Teyana Taylor is a proud mom once again, welcoming her second child on Sunday, September 6.
The talented multi-hyphenate had a water birth at her bathroom at home in Atlanta, just hours after celebrating her baby shower with friend.
She and husband Iman Shumpert took to Instagram on Monday to welcome daughter Rue Rose, who already has her own Instagram with more than 21,000 followers.
The 29-year-old posted a sweet video of the newborn sleeping, writing: 'We love you Rue, welcome baby girl @babyruerose'
Shumpert, 30, also posted the video, captioned: 'At 3:28 am on Sept 6th 2020 Rue Rose decided that the baby shower thrown for her and mommy was too lit. She didn’t make the party but she managed to make the next day her birthdate!!!
'Now...when we buy homes, we always find a bathroom with great energy... but not in a million years would you be able to tell me we’d deliver both of our daughters in a bathroom without the assistance of a hospital!'
He and Taylor welcomed their first child, daughter Iman Tayla Jr (aka Junie), four, in December of 2015, later tying the knot in October of 2016.
Maria Kolesnikova, one of Belarus’s leading opposition figures, has been detained while trying to cross into Ukraine.
Kolesnikova was detained while attempting to cross overnight with two other members of the opposition’s Coordination Council who were able to pass through to Ukraine, Anton Bychkovsky, a spokesman for the State Border Committee, said.
She and the two other council members, press secretary Anton Rodnenkov and executive secretary Ivan Kravtsov, had disappeared on Monday.
Bychkovsky said Rodnenkov and Kravtsov were able to cross into Ukraine, and the Ukrainian embassy in Minsk has confirmed they were in the country.
Kolesnikova was being held and “an investigation is under way to legally assess the situation,” Bychkovsky said.
State news agency Belta quoted border officials as saying the three had tried to cross the border in a BMW car around 4:00 am Tuesday.
The Coordination Council was set up to ensure a peaceful transfer of power after President Alexander Lukashenko’s main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rejected his claim to have won an August 9 presidential election with 80 percent of the vote.
The disputed election has sparked widespread protests and a harsh police crackdown that has seen several thousand people arrested.
Germany and Britain on Monday demanded answers after Kolesnikova went missing and allies said she had been snatched off the streets by unidentified men in black.
Kolesnikova, 38, is the only one of the trio of women who fronted Tikhanovskaya’s campaign to remain in Belarus.
Tikhanovskaya left the country under pressure from the authorities and was granted refuge in EU member state Lithuania, while her other campaign partner, Veronika Tsepkalo, is now in Ukraine.
In a frightening development, a woman was shot dead by her abusive husband inside a police station where she had gone to report him for domestic violence.
The 28-year-old woman was shot dead by her husband inside Madeira Police Station in Mthatha, South Africa. The suspect who is employed by a security company was immediately apprehended and detained by the police officers after he had fired a hail of bullets.
Some people who were in the police station at the time ran for their lives when the shooting started.
Songezo Sanazo, who hails from Lujecweni village in Ngqeleni, said he was at the police station certifying documents when the shooting started. Narrating the frightening experience, Songezo told the publication DispatchLive,
“I was busy having my documents certified when I heard gunshots
“I heard the first one and I thought it was not something serious. But I had to run for cover and hide behind the wall when I heard a second one, third and fourth while other people were running away from the yard screaming. We were all terrified.”
Songezo went on to say that just before the shooting started, he saw a man charging into the charge office at the police station carrying a gun.
The gunman is reported to be employed by Protek Security. He is being detained at the police station until he makes his court appearance.
The Madeira Police Station has since been closed and people are being asked to go to other police stations if they have issues which need law enforcement officials.
Coronavirus patients admitted to hospital still suffer lung damage three months after they are sent home, a study has found.
Most people’s conditions improve within six weeks but researchers found that some struggled with breathlessness and coughing for much longer.
Researchers at different institutions in Austria’s Tyrolean region asked coronavirus patients who had been admitted to hospital to come back for evaluation six, 12 and 24 weeks after being discharged.
At the time of their first evaluation, more than half of the patients had at least one persistent symptom, predominantly breathlessness and coughing, and CT scans still showed lung damage in 88 per cent.
