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US President Donald Trump marked 40 days in office on Tuesday with a confident and combative address to both houses of Congress. Here are the key points of a speech that sought to translate his campaign talking points into an agenda for government. – National renewal – Trump painted his election victory as a populist “rebellion” and an “earthquake” as voters turned out to restore American pride and grandeur. He vowed to rebuild the military, end America’s opiate epidemic, revive its lawless inner cities and bring “dying industries” back to life. – Tackling bigotry – Trump tried to dampen criticism he has been slow to respond to bigotry amid the tense national atmosphere left after a divisive campaign. He denounced a spate of threats against Jewish community centers and the vandalism of graves, as well as the apparently racist murder of an Indian migrant. – Stocks soar – Trump boasted that markets have responded to the promise of his presidency with soaring share prices, and hailed a

A 63 year old man was in considerable pain until doctors extracted this bladder stone from his urinary tract. The image was posted to Figure 1, a website where doctors around the world share medical images and canvass colleagues' opinion, by Dr Oktay Ozman, a Urologist at the Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty in Istanbul. Bladder stones form when when the bladder isn't fully emptied and according to a paper in the journal Obstetrics and Gynaecology, men account for 95% of all cases. While some men won't have any symptoms — their stones are discovered during an X-ray or scan for another medical condition — others will suffer pain in the bladder area, blood in the urine, cloudy urine or difficulty passing it. Bladder stones smaller than 1cm may pass out in the urine. But bigger stones such as this one, which is 4cm by 4cm, need surgery. According to Dr Ozman, the patient had come to him complaining of pain in his pelvis, slow urination and blood in his urine. Tests revealed he had

 An 18-year-old Kenyan man has left a court in Bungoma shocked when he admitted to defiling a domestic animal. The young man identified as Kevin Simiyi, was arrested after he was caught red-handed committing the unusual act on Friday, February 24, 2017, by the hen's owner, Judith Nasimiyu. Appearing before Magistrate Stephen Mogute at the Bungoma court  Monday. He pleaded guilty to the charge, saying he was despised by women because he was poor.     'Your Honour, I was caught defiling the hen by its owner. I fear approaching women because of the high level of poverty and I feel women are very expensive. Yes, I did it,' he said. It was also heard in court, that the hen died from exhaustion while the veterinary officers were searching for evidence. According to Nairobi News, the magistrate ordered the accused to be remanded at Bungoma GK prison until March 2 when the court will deliver its verdict. AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Email

Delia Mary Flores, a 53yr old American woman from Arizona shot her boyfriend seven times with a .32-caliber revolver, firing one shot into his penis and twice into his scrotum after she suspected him of cheating. Luckily for the unnamed victim, he survived his injuries. He told police that he was sleeping upright in a chair around 8.30pm on Saturday when he woke up to what he thought were fireworks, until he felt an 'excruciating pain in his lower extremities'. Feigning ignorance, Flores called 911 and said she didn't know how her boyfriend had been shot, only that he had asked her to get help. She gave herself away when without prompting, she admitted to police that she had shot her boyfriend because she suspected he was having an affair. Her boyfriend told police that he wasn't having an affair and didn't know why she shot him, he wasn't even aware she could use a gun. A search of their property turned up a revolver beneath the chair the man had been sleepin

 The headless body of an unidentified young woman believed to be in her early 20s, was found along the Amanwaozuzu-Ogwa road, Obesity local government area of Imo State on Saturday morning. The unedited photo after the cut..

 In what poses to be a big blow to the world’s biggest smartphone maker, South Korean prosecutors have said Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee and four other executives will be charged with bribery and embezzlement. Lee was arrested on Friday, February 17, 2017,  over his alleged role in the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye of South Korea. In a statement released by Lee Kyu-chul, a spokesman for the special prosecutor, he said:     'The five executives will face charges including bribery, embezzlement and hiding assets overseas.'     'Lee will also be charged with committing perjury before parliament.     'The executives to be charged are Samsung Group vice chairman Choi Gee-sung, president Chang Choong-ki and Samsung Electronics president Park Sang-jin and executive vice president Hwang Sung-soo,' the spokesman said. The prosecutor's office will make an official announcement regarding the conclusion of its investigation on Monday, M

 Known for his over-the-top fashion sense, Paul Pogba is definitely not shy to try new styles. The world's most expensive footballer stepped out for dinner at upscale restaurant, Novikov with his precious feet encased in a pair of £972 Margiela Future. It looks more like a Michael Jackson costume piece. Will you rock it? More photos after the cut...

