A$AP Rocky's former lawyer has been shot in Sweden.
Henrik Olssen Lilja, the attorney who initially represented the rapper after his July arrest in Sweden, was reportedly shot in the head and chest as he was leaving his apartment in Stockholm on Friday morning, TMZ reports. Lilja was later replaced by Slobodan Jovicic to represent Rocky.
According to the report, the shooter allegedly walked up to Lilja and shot him. A spokeswoman for the Swedish Bar Association further confirmed Lilja was the victim of the shooting. His condition is currently unknown.
Last month, Rocky was found guilty of assault by a Swedish court, but was given a conditional sentence after judges found the assault was not "of such a serious nature that a prison stance must be chosen."
The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God has warned that Nigerians should not retaliate against South Africans in the country because of Nigerians still in their Nation.
According to the man of God, an average South African is a decent person and those causing violence in that country are very few. He warned that retaliating against them in Nigeria will cause harm to those in South Africa. He further encouraged Nigerians to take care of South Africans who are there neighbors.
He made this known few minutes ago at the ongoing September Holy Ghost service with the topic Lifted Into Glory during his sermon.
The former first lady of Honduras, Rosa Elena Bonilla, has been to 58 years in jail on charges of fraud and undue appropriation of funds.
Bonilla, 52, wife of former president Porfirio Lobo, has been in custody since February 2018.
Her lawyer said she was innocent and an appeal would be filed with the Honduras Supreme Court.
It would be Bonilla's last chance to avoid serving the sentence.
She was accused of misusing the equivalent of $779,000 in funds between 2010 and 2014, which came from international donations and public funds meant to be used for social programmes.
The charges came from an investigation conducted by the attorney general's office and a unit of the Organisation of American States.
Bonilla used the money to pay for medical bills, jewellery, tuition for her children and building work, the attorney general's office said.
The court also sentenced Bonilla's close associate, Saul Escobar, to a 48-year jail sentence for embezzlement of public funds and fraud, Supreme Court spokesman Carlos Silva said.
Even if Bonilla and Escobar do not have their sentences overturned or reduced, they will only serve 30 years at most, which is the maximum allowed by Honduran law.
Mr Lobo, who governed Honduras between 2010 and 2014, has also been linked to the Cachiros criminal organisation in trials in the US but has rejected these accusations.
One of his sons pleaded guilty before a US court in 2017 to conspiring to import cocaine into the US. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Kevin Hart is "going through hell" as details of his injuries are revealed after the devastating car crash.
The 40-year-old actor and comedian fractured his spine in three places after the car he was travelling in, left Malibu's Mulholland Highway.
The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, which was Hart's birthday present to himself in July, was totally destroyed in the crash which saw his friend Jared Black injured.
Black’s fiancée, Rebecca Broxterman, who was in the back seat, managed to leave the wreckage with minor injuries.
Hart had surgery in Los Angeles on Sunday night, which fused the fractures. TMZ has reported that there were two in the thoracic part of his spine and one in the lumbar.
The surgery has been hailed a success but sources have told TMZ that Hart is "going through hell," and will remain heavily medicated for a while.
There was a brief worry surrounding the lumbar fracture, as this can make walking difficult and can lead to paralysis, but Hart is expected to make a full recovery.
A loving young mum is believed to have taken her own life just weeks before her 25th birthday.
Chloe McDaid, who was "friend to everyone", was tragically discovered by her father on July 2.
The mum from Wallasey in Wirral, Merseyside, doted on her eight-month-old daughter, Melodie, but "lost her fight" with her mental health, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Her mum, Mandy McDaid, has called for more awareness around mental health, warning that suicide risks "becoming the norm".
Paying tribute to Chloe, 24, Ms McDaid said her daughter was the type of person who would always be there for friends and was a "fantastic" mum to her baby girl, Melodie.
The 54-year-old said: "She was a very social person and had lots of friends. She was the kind of person who would light up a room with her smile.
Chloe's mum said that she had lots of interests when she was younger like gymnastics and making clothes, and "always looked good".
