Transgender woman brutally murdered in South Africa

Nare Mphela, who won a landmark transgender discrimination case against her Limpopo high school in 2017, has been murdered in her home.

It was learned that Mphela’s body was discovered with numerous stab wounds this week in her rented house in the Makopane area. It’s understood that the home was also set on fire.

No arrests have been made. While additional details are unclear, news of Mphela’s death has been met with shock.

The 27-year-old made LGBTIQ+ history when she took her former high school principal and the Limpopo Department of Education to the Equality Court. She claimed she suffered ongoing discrimination from 2013 to 2014 because of her gender identity.

The principal of Raselete Secondary School was accused of encouraging learners to physically harass and humiliate Mphela, including asking them to “check” her genitals in the bathrooms. The abuse was so severe that it led to her failing matric at the end of 2014.

Represented by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), she won the case in 2017 and was awarded R60,000 for pain and suffering and R40,000 for education and counselling costs. The principal was also ordered to attend sensitisation training.

“When people read about my story they will understand how much pain I went through,” Mphela told Iranti.org in a video (see below). “They will learn that if they have children like me, they mustn’t hide but be visible. We have the right to live our lives how we see fit.”

SAHRC Provincial Manager Victor Mavhidula told MambaOnline that he and his office were deeply saddened by the news of Mphela’s murder.

He praised her for having stood her ground and “defending the rights of LGBTIQ people,” especially those of LGBTIQ learners. He described Mphela as “a strong soul and strong personality; somebody who would not be pushed around.”

The group Capricorn Ignited LGBTI wrote on Facebook that Mphela’s death was “a painful loss to the Limpopo LGBTIQ+ community and society as a whole.”

Lorraine Klaas, a close school friend, has been devastated by Mphela’s death. “She was selfless. She would go all out to make others happy. She loved gospel and when she set a goal for herself, she always saw it through. She never backed out of a challenge,” Klaas said.

She added: “I can’t even imagine being murdered like that. She didn’t go down without a fight – that I know for a fact. She saved me from trouble over the past years but she couldn’t save herself.”

Nare Mphela will be laid to rest on Saturday 11 January at Prospect Village in Ga-Matlala.



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Man nabbed for abducting two kids in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command said it had arrested a man identified as Nsem Godwin for allegedly kidnapping two kids in Okitipupa town, Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect was arrested after he was caught with a nine-year-old and a four-month-old kids on Monday.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Femi Joseph, who confirmed the incident to Punch correspondent on Wednesday, said Godwin was arrested by the Highway Savers Policemen of the command, while attempting to escape with the victims.


Joseph said, “Godwin was arrested while trying to run away with the children. We have commenced investigation into the matter and the suspect will be charged as soon as the investigation is concluded.

“That is why we want to appeal to parents and guardians to take proper care of their children and wards.”

An eyewitness said the suspect allegedly abducted the four-month-old baby, while he was playing outside with his brother.

The eyewitness narrated, “The suspect carried the baby and was trying to escape through a shortcut to the Onaopemipo Street in Okitipupa and some people accosted him and questioned him, but he could not give any answer on how he came about the baby.

“At a point, he started acting like he was mentally retarded. He also declined to speak to anyone until he was taken away by the police.”





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Miyetti Allah bans night grazing nationwide

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) yesterday banned night grazing nationwide as part of measures to curb the perennial clashes between herders and Farmers.

The National Secretary of the MACBAN Mr. Baba Uthman told journalists after its Annual General Meeting yesterday in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital that the decision would become an instruction that would be communicated to every member of the group, including those at the grassroots.

“This is a decision that has been taken by the highest decision-making body of the association. As it is taken here, it will go down the ladder down to our members at the grassroots. “They will be informed and sensitised concerning it,” Uthman said.


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Man 'bit off ex-girlfriend's nose during row' and either 'flushed it down loo or ate it'

A woman claims her ex-boyfriend bit off her nose and either ate it or flushed it down the toilet.

Allyson Danylko, 24, alleges her former partner Nick Grewal set upon her in a bathroom at his property in Toronto, Canada.

