Popular transgender, Chyna Gibson killed in New Orleans

She's now the fifth transgender woman to be killed in 2017. Gibson was fatally shot in New Orleans on Saturday February 25, 2017 while she was in town celebrating Mardi Gras.

According to reports, multiple gunshots were heard at the 4300 block of Downman Road, outside of a shopping center around 8:30 p.m. Gibson was found between two parked cars and pronounced dead at the scene. 

Germany's 2014 world cup hero, Mario Gotze, ruled out of football 'indefinitely' after he's diagnosed of metabolic disorder

Mario Gotze, the striker who scored Germany's winning goal in the 2014 FIFA World cup has been ruled out of football indefinitely as he's been diagnosed of 'metabolic disorders', a condition that has made his performance the last two years worrisome for his last two clubs- Bayern, Dortmund and his country, Germany.

25 years after, British songwriter sues Rock Band, U2

Paul Rose, a British writer and guitarist with 12 solo albums of his own is suing popular rock band U2 (Bono, Edge and the boys) saying they jacked the music for "The Fly" (released by U2 in 1991) from his 1989 song "Nae Slappin."

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger rejects £30m per year deal to manage in China

According to new reports, Arsene Wenger, Arsenal's coach since 1996 has rejected a mammoth £30m per year deal to manage in the Chinese super league, even though he isn't sure of his future at Arsenal following fan protests at the Emirates.

Floyd Mayweather calls out UFC star Conor McGregor to fight him

Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has called out UFC champion Conor McGregor, saying it's high time they fought for the enjoyment of the fans. McGregor and Mayweather have been attacking each other on social media for months now and the retired boxer who turned 40 on Saturday has now officially called out the UFC star.

Malawian police arrest woman for terminating her 6-month-old pregnancy

A 22-year-old Malawian woman from Mbawela village in Thyolo, has been arrested for aborting her 6-month-old baby and burying it at her place of work. The suspect identified as Fyness Maseya reportedly committed the act on Sunday, February 12, 2017. 

Indonesian man collapses after caning for breaking Islamic law

A 27-year-old Indonesian man collapsed while being publicly caned for standing with a woman who is not his wife in contravention of strict Islamic laws. Herizal bin Yunus, who was one of eight people publicly punished on Monday for breaking the province's Islamic regulations, fainted after being caned eight times in front of a crowd in Aceh.
Officials carried him off stage after he collapsed during the punishment outside a mosque in the provincial capital Banda Aceh.

Ghanaian traditional leader threatens to ban spiritual gatherings over false prophecies

Naba Asigri Abugragoe Azoka II, Paramount Chief of the Bawku traditional area in Ghana, has threatened to ban spiritual gatherings over the increasing numbers of people posing as men of God and misleading the public with false prophecies. In a statement, he issued to all the Churches in the Bawku area last weekend, he said false prophecies were generating problems, with some family members being accused of witchcraft and causing harm to their family. 

Lagos state govt to crush over 4000 impounded motorcycles

Speaking with journalists at the Olusosun refuse dump site in Ojota, the State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni on Monday, said the government will start crushing and recycling over 4,000 impounded commercial motorcycles, (aka Okada) in line with the provisions of the State Traffic Law of 2012. Owoseni said the recent restriction on Okadas was due to the government’s resolve to fight security concerns posed by criminal operators, adding that criminals habitually use okada to perpetrate crime and easily get away from the scene of the crime.

Oscars 2017 mix-up: "La La Land" accepts the award for best picture before "Moonlight" is announced as the actual winner.

What happened last night at the Oscars was very similar to what happened at the 2016 Miss Universe pageant when Steve Harvey read the name of the runner up as the winner. Actress/presenter Faye Dunaway did same last night by awarding "La La Land" as the best picture Oscar that should have gone to "Moonlight."

Mourinho looking to tempt Neymar away from Barcelona

Reports in Spain have it that Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho is in regular contact with Barcelona's Neymar in a bid to bring the star forward to England. According to Spanish newspaper SPORT, Mourinho has been trying to sell Neymar on the move by explaining how the transfer would benefit the attacker's career and allow him to develop as a player. 