But by the time of their next visit the symptoms had improved and lung damage was reduced to 56 per cent. It is too early to have results from the evaluations at 24 weeks.
Dr Sabina Sahanic, a clinical PhD student at the University Clinic in Innsbruck and part of the team that carried out the study, said: “The bad news is that people show lung impairment from COVID-19 weeks after discharge.
“The good news is that the impairment tends to ameliorate over time, which suggests the lungs have a mechanism for repairing themselves.”
At the six-week visit, echocardiograms showed that 48 patients (58.5%) had dysfunction of the left ventricle of the heart at the point when it is relaxing and dilating (diastole).
Biological indicators of heart damage, blood clots and inflammation were all significantly elevated.
Dr Sahanic added: “Fortunately, in the Innsbruck cohort, we did not observe any severe coronavirus-associated heart dysfunction in the post-acute phase.
“The diastolic dysfunction that we observed also tended to improve with time.”
This comes as TV presenter Kate Garraway has said ‘the heart of the family has been ripped out’ as her husband Derek Draper struggles to recover from coronavirus.
Her 53-year-old spouse was admitted to hospital in March after being diagnosed and remains seriously ill.
Good Morning Britain presenter Miss Garraway, also 53, returned to work in July but said she is still ‘consumed by fear’ that his condition won’t improve but has had to stay strong for her children’s sake.
“We hope and believe he will come out of it, but we just don’t know,” she told Mail On Sunday’s You magazine.
“The heart of the family has been ripped out and we don’t know if we will ever get it back,” she said.
A 34-year-old man who allegedly abducted and r3ped a teenage girl said he wanted to 'spoil her' for her birthday, it is claimed.
A private security firm found the 13-year-old in the South African city of Richards Bay, more than 100 miles away from her home in Durban.
The man, who is her neighbour, told security officers he drove off with her on Tuesday after she complained about her family verbally abusing her.
They were found at the home of his extended family at just before midnight that same day.
Police spokeswoman Captain Nqobile Gwala said charges of kidnapping and r3pe have now been opened and are being investigated.
A public official, Prem Balram previously said the man took the girl away to 'spoil her' for her birthday.
Mr Balram added: "Reaction officers travelled 156km from the Rusa headquarters to Richards Bay after receiving several tip-offs from residents in the area regarding the missing persons.
"Reaction officers located a home and found them in the company of extended family.
"According to the man, he left his home to spend the child's birthday with his family.
"The child turned 13 on Tuesday and he said he intended spoiling her on her birthday and wanted to seek employment in the area during the week."
A relative claimed she spotted the teen getting in her neighbour's car just before she went missing.
Her family went to the father-of-four's house while searching for their daughter, only to find he had disappeared.
The girl's parents previously said they were friends with the neighbour.
Goods worth N400 million, vehicles and several shops have been destroyed by a midnight fire incident at the mechanic village in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
According to artisans and technicians working in the mechanic village, the fire outbreak occurred on Sunday night at about 3 am when the traders were at their various homes.
Though the cause of the inferno could not be immediately established, those doing business in the area have suspected electrical fault as the primary cause that ignited the incident.
A spare part dealer in the village, Stanley Ejike, whose shop and goods worth over N10 million were burnt by the inferno, however, expressed gratitude that no life was lost.
He said about 13 vehicles parked at the arena for repairs were burnt down to ashes, adding that the incident has caused hardship to several people doing business in the mechanic village.
The leader of the Non-Indigenes Association in the state, Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, who conducted newsmen round the property destroyed by the inferno pleaded with the state government to assist those affected to enable them to return back to normal business.
An Eastern Cape woman died in a hail of bullets when a gunman opened fire inside the Madeira police station charge office in Mthatha CBD on Monday afternoon.
Terrified eyewitnesses ran for their lives when the shooting occurred.
Songezo Sanazo, who hails from Lujecweni village in Ngqeleni, said he went to the police station to certify documents
“I was busy having my documents certified when I heard gunshots,” he told DispatchLIVE.
“I heard the first one and I thought it was not something serious. But I had to run for cover and hide behind the wall when I heard a second one, third and fourth while other people were running away from the yard screaming. We were all terrified.”