The pair were arguing in a nightclub on New Year's Eve and things became even more heated when they returned home, it is said.

Ms Danylko claims Grewal, 30, was jealous over her plans to travel to Costa Rica without him.

The victim was allegedly assaulted by Grewal in the past and berated herself for taking him back, calling herself a 'stupid f***ing girl' in an interview.

She told the Toronto Sun: "He didn’t want me to go on the trip. He was looking at me with a crazy look in his eyes.

"I was cornered in the bathroom and he was holding me against the wall and I was screaming but he wouldn’t let me go and he bit off my nose.

"I was bleeding and got past him and ran out to a neighbour’s and started banging on their sliding door. It seemed like an eternity, but the police came and put me in an ambulance.”


The victim believes her ex-boyfriend either ate her nose or flushed it down the loo as police dogs were unable to find it.


Officers were called to a property where a woman's nose had been bitten off at 6.22am on New Year's Day.

Ms Danylko is set to undergo reconstructive surgery on her nose using part of her ear in March.

She said she got a restraining order against Grewal after he bit her on the shoulder a few months ago, although she took him back.

Her mum has started a GoFundMe page to help her daughter cover her bills as she cannot work again until May.

Grewal has been charged with aggravated assault, forcible confinement and failing to comply with probation - and will appear in court on January 28.








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Rob Kardashian seeks full custody of daughter Dream

Rob Kardashian reportedly wants full custody of his three-year-old daughter Dream as he is concerned about her living with her mum Blac Chyna, 31.

The 32-year-old father-of-one allegedly claims in legal documents, obtained by TMZ, that Dream's mum Chyna - real name Angela Renée White - hosts boozy parties at her house when Dream is present.

Other shocking claims made in the documents include that she spends “$600 on alcohol” a day as well as "snorting cocaine".

Rob also alleges, TMZ claims, that Chyna often gets violent and throws about objects - including knives.


The Kardashian also added that Dream's behavior has become worse with her "naked twerking, and acting out sexual positions that she said her mom taught her" she also uses foul language, he included in the documents.

Rob's also worried that Dream's personal hygiene is being neglected as she arrives to see him with dirty teeth, nails and messy hair.

The TV star's ideally wants Chyna to be forced to submit to drug and alcohol testing 30 minutes before each visit with Dream.

He also asks that the supervising nanny be granted the authority to end the visits if violence takes place in front of their daughter.

The online publication also adds that Rob's sister Khloe commented in the documents on Dream's "decidedly more aggressive" behavior.












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My brother stabbed our father to death – Witness

A hairdresser, Patience Oamen, on Tuesday, narrated to a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja how her brother, Nelson, stabbed their father, Sunday Oamen, to death with a broken bottle.

Nelson is facing one count of murder contrary to Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2011, before Justice Hakeem Oshodi.

According to the prosecutor, M. T. Adewoye, Nelson was 33-year-old when he committed the offence on September 18, 2015, at their residence, Block 272, Flat 4, Abesan Estate, Lagos State.

At Tuesday’s proceedings, Patience stated that though Nelson had a cordial relationship with their father, the relationship was sometimes strained because of Sunday’s refusal to give the defendant money.


Patience, while being led in evidence by Adewoye, told the court that Nelson’s clothes were stained with blood on the day of the incident and he hurriedly ran out of the house.

She said, “On the day of the incident, our mother, who sells foodstuffs, was downstairs with me and between noon and 1pm, while we were still downstairs, I saw my brother hurriedly coming downstairs with his clothes stained with blood. I called his name but he ran away.

“The door to the house was locked and I was wondering how he opened the door. I took the keys, opened the door and saw a pool of blood and immediately ran downstairs to call our mother and we both ran upstairs to check on our father and noticed that he had been stabbed. He had been stabbed all over his stomach and neck with a broken bottle.

“We reported the case to the police and three days later, Nelson came to the police station to confess that he stabbed our father to death.”

Patience, who added that Nelson used to smoke Indian hemp, said his conflict with their parents over money had made him steal and sell a prepaid meter belonging to the family.

