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A man identified as Friday Uko, has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his pregnant wife, Patience Uko.The Nigerian who reportedly pushed his 3-month-old pregnant wife, Patience, on the 14th August, 2014, because she took N1000 from his pocket and used it to cook food for their seven children, was handed the death sentence by an Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Ikot Ekpene after Justice Ntong Ntong found him guilty of the crime. Justice Ntong who stated that the instant death of Patience showed the intention to kill and the force the husband exerted in pushing his wife down, expressed displeasure that a pregnant wife who should have been pampered and cared for by her husband was killed by the same man. “The accused pushed his wife down having known that she was pregnant and that he ought to know that a pregnant woman ought to be pampered and treated with love and not violence.“The case is straight forward and that the accused had told the court through h...

A homeless man who went viral last year after he gave a stranded woman his last $20, is now suing the woman and her husband after they raised money to help him. Last year, Johnny Bobbitt gave his last $20 to Kate McClure when her car ran out of petrol. Kate shared the news online and Johnny went viral. Subsequently, Kate and her husband, Mark D'Amico started an online fundraiser for him, which drew contributions from over 14,000 donors. The US couple raised more than $400,000 to help Bobbitt. But the homeless man is now accusing them of using the donations as their own "piggy bank". On Tuesday, Bobbitt, 35, filed a lawsuit alleging fraud and conspiracy. Lawyers representing Bobbitt wrote in documents filed in Mount Holly, Philadelphia, that the couple had used the GoFundMe account they set up for Mr Bobbitt "to fund a lifestyle that they could not otherwise afford". Mr D'Amico works as a carpenter and Ms McClure is a receptionist for the New J...

Two men – Okon Bassey and Ademola Adekunle, have been arrested in Ogun State by the Police in connection with homosexuality. Bassey and Ademola were arrested following a complaint by Bassey who reported at the Onipanu Divisional Headquarter that Ademola was threatening his life with violence but there was a twist to it when allegation of homosexual practices between the two cropped up. In a release by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, when detectives detailed by the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu, Sangobiyi Johnson, arrested Ademola last Wednesday, he confessed to being introduced to Bassey by one Mandela for homosexual dating. Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), stated further that Ademola had explained how Bassey promised him N20,000 if he agreed to be his sex partner. According to Ademola, the said Bassey has had sex with him three times and which had left him bleeding profusely from the anus since, while the agreed N20,0...

Eddie Murphy‘s family is getting bigger! The Beverly Hills Cop actor, 57, is expecting his 10th child as his partner Paige Butcher debuted her baby bump while in Los Angeles this month. “Eddie Murphy and longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher are pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child in December,” a rep for Murphy said in a statement. The legendary actor and comedian has eight other children from previous relationships. He had his oldest son, Eric, 29, with Paulette McNeely. His other children, including daughters Bella Zahra, 16, Zola Ivy, 18, Shayne Audra, 23, and Bria, 28, plus 25-year-old son Miles Mitchell, are with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy. Murphy also had 27-year-old son Christian with Tamara Hood, and shares 11-year-old daughter Angel Iris with former Spice Girl Mel B. In 2016, Bria shared a family photo of herself and her siblings along with her dad and Butcher just months after Izzy was born. “🎄 Merry Christmas!!! #MurphyFamily Ph...

Aretha Franklin fans are saying their final goodbyes to the Queen of Soul. The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit is hosting two days of public open-casket visitations. Franklin died at age 76 of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16. On Tuesday, the first of the two days, hundreds of people, some of whom spent the night on the sidewalk to save their spots in line, showed up to pay their respects, the Detroit Free Press reported. Franklin’s body was dressed in a red suit and crimson pumps in a gold-plated casket. Gold thread spelled out “Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul” in the casket’s lining. The casket arrived in a white 1940 Cadillac LaSalle hearse, the Detroit Free Press noted. The historic vehicle has also carried the bodies of Franklin’s father Rev. C.L. Franklin in 1984, singer David Ruffin in 1991, and Rosa Parks in 2005. “It was very moving,” Detroit resident Charlotte Smith told the Detroit Free Press. “She has a beautiful smile. … She loo...

