A 27-year-old woman and a policeman were found dead in Rustenburg, South Africa in an apparent murder suicide, North West police said on Tuesday.
Spokesperson Captain Sam Tselanyane said police were called to a shooting incident in Boitekong on Sunday and were shown a door which had been kicked down.
They went inside and, to their horror, found Khanyisile Ntanga with a gunshot wound to her head, and next to her was her boyfriend, 37-year-old Rustenburg police Constable Sello Tshukudu.
"He had a bullet wound to the head and was lying in a pool of blood," said Tselenyane.
Tammy Abraham insists his international dream has always been to represent England.
The Chelsea striker is in line for his competitive England debut in the Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria having been given an international recall by England manager Gareth Southgate last week.
Nigeria have tried desperately to persuade Abraham to play for them – and the striker had initially refused to publicly state which country he wanted to play for.
But following his Southgate call-up, Abraham has confessed his first choice option has always been to represent England.
Abraham, who has scored nine times already this season, has two friendly caps for England, but will be fully committed for the rest of his career if he features against either Czech Republic or Bulgaria because they are competitive fixtures.
And Abraham said: 'For me, it's always nice to be wanted by two nations. Clearly it means you're doing something well.
'At the back of my head, I've always wanted to play for England. I was born and grown in England.
'My dream was always to play for England. It doesn't effect the fact Nigeria still wanted me, and it's a big nation. I love both nations. My head was just screwed on with England.
'I'm here and I'm ready to stay. I want to do the best I can. That means playing well, for club and country.
Simone Biles won a record 21st medal at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday as the United States retained their women's team all-around title.
Biles' 15th career gold medal brings her a total of 21 medals, breaking a tie with the Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina for the most medals by a woman at the world championships.
She's now two short of Vitaly Scherbo's all-time record among men or women of 23.
The US team scored 172.330 points to beat second-placed Russia by 5.801 points and win their seventh consecutive team crown at an Olympics or world championships.
Biles posted the best individual scores on the vault, balance beam and floor.
Unknown gunmen have abducted nine persons in Pegi, a community in Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The attackers were said to have ambushed their victims, including a 12-year-old boy around 8pm on Monday, while returning home.
The notorious gunmen, who were reportedly dressed in military camouflage, were said to have shot and injured one person before taking away nine others.
Chairman of Pegi Community Development Association, Mr Taiwo Aderibigbe, said the attackers also shot at two vehicles including the driver of a pick-up van who sustained injuries.
He added that the victim had been taken to a hospital and the incident reported to the police.
The FCT police command say they are on top of the situation. “I’m on my way there to ascertain the situation,” Abuja Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, was quoted as saying.
Super Eagles of Nigeria were yesterday pictured while on their way to the Asian country Singapore where they will clash with Brazil national team in an anticipated friendly match.
The pics were shared on the official handle of the Super Eagles...
This is something else. A lady identified as Kosisochuckwu has revealed how her skin was damaged after undergoing a stretch marks-removal procedure to look more appealing to men.
According to her: “I went for stretch mark removal and the person did not tell me how it would look like. She used a machine on me and it gave me marks I can never remove...
I went back to her to ask for a refund but she refused. My friends said the spots are everlasting.
I was bullied by guys (because of my stretchmarks), so when I saw her page I was happy that I could remove my stretch marks, now see what it has cost me.”
Popular pop artiste Davido has signed an endorsement deal with Mario & Juliet Baby Diapers for his unborn son. During the signing, Davido explained that the deal is for his unborn son.
Davido is expecting a baby boy with pregnant fiancee, Chioma.
The s*xual harassment saga rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has claimed another lecturer, Dr Samuel Oladipo, who was suspended on Tuesday by the university’s management.
Dr Oladipo, who is a lecturer in the Department of Economics, was featured in the second stream of the BBC Africa Eye video titled “S*x for Admission”, where he is shown demanding s*x from an undercover journalist in exchange for admission.
On Monday, UNILAG management suspended Dr Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of
European Languages and Integrated Studies, Faculty of Arts, who was caught in the first part of the 30 minutes video titled “S*x for Grades”.
Vice Chancellor of UNILAG, Prof Ouwatoyin Ogundipe, confirmed the suspension of Dr Oladipo by the university management and that he will face a panel.
