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World karate, continental and SA boxing feminine champion, Leighandre Jegels, was shot and killed on Friday, by her police officer boyfriend, whom she had a safety order towards. Her mom was additionally shot within the assault and was rushed to an East London hospital. The 37-year-old boyfriend was later arrested after the employed white Mercedes-Benz he had been driving was concerned in an accident. . One individual was additionally killed within the accident whereas 4 others had been injured. Jegels and the accused lived collectively in Cove Rock till she obtained a safety order towards him. The South African boxer did report allegations of home violence towards him. Jegels had been coaching for her ring return towards Siphosethu Nxazonke in a junior-bantamweight non-title conflict in Mthatha on October 2.

The police in Lagos has sealed the venue where a birthday party was to be held for popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye widely known as Bobrisky. Bobrisky, who clocked 28 on Saturday, had slated the celebration for two locations in Lagos with one to hold and another for Sunday. Confirming the incident, spokesperson for the police in Lagos, Bala Elkana, said that they acted on intelligence to seal the venues of the birthday party at Pearls Gardens in Lekki Phase 1 and Paradise Boat Club, Victoria Island where another one was scheduled to hold on Sunday. Elkana said, “The operation is currently ongoing. It is true that we have sealed up the venue of the party based on some intelligence. “Considering the pedigree of the celebrant, the event may likely cause a breach of public peace and it is expected that no immoral display should be allowed. “To augment security at each of the venues, ACPOL Area ‘A’ Lion Building/SUPOL Victoria Island mobilise 50 men to provide security at ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sent out an important information to Nigerians who have bad currency notes and are unable to use them. The bank has instructed that all torn and mutilated Naira notes should be taken to the banks on Monday in exchange for clean naira notes. The message reads: “As part of its efforts to improve the overall quality of the Naira notes in circulation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced the Clean Note Policy and Banknotes Fitness Guidelines. “What does this mean for you? “If you have in your possession, overused or mutilated Naira notes, you are required by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Clean Note Policy to deposit such notes at any branch near you on or before Monday, September 2, 2019. “Please note that overused notes include any Naira note that is now weak to such an extent that it could easily tear at further handling or processing. Mutilated notes include any Naira note that has been partially or permanently dama...

An explosion has occurred on the Abura Crude Trunk Line belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in Delta. The incident happened on Friday at Otu-Jeremi community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. A resident in the community who craved anonymity said that the explosion which was accompanied by heavy fire, occurred at about 1.30.p.m., living the people to scamper for safety. “The explosion has plunged the community into tension as residents living close to the facility scampered for safety,” he said. The area has been cordoned off by soldiers while firefighters were seen trying to put out the fire. Meanwhile, when contacted on phone, NPDC Head of Community Relations, Chris Otobise, and the Head of Security, Mr Oyekan, both promised to call back for confirmation but did not. However, a senior officer in the Nigerian Army confirmed the incident to journalists but said he could not ascertain the cause of the incident. Also, the Comm...

Jessi Combs, the world's fastest woman on 4 wheels, has died while trying to break her own land speed record. Combs, 36, was already the world record holder at 398 mph. She was attempting to break the Women's Land Speed Record of 512 mph set by Kitty O'Neil in 1976 when she died. The professional racer died in a fiery car crash after losing control of a jet-powered car in the Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Spokesman and fellow teammate Terry Madden confirmed the sad news via Instagram, saying, "I have never loved or been loved by anyone as much as this amazing woman... Unfortunately we lost her yesterday in a horrific accident I was the first one there and trust me we did everything humanly possible to save her!!" Combs was host of Spike TV's Extreme 4X4 when she broke her spine in an accident with heavy machinery. After she recovered from her freak injury, she hosted Discovery Channel's Mythbusters while also working as ...

The Nigerian Government has reduced the amount payable by citizens of the United States seeking visas into the country. This was disclosed in a statement released by Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement reads, “The attention of the Ministry of Interior has been drawn to the introduction of reciprocity of visa fees by the United States of America. "The ministry acknowledges that there were engagements with the United States Embassy on the issue and in the aftermath, a committee was set up to conduct due diligence in line with the ministry’s extant policy on reciprocity of visa fees. “The committee had concluded its assignment and submitted a report but the issuance of authorisation for its recommendations was delayed due to transition processes in the ministry at the policy level. “The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has approved the decrease of visa charges payable by US citizens in line with reciprocity policy as recommen...

