Man beats his mum to death two days after being released from Prison after 30-year murder sentence

Two days after completing a 30-year prison sentence for a 1984 murder conviction, a New Jersey man allegedly killed his 64-year-old mother.  On Wednesday, Steven Pratt, 47, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admitting his role in his mother's beating death, police say.  A statement from prosecutors obtained by PEOPLE confirms Pratt, an Atlantic City resident who lived with his mother, repeatedly struck his mother Gwendolyn Pratt...

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Kidnappers Kill Jonathan’s Nephew

TWO days after his uncle and foster father was abducted by kidnappers in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Council of Bayelsa State, former President Goodluck Jonathan has lost his nephew to the dare-devil abductors. Samuel Okies, the 35-year-old nephew to the former President, who was abducted alongside the former President’s foster father, was yesterday found dead in the waterways of Otuoke Community in Ogbia Local Government Area. The deceased...

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From The Meeting To Surulere, Rita Dominic Steps Bold On Movie Turf

Born Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Waturuocha to medical practitioner couple from Mbaise in Imo State, Rita Dominic is a household name in Nollywood, having featured in over 100 movies. Rita had her secondary education at the Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, before she headed for the University of Port Harcourt, where she graduated with a BA (Honours) Degree in Theatre Arts in 1999. Though she started performing as...

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Kylie Jenner: I Got Grilled Good By Tyga

  We now know how Kylie Jenner got her new grill ... it was a ridiculously expensive present from her boyfriend. We found out Tyga dropped $15,000 at Johnny Dang & Co. for the 18k gold mouthpiece. All of the diamonds are invisibly set.   Turns out Johnny Dang is in high demand ... Big Sean, Travis Scott, Katy Perry and a bunch of other celebs have used his company to bling out their mouths. It looks like the grill was...

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MLB agent Bart Hernandez arrested for human trafficking

Agent Bart Hernandez was arrested Friday morning after a federal grand jury indicted him on human-trafficking charges related to the smuggling of Seattle Mariners outfielder Leonys Martin into the United States from Cuba, according to sources and documents obtained by Yahoo Sports. The sealed indictment, filed in a Florida federal court Feb. 12, alleges that Hernandez – who now works for Magnus Sports, the agency founded by singer Marc...

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Kim Kardashian Steps Out in Beverly Hills as Sources Say She's Willing to 'Do Whatever' to Make Relationship with Kanye West Work

Kim Kardashian is going on with her daily routine, despite Kanye West’s media chaos. The 35-year-old reality star was spotted on Thursday running errands in Beverly Hills with her longtime friend Jonathan Cheban.  The outing comes as husband West finds himself at the center of a media storm. In recent weeks, a series of Twitter rants have left the public as well has some of West’s friends questioning his mental health – and his relationship...

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Jaimie Alexander and Peter Facinelli End Their Engagement

Nearly one year after getting engaged, Jaimie Alexander and Peter Facinelli are going their separate ways. "Due to conflicting family and work commitments on opposite coasts, and after much consideration, Peter and Jaimie have chosen to part ways amicably and remain good friends," their reps tell PEOPLE exclusively. The Supergirl actor, 42, and the Blindspot actress, 31, were first linked in November 2012 eight months after Facinelli split...

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MUSIC : DJ Arafat – Gagne Temps

Francophone heavyweight, DJ Arafat, has just surprised fans with a new single titled “Gagne Temps“. The tune is not the typical sound you’d hear from the Coupé-Décalé hitmaker. Enjoy this reggae joint.   DOWNLOAD AUDIO: DJ Arafat – Gagne Temps (8.8 MiB, 23 hi...

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VIDEO: FC Midtjylland Players Show Off Shoki Moves After Man Utd Victory

FC Midtjylland emerged shock victors over Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 clash, and their players were above the moon.bThe Danish minnows had conceded first after Memphis Depay had put the Red Devils ahead early on, but fought back and won the game with goals from Pione Sisto and Paul Onuachu. READ: Louis Van Gaal Blames Man Utd Loss On Murphy’s Law Their elation continued into the dressing room, where...

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#TheSpecialOne live in Lagos this Saturday!

  Hello Lagos! It’s about to go down live this Saturday February 20, 2016 at the Get Arena Lekki Lagos… #TheSpecialOne party is coming to the city of Lagos!!! After a successful outing across different cities in Nigeria, #TheSpecialOne is set to make a big stop in Lagos this Saturday. It promises be one-of-a-kind party! From PortHarcourt, to Enugu, Ibadan, Abuja, Benin, the fun train that kicked off last year will storm Lagos...

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Pregnant woman dies mid-air aboard an Arik Air flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos.

