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Obama says 100 soldiers could die every month; if US ground troops return to Middle East Barack Obama said 500 service personnel could be injured per month  In addition, a mass ground deployment would cost $10 billion a month He ruled out boots on the ground unless there was catastrophic attack  Mr Obama claimed there was no 'credible' terror threat on the US               President Barack Obama ruled out deploying ground troops in the Middle East as part of the war against ISIS as it would cost the lives of 100 soldiers every month.  Obama said putting boots on the ground could also cost $10 billion every month and leave an additional 500 service personnel wounded.  Some Republicans have urged the president to send ground troops to the conflict zone in an effort to wipe out ISIS.  Read More>>

Mum tried to burn sister alive in "ruthless and breathtaking" bid to hide £140,000 theft from family      A mum-of-two who tried to burn her sister alive to hide the fact she'd stolen £140,000 from her family has been jailed for 25 years. Cathy Bartlett, 30, was branded "evil" by a judge by the "ruthless and breathtaking" bid to cover her tracks. A four-week trial at Winchester Crown Court heard how Bartlett how she gave her sister Rachael, 34, alcohol and sleeping tablets before setting fire to her mum's house in Bartley, Hampshire. Read More>>

Read full text of Gov El-Rufai's state broadcast on Army/Shiite clash, list wrongdoings of Shiite group Kaduna state governor, Nasir ElRufai addressed a state broadcast on the Army/Shiite group clash on Saturday December 12th that left 60 people dead. He listed the areas in which his government feels the Muslim group had erred over time. Read the full text of the address below... Read More>>

Buhari extols Father Mbaka's courage Press statement from the presidency.. President Muhammadu Buhari has said that one of the best exhortations to the nation he has heard from the pulpit was the one made early this year by Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministries, Enugu. Receiving Father Mbaka who was on a courtesy call at State House, Abuja on Friday, President Buhari expressed his appreciation of the Catholic priest's exemplary courage. Read more »

Mother Theresa to be named Roman Catholic Saint, says Vatican Nobel laureate, late Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who dedicated her life to helping the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in September 2016 after the Catholic Pope recognized her for her intercessory role in the cure of a man with multiple brain tumours. Mother Teresa, who died in 1997 at the age of 87 and was known as the "saint of the gutters", is expected to be canonised in early September 2016. Read more »

Cristiano Ronaldo to invest over $40 million in 'CR7' named hotels Cristiano Ronaldo has increased his investment portfolio with a new business chain of hotels that will span across three cities namely Madeira, Lisbon and Madrid and will bear his trademark logo, CR7. He announced on Tuesday he will invest over $40 million in hotels in partnership with Pestana Hotel Group, the biggest Hotel chain in Portugal. Read more »

RMD shares cute new photos I love how he proudly wears his white beards...

Caitlyn Jenner is named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of 2015 The World's most popular transgender Caitlyn Jenner has been named as the Most Fascinating Person of 2015 by TV legend Barbara Walters. The 86-year-old Barbara praised Bruce Jenner for creating a 'seismic shift' in the gender universe and publicly owning up to her new found image and person. 'Through her own transition, Caitlyn Jenner transformed society this year,' Barbara said on her annual 10 Most Fascinating People special. 'And that for us makes her the most fascinating person of 2015.' She said Caitlyn's transition from Bruce made the world ask serious questions, such as: 'What is gender? What was the real difference between Bruce and Caitlyn Jenner? 'She became a champion for people who had long been pushed to the margin of society.' 'Famous and familiar, she raised awareness and acceptance of transgendered people,' B

Scientist develop Super Condoms that kill HIV virus and enhances pleasure A new hydrogel-based condom that contains antioxidants has been invented by a team of Indian-American scientists at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. Not only does it contain plant-based antioxidants, which kills the HIV-virus in case of condom breakage but it also uses antioxidants to enhance pleasure. Experts say it is the new big player to join the fight against AIDS   We are not only making a novel material for condoms to prevent the HIV infection, but we are also aiming to eradicate this infection if possible. Supercondom could help fight against HIV infection and may as well prevent unwanted pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. If we succeed, it will revolutionize the HIV prevention initiative" Choudhury, the lead researcher and assistant professor at the Texas A&M Health Science Center's Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, said The resea