He said he saw a man carrying a gun rush inside the charge office before hearing the gunshots.
DispatchLIVE understands that the suspect is employed by Protek Security. He was immediately arrested and detained at the station.
The Madeira police station community service centre remains closed and people are asked to go to other police stations.
Queen Ola has shared a cryptic post on her Instastory, months after her rumoured split from husband -- Alaafin of Oyo.
Recall rumours went wild months ago that the Queen had been allegedly sent packing from the palace over a case of infidelity. She denied it. Popular fuji lord, K1 was also roped in the alleged infidelity saga, a thing K1 also denied.
Sharing a post on her instastory, Queen Ola says divorce is okay and breaking up is okay. She also spoke about one not being appreciated where they are. Her post reads;
''Divorce is ok. Breaking up is ok.
Starting over is ok. Moving on is ok.
Saying no is ok. Being alone is ok.
What is not ok is staying somewhere where you aren't happy, valued or appreciated, that's not ok.''
BBNaija housemate, Vee on Monday said Erica’s disqualification has vindicated Laycon.
Vee said this to Laycon when he revealed that he found Erica’s earring in the Head of House lounge and gave it to Kiddwaya.
Reacting, Vee said Erica was weak and could not think for herself in the house.
Laycon, who cautioned her for the statement, wondered why Vee had an issue with the disqualified housemate.
Vee, however, warned Laycon to stop making excuses for Erica.
She said “As your friend, you cannot bring any stupid girl to me and say you are in love.”
When Laycon asked what her problem was with Erica, Vee said, “She doesn’t know how to think for herself. She is weak. God forbid I allow you bring any stupid girl to me.
“You are in control of your mind and you are always looking for excuses for this girl, that’s why I said they jazzed you. You have been vindicated, thank you Lord.”
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“I believe you were jazzed” - Vee tells Laycon as he make excuses for disqualified housemate, Erica, who he had a soft spot for. #BBNaija. pic.twitter.com/XZRdu12KAI
The Government of Ogun State has finally reopened schools, five months after they were shut down to prevent community transmission of coronavirus.
The state government said schools should reopen on September 21 for the first term of 2020/2021 session.
In a statement by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, it was announced that the reopening of schools is extended to all classes in primary and secondary schools, technical and vocational colleges, and tertiary Institutions of learning.
According to Kunle Somorin, universities, polytechnics and colleges of education are to resume same day, September 21.
However, as part of COVID-19 guidelines, schools hours are staggered for public schools.
Pupils in Primary one to three will be in school from 8am to 11am; while those in Primary 4 to 6 will be in classes from 12 noon to 3pm.
For those in secondary schools, the hours are staggered in the same manner among those in junior and senior classes.
According to Somorin, technical and Vocational will operate their normal school hours of 8am to 2pm.
He maintained that Early Child Care Development and Education classes for infants from 3 to 5 years of age will not be resuming in public schools until the next phase of schools reopening.
“Tertiary institutions are allowed to commence reopening from 21 September, 2020 as may be determined by their respective Management,” he said.
Aisha Buhari, the First Lady of Nigeria, has expressed disappointment over the cartoon image of her (Aisha) after her daughter, Hanan’s wedding at the Presidential Villa on Friday.
The cartoon shows the First Lady seeing Nigerians drowning in a river while she ignored them and shared the wedding invitation of her daughter.
The cartoon image was shared by Daily Trust’s cartoonist, Mustapha Bulama.
The First Lady in the cartoon, was saying “At least you can enjoy the pictures”.
The picture conotes the suffering being experienced by Nigerians due to the recent hike in electricity and fuel tariffs by the President Muhammadu Buhari government.
Recall that reports went viral at the weekend that the first family ignored all COVID-19 protocols as they held elaborate wedding at the Villa.
Hanan got married to Turad, the son of a former lawmaker, Mohammed Sha’aban.
The First Lady displayed the images on her official Instagram page @aishambuhari.
Aisha’s Spokesman, Aliyu Abdullahi told BBC Hausa on Monday that his principal was not happy with how the cartoonist portrayed her in the cartoon image.
