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The FBI is searching for two women who tried to rob a bank in the US state of Pennsylvania dressed as nuns. One of the women brandished a gun as she demanded money during the incident at a bank in the town of Tannersville on Monday. Both were wearing black nun's habits and veils and one was wearing sunglasses. They are believed to have fled when one of the bank tellers operated an alarm.

In a hotel in the satellite city of Gurgaon, close to the Indian capital Delhi, 16 would-be beauty queens from across India  helped to make history Sunday when they competed in the country's first ever transgender beauty pageant. Miss Transqueen India aimed to celebrate gender fluidity and enhance the profile of India's trans community, with the winner being presented with an opportunity to represent India at the International Queen pageant in Thailand in March 2018. Like other pageants, the event featured plenty of glitter and rhinestones, but unlike other pageants, Miss Transqueen India made a point of declaring all the participants "winners," in recognition of their struggle for acceptance and recognition. Transsexual Australia and long-time transgender activist Gauri Sawant, who after lengthy deliberation, declared 26-year-old Kolkata-based Nitasha Biswas as India's very first "Trans Queen."

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday chaired his first cabinet meeting since returning from sick leave in Britain this month. Buhari returned to Nigeria on Aug. 19 after more than three months in London for treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Last week he cancelled a cabinet meeting, raising concerns that the president, criticized for inertia by his opponents, was returning to his former ways, when he worked from home and missed weekly cabinet meetings. The refusal to disclose details of Buhari’s illness has caused speculation about whether the 74-year-old is well enough to run Africa’s most populous country and biggest economy. After returning form his first stint of medical leave in Britain on March 10, Buhari had reduced his working day to a few hours, diplomats said.

1. Phillipe Coutinho to Barcelona: This is a saga that has gone on for a while. The Brazilian wants to go but the Reds want at least another season from their talisman. Barca are desperate. This could go either way. 2. Gareth Bale to Man United - Reports suggest that Bale is unsettled and that the Welshman would prefer a move back to the league where he made his name. Title contenders United seem interested in the pacy winger. 3. Thomas Lemar to Barca/Liverpool - Lemar is one of the few gems remaining from the title winning Monaco team. The Reds and the Catalans seem to have developed a Transfer rivalry. Irrespective of which club the player chooses, he could end up as the alternative for Coutinho either way. 4. Sanchez to Man City - Pep dreams of a team of 10 attackers. He has 9. 'Demoralised' Alexis Sanchez is his target. If this one goes through, the fans could turn on Arsene. 5. Raheem Sterling to Arsenal - But the Frenchman has an ace up his sleeve. He reportedly want

The former Queen of Ife, Olori Wuraola has finally confirmed the end of her marriage to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The Olori has also reverted to her maiden name Zaynab Otiti Obanor. Her post partly read, “What I can confirm is that the Ooni and I are no more. I inhale love and exhale gratitude...No matter how much time you’ve invested, no matter the use of media to silence & manipulate, no matter the circumstance, slander, embarrassment, threats and lies: Get out and seek immediate help! Her post partly read, “What I can confirm is that the Ooni and I are no more. I inhale love and exhale gratitude...No matter how much time you’ve invested, no matter the use of media to silence & manipulate, no matter the circumstance, slander, embarrassment, threats and lies: Get out and seek immediate help! ... My journey continues as a humanitarian aiding women and victims of domestic violence & abuse with the United Nations.”

Heavy monsoon rains ️ in Mumbai have thrown the Indian city's transport  systems into chaos. More than 16 million people have been affected by seasonal floods  across a swathe of South Asia, according to aid workers. In Mumbai on Tuesday, trains and flights were cancelled. Schools have closed. One hospital also flooded, forcing staff to evacuate the paediatric ward. The city is particularly vulnerable to floods 🌊due to construction in coastal areas, as well as waterways getting clogged by plastic garbage and an ageing drainage system.