She had also recently become a full-time mum to a baby daughter.
An inquest into Chloe's death will be held on October 3.
Robert Mugabe looked frail and weak as he posed alongside his favourite son in photographs thought to be some of the last ever taken of him.
The former President of Zimbabwe who has died aged 95 was always impeccably dressed during his 37 years in power as first Prime Minister then ruler. Son Robert Junior posted these three photographs of his dad on his own social media accounts in June.
The former hardman, who ruled what used to be Rhodesia with a rod of iron from 1980 until he was toppled in 2017, was pictured in hospital care in Singapore.
Robert Mugabe looked frail and weak as he posed alongside his favourite son in photographs thought to be some of the last ever taken of him. The former President of Zimbabwe who has died aged 95 was always impeccably dressed during his 37 years in power as first Prime Minister then ruler. Son Robert Junior posted these photographs of his dad on his own social media accounts in June.
Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday opened fire on the convoy of the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum.
The incident was said to have happened around 9pm.
According to TheCable, security sources said the insurgents attacked the convoy in Konduga while Zulum was returning from a trip to the Bama Local Government Area.
Zulum had visited Bayo, Kwaya Kusar, Askira Uba and Gwoza as part of his “familiarity and need assessment tour” of the 27 LGAs in the state.
The source said, “Luckily the governor, his commissioners and other vehicles in the convoy escaped unhurt but the last vehicle which is an army gun truck was pelted with bullets.
“Immediately after they fired at us, our men in collaboration with the armed personnel from the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad, retaliated and thwarted the ambush.”
The Bauchi State Government has confirmed the outbreak of yellow fever in the state.
Recall that four students of the College of Education, Waka-Biu, in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno State were confirmed dead while 12 were hospitalised after a field trip to the Yankari Game Reserve.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Rilwan Mohammed, said the Ministry of Health had confirmed a yellow fever which was linked to Yankari Game Reserve.
He added that the ministry also received reports from Gombe and Borno states of suspected cases which were linked to the reserve.
A sixty-year-old man, Charles Jide-Oni, who claimed to be a professor and lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, was arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State for allegedly obtaining money under false pretence and engaging in advance fee fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, arraigned the ‘Professor’ and 12 other internet fraud suspects before Justice Nicholas Oweibo, the Federal High Court vacation judge for the Southwest zone, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.
Jide-Oni’s arraignment was sequel to the EFCC’s damning findings about the activities of an illegal financial outfit he floated through which he allegedly swindled his victims of several millions of naira.
A primary school teacher in Adamawa State, Mr Nathan Yusuf, who was arrested for defiling and impregnating his 12-year-old pupil, has confessed to giving the victim codeine before having carnal knowledge of her.
Yusuf was arrested by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps after the victim, who became pregnant as a result, narrated her ordeal to her parents.
The suspect, who before the incident was a welcome guest in the homes of most parents and guardians of pupils of the Gurel Primary School, Namtari, was said to have taken advantage of his position to perpetrate the act.
Trouble started for Yusuf when the victim’s parents and other members of the community noticed changes in her physical appearance and suspicion grew that she could be pregnant.
When she was confronted, the victim narrated what transpired between her and the teacher. Her statement led to the suspect’s arrest.
The Adamawa State Commandant of the NSCDC, Abdullahi Nurudeen, confirmed the development.
He said, “On September 2, 2019, around 2.30pm, we arrested one Nathan Yusuf, 37, a teacher at the Gurel Primary School, Namtari, in the Yola South Local Government Area, on the suspicion of defiling a pupil in his class, who is below 14 years. He has confessed to giving her codeine syrup before defiling her.
“As soon as we finish our investigation, the suspect will be charged. We are advising parents to be very vigilant and report such crimes to the relevant authorities for appropriate action.”
An uncle to the victim, Sulaiman Namtari, who also spoke about the incident, said the entire community was in shock because the suspect was a respected teacher, who was welcomed in every home.
