A file photo taken on November 8, 2018, shows Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi giving a press conference in Carthage Palace near Tunis concerning the cabinet reshuffle. AFP Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country’s first democratically elected leader, died Thursday at the age of 92, his office said. The veteran politician, the oldest head of state after Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, came to power in 2014, three years after the Arab Spring uprising toppled longtime despot Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and sparked revolts in several Arab nations. He had been hospitalised with a severe illness in late June and was returned to intensive care on Thursday. AFP

Nigerian family has impressed American rapper, Nicki Minaj for participating in her Megatron Challenge. Nicki Minaj took to her Instagram page to give a shout-out and Instagram coverage to the Yoruba family for attempting her Megatron Challenge which comes with a $10,000 reward. The challenge gives a chance for fans and followers to win money for either dancing or rapping to the “Megatron” instrumental. The Nigerian family, however, were creative enough to do the challenge in Yoruba and because ‘ daz how starz do ’, Nicki Minaj wrote; “OH OK!!!! #Naija BETTA STAND UP!!!! Nigeria ?? MICKI MINAJ LETS GO?????????? #megatronchallengesomebody bout to win 10K” See the video and reactions below:

Hostile to government dissidents crushed windows of  Hong Kong's Legislative Council  on Monday and were attempting to constrain their way into the structure by smashing a metal truck through the glass entryways, as police reacted with pepper sprays. Uproar police were likewise observed inside the structure, which has been at the focal point of challenges in the previous three weeks, driven by requests for the withdrawal of a bill that would enable extraditions to the  Chinese territory.

Model,  Amber Rose , who’s expecting her second child, the first with her new boyfriend, A.E. Edwards put her growing baby bump on display as she went out for a lunch date on Tuesday. The 35-year-old was spotted heading to Casa Vega in Los Angeles in a tight grey coordinated top and leggings that showed off her growing baby bump with Edwards, 32, at her side. Edwards also rocked a grey graphic tee, green basketball shorts, and white trainers as the couple headed into the Mexican restaurant. Amber Rose is already mother to 6-year-old son Sebastian, who she welcomed with her ex-boyfriend, rapper Wiz Khalifa. Photos below,

Cardi B has dropped the remainder of her shows this month because of her plastic surgery procedure. But notwithstanding, Cardi B  will be back in June.  Her spokesperson said, "Cardi was exuberant in returning to work. She didn't take the time important to completely recuperate. Her strenuous timetable has negatively affected her body and now has been given severe specialists requests to haul out the remainder of her shows in May."  TMZ likewise reports that Cardi B pulled out of Baltimore's 92Q Spring Bling Festival this Friday on account of some complications from her recent plastic surgeries.  Not long ago, Cardi B admitted to getting liposuction after little girl Kulture's introduction to the world, and told fans amid a show in Memphis at the time, "I shouldn't generally be performing in light of the fact that moving a lot is going to f—k up my lipo." 

Three Nigerian men have been jailed in the United Kingdom for 40 years for conspiring to transport firearms and drugs into the UK via Eurotunnel. On Friday 17 May at Woolwich Crown Court, Kennedy Udo, 28 of Avery Hill Road, Eltham, SE9 was sentenced to eight years and six months, having been found guilty of conspiracy to supply drugs and being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of goods, Metropolitan Police reports. Michael Mgbedike, 22 of Spur Road, Orpington, BR6 was sentenced to eight years, having been found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Previously, on 7 September 2018, Emmanuel Okubote, 27 of Evan Cook Close, Peckham, SE15 was found guilty of conspiracy to supply firearms with intent to endanger life, conspiracy to possess ammunition with intent to endanger life, conspiracy to supply class A drugs and possessing ammunition with intent to endanger life. He was sentenced to 23.5 years’ imprisonment on 9 Nov...

Just before music superstar  Nipsey Hussle  was killed, he shot a music video for a track titled "Higher" with  DJ Khaled  and  John Legend .  The video was shot just a day before Nipsey Hussle was killed in the city.  Watch video below... https://youtu.be/tPC9VID6M9s

- The 23-year-old girl recently graduated from a community college in the United States - Palmatah Mutah had escaped by jumping out of a Boko Haram truck A 23-year-old lady, who had been a victim of the Boko Haram kidnap in 2014, has proved that what she went through would not be an obstacle that prevents her from becoming something great in life. The young lady identified as Palmatah Mutah had been one of the 57 Chibok girls who escaped out of 276 schoolgirls who were abducted. She has now graduated and obtained an associate degree from a community college in the United States of America. She achieved the degree five years, one month and three days after the unforgettable incident. Escaped Chibok girl graduates from US community college Source: Instablog Source: Instagram. At the time of the kidnap, brave Mutah had escaped from the Boko Haram by jumping out of a truck. Out of the 57 Chibol students who escaped, it was only Mutah that showed any sign of speaking English well enough, de...

As the discussion on abortion continues to trend, various contentions for and against it are being made yet none as convincing as those which originate from individual experience.  An American woman who used to be against fetus removal has described how an undesirable pregnancy at 17 changed her entire life. Peruse underneath.

The United States embassy in Jakarta on Saturday issued a security alert, ahead of Indonesia’s election results due on Wednesday . The US warning says some spots in the country may be bombed next week via Wi-Fi networks. Reuters reports that this alert came as Indonesian authorities have arrested almost 30 suspected militants. The embassy advised U.S. citizens to avoid areas where large demonstrations may occur in Jakarta and in other cities, including Surabaya in East Java and Medan in North Sumatra, in a statement that was dated Friday, May 17. “Detonating bombs using a Wi-Fi network is considered a new technique,’’ Dedi Prasetyo, another National Police spokesman told Reuters. “If there is cell phone jammer, then phones are not operable but the Wi-Fi signal will not be disturb, especially when using signal amplifier,” Prasetyo said. Indonesian authorities have said they are heightening security ahead of May 22, when the official result of April’s presidential election ...