_Video of the Year_ : *Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”* _Artist of the Year_ : *Ed Sheeran* _Best New Artist_ : *Khalid* _🤝Best Collaboration_ : *Zayn & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”* _Best Pop_ : *Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down”* _Best Hip Hop_ : *Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”* _🏻Best Dance_ : *Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay”* _Best Rock_ : *Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul”* _Best Fight Against the System_ : *ALL NOMINEES WIN!* *Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan”* *The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”* *Big Sean – “Light”* *Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful”* *Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”* *John Legend – “Surefire”* _Best Cinematography_ : *Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (Cinematographer: Scott Cunningham)* _📽Best Direction_ : *Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (Directors: Dave Meyers, The Little Homies)* _Best Art Direction_ : *Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (Pro

Floyd Mayweather Jr., the face of boxing for more than a decade, punctuated a stellar yet controversial career with a technical knockout over U.F.C. champ and first-time boxer Conor McGregor on Saturday night. In the 10th round of a surprisingly well-matched fight, Mayweather backed McGregor onto the ropes with a series of rights and lefts. McGregor’s face was completely bloodied. He was about to fall through the ropes, and the referee stepped in to stop the fight with 1:55 remaining in the round. Given that U.F.C. fights are much shorter than boxing matches, McGregor’s stamina was in question. And he certainly seemed to tire in the late rounds as Mayweather made easy work of him. “I gave the fans what they wanted to see,” Mayweather said after the fight. “I told them that I owed them for the Pacquiao fight. I must come straight ahead and give them a show.” The victory improved Mayweather’s record to 50-0, and allowed the typically defensive fighter to say farewell in thrilling fa

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has commended the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo for his performance as the acting president during his medical leave in the UK. The President made this known while addressing a delegation of APC and PDP leaders who paid him a visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. He added that he had asked Professor Osinbajo to come to the UK (prior to his return) to especially thank him for his efforts. “The efforts by the vice president is commendable. He used his intellect to run all over the place. I was seeing him 24 hours on NTA. I congratulate them and I allowed him to come and see me to thank him personally for what he has done.” The President also lauded the leadership style of the governors of the 36 states saying he was pleased with the work they have done so far to improve the welfare of their various states.

Last night Taylor Swift released  the first single , "Look What You Made Me Do," from her album Reputation. The full video 📹 doesn't drop until the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday , but Swift posted a teaser  to the video.Although you can only see a hint 👀 of the full clip, at least four different stills show her new ~Bad Taylor~ vibes . Swift is dressed in a black leotard surrounded by dancers, as well as biting on diamonds with bright red lips‼️ While the album cover  reminded people of visuals from Kanye West, people  also said Swift seemed to be borrowing from the queen  of the revenge album: Beyoncé. The dancers 🏻 wearing leotards and black fishnets, lined up in a row under chandeliers in a mansion,  drew instant comparisons to Beyoncé's iconic 2016 album Lemonade, specifically lead single "Formation." Many on Twitter  complained  it seems Swift is offering a watered-down version of Beyoncé's Grammy-winning album. Watch teaser here  = http

Barcelona have completed the signing of Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund in a deal potentially worth €147 million. The €222m received from Paris Saint-Germain for Neymar sparked the Liga side's pursuit of Dembele and Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in the close season, but they saw bids for each rejected. While Liverpool have stood firm on their insistence that Coutinho is not for sale, Dortmund have surrendered to Dembele's wishes and allowed him to leave. He will arrive in Spain over the weekend to undergo a medical and sign his contract ahead of his official unveiling at Camp Nou on Monday. He is the fifth signing Barca have made in the current window, joining Marlon, Nelson Semedo Paulinho and Gerard Deulofeu in moving to Camp Nou. Ousmane Dembele has big boots to fill at Barcelona – or more accurately a big shirt. The €105 million signing from Borussia Dortmund has replaced Neymar at the Camp Nou club and has also claimed the Brazilian's squad No.11. Ne

Manchester United have announced that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will continue his journey with the club and has signed a one-year contract. He will wear the number 10 shirt. Ibrahimović, 35, made 46 appearances and scored 28 goals for the club during the 2016/17 campaign before suffering a knee injury, which ended his season prematurely. Zlatan has won championships in four different leagues since beginning his professional career with Malmo in 1999. Jose Mourinho said: "We are delighted Zlatan is on the road to recovery and we are equally delighted to have his ambition and experience back with us. After his contribution last season he deserves our trust and we will be patient waiting for him to return. I have no doubt that he will be important in the second part of the season." Zlatan Ibrahimovic said: "I am back to finish what I started. It was always mine and the club's intention for me to stay. I cannot wait to get back out on that Old Trafford pitch, but I also kno

