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Pietermaritzburg - The fifth suspect in the "cannibalism" case appeared briefly at the Estcourt Magistrate's Court on Wednesday afternoon, a court official said on Thursday. Khayelihle Lamula, 32, of Esigodlweni area in Estcourt, faces a charge of conspiracy to commit murder and a murder charge. The media had been told by the police's provincial communications office that he would appear on Thursday, but when they arrived in court they were told that Lamula appeared the previous day. Also read: Fifth alleged KZN 'cannibal' due in court Lamula, who was arrested on Tuesday night, appeared before Magistrate Arti Sookraj. He was remanded in custody until Monday, August 28, for a formal bail application. He will appear together with his co-accused - traditional healer Nino Mbatha, 32, Sthembiso Sithole, 31, Lindokuhle Masondo, 32, and Lungisani Magubane, 30, who were arrested last Friday after Mbatha confessed to police that he had ate human flesh. He allegedly wal...

Iran's education department has banned ugly teachers from the classroom, including women with facial hair or those suffering from acne. A list of proscribed ailments, including having a scar or a fungal infection was released by the FARS news agency. Anyone who is cross-eyed, has ugly facial moles or skin conditions such as acne or eczema faces redundancy. Women who have facial hair will also be sacked, along with teachers with fewer than 20 teeth or those suffering a fungal infection. Women are allowed to teach in Iran although they must wear a scarf covering their hair. Art teachers will be sacked if they report they are colourblind and infertile female teachers will also be banned from the classroom. According to Euro news Social media users also attacked the rules, prompting an advisor to President Hassan Rouhani to promise the list would be investigated.

A jilted lover chopped off a 15-year-old schoolgirl's hand with a sword at a busy Indian market in broad daylight. The attack took place at the Lakhimpur Kheri market, in India, when the victim was shopping with her younger brother. The girl was immediately rushed to a private hospital where doctors are trying to stitch her dismembered hand back on. Vinod Chaurasia, 19, is accused of attacking her and is alleged to have been stalking the girl for past few months. Vinod, who works at a welding workshop, spotted the girl shopping on Wednesday afternoon. Police claim he followed her to try and convince her to go out with him but when she turned him down, he took out the sword and cut off her hand. He then repeatedly struck her with the sword but fortunately, the crowd overpowered him and handed him over to the police. A senior police officer said: 'The girl was referred to Lucknow for treatment as she was in a very critical condition. She had lost a lot of blood. Our priority is t...

A restaurateur in New York City has reportedly apologized for — and fired — an employee who wrote "Ching Chong" on an Asian woman's receipt in place of her name. Ziggy Chau, a friend of the woman's daughter, first posted a photo of the receipt to Facebook last week, decrying the "racist staff" and urging the Facebook community to boycott the establishment. "Please boycott this place Cornerstone Cafe NYC until they publicly apologize," wrote Chau alongside a picture of the receipt, which clearly reads "Ching Chong" under both the "to go" and "customer name" sections. "Better yet, call them directly and let them know they have a racist staff," Chau added. Chau also urged the Asian community to share her post "in light of what is happening here in the USA," adding that President Trump has seemingly "ma[d]e it OK to come out and be blatantly racist." Later that evening, Chau phoned the Corners...

It wasn 't a lucky day for an unidentified man in Umuonyeashi , Nsokpo Ogbaku in Mbaitolu LGA of Imo state , who has been arrested after a lady he captured and planned to use for rituals escaped . Reports online reveal that the man stabbed the lady several times before she was able to escape to a nearby house where she got help. Youths of the community mobilized themselves and searched for the man inside the bush where he was hiding. Some hours later , they caught him and handed him over to the police.

ISIS for the first time apparently used an American child in a propaganda video, a boy living in the so-called Islamic State . "My message to Trump, the puppet of the Jews: Allah promised us victory, promised you defeat," the child who gives his name as Yousef said amid ruins in the terrorist group's Syrian capital, Raqqa. "This battle is not gonna end in Raqqa or Mosul. It's gonna end in you lands." Yousef speaks in clear, unaccented English, but his real identity is unknown. Yousef said he moved to Syria from America with his family two years ago. "My father's an American soldier who fought the mujahideen in Iraq," he said in the video. The video shows Yousef speaking Arabic, and also has clips where he appears to be reading from a Qur'an in Arabic. In other clips, he and the Yazidi boy walk through bombed out areas of Raqqa, and in another they follow an adult man into a building and assemble rifles and other weapons. Six of the 131 Amer...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Bayelsa Photo: Twitter The Rivers state government has condemned the escape, from police custody, of Ifeanyi Dike, a suspected rapist and killer of Victory Chikanso, an eight-year-old girl. The Rivers state deputy governor, Dr Ipalibo Banigo, in a statement on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, asked the Police and other law enforcement agen­cies to ensure that the suspect is re-arrested and brought to justice without delay. She stressed that the report that the suspect es­caped from the hands of the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) is "totally unaccept­able and very embarrass­ing." Banigo who condoled with the bereaved family on the gruesome murder of their daughter, said that "as a mother, I am still numb with shock to hear that a man could defile an eight-year-old girl and go ahead to mutilate her body for purported money rituals."

