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Two young men were on Thursday stoned to death in Aliede area of Benue State for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. One of the victims was identified as Labister, a native of Tiv tribe, while the other whose identity could not be ascertained at the moment hailed from Idoma speaking part of the state. We learnt that the suspects were caught with a stolen motorcycle Thursday afternoon and were killed by angry community youths. An eyewitness said that efforts by the community elders to rescue the young men and hand them over to the police were futile as the mob insisted on killing them so it could serve as a deterrent to others. Several efforts to reach the Benue Police PRO failed as his phones rang endlessly and unanswered.

50 CENTS Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has claimed that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign offered him half a million dollars to support him during the election. In an interview with New York radio station Hot 97, Jackson said that during Trump’s campaign, he was offered $500,000 in what the rapper claimed was an effort to reach out to black voters. “I was like, nah, that’s not good money,” the rapper said on the program. “Yeah I’m not gonna do that … that’s not worth it.” The rapper, who was promoting “Power,” his television show on Starz, also called Trump’s election an “accident.” –– ADVERTISEMENT –– “If you were president by accident, you might do some of the things Donald Trump is doing,” 50 Cent said. “I think he was [campaigning] to build his profile for a bigger deal on television, and everything else.” The rapper continued: “I don’t think anything has divided people as fast” as Trump has. The White House redirected a request for comment

RUNNING BATTLE Police officers react during a demonstration of Kenya's National Super Alliance coalition of opposition parties against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission in Nairobi Kenyan police used teargas and batons on Tuesday to disperse protesters calling for election officials to be sacked before the rerun of a contested presidential vote. Volleys of teargas were fired near the election commission headquarters in Nairobi. When they regrouped, officers fired more teargas and beat some of them with batons. Raila Odinga, who lost his presidential bid on August 8, will get another chance, after the Supreme C

The Spanish man accused of murdering his twin toddlers in Cape Town was denied bail on Thursday after he offered to pay R150‚000. Magistrate Goolam Bowa agreed with the state that Mario-Ceasar Yela was a flight risk and that releasing him on bail was not in the interest of justice. Yela is accused of murdering the children while visiting them in South Africa. The Wynberg Magistrate’s Court heard that on April 6 he had been involved in a car accident. The children were allegedly in the vehicle. He refused medical help from Neighbourhood Watch members who were first on the scene. He returned to the Hout Bay flat he was renting and dismissed the au pair. The state also put it to the court that Yela contacted his ex-wife to tell her that the children had died. He locked her in the room where he left the bodies of three-year-old Maximo and Octavia. He then stole her car. According to t

Seven men accused of eating human flesh appeared in the Estcourt magistrate's court on Thursday. Allegations of cannibalism in Estcourt have set the normally quiet KwaZulu-Natal Midlands town back several decades‚ its mayor‚ Jabu Mbhele‚ said on Thursday. She was speaking after seven men appeared in court on Thursday on charges of murder‚ conspiracy to commit murder and possession of human body parts. The grisly story broke in August when alleged traditional healer Nino Mbatha walked into the Estcourt po

The drain in which little Shaynice Talla's body was found.   Seventeen years after Samantha Talla’s six-year-old niece‚ Makayla Lee‚ was found murdered‚ on a koppie in Eldorado Park‚ Extension 2‚ Johannesburg‚ her daughter was found in the same spot after being murdered. The lifeless body of Shaynice Talla‚ who was just four years old‚ was found tossed in a drain on Wednesday evening. She had been reported missing in the afternoon. Nita Mackay‚ Shaynice’s aunt‚ lives with her siste

Senator Dino Melaye The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has withdrawn its motion seeking an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja allowing it to serve the recall petition on the Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba struck out the motion after INEC’s lawyer, Yunus Ustaz (SAN), announced its withdrawal in court on Thursday. The judge also directed that all issues pertaining to the case should thereafter be taken to the Court of Appeal. He noted that since Melaye’s appeal against the court’s September 11 judgment had been entered at the Court of Appeal, all pending applications, including the ones filed by Melaye for stay of execution of the verdict, should be taken to the Court of Appeal. It is a milestone success for the Senator but a big blow on the part of the tag team duo of Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello and  Senator Smart Adeyemi whose constituents can not point to any di

