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UN condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan

NewsDeskNgJan 31, 2023January 31, 20230

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and other top officials have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, that left at least 59 dead and 150 injured. According to reports, a militant group had claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred at the crowded mosque....

Homesexuality Not A Crime But Sin, Pope Declares

NewsDeskNgJan 26, 2023January 26, 20230

The head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis, has criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are. He made his stance clear during an exclusive interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” he said and called...

Ivana Trump Shuns Ex-president In $34m Estate, Leaves $1.1m Condo, Dog To Nanny

NewsDeskNgJan 21, 2023January 21, 20230

The $34 million estate of Ivana, the late ex-wife of former United States of America president, Donald Trump, has been divided and the latter wasn’t mentioned in the will. According to Daily Mail on Saturday, the estate was divided among her children, friends and charity. The 73-year-old socialite died in...

Serial Killer Sets World Record For Spending 16,400 Days In Solitary Confinement

NewsDeskNgJan 21, 2023January 21, 20230

A serial killer, Robert Maudsley also called Hannibal the Cannibal, has set a new world record for being in solitary confinement since 1979. According to Mirror on Saturday, Maudsley, who was already serving life for murder, killed two fellow prisoners in Wakefield jail and has now spent a record of...

EU Foreign Ministers to Brainstorm On Sahel, West Africa

NewsDeskNgJan 21, 2023January 21, 20230

By Eric Ojo European Union (EU) foreign ministers will converge in Belgium next week, to discuss the current situation in Sahel and the coastal countries of West Africa. This was disclosed in a statement made available to the media on Friday by the Finnish Government. The statement said its Minister...

Pastor, Wife Die Trying To Rescue Drowning Son

NewsDeskNgJan 17, 2023January 17, 20230

A Brazillian pastor, Felisberto Sampaio, 43, and his wife, Inalda, 42, have died while trying to save their teenage son from drowning. According to Daily Mail UK, on Monday, the couple had jumped into the ocean when they noticed that their 13-year-old son, Ian, was struggling in the water during...

Italian Film Legend Gina Lollobrigida Dies At 95

NewsDeskNgJan 17, 2023January 17, 20230

Italian actor and artist, Gina Lollobrigida, has died aged 95. Lollobrigida, who was a legend of the 1950s and 60s cinema, was dubbed ‘the most beautiful woman in the world.’ Italian culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, confirmed her death via his Twitter handle on Monday. He tweeted, “Farewell to a diva...

Italian Police Catch Mafia Boss Messina Denaro After 30 Years

NewsDeskNgJan 16, 2023January 16, 20230

Italian anti-mafia police caught Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro on Monday, ending a 30-year manhunt for Italy’s most wanted fugitive. A ruthless operator who once reportedly boasted he could “fill a cemetery” with his victims, the 60-year-old Messina Denaro was a leading figure in Cosa Nostra, the real-life Sicilian crime...

Model Jailed For Murder Of Sugar Daddy After He Stopped Paying Rent

NewsDeskNgJan 12, 2023January 12, 20230

A former model, Kelsey Turner, 29, has been jailed for her role in the murder of a Californian psychiatrist, Dr Thomas Burchard, 71 and stuffing his body in the trunk of a car after he stopped paying her rent. Turner, who has posed for both Playboy and Maxim has been...

Zimbabwean Hospitalised After Fighting Off Leopard

NewsDeskNgJan 12, 2023January 12, 20230

A Zimbabwean, James Chauke, has landed in the hospital after fighting off a leopard, that attacked him while he was relieving himself in the bush. According to H-Metro on Wednesday, Chauke is being treated at the Gwanda Provincial Hospital. Speaking with local media, the survivor said, “It was around lunch...