The Game unfollows everyone except Nicki Minaj on his IG page

He unfollowed everyone except Nicki Minaj after his rant.

Salome Kwarwah, Liberian nurse who survived Ebola dies from pregnancy complications

 Salome Kwarwah, a Liberian nurse who survived the deadly Ebola epidemic passed away from pregnancy complications on February 22, 2017. She was age 28.

Salome thought her life was over when she tested positive for Ebola, which killed her parents.  But after recovering at the Elwa 3 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola treatment center in Monrovia,Liberia, she began working as a mental health counselor there, helping others to fight the virus. She told her story before her demise:

Family of 7 returning from church escape death after military truck rammed into their car in Calabar

A family of seven returning from church escaped death after a Nigerian Army truck rammed into their car on Saturday night in Calabar, Cross River State.
According to one of the survivors, they were returning from a church service at Word Alive Church located at Anating by Atu street when their vehicle, a white coloured 2008 model Lexux RX33O SUV was hit by the green Toyota Hilux truck with license registration “ARMY 933” and somersaulted.

Oscars 2017: Complete list of winners

The 89th Academy Awards (Oscars) took place on Sunday, honoring the best in film. “La La Land,” tied the all-time record with 14 nominations. Viola Davis won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. With her Oscar win, Davis puts herself one step closer to a possibility of an EGOT (an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony). With the win for her work in the 2016 film “Fences,” Davis already has an Emmy, two Tonys, five Screen Actors Guild awards, a Golden Globe and now an Oscar. Congratulations to her and other winners. Full list of winners after the cut.. 

Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians: Abike Dabiri-Erewa calls on African Union to intervene, blasts South African Home Affairs Minister

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has called on the South African government to take definitive measures to protect Nigerians and other Africans in their country. She also called on the African Union to intervene urgently in the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa. She also described the suggestion by Mr. Malusi Gigaba, South African Home Affairs Minister, that diplomacy is the solution to attacks on Nigerians in his country as very insensitive. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, she said:

This is what a woman wore to Music Award in South Africa

The woman was spotted at the 16th annual Metro FM Awards held yesterday night Feb. 26th in Durban, South Africa.

Nicki Minaj & Remy MA... in rap war

In cased you missed it, the internet has been on fire for the past 12 hours with the latest beef in American pop culture.

Ubi Franklin & son, Jayden, hit the runway together

Father and son modelling session! Ubi Franklin and his son with Lilian Esoro, Jayden, walked the runway for a fashion store. Another photo after the cut...

A student of the Benue state university in Nigeria dies 3 weeks after her graduation (photos)

Mimidoo Ikima, a graduate of Benue State University, has reportedly died after undergoing a surgical operation in Madonna hospital, Markurdi on Friday, just three weeks after graduating from the University. Before her death she studied political science and was also the treasurer of the Student Union. May God grant her family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Pele's son to serve 13 years in jail for money laundering and drug trafficking

A Brazilian court has ruled that Brazilian football legend, Pele‘s son who was convicted of money laundering and drug trafficking, must begin serving nearly 13 years in prison. Edinho, whose full name is Edson Cholbi do Nascimento was originally sentenced to 33 years in 2014. But due to a lengthy appeals process, the 46-year-old did not serve the sentence until the new court ruling was handed down on Friday, February 24, 2017.

Cristiano Ronaldo warns girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez’s male friend to ‘be careful’ on Instagram

There are so many things we know Cristiano Ronaldo to be, but never did we expect him to be the jealous type. His girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, who he's been dating for some months now, uploaded a photo of herself and her male friend chilling together, but it seems the Real Madrid football star isn't too happy with his girl spending time with a male friend as he commented 'cuidado' a Spanish word which means 'be careful' or 'watch out' in English.

Diamond Platnumz summoned over drug trafficking

Award winning singer, Diamond Platnumz was on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, summoned by the Tanzania Revenue Authority to hand in a report on his source of wealth and a statement on his tax returns over drug trafficking links in the country.

