400m, hurdles races, 800m, 1500m, one mile races and combined events over the same distances (‘Restricted Events’). The new Regulations require any athlete who has a Difference of Sexual Development (DSD) that means her levels of circulating testosterone (in serum) are five (5) nmol/L or above and who is androgen-sensitive to meet the following criteria to be eligible to compete in Restricted Events in an International Competition (or set a World Record in a Restricted Event at competition that is not an International Competition): (a) She must be recognised at law either as female or as intersex (or equivalent); (b) She must reduce her blood testosterone level to below five (5) nmol/L for a continuous period of at least six months (e.g., by use of hormonal contraceptives); and (c) There...

I.M. Sanni, a judge of the federal high court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, on Friday sentenced two Cameroonians, Ebwe Michael and Ngu Tiku to 18 years imprisonment each for illegally acquiring Nigerian passports. Sanni, however, gave the defendants an option to pay N500,000 each as fine. The judge, while sentencing the convicts, said the court was lenient on them because they pleaded guilty and did not waste the time of the court. He also said the convicts were first offenders. Sanni ordered that if the convicts failed to pay the fine, they will serve their sentences in Nigeria and would be deported after completion of their sentences. Speaking to journalists after the ruling, the prosecution counsel, David Babale, said the first convict, Michael, 43, in 2012 acquired a Nigerian passport without being detected. Babale said luck, however, ran out on him when he came for re-issue in March 2018 with the second defendant, Tiku, 35, when they were caught by a vigilant Im...

Bill Cosby will be confined to his suburban Philadelphia home and must wear a GPS monitor until he is sentenced on sexual assault charges, a judge ordered Friday. A day after the comedian was found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004, Judge Steven O’Neill outlined the strict bail conditions, saying the 80-year-old can only leave his house to meet with lawyers or doctors. Even then, he can’t stray far from his home county and needs written permission from the probation office. Cosby, who is out on $1 million bail, faces up to 30 years behind bars.

Beautiful radio personality, Toke Makinwa, has shared how she battled with fibroids for seven years. The ‘On Becoming’ author opened up about her struggles in a new YouTube video because “someone out there is struggling too”. “I have been battling fibroid for 6 going on 7 years. I think I was diagnosed 7 years ago,” she said on ‘Toke Moments’, her YouTube vlog. “It’s been one hell of a ride. So I finally decided to do something about the situation this year because it was getting to the point where it was beginning to affect me. I was in a lot of pain. I couldn’t sit up properly. It was beginning to push against certain organs inside of me and it was just nasty and a total disaster.” Ms Makinwa explained she tried to live with the non-fatal uterus growth but it became worse over time. “Doctors would often tell you not to bother yourself about it if you are not experiencing excessive bleeding or backache or if they are not obstructing anything in there,” she said. Th...

Sketch Of The Golden State Killer By FBI Joseph James DeAngelo, believed to be the notorious “East Area Rapist,” or “Golden State Killer,” was arrested early Wednesday morning in the Sacramento area. His arrest comes more than 30 years after allegedly killing at least 12 people and raping 51 victims from 1976 to 1986. The long-hunted serial killer was also known as “the Original Night Stalker.” Joseph James DeAngelo, was arrested on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and booked on two counts of murder. DeAngelo is a former Auburn, California police officer. He is being charged with two counts of first-degree murder with three special circumstances. Those circumstances are: multiple murders; murder during the commission of a rape; and murder during the commission of a robbery. Just the beginning. The victims are Lyman Smith, 43, and Charlene Smith, 33. They were killed in Ventura County on March 13, 1980. Investigators are saying that th...

The aspiring filmmaker suing Russell Simmons for an alleged sexual assault has dropped her claims, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed Wednesday. Jennifer Jarosik in January filed a $5 million lawsuit against the mogul, alleging he raped her in 2016 after inviting her to his home under the guise of discussing a documentary project.  In his answer filed April 4, Simmons argues their sexual relationship was consensual and she often sent him texts saying she missed him and would love to see him. On Wednesday, the parties filed a joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice. Jarosik's attorney Perry Wander did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Simmons is still facing a $10 million suit from an anonymous woman who claims he raped her after threatening her young son. He says the allegations are "vile" and the lawsuit is nothing more than an extortion attempt. Simmons also argues that the alleged incident occurred in the late 1980s and Jan...

