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Prosecutors drop case Against Jussie Smollet

Mar 27, 2019 topnews

All charges against television actor Jussie Smollett, has been dropped by US prosecutors. The actor was accused of fabricating a racist and homophobic hate crime, his attorneys said. “Today, all criminal charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped and his record has been wiped clean,” Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a joint statement. The 36-year-old actor had denied 16 felony counts of allegedly masterminding a false attack on the streets of downtown Chicago to gain publicity and win a bigger paycheck. “He was a victim who was vilified…

Mozambique storm claims over 1,000 lives

Mar 19, 2019 topnews

A cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week has claimed more than one thousand lives, while scores have been killed and more than 150 are missing in neighbouring Zimbabwe. The city of Beira in central Mozambique bore Cyclone Idai’s full wrath on Thursday before the storm barrelled on to neighbouring Zimbabwe, unleashing fierce winds and flash floods and washing away roads and houses. “For the moment we have registered 84 deaths officially, but when we flew over the area… this morning to understand what’s going on, everything indicates that we…

Anonymous donor drops envelopes of cash on doorsteps of Spanish villagers

Mar 17, 2019 topnews

An anonymous donor has left residents of a tiny Spanish village mystified by leaving envelopes of cash in postboxes or under people’s doors. Since Wednesday last week, around 15 people in Villarramiel, northern Spain, have received envelopes containing up to 100 euros in notes, Mayor Nuria Simon told AFP. Locals are trying to work out why a group of apparently unconnected people in a village of just over 800 residents have been singled out for the gifts. Some Spanish news reports have labelled him the “Robin Hood of Villarramiel”. “We’re all…

116-year-old Japanese Woman Confirmed As World’s Oldest Person

Mar 11, 2019 topnews

Kane Tanaka, 116-year-old Japanese woman, who still enjoys studying math and playing board games has been recognised as the world’s oldest person, the Guinness World Records said Saturday. Tanaka was born on 2 January 1903, the year when the Wright brothers launched humanity’s first powered flight, according to Guinness. Tanaka’s recognition was celebrated at the nursing home where she lives in western Japan’s Fukuoka by city mayor Soichiro Takashima and other well-wishers. Asked what moment she was the happiest in life, she replied: “Now.” She married Hideo Tanaka in 1922, giving…

Kylie Jenner becomes World’s Youngest Billionaire

Mar 6, 2019 topnews

21-year-old beauty entrepreneur, Kylie Jenner, is now the world’s youngest self-made billionaire according to Forbes. Jenner, who grew up being a part of the TV reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, was on Tuesday admitted to the “nine-zero” fortune club. The business magazine ranked Jenner as the world’s 2,057th richest person. She became a billionaire two years younger than the Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who took the title at the age of 23 in 2008. In an interview with Forbes, Jenner said: “I didn’t expect anything. I did not foresee the future. But…

Johnny Depp Sues Ex-wife For $50 Million

Mar 3, 2019 topnews

American actor, Johnny Depp, is suing his former wife Amber Heard for $50 million (₦18 billion) in a defamation lawsuit. Depp, 55, has filed the lawsuit in relation to an op-ed piece Amber, 32, wrote for the Washington Post in December 2018, in which she spoke about her experiences of being a victim of domestic abuse. While Depp wasn’t specifically mentioned in the piece, the actor’s legal team has claimed that the article’s implication was that Depp ‘perpetrated domestic violence against her’ – allegations he ‘categorically’ denies. In court documents…

R. Kelly surrenders to police over charges of sex abuse against minors

Feb 23, 2019 topnews

After prosecutors charged him with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims, R&B superstar R. Kelly has turned himself in to Chicago police on Friday. Three of the victims were minors. The bombshell development in the Kelly saga came after a judge approved a no-bail arrest warrant for the 52-year-old, who for decades has faced accusations of child pornography, sex with minors, operating a sex cult and sexual battery. Kelly surrendered to Chicago police at approximately 8:15 p.m. (0215 GMT) and was taken into custody. He will…

Messages And Other Concrete Evidence Against Jussie Smollett Surfaces

Feb 22, 2019 topnews

Attorneys have presented extensive evidence that suggest that Jussie Smollett, Empire movie star, orchestrated his own attack on January 29th. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Chicago prosecutors detailed text messages Smollett had sent in the days leading up to the fake attack. The documents state the actor had texted Abel Osundairo on January 25th, writing: “Might need your help on the low. You around to meet up and talk face-to-face?” The two men allegedly met outside Abel’s Chicago apartment inside Smollett’s car. Authorities say this is when they discussed staging…

Policeman Instructs Fellow Officers To Shoot 50 Cent On Sight

Feb 18, 2019 topnews

An investigation has been opened into an NYPD policeman who allegedly told his fellow officers to shoot 50 Cent. Insiders say that commanding officer Emanuel Gonzalez made the remark in June 2018 during roll call at the 72nd Precinct. 50 was set to attend an NYPD boxing match in the Bronx, which provoked Gonzalez to say, “Shoot him on sight.” Apparently, Gonzalez and the rapper have underlying issues, according to the Daily News. The month before, Gonzalez filed an aggravated harassment complaint alleging 50 intimidated him on Instagram. 50 had…

Pope Francis condemns global food inequality, says “few have too much”

Feb 14, 2019 topnews

Unfair access to food around the world has been condemned by Pope Francis. The Pope said it threatened disaster for humanity if not remedied. “Few have too much and many have little,” the 81-year-old Argentine pontiff, who is one of the world’s most respected voices on issues of poverty and social justice, said. The Roman Catholic Church’s leader made his comments during a visit to the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organisation for a session of the governing council of its sister agency, the International Fund for Agricultural Development. “Many…