The ASUU chairman, UNILAG branch, Dr Dele Ashiru has described the s*xual harassment scandal that brought down two of the union’s members as unfortunate and tragic.
Couple who served as page boy and little bride at a wedding have ended up becoming husband and wife. The bride shared the photos on her Instagram page and wrote;
''My #flashbackfriday puts forth the story of my life.... who would have known that this would happen.
From being little bride and groom, from being just family friends, from being the only older person I knew to help me with the kids that would bully me in primary school, we're now husband and wife.
''My parents and hubby's were friends long before I existed this had nothing to do with an arranged marriage, because we became an item officially 2 years ago because I and my family relocated and we lost contact till 2013, thanks to FB and BBM. Just look at my dad carrying my husband in his arms not knowing he'd become his son inlaw 27 years later. Jehovah was definitely involved and were indeed grateful''.
The University of Ghana has banned two of its lecturers implicated in s.e.x scandal in the BBC’s sex-for-grades documentary.
The two lecturers, Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor were interdicted by the university on Tuesday.
The two lecturers from the University of Ghana were shown in the BBC’s documentary and accused of engaging in sexual harassment on campus.
According to statement issued by the University, the lecturers were being banned as part of investigations into the allegations.
The statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Stella Amoa said the decision to interdict Gyampo and Butakor, was to allow for further investigations into the matter.
The statement said in line with University regulations, the two lecturers would be invited by the Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee in the next few days to assist with further investigations into the BBC documentary.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested 18 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos.
The suspects are: Abass Mukhtar, Enitan Adekunle, Olakunle Araoyinbo, Korede Adetule, Christmas Gabriel, Christmas Yole, Christmas Emmanuel and Harrison Obayogbono.
Others are: Victor Kenneth, Adewale Musibau, Oluwajuwon Shofuyi, Idris Abdulazeez, Oyeku Adeoye, Omilana Adeleke, Okeke Chucks, Peters Olamide, Abayomi Jones and Usman Olalekan.
The suspects were arrested at three different locations in the Alagbado area of Lagos State, following intelligence reports received by the Commission from concerned members of the public about their alleged involvement in the criminal activities.
During the raid, about five of the suspects attempted to escape arrest by taking refuge inside the ceiling of their apartments. They were, however, immediately apprehended by operatives of the EFCC.
Items recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest include charms, phones, laptops and five cars-Hyundai Sonata, Toyota Camry 2004 model, Toyota Camry 2007 model, Toyota Camry 1999 model and Honda Pilot.
The suspects will soon be charged to court, the commission said.
Drake has hit back at his father's claims that he exaggerated their strained relationship to sell more records.
The 32-year-old Canadian rapper has often used his parents' divorce in his music, recalling how they broke up when he was a child and his father's alleged troubles with alcohol.
Drake's father, Dennis Graham, said in a recent interview that the rapper admitted to embellishing details of his upbringing because "it sells records".
The rap star has now responded, saying he is "so hurt" by the claims.
He wrote on Instagram : "Woke up today so hurt, man. My father will say anything to anyone that's willing to listen to him.
"It's sad when family gets like this, but what can we really do? That's the people we are stuck with. Every bar I ever spit was the truth and the truth is hard for some people to accept."
Drake's response came after his father appeared on Power 106 with host Nick Cannon.
When asked about claims made in his son's music that he was an absentee father, Graham said: "I had a conversation with Drake about that. I have always been with Drake. I talk to him if not every day, then every other day.
"We really got into a deep conversation about that. I said, 'Drake, why are you saying all of this different stuff about me? This is not cool.' He (said), 'Dad, it sells records.' OK, well, cool."
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian laid flowers at the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex in Tsitsernakaberd, Yerevan on Tuesday.
The ladies, headed back to their homeland along with two of Kourtney's children, Mason, nine, and Penelope, seven, to visit the memorial, which was built in 1967 and pay their respects to all those who lost their lives in the Armenian Genocide.
Kim, 38, previously admitted she is 'saddened' by the fact 'not everyone has recognized that 1.5 million people were murdered' by the Ottoman Empire in 1915.
Selena Gomez stripped down the glam for a selfie shared on Monday. The Texas native had no makeup on, showing a blemish, and her hair was not brushed as she laid in bed with a baby blue cover up to her chin. In the caption, the Wolves singer said, 'Me, all the time.'