Mohit Goel, founder of 'world's cheapest smartphone' firm arrested over fraud allegation

Mohit Goel, the director of Ringing Bells, the Indian firm which claimed to be selling the world’s cheapest smartphone, has been arrested on allegations of fraud.

The Indian Police Service arrested him after one of the phone’s distributors claimed it had not received handsets it had paid for.

The distribution company, Ayam Enterprises, who is accusing Ringing Bells of not fulfilling all of its orders. said it paid 3m rupees ($45K) after Mr Goel persuaded it to distribute the phone. 

Amal Clooney shows off her baby bump (photos)

Amal, 39, who is expecting a set of twins with her actor husband, George Clooney, was pictured glowing at Cesar Awards in Paris on Friday night. They are expecting their bundle of joy in June...

Donald Trump is now the first president to ever pull out of a White House Correspondents' dinner

The White House Correspondents' Dinner tends to be one of the lighter events on the political calendar. Over the last eight years, Barack Obama used it to mock people in Washington D.C. himself and beyond, following a tradition set by Presidents past. The White House Correspondents' Association is an organization of journalists whose job it is to cover the president.

After splitting from Rob Kardashian Blac Chyna hits town without her engagement ring

Blac Chyna was seen without her engagement ring while out and about in Beverly Hills following split from her now former fiancé, Rob Kardashian. More photos after the cut...

Jupitar says he's got no beef with Shatta Wale

Ghanaian Dancehall artist, Jupitar has rubbished reports making rounds on social media that he has a feud with self-proclaimed dancehall king, Shatta Wale. According to him, Shatta Wale is a veteran in the music industry hence there is no way he will give him less respect since he started the dancehall music before him.

Bisa KDei responds to reports that he bonked a friend’s wife in Belgium

Award winning Highlife artist Bisa Kdei has reacted to allegations indication he slept with a friend’s wife in Belgium. The ‘Mansa’ hitmaker who recently toured Europe was accused by a Facebook user via a recorded a video that Bisa had an affair with a fellow musician’s wife in Belgium during the trip.

Student of KNUST commits suicide over a trail in semester examination

A first year petrochemical student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) identified as Adwoa Agyekwa Anyimadu Antwi 19, has committed suicide by hanging in her hostel. 

Nigerian students give South African companies 48 hours ultimatum to leave Nigeria over Xenophobic attacks

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, have given all South African countries operating in Nigeria a 24 hours ultimatum to leave the country. This is in reaction to the xenophobic attacks meted out on Nigerians in South Africa.

Is this acceptable?

Why is the mother like that anyway? Very creepy. what do you think?

'China can easily deal with N.Korea, i want to expand our nuclear Arsenal to become the best' - Donald Trump's explodes

U.S President Donald Trump, has upped the ante on the Chinese government by claiming the Far East nation can deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if they decide to and also revealed he plans to expand the nuclear capability of the United States to be the best in the world and surpass it's closest military rival.

Blood brothers separated by football

See how football separated these blood brothers

Top 10 hottest African actresses in Hollywood

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Wedding guest in lucky escape as celebratory gunfire misses his head but blows off his scarf (video)

A wedding in Saudi Arabia almost descended into tragedy when a guest came close to losing his head in the boisterous festivities. Footage shows a group of men performing a traditional dance as they take turns in firing guns skywards. One shooter's wayward aim blows the scarf clean off a stunned guest, a few more inches and the wedding would have been a funeral.

River State black soot saga: 15 mechanics arrested for burning used tyres and condemned engine oil

In furtherance of the fight against the pollution of the Rivers environment by Particulate Matter, popularly referred to as 'black soot', Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday ordered the arrest of 15 mechanics engaged in illegal burning of used tyres and condemned engine oil. The governor was returning from Oyibo when he ran into the mass illegal burning of tyres and condemned engine oil on Aba Road around the Oyigbo axis, which emitted a thick smoke into the atmosphere.

Khloe Kardashian and boyfriend Tristan Thompson spotted on an Island vacation

Khloe and her new boo seem to be waxing stronger each day. The couple were on an Island vacation, and seem to have had a good time. They are now back in the US. Tristan who just welcomed a son with his ex gf a few months ago, looks in love with Khloe Another photo after the cut..

