Archeologists discover ancient 1,000-year-old Mayan palace in Mexico

Archeologists have discovered a large palace likely used by the Mayan elite more than 1,000 years ago in the ancient city of Kuluba, near the modern day tourist hot spot of Cancun in eastern Mexico, Mexican anthropology officials said.

The remains of the six-meter high building, 55 meters (180 feet) long and 15 meters wide, suggest the palace was inhabited for two long periods between 600-1050 A.D., the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said in a statement.

The Mayan civilization reached its peak between 250 and 900 A.D., when it ruled large swaths of what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.


The palace was discovered in the east of the Kuluba archaeological zone, a key pre-Hispanic site in Mexico's Yucatan state.

"This work is the beginning, we've barely began uncovering one of the most voluminous structures on the site," archeologist Alfredo Barrera said in a video shared by INAH.

Kuluba had important ties with the Maya cities of Ek' Balam and more crucially, Chichen Itza, falling under its influence and becoming part of its network of trade and territory.

Along with the palace, Mexican experts are exploring four other structures in the area known as "Group C" in Kuluba's central square, including an altar, remnants of two residential buildings and a round structure believed to be an oven.

Conservationists are exploring reforesting parts of Kuluba to protect the historical site from wind and sun damage, INAH said.

The site should be opened to the public in the medium term, the institute added.





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Game of Thrones actor dies suddenly at home

Game of Thrones actor Andrew Dunbar died on Christmas Eve at his Belfast home.

The Portrush native, who was in his thirties, was renowned on the set of the hit HBO show where he worked for years as an extra, reports Belfast Live.

He was a body double for Theon Greyjoy, who is played by Alfie Allen in the series.

Dunbar also made appearances in other hit shows including Line of Duty and worked as a DJ.

Tributes from Dunbar's TV colleagues and actor friends have been paid following news of his death.

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After years of being cheated on, man hands wife over to her lover, and, in return, takes the lover’s spouse

Residents of Lelechonik Village in Mauche Ward in Njoro Constituency, Nakuru County, Kenya are reeling from shock after two youthful couples swapped spouses in a move said to be unprecedented in the area.

Patrick Ng’etich, 31, told K24 Digital that his wife, Mercy Ng’etich, 22, had been secretly seeing their 27-year-old neighbour, Justine Koech, since 2013.

Patrick said he had warned Mercy against the illicit affair, but his concerns fell on deaf ears.


In 2018, Koech was summoned by local elders, and after the case was heard, he was asked to commit in writing that he would stop entertaining Patrick’s wife. Koech accepted the verdict.

However, Koech and Mercy failed to end their illicit relationship.

In November 2019, Patrick filed a report at Tarakwa Police Station, in which he complained that Koech was wrecking his marriage.

“Police officers at Tarakwa asked my wife if she was ready to leave me for Koech, and she answered in the affirmative. The law enforcement officers also asked me if I was ready to let go of Mercy, and, I said ‘yes’, given I had had enough of her infidelity,” Patrick told K24 Digital.

Koech’s 23-year-old wife, Sheila Koech, on the other hand, was asked if she would accept Patrick as her new spouse, and she said “yes”.

Sheila moved in to Patrick’s house with her two children from her previous marriage with Koech which lasted 12 years. Their kids are aged 5 and 7.

Mercy, who is originally Patrick’s spouse, moved in to Koech’s house with her four children from her former marriage. The kids are aged between 2 and 9.

Patrick’s new wife, Sheila, claims that Koech used to threaten and mistreat her every time she would inquire why he was having an illicit affair with Mercy, who was a married woman.

Patrick says he is now at peace “after my adulterous wife left me”.

“The wife-swapping arrangement was much better than resorting to violence to settle our differences,” he said.

“However, I would be lying if I say that thoughts of killing Koech did not cross my mind, they did. However, I prayed about it and tried the much I could to remain calm under the circumstances,” he said.

When asked by K24 Digital why he married a woman, who was a minor (13 years old) at the time they first met — in 2010 — , Patrick said: “That is Mercy’s age as per her ID card, and you know ID card numbers are based on the year you apply for one. I suspect she is older, and only applied for the ID card much later. I am told by her family members that she was born in 1992. That means, I married her when she was of age; 18 years.”

Koech, on the other hand, wasn’t reachable to respond to claims that he married Sheila — in 2007 — , when she was only 11 years old, which is a crime under the Kenyan Law.

Attempts by K24 Digital to reach the families of Mercy and Sheila for comment were unsuccessful.