. . The police in Lagos police said they arrested 57 men for alleged homosexual activity at Kelly Ann Hotel/ Event Centre in Egbeda, Lagos, on Sunday morning. . . Imohimi Edgal, the state police commissioner, said police officers acting upon an information provided by a reliable source, stormed the hotal at 2 am. . . “On arrival, young men numbering about 80 were met in a hall taking different types of drinks including banned substance like Tramadol, Shisha laced with substances suspected to be Marijuana,” Mr Edgal added. . . “When the men sighted the police, they took to their heels but the police arrested 57 of them.” . . One of the arrested suspects, Wealth Olasunkanmi, a 25-year-old graduate of Mass Communication from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, told journalists they were attending a birthday party. . . “It was a birthday party and majority of us don’t know one another. We were not only guys in the party, few ladies were with us ...

Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, was on Monday afternoon arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, for slapping an employee of Dana Air. It was gathered that the actor arrived late for his 12:15pm Abuja flight and the airline’s security personnel tried to help him to meet up with the flight by searching him. According to eye witnesses, Iyke refused to be searched and pushed the man away, but the man insisted that he must be searched before boarding. The man’s insistence was said to have angered Iyke, who slapped the man for ‘wasting his time.’ Iyke was later arrested by officers from the Airport Police Command. Dana Air’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, who confirmed the incident, said Iyke was, however, released, after he had apologised to the airline employee. Ezenwa added that the actor eventually missed the flight, which was still on ground when the incident happened. The Public Relations Officer, Airport Command, Alabi Josep...

Asia Argento will be leaving X Factor Italy, according to multiple reports. Amid allegations that the Italian actress sexually assaulted former child star Jimmy Bennett during a hotel meet-up in 2013, she will be replaced as a judge on the show, according to local media reports. While Argento will still appear in the first seven prerecorded shows, she will be replaced in the live installments by a judge who has not yet been named. The show will premiere Sept. 6 and the live shows will start on Oct. 25. Asia Argento, seen at the 2017 Cannes Film Fest, has lost her  X Factor Italy  gig. (Photo: Getty Images) More Producers for the show have yet to release an official statement, and reps for Argento have not responded to Yahoo Entertainment’s request for comment. However, when a  New York Times  exposé  came out reporting Argento paid Bennett a $380,000 settlement  — allegedly arranged by her now late boyfriend  Anthony Bourdain  a...

The death of Jackson Odell has been ruled a drug overdose. Two months after the   actor and songwriter was found dead on June 8, just ahead of his 21st birthday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed that the cause of death was “acute heroin and cocaine toxicity” and the manner of death was accidental. The report confirmed speculation that Odell — who acted in The Goldbergs, Modern Family , and  iCarly , and was also a songwriter — had overdosed. Ed Winter, the assistant chief of investigations at the coroner’s office, told  USA Today  that Odell “had a history of heroin addiction.” Jackson Odell, pictured in January. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) More Odell was found dead in a Tarzana, Calif., sober-living home, where he had been living for three weeks. There were no paraphernalia or drugs discovered on the scene when he was found unresponsive. At the time, TMZ reported...

Aretha Franklin’s memorial service is set to take place Friday, August 31, and it looks like PETA is already after the Queen’s furs. It’s been over a week since Aretha passed, and PETA had the nerve to send a letter to Aretha’s niece asking if the estate would donate all of Aretha’s furs to their fur donation program. According to the Grio, the program recycles the furs and gives them to people in need, such as those in refugee camps and in homeless shelters. This is what Peta sent: Dear Sabrina, We’re so sorry for the loss of your aunt. The world has lost an amazing talent, and we’re grateful that her music will live on. Aretha will always be remembered for all that she did to help empower African-American people, especially women, in her lifetime. Might we now call on her estate to help end the cruel era of wearing animal fur by donating her fur coats to PETA, where they’ll go on to offer warmth and comfort to those who need it the most? In the past, we’ve give...

Prophet Kumchacha, founder and leader of Heaven Gate Chapel who was a guest on  Accra based Hitz Fm, has disclosed that God blessed him with a unique strength that enables him to satisfy any woman he meets for sex. The Ghanaian Prophet who narrated how good he is when it comes to bedmatics, spoke on the need for Christian men and women to be romantic in bed. Prophet Kumchacha said he has fifty-five kind of sex styles which he unleashes gradually, whenever he engages in the act. “Every individual has a style he or she prefers during sex. For me, I have fifty-five sex styles and when I meet you in bed I will unleash them to satisfy you,” he said. Prophet Kumchacha who noted that most Pastors and Christians are not romantic, however advised that during sexual intercourse, they unleash the beast in them rather than act holy. Few months ago, Prophet Kumchacha also made the shocking revelation about what he does before preaching the world of God. The plai...