Effective worldwide on 29 August, Nigerian citizens will be required to pay a visa issuance fee, or reciprocity fee, for all approved applications for non-immigrant visas in B, F, H1B, I, L, and R visa classifications, says the United States government. The reciprocity fee will be charged in addition to the non-immigrant visa application fee, also known as the MRV fee, which all applicants pay at the time of application. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the US Embassy in Nigeria said Nigerian citizens whose applications for a non-immigrant visa were denied will not be charged the new reciprocity fee. Both reciprocity and MRV fees are non-refundable, and their amounts vary based on visa classification. "U.S. law requires U.S. visa fees and validity periods to be based on the treatment afforded to U.S. citizens by foreign governments, insofar as possible.  Visa issuance fees are implemented under the principle of reciprocity: when a foreign government imposes additional ...

Eighteen years after her death, Aaliyah's legacy lives on with many Hip-Hop and R&B artists naming Aaliyah as a major influence. On Aug. 25, 2001, the world lost iconic R&B singer, actress and model Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash while flying from the Bahamas to Florida. She was 22. At just 15 years old, Aaliyah scored the first top-10 hits of her career with the songs "Back & Forth" and "At Your Best (You Are Love)" from her debut album "Age Aint Nothing but a Number," which was soon certified Platinum. The singer's star continued to rise with the release of two more albums, "One in a Million" and self-titled "Aaliyah," both of which were certified double Platinum in the United States. Aaliyah also went on to guest star on TV shows and was the lead in two films, "Romeo Must Die" with Jet Li and "Queen of the Damned." Her final album, "Aaliyah," was released just weeks ...

Housemates, Gedoni Ekpata and Jackye Madu have been evicted from the ongoing BBNaija season four.  The duo were booted out of the show during the live eviction show on Sunday. The eviction of the duo was prompted by the fact that they got the least votes from Nigerian viewers. Gedoni, who became the eleventh housemate to be evicted, went on his knees to thank God after his eviction was announced. Meanwhile, Khafi was emotionally hit by the news and struggled to keep the tears back. Speaking on stage, the ex-housemate, who was Khafi’s love interest in the show said he felt he had not shown himself much.  He explained that he probably had learned more than he expressed and revealed that he was drawn to Khafi because she was her true self. Gedoni also dispelled the growing love triangle between him, Khafi and Venita by saying that he harboured no feelings for Venita. He predicted that Mike might win the show and promised to keep his head up following his evicti...

A businessman from Juja Farm, Kiambu County is distraught after his wife of 26 years with whom he has five children ran way with a local pastor who oversaw their wedding. John Kanyua could not come to terms as to why someone who supported them during their young days and even signed their marriage certificate could take away the only person he treasures and their five children. He thinks he was blindfolded not to spot the said bishop’s admiration of his wife, Leah Wambui all those years, as the signs were clear for all. It all began when they started attending the bishop’s Joy Springs Church in Juja Farm, and slowly out of admiration of their work, he fronted Leah to become an assistant pastor at the Church. The pastor’s wife is also livid. “I strongly objected the appointment, but he was determined to have his way. I confronted Leah and threatened her not to play games with my husband. She looked innocent, and I gave in,” said Agnes Wangivi, the pastor’s wife of 34 years an...

The police in Enugu on Sunday said a schoolgirl reported by her father as kidnapped in Enugu on Thursday has been found with her boyfriend in Owerri, Imo State. According to police spokesperson, Ebere Amaraizu, Kosisochukwu Anioma, 14, said she faked her kidnap so she could travel to meet her school boyfriend. Miss Kosisochukwu, who is a daughter of an Enugu politician and a former aide to former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani, Frank Anioma, was still in police custody at the time of this report. Her father, Mr Anioma, had reported on Thursday that his daughter was on her way to the New Haven market in Enugu when she went missing. “Her phone was ringing when we called her number but there was no reply. Thereafter, it went into busy,” Mr Anioma posted on his page on a social media platform. Based on the complaint, the police said officers immediately swung into action and later traced the teenager to her love nest in Owerri. She was further quoted as saying she missed her lov...

At least five people were killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital on Thursday night, a hospital source said. Thousands had gathered at the concert of local rap star Abderraouf Derradji, known as “Soolking”, in a stadium in Algiers. The crash took place in a Stadium at the central Algiers before a concert by Algerian rapper, Abderraouf Derradji, also known as Soolking late Thursday. The people that died were two girls, two boys and a 21-year-old man, the civil defence added in a statement. The concert went on as scheduled and was shown live on state Algerian television. Around 45,000 fans, mostly teenagers, attended the concert, according to an Algerian news portal, Echorouk online. According to media report, the scramble occurred when guards failed to direct people to entrances in an orderly manner.

Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch broke the internet when rumors about their relationship went public. Now they are making it official. The Man recently uploaded a picture of herself and The Architect and she’s sporting a new rock on her ring finger. “Happiest day of my life. For the rest of my life,” she said in a caption of the two of them at the beach. Congratulations, Brollins.

The Federal Government, Wednesday, disclosed that it was building power transmission line to link up some countries in the West African sub-region. Speaking in Abuja at the 2019 participants/key stakeholders interactive forum organised by the Market Operator, the Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Mr. Mohammed Gur Usman, stated that the project will take a 330KV electricity transmission line right from Nigeria up to Senegal. He said, "In the whole of West Africa we are the only one that has the experience of 330KV but now 330 KV will run from Nigeria unto Senegal. "Let me be precise, we are going to have a 330KV that will run from Shiroro to, to Parakou, Parakou to Northern Togo, Northern Ghana to Cote d'ivoire. Another one will come from Northern Ghana to Senegal to Guinea-Bissau, to Mali to Burkina Faso and it will join Ghana. This is the study that we have launched." To this ends, Usman charged the major stakeholders in the Nig...

Dwayne Johnson has been named Hollywood’s highest paid male actor for the second year in a row. According to Forbes, the former wrestler has earned an estimated $89.4m in the last 12 months thanks to roles in Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw, action thriller Skyscraper and his HBO comedy Ballers, which makes him $700,000 an episode. A large portion of his wealth is down to a lucrative back-end deal that sees him earning up to 15% of the box office from his films. The star will also pick up his biggest upfront payday to date with Jumanji: The Next Level earning him $23.5m. Next year will also see him star with Emily Blunt in the Disney adventure Jungle Cruise. Johnson is followed by Avengers stars Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr in second and third positions, respectively. Hemsworth netted a reported $76.4m for his Marvel work and his role in Sony’s commercially misfiring reboot Men in Black: International while Downey Jr was close behind with $66m. Bollywood s...

President Muhammadu Buhari  recently shared list of newly sworn-in ministers. The list was unveiled at the end of the ministerial retreat in Abuja on Wednesday. Below is the full list:   1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel      Development. 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minister of Niger Delta 4. Chris Ngige  (Anambra State)- Minister of Labour and Employment 5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State) Minister of State, Environment 6.Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) Minister of Education 7.Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State) State 8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State) Minister of State, Petroleum under the President 9. George Akume (Benue State) Inter 10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development 11. Goddy  Jedy Agba (Cross River State) -Minister of State, Power 12....

Larry King is seeking a divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King, after 22 years. The 85-year-old talk show host filed a petition to end the marriage Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Larry King and Shawn King, then a singer and TV host, married in 1997 and have two adult sons, Chance and Cannon. They both filed for divorce in 2010 but later reconciled. Larry King has been married eight times to seven different women and has five children. He married and divorced Alene Akins twice. He has overcome several serious health issues in recent years, including a bout with lung cancer two years ago.

The closing segment of yesterday's WWESmackDown saw Daniel Bryan and Erick Rowan finally reveal the mystery attacker to Roman Reigns. As seen below, the bearded man looks just like Rowan, which goes back to Buddy Murphy saying he saw Rowan at the scene of the first attempted attack backstage several weeks ago. There’s no word yet on who played the mystery man or where they are headed with this latest storyline twist, but we will keep you updated. An earlier SmackDown segment saw Bryan and Rowan lead the mystery man into a room, where they kept him throughout the show. The final segment saw Reigns enter the room before Bryan removed a black hood to reveal the man’s face. SmackDown went off the air with a confused Reigns looking around at Bryan, Rowan and the mystery man, who looked terrified. Stay tuned for updates on the Reigns mystery man storyline.

A young woman, whose identity is unknown has been discovered dead three days after she was allegedly gang-raped by some men in a hotel room in the Amukpe community, in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The woman’s corpse was already decomposing when it was found under the bed on Monday, August 19, 2019. Punch reports that the deceased was ganged-raped by some men, who brought her to the hotel three days before she was found dead. The men reportedly hid her remains under the bed and checked out of the hotel. The offensive odour coming from the room attracted the hotel management, who eventually called in the police. The police swung into action and evacuated the body. Her corpse was deposited in a morgue and the hotel was shut down. When contacted for comments, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Adeyinka Adeleke, told the newspaper, “It is true that a woman died in a hotel in Sapele. I don’t know what killed her and how she died.”

