House for sale in Indonesia -- with free wife [READ]

Sleman (Indonesia) (AFP) - An advert for a house in Indonesia has gone viral online after the woman selling it offered to throw in an unusual extra feature for free -- her hand in marriage.

The Internet ad reads for the most part like a regular house listing, saying that the single-storey property has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a parking space and a fish pond.

But it also proposes to buyers a "rare offer" -- "when you buy this house, you can ask the owner to marry you", alongside a picture of Wina Lia, a 40-year-old widow and beauty salon owner, leaning against a car in front of the house.

The ad said that terms and conditions apply, and notes the offer is "for serious buyers and non-negotiable". The house in Sleman, on the island of Java, is on the market for 999 million rupiah (about $75,000).


News of the offer quickly spread among Internet users in social media-crazy Indonesia.

Boldies99, a user on popular online forum Kaskus, said Lia was "quite smart -- even though the house will be sold, she will remain the owner."

Lia told AFP she was "shocked at the reaction", as she had been overwhelmed by journalists coming to interview her, and even the police in the conservative, Muslim-majority country had been asking questions.

The police "came to verify the news as they consider it as an improper advertisement. But I explained to them that it was not my idea," she said.

The mother of two explained that she had asked a friend who was a property agent to help her find a buyer -- and in the process a husband -- but she had expected him to pass on the news to a limited number of people, not put an ad online.

"I told a friend of mine who also works as property agent that if there is a buyer who is a single man or a widower who wants to buy a house, and at the same time look for a wife, he can let me know as I'm also a widow," she said.

She added that there was only one potential buyer, who had visited on Wednesday, but refused to give further details

Former SA Koevoet fighter killed in battle against Boko Haram

Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, has been the scene of intense fighting between Boko Haram and pro-government militias fighting alongside government troops. File photo
Image by: AFP PHOTO / BOKO HARAM

A private South African para-military specialist has been killed in an attack by Nigerian Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram.

Former Koevoet member Leon Lotz, of KwaZulu-Natal, is among scores of former South African security force personnel helping to train government and allied forces to fight the insurgents.

The group of which Lotz was a member is believed to be contracted to the Nigerian government. It does not have the support of the South African government.

Lotz and five others, including another foreigner and four Nigerian soldiers, were killed on Monday near Maiduguri.

The nationality of the other foreigner is not known.

Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, has been the scene of intense fighting between Boko Haram and pro-government militias fighting alongside government troops.

About 80 South Africans are providing assistance to the forces engaging Boko Haram in the form of advice on military tactics and intelligence gathering, and training in the use of heavy weapons and advanced fighting techniques.

Lotz's neice, Vanes-Mari du Toit, posted on Facebook: "What an absolute honour knowing you. You fought for what was right, always had the best advice.

"Today I say goodbye to a legend of an uncle, who passed away in battle fighting Boko Haram ... Rus sag, Oom (Rest softly, Uncle)."

Iraq Arrests ISIS Advisors, US And Israelis Held

A photo from the Golan Heights depicting IDF soldiers  conversing with Jabhat al Nusra terrorists.

TEHRAN – Iraqi Special Forces said they have arrested several ISIL’s foreign military advisors, including American, Israeli and Arab nationals in an operation in Mosul in the Northern parts of the country.

The Iraqi forces said they have retrieved four foreign passports, including those that belonged to American and Israeli nationals and one that belonged to the national of a Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member-state, from ISIL’s military advisors.

The foreign advisors were arrested in a military operation in Tal Abta desert near Mosul city.

Last year, a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Mossad of training ISIL terrorists operating in Iraq and Syria.

Alexander Prokhanov said that Mossad is also likely to have transferred some of its spying experiences to the ISIL leadership, adding that Israel’s military advisors could be assisting the Takfiri terrorists.

Prokhanov said ISIL is a byproduct of US policies in the Middle East.

ISIL is a tool at the hands of the United States. They tell the Europeans that if we (the Americans) do not intervene, ISIL will cause you harm,” he said, adding that Iran and Russia are the prime targets of the ISIL.

“They launched their first terror attack against us just a few days back in Chechnya,” he said, stressing that the ISIL ideology has got nothing to do with the Islam practiced in Iran and some other Muslim countries in the Middle East region.

Prokhanov said the United States and Israel are one and the same when it comes to supporting a terror organization like the ISIL.

