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Satellite images show hellscape devastation in Ukraine’s bloodiest battle as burning city descends into ‘killing zone’
SATELLITE images show the horrific devastation in Ukraine’s bloodiest battle as the city of Bakhmut has become a “killing zone”. Chilling before and after pictures of the area – once home to more than 70,000 people – show the green landscape churned up into a shell pitted mud bath. Reuters Satellite imagery shows devastating before and after images of Bakhmut[/caption] Reuters Shell craters cover the…
Presidential election: Court sends two PDP chieftains to prison over N142m bribe scam
Two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bauchi State, Aminu Umar Gadiya and Saleh Hussaini Gamawa have been convicted by a Federal High Court, Bauchi and sentenced to two years imprisonment for offences that bordered on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N142, 460,000.00. Justice Hassan Dikko convicted Gamawa and Gadiya on March 2, while ruling on the 2-count charge brought…
Major update in Caroline Crouch murder as killer husband’s family LOSE shameless bid to win custody of couple’s daughter
THE parents of Caroline Crouch’s killer husband have lost their bid to win custody of the couple’s daughter. Babis Anagnostopoulos, 34, was jailed for life for murdering the Brit mum, 20, in front of their baby at their home in Glyka Nera, Greece, in May 2021. Caroline Crouch and her killer Babis Anagnostopoulos with their daughter, Lydia Caroline was strangled by Babis Anagnostopoulos in May 2021 AP Babis Anagnostopoulos leaving…
An ex-Pornhub moderator said some videos that should’ve been taken down were missed and ‘stayed up for months’
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, child sexual exploitation, content moderators, Documentary, Media, MindGeek, Netflix, News, PornHub, Tech Insider, Weekend BI UK News 0 Netflix is releasing its Money Shot: The Pornhub Story documentary on Wednesday. Netflix A former Pornhub video moderator said content that should’ve been removed “stayed up for months.” The ex-MindGeek worker made the claims in the new Netflix documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story. It explores the dark side of porn through interviews with performers and industry workers. Editor’s note: This article contains references to…
I was held hostage by the Taliban and brutally tortured for six months in tiny underground cell – it was...
AN EX-PARATROOPER has shared his horrifying ordeal after he held hostage and brutally tortured by the Taliban. Anthony Stephen Malone, who also worked as an undercover CIA agent, and his colleague were forced to spend six months in a tiny dark underground holding cell in Kabul after they were captured. Anthony Stephen Malone Anthony Stephen Malone was brutally tortured by the Taliban[/caption] Anthony would be…
Mass layoffs including workers who are pregnant or on parental leave may seem unfair, but it’s not illegal in the...
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Employees, FMLA, Labor rights, Law, Layoffs, Louise Ridley, Maternity Leave, News, Parental Leave, Tech, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs, Trending UK, Workers Rights 0 Labor lawyers told Insider that people who are pregnant or on FMLA leave aren’t automatically protected from mass layoffs. Izusek/Getty Images Critics have slammed some companies for laying off US workers on parental leave in recent months. But staff on protected leave aren’t immune from mass layoffs, labor lawyers told Insider. It can be discriminatory, but only if companies target employees because of their leave…
Kentucky Senate advances bill to limit drag performances
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, drag performances, drag show ban, Kentucky, News, State Watch 0 The Kentucky Senate passed a bill that would ban drag performances on public property or in front of children, sending the legislation to the state House. The bill passed the Senate by a 26-6 vote along party lines with one senator abstaining. Both the state Senate and House have Republican supermajorities. The legislation would prohibit any individual in the state from engaging in an “adult…
Michael Cohen to testify at Trump ‘hush money’ grand jury next week in last step before a possible indictment
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Alvin Bragg, Around The World, Donald Trump, Law, Manhattan, Michael Cohen, News, Politics, Trump Indictment 0 Michael Cohen and Donald Trump. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Michael Cohen is set to testify next week before the Trump “hush money” grand jury in Manhattan. It could be a final step before a vote on an indictment charging Trump with falsifying business records. If indicted, Trump would become the first former president to ever face criminal charges. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-nemesis, will be the final…
Brit businessman, 41, charged with raping British Airways flight attendant in five-star Barbados hotel
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, British Airways, Courts, Crime, News, Police, World News 0 A BRIT businessman has been charged with raping a British Airways flight attendant at a five-star hotel in Barbados. Daniel Johnson, 41, is accused of attacking the woman during a stopover between flights on the Caribbean island. police handout Daniel Johnson, 41, has been charged with raping the BA stewardess at a hotel[/caption] The Brit allegedly attacked the woman after a meal with other crew members…
Seplat Energy Appoints Acting CEO as Brown Steps Down
March 10 (THEWILL) – Seplat Energy said Friday its chief operating officer, Samson Ezugworie, has been asked to take over as the chief executive officer of the oil & gas company. The decision followed an interim order of a judge, C.J. Aneke, of the Federal High Court, Lagos, restraining Roger Brown, the company’s CEO, from […] The post Seplat Energy Appoints Acting CEO as Brown…
Alleged racism: Seplat CEO steps aside after court order
The Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy Plc, Roger Brown has stepped down following the order of a Federal High Court in Lagos. Brown is to stop parading himself as the CEO, pending the determination of a suit filed against him and others by aggrieved company stakeholders. They accused the British of racism, favoritism for expatriate workers, discrimination against Nigerians, and breach of good governance…
Cops closing in on ‘Peaky Blinders’ robbers who stole £26.5million worth of gems
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, BBC, Crime, News, Peaky Blinders, Police, The Sun Newspaper, World News 0 THE net is closing in on a gang dubbed the “Peaky Blinders” after scores of high-value jewellery heists. Flat-capped robbers stole £26.5million worth of gems at a fine art fair last summer. Four of the five robber wore flat caps like the Peaky Blinders CCTV showed four dressed like the BBC gangsters attacking the stand of London jeweller Symbolic & Chase in the Netherlands. Three…
AfDB Inaugurates $5.9m Project To Stem Illicit Financial Flows In Africa
March 10, (THEWILL) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has inaugurated the African Financial Integrity and Accountability Support Project (AFIAP), to improve coordinated responses to illicit financial flows in African countries. A statement issued by the Bank in Abuja on Friday, said the three-year support project would help stakeholders engage actively in stemming illicit financial […] The post AfDB Inaugurates $5.9m Project To Stem Illicit…
West Virginia asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of school transgender sports ban
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Court Battles, News, Patrick Morrisey, Regulation, Supreme Court, transgender, transgender athletes 0 West Virginia has asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action so the state can enforce its law banning transgender women from competing on female school sports teams, the state attorney general’s office said. A divided federal appeals