NBA player, Iman Shumpert delivers his & Teyana Taylor's baby girl in bathroom Teyana Taylor welcomed her daughter on Wednesday Dec. 16th, with the help of NBA player fiance Iman Shumpert. The Cleveland Cavaliers star sprang into action and delivered their baby girl in their bathroom after Teyana unexpectedly went into labor a month before her due date and the basketball star tied off the baby's umbilical cord with a pair of headphones.   Songwriter Teyana shared a photo of their new baby girl, who they named Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr, with a sweet message on Instagram. She wrote:  

Two children missing in Lagos (photos) Below is an SOS I received from someone close to the situation. Read below.... There are two missing children following a fire outbreak around 8:30pm on Dec. 15th at number 3 Odunsi Street Off Aborisade Lawanson Surulere Lagos. There were four children in a 1-room apartment. Their mother was not home. The two elderly ones, 5yrs and 3yrs took their younger ones (twins and 1 year plus each) out of the room when the fire broke out and while neighbours were helping to put out the fire, the children were out in search of their mother. During that time, the 3 yr old and 1 year plus disappeared. Missing children are Ayisat Adenike Oloto 3 yrs and Taiwo Azeezat Oloto 1yr plus

YouTube star, 15, arrested for sexually exploiting girl, 12 YouTube star Steven Fernandez, 15, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly exploiting a 12-year-old female for sexual acts. According to TMZ, the 15-year-old skateboard star and social media guru allegedly promised to introduce the young girl to celebrities in exchange for sex acts. The young girl agreed and an sexual act was committed. Police said Fernandez was the 'prime mover' in the conspiracy to lure young girls off the street. LAPD also arrested his manager Jose Barajas, 22 and another skater, 27-year-old Keelan Dadd for helping with the exploitation. They were all booked on charges of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 - a felony punishable by up to eight years in prison. Barajas’ bail was set at $475,000 and Dadd’s at $200,000. Both men have bailed out. Fernandez, as a minor, was released to his mother and ordered to wear an ankle tracker, pending his

Human trafficking beast forced men to have sex with each other for 20 hours a day    A human trafficker has been jailed for forcing men to have sex with other men for up to 20 hours a day. But although Andras Janos Vass is going behind bars for 11 years, the victims of his sadistic enterprise say they will bear the mental scars of their ordeal for the rest of their lives. One of the ringleaders of a gang who trafficked young men into the USA from Hungary, the 26-year-old was working with two other men, prosecutors say, Gabor Acs and Viktor Berki, although they are still awaiting trial. Running a company called Never Sleep Inc, Vass was involved in bringing in young male victims from Hungary, where most lived in poverty, reports the Miami Herald . In New York, the men, all in their 20s, lived in a one-bedroom apartment which housed up to eight, where they performed sex acts at any time of day , either with men or on webcams, according to the arrest warra

Dear Nigerians, please beware... A few people have received this text...supposedly from CBN. Hopefully, you all know it's a scam. Do not call the number. The CBN only recently warned that people should beware of attempts by unscrupulous elements to use the BVN scheme to defraud unsuspecting account holders. BE CAREFUL !

Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne can earn $300k for one Insta pic The world's most successful models can rake in millions from their lucrative fashion campaigns and various endorsement deals - but now the more savvy social media users among them, like Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne, can also earn big bucks simply by posting a simple pic on Instagram.   Kendall who has 43.9 million followers on Instagram, reportedly earns between $125,000 and $300,000 for sharing just one photo on the app featuring branded content, something which she is thought to do on a regular basis - whether it's clearly marked as a paid post or not. Frank Spadafora a former casting director and the founder and CEO of the analytics group D’Marie Archive said that Kendall is currently the highest ranked model on social media - followed by Cara Delevingne, and Gigi Hadidi, who have 23.9 million and 10.2 million followers, respectively. CR Fashion Book repo

