18:02:00
Yesterday's Times Square attack which left 1 person dead and 22 others injured will not be treated as a terrorist-related attack according to police. However, police say they are considering the possibility that the crash was deliberate.

Richas Rojas, who ploughed into pedestrians, may have acted deliberately and is believed to have wanted to commit what is known in police parlance as 'suicide by cops'.

17:58:00
James Ratemo, a Kenyan politician who is vying for the Kapsoya ward representative seat in Eldoret has been struck with tragedy as three of sons who went missing, were found dead.
According to The Star Kenya, the three boys identified as Clifford Nyambane, Dan Nyamweya, and Glen Ongagi were reported missing on May 13 after they went to a Church in the company of their cousin and never returned.

18:34:00
 
Earlier today, some students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH, posted an obituary of their current Vice Chancellor, Professor Sulaiman Gbadegeshin, as a way of showing their displeasure over the lingering strike action in the school. Academic activities in the school have been on standstill for many months now due to a faceoff between the staff of the school and the Osun and Ondo state governments that are co-owners of the school. The lecturers are demanding the payment of the arrears of their salary that amounts to N7.1 billion. 

18:32:00

The EFCC on May 16, 2017 arraigned the duo of Buhari Fannami and Ba-Kura Abdullahi on two separate one count charge before Justice M. T Salihu of the Federal High Court Maiduguri, for allegedly giving false information to the agency under the whistle blowing policy.

Fannami had misled the EFCC with the information about illegally acquired monies purportedly buried at the residence of one Ba’a Lawan but the info turned out to be false after the execution of a search warrant,

18:31:00
 
A man in Texas, Brandon Vezmar is demanding a refund from his date after she texted while they were at the movies. 
Brandon filed a petition at a small claims court seeking $17.31 in damages. He told the Austin American-Statesman that he spent that much money to take his unidentified date to a 3-D showing of "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2" on May 6, 2017.

18:25:00

Stunning up-and-coming hip hop artist London Dior died over the weekend in a fatal car accident. She was just in her early 20s. One of London’s mentors, rapper Rick Ross, shared a picture of himself with the talented rapper and a heartfelt message for her friends, fans and family. Ross said:

18:22:00

A young lady identified as Amrasa Sophia Odirin, was murdered by some unknown persons in Delta state recently and her remains dumped on the roadside in Ughelli, a community in the state.

According to Facebook user, Regina Osiaje who is a friend of the deceased, her killers dumped her body on the roadside to be found by people. Read what the friend wrote on Facebook after the cut.

18:20:00
The Enugu State Police Command have arrested the notorious killer gang behind the murder of the Enugu state Deputy Governor Orderly Sgt Helen Sunday.
Late Sunday was shot dead at Transekulu after the Deputy Governor's convoy dropped her close to her residence.

A statement issued by the command today, May 17th, said that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Anti Kidnapping Squad acting through a well coordinated operation borne out of Intelligence information gathered.

18:19:00
 
An Oxford student who slashed her boyfriend with a knife may escape jail time because the judge thinks she is too clever to go to prison.

24-year-old Lavinia Woodward is an aspiring heart surgeon and is so brilliant she has published articles in medical journals. So despite the fact that she physically abused Thomas Fairclough then stabbed him, she will most likely be given a lenient sentence.

18:17:00
 
The body of a young man was found lying near a damaged motor cycle at Ebedei by the Road Safety Office, Ukwuole in Ukwanu Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday morning. The deceased said to be from Akoku community is believed to have been knocked down by a hit-and-run driver.

18:15:00
A Ghanaian lady was butchered to death by her abusive ex-fiance after she refused to reconcile with him in Labone, Ghana.

According to the reports online, the lady walked out of the relationship with her kids and moved to aunt's house, after she could no longer endure his physical abuse towards her.
The culprit tried to get her back into the relationship but she refused, and this infuriated him even more. He then went her aunt's house where he used a machete to butcher the woman. She was found by neighbors who rushed her to the hospital but she died on the way.

18:11:00
 
Yoav Galant, the minister of Housing and Construction in Israel has called for the assassination of Syrian President Bashar Assad saying he 'does not have a place in this world.'
The call comes days after the US State Department accused the Assad regime of carrying out mass killings of thousands of prisoners and burning the bodies in a large crematorium outside the capital.
The State Department said it is believed that about 50 detainees a day are being hanged at Saydnaya military prison, about 45 minutes north of Damascus. 

12:12:00
A horrific video circulating online showed a woman on a mobile phone getting hit by a car in Chonburi province, Thailand and her body flying across the road.
The woman, identified as 40-year-old Sudchada Bureepia, survived the accident. She suffered a broken skull and was sent to Phyathai Sriracha Hospital. Unfortunately, she died at the hospital on Thursday, May 12.

12:05:00
The Malawi Police at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA), Lilongwe, on Monday afternoon May 8 arrested a 43-year old Nigerian national for attempting to externalise US$7,000 (MK5 million), which was hidden in his hand luggage.
KIA Spokesperson Sapulain Chitonde, identified the suspect as Egemonye Christian Chinedu, from Nnewi and holder of a Nigerian Passport number A05010761.

12:02:00
 
The Health Ministry of the Democratic Republic of Congo together with the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday that one person who died recently of a hemorrhagic fever has tested positive for the Ebola virus, indicating a fresh new outbreak of the killer disease. 
According to the Ministry, the case was confirmed after tests were conducted on nine people who came down with a hemorrhagic fever in Bas-Uele province in the north of the country on or after April 22, adding that three people have died of fever.

11:56:00
 
The body of a man who was declared missing was found Friday at Abeke Road beside former Texaco Filling Station in Sapele, Delta State. The elder brother and younger sister, who have identified him said that he left home Thursday, May 11 and they had been searching for him. until they discovered his body. The cause of death is yet to be confirmed. More photos after the cut.

11:45:00
A member of the National Youth Service Coprs NYSC, Onwuegbuzie Stanley-Samuel, who was serving in Cross Rivers state, has died of Lassa fever disease at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) Thursday May 12th. This was disclosed today by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Inyang Asibong.

10:32:00
There have been several claims that consumption of urine is medicinal to the body while some people sees it as an abnormality. But here is a proud father of two who gulps a glass of his own warm urine every morning and then splashes wee onto his face.
According to Dave Murphy, a 54-year-old British from Essex, he told Metro UK in an Interview that the‘urine therapy’ has helped him to lose weight and made him healthier.

10:22:00
Blac Chyna just shared these photos of the brand new Ferrari 488 Spider purchased as a gift for her birthday. She however didn't state whether the $200,000 luxury sports car was paid for by herself or her second baby daddy, Rob Kardashian bought it.

10:18:00
 
Former First lady, Patience Jonathan, was the guest of honor at the Women’s Day of the Rivers state Golden Jubilee Celebration in Port Harcourt, the state capital Thursday May 11th. Speaking at the occasion, Mrs Jonathan said women from the state will remain grateful to Governor Wike for giving them political and professional leverage.

13:16:00
10-year-old Juliana Ossa is lucky to be alive, she was attacked by a 9ft alligator at Mary Jane Lake but fought the beast off and escaped with injuries to her leg. On a trip to Orland theme park, Gatorland, she picked up tips on what to do in case of an alligator attack and those lessons ultimately saved her life. She stuck her fingers in the alligator's nostrils and jammed its respiration forcing it to release its jaws in order to breath from the mouth. She said:
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