The 25th James Bond film has confirmed its title, No Time to Die.  The announcement came from the official 007 Twitter account, which also confirmed Daniel Craig’s return to the franchise as its protagonist. The film will premiere April 3rd, 2020, in the U.K. and April 8th in the U.S. No Time to Die was originally slated for a November 2019 release with famed British director Danny Boyle leading the project, but was postponed after Boyle left and was replaced by Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective, Beasts of No Nation). Fleabag and Killing Evemastermind Phoebe Waller-Bridge was also brought in to help punch up the script. According to Reuters, No Time to Die will see Bond “enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica after leaving active service before an old friend, Felix Leiter, from the CIA turns up asking for help.” Bond then embarks on a mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist while hunting down a “mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology” — a classic Bond film, i...

A Philadelphia man committed suicide after he was being bullied for openly dating a transgender woman. According to AAZios, Maurice Willoughby,20, aka “Reese Him Daddie” went live on his Facebook page and quickly gained over 15,000 views after openly admitting to dating a transgender woman. However, the video received backlash and Willoughby was bullied for dating his girlfriend, Faith. Friends of Willoughby said he also dealt with depression and the cyberbullying became a contributing factor to his declining mental health state. Before his death, Willoughby posted a status on his Facebook about his girlfriend and said people should never judge his decisions: “ Y’all can say whatever about Faith I really don’t care if she not passable  I don’t care if she wasn’t born a woman she is a woman to me & I love her flaws that’s what makes her faith if you heard her story it’s motivating….. I’m happy you should be happy for me” Many of his friends condemned the bullies on...

Tyler Perry blessed an aspiring actress with a job in one of his shows after she bought billboards around Atlanta to get his attention. Racquel Bailey spent thousands of dollars for the billboard advertisements around Tyler's sprawling movie and television studios at the site of the former Fort McPherson military base in East Point, Georgia in June. But Perry was unimpressed with her efforts and he wrote a post on social media discouraging other aspiring actors from doing the same. Addressing Bailey directly, Perry said, "I love that you want to work with me, and I love that you invest in yourself. But when you do things like this it puts my team on high alert and makes me look at you sideways. I know the message that you want to send is a positive one, but this comes across as the opposite." Well, Perry must have had a change of heart. According to TMZ, Bailey landed a role in Perry's new BET series, titled Sistas. The gossip site says Bailey will play a p...

Ronda Rousey found herself in need of real medical attention while shooting Fox's 9-1-1. The 32-year-old WWE Superstar took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a graphic photo of the injury she suffered on set, when a boat door fell on her hand. Rousey's finger is nearly severed in the gory image. "So the word is out I nearly lost my finger shooting @911onfox. Freak accident, first take of the day a boat door fell on my hand, I thought I just jammed my fingers so I finished the take before looking (I know it sounds crazy, but I’m used to live audiences and never showing pain unless I’m supposed to) after a break in the action I told our director the situation and was rushed via ambulance to the hospital where they promptly reattached my bone and tendon with a plate and screws ," Rousey explained. "I returned to filming the next day and finished my scenes before returning home to recover." "Modern medicine amazes me, I already had 50 percent rang...

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has nominated Seun Fakorede, a 27-year-old Engineering graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, as one of the three commissioner nominees for screening by the state House of Assembly. The 27-year old hails from Idere area of Ibarapa Central local government and bagged a Civil Engineering degree from OAU in 2016. He currently runs an entrepreneur and consultancy outfit, and a non-profit outfit, Home Advantage Africa (HAA). There are speculations that Fakorede will be deployed to the Ministry of Youth and Sport with screening expected to be on Wednesday, August 21. Former commissioner of police in Lagos and Benue states, Fatai Owoseni was appointed by the governor of Oyo state as his special adviser on security matters. The governor, according to a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Taiwo Adisa, approved the appointment, which took effect from Thursday, August 1. The statement indicated that Owosen...

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has banned the use of English language as a means of communication during any traditional events in any part of the state. The governor, who gave the directive on Monday in Ado-Ekiti during the First Ekiti State Arts and Culture Stakeholders’ Forum, said it has now become an offence for anyone to communicate in English Language during traditional events. Fayemi said his administration was desirous to promote arts and culture in the state through Yoruba and Ekiti dialect, saying this will make the step imperative at this point in time. Fayemi, who was represented at the event by the Head of Service, Mr. Deji Ajayi, revealed that the state will hold its Festival of Arts and Culture in December as part of the ways to boost its economy. The governor added that there were empirical statistics and evidence to prove that there was a need for the state to enhance the skills and capacities of the youths since government alone can not solve the issue of end...