Patience, while being cross-examined by the defence counsel, E. B. Ogogo, reiterated that though she was not in the room when the incident happened, she knew that her brother committed the crime, because his clothes were stained with blood.

She added, “I saw him that day but I forgot to put it down in my statement. I was not myself that day because of the shock; that was why I did not remember to write it in my statement.

“My brother said our father’s spirit was hunting him and that was why he went to the police station to confess.”

Justice Oshodi adjourned the case till April 6 for the continuation of trial.



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Donald Trump mocked on Twitter by Iran after missile attacks on US bases

President Donald Trump has been mocked on Twitter by an Iranian official in the wake of the missile attacks on US bases in Iraq.

Iran has launched dozens of ballistic missiles at US targets throughout Iraq, including Erbil in northern Iraq and the al-Assad air base in the west of the country.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has confirmed it is behind the attacks in revenge for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani and has warned the US and regional allies against retaliating.

The Guard is reportedly calling the attack Operation Martyr Soleimani.


It is not yet known if there are any deaths or casualties, or how much damage has been done.

Following the attack, supreme leader to the secretary of the supreme national security council in Iran, Saeed Jalili posted an image of the Iranian flag, mirroring a similar tweet by Mr Trump.

The president had posted a picture of the US flag after the drone strike which killed Gen Soleimani on Friday.

The White House said earlier this evening that Mr Trump had been briefed about the attacks and had gone to the Situation Room, with it initially understood he would be addressing the nation.

However, this was later denied by White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham and instead the president took to Twitter to say "all is well" and that the US has the "most powerful and well equipped military" in the world.

He said: "All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far!

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Kogi PDP vice chairman, Kola Ojo slumps and dies while playing lawn tennis at home

The Kogi West Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Kola Ojo, on Tuesday evening, slumped and died while playing lawn tennis at his Lokoja residence.

He was said to have been immediately rushed to the nearby hospital, where he was later confirmed dead.

Ojo, who hailed from Okoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of the state, died in his 60s.

The PDP state publicity secretary, Mr. Bode Ogunmola in a statement, today, described the deceased as one of the reliable pillars of the party “who did all he could in the last governorship election.”

He prayed that God grant the family and party members the fortitude to bear the loss.

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No regrets! Kemi Adetiba says as she turns 40

Filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba is 40 today. Taking to her instgram page to celebrate her special  day,  she revealed she has no regrets in life. She wrote;

"Absolutely NO regrets!!"

Happy birthday to her!

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Imo, Enugu, Anambra are states with the highest search for gay p.o.r.n on Google

Google Trends has revealed the Nigerian states with the highest search for gay p.o.r.n.o.graphy on the platform.

According to the 2019 Google Trends statistics 2019, South-Eastern states ranked the highest amongst the states searching for gay p.o.r.n.o.graphy in Nigeria and closely followed by South-South states.

According to the statistics,  from March 10-16 of 2019 accounts for the lowest search period for gay p.o.r.n while between December 22-28 recorded the highest search for gay p.o.r/n.

Below are the 10 Nigerian states with the highest search for gay porn on Google in 2019. Recall, same-sex relationships are criminalised in Nigeria and come with a penalty of 14 years in jail.



1. Imo

2. Enugu

3. Anambra

4. Abia



5. Delta

6. Edo

7. Rivers

8. Abuja

9. Lagos

10. Bauchi.

Also, YouTube recorded its highest search for gay porn in Nigeria on December 29, 2019, with Anambra topping the list.

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Lagos Governor, Sanwo-Olu pens romantic message to wife on her birthday

Lagos state governor, Sanwo Olu has penned a romantic note to his wife on her birthday. He disclosed on twitter how she is a rare gem and how she has continued to bring forth fruit and blossom. The Governor wrote;

''Like a tree planted by water, Ibijoke mi continues to bring forth fruit and blossom.  She is a rare gem, passionate about her family, society and the world. Thank you for all you are to me, our family and our state. Happy birthday my dearest @JokeSanwoolu ❤''.