As a “proof of life” amidst speculations on her fate, TheCable has exclusively obtained her latest picture as well as the audio of her plea to Buhari. Leah, who was kidnapped in February, also appealed that her family members be assisted. All the girls who were captured were subsequently released, except five who reportedly died in detention, but Sharibu was held back for “refusing to renounce her faith”. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, has kept her in captivity for seven months, sparking public outrage. The federal government had said it was making efforts to secure her release. Clad in hijab, sewn from a light brown material and seated alone on a mat patterned in pink, Sharibu spoke with measured calmness. She spoke in Hausa in a 35 seconds audio, reproduced here: “I am Leah Sharibu, the girl that was abducted in GGSS Dapchi. I am calling on the government and people of goodwill to intervene to get me ...

Report has it that two Nigerian girls have been allegedly killed by their employers after being trafficked to work as housemaids in Saudi Arabia. It was gathered that the murder of the two young women occurred within a space of two weeks in the respective homes where they worked as servants by their Saudi bosses.   According to Satellite Times, the first Nigerian girl to be murdered was by name Omotayo who until her death in June 2018 worked as a migrant domestic worker in Riyadh. She reportedly sent this photo to her friends in a group chat called “Strong Nigerian Ladies” – a solidarity group created by Nigerian migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. Omotayo, in her June post which happened to be her last, narrated to the solidarity group her latest incident of battery in the hands of the Saudi family she worked for. Her boss and the entire family had descended on her for being disrespectful to them. The maid’s only offence was that she insisted her three-month salary arre...

There was pandemonium in Amaigbo, Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State on Saturday as some fleeing gunmen suspected to be kidnappers killed a man and abducted a lady believed to be the girlfriend of the deceased. The victim, Theo Mbakwe, popularly known as Chiboy, was shot dead in front of his parents.  A chieftain in the community, Ebubeagu Ekenulo, said the suspects fled with a girl in the victim’s vehicle, describing the killing as a shock to the community. He said, “Chiboy Theo Mbakwe, the first son of the late Chief T.T.C. Mbakwe – first indigenous paint manufacturer in Nigeria – was shot dead in front of their palatial country home in Amaigbo, Nwangele LGA, Imo State by suspected kidnappers, who made away with a yet-to-be-identified female in front of his car.” Another eyewitness said the fleeing killers did not tamper with the victim’s car and only dragged his female friend into the car before they sped off. Confirming the ki...

Roman Abramovich is reportedly trying to sell Chelsea for more than £2billion, a deal which would smash the world record for a football club takeover. Claims the Russian billionaire is considering giving up his 15 year ownership of the club follow a number of reported offers from wealthy suitors as he suffered visa setbacks over his nation's diplomatic row with Britain following the Salisbury poisonings. Chelsea’s directors have brought in Joe Ravitch from the Raine Group, according to the Sunday Times. The same specialist US investment bank helped Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi ownership sell a 13 per cent stake to Chinese investors in 2015. Abramovich has already rejected a £2bn bid for his club earlier this year from Britain’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the boss of petrochemicals giant Ineos. Chelsea sources denied the the club is for sale on Sunday and said nothing had changed since reports of the offer from Sir Jim. The Raine Group are yet to comment, while a spokes...

MADRID (AP) — Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema are keeping Real Madrid's attack alive in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Benzema scored twice and Bale once as Madrid came from behind to earn a 4-1 win at Girona on Sunday, remaining perfect in the Spanish league after two rounds. Sergio Ramos also scored for Madrid as it kept pace with Barcelona. Athletic Bilbao, Levante and promoted Huesca can match them with six points when they play their matches on Monday. Ramos and Benzema converted penalty kicks after the hosts had opened the scoring with Borja Garcia in the 16th minute at Montilivi Stadium. Bale added the third in a breakaway and Benzema closed the scoring from close range. There was concern in Madrid about whether the team could maintain its attacking prowess after Ronaldo departed to Juventus but it's so far, so good thanks to the veteran forwards who stayed. Bale had also scored in the team's league opener, a 2-0 win against Getafe, and Benzema had f...