[MUST WATCH] South African Journalist Mugged Before Going Live On-Air

South African journalist Vuyo Mvoko was about to do a routine live shot from Johannesburg for his station SABC Tuesday night when two men mugged him.

He is standing in front of his camera about to go on-air when a man in a blue shirt approaches, trying to pick his pocket.

A second man in a red shirt and hat appears as well, as you hear off-camera the screaming of a woman and the muggers saying “give me.”

It looks like they got away with something before Mvoka said, “we’re being mugged.”

The journalist later appeared on-set to explain his ordeal.

Mvoka said the men—one carrying a gun—were looking to take his phone. They got away with the phone (two or three), as well as their laptop.

Africa's Richest Man Loses Half His Fortune Due To Currency Depreciation In Nigeria

Aliko Dangote (Africa's Richest Man)

Aliko Dangote calls his homeland Nigeria as “one of the best-kept secrets.” The 57-year-old billionaire, who reportedly lost $10.3 billion in the last one year, is Africa’s richest man.

According to Dangote, a lot of foreigners are not investing because they’re waiting for the right time. However, he believes that “there is no right time.” Dangote was worth $25 billion in 2014. However, he lost more than the half of his fortune and is worth much less at the moment. The owner of the “Dangote Group” suffered heavy loss due to a reduced demand for cement and the depreciation of the Naira. The Nigerian Naira is at 200 to the dollar.

Dangote is ranked 67th on the World’s Billionaires List with his $14.7 billion fortune which he has earned mostly from flour, sugar and cement companies. Nigeria now has three new billionaires. Economists believe that Nigeria is going to be one of the countries in the world with the fastest average annual GDP growth between 2010 and 2050.

Africa’s most populous country has more than 170 million people. The number is expected to rise to 210 million by 2020. Nigeria is expected to overtake the United States by2050. However, Dangote’s country has a majority of its people earning less than $1.25 a day. The country, with a median age is 18.3, has half of its population illiterate.


Dangote is the biggest loser among the richest people in Nigeria due to the depreciation in the Nigerian Naira. His stock prices fell and he lost more than $7.8 billion of his fortune since February. Dangote was worth $21.6 billion on Nov. 7, 2014. However, he lost $4.4 billion more in the next four months.

Many companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange suffered disastrous outcomes in the last few weeks. Several companies like Dangote Cement, Transcorp, Zenith Bank and United Bank for Africa hit one-year-lows as oil prices fell. While large cap companies have had weak earnings, there is also a general uncertainty surrounding the 2015 general election in the country.

Africa's largest manufacturer of cement, Dangote Cement, shed nearly 40 per cent of its market value since November. Dangote also lost more than $230 million in paper value on his stakes in publicly-traded Dangote Flour, Dangote Sugar and National Salt Company of Nigeria.

Boxing News: Floyd Mayweather’s Uncle And Trainer Sends Warning To Manny Pacquiao, Filipino Not Going ‘Past Six Rounds’

Roger Mayweather, the outspoken uncle and trainer of top pound-for-pound fighter Floyd Mayweather is stating that Manny Pacquiao won’t survive against his nephew when they meet on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Roger, like Mayweather’s father Floyd Mayweather Sr., is known for their brash and aggressive pre-fight predictions in most of the fights of the younger Mayweather.

"He is going to get knocked out. It ain't going to go past six rounds. I don't think so. He's going to hit him in the jaw - boom. He's going to hit him in the head - boom. He's going to knock his ass down - boom,” Roger Mayweather said in an interview with BoxeoMundial. "I'll tell [the referee] don't count too soon so he can get another ass-whooping. There won't be no rematch.”


Roger Mayweather is a former pro boxer who held two major titles in two different divisions in his fight career. He had a record of 59 wins, 35 by knockouts against 13 losses and has retired as a fighter but has served as part of The Money Team as Floyd Mayweather’s trainer since 1996.

Roger Mayweather rose to national prominence came during the Mayweather vs. Zab Judah fight in 2006 when he entered the ring and had a brawl with Judah and his trainers. Roger Mayweather was fined $200,000 and suspended in boxing for a year for the infamous incident. Judah now serves as one of the sparring partners of Mayweather in his training camp against Pacquiao. 