A 72-years-old woman, Madam Victoria, yesterday narrated her experience in the hands of suspected Fulani herdsmen, who took turn to rape her in her farm in Ore in Odigbo LGA of Ondo State. A youth group under the auspices of Ondo State Youth Coalition (OSYC) and farmers yesterday converged on Akure, the state capital, to protest the rape of Victoria and Madam Ebun in Ore. Narrating her experience in the hands of her attackers, the septuagenarian said she was working on her farm on the fateful day when the two Fulani herdsmen took turn to rape her. She said: 'I was working on the farm when the two men invaded my farm and before I could question them on their mission in my farm, they gagged me and tore my clothes before they raped me one after the other. They threatened to kill me thereafter if I make any noise and they left me in the farm after injuring me." In its reaction, the group threatened to take laws into their hands if the state government failed to address the issue i...

At least 11 people have been beheaded in southern Libya following an attack apparently carried out by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). Nine fighters loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA), the force aligned with Libya's eastern government, and two civilians were executed following an assault on a checkpoint 300 miles south of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, in Jufra. No group has claimed responsibility for the killings, but according to Agence France-Presse, LNA spokesman Colonel Ahmed al-Mesmari, ISIS carried out the gruesome attack. The onslaught against the LNA forces, under the command of Gaddafi-era General Khalifa Haftar, comes as Libyan military sources warn ISIS is regrouping following catastrophic defeats in December 2016. The Times of London reported there were now believed to be 1,000 ISIS fighters in Libya. While the number is a fraction of the 6,000 said to be present in the country when ISIS was in its ascendency in Libya in 2015, the militants are said to be ex...

The meeting of the Federal Executive Council that holds every Wednesday did not hold yesterday. Yesterday would have afforded President Muhammadu Buhari who returned to the country on Saturday the opportunity of presiding over the council meeting for the first time in over three months. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed in a statement that the meeting would not hold. Adesina did not however disclose the reason behind the decision to cancel the meeting. But he said Buhari would yesterday receive the report of the investigation committee into the allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke. The statement read, "The meeting of the Federal Executive Council will not hold today. "President Muhammadu Buhari, will however, receive the Report of the investigation committee into the allegations against the susp...

Photo,LATE Musa Yar'adua,Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo The International Criminal Court (ICC) is considering a petition sent by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), over the N11 trillion allegedly wasted on power by the administrations of ex-presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Musa Yar'Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan. SERAP had sent the petition, stating that the funds were squandered by the former presidents. Timothy Adewale, SERAP deputy director, confirmed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. He said it received a letter from the court, with regards to the petition. "SERAP can confirm that the ICC is now considering our petition. We have received communication from Mark P. Dillon, head of information and evidence unit of the ICC indicating that the court will give due consideration to our petition," the statement read. The letter reads in part: "This communication has been duly entered in the communications register of the office. ...

Members of Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgents have killed six men in a village in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday in what appeared to be a targeted reprisal attack. A militia fighting the group said nine Boko Haram fighters allegedly entered Kijimatari, a village in north-east Borno state, at around 2 am (0100 GMT), breaking into the homes of six men including the village chief before slitting their throats. "The attackers evaded a nearby military checkpoint by entering the village through bush paths," said Ibrahim Liman, the head of a local anti-jihadist militia force. "The chief of the village was among the victims and it was clear the victims were deliberately targeted." Local resident Kulo Musa said that while the attackers had carried guns, they "chose to use knives" to avoid alerting soldiers manning a nearby checkpoint. Musa said the killings were a reprisal for the arrest of two Boko Haram members who moved into the village claiming to have been displac...

The Nigerian music industry has set plans in motion to mark the annual 'No Music Day' across Nigeria on September 1. "No Music Day" is a day the music industry has dedicated to bringing the attention of the Nigerian nation to the widespread infringement of the rights of song writers, composers, performers, music publishers, record labels and other stakeholders in the music industry.   With the theme, ''Music for National Stability'', The "No Music Day" 2017 celebration is aimed at building significant public awareness and support for the new national fight against piracy of music, movies, literature, broadcast content, software, etc, which is undermining investments in the Nigerian creative industry. Speaking on the theme of this year's event, renowned Intellectual Property activist and Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Tony Okoroji said "Every year, in marking 'No Music Day', our objective has been to eng...