Cristiano Ronaldo’s final route of appeal against his five-match ban for pushing a referee after being sent off in the Spanish Super Cup was rejected by Spain’s administrative sports court (TAD) on Tuesday. “TAD has rejected the appeal presented by Real Madrid against the five-match ban,” a TAD spokesperson confirmed to AFP. Ronaldo blasted his treatment by the Spanish football federation as “persecution” after he was controversially shown a second yellow card for diving after coming off the bench to score as Real won the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup 3-1. The Portugal captain was handed a one-match ban for the 10th red card of his career and a further four-game suspension for pushing referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in protest. “Impossible to be immune to this situation, 5 games!!” Ronaldo posted to his 108 million followers on Instagram after his first appeal was dismissed by the Federation last week. “It seems to me exaggerated and ridiculous, this is called persecutio

Henceforth, Nigerians will not be hearing Davido’s ‘If’, ‘Fall,’ and three other Nigerian hit songs on their airwaves, Citi Showbiz has learnt. According naijaloaded.com.ng, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Broadcasting Corporation has banned Davido’s two hit songs, Olamide’s ‘Wo’ and ‘Wavy Level,’ and ‘Living Things’ by 9ice. This comes a few days after Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health openly aired it displeasure about visuals to ‘Wo.’ In its own opinion, the video portrays a bad message that encourages second-hand smoking. Taking to its Twitter account, the ministry revealed that ‘Wo’ which featured a line where Olamide mentions cigarettes, contravenes Nigeria’s laws on Tobacco advertising, promotion & sponsorship. The risks from this include cancers, respiratory & cardiovascular diseases. “The public is informed of the dangerous public health content & violation of Tobacco Ctrl Act 2015 in “Wo” by @olamide YBNL #ClearTheAir,” they tweeted.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. ~ Thomas Paine ~

Mariah Carey was nicknamed "Mirage" in high school because she never showed up for class. So definitely she was a TRUANT

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. ~ Arthur C. Clarke ~

The Lebanese army  has recaptured a third of a key region near its north-eastern border with Syria  from so-called Islamic State , officials say. The army says there are about 600 militants in the mountainous  region, which IS has held since 2014. About 20 militants have been killed  in the latest operation and 10 soldiers have been injured, the military says. The offensive is aimed at ridding the area  of IS militants who are armed with anti-aircraft and armour-piercing missiles and drones, the Lebanese army said The Lebanese army 🏻 later posted an image  on its website  showing its troops waving both a Lebanese  and a Spanish  flag in Ras Baalbek in what it described as a "salute from our troops" to the victims  of the Barcelona attack in which 13 people were killed on Thursday.

Jerry Lewis, the brash slapstick comic who teamed with Dean Martin in the 1950s and later starred in "The Nutty Professor" and "The Bellboy" before launching the Muscular Dystrophy telethon, has died in Las Vegas. He was 91. Over the past 10 years of his life, the cranky icon's reputation soured as he was forced to apologize for making a gay slur on camera during the 2007 telethon, continued to make racist and misogynistic jokes into his '90s, and didn't hesitate to share his right-wing political views. Held in high regard in France, he received the Legion of Honor award in 1983. “The Nutty Professor” (1963) was his biggest success ever, grossing $19 million. But by then his mugging and exaggerated body gyrations had become out of control, as had the syrupy moments in his films.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winsle t will always be linked  together. The famous "Titanic"  couple  hung out at Leo's villa in Saint-Tropez, France  in late July. It looks like the 2  are clearly still very tight 🏻. Kate was visiting to attend the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation annual charity gala , but the old friends found some time to chill by the pool 🏼 and catch up.

