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The confirmed death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has risen to 832, and the vice-president, Jusuf Kalla, has warned it could reach into the thousands. More than 150 aftershocks followed the 7.4 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami which hit Sulawesi on Friday, causing thousands of homes, hotels, shopping malls and several mosques to collapse. So far, 821 of the deaths were in the city of Palu, with 11 casualties recorded in Donggala, the worst-hit area which is home to 300,000 people. Hundreds of bodies have been found on beaches and authorities fear many may have been washed out to sea. Speaking at a press conference, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesman for the BNBP disaster agency, said the area affected was much bigger than originally thought. The deaths are believed to be still increasing since many bodies were still under the wreckage while many have not able to be reached,” said Sutopo, emphasising that acces...

Nigerian migrants held in Libya were rescued after releasing a video from their cell that went viral on social media and caught the attention of authorities. A group of migrants held inside a detention centre in Zawiya in Libya, risked their lives to shoot the video in July, showing poor living conditions and people pleading for help. "They refuse to deport us," says a man in the video that was shared over WhatsApp and other social networks. "We are suffering here, we are dying here... they are keeping us here for business." The video was sent to France 24 Observers, a citizen journalism initiative, in July. After seeing the video, the journalists flagged the attention of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which helps organise voluntary returns from Libyan detention camps. The migrants returned to Nigeria on August 30. "If not for that video we wouldn't have been able to come back to Nigeria, I believe that," Efe Onyeka...

Linda Ikeji's newly engaged sister, Sandra Ikeji has begged her Instagram followers to pray for her, as the devil is trying to snatch her joy. Sandra who got engaged in July wrote; "The joy in my heart is flowing like a river but the devil is trying to snatch it. Pls say a little prayer for me guys. Happy Sunday."

A UNI professor was left red-faced after accidentally beaming porn through a lecture room projector for all his students to see. About 500 students had turned up for an introductory psychology class - but instead got an explicit lesson in human anatomy and sexual behaviour. Footage taken of the mortifying debacle shows shocked students, aghast at the spectacle of a porn film coming on by mistake and seemingly taking a good few, excruciating seconds to rectify. Some found it hilarious, while others can be seen getting up to leave. The blunder happened during the lecture at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus where the professor inadvertently screened the porno to the packed hall on Monday morning, according to reports. The campus newspaper The Varsity said one of the students reportedly recorded the mishap on Snapchat and posted it elsewhere online, where unsurprisingly it was shared, many, many times. The school said it was offering support to anyone who was ...

WWE Superstar, Titus O’Neil, has revealed how his mom gave birth to him at the age of 12, after being raped at 11. He made the revelation after former ESPN Sportscenter anchor, Jemele Hill, shared a video of victims of rape pleading with Senator Jeff Flake to reconsider his position on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. Kavanaugh has been accused of taking part in efforts, during high school, to get girls intoxicated so that a group of boys could have sex with them. However, Kavanaugh rejected the claim. O’Neil revealed how painful the senate hearings have been for his mother, a victim of rape.

The Nigerian Labour Congress has suspended its ongoing strike. The strike commenced on September 26. The National President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension of the strike at a press conference on Sunday in Abuja. “The suspension takes effect from today Sunday,” he said. The suspension means workers are expected to resume duties on Tuesday as Monday has been declared a public holiday by the federal government to mark the October 1 Independence Day.

A Minnesota woman and her two minor sons face eviction after she refused her landlord’s request to remove a Black Lives Matter sign from her 2nd floor window. Jessica Kearns is searching for a new apartment in Roseville, Minn., but most landlords don’t accept Section 8 vouchers. Kearns is white and her two young sons are biracial. She says she wants to keep the two boys, ages 6 and 9, in Roseville schools. “He never had a problem or a complaint with me in the 14 months I’ve been here,” Kearns told the Star Tribune. “Then two days after I stick up for myself and tell him that there’s nothing in the lease that says I can’t put up a sign, he wants me out.” Her landlord, Barry Star, gave her 60 days to vacate after she placed the Black Lives Matter sign in the window. The landlord said he received complaints from other residents in the brownstone. “I have to think about other tenants and try to protect them and keep them happy,” Star told the newspaper. “The biggest issue i...