“What he did was perfidy of the highest order and for that, we want the authorities not to spare him,” Namtari said.
The suspect, who was paraded before reporters, blamed his actions on the devil.
He accepted responsibility for his actions and promised to take care of the baby after its delivery.
The sister-in-law of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State abducted last week has been released.
Elizabeth, younger sister to Dame Edith Okowa, was allegedly abducted by a gang of unknown gunmen at the Temple Clinic Junction, along Awai Road near the Government House in Asaba.
The victim was said to have been released at about 2am on Thursday after over N150m was allegedly paid as ransom.
A reliable source at the Delta State Government House confirmed her release but denied knowledge of ransom payment.
Facebook Inc (FB.O) is launching its dating services in the United States, the social network said on Thursday, sending its shares up 2%.
The company said users will be able to integrate their Instagram accounts with Facebook’s dating profile and add Instagram followers to their “Secret Crush” lists. That feature allows users to indicate romantic interest in a friend, without the attraction becoming public. If two friends each tag the other as a crush, Facebook Dating alerts both of the interest.
The service would be optional for Facebook and Instagram users, the company said, adding that dating activity of users will not appear on their profile or news feed.
The service will be available only to users aged 18 and over, who can decide who gets to see their dating profile, Facebook said.
Despite a string of stinging defeats in Parliament, and the painful, public resignation of his own brother, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday continued his passionate push for an early general election he hopes would help him deliver Brexit by Oct. 31.
Johnson cast his quest to bust Britain out of the European Union in defiant and populist terms, saying he would “rather be dead in a ditch” than seek any further delays to Brexit.
He said he didn’t want to see “the “powers of the British people handed over to Brussels, so we can be kept incarcerated in the E.U.” That echoed the populist — and successful — appeal to British voters to “take back control” of Britain that led to the passage of Brexit in a 2016 national referendum.
Still, the tumult of the past week appeared to be taking a toll on Johnson, who was unusually halting and uncertain as he spoke before a group of police cadets in Yorkshire. Normally a gifted and confident orator, Johnson squinted awkwardly into the bright sunshine. He stumbled as he tried to recite the British equivalent of the Miranda rights to the cadets, who know the lines well.
That may have been especially understandable on a day he suffered the personal blow of having his younger brother, Jo Johnson, resign as a member of Parliament and government minister.
“In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest — it’s an unresolvable tension & time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister,” Jo Johnson tweeted, using the hashtag #overandout.
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died aged 95.
His family confirmed his death to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April.
Mr Mugabe was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power.
Mr Mugabe's early years were praised for broadening access to health and education for the black majority - but his later years were marked by rights abuses and corruption.
Toyin Abraham shared smashing photos of herself as she turned 35 yesterday rocking gorgeous black outfit . She got a funny recreation of one of her birthday photos from Funny Toheeb. Lol.
Serena Williams made a light work of her Ukrainian opponent Elina Svitolina on Thursday night, beating her 6-3 6-1 to book a place in the final of the US Open, the second time in a row.
Serena, with an eye on history and also out to avenge her 2016 Olympic loss to the 25 year old player, was dominant from the outset and showed grit and determination.
While serving 3-1 in the first set, Serena trailed 0-40, but she dug deep to save all the break points to go ahead 4-1. She eventually took the set 6-3.
Serena was even more on fire in the second set, as she broke Elina thrice to seize a commanding victory of 6-1.
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday demanded that the South African government be made to pay compensation in huge amounts to the victims of the latest xenophobic attacks in the country.
The lawmakers said this at a sitting where many condemned the incident and called on the Nigerian government to further prove its will by supporting its citizens abroad.
Speaker Mudashiru Obasa said Nigerians abroad should be able to enjoy government support while carrying out their legal activities.
Obasa further called on the government to push the recent attacks in South Africa to the attention of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN).
The Speaker, however, lamented that while the South Africans are killing Nigerians in their country, citizens are busy destroying businesses linked to South Africa but with Nigerian interest.