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85-year old woman faces murder charges after shooting two of her roommates

An 85-year-old Washington woman has been charged with murder after she opened fire on her roommates, killing one, according to a report.

Beverly Jenne allegedly gunned down one of her roomies and injured another at their Federal Way home, where a chilling note was uncovered inside a gun holster.

The letter, dated around two hours before the Dec. 19 killing, said the slain woman “was not a nice person. She drove me to this.”

Jenne had previously owned the home before it went into foreclosure and was purchased.


The buyer rented the property to two sisters in their 30s and allowed Jenne to continue to live there while she looked for a new place.

Police said they received a 911 call from one of the roommates around 1 a.m. claiming she was shot inside her home.

Officers arrived to find one of the sisters dead and the other in critical condition. She was rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive.

Jenne was discovered trying to strangle herself with an electric cord and brought to a Tacoma hospital.

She will be booked into jail on $1 million bail when she is released from the hospital, reports said.

Her next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 6.

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Jilted lady allegedly commits suicide on boxing day

One Joy Osain, who lives in Agbura Community, Yenagoa, Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has allegedly committed suicide after her boyfriend jilted her.

Some persons were said to be blaming the death on the deceased saying that she drank sniper and died following a disagreement between her and her 28-year-old boyfriend, Eze Augustus.

On Boxing Day when people were exchanging gifts and making merry, the late Joy reportedly engaged in a quarrel with her boyfriend at the man’s house in Azikoro in the capital city of Yenagoa.

A source, who spoke in confidence, said: ”The girl was an indigene of Agbura while the guy is from AziKoro community both in Yenagoa LGA. She was a fruit seller at Azikoro.

“Her boyfriend avoided her on Christmas day. She went to wait in front of his door on 26th of December but saw another girl in his house.

“She became angry and fought with him. He allegedly beat her. But the girl kept saying she would not be alive and watch another girl take her man. We didn’t know she meant it. She was said to have gulped sniper and died”.

However, another version claimed that the boyfriend beat the deceased to death and poured the insecticide in her mouth to make it look like a suicide.

Angered by the development, the family members of the deceased stormed August’s house in the area and destroyed it.

But the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed the development and said the suspect reported the matter and was arrested for further investigations.

He said: “On 26/12/2019 at about 22:30, one Eze Augustus ‘M” 28years of Azikoro Village, Yenagoa, reported at the police division that his girlfriend, one Joy Osain ‘F” of Agbura community age 28years has drunk sniper and died.

“The corpse of the deceased was recovered and deposited at the Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa for autopsy.

“The said Eze Augustus has been detained for further interrogation. Investigation is ongoing”.

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Tupac Shakur 'alive' theory after his 'double' spotted at Las Vegas MGM Grand

This time, a fan believes that the sighting of a 'body double' puts Tupac at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on the same night he was shot dead.

Conspiracy theorists have examined the footage of the 25-year-old rapper walking through the lobby of the hotel.

Tupac was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996, hours after watching the Bruce Seldon vs Mike Tyson boxing match that was being staged at the hotel.

He died in hospital from his wounds on September 13.


It has been alleged that Tupac was involved in an altercation with a member of the Crips gang, who was seen in the lobby of the MGM hotel on the night of his shooting.

The rapper, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, has had fans poring over footage of the MGM lobby, which has been posted to his MrMakaveli channel.

The theory is explained by one of the rapper's fans. They said: “You know on this footage of Tupac walking into the MGM lobby, I don’t know if anyone ever noticed but he walks right past his body double."

They went on to give the reasons why they believe it is a body double, who went on to be shot leaving the 'real' Tupac to walk free.
“He’s standing in the shadow, Tupac is under the light.

“He’s got the same chain on, you can see it’s the same chain because it’s hanging out, you can see the back of the chain out of the back of his shirt.”

“Look at it, it’s right here, this is the body double."

There has been a mixed reception to the video, with some saying that this could be a 'plausible' retelling of the night that Tupac was shot.

Others still insist that this is a load of baloney and that Tupac was shot and killed as per the widely reported story.


The YouTuber defended his theory though and even claimed that Tupac's family was in on it.

They commented that his family was "just trying to protect him," but some are finding this very hard to believe.




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Lady praises white man's foreplay... blasts Nigerian men for specializing in pounding

As tweeted by a Nigerian lady, Vivian Etinosa.

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Kwara government seizes Saraki’s land.. to use it as a new secretariat

The Kwara State Government has taken over a piece of land owned by the Saraki Family in Ilorin. It will be used for a new secretariat for civil servants.

Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye announced the decision Friday.

Ajakaiye said the land was originally meant for Government Secretariat and parking space of the Civil Service Clinic, but was unlawfully allocated to a private firm, Asa Investments Limited, without any record of payment to the state government.

Part of the land, situated beside the Civil Service Clinic, is also right in front of late Dr Olusola Saraki’s residence.


The senior Saraki built a house and named it ‘Ile Arugbo’ (elderly peoples’ home).

According to the statement, no certificate of occupancy was issued in favour of Asa Investments Limited.

The statement explained that the government has now made provisions for the secretariat in the 2020 budget, although its construction will spill over to 2021.

“Hundreds of civil servants still operate from rented apartments at a huge cost to the government.

“The new secretariat, once completed in 2021, will definitely go a long way to end this unhealthy trend as well as provide a more conducive and decent working environment for government workers,” the statement added.



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Black Boxing Day! Uncle stabs nephew to death for quarreling with girlfriend

A man, Chimezie Eli, has reportedly stabbed his nephew, Samuel, a final year student of Abia State College of Education Technical Arochukwu (ASCETA) to death on Boxing Day.

The incident, it was gathered, threw family members and indigenes of Abayi village in Osisioma Local Government Area of Abia State into mourning.

It was learnt it happened when Samuel returned to the village from his base in Umuahia, the state capital on December 24 , to spend the Christmas holidays with his family.

He was reported to have quarreled with the uncle’s girlfriend, though eyewitnesses couldn’t ascertain the nature of the fight.


The deceased, in his mid-twenties, was stabbed while lying in his room after the matter seemed to have died down.

Sources from the Abayi village told The Nation he was rushed out of his father’s house after being stabbed in the chest by his uncle in an attempt to save his life but he died on the way to the hospital.

“The man that stabbed him is the deceased father’s last brother. Their house is very close to the flyover. He had a little misunderstanding with his uncle’s girlfriend.

“The uncle acted like someone that was manipulated. He used a knife to stab the guy in the chest and by the time he was taken to the hospital, he was declared dead.

“The man has been arrested and is being detained at the Osisioma Police Division but efforts are ongoing to transfer him to the State CID in Umuahia, the state capital.

“The boy has started writing his final year project because he will be graduating next year’s March.

“He thought that the matter he had with the uncle’s girlfriend earlier in the day has been settled not knowing that the man is still bearing grudge in mind. While he was sleeping, the uncle went into his room and stabbed him.

“His brothers, who should have helped him, were not around but he managed to help himself out of the compound with blood gushing out from the knife wound.

“By the time he got to the Osisioma junction, he has lost a lot of blood and when he was rushed to the hospital, they confirmed him dead.

“The uncle is 45 years while the boy is 23 years. The boy is known for hard work and doesn’t look for people’s trouble. But what happened between him and his uncle’s fiancé is what we can’t tell.

“We learnt that the case is being transferred from Osisioma Police Station to the State CID for further investigation.”

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My attackers must be arrested, prosecuted – Jonathan

Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called for the arrest and prosecution of gunmen who attacked his home in Otuoke, Bayelsa, South South Nigeria.

Jonathan also thanked Nigerians for the continuing show of solidarity and sympathy following the Christmas eve attack by unknown gunmen in his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State.

The former President who stated this while conducting sympathisers round the scene of the attack on Friday also commended the Nigerian military for their gallantry in repelling the attack by engaging the assailants in a fierce gun duel that unfortunately claimed the life of a soldier.


Jonathan noted that since the assailants attacked his marine security post on December 24, 2019 many Nigerians of different social status, including President Muhammadu Buhari, state Governors and political party leaders as well as foreigners had either visited him or called to express their heartfelt sympathy over the unfortunate attack in his house.

The former President also reiterated his call on the concerned security authorities to expose and bring the criminals to book as a means of ensuring that such dare-devil criminality did not happen again in his community or any other place in the country.

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Nigerian Nonso arrested with heroin in India

A 21-year-old Nigerian from Anambra state has been arrested for possessing 265 gm heroin in India.
The Nigerian identified simply as Nonso, was arrested near Ziri market, Chandigarh on Tuesday afternoon.

Nonso arrived in India on business visa two months back and had been staying in Delhi.

The police said that 265 gm heroin was a commercial quantity and it was one of the rarest seizure sin Chandigarh.


During investigations, Nonso disclosed to the police that he had came to Chandigarh in the search of customers in the view of Christmas and New Year. He also said that he was told by an associate that Chandigarh had a good potential market for heroin.

