'Unruly' SA woman causes international flight diversion

Cape Town - A 30-year-old South African woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two Air Canada flight attendants, causing Flight 869 from London to Toronto to be temporarily diverted. A CP24 report states Nomantangwa Angel Babhekile Johansson of Sandhurst, Sandton is facing three counts of assault on an aircraft, one count of assault with a weapon, one count of...

POLITICS - PDP Newcomer Jimi Agbaje Defeats Former Minister Obanikoro In Lagos PDP Governorship Primary

Peoples Democratic Party new entrant, Jimi Agbaje has defeated former minister of state for Defense, Musiliu Obanikoro at the the party’s governorship primary election held today in Lagos. Mr. Agbaje scored 432 votes against Mr. Obanikoro's 343 votes from delegates across the state. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ...

Nelson Mandela was a Satanist, a murderer and a piece of rubbish: Principal tells school children

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Former President Nelson Mandela was a fool, a murderer and a piece of rubbish who lied about going to jail! The ANC are a bunch of fools and blacks would still be living in caves and wearing skins if it was not for the Dutch! This is what the principal and owner of...

Police Officers Responsible For 66 Rapes Between April And September

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is investigating 66 cases of rape involving police officers between April and September this year. The revelation came to light in a document tabled by the directorate on Wednesday. According to the document, of those 66 rapes, 25 were allegedly carried out by officers on duty. Parliament’s police portfolio committee said it...

Health - New Report Cites Multiple Violations at Clinic Where Joan Rivers Died

The clinic where Joan Rivers had a fatal routine surgery "failed to identify deteriorating vital signs and provide timely intervention," an investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has revealed. Yorkville Endoscopy also failed to properly document how much of the sedative Propofol was used, and the report confirms that people...

Cape Town - Police probing President Jacob Zuma for Nkandla corruption

President Jacob Zuma has already been charged in the police’s investigation of Nkandla or Minister of Police, Nkosinathi Nhleko, has misled Parliament, said Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane. On Monday, it was reported the South African Police Service (SAPS) had officially opened an investigation into the spending of R246 million in public funds on Zuma’s private...

SEOUL, South Korea - Grief, rage at 36-year sentence for ferry captain

Enraged parents wept and screamed as a judge sentenced a South Korean ferry captain to 36 years in prison Tuesday for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship sank earlier this year, killing more than 300 people, mostly high school students. The highly anticipated verdict came on the same day officials called off searches for the final nine...

Queen Elizabeth II - Alleged plot to assassinate Queen foiled.

Four men between the ages of 19 and 27 were arrested in connection with multiple planned terrorist attacks, one of which involved attacking the queen with a knife, according to The Sun. A report suggests she was targeted by radical Muslims, but police thwarted the suspects' plans with months of surveillance and multiple raids. Officials made the queen...

It's official: Arsenal are the most frustrating club in the world to support

Moments after Arsenal's extraordinary collapse this week, I tweeted my long-held view that they must be the most frustrating team in the world to support. Gunners fans were quick to agree, but others weren't so sure. A stream of Tottenham and Newcastle fans begged to differ, while supporters of smaller clubs, including my own Southend United, were just...

Vincent Kompany: I wouldn't play for Arsenal for £60m and two Ferraris

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has said that even 60 million pounds and two Ferrraris would not be enough to convince him to join Arsenal. The Belgian was replying to one of Arsenal's most famous fans, Piers Morgan, on Twitter. After his beloved Gunners conceded three goals to draw 3-3 with Anderlecht, Morgan asked if the defender would...

Boko Haram invades Kogi prison, frees 143

The police and the Army have launched a manhunt for inmates of the Koton-Karfi Prison in Kogi State, who were set free by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents. There were about 145 inmates in the 80-year-old prison as of 10pm on Sunday when the gunmen gained entry into the prison   by blowing up its iron bars...

NEW YORK - World Trade Center reopens for business

Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is again opening for business — marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation. Publishing giant Conde Nast will start moving Monday into One World Trade Center, a 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper that dominates the Manhattan skyline. It is America's tallest building. It's...

Dangote cement reduces prices to N1000 per bag

LAGOS—LEADING cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, weekend, announced drastic reduction of the prices of its cement. The new price regime announced by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, GMD/CEO, of Dangote Cement, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, pegged the Dangote 32.5 cement grade at N1,000 per 50 kg bag, while the higher 42.5 grade would sell for N1,150 per bag....

Burkina Faso: Opposition urges protest at army takeover

Demonstrators are gathering the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, to protest against the army takeover and demand that a civilian lead the transitional government until the next presidential elections. On Saturday, the armed forces named Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as the country's transitional leader this follows the resignation of Prersident Blaise Compaore on Friday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle ||...

Apple's CEO Tim Cook - 'I'm proud to be gay'

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Thursday became the most prominent American corporate leader to come out as gay, saying he was trading his closely guarded privacy for the chance to help move civil rights forward. The 53-year-old Alabama native and self-described "son of the South", who has spoken out against discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...