Actress Lindsay Lohan learned a hard lesson about making wild accusations. The 32-year-old was apparently attacked for accusing strangers of human trafficking. On Friday, Lindsay posted a since-deleted video on her Instagram account that showed her pursuing a Syrian family down a street. She explained to her Instagram followers that she was “worried” about the two young boys with the family. “I just want to show you a family that I met that’s a Syrian refugee family that I’m really worried about,” she explains as she approaches the group. For some unknown reason, Lindsay jumped to the conclusion that the family was trafficking the two young boys. “Tell me your story. So I can help you. What’s happening? They’re trafficking children,” she says in the video. She assured the boys that she wouldn’t leave them alone. “I won’t leave until I take you. “Now I know who you are. Don’t f–k with me.” Lindsay, who has a history of drug and substance abuse, tells the children: I...

The murder of rapper XXXTentacion was captured by surveillance cameras and the haunting video was played in public for the first time on Thursday September 27th during a Broward County court hearing. During a hearing which happened yesterday at the Broward County Central Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, the prosecutors in the case of Robert Allen, an alleged accomplice in the murder of XXXTentacion, shared surveillance footage that shows two gunmen approaching the rapper’s car to open fire. Footage from the hearing was captured by local news station WPLG and featured in a segment about the case. This video is the first publicly available video at the moment. Peep the video :

The band is back together. At SmackDown 1000 on Tuesday, Oct. 16, Evolution reunites – Triple H, Batista, Randy Orton and Ric Flair will be in Washington, D.C. for the historic event. Evolution is comprised of some of the most successful Superstars in history – there are 49 world championship reigns between the four members, who ran roughshod through WWE from 2002 to 2005, then rode again for a vicious rivalry with The Shield in 2014. What does Evolution have in store as they make their first-ever appearance on the blue brand during this groundbreaking night? Find out during SmackDown’s 1000th episode, Tuesday, Oct. 16.

GCDS (which stands for “God Can’t Destroy Streetwear”) debuted their neon collection of streetwear at their spring/summer 2019 show this week. All the models donned sports bras, bicycle shorts, and boots. But the big difference was that two of the models also had a third boob (complete with the nipples) under their sports bras. GCDS creative director, Giuliano Calza, spoke to WWD about the collection’s dystopian inspiration—which WWD describes as “a day when all the computers crash and society has to look back and appreciate the old way of doing things.” Giuliano said: "We’re a young group here—we’re all under 30—and I wanted to talk to people our age about the future and get them thinking about plastics, water shortage, and the environment. Full sustainability is impossible, and I wanted this show to be a wake-up call." While a third breasts is certainly something to send a message, it’s still not the only crazy thing we’ve seen on the runway. In February, ...

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the restroom of a popular restaurant in Pretoria on Saturday. According to a witness who wished to remain anonymous, the man was “stalking his prey” while she was playing in the children’s area of Dros restaurant in Silverton. The witness claimed the man was sitting alone in the smoking section, where he asked for a glass of water, saying he was waiting for a friend. Shortly afterwards, the man moved nearer to the restaurant’s play area and started watching the girl, who was on her own. Moments later, the child went to the bathroom and the man followed, the witness said. “He allegedly snatched her from the female rest room, blocked her mouth and took her to the men’s rest room where he raped her.” The child’s mother, who is apparently a regular at the Dros, noticed that her child had gone. “We asked the child-minder where the child was and she said she had gone to the toilet. “Her mother went to the rest room but did not fi...

The Nigeria Air Force has confirmed the death of one of its pilots involved in the F-7Ni aircraft crash in Abuja. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, confirmed this in a statement issued on Friday. The statement read in part, “It is with a heavy heart that I regretfully announce that one of the pilots who successfully ejected from one of the F-7Ni aircraft that crashed earlier today has passed on. "May his soul rest in peace. Additional details on the incident will be communicated ,” Daramola said. Two NAF aircraft had crashed in the Federal Capital Territory when they were performing rehearsals for Nigeria’s 58th Independence Anniversary on Friday.