The Rock has finally tied the knot! Yes, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed that he married longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian over the weekend in an intimate ceremony in Hawaii. Johnson and Hashian made their nuptials public with this touching post on Instagram. Johnson and Hashian have been dating for over a decade and share two daughters together. Congratulations to the happy couple.

Nigeria’s female basketball team D’Tigress on Sunday defeated Senegal 60-55 to win the 2019 women’s Afrobasket title they won two years ago. The final match played at the at the Dakar Arena, Senegal saw about 15,000 fans watch the Nigerian ladies overpower the tournament host Senegal to win back-to-back titles. The result means D’Tigress became the first team to win back-to-back FIBA Women’s AfroBasket titles since Angola followed up their 2011 triumph with another in 2013. To make it to the final, Nigeria eased past Mali, 79-58, in Friday’s first semifinal, while Senegal defeated Mozambique 60-57. Nigeria had in the early stages defeated Tunisia (75-26), Cameroon (106-39 ), DR Congo (79-46) and Mali (79-58) by an average of 42.5 points, while Senegal beat Cote d’Ivoire (77-36), Egypt (85-47), Angola (88-54) and Mozambique 60-57 by an average of 29 points. Senegal were hoping to become the next team to win the tournament at home after D’Tigress claimed the 2005 ...

Nollywood actress, Ronke Odusanya is now a mom for the first time. The actress who recently had her baby shower shared a photo from her hospital bed with her bundle of joy. Congratulations.

Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi OFR, the designer of Nigeria's national flag, commonly called “Mr. Flag Man” was on Saturday honoured in Abuja for his contribution to Nigeria. The elder statesman, who clocked 83 last May, was also placed on N500k monthly stipend for life by the Nzenweofor Group at the just concluded maiden edition of the LACLIC GOLDEN HEROES AWARD held at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotel Abuja. Speaking during the well-attended event, Chief Ndubuisi Nzenweofor, the CEO of the Nzenweofor Group, said the award was put together to honour Nigerians who have laboured to put the country on the world map. “Just like we sing in the first stanza of our National Anthem that the labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain, this is one of the ways to ensure that the sacrifices they made for this country are not in vain. “Pa. Akinkunmi is a perfect example of one of the heroes and this is one of the ways to honour them. We have so many of them around the count...

So, Drake Maverick failed miserably in his attempt to sneak-attack Elias during the WWE Superstar’s session in a recording studio on Friday in hopes of regaining his WWE 24/7 Championship and ability to finally consummate his marriage to Renee Michelle. In a recent update, Elias took to social media on Saturday to mock the situation, noting that since he is still the WWE 24/7 Champion, he “might just give [the] belt to one of these ducks,” referring to a photo of himself holding the title belt up in front of a small body of water where some ducks are swimming by. Check out the tweet below. In response to the tweet, both Maverick and fellow former WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth chimed on on their official Twitter pages to react to Elias’ photo / comments. Check out their reactions below.

The Lagos police on Sunday confirmed that a clash occurred between Yoruba and Hausa traders at Oke-Odo market along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. The clash led to a traffic lockdown in the area while lots of goods were misplaced as people scrambled for safety during the incident. It was gathered that trouble started last night when traders at the market where food items are sold clashed over a yet to be known issue. The situation reportedly escalated on Sunday morning when aggrieved traders started burning wares and make-shift tents. Reacting to the incident, Bala Elkana, police public relations officer in Lagos, confirmed that the situation had been brought under control. He said: “It started as a fight between Hausa scavengers and some cultists known as Awawa boys that almost snowballed into ethnic crisis. “Our timely intervention brought the situation under control and stopped the crisis from escalating. Normalcy has since been restored. Patrols are ongoing in the af...

Nigerian music stars, Tiwa Savage, Davido, Burna Boy, Simi, Wizkid, Kizz Daniel, Teni, Yemi Alade and Niniola have been nominated for the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). The African Union and the International Committee, AFRIMA, unveiled the nominees’ list (regional category) for its sixth edition at the Abora Hall, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The ceremony is scheduled to hold on November 20-23 in a country to be disclosed in September. The nominees for the best male artistes from West Africa are Burna boy with his song “Ye”, Davido’s ‘Wonder Woman’, Kizz Daniel’s ‘Madu’ and Wizkid’s ‘Fever’. Other nominated artistes are King Promise from Ghana; Salif Keita from Mali, Shatta Wale from Ghana, Sidiky Diabate from Mali and late DJ Arafat from Cote d’Ivoire. The nominees for the female category from Nigeria and their works are Simi’s ‘I Dun Care’; Tiwa Savage’s ‘One’; Teni’s ‘Case’; Yemi Alade’s ‘Oh My Gosh’; Niniola’s ‘Bana’. The organisers said 8,157 s...

