17:46:00

At least 30 people have been reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Kodomun Community in Demsa Local Government of Adamawa State. The attackers razed down majority of the settlement and killed mostly children and elderly who were unable to run for safety.

The initial casualty figure was 20 but youths from Kodomun who brought out the corpses of the slain members of the community from the bush said the recovery of the additional bodies had raised the death toll from the attacks to 30.

14:35:00
London, Knife Attack  
This comes a day after city officials announced that they were deploying extra police officers across the city.

One of the victims, a woman in her 60s, was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead a short time later.

A 19-year-old man was arrested after a Taser was discharged by an officer. The Metropolitan Police says his mental health is a “significant factor” in the events.

11:28:00
Nollywood actress Oge Okoye shared these selfies of herself and her children as they begin their summer holidays abroad. She captioned the photo on IG: "OMG!! Glam lovers.. my bunnies are here. I couldn't contain that inner Joy inside of me....I felt like I was gonna burst open. Grinning all through.. Mums, I guess you know that feeling... Now my summer holidays Part2 begins... Counting down to my little princess's day..#Augustbaby#UKTurnUpComingsoon#happytogether#

11:26:00
A former psychology professor, 41 year old Norma Patricia Esparza, was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday for the 1995 murder of the man she says raped her when she was a college student in California.
Esparza pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter two years ago in a deal with prosecutors.

In 1995, Esparza reportedly pointed out Gonzalo Ramirez at a bar to her former boyfriend Gianni Van and two others followed and rear-ended Ramirez in his vehicle, then attacked, kidnapped and killed him, dumping his body on the side of a road in Irvine, authorities said.

11:16:00
Kris Jenner's family rushed to be by her side as she was treated by paramedics at the scene of a nasty car crash involving her one-week-old $250k Rolls-Royce near her Calabasas home. Her daughters Khloe and Kylie, son-in-law Kanye West and boyfriend Corey Gamble arrived at the scene after they were informed about her accident. They surveyed the wreckage and watched as Kris was treated by medics, who didn't want to risk injuring her further by removing her from the vehicle. More photos after the cut.

17:19:00
A 26-year-old barber named Zuri, mysteriously passed away in Lagos after stepping out to sneeze but ended up vomiting blood. According to journalist Femi Owolabi, because of the amount of blood around the young man's body, the crowd which had gathered did not risk coming close and were unwilling to assist in taking him to the hospital. When a truck was eventually used to convey Zuri to a private hospital, they were not allowed to go in. A doctor came out to check the body, pronounced him dead and ordered that they take the body away immediately as he was not their patient. Narrating what happened, Femi said;

15:28:00
A Nigerian woman's only son was stabbed to death in Northridge, Los Angeles, California and a relative to the woman is claiming that the police is not doing anything about it. ABC news reports 21-year-old Jamal Oladapo, a Birmingham High School graduate and student at L.A. Film School, was found stabbed to death in the underground parking garage of the Merridy Village apartment building.

Jamal who lived at home with his mother, was studying to become a producer and also helped his mother with their family business.

17:26:00
Photos which emerged on social media shows  'unmarried' couples being brutally flogged for violating Sharia law in Indonesia's Aceh province by going on date.

The photos from the incident which took place at Al Furqon Mosque in the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, show one woman crying as a hooded man metes out lashings with a rattan cane on a stage next to the mosque in Banda Aceh in front of a large, cheering crowd. Separate photos show a man standing as he received the same brutal punishment. More photos after the cut.

17:25:00
A man believed to be a street beggar in his 20s, got electrocuted after scaling an electric pole ahead of a speech by suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. The unnamed victim, who was wearing just a pair of beach shorts, appeared to be entertaining the crowd, as they waited for at the political rally in Aracaju, Brazil. After spending several minutes clinging to the pole and waving a flag, he ignored warnings from bystanders to get down and climbed further up the pole towards the danger area where the electricity cables were attached.

17:22:00
Speaking aboard a plane taking him back to Rome after a five-day trip to Poland, Pope Francis said it would be unfair to label Islam as terrorism. When asked by reporters why he never mentions Islam when condemning terrorism or violence, especially in the wake of brutal murder of a Catholic priest in France and other recent attacks in Europe claimed by the Islamic State group, he said,

17:10:00
 
Faith Molineux, an 8-year-old girl who is set to go under the knife for facial reconstructive surgery as she had a miracle escape after a 60ft tree branch came crashing down on the car she was in, left her with a shattered left eye socket and cheek.
 
The victim's 18-year-old niece identified as Alisha Vivien, was driving Faith to walk her dogs when the giant branch snapped and crushed the little Peugeot 107 at 2:00pm last Monday as the vehicle was completely flattened.

Miraculously, Alisha and her boyfriend, Nathaniel Hailey, only suffered minor bruising while Faith was stuck inside the debris, dropping in and out of consciousness.
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