He said, “The cartoonist did not put Mrs Buhari in the right perspective with his drawing. Her daughter’s wedding has nothing to do with the present hardship Nigerians are facing.
“And let me tell you that the first lady told all her aides not to make the wedding a big one because it was going to be a low key event.
“And again, the wedding pictures Aisha shared on her social media pages were pictures shot after the wedding parties.”
Furthermore, the presidential aide added that the video which also went viral showing a crowd of people at the wedding were videos that were shot in Zaria at the grooms’ residence and not at the presidency.
A Union Bank staff, Kolapo Oduwole has been charged by the EFCC with forgery and fraud in the sum of N80,000,000.
Oduwole, who worked at the Katsina branch, was docked before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court, slammed on a six -count charge.
He allegedly forged signatures of Relationship Manager of the Bank on three fixed deposits certificates and presented same to some customers and subsequently got the customers to fix their money in fixed deposit accounts controlled only by him.
It was further alleged that, after the money was fixed, the defendant transferred it into various accounts to conduct his personal businesses.
One of the charge read that “ You Kolapo Oduwole on the 3rd March, 2020 at Katsina, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court forged a certain document to wit: Re: Investment of (N80,000,000) Eighty Million Naira Only with intent to cause damage to one Abubakar Mohammed by making him to believe that you had placed the money in a fixed deposit with Union Bank and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 340 and punishable under section 341 of the Penal Code Law of Katsina State 2019.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Aisha Tahar Habib requested the court for a trial date.
She also requested that Oduwole be remanded in the Commission’s custody as he is still under investigation.
Defence counsel, M.M Rimaye, did not object to the prosecution’s application.
Justice Danladi adjourned the matter till 12 October, 2020 for commencement of trial.
Popular veteran Nollywood actor, Alhaji Yekini Omobolanle Oyedele who is fondly referred to as Baba Legba, is dead.
News of his demise circulated on Monday, September 7, 2020, after Baba Sala’s son, Adejumo Boisala Emmanuel announced on Facebook.
According to him, the actor was buried following Islamic rites.
Emmanuel wrote; “Alhaji Yekini Omobolanle popularly known as Babalegba died in the early hours of today (midnight precisely)
”He joined Alawada Theatre Group in 1974 and was playing comic roles along with Baba Sala, sometimes he played Babalawo, Police officer but the most time one comic role to another.
”He is a friend of the family and supporter of my Daddy till his death. He used to be called Sunday Omobolanle then before he went to Mecca and he turned Muslim. Personally, he contributed a lot to my success too.”
Actor Yomi Fash-Lanso, the director of media and public relations of Theater Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, also confirmed the news of the death of the veteran actor.
Disqualified Big Brother Naija housemate, Erica has broken her silence after being disqualified from the reality show.
Erica was disqualified on Sunday after she got a third strike for violence, bullying and disobeying Biggie’s house rules.
Her disqualification has been met with reactions from Nigerian celebrities and viewers of the reality show.
While others praised Biggie for the decision, Erica’s fans set up a Gofundme account with a target of $100,000 to appease the disqualified reality star.
Erica who was denied interviews from the organisers of the show took to her Instagram page on Monday to thank her fans for their support.
In a post shared on her Instagram story, Erica was seen in a black dress surrounded by bodyguards.
Alongside her picture, she wrote; “Love you all Erica Elites. Thank you for your unwavering support. Star girl Erica!
Meanwhile, Kiddwaya who is Erica’s love interest has told Laycon that Erica would eventually forgive him.
Erica before her disqualification hurled insults and threatened to kill Laycon after he refused to explain when she tried to kiss him.
India's coronavirus infections have surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases.
With 4,204,613 infections, the country has nearly 70,000 cases more than Brazil, which will post its most recent numbers later on Monday.
India, with a daily record of 90,802 new cases recorded on Monday, also has the fastest-growing caseload. The United States, with more than 6 million cases, remains the worst-affected country.
Deaths in India have been relatively low so far, but it has posted more than 1,000 deaths for each of the last five days.
On Monday, India's health ministry said 1,016 people died of COVID-19, taking total mortalities to 71,642.