 Two weeks after a lady was strangled to death in a hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, another lady has been discovered strangled in another hotel in GRA. Just like in the first incident, the latest victim, identified as Jenifer, was abandoned in the room with a white cloth tied round her neck. The State’s police spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the incident. He said suspects have been arrested. The incident reportedly happened on August 13, 2019. A serial killer on the prowl, perhaps?

Tennessee inmate Stephen West, found guilty of kidnapping and fatally stabbing a woman and her 15-year-old daughter in 1986, was executed on Thursday by way of the electric chair, state officials announced. The 56-year-old also had been convicted of raping the teen. West was pronounced dead at 7:27 p.m., according to the Tennessee Department of Correction. "The death sentence of Stephen West was executed by means of electrocution on Aug. 15, 2019, in accordance with the laws of the state of Tennessee,” a statement sent to Fox News from the department read. The sentence was carried out at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. West's last meal: a Philly cheesesteak and french fries. West had denied he was a killer, saying his then-17-year-old accomplice killed 51-year-old Wanda Romines and her 15-year-old daughter, Sheila Romines. West was 23 at the time. The juvenile co-defendant received a life sentence, with parole possible in 11 years.

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged more young men and women in Nigeria to pursue sporting careers, which can bring rewarding incomes, promote healthy local and global relationships, and ensure unity. The President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,Malam Garba Shehu, in Daura, Katsina State, on Friday, believed that the health benefits in sports should make it more attractive to both young and old. Shehu stated that President Buhari was speaking when he received organizers of the Muhammadu Buhari Cup Competition in Katsina and some soccer teams at his country home. The Muhammadu Buhari Cup Competition is held annually in Daura Emirate to encourage youths to develop interest in sporting careers and enhance their skills. The president said: “I want the younger generation of our population to take part in sports so as to keep away from mischief and lawlessness.” President Buhari commended organizers of the competition for maintaining unit...

Football’s governing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association has banned former Super Eagles of Nigeria coach, Samson Siasia, for bribery and match fixing allegation. According to FIFA, Siasia was found guilty of receiving a bribe to manipulate the outcomes of matches. In a statement on Friday, FIFA said Siasia would also pay a fine of CHF50,000 while he remained banned from all football activities both at national and international levels. The statement reads, “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Samson Siasia, a former official of the Nigeria Football Federation, guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. “The formal ethics proceedings against Mr Siasia were initiated on February 11, 2019, and stem from an extensive investigation into matches that Mr Wilson Raj Perumal attempted to manipulate for betting purposes. “This larg...

Nia Jax is currently out of action from WWE with a double ACL tear and is only expected back next year, but her recent social media activity has raised some eyebrows. Jax has deleted her Twitter account (@NiaJaxWWE), and also changed her Instagram bio so it no longer includes reference to her being a WWE superstar. Her Insta bio is now simply just “Lina” (her real first name) and a couple of emojis. Despite having removed WWE from her Insta bio, her profile name on the platform is still “niajaxwwe”.

The United Nations is increasing its call for help for Zimbabwe as the country is experiencing its “worst-ever” hunger crisis. Millions are on the brink of starvation and President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the country’s drought a national disaster. The UN is now calling for over $300m in aid to help recovery efforts.

Officials in New Zealand apologized Thursday after the alleged Christchurch mosque gunman was allowed to send a letter from prison espousing “hateful” views that a supporter then shared online. Australian Brenton Tarrant is in a maximum-security jail in Auckland awaiting trial for the murder of 51 Muslim worshippers on March 15 in the worst mass shooting in modern New Zealand history. Yet despite the government vowing to deny Tarrant a platform to disseminate hate speech, corrections officials revealed he had been allowed to send mail from his prison cell. One of the letters from the self-avowed white supremacist, addressed to a Russian man named Alan, was posted to the website 4Chan. Handwritten in block letters, the six-page note discusses a trip Tarrant made to Russia in 2015, his admiration for British fascist Oswald Mosley and his belief “there is a great conflict on the horizon.” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has vowed never to mention Tarrant by name, was furio...