Okechukwu Osadebe, 18-year-old son of late highlife maestro, Chief Stephen Osadebe, has lost his life in a flood disaster in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that the younger Osadebe died on Thursday Sept. 27 in the Osadebe’s Atani country home in Ogbaru when he was swept away by the flood at about 7:30pm. The death of Osadebe brings to four the number of lives so far lost to flood disaster in Anambra in the last one week. Mrs Amaechi Osadebe, mother of the deceased, told NAN in Atani on Friday that Okechulwu was returning home with two other persons when flash flood overwhelmed them. She explained that it was due to high current and turbulence of the water wave that made it difficult for the other two young boys to pull him out of the water. Mr Arinzechukwu Awogu, the Transition Chairman of Ogbaru, who visited the family, described the death as a tragedy to the whole Ogbaru community. Awogu said he came to commiserate with...

Two Nigeria Air Force (NAF) jets have crashed inside a bush at Katampe Hill along Kuwa Expressway in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The two jets, which crashed a few metres from each other, were part of those being used for the aerial display rehearsal ahead of Nigeria's 58th Independence Day celebration on October 1. According to Katampe residents, the two pilots escaped unhurt with the aid of parachutes.

The pair last shared the screen together in 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day. But now 27 years later and they’re back filming Terminator 6, a film that will act as a direct sequel to Judgement Day. To celebrate Linda turning 62-years-old, Arnie has shared a set photo of the pair on his Instagram reenacting a snap from what appears to be Judgement Day’s set. Arnie wrote: “Happy birthday to my dear friend Linda Hamilton.”

Nollywood Actress, Stella Clifford, calls out a married movie director demanding sex for work, shares screenshots of their chat via her Instagram page. She wrote; I" will make sure the whole world knows the kind of person u r, u r nt gud to work wit. I am still waiting for ur threat, go fulfill it, because u will never go scort free director Lake Asmah....." Ladies & Gents, here's the screenshots of their chats:

Rihanna’s Hollywood Hills home was reportedly broken into on Tuesday night (September 25) —  the second time in four months. According to TMZ, police were alerted to the scene after an alarm went off around 10:30 p.m. local time. LAPD surrounded the home, which was unoccupied at the time. Neighbors told the officers they saw up to three suspects escape in a silver vehicle after the alarm was tripped. So far, no suspects are in custody and whether they managed to get anything out of the house is undetermined. RiRi’s home was broken into back in May by a man who was allegedly waiting to have sex with the Barbadian superstar. He was arrested and charged with felony stalking and burglary. Last month, Rihanna’s alarm was accidentally triggered and cops went to her home again. Meanwhile, RiRi just wrapped up a Savage x Fenty fashion show and is getting ready to launch her Fenty Beauty products at Sephoras and JC Pennys on October 1.

A stadium worker who was filmed spitting on pizza at a Detroit Tigers baseball game has been arrested and charged with a felony food law violation. Police arrested Jaylon Kerley on Sunday and charged him with felony and misdemeanor food safety violations. The felony charge is punishable by a maximum of four years in prison. The video was filmed by another food service worker who uploaded the gross video to Instagram.com over the weekend. The video has since been removed from Instagram. Kerley was fired on Sunday after he was identified as the stadium worker seen spitting on a pizza on Friday. Kerley’s bond was set at $100,000. He will be tested for infectious diseases. The pizza was ordered by an unknown Detroit Tigers attendee.

Bill Cosby appeared a bit more relaxed in a new mugshot taken at the state medical prison facility where he will call home for at least the next 33 months. Cosby, 81, was sentenced to serve 3-10 years on Tuesday following his conviction in April on 3 charges of drugging and molesting a former Temple University staffer at his home in 2004. The comedian’s new home is Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institute at Phoenix, a brand new state-of-the-art maximum security facility about 25 miles from the Montgomery County courthouse. His new mugshot was taken Tuesday night after he was transferred from a correctional facility near the Montgomery County courthouse. Like the first mugshot taken at the jail, Cosby does not make eye contact with the camera. His first meal in jail was a chicken patty with gravy, mixed vegetables, lasagna and vanilla pudding, according to published reports. Cosby was a celebrity spokesman for JELL-O pudding for many years. Cosby is legally blind and ...