Killer dad hacked to death his six kids, pregnant wife and mum 'over son's parrot HAIRCUT'  A dad says he brutally slaughtered his pregnant wife, six children and his own mum because he was furious over his son’s haircut. Oleg Belov told a court he killed his entire family during a savage ten-minutes because of his six-year-old son’s “parrot” haircut. Speaking during his trial in Russia, he told how his wife Yulia, 32, wanted to divorce him and said they had been arguing over his son's haircut. He told the court: “She cut him like a parrot. I asked her "Are you kidding or what?’ “I tried to grab the hair clipper and a fight broke out.” Belov says he then hit his wife twice before she ran screaming into a hallway and began knocking on the doors of his neighbours. Belov was immediately wanted over the killings As reported by The Sun, he went on to describe how his wife was “screaming to loud” and he was “very scared” because

Demi Lovato strips naked in sea before flashing costume at boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama  Demi Lovato was showing off her daring side when she decided to skinny dip in St Barts this week. The Confident singer has been filming the Victoria’s Secret Swim Special with a host of VS beauties on the Caribbean Island as well as enjoying some downtime with her boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama. Read More>>

Murderer celebrates release from prison on Facebook A convicted murderer who strangled a young mum to death with her own jumper has taken to Facebook to celebrate his release from jail. Former taxi driver Merrick Rogers, 40, posted a photo of himself smiling and clutching a pint of Guinness after serving 15 years for the murder of Claire Streader, 24, in 1999. Read More>>

Girlfriend of 'gangster' shot dead by police vows to find out truth   The girlfriend of suspected gangster shot dead by police has vowed to "get the truth" about what happened. Jermaine Baker, 28, was killed by a single shot to the stomach during a covert police operation to foil an alleged plot to free two criminals from a prison van last Friday.   Read More>>

Man arrested at Kris Jenner's home for trespassing. Kris Jenner had another home intruder who was arrested on her property on Tuesday . While Kim Kardashian and her son Saint West were also on the property, a man made this way past Jenner’s security by allegedly posing as a workman, who was supposed to help with the family matriarch’s massive Christmas decorations in her home. Read more »

Kelis reveals her son's name "Milkshake" singer, Kelis, welcomed a son in November. "Kelis has a healthy baby," an insider told E! News us, adding that the bab's name is named Shepherd. The identity of the father remains unknown. Kelis is "thrilled," the insider continued.

5 killed, 7 injured in the clash between IPOB, MASSOB and JTF in Onitsha(Nigeria) Five people were shot dead while seven others sustained various injuries  at the Niger Bridge Head, when members of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, and Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, clashed with the Joint Task Force, JTF, which comprised of the  Army and the Police, yesterday. Read more »

Kim Kardashian seen for the first time since baby Saint was born Kim K showed herself during a four-minute livestream on her app and website this early morning with her hair in braids. She said: "My boobs look enormous, which they are," she cracked, acknowledging what she knew everybody would be thinking. "I have just been chilling at home with the baby and being cozy in robes...I decided to put makeup on," she said. Read more »

Saudi Arabia set to behead teenager because he attended a protest Abdullah ah-Zaher became the youngest person given the death sentence, according to campaigners Reprieve. Campaigners claim Abdullah ah-Zaher, who attended the protest when he was 15 years was put on death row as part of a crackdown on political dissent. Read more »

America's most hated man, Martin Shkreli, who raised the price of AIDS drugs arrested Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli who earned the title 'America's most hated man in September', when he jacked up the price of the anti-parasitic drug Daraprim, that benefits AIDS patients, pregnant women and cancer patients from $13.50 to $750 has been arrested.   Read more »

Kylie Jenner shares throwback photos of her with Kendall and Kim Kylie Jenner got into the throwback Thursday spirit with cute pics of her and Kendall with a much younger Kim Kardashian.  See more photos>>