Stephen Appiah shares work out video of him and his daughter in the gym

The former captain of the Black Stars of Ghana took to his IG page to post a video of him, working out with his adorable daughter in the gym. Despite announcing his retirement at the age of 34 in 2015, the Ghana legend still looks super fit. Captioning the photo, he wrote: 'Have the most awesome daughter in the world. @pulsefitnessghana #WhatAFeeling #MyNessa #MyJolly #stepapplifestyle #chorkorbanian. Watch the video after the cut..

Jesus Soap that ‘washes away one’s sins’ hits Ghana

A soap produced in China with the propensity of washing away one’s sins has found its way onto the Ghanaian market. This goes a long way to authenticate claims that China is the world’s leading market and capable of producing literally everything.

Ghana is the most expensive country in Africa to live in – Survey

MoveHub, an international relocation company has rated Ghana as the most expensive country to live in on the African continent. MoveHub based its assessment on a range of costs, such as the price of groceries, transport, bills, restaurants and rents.

Nick Cannon welcomes a baby boy with ex-girlfriend, Brittany Bell

Baby No 3! Nick Cannon and his ex girlfriend, Brittany Bell have welcomed their child, a healthy baby boy named 'Golden Sagon'.

Cannon just announced this via his Instagram page, saying: "Weeping may endure for a night, but Joy cometh in the morning! No matter how hard the world may hit you, God always reminds us of our purpose! #TrueHappiness. Welcome to Earth Son!

Golden "Sagon" Cannon 2/21/17 #Awakened"

Woman whose hands were chopped off by husband because she couldn't bear children, is pregnant for another man

The Kenyan woman who made news after her husband chopped off her hands because she could not bear him children, revealed that she is pregnant. See previous story here

Ms Jackline Mwende told the Nation Kenya on Tuesday, that the father of her child is a close friend she was dating before the gruesome attack.

She had conceived about three days before the attack, and she has not regrets for it because she "opted for this route" out of her deep-rooted desire to bear children.

Italy's oldest nun shares tips for long life on her 110th birthday

The oldest living Italian nun celebrated her 110th birthday on Monday, February 20th. Sister Candida Bellotti, who has lived through two world wars, ten popes and 57 prime ministers, shared some tips for anyone hoping for anyone to live an equally long life.
She was born in Verona, and first became a nun in 1931, joining the order Ministre degli infermi di San Camillo and working as a nurse in hospitals and care homes across the country.

Tonto Dikeh's hubby signs singer, Praiz as brand ambassador

Despite the on going marital crisis in his home, Tonto DIkeh's hubby, Olakunle Churchill has just signed R&B singer, Praiz as a brand ambassador. The deal was signed on Teusday, February 21, 2017 with Rosaline Meure in attendance. Making the announcement on social media , Churchill wrote,

Idris Elba seen kissing a chick on the streets of Vancouver

Well, that's Idris Elba and actress Kate Winslet and they are on the set of their new movie, Mountain Between Us, in Vancouver. But then they are kissing or.....lol

Fraud boy who ran mad and was brought to pastor for deliverance stabs his wife

The wife of Prophet Agya Daadie, the founder and head pastor of Jesus Power House Ministry, was stabbed on her shoulder by a boy who was brought to the church for deliverance.

Sean Kingston beaten up by rap group Migos over Soulja Boy

Singer Sean Kingston was allegedly beaten up on Tuesday afternoon by hip hop group, Migos. According to TMZ, Sean got into an argument with 3 members of Migos over Soulja boy and they badly beat him up. Read TMZ report after the cut...

Shatta Wale blasts journalists again

Self-acclaimed dancehall king Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr known by his stage name Shatta Wale has launched a scathing attack on Ghanaian journalists over what is not immediately known. 

Man, 28, arrested for allegedly raping and killing a 10 year old girl

Gabriel Konkonba, 28, is the grips of the Kintampo Police for allegedly raping, killing and burying 10-year-old Rukaya Fatau at Krabonso in the Kintampo South District of the Brong Ahafo Region.