A Nigerian Presidential jet believed to be carrying President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Stansted Airport in London on its way to Nigeria's federal capital Abuja. The jet departed Stansted at exactly 10:27 AM (UTC 9:27) London time several hours after the office of the Nigerian Presidency issued a statement stating that President Buhari was set to return to Abuja. The jet is expected to land in Abuja around 4:30 PM Nigerian time. President Buhari left Nigeria on May 7 for medical treatment in the UK for an undisclosed illness, his presidential jet, A Boeing Business Jet with tail number "NAF 001" arrived London via Luton Airport the next day it was flown and packed at Stansted Airport throughout the duration of his stay in the UK.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that not only are Chelsea favourites to retain their Premier League title, but that the Blues are even stronger than last season. Antonio Conte has endured a difficult post-season at Stamford Bridge, seeing Nemanja Matic leave for United while his own transfer targets such as Romelu Lukaku have gone elsewhere. A spate of injuries has moreover left Chelsea down to the bare bones, leading Conte himself to admit retaining the league would be a tough ask. Mourinho dismissed suggestions the Blues were weaker, however, and stated they should be the team to beat in 2017-18. “When people say, for example, Chelsea lost an important midfield player, if you lose one but you buy Bakayoko and Danny Drinkwater, for example, what’s the problem?" the manager said in Friday's press conference when asked about Chelsea losing Matic. “For me, the favourite is the champion — always. It is for some reason they were the champions," he sa

Chelsea got their Premier League title defence up and running amid late drama as Marcos Alonso proved to be an unlikely two-goal hero in the 2-1 win over Tottenham at Wembley. Alonso produced the champagne moment in the 24th minute and a remodelled defence, featuring Andreas Christensen on his first Premier League start, repelled waves of Tottenham attacks with increasing ease until a striker undid their good work. Michy Batshuayi scored decisively when Chelsea clinched the title at West Brom in May but the Belgium international headed into his own net in the 82nd minute – three minutes after coming on. It left Alonso to step up thrillingly once more. The wing-back stormed into the Spurs box to catch out Hugo Lloris at the near post two minutes from time, leaving Conte to unfurl trademark touchline delirium. Highlights: http://v.duta.us/uUNlgQAA

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Nigeria finally after nearly 4 months in the United Kingdom where he received medical treatment for an undisclosed ailment. The Nigerian Airforce plane carrying Mr. Buhari landed at the Abuja international airport at exactly 4.36 p.m. Nigerian time. The President is expected to inspect a guard of honour mounted by the Nigerian Army at the presidential wing of the airport, before leaving for the presidential villa at Asokoro district of Abuja. Dozens of state officials arrived the airport hours earlier to await Mr. Buhari’s arrival.

People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter. No wonder our aged relatives take herbs and other bitter things as though it is nothing.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.*Now put foundations under them. ~ Henry David Thoreau ~

Nemanja Matic feels Manchester United are "definitely" a bigger club than his former side Chelsea. The midfielder spent three-and-a-half years in his second spell at Chelsea, winning the Premier League twice in that time before moving to United ahead of this season in a reported £40 million move. He is loving life at United and risked the ire of his former club's fans by claiming he was in no doubt his new side were bigger. Asked if United were the biggest club he has played for, Matic told Sky Sports: "Definitely, everyone knows what Manchester United is about.  "When you say Manchester United, it is different. "Also Chelsea is a big club, Benfica are the biggest club in Portugal. But Manchester is Manchester. "When I came here for the first day, I could feel that the people at the club help you every day if you need something and supporters are very important for this club."

A building under construction around Sulu Gambari way in Ilorin, Kwara state has collapsed injuring 3 persons. SaharaReporters learnt that the building was an extension of Crystal House International Hotel being hurriedly built by at least 100 temp workers hired by Moshood Mustapha who serves as Senate President Bukola Sarakias his Senior Special Assitant on Legislative Matters. Three of the workers were injured while debris fell upon a Christian fellowship taking place in two containers nearby.

Authorities in Maryland on Friday removed a statue of a 19th century Chief Justice who wrote the pro-slavery Dred Scott decision, in the latest example of action over memorials that have sparked protests across the United States. “While we cannot hide from our history – nor should we – the time has come to make clear the difference between properly acknowledging our past and glorifying the darkest chapters of our history,” Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said in a statement on Wednesday. Chief Justice Roger Taney’s landmark 1857 decision said: “The negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit.” Legal scholars say it is one of the worst decisions in the Supreme Court’s history. Authorities and protesters have since Saturday (August 12) removed monuments in several U.S. cities to the Civil War Confederacy of states that held slaves, arguing they are inappropriate and offensive.