A pregnant woman, Ijeoma Nwokedi, died onboard an Arik flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos today February 19th. A statement from the airline company says that the woman who suffered complications mid air, was confirmed dead when the plane arrived Lagos. “A female passenger on board Arik Air’s Port Harcourt-Lagos flight was confirmed dead by medical personnel on arrival this morning at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal One,...

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#WakawakaBuhari Now Trending As Buhari Departs For Egypt

Nigeria’s supreme leader, Muhammadu Buhari departs Abuja on Friday, February 19, for Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt to participate in the Business for Africa, Egypt and the World Forum. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, in a statement, said the forum, which opens in the Egyptian resort town on Saturday, is organized by the Egyptian government under the auspices of the African Union Commission. The statement...

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Former Nursing Home Worker Admits To Throwing Old People Off Balconies To Kill Them

‘I did it to kill him’, Hayato Imai, 23, has confessed to killing three elderly residents by throwing them off the balconies of the nursing home he worked with. Though he has not stated any reason why. According to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department, Hayato was detained after he was regarded a suspect in the killing of an elderly named Tamio Ushizawa at the nursing home in Kawasaki southwest district of Tokyo in November 2014. The...

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Wife Beats Up Her Husband For Failing To Get Her A Valentine’s Gift

While some women wondered what it would feel like to beat beating their husbands or partners for failing to get them a Valentine’s Day gift, Kimberly Hammond, 46, is a woman of thought and action. The Ohio-born woman beat up her husband, John Hammond, 46, with a baseball bat and knocked him out after which she hit him a few more times; cracking a few ribs as he lay unconscious.   According to Washington County Deputies,...

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The Rich Will Have To Wait Two Years To Own A $65 Million GulfStream Jet

Gulfstream Aerospace, makers of the Gulfstream brand jet have declared they are unable to keep up with the demand for its private flyer as the orders from the rich outweigh their ability to produce. In light of this is a two-year wait for those who possess the capital to own the Gulf Jet and who also have the time to wait for it to be delivered.   Speaking at the Singapore Air show, Scott Neal, Gulfstream’s senior vice...

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Death-Row Prisoner Impregnates Herself With Fellow Inmates Sperm To Escape Execution

A death row inmate, Nguyen Thi Hue, 42, impregnates herself by injecting into her body via syringe, a fellow inmate’s sperm to avoid execution. She bought the sperm from 27-year-old convict Nguyen Tuan Hung at fifty-million Vietnamese Dong ie one-thousand-six-hundred pounds (£1,600 or N457,095.44).   Nguyen Tuan Hung gave his semen to Hue in syringes, on two occasions in August 2015. Four prison guards have been suspended...

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Becoming ISIS? Pro-Russian Militants Torture And Beat Alleged Drug Dealer With Electric Cable

In a brutal video which went viral after it was posted on Russian social network VKontakte, pro-Russian rebels occupying the town of Communar Donetsk Oblast, in southern Ukraine are seen torturing a man who is now believed to be dead. The young man was tied to a pole, tortured and whipped bare back with electric cables in a manner that has been described by many as ‘ISIS-Styled’. The video begins with a voice in the background saying...

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‘It’s Disgraceful To Question My Faith’ -Trump Reacts To Pope Francis’s Criticism

Controversial GOP front-runner Donald Trump may have met his political match in Pope Francis as the U.S presidential candidate has softened his tone after getting into a fierce ‘war of words’ with the Pope.   Pope Francis had on Thursday, February 18, hinted that the Republican front-runner “is not Christian” if he calls for the deportation of undocumented immigrants and pledges to build a wall between the United States and Mexico,...

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Catholic Abortion Law Causes Miscarriages For Several Women

In an exclusive to The Guardian, a report has come to light that the Catholic Church gave directives to all Catholic-operated medical facilities in the United States: “as long as there is a heartbeat, induction of labor is not an option in a Catholic institution unless the mother’s life is in jeopardy”.   It is no news that the Catholic-church is against Abortion. ”Abortion is never permitted”. But, these directives which...

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Two L.A Police Officers Charged For Raping Women While On Duty

Two veteran Officers, James Nichols, 44, and Luis Valenzuela, 43, have been arrested and charged with ”repeatedly raping four women over a three-year period. Mostly while on duty”, Fox News reports. Prosecutors announced that: Both men faced charges which include ”rape under color of authority and oral copulation by force. Valenzuela also is charged with pointing a gun at one of the women.  They could face life...

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Davido Makes The Cover of US Magazine, Fader

The FADER, a New York-based music magazine which documents a range of emerging music, style and culture featured Davido on the cover of their first ever global feature.    The magazine feature explored Davido’s journey to fame – right from his early university days in Oakwood University, Alabama to moving back to Nigeria to launch his music career while attending Babcock University. This big publicity comes...

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