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BBA star, Uriel begs her followers to say something nice after she shared another cute photo of herself and her 'dream lover' Anthony Joshua

Uriel is so obsessed with Anthony Joshua. She shared the photo above with the caption 'Some will say its photo shop.. I thank my photographer  @iam_ezesinachi .. signs and wonders ooo -  @urielmusicstar   #saysomethingnice  ??'

South African appeals court increases Pistorius murder sentence

A South African appeals court on Friday increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence to 13 years and five months after the state argued that his original sentence of six years was “shockingly lenient.” Pistorius was imprisoned in July last year after being found guilty on appeal of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013 in a case that attracted worldwide interest. The sister of Steenkamp has said Pistorius has finally got what he deserved after the court more than doubled the murder sentence. The order reads as follows, one the application for leave to appeal is granted. Two the appeal against sentence is upheld. “The order reads as follows, one the application for leave to appeal is granted. Two the appeal against sentence is upheld. Three the sentence imposed by the court a quo in respect of the matter is set aside and substituted by the following, the respondent is sentenced to imprisonment for a period of thirteen years and five months. I

Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in

This Story is breaking, please check back for updates Emerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe President in a ceremony at a packed stadium in the capital, Harare. The swearing in follows the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 years of authoritarian rule. The former vice-president’s dismissal earlier this month led the ruling Zanu-PF party and the army to intervene and force Mr Mugabe to quit. Mr Mnangagwa, who had fled the country, returned from exile on Wednesday. Nicknamed “the Crocodile” for his ruthlessness, Mnangagwa who took over on Friday as Zimbabwe’s president. It was his driving ambition to take over as leader which set off a bitter succession battle with Mugabe’s 52-year-old wife Grace, triggering the crisis that toppled the long-serving president, who resigned on Tuesday. Mnangagwa was dismissed as vice president by Mugabe on November 6, but the situation quickly turned around to his favor. With his dismissal tr

Dangote opens $300m cement plant in Congo-Brazzaville, country's biggest

The Dangote group has opened a $300 million cement production plant in the Republic of Congo. The facility which has a capacity of 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum is expected to be the biggest such facility in the Central African country. The plant is located at the Mfila area of the capital Brazzaville. The event which was graced by Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso brings to five the Dangote Group’s African footprints in the cement production business. The Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was represented by a government delegation led by the Mines and Steel Development Minister, Kayode Fayemi. He emphasized the Buhari administration’s desire to help indigenous companies to thrive. It is envisaged that this will contribute substantially to the availability and affordability of cement in the country and the Republic of the Congo will no longer need to depend on imports to bridge the gap between demand and supply. Africa’s richest man Aliko Dango

Biafra agitation 'dead and gone,' Nigeria info minister jabs IPOB

Nigeria’s minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has taken a swipe at Biafra separatists in the country’s southeast. According to him, the Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB ) did not have any concrete backing in the southeast adding that they were ‘dead and gone.’ The minister was speaking to reporters in the capital Abuja whiles addressing a range of issues in Africa’s most populous nation. He linked IPOB ’s death to a defiance of their boycott call by people in Anambra state during the November 18 governorship elections. I think the Anambra election has sounded the death knell on IPOB because they said election will never hold. The election has come and gone, the turnout was quite reasonable. “I think what that proved really is that IPOB does not represent the good people of Anambra or any state in the South East. “The people of Anambra have shown that there is no alternative to democracy and that they believe in one Nigeria and federal s

Photos: Army recovers more corpses, skulls from den of former militant leader, General Don Wanni

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, in Port Harcourt, have recovered more corpses and skulls from the den of a former militant leader, General Don Wanni, in Aligwu community, Omoku, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State. The decomposed bodies and skulls were recovered, in the early hours of Wednesday , after the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major-General Enobong Udoh, led men of the Division to comb the forest where the notorious kidnap kingpin used as shrine and graveyard. This is coming a day after a combined security operatives had exhumed several skulls, bones and other human body parts from the forest behind Wanni's camp. Meanwhile, the Army has launched a manhunt of the former militant leader, who embraced the Rivers State Amnesty programme in October 2016. -Photo of the latest recovered skulls.

Lady who was badly beaten up by a man over parking space cries out for justice after her attacker failed to show up in court

A Twitter user who appears to be from South Africa shared pics of a guy who she accuses of beating her up over a parking space dispute and failing to show up in court. How can a man do this to a lady over something as tiny as a parking spot?

Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe's new President

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe's president in a ceremony this morning at a packed stadium in the country's capital, Harare. His swearing in ceremony follows the dramatic resignation of Robert Mugabe after 37 years. The former vice-president's dismissal earlier this month led the ruling Zanu-PF party and the army to intervene and force Mr Mugabe to quit. Below is the oath of office he recited a few minutes ago I Emmmerson Dambudzo Mnangagawa swear that as president of the Republic of Zimbabwe - I will be faithful to Zimbabwe and obey uphold and defend the constitution and all other laws of Zimbabwe and I will promote whatever that will advance and will oppose whatever will harm Zimbabwe that I will protect and promote the rights and people of Zimbabwe that I will discharge my duties will all my strength to the best of my strength and ability and to the dictates of my conscience and I will devote myself to the well being of Zimbab