U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris on Tuesday, October 8 said she thinks former US President Donald Trump has no empathy for others after he criticized the federal response to Hurricane Helene.  Following Hurricane Helene, and with Hurricane Milton barreling toward Florida, Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that the White House is diverting disaster relief aid to unrelated migrant programs. …

20 players arrive at the Super Eagles Camp in Uyo ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya on Wednesday, October 9. Captain William Troost-Ekong, Ademola Lookman, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Moses Simon and Ola Aina are among the latest arrivals in camp but star player Victor Osimhen is absent. Also, Kelechi …

A man has been arrested in Indonesia after he allegedly sold his 11-month-old baby on Facebook behind his wife’s back to fund his online gambling habit.   The father, identified only as 36-year-old RA, got just 15 million Indonesian Rupiah, the equivalent of around £730, which he then put into his online gambling accounts.  RA was caught after his wife, the child’s biological mother, returned …

US President Joe Biden uses a v^lgar nickname for former President Donald Trump when the Democrat speaks about his predecessor in private, according to a new upcoming book. In public, Biden usually refers to Trump in roundabout ways, such as “my predecessor” or “the former guy” when he talks about the 45th president at all.  “That f—king a—hole” is how …

A 47-year-old man, Ita Okon has been sentenced to life imprisonment for r@ping an 8-year-old girl in Calabar, Cross River State.      Okon was convicted and sentenced on Tuesday, October 8, 2024,  by Hon Justice Blessing Egwu of Family Court 2 Calabar.      In addition to the life sentence, the Court also awarded a compensation of N1,000,000 (One …

A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Gabriel Okori was remanded in custody for theft and fraud after his arrest in connection with an R3 million romance scam in South Africa.   Okori appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 7, 2024, after he was arrested last Thursday, in Cape Town by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as …

The chief executive of Premiership Women’s Rugby, Belinda Moore, is stepping down in October “to focus on other opportunities”. The news was not expected and comes after just one round of the new PWR season has been played. She is just 22 months into her tenure and the women’s World Cup begins in England in August. Moore oversaw the transition …

EBay will clamp down on the sale of e-bikes and e-bike batteries in the UK from 31 October, the BBC has learned. The firm says that only “eligible business sellers” will be allowed to list them after this date. It did not explain what the necessary criteria would be. E-bikes, which have electrically-assisted pedals and are battery-powered, have soared in …

A one-year-old boy was m@uled to de@th by his babysitter’s pit bulls, who used the toddler in a “tug of war” battle while a 13-year-old girl desperately tried to save him.  Jiryiah Johnson was in the care of 36-year-old Heather Rodriguez at her home in Converse, Texas, before she left the baby alone with her teenage daughter.  It’s understood that Rodriguez …

A woman has been arrested for the alleged horrific torture of her 12-year-old stepdaughter, Amarachi Emmanuel, in Nekede, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.      A journalist and activist based in the state, Chidiebube Okeoman, who confirmed the incident in a series of Facebook posts on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, said the woman subjected the minor to …