 In a bid to make service ‘more inclusive to transgender personnel, the Royal Air Force has reportedly banned women from wearing skirts on parade. The change is understood to have followed after some servicewomen had complained that marching in skirts is uncomfortable to them.  Confirming the new policy to the Sun, an RAF source said the updated uniform policy was designed to reflect the RAF as a 'modern and inclusive employer.     'It’s about including people and encouraging diversity. But the move has infuriated many servicewomen who are reportedly 'livid'.     'We’ve all been told woman can no longer wear skirts on parade. Everyone’s livid. We’ve been wearing skirts since World War II. It feels like political correctness. The world’s going mad.' she said. However, the servicewomen are still permitted to wear skirts on other occasions when not marching.

In it's 130 years of existence, the Harvard Law Review never elected a black woman as president.  Now, 24 year old ImeIme Umana has changed that as she becomes the first African-American to lead a journal that has the largest reach of any law journal in the world. The Review elected its first black man as president 27 years ago. That was former President Barack Obama. It has had other minorities as presidents. And it has had female presidents, the first of whom was elected 41 years ago. But until now, never a black woman. Umana was chosen by the Harvard Law Review's 92 student editors in what is widely considered the highest-ranked position that a student can have at the law school. The difficult election process required a thorough dissection of her work and application, and a 12-hour long deliberation of her portfolio. In a chat with the Harvard Crimson, the school's newspaper, Umana said "I didn't realize civics could be so personal and so alive for a lot of t

Over 6,000 beneficiaries have so far received skills acquisition training under the initiative of wife of the President “Future Assured”. This was made known during a courtesy visit by the Northern Wives Governors Forum (NWGF) to the wife of the President Mrs. Aisha Buhari. Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari disclosed that it cost an average of two million naira to train between 300-400 individuals, and so far training which lasts from two to six months had held successfully in Lagos and Katsina states, whilst it is currently ongoing in Kano.  She further made it known that the training programmes would take place in all the states in the federation. Mrs. Buhari emphasized the need to empower parents to enable them meet financial obligations towards their children. She further thanked them for their prayers for the progress of the country. Earlier, the chairperson of the forum, Mrs. Asma’u Abdul Azeez Yari intimated the wife of the President that the meeting was the first of its kind

President Donald Trump's first address to Congress received largely positive reviews from viewers, with 57% who tuned in saying they had a very positive reaction to the speech, according to a new CNN/ORC poll of speech-watchers. His speech was very unifying and positive. Nearly 7-in-10 who watched said the President's proposed policies would move the country in the right direction and almost two-thirds said the president has the right priorities for the country. Overall, about 7-in-10 said the speech made them feel more optimistic about the direction of the country. On specific issues, Trump scored the highest marks for his proposed policies on the economy, with 72% saying those went in the right direction. Almost as many, 70%, said the same about his terrorism proposals. Slightly fewer, but still a majority, felt his policies on taxes (64%), immigration (62%) or health care (61%) were heading in the right direction. Ideologically, about two-thirds saw Trump's speech as a

Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has reportedly emerged as a potential transfer target for Chelsea during the summer. Head coach Antonio Conte has a long-standing interest in Bonucci, but it appeared that he would need to look elsewhere after the 29-year-old penned a new long-term contract. However, according to The Sun, Chelsea may be able to sign the Italian international should they offer £42m during the summer. It has been claimed that Juventus could turn their focus to pairing Mattia Caldara and Daniele Rugani at the back, leaving Bonucci down the pecking order in Turin. Bonucci was also recently involved in a falling out with boss Massimiliano Allegri, leading to his exclusion from the Champions League fixture with Porto. The player has made 282 appearances in all competitions for the Serie A leaders.

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has allegedly let slip that he is moving to Arsenal this summer. The Italian said that he is in line to replace Arsene Wenger at the Emirates Stadium during a dinner with friends, according to Calciomercato. Allegri, who has won two Serie A titles since taking the helm at Juve in 2014, has previously downplayed reports that he is bound for Arsenal. "I won't deny or confirm anything," he told reporters. "I am in sync with the club, now we have to focus on winning. "At this time of the season the media always says I'm leaving, even when things are going really well." Wenger, who has been in charge at Arsenal for two decades, has just four months remaining on his current contract and is yet to agree a new deal.