The elder Mayweather’s opinion that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will easily beat Pacquiao echoes a similar statement by Floyd Mayweather Sr in late January. Floyd’s father stated that his son is going to “whoop” Pacquiao in their fight in May and questioned Pacquiao’s punching power. Floyd Sr. wondered where is Pacquiao’s punching power that was seen in the fights against Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley and Oscar De La Hoya but wasn’t present in the Filipino's recent fights.

50 Cent's 2-Year-Old Son Lands Major Modeling Contract

50 and his son Sire Jackson (Instagram)

When you're 50 Cent, you can make everything in your life into a mogul. That houseplant? It's a mogul. Oh, the dog? Mogul. And, well, you know his own son is a mogul too.

"He's got a [modeling] deal now with Kidz Safe," 50 Cent said during an interview with Angie Martinez on Power 105.1. "It's an audio company. They paid him a big payment too: $700,000."

Yes, 2-year-old Sire Jackson is pulling a Kendall Jenner and breaking into the modeling business.

"He's super cute, you gotta pay for it," 50 joked. By the way, this is the face 50 Cent makes when he's talking about his son:

However, Sire's going to have to wait a couple years to buy a Dylan's Candy Bar franchise or whatever toddlers do with several hundred grand. 50 Cent said he put Sire's paycheck into a trust that he can't access until he turns 18... in 2031.

Sire is 50 Cent's son with his ex-girlfriend, Daphne Joy. The two, who've had a turbulent relationship in the past, are "friends" now, he says.

However, Sire's not the only model in the family. 50 — real name Curtis Jackson — says he's been training in order to hulk up for an underwear ad he's shooting in three weeks. During the interview, 50 promises he'll be doing the full Wahlberg with the ads hopefully plastered all over Times Square. So now there's a grand total of one reason to ever be in Times Square.

ISIS Releases Video Purporting To Show Child Killing Hostage

A highly stylized propaganda video released by Islamic State extremists on Tuesday purports to show the killing of a Palestinian hostage by a young boy.

The Islamic State group identifies the hostage as Muhammad Musallam, a 20-year-old Israeli citizen.

The 13-minute-long video was released by the group's media outlet Furqan and is similar to other releases by the group. The footage begins with an all-black background and title cards that are similar to those used by the group in previous videos. This text is followed by a sequence with special effects akin to a spy film or video game, which claims to show information about agents of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.

The video then cuts to Musallam, a resident of East Jerusalem. Musallam is shown speaking to the camera while wearing an orange jumpsuit. He details his alleged recruitment by Israeli intelligence and journey to Syria to report on the Islamic State group. At times his account is shown in a flashback through a black-and-white re-enactment of events.

The next scenes appear to show Musallam kneeling in front of two members of the militant group, one a bearded man in camouflage who speaks in French. The other is a young boy, who appears to shoot the hostage in the head with a handgun.

Footage of the alleged killing is shown in slow motion, and the child is depicted shooting Musallam repeatedly after the initial shot. The video then freezes on a frame showing the boy, which is imposed over the skyline of Jerusalem. The video ends with the same computerized effects showing alleged Mossad agent files as seen earlier in the clip.

The Islamic State's propaganda magazine revealed that the group was holding Musallam captive in an interview published in February in which the hostage purportedly describes how he became a spy with the support of his Palestinian family. The magazine claims Musallam was ordered by the Israeli intelligence service to infiltrate the militant group in Syria, but was found out because he didn't act like the other recruits.

Musallam's father, Said, denies his son was ever a spy. Said Musallam told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in February that his son disappeared from his home in Jerusalem in late 2014 after he was recruited by Islamic State extremists over the Internet. An Israeli security official also told Reuters that Musallam traveled to Turkey on Oct. 24 to fight for the Islamic State "on his own initiative." Musallam's family said he later changed his mind and tried to escape IS-controlled territory, but was captured and held by the group in Syria.

"They did not want to let him leave because if he comes back, he might be caught by the Israelis and tell them what he had seen. So they wanted to get rid of him," Said Musallam told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Musallam's brother Ahmad told Israeli news site Ynet that Muhammad "did not care for religion or politics." The Islamic State militants "used him and tricked him," Ahmad Musallam said.

The Islamic State group is known for using children in its fight for control over Iraq and Syria. This is not the first video released by IS which purports to show the use of a child soldier in propaganda, nor is it the first to show a child allegedly killing a hostage. Other releases have shown a young boy killing two hostages, and images have been distributed of children holding severed heads, The Guardian reported.