South African actress Shoki Mokgapa has died. She was 34. Her cause of death is not yet publicly known. The talented young actress who graduated at the Johannesburg-based AFDA film school with a bachelor’s degree in live performance made her South African TV debut in the SABC3 series The Lab, and a decade later appeared this year in the new local drama series The Docket that started on SABC3 recently and that was filmed last year. A tweet from Clive Morris Productions said: " We are extremely sad to hear about the passing of Shoki Mokgapa. Everyone here at CMP loved working with her and she will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time. " She can currently be seen on South African TV screens in The Docket, filmed in 2017. Popular soapie Isidingo also expressed their condolences: " We are saddened to hear of the passing of award winning actress Shoki Mokgapa. May you rest in eternal peace." Mokgapa won the  Safta award ...

The federal government and the organised labour would meet again on Oct. 4 to continue negotiation on the new minimum wage, Mr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment has stated. The minister dispelled speculation that the meeting with the organised labour over the crisis of new minimum wage ended in a deadlock. Mr Samuel Olowookere, Director of Press in the ministry quoted the minister in a statement on Wednesday. The minister met with the labour leaders who were also part of the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage to update them on government’s position. Ngige was reacting to reports by some section of the media that the meeting between government and labour ended in deadlock. According to him, the meeting between the Organised Labour and the Federal Government held did not end in deadlock as being reported in a section of the media. ‘The meeting was in fact successful as both the Federal Government team led by the Minister of Labour and Emplo...

Nollywood  actor, James Ikechukwu Esomugha popularly known as Jim Iyke is the latest investor in Nigeria’s chauffeur service industry, as he is set to launch MR TAXI. Iyke, turned 42 on Tuesday, disclosed this on his Instagram Page, indicating that the taxi platform will be formally launch on October 5. The Nollywood star who is the Chief Executive Officer of the company named MR.TAXI , is also planning expansion to the South-South region. He wrote: “ On 5th October, we’re proud to launch a platform that provides chauffeur services for the people of South East, Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi states. “This is just the beginning. Our goal is to expand the scope of operation to the South South in a matter of a few months after takeoff.” He added that an official launch would take place in Awka, Anambra State, with guest artists including Basketmouth and singer Timaya, among others in attendance. Jim Iyke is a three-time winner of the Teenage Choice Awards, among oth...

Tragedy marred the recruitment exercise being carried out by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) across the country as an applicant is alleged to have died in Kogi state. It was reported that the male applicant died on Tuesday during the recruitment exercise in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital. The unfortunate incident was confirmed by the FRSC Sector Commander, Segun Martins, who declined to give further details on the incident. The deceased applicant who is yet to be identified reportedly died shortly after completing a two-kilometre race required for test of fitness. It was reported that the deceased dropped his tally and subsequently passed out; FRSC medic promptly attended to him as he collapsed on the floor. He was later admitted to the army clinic in the Chari Megumeiri Barracks where he gave up the ghost died about 30 minutes later. The FRSC sector commander expressing condolences to the family of the deceased, however said the incident would not result in the sus...

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has made history as the first world leader to attend the United Nations general assembly meeting with her baby in tow. Ardern appeared with her three-month-old daughter at the UN on Monday evening, and played with her before giving a speech at the Nelson Mandela peace summit. While she spoke, Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford held the three-month-old baby on his lap. Ardern gave birth to Neve Te Aroha at Auckland Hospital on 21 June and returned to work in early August after taking six weeks maternity leave. The prime minister is continuing to breastfeed her daughter, meaning Neve had to travel with her to New York for the six-day trip. Asked by the Today show on the US NBC network if it was harder to govern New Zealand or take her daughter on a 17-hour flight, Ardern responded with a laugh and said “It felt at the time on par” and said she had apologised to her fellow passengers in advance. Ardern revealed that juggling parenthood ...

Serena Williams relied on Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle after her stunning meltdown at the U.S. Open following her loss to Japan’s Naomi Osaka. Williams, 37, said she and her friend, Meghan, turn to each other for solace and comfort during troubled times. In a recent interview with an Australian TV show, Williams said of Markle, “We were actually just texting each other this morning. We have known each other for a long time, but we really are relying on each other a lot recently.” Williams and Markle, 37, met at the 2010 Super Bowl in Miami. She was one of the lucky recipients of a coveted invitation from the former Suits actress, who married Britain’s Prince Harry in May. Williams says she keeps in constant contact with the Duchess. She said she was proud to attend the Royal Wedding with her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. “To have such a monumental moment in England, nonetheless of all the places, I felt like we were literally watching history,” she told The...