Police said he failed to produce a passport, visa or any other document regarding his stay in India or Chandigarh.

Police said that his questioning revealed that he had procured the narcotics from another Nigerian, living at Uttam Nagar in Delhi.

Accused Nonso is unmarried and his family, comprising his mother, a housewife, father, who works as a driver, an elder brother and two sisters, live in Nigeria.



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PDP plans consensus presidential candidate in 2023

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is tinkering with the idea of a consensus presidential candidate in 2023.

To achieve this, the main opposition party in the country is to embark on nationwide consultations among its members.

It will also use the consultation visits to reconcile its aggrieved members in order to have a united front and position itself for the task of taking over government in 2023 from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

These, among others, were disclosed at a news conference in Kaduna by the Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BOT), Senator Walid Jibril.


Jibril, who also disclosed that the PDP BOT had raised a committee to find out why the party lost the recent governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states, added that any member with presidential ambition was free to exercise his right to do so.

But he noted that it would be better for members to agree on a consensus candidate and work hard to make the party strong and unbeatable in 2023.




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Amir Khan tells trolls he doesn't 'give a f***' after Christmas tree snap

Boxing legend Amir Khan doesn't hold back when it comes to trolls. The former world champion has been flooded with vile abuse after he shared to his Instagram a snap of him, his fiance and two kids standing in matching pyjamas in front of a Christmas tree.

"Happy holidays from mine to yours," he wrote, "Enjoy the festive season."

Unfortunately, Internet trolls hit out at Amir - a Muslim - for getting in the spirit of a Christian holiday.



He took to Twitter with some string words.

Amir penned: "So shocked by all the hate I'm getting on my Twitter & Instagram for wishing everyone Merry Christmas and posting a picture with my family in Christmas outfits.

"Just want to tell those people, 'I don't give a f**k.'"

Since sharing the post, Amir's been flooded with messages of support, solidarity and kind words.

"You are allowed to celebrate Christmas as you wish," one wrote, "I hope you and your family had a lovely time."

Another said: "Merry Christmas mate. Respect to you and yours."

A third expressed admiration for Amir, writing: "This is what we seriously need! High profile speakers raising awareness. Well done x."

A fourth shared a snap of Amir, urging him: "Forget the haters. You have a heart of gold sir. Merry Christmas to all your family."




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Newlywed wife charged with trying to defraud her husband

A young newlywed wife is accused of trying to defraud $1million out of her husband who is 52 years her senior.

Lin Helena Halfon, 26, is claimed to have tried to cash in cheques with £770,000 from the bank account of 77-year-old Richard Rappaport.

She was arrested Tampa international airport in Florida months after marrying the elderly man on August 21 in a ceremony that his family said they know nothing about.

Ms Halfon is claimed to have told bank workers she was using the money to buy a yacht in Miami with her husband, Tampa Bay Times reports.


But when Mr Rappaport was informed about his wife's activities he said he would give her the benefit of the doubt as he did not want her to be deported to her native Israel.

However he did tell them he felt he was a victim of fraud and she is now charged with money-laundering, organised fraud and exploitation of an elderly person.

Mr Rappaport is the president of Panther Medical, a company that distributes braces and other medical equipment.

Ms Halfon is claimed to have offered bank workers, at a branch of financial services firm Amscot, $100,000 (£77,000) to cash the cheques which is twice the normal fee.
But they refused her request because his name was on the cheques and he was absent.

Bank workers called police when she tried a few hours later with three separate cheques worth $333,333 each.

Todd Foster, Ms Halfon's lawyer, told Tampa Bay Times: "There's a valid marriage between this couple and we look forward to bringing forward additional facts to bring clarity to this situation."



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Kim Kardashian buys North a $65,625 jacket once owned by Michael Jackson

North West isn’t just a part of pop culture, she now owns pop culture.

As a Christmas present for her 6-year-old daughter, Kim Kardashian purchased a custom velvet jacket worn by Michael Jackson to Elizabeth Taylor’s 65th birthday party in 1997 and again at a screening of his movie “Ghosts.”

“North is a really big Michael Jackson fan and we knew she would love this,” Kardashian, 39, said on her Instagram story. “We won this on an auction for Northie for Christmas.”

Kardashian made the winning bid of $65,625 at the auction held by Julien’s Auctions in October, according to E! News. It was only expected to sell for between $10,000 and $20,000, Julien’s said ahead of the auction.


Some alterations were made to the jacket so that it could fit North now. The body and sleeves can be lengthened again as she grows up.