Today, on this three-year anniversary  of Taylor Swift's 🏻 "Shake It Off," something happened — Swift appears to be turning all of her social media  platforms into blank spaces! The singer disappeared from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, and her official website She’s been relatively quiet on social media all year, and last fall she broke with her tradition of releasing  an album every other October. So, fans and amateur sleuths have started digging  through the source code of her website, looking for clues as to what was going on.

A haircut can give you a new life—that is the message promised by career-making stylists and also by last night's episode of Game of Thrones, which proves week after week that Jon Snow—who made a more literal resurrection courtesy of his dark ringlets last season—still has the best hair on television. Even if Kit Harington, the actor who plays Snow, has taken issue with the focus on his locks on and off camera, saying, “I like to think of myself as more than a head of hair,” he clearly understands the power of a good cut, keeping his artfully disheveled spirals in working order, whether his travels take him on dragon glass-foraging expeditions or beyond the Wall. Of course, Harington isn’t the first TV heartthrob to inspire hair envy. We’d hedge our bets that a young Emile Hirsch, cruising around Venice in Lords of Dogtown, inspired just as many kids to pick up skateboards as he did women to call their nearest colorist. Fashion’s air-dried blunt bob owes a great debt to Kurt Coba

Another 'Game of Thrones' episode has reportedly leaked online  HBO said Wednesday that due to an error ️ the sixth episode of GOT's seventh season was shown ahead of schedule  in Spain and Nordic countries. It was accidentally made available to subscribers in those countries for about one hour on Tuesday – enough time for hackers  to get a hold of it. "The error appears to have originated with a third party vendor and the episode was removed as soon as it was recognized," it added. The “Game of Thrones” fan community Watchers of the Wall tweeted  about the leak late Tuesday, encouraging fans  not to share images  from the upcoming episode on social media to avoid spoiling the show for its loyal fanbase Watch video - http://v.duta.us/hbqLTwAA

Cristiano Ronaldo has failed in an appeal to overturn his five-game suspension after pushing the referee in the 1st leg of the Super Cup game against Barcelona. The Portuguese reacted angrily after being given a harsh second yellow for diving as a substitute in the Super Copa. The Spanish authorities quickly slapped the reigning Ballon D'Or winner with an additional four-game ban for the physical altercation and a €3005 (£2727) fine.

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. Thor Ragnarok is the new adventure movie by Taika Waititi, starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Mark Ruffalo. The script was written by Eric Pearson. Watch video here : http://v.duta.us/hRI3zQAA

The United States  has designated Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest armed  group in Indian-administered  Kashmir, as a "foreign terrorist" organisation, imposing sanctions  on it including the freezing of assets it may hold in the US . The US  Department of State said in a statement on Wednesday that Washington is seeking to deny  the group "the resources it needs to carry out terrorist attacks" Several armed  rebel groups are fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir, with tens of thousands of people, most of them civilians , killed in the nearly three decades-old conflict.

Nigerian born international CEO, Adebayo Ogunlesi has now ceased to be an adviser to embattled US President Donald Trump. Trump sacked him today along with other distinguished CEOs counselling him via two councils on how to “Make America Great Again”. Trump sacked Ogunlesi on Twitter, when he announced the dissolution of two business advisory councils, in one fell swoop. Ogunlesi was a member of the Strategic and Policy Forum, one of the two disbanded by the unpredictable president. The other group was the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative Council. Ogunlesi, heads Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm and one of Fortune 500 companies. He was the only African on the panel.