Menawhile, The Delhi Metro transit system that serves India's sprawling capital New Delhi and adjoining areas resumed operations on Monday after five months.
"Despite India recording more cases [daily basis] than any other country in the world, the easing of restrictions are set to continue," Al Jazeera's Elizabeth Puranam reported from New Delhi said.
"That is also despite the fact the serological tests that look for [coronavirus] antibodies and independent health experts say that the real number of cases are many times the confirmed number," she added.
A mother who desperately tried to keep her daughter’s killer behind bars has been ordered to pay him £40,000 to cover his legal fees.
Ian Simms, 63, was jailed in 1989 for strangling Helen McCourt, 22, to death in Merseyside in 1988. The former pub landlord was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years.
He was freed last year having ‘met the test for release’ even though he never revealed where Helen’s body was.
Helen’s mother Marie launched a High Court fight to keep Simms behind bars but she was unsuccessful.
The court ordered her to pay his legal bill, The Sun reported.
The court found the Parole Board had taken a ‘balanced approach’ to Simms’ release and judges refused Mrs McCourt’s bid to challenge their ruling.
She has days to contest the decision but said the legal fight is ‘almost killing her’ and she lacks the ‘energy, stamina and funds’ to carry on.
She said: ‘I don’t believe I can take this legal fight much further. It’s almost killing me.
‘To carry on would just put my family and everyone else through the wringer again.’
Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy said Mrs McCourt shouldn’t have to pay anything.
The mother last year campaigned for Helen’s Law – no parole for killers who refuse to say where a body is – to be adopted by MPs.
The law was passed unopposed in March but Simms was let out on license a month before it came into effect.
Helen vanished on her way home from work in 1988.
The investigation eventually led police back to the George and Dragon pub where she worked and was a regular.
The 22-year-old’s blood and fingerprints were found in Simms’ flat above the pub and part of an earring matching one of Helen’s was found in the suspect’s car.
The pub landlord was convicted of murder based on DNA evidence in 1989.
He insists he is innocent and remained in prison long past his 16-year sentence.
Mrs McCourt has described not knowing the whereabouts of her daughter’s body as ‘torture’.
She told the BBC last year: ‘I didn’t think a heart could break twice… but mine did.
‘All I want – all I’ve ever wanted – is to have my child back. Whatever tiny bits or pieces there are, it’s my daughter, and I want them back. And I can’t have them now.’
Novak Djokovic, the favourite for the men’s singles title at the US Open, is out of the competition after he accidentally hit a line judge in the neck when he hit the ball back off his racket.
He had just lost a point in the opening set.
Players who hit another person on the court can be automatically disqualified from the competition by way of a loss.
Djokovic realized immediately he hit her and approached the person.
Pablo Carreno Busta, the No. 20 seed and a 2017 semifinalist, will advance to the quarterfinals. The score of the first set was 6-5.
There will be a new Grand Slam men’s singles champion for the first time in six years.
Carreno Busta went on a run after trailing 5-4 and rattled off five points in a row. One of those was overturned by a challenge and he evened up the match.
After a third break point, Djokovic smashed the ball and hit the sideboard after play ended, via BBC Sports. Commentators noted that it could be bad if he did that and were to hit someone, and wondered why he hadn’t been given a warning for the dangerous move.
He has a history of similar actions.
At one point before his default, Djokovic fell over when Carreno Busta forced him to change directions.
He appeared to hurt his left shoulder.
He was trying to win his 18th career Grand Slam. He was 26-0 so far this season.
Djokovic attempted to state his case to stay in the competition, telling the officials he could take a game penalty or set penalty rather than a full tournament ouster.
Via Ben Rothenberg at The New York Times, Djokovic also noted that the line judge was able to get up and didn’t need to be taken to the hospital.
Official Andreas Egli reportedly stood firm, while Djokovic continued his plea, saying, “If she would have gotten up right away …” per Rothenberg. The line judge dropped to her knees on the hit near the back of the court and reached for her neck.
Chair umpire Aurelie Tourte made the announcement to an empty stadium — no fans are allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic after Djokovic went over to shake hands with Carreno Busta.
Djokovic will lose all ranking points and be fined the prize money he won for reaching the round of 16, according to the USTA statement.