The jacket was designed by Jackson’s longtime fashion collaborators Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush and features a vine motif, white stones, pearls and rhinestone tassels, according to Julien’s.

North is already starting a wardrobe that other stars would be envious of, including a $10,000 Hermès Birkin bag.

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33-year old man stabs his wife to death in front of their six children on Christmas day

Philadelphia authorities say that a man killed his wife and injured their teenage son during a wild stabbing attack witnessed by the couple's children on Christmas morning.

Police were called to the scene of the 5600 block of North Mascher Street in Olney just before 3.30am on Wednesday.

There they found the victim, 35, outside suffering from multiple stab wounds to the abdomen, WPVI reports. The woman was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead.

When police arrived, they found the woman's husband standing over her. He was immediately taken into custody.


Officers then found the 14-year-old teen inside the home with stab wounds to his thigh. He has been taken to a local hospital and is said to be in stable condition.

Police believe that an altercation started inside the couple's home and spewed out onto the street.

The couple share six children that were inside the home and range from ages 8 to 16.

Authorities say that one of the children retrieved the murder weapon - a butcher knife with a 10-inch blade - and took it into the house to prevent any more injuries. The knife was found in a second floor bedroom.

The children identified the man as the stabbing suspect.

'(They) said the 33-year-old male stabbed the 35-year-old female inside the property, chased her outside, and continued to stab her when she was outside,' Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

All of the children were taken to police headquarters, where they were interviewed. 

'We believe all of them witnessed the incident, or at least part of the incident,' Small added.

The husband sustained cuts to his hands. He was taken to a hospital to be treated before he was taken to police headquarters.

It is believed that the man cut his own hands while stabbing his wife and the teen. 

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Gay couple show off their engagement pictues on twitter (he said yes)

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Adeyanju petitions IG over assault by pro-govt thugs

Deji Adeyanju, who was brutalised by a pro-government group has asked the police to investigate the attack.

The activist in a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, dated December 23, 2019, fingered one Kabiru Dallah as the leader of the suspected miscreants who attacked him.

Adeyanju and his coalition members were attacked by a pro-government group while submitting a petition to the National Human Rights Commission on the detention of the #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, in Abuja on Monday.


The group had accused the coalition members of sabotaging the Muhammadu Buhari regime.

The petition partly read, “The planned intent and the conspiracy of the invading group was obvious when they made for me and chased me to a point where I was manhandled, assaulted and seriously brutalised and my clothes were torn, while my valuables: iPhone 11 and some cash on me, were stolen.

“I was subsequently rescued by some young activists and ferried in a taxi, while the policemen on the ground in their numbers and around the venue, watched helplessly and did nothing.

“The miscreants were led by a young man who later introduced himself to the media as Kabiru Ibrahim Dallah of the Centre for Leadership Initiative and another fellow who I am yet to ascertain his name.”

Meanwhile, the West African Human Rights Defenders Network has expressed concern over the assault on the activists in the presence of policemen.

While denouncing the assault, the network called on the government to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.

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Wikipedia ban: Top court calls for Turkey to lift block

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the country's block on accessing Wikipedia is unconstitutional.

The court said the ban violated rights concerning freedom of expression, and ordered it be lifted.

The Turkish government barred the website in 2017 because of entries suggesting Turkey had co-operated with jihadist militants in Syria.

Turkish censors have often temporarily blocked websites carrying content critical of the government.


The Wikimedia Foundation took Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in May over the ban, arguing that the blocking of the online encyclopaedia violated the right to freedom of expression.

Thursday's ruling is a significant victory for the foundation.

Wikipedia's founder, Jimmy Wales, celebrated the ruling in a tweet, writing 'welcome back Turkey'.

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Fifteen die as plane crashes into building in Kazakhstan

A passenger plane has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 15 people.

Officials say the aircraft from Bek Air - a Kazakh airline went down shortly after taking off from Almaty airport on Friday morning, smashing into a building.

At least 60 injured people, including children, were taken to hospitals.

Flight Z92100 was en route from Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, to the capital Nur-Sultan.


The cause of the crash is not known.

A Reuters reporter close to the scene said there was heavy fog at the time.

Almaty's airport said there were 93 passengers and five crew on board the Fokker 100 aircraft. A full list of the passengers published by Kazakhstan's interior ministry said there were 85 adults, five children and three infants on board, not counting the crew.

The airport said the plane lost height at 07:22 local time (01:22 GMT), before striking a concrete barrier and crashing into a two-storey building. There was no fire upon impact.

The airport later published the list of 60 survivors who were being treated at hospitals.

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