Most people blink about 17,000 times a day. This is unbelievable I'm going to start counting it, I guess you should do the same

To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~

Tom Cruise has always prided himself on his ability to perform his own stunts in all his movies but perhaps that’s about to change. The 50-year-old actor injured himself when jumping from one London rooftop to another on Aug. 13 while filming Mission: Impossible 6. And, contrary to previous reports, it appears the injury was so serious, production has been shut down and Tom has flown back to the U.S. to recover. The Oscar-nominated thespian broke two bones in his ankle when he slammed into a building and it will take months for him to heal, according to sources with the Daily Mail. Because Tom is the film’s leading man and the entire story revolves around him, there’s little that can be filmed without him present. The delay could mean that Mission: Impossible 6 will be bowing on Christmas 2018 rather than the prior summer. Footage of the accident has been released showing the beloved leading man attempt to make the jump between rooftops, only to tumble into the building’s outer wal

Archaeologists have discovered three tombs that date back  around 2,000 years in southern Egypt . Egypt's antiquities ministry said the discovery "suggests that the area was a great cemetery for a long span of time" One of the tombs, which was reached through a shaft carved in rock 🧗, contained 4️ sarcophagi that had been sculpted to depict a human face 🏻. Clay fragments found at the site date  the tombs between the 27th Dynasty, founded in 525BC, and the Greco-Roman era, which lasted between 332BC and the 4th Century. Ali al-Bakry, head of the mission, said one of the tombs contained bones  believed to be the remains of "men, women and children of different ages".

Former Barcelona star Neymar has congratulated Paulinho on joining the Catalan side, telling his compatriot, "I hope you are as happy as I was." Barcelona confirmed the signing of the 29-year-old from Guangzhou Evergrande for €40 million Monday. The former Tottenham midfielder was the club's first signing since the world-record €222m sale of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month. Taking to Instagram, Neymar told his Brazil team-mate: "Brother, all the fortunes of the world for you ... I hope you are as happy as I was."

To avoid predators, a mother Slow Loris licks its offspring with poison before sending them off to search for food.

Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist and Manchester United fan Usain Bolt has reiterated his desire to get into football after retiring from athletics. The 30-year-old, who won an astonishing 19 global titles during a glittering career, has walked away from the track at the end of the 2017 World Championships in London. There was to be no fairytale ending for the Jamaican, as he could only claim bronze in the 100m final before suffering an untimely injury in the 4x100m relay on Saturday night. Bolt is, however, already contemplating his next move and admits that he would welcome the opportunity to become a professional footballer. He told reporters after an emotional farewell at the London Stadium: “Well, I’ve always said that I wanted to play football because it’s something I think I’ll be good at. “But right now, after pulling my hamstring, I’m not really worried about that at this moment.”

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Justin Okonoboh, has been impeached. Honourable Okonoboh was impeached on Monday by the lawmakers at the Assembly complex in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Okonoboh, however, told reporters that his impeachment was illegal and ordered the suspension of those involved in the exercise. Meanwhile, the lawmakers have elected a member of the House, Honourable Kabiru Ajoto, as the new speaker. In his address, Honourable Ajoto noted that 16 lawmakers initially met and decided to file an impeachment notice on the impeached speaker. He added that three others later joined them to increase the number to 19, stating that the exercise followed due process.

After nearly four hours of deliberation, a jury ruled in favor of pop star Taylor Swift in her countersuit against former radio host David Mueller for alleged assault and battery. Taylor Swift had accused the DJ of sexual assault for touching her butt when the picture above was taken. Mueller had then sued her for damages resulting from her accusations. Swift then filed a countersuit for $1. Swift's lawsuit against Mueller argued that the trial would "serve as an example to other women who may resist publicly reliving similar outrageous and humiliating acts." Mueller's attorney, Gabriel McFarland, claimed the photo did not show any inappropriate touching, and asked Swift while she was on the stand why her skirt did not appear ruffled in the front. Melcher, and Mueller's former radio co-host, Ryan Kliesch also testified during the trial, saying they had never seen Mueller act disrespectfully toward or inappropriately touch women.

Hundreds of people have likely been killed in a mudslide on Monday in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Vice President Victor Foh said. "It is likely that hundreds are lying dead underneath the rubble," Mr. Foh told Reuters at the scene of the mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, adding that a number of illegal buildings had been erected in the area. "The disaster is so serious that I myself feel broken," he added. People cried as they looked at the damage under steady rain, gesturing toward a muddy hillside where dozens of houses used to stand, a Reuters witness said. Mudslides and floods are fairly common during the rainy season in West Africa, where deforestation and poor town planning put residents at risk. Watch the terrifying video here: http://v.duta.us/WFIzBgAA