This comes two years after the 27-year-old beauty - whose ex Justin Bieber wed Hailey Baldwin two weeks ago - had a kidney transplant.
She's one of the modelling world's most enduring figures, having enjoyed a decades-long career that's now older than many of the stars she shares the runway with.
And Naomi Campbell, 49, has revealed that it's unlikely she'll step away from her glamorous exploits anytime soon in favour of motherhood, as she's 'not yet' ready.
In a new interview with WSJ. Magazine, the British beauty disclosed that she instead views herself as a mother figure to the countless children who cross her path through her tireless philanthropic work, particularly in Africa.
When asked by the publication about her possible plans to have children, she responded: 'Naomi on having kids: 'Not yet—I’ll see what the universe brings me.'
Two children of the same parents, Ganiat and Oyin Tunde, were burnt to death when a bungalow at No. 4 Itundesan Street, near Odoro in the Ijede area of Lagos State, was razed.
Eyewitnesses told Punch Metro that the fire started around 12.18am on Saturday following an electric spark, which set shops in front of the building ablaze and spread to other parts quickly.
An uncle to the victims, Danmola Ajani, who said the building was the familys’ property, noted that when the fire started, everybody was thrown into confusion.
He added that the victims’ father, Tunde, an automobile mechanic, escaped through the window to push the car he brought home away from the inferno.
Ajani explained that his brother took the action to save the house from further destruction as there was a gas cylinder in the car, adding that a generator was also working at the time.
He said the children’s mother, Adijat, who also escaped from the burning house, quickly picked up a baby boy, whom he said was not feeling fine.
According to him, before Tunde could return to rescue the two girls, they had already being burnt beyond recognition.
Ajani, who is a retired employee of the Lagos State Fire Service, said it was difficult to rescue the situation because there was no borehole around the area.
He stated, “As a former worker of the Lagos State Fire Service, I used my experience in the best way I could to rescue the situation. We had many constraints. We could not get any borehole nearby to fetch water to extinguish the fire.
“Some youths went to the lagoon to fetch water, which we used to extinguish the inferno before firefighters arrived.
“I called them long before they came. It is difficult to locate this place. The poor state of the roads contributed to our travail that day. It took them almost four hours to get to this place because of the extremely bad roads from Odoguyan to this place.”
He said before he left the service, he made unsuccessful attempts to secure a piece of land to build a fire service station in Ijede.
One of the rescuers, Saliu Qudus, said he was outside when the fire started, adding that if not for his efforts going round to knock on windows and forcing them open, more people would have died in the incident.
The Director of Fire Service, Lagos State, Mrs Margaret Onabajo, confirmed the incident.
A student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, was swept away by flood in the town on Monday.
The victim, who was identified as Doyinsola Boluwade, was said to be a final-year student of the Department of Religious and African Studies in the institution.
It was gathered that the victim was swept away by flood while she was going to her place of residence during a downpour.
“The non-stop rainfall brought tragedy upon the university town yesterday (Monday) evening when an undergraduate was swept away to an unknown destination by flood at a canal very close to her place of residence,” a source said.
Confirming the incident, the landlord of the victim, Mr Ademola Elemukona, said he narrowly escaped being swept away as he climbed a cocoa tree when the flood was getting uncontrollable.
“Many people thought I had been swept away by the flood, but I thank God that I survived it,” he stated.
The Head, Media and Protocol Unit, AAUA, Mr Victor Akinpelumi, also confirmed the incident.
He said a search party had been organised by the school management to locate the student, but as of the time of filing this report, she had yet to be seen.
The University of Lagos, Akoka, has suspended another lecturer, Dr Samuel Oladipo, of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, after he was also indicted in a sexual harassment documentary produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
This is just as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; wife of the President, Aisha Buhari; and the Academic Staff Union of Universities called for the prosecution of the lecturers indicted in the documentary, while calling for the cleansing of the system.
The BBC had produced a documentary exposing four lecturers – two from UNILAG and two from the University of Ghana, Legon – for allegedly harassing undercover reporters, who posed as students in need of help.
The release of the footage had drawn outrage from many Nigerians, who demanded that justice be served.
The Principal Assistant Registrar, Communication Unit, UNILAG, Taiwo Oloyede, told PUNCH Metro on Tuesday that the second lecturer in the documentary, Oladipupo, had also been suspended.