A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed that the talc in the company's iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene. The jury's award included $68 million in compensatory damages and $340 million in punitive damages. The verdict in the lawsuit brought by the California woman, Eva Echeverria, marks the largest sum awarded in a series of talcum powder lawsuit verdicts against the brand courts around the U.S. Echeverria alleged Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately warn consumers about talcum powder's potential cancer risks. She developed ovarian cancer as a "proximate result of the unreasonably dangerous and defective nature of talcum powder," she said in her lawsuit. Echeverria's attorney, Mark Robinson, said his client is undergoing cancer treatment while hospitalized and told him she hoped the verdict would lead Johnson & Johnson to p...

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria , on Tuesday reminded Nigerians that it was no longer in the business of issuing them visas. The Embassy's Charge d ' Affaires, Mr Michel Deleen , told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped it's visa issuance processes in Nigeria. Deleen said that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped its visas issuance to Nigerians with the French Consulate General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja. "Let me remind Nigerians that since 2013 , the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria had signed agreements with the French Consulate -General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja . " What this means is that we have swapped our visa application processes in Nigeria with the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja. " Let me remind Nigerians that under these agreements, any Nigerian that wants to visit the Netherlands for ...

Ifeanyi Chukwu Maxwell Dike, the ritualist The River State Police Command have begun a manhunt for a ritualist, Ifeanyi Chukwu Maxwell Dike, who has escaped custody. Dike was arrested for the murder and organ harvesting of a minor, Chikamso Victoria Mazu. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Rivers State Police Command, Omoni Nnamdi. "The Rivers State Police Command with a heavy heart regrets the unfortunate incident of the escape of Mr Ifeanyi Chukwu Maxwell Dike, the ritualist who killed, little Chikamso Victoria Mazu and removed her vital organs. "Consequently the CP has launched a serious manhunt and all hands are on deck to ensure that he is re-arrested in record time," the statement read.(I won't be surprised he bribed his way out like criminals usually do in Nigeria) Negligence Meanwhile, Sgt Johnbosco Okoroinze, whose alleged negligent act led to the escape is currently being investigated. "The CP wishes to assure the public that Justice wil...

On Sunday, August 21, around 9:35 pm , police visited Neal's Pen Road Extension, Belize City where they saw blood in some bushes next to a wooden house. Investigation revealed that about 9:33 p.m., Ryan Thompson, 24, arrived at his house and was about to open his door when a person fired several shots at him causing his injuries. Thompson succumbed to his injuries at 2:56 a.m. on Monday. Police have one person detained as investigation continues.

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a suspected female fraudster, identified as Gladys who ran out of luck over the weekend after a complaint was filed against her by one Nkiruka Okon whom she defrauded of N7 million. According to SUN, Police investigation reveals that the suspect also used a network platform to swindle unsuspecting victims, including a Lagos society woman who was duped of mammoth sums. During interrogation, the suspect said: According to the victim, Okon, she decided to go into partnership with her after which she got duped. Okon said: The police are still investigating the matter ahead of possible prosecution. "I met Okon, a banker who reported me to the police in Port Harcourt, in 2008. I did not mean evil. We were just friends then. Later in 2015, I marketed a product, Healthy Halogen Oven, to her. The product was imported into Nigeria by a network marketing company, Avenues to Wealth," "As a network ...

PHOTO The Captain Cook statue in Hyde Park, Sydney I passed by Hyde Park this week in the heart of Sydney and looked again on the statue of Captain James Cook. It has pride of place, a monument to the man who in 1770 claimed this continent for the British crown. On the base of the statue is an inscription in bold letters: DISCOVERED THIS TERRITORY 1770 It has stood since 1879. When it was unveiled more than 60,000 people turned out. The procession at the time was the largest ever seen in Sydney. No-one present then questioned that this was the man who founded the nation. But think about that today. Think of those words: "Discovered this territory." My ancestors were here when Cook dropped anchor. We know now that the first peoples of this continent had been here for at least 65,000 years, for us the beginning of human time. Yet this statue speaks to emptiness, it speaks to our invisibility; it says that nothing truly mattered, nothing truly counted until a white sailor first ...

PHOTO Lawyer Farha Faiz speaks with the media after the ruling outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi. India's Supreme Court has ruled a controversial Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who had long argued that it violated their right to equality. Key points: •The law allowed men to divorce their wives by saying "talaq" three times, even via text •Women celebrate outside the court saying "finally they feel free" •The ruling was delivered by a panel of five male judges from different faiths •Prime Minister hails the ruling as a "historic" and "powerful measure" The law allows Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by uttering the word "talaq" three times — the phrase even applied if said over Skype or even via text message. For years, Muslim women said they had been left destitute by husbands divorcing them through the controversial practice. Under the new ruling, the Government will no...