The U.S. Department of Treasury has settled the debate on how the image of Harriet Tubman will be incorporated onto legal tender, with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announcing that the slavery abolitionist will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill and not Alexander Hamilton (on the $10 bill) as it had been suspected she might. “What she did to free people on an individual basis and what she did afterward. That’s a legacy of what an individual can do in a democracy,” Lew said in a statement that he delivered to the press in lieu of the decision. While Tubman will indeed take up the front side of the twenty as the first woman to ever head a U.S. banknote, Jackson won’t be completely wiped off of the bill. The bust of the nation’s seventh President will simply be switched to the backside of the twenty so that both historic figures may be glorified. In addition to Tubman being circulated into currency a slate of other important women will be honored come the 100th anniversary of ...

President George H.W. Bush is in intensive care, a day after a funeral was held for his wife, Barbara Bush. Bush, 93, was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital Sunday morning after contracting an infection that spread to his blood, family spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement Monday. "He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering. We will issue additional updates as events warrant," said McGrath. According to a source close to the former Republican President, Bush was admitted to the hospital with an infection that led to sepsis, which can be life-threatening. He was in critical condition, the source said. The source added that Bush's blood pressure kept dropping and a couple of times there was serious concern about whether he was going to come through, but that he had been stabilized. But with Bush's age, his health and with this infection, this is very serious, the source explained. Bush revealed several years ago he suffers from...

Canadian citizen Sebastian Woodroffe was found dead on Saturday after having been lynched by a mob in a small village in Yarinacocha. He was reportedly accused of killing Olivia Arévalo, who was shot to death on Thursday. Indigenous organisation Servindi reported that Arévalo’s family were handing out a leaflet with a picture of the Canadian, asking people to share it on Facebook and offering a reward for any help in finding him. “This is the man that killed teacher Olivia Arévalo after making her sing an ícaro (folkloric healing song often sung during Ayahuasca ceremonies),” the statement read. “He found her alone, asked her to sing and then killed her.” On Saturday, local news agency Zona Pucallpa Noticias published a video on its Facebook page showing a crying Woodroffe sitting in a puddle surrounded by a group of villagers, including two children. A couple of angry men wrapped a rope around his neck and dragged him across the floor until he went limp. It is believed he was...

Taiwo Oyelabi, the 50-year-old man arrested by the LagosState Police Command, for impregnating his daughter, Nibila, 21, has blamed her for the incestuous act. He said: “She  was the one who seduced me, she kissed me and I warned her. A particular day, she grabbed me and was trying to have sex with me. I beat her up but later I fell for it and slept with her. It was the devil that made me fall.” According to Oyelabi, Nibila and her twin were abandoned by their mum when they were 2 years old, adding that his siblings took them from him until last November when she was brought them back. . After sleeping with her the first time, Oyelabi said he reported the incident at a Celestial Church, where they performed deliverance. “But after two weeks, she repeated the same action again and we slept together. . Then, I was a security man at Obadore. Each night I want to go to work, she would say she cannot sleep alone that she was scared. So, I used to take her to my workplace and we...

Raw’s 10-Woman Tag Team Match main event descended into chaos when Ronda Rousey stormed the ring to dish out some serious damage to Mickie James’ arm.  Here's what set off The Baddest Woman on the Planet before Raw concluded: Ronda Rousey made her presence felt at the end of a 10-Woman Tag Team Match that pitted Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax, Natalya, Ember Moon, Sasha Banks & Bayley (still not quite meshing together) against Alexa Bliss (who evoked her rematch clause against Jax for WWE Backlash in a faux-PSA about the dangers of “bullying”), Mickie James & The Riott Squad that Raw GM Kurt Angle had sanctioned in order to give the female Superstars the same spotlight the men had received the previous week. Much like the men’s match, it was an epic free-for-all. Moon was a force of nature, putting a hurting on Riott Squad member Liv Morgan that culminated in a massive suicide dive (Sarah Logandragged Liv to safety before The War Goddess could follow up), and Nataly...