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A Texas middle school teacher has been sentenced to prison for having sex with her 15-year-old student — including when she was pregnant… Katherine Harper had a months-long sexual relationship last year with a student she met at Tidwell Middle School in Roanoke, where she’d been an English teacher, cheerleading coach and tennis coach, police said when […]

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for his recent show of “admiration” for Sani Abacha, ex-military head of state. He said Buhari cannot honour MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, while also “praising” Abacha, his (Abiola’s) “tormentor”. Abacha jailed Abiola in 1994 after he declared himself president, following […]

American President, Donald Trump and North Korea’s Supreme leader Kim Jong Un have both just shared a historic handshake at the Capella hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore. The handshake between Trump and Kim Jong Un on Tuesday morning marks the first time a sitting US president has met with a North Korean leader. The […]

A journalist who was caught in bed with a married woman has been forced to roll in the mud. However, Zimbabweans on social media are demanding that the Police investigate the circumstances surrounding the “derogatory punishment” of Clayton Masekesa, after he was allegedly caught in “compromising position” with another man’s wife. Clayton, who works with Newsday newspapers, […]

Indian billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted over an alleged massive bank fraud, has fled to Britain where he is seeking asylum, according to a report Monday. Modi, whose celebrity clients have included actress Naomi Watts and Kate Winslet, is accused of involvement in a $1.8 billion scam against Punjab National Bank (PNB), India’s second-largest state-run […]

World number one Rafael Nadal won an 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record. The Spaniard edged an intense opening set, tightening his grip in the second. And despite having […]

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have arrived in Singapore for their historic summit. Mr Trump flew in aboard Air Force One, a few hours after Mr Kim touched down with his entourage. The two men are staying in separate hotels, not far from each other, and are preparing for Tuesday’s […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern on the high rate of suicide among young people globally as a result of depression. According to the health agency, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people globally. “I am filled with profound sorrow since I heard about the death of Bourdain & […]

Another high-profile candidate has announced he wants to stand in next year’s presidential election in Nigeria but held off declaring which party he would represent. Donald Duke, a former governor of Cross Rivers, told AFP: “I’m running. I am sure many, many will join.” Duke said: “It’s ridiculous to have a leadership with people of […]

Britain’s richest man, Jim Ratcliffe, has approached Roman Abramovich to discuss buying Chelsea Football Club after the Russian billionaire’s future in Britain was thrown into doubt. Ratcliffe, 65, boss of petrochemicals giant Ineos, who is knighted today in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to business and investment, is understood to have offered about £2bn for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a two-day working visit to Morocco on Sunday, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said. Mr Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the visit was at the invitation of King Mohammed VI of Morocco. He said the two leaders would discuss […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he stopped his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina from replying former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter against his administration because “of Adesina’s age”. The president explained the reasons when members of Buhari Support Organisation visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday night. Mr Buhari explained further that […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reassured Nigerians that his administration was working hard to restore peace and socio-economic prosperity in the country. The President gave the reassurance when he hosted Nigerian Artistes and Youth organisations to breaking of fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He stated that the Nigerian constitution had provided him the opportunity […]

US President Donald Trump says he wants Russia to be part of the G7 group of key industrialised nations. Russia was expelled in 2014 following its annexation of Crimea, but Mr Trump said he wanted the country readmitted. The build-up to the meeting has seen major disagreements between the US president and other nations over […]

The Nigerian government has reacted to an allegation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Buhari administration was plotting his arrest on false charges. The former leader made the allegation on Friday in a statement by his aide. He said there were plans to detain him indefinitely as punishment for speaking out against the government’s […]

Ghana has dissolved its national football association after its president was filmed apparently accepting a “cash gift”. Kwesi Nyantakyi was pictured taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman keen to invest in Ghanaian football. He has not commented on the allegations. Sports Minister Isaac Asiama said the association had been […]

A primary school has introduced a shoe ban for kids and teachers. Bosses at the 450-pupil Torriano School in Kentish Town, north London, say it wants its pupils and staff to follow the ‘Scandinavian’ model in which shoes are not allowed in class. The new policy has so far been introduced to children in reception […]