Prophet Samson Egbeola from Kirikiri, Nigeria has been arrested for sleeping with a married woman, Mrs Franca Michael so he could prepare a love portion for her.The woman says the prophet slept with her under false pretences.She alleges that he her pubic and armpit hair, cut her nails and then mixed them up with other things to make the portion.Prophet Egbeola is then alleged to have told her to p

Nigerian student Oludoyi Bamidele Samuel, has been abducted by a kidnap syndicate by a 'friend' he met on Facebook. The gang held him for up to three days until police stormed the hideout and managed to arrest three suspects.They had demanded N5 million (US$ 50 000) from Samuel's mother. This is not the first time something like this has happened.In July 2012, another student, Cynthia Osokogu wa

The Harare City Council has been dragged before the courts for discharging affluent sewage into water bodies.The city council, represented by Simon Takawira Muserere is being charged under the Zimbabwe Environment and Management Act chapter 20:27 It is alleged that on October 9, 2009, the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) team visited Donny Brook sewage ponds in Mabvuku and it was established

USA - The four-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy in northern Michigan accidentally shot and killed himself with a handgun at the family's home over the weekend, state police said Monday.Authorities believe Michael Easter was playing with the firearm when he shot himself one time on Saturday in Liberty Township, said First Lt. Michael Krumm of the state police. Police have sent evidence to a fore

Italy has recently introduced some laws that at first sight might look rather absurd and strange. It is illegal to die in Falciano del Massico, a village of 3,700 people some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Naples in southern Italy.Mayor Giulio Cesare Fava issued the tongue-in-cheek decree because the village has no cemetery and it is feuding with a nearby town that has one.The mayor told newspapers

Elias Kurapwi from Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe allegedly killed his girlfriend in 2009, mutilated the corpse before being caught selling her private parts.It is the State’s case that Kurapwi cut off her private parts, two fingers from the right hand and two toe nails and dumped the mutilated corpse at the scene.The High Court ruled that Kurapwi should be examined by two psychiatrists to ascertain his st

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) in South Africa has revealed that 932 people died in police custody in the country between 2011 and 2012.KwaZulu-Natal had 268 deaths with Gauteng second at 217 deaths and Eastern Cape had 120, according to the report.Meanwhile, eight police officers, implicated in the death of an East Rand taxi driver, are expected to appear in the Daveyton

A baby delivered by emergency Cesarean section died Monday morning after both parents, members of an Orthodox Jewish community, were killed in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend.The New York Police Department announced the baby’s death and said investigators were still seeking the driver and passenger of the other car.On Saturday, Raizy Glauber, who was about seven months pregnant, asked t

A 19-year-old woman described in startling detail how, Robert Pannell, a man she thought was her friend put a gun to her head and told her that she was his property.“He was in my face threatening me,” she testified in a Brooklyn courtroom last week. “He said that I’m going to make money for him — that I’m going to call him ‘daddy.’ ”The teen also told a rapt jury she was sold for

Kinshasa - Dozens of people were killed when a plane crashed into a residential area of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, police said.The aircraft, a Fokker belonging to the local CAA company, was coming from the central mining town of Lodja and went down in bad weather just before landing at Goma airport, police sources said.DR Congo has a poor air safety record, with

New Delhi - A minor girl aged around six years was allegedly abducted and raped by her 25-year-old neighbour, police said Monday.The victim was abducted by the accused, whose identity is not being revealed, while she was playing near her house around 9.30 p.m. Sunday in north Delhi's Jahangirpuri area and raped at a secluded place, police said."The accused fled from the spot leaving her bleeding,

A 15-year-old UK girl, Courtney Barrasford, has been hit with death threats from jealous Justin Bieber fans on Twitter after the Canadian pop star retweeted her glowing review of his album.Courtney Barrasford took to Twitter to share her thoughts on the singer's latest album, Believe Acoustic."Not really a fan of Justin Bieber but his acoustic album is really good!" the young Brit tweeted innocen

A 67 year-old West Australian woman has been found dead in South Africa where she travelled to meet a 28 year-old Nigerian she met on an online dating site.The woman, Jette Jacobs was found dead in a Johannesburg guest house in February, two days after she met up with a man calling himself Jesse Orowo Omokoh. According to AU News, the pair struck up an online relationship three years ago. In 201

Agroup of gold miners have reportedly been fired after posting a video of themselves dancing the Harlem Shake.Their hit underground performance was deemed a safety hazard by bosses at the Agnew Gold Mine in Australia.Thousands of people have viewed a YouTube video showing eight miners wearing safety gear while doing the dance.Up to 15 miners - including some who just watched - were sacked, accordi

A baby has been 'functionally cured' of the virus which causes Aids, prompting new hope that children born with HIV can have healthy lives without the need for drug treatment.The girl, who is now two and a half years old, has been off medication for about a year and doctors say there are no signs of infection after she received treatment soon after being born with HIV.Doctors say the potentially g