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Man in court for telling a woman her vagina stinks

A middle-aged man from Nairobi was on Tuesday, January 7, arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on allegations that he verbally abused a female trader at Maasai Market, Kenya.

The suspect, David Kigoma Onguyi, who was charged with creating disturbance in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, is alleged to have insulted Nyaboke [other names withheld] on January 5, 2020 at the Maasai Market, where she runs a Maasai curio shop.

Onguyi allegedly told Nyaboke: “Wewe ni mchafu, na hauna suruali. Na kama uko nayo, najua imetoboka. Kisha, tafuta tissue utumie kujipanguza ukienda kukojoa (You are dirty, and I know that you do not wear underwear. And, even if you have worn one today, I am sure it is torn. And again, remember to use tissue paper to wipe yourself clean after answering the short call of nature).”


Onguyi, a porter-cum-menial worker at the market, is said to have, thereafter, threatened to beat up Nyaboke.

The alleged series of insults began after Nyaboke is said to have asked Onguyi to settle a Ksh500 debt that he owed her.

The accused, the court was told, took a customer to Nyaboke’s shop on December 19, 2019, where she bought goods worth Ksh500.

The said-customer gave Onguyi the money, and asked him to hand it over to Nyaboke. Onguyi, however, declined to give Nyaboke the money, promising to settle the debt “later in the day”.

Subsequent attempts by Nyaboke to have Onguyi settle the debt bore no fruit.


On January 5, 2020, Onguyi surged to Nyaboke’s shop, where he allegedly hurled the said-expletives, claiming that Nyaboke’s genitals were “stinking”.

Onguyi made the remarks as other traders in the market and customers watched in disbelief.

Nyaboke, thereafter, reported the incident at the KICC Police Station, leading to the arrest of the suspect.

Onguyi denied the charges before Senior Resident Magistrate Mothoni Nzibe, and was released on a Ksh10, 000 cash bail.

Nzibe set January 21, 2020 as the case hearing date.

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Kylie Jenner shares unseen pregnancy snap ahead of daughter's second birthday

Kylie Jenner managed to keep her pregnancy a complete secret until after she gave birth to her daughter Stormi Webster - who she shares with ex Travis Scott - in February 2018.

Ahead of her little one turning two, reality TV star Kylie has shared with her Instagam followers a never-before-seen photo of Stormi inside her stomach.

The gorgeous image shows Kylie, 22, standing in the sunshine as she sports a radiant glow.

Her then blossoming baby bump is in full view due to her wearing a black crop top teamed with burgundy jogging bottoms

She captioned the post: "Throwback pregnant with my baby girl. I can’t believe my daughter will be two soon..#stormi."



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Judge threatens to lock up Harvey Weinstein for using his phone in court

A judge has angrily threatened to lock up Harvey Weinstein for using his phone in a New York City court where a jury is being picked for his r3pe trial.

"Is this really the way you want to end up in jail for the rest of your life, by texting and violating a court order?" asked Judge James Burke.

The Manhattan judge instructed the former Hollywood producer, who is out on bail, not to answer the question.

Mr Weinstein faces five charges and possibly life in jail if convicted.


The allegations include rape and predatory sexual assault relating to two unnamed accusers. He is charged with r3ping one woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, and performing a forcible s.e.x act on the second woman in 2006.

On Monday, Mr Weinstein was charged with an additional two counts in Los Angeles: r.a.p.e and s.e.xual assault.

The 67-year-old has denied all charges and insists any s.e.xual encounters were consensual.



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Grenade boy picks up kills him and 8 others at Nigeria-Cameroon border

A grenade that a child picked up from a bin on the Nigeria-Cameroon border has exploded, killing him and eight others.

Twenty-six people were also wounded in the blast on the Nigerian side of the border, a Cameroonian official said.

The child, believed to be under 10, mistook the grenade for scrap metal which he intended to sell, witnesses said.

It is unclear who left the grenade in the bin, but the area has been hit by an Islamist insurgency.