Former England manager Roy Hodgson is allegedly keen on the vacant Leicester City job. According to Sky Sports News, the veteran coach is hoping to succeed Claudio Ranieri at the King Power Stadium. Hodgson, who has previously managed in the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, has not coached since Iceland knocked his England side out of Euro 2016. Other rumoured candidates for the Leicester job include former Foxes boss Nigel Pearson, Guus Hiddink and Roberto Mancini, although the latter has ruled himself out of the running. Leicester defeated Liverpool 3-1 in their first Premier League match since Ranieri's departure on Monday evening.

Claudio Ranieri is said to be keen to return to management in the Premier League following his dismissal as Leicester City boss. The Italian's agent Steve Kutner has revealed that his client has attracted interest from Serie A clubs but is eyeing a return to the English top flight. "There already has been big interest in Claudio, both in Italy and in China but his priority is to come back and manage in the Premier League as soon as possible," Kutner told talkSPORT. Fiorentina are among the teams to have been linked with Ranieri since his Leicester exit, with their current coach Paulo Sousa tipped to join Juventus this summer. Leicester defeated Liverpool 3-1 in their first match since the Italian's departure.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is reportedly planning to offload Michy Batshuayi just one season after he joined the club for £33m. The former Marseille man, who has not made a single Premier League start under Conte, will be allowed to leave Stamford Bridge this summer, according to The Mirror. Batshuayi has been left on the bench even when first-choice striker Diego Costa has been out injured and has not featured since making a brief substitute appearance against Burnley on February 12. Conte is expected to move for a new striker in the summer, with Torino frontman Andrea Belotti and Swansea City's Fernando Llorente said to be on his radar. The Italian is also rumoured to be monitoring the contract situation of Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, along with a number of other top European clubs.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is reportedly planning to offload Michy Batshuayi just one season after he joined the club for £33m. The former Marseille man, who has not made a single Premier League start under Conte, will be allowed to leave Stamford Bridge this summer, according to The Mirror. Batshuayi has been left on the bench even when first-choice striker Diego Costa has been out injured and has not featured since making a brief substitute appearance against Burnley on February 12. Conte is expected to move for a new striker in the summer, with Torino frontman Andrea Belotti and Swansea City's Fernando Llorente said to be on his radar. The Italian is also rumoured to be monitoring the contract situation of Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, along with a number of other top European clubs.

Saudi Arabia wants to boost crude oil prices and get rid of a supply glut [File: Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters] Saudi Arabia wants crude oil prices to rise to around $60 a barrel this year, five sources from OPEC countries and the oil industry said. This is the level the OPEC heavyweight and its Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar - believe would encourage investment in new fields but not lead to a jump in US shale output, the sources told Reuters news agency. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other producers pledged last year to cut production by about 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) from January 1. The first cut in eight years is intended to boost prices and get rid of a supply glut. Crude prices have risen by more than 14 percent since the November pact but are still only trading around $56 a barrel despite record compliance by OPEC and non-OPEC members. OPEC officials have repeatedly said the group does not target a specific oil

UN said about 1,500 boys were verified as child soldiers in Yemen [File: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] Yemen's Houthi rebels are recruiting fighters as young as 15, including by using religious schools to lure teenagers into their ranks without their parents' knowledge, according to a rights group. Amnesty International described the "appalling" practices in a report released on Tuesday, citing family members of four boys - aged 15 and 17 - who were recruited by the rebels. "It is appalling that Houthi forces are taking children away from their parents and their homes, stripping them of their childhood to put them in the line of fire where they could die," said Samah Hadid, deputy director at Amnesty International's Beirut regional office. "This is a shameful and outrageous violation of international law," Hadid said, calling on the rebels to halt such recruitment and release the child soldiers. One family member whose 16-year-old brother was ta

The courtroom was packed with security forces surrounding the suspects as they testified [EPA] The biggest trial of suspects accused of involvement in last year's failed military coup attempt in Turkey has opened in a prison outside the capital, Ankara. About 330 people were put on trial in Sincan district on Tuesday, and if convicted, they could face multiple life sentences over their alleged links to the attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July. More than 240 of those named in the indictment are in custody, according to state-run news agency Anadolu. The suspects, many of them from the Polatli artillery and missile school command in Ankara, have been charged with murder or attempted murder. They are also accused of attempting to remove the government and parliament of the Turkish republic or trying to prevent those institutions from conducting their work. The case is being heard at Sincan prison where there was heavy security in place, with a water cannon

Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution backed by Western powers that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons by the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Drafted by Britain, France and the United States, the measure on Tuesday won nine votes in favour, while three countries - China, Russia and Bolivia - opposed it. Kazakhstan, Ethiopia and Egypt abstained. It was Russia's seven veto in five years to save its Syrian ally. China, also one of the five veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council, has joined Russia in vetoing six resolutions on Syria. The resolution would have put 11 Syrians, mainly military commanders, and 10 entities linked to chemical attacks in 2014 and 2015 on a UN sanctions blacklist. Russian President Vladimir Putin had warned that imposing sanctions on Syria during the ongoing Geneva conference was "completely inappropriate" and would undermine the effort to end Syria's

President Muhammadu Buhari flew to the British capital London in mid-January to be treated for an undisclosed medical condition. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is temporarily leading the country. But opposition leaders say Buhari has been out of the country for too long and he should resign. What will this mean for Nigeria and the region? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Max Gbanite - counterrorism expert and the chairman of the Maximus Research and Analysis Centre Manji Cheto - vice president of Teneo Intelligence Source: Al Jazeera Watch video of the documentary here

US President Donald Trump has struck an optimistic tone in his first address to Congress, declaring the "renewal of the American spirit" and pointing to the US role on the world stage. Opening his speech on Tuesday evening by condemning recent threats against Jewish community centres, vandalism of Jewish cemeteries and the deadly shooting of an Indian man in Kansas last week, Trump said he took the podium to deliver a message of "unity and strength". The Republican had received criticism for not reacting strongly enough to the acts and he had not yet commented on the apparently racially motivated murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla. Trump then went on to the core issue of his election campaign and his presidency so far: immigration reform. He pledged again to build a "great, great wall" on the Mexican border and said that "by finally enforcing our immigration laws, we will raise wages, help the unemployed," and save billions of dollars. He also anno

Abu Sayyaf rebels are seen in the southern Philippines in this 2009 video grab [Reuters] Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by the armed Abu Sayyaf group but insisted ransoms should not be paid. Abu Sayyaf - a kidnap-for-ransom network in the southern Philippines that has declared allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group - killed Jurgen Gustav Kantner, 70, on Sunday after demands for $600,000 were not met. German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the killing as an "abominable act".  Addressing the German government and Kantner's family, Duterte said he was "very sorry" about his death, adding the military had stepped up an offensive against Abu Sayyaf in an effort to save him. "We really tried our best. We have been there. The military operation has been going on for some time already, but we have failed. That has to be admitted," Dute

The police in Ogun State have arrested three women over the mysterious death of the lover of one of them in Mamugba community, Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the police in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrests to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, said the suspects connived to dump the remains of the victim in the bush. He said, the man had visited to spend the night with his lover, identified as Rukayat Bashorun, but died in a mysterious manner. “The Ogun State police command has arrested three women namely: Rukayat Basorun 37, Omobola Shodimu, and Aanu Owoade, for murder. The suspects were arrested when information got to the police that they secretly dumped a corpse in a bush”, he stated. The police spokesperson added that the Divisional Police Officer for Ogijo, Tijani Mohammed, who received the information led his officials to the area at Mamugba village, Simawa where the main suspect, Ms. Basorun, was arrested. “Investigation revealed that

ABUJA-Presidency has frowned at the speculation tending to score the performance of the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo higher than that of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it was a calculated mischief to cause a division in the current administration. The presidency said that the government was one and as such, there should be no basis for comparisons whatever between the President and his deputy. The Political Adviser to the President in the Office of the Vice President, Senator Femi Ojudu made the remarks while fielding questions from State House correspondents on the speculations making the rounds, preferring Osinbajo’s style of governance to Buhari’s on Monday in Abuja. It will be recalled that Osinbajo has been piloting the affairs of the country since January 19 when President Buhari jetted out to London, United Kingdom on medical vacation. . Since his departure, Osinbajo has apparently taken a couple of initiatives that had elicited hopes that Nigeria may get out

The federal government yesterday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who are victims of human trafficking from Bamako Mali. The evacuation was a collaboration of the Ministry of Defence/Nigeria Air Force (NAF), the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora and National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa said the evacuation of the girls followed a distress call. Also six suspects were arrested in connection with the trafficking of the girls. They were handed over to the appropriate security agency for prosecution. Dabiri-Erewa said following the distress call received from Mali, her office informed the Ministry of Defence which provided the plane to evacuate the girls. She said the 41 girls were victims of trafficking by some “big Madams” who were among the suspects arrested. Some of the scantily dressed girls were covering th

The endowed actress shared the photo on instagram where she displayed her assets in a body hugging gown and shoes to match, and her followers couldn't help but to lavish her with praises of her endowment. See screenshots of comments on the photo below