*Kim Kardashian calls Caitlyn Jenner a 'liar' *Khloé slams trolls over O.J. Simpson dad claims *Kris Jenner alludes to being with Nicole when she bought O.J. gloves *Kim almost got kicked out of camp for kissing a boy once You probably think you know everything there is to know about Kim Kardashian and her siblings. But there is a little-known prequel — the twisted story of her parents Robert and Kris’ tempestuous marriage, which was marked by rampant philandering and scandal. Author Jerry Oppenheimer’s book “The Kardashians: An American Drama” (St. Martin’s Press, out Sept. 19) reveals patriarch Robert’s infatuation with Elvis Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla, Kris’ repeated infidelity and Robert’s confession to his pastor that Khloé Kardashian wasn’t his biological daughter. Here, the highlights: Forever immortalized as the stand-by-his-man supporter of pal O.J. Simpson, Robert Kardashian rose to notoriety when he s

KIM KARDASHIAN WEST Hollywood’s most precious cargo — the unborn child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West — is being carried by a stay-at-home mom for the filthy rich couple! Kim Kardashian has long been vocal about her desire for a big family — and now that family's growing. In June, the 36-year old and husband, Kanye West began looking for a surrogate, and a source now tells Us Weekly they have cause to celebrate: Their pick — a San Diego mom in her late 20s, referred by an agency — is three months along, which means they’ll likely welcome baby No. 3 in January 2018. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and rapper, 40, are in experienced hands, as the woman has reportedly served as a surrogate before, even appearing in a promotional video about the process with her own family. North West's Fabulous Life The parents to North, 4, and Saint, 19 months, have agreed to pay $45,000 in 10 monthly installments of $4,500, according to a TMZ report. In the cas

File Photo only used for illustration The Police Authorities in Lagos have reportedly freed one sergeant identified as Agu who manhandled and slapped a Divisional Police Officer who attempted to arrest him after he was allegedly caught smoking Indian hemp at a public function

Troops of 1 Division on Operation SHARAN DAJI deployed at Magami, Gusau LGA of Zamfara State on Tuesday, 26th September responded to a distress call on armed bandits operating along Jengebe-Gusau road robbing helpless civilians. The troops mobilized immediately and engaged the bandits, in the process killing one and captured another alive while other sescaped with bullet wounds.   The troops recovered one locally made Pistol, a Tecno mobile phone, a female handbag, one wallet and the sum of N20,000.  

US Defense Secretary James Mattis holds a news conference at Resolute Support headquarters April 24, 2017 in in Kabul, Afghanistan. Suspected militants unsuccessfully tried to target Secretary of Defense James Mattis in a massive rocket attack during his surprise visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 27. Insurgents fired more than two dozen rocket-propelled grenades toward Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, where Mattis, along with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, had landed for an unannounced visit to meet with Afghan officials. Fortunately, Mattis and Stoltenberg had already left the airport hours earlier, but Afghan Interior Ministry spokesperson Najib Danish told reporters that at least one woman died and 11 other civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the strike, as did ISIS. But two T

Saudi activist Manal Al Sharif, who now lives in Dubai, flashes the sign for victory as she drives her car in the Gulf Emirate city on October 22, 2013, PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI   Saudi Arabia’s extreme repression of women has long been illustrated by their prohibition from driving. Some women who have protested that restriction — or flouted it — have been harshly penalized or arrested. Until today. Late Tuesday night local time, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal decree declaring that women will soon be allowed to apply for drivers’ licenses and drive legally.   Follow Mohammed K. Alyahya ✔ @7yhy In a historic Royal Decree, women will finally be issued driver's licenses & allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. This is