Boko Haram and its splinter faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province, operate in the region.

Nigerian and Cameroonian troops form part of a regional force fighting the militants.

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Dad of UK's worst rapist jailed for life, breaks silence, says he got what he deserves

The father of Reynhard Sinaga, the worst rapist in British legal history, has said his son's punishment "fits his crimes" after he was jailed for life.

Sinaga, a 36-year-old PhD student from Indonesia, was found guilty of 159 sexual offences against 48 men.

He picked up his victims outside clubs in Manchester and lured them to his flat, where he drugged and assaulted them while filming the attacks.

On Monday, a judge jailed Sinaga for life, with a minimum term of 30 years.


As Sinaga's family and friends come to terms with his fate, they have painted a picture of his life in Indonesia before he became a serial sexual predator.

Speaking for the first time since his son was jailed, his father Saibun Sinaga told BBC Indonesian over the phone: "We accept the verdict. His punishment fits his crimes. I don't want to discuss the case any further."

Sinaga's friends at the University of Indonesia say he was a flamboyant and popular student.

"He was very social, friendly, easy to get along with and fun to work on projects with," one friend, who wished not to be named, said.

She lost contact with him when he went abroad to continue his studies in the UK in 2007.

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Mob set suspected robber ablaze in Benue

A mob has set ablaze a suspected robber at Kornya town in Benue State.

A youth activist, Jiji Jack, who spoke to The Nation, said the police arrested the suspect, who had been a thorn in the flesh of the residents of Kornya town because of his criminal activities and detained him in a cell.

He said when youths became aware of his detention, they mobilised, stormed the police station, forcefully took him away and set him ablaze, using petrol and tyres.

Those who spoke to The Nation over the incident said the victim was a notorious criminal “and the only way to end his reign of terror was to give him jungle justice.”



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After attacks on communities which left many dead, over 2500 people displaced in Niger state

Over 2,500 people have been forced to relocate from their homes for fear of attacks by bandits and gunmen in Niger State.

The relocation followed attacks on some communities in Munya Local Government that has left four soldiers and some civilians killed. Several others were injured.

The communities affected by the attacks include Kabuka, Ingu Kasa, Anguwan Bussa, Galuwi, Almujere, Toko, Anguwan Zarumai and Anguwan Kwata.

Some communities in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, namely Katarma and Kuduru, which shared borders with Niger State, were also affected.


The victims claimed that the bandits had taken over the communities, converting them to their base.

The displaced people, mostly women and children, are taking refuge in a primary school in Sarkin Power, the headquarters of the local government, which was opened for them by the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA).

The Director-General of the agency, Mallam Ibrahim Inga, said relief materials including food items, sanitary and sleeping materials have been given to the people.



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Court jails woman six months for stealing goat

A magistrates’ court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has sentenced a 30-year-old woman, Sadiat Jimoh, to six months imprisonment for stealing goat.

Sadiat was arraigned yesterday and she pleaded guilty to the two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.

Saidat told the court that she wanted to use the proceeds from the sale of the goat to treat her son.

Prosecutor Abiodun Fagboyinbo told the court that “Sadiat Jimoh and one other at large on January 5, at Agunbelewo in Osogbo did conspire to commit felony to wit stealing.


Fagboyinbo said: “The offence committed is contrary to and punishable under sections 516 and 390(9) of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. Laws of Osun State Nigeria 2002.”

The defence counsel, Abimbola Ige, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy.

The magistrate sentenced Saidat to six months imprisonment.

She was given N15,000 option of fine.

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Gory photo: ABU lecturer slaughtered by bandits

Suspected bandits Monday night attacked several communities in Malumfashi council area of Katsina State.

A man identified as Umar Isah was killed during the attack.

Isah was, until his death, a lecturer at the School of Basic and Remedial Studies (SBRS), in Funtua.

Residents, who spoke with newsmen, said they heard several gunshots during the night on Monday, and that the shots were intermittent and lasted for hours.

It is, however, not clear how many communities were attacked or if there were casualties apart from the lecturer that was killed.

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