President Muhammadu Buhari since he has been in London has had rumors spreading about his death everywhere. His aides have released certain pictures of him with different prominent personalities but there is something wrong with those pictures-- PMB is wearing the same orange jalamia. Even though we are not yet certain of the date Buhari's picture with his daughter was taken, this could be further fuel rumors that the president is dead or is it that he wears the same clothes every time? See reactions of Nigerians below,

    Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced a 55-year-old female pilgrim, Binuyo Basirat Iyabo, to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour. She was caught last September while smuggling 76 pellets of cocaine to Medina, Saudi Arabia.     In his judgment, Quadri said the sentence would serve as a deterrent to others. Besides, he said the hard labour was added to the sentence because the convict failed to reveal the identity of her sponsors.     Binuyo tested positive to narcotic ingestion at the Abuja airport, while on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia last September. She was immediately placed under observation, where she excreted 76 pellets of cocaine. .     NDLEA commander at the Abuja airport, Hamisu Lawan, said the convict, married with three children and a trader at Dosumu market in Lagos, in her statement, agreed to smuggle the drugs for a fee. .     “I wanted to expand my cosmetic business but I have no money. My sponsor offered to foot my expenses to Saudi

A mother was overjoyed when she saw her children for the first time after three years apart. The mother who couldn't contain her excitement -had to run to embrace her boys at the airport as she danced with them . The family were separated by the incessant Boko Haram attacks in the north eastern part of the country.

Namibian beauty and former Big Brother Africa winner Dillish Matthews serves it hot.

Today, Aba experienced shocking news, when unknown gunmen shot dead three Bakassi (Vigilante) boys in a broad daylight along Aba Owerri road, Aba. The incident which took place before MCC Junction, opposite Seven Day Adventist Church (Sabbath), by Toonak claimed the life of three vigilante men. According to reports, the vigilante group disrupted the gunmen operation, where they attempted to kidnapped a wealthy businessman by Tonimas, opposite Bicoz Filling Station, along Enugu/Port Hacourt express way. Irked by the action of the Vigilante group, the hoodlum went on a rampage by tracing the Hilux of the vigilante men, double-crossed them while reaching at the spot where the incident happened, they took the vigilante men unaware, open fire on them, killed three, while two of the vigilante officers survived, but currently admitted to the Teaching Hospital in Aba.

One Malam Jamilu of Marmaran garo, Gidan Haki in Sokoto north local government area has been arrested for allegedly beating his 8-month pregnant wife, Suwaiba to the state of coma. Jamilu was said to have beaten the mother of his two kids, now carrying their third child with a hammer, inflicting a serious body injury on her. The suspect confessed committing the offence which he attributed to the work of a devil, and pleaded for mercy and forgiveness. Speaking to our reporter, the Commander, Sokoto state Hisbah Commissioner, Dr. Adamu Kasarawa said the suspect was arrested following a report from a Good Samaritan. He explained that the incident followed a mild misunderstanding between the couple. Kasarawa said by the time his men visited their place, the wife was already unconscious with blood gushing out from her mouth. “We rushed her to the hospital where she had been in coma for almost six days before she was revived,” he said. He described Jamilu’s action as inhuman and against th

In another dramatic raid, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Command, has seized 9,000 bags of imported rice in a warehouse in a market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The Controller, Temitope Ogunkua, who promised to stop illegal importation of goods, said during the night raid of the warehouse in an undisclosed Ibadan market, one suspect was arrested. The seizure of the 9,000 (50kg) bags of smuggled imported rice had a duty paid value of N88,776,000.00,The Nation reports. He said the seizure of the rice and any other products proved to be smuggled into the country illegally was in line with Section 147 of Customs and Excise Management Act, 1990 as amended. “A total of 9000 (50kg) bags of smuggled imported rice with a duty paid value of N88,776,000.00 was seized and evacuated from a warehouse by the Command’s anti-smuggling team in conjunction with the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A few weeks ago”. Ogunkua said the command would not rest on its oars in playing stra

As shared by Collins....... 'Chai accident again. Our igwe 1st son has an accident with students of oko poly. With his hilux coming back from oko yesterday night. And five students from oko died nd driver tear into pieces. See the goat that curse the accident. They cut off the goat head nd blood is not coming out. Our igwe 1st son Emeka anugwu is in hospital with others that break led nd the dead body too. His head tear see his blood on his hilux. Only one person in the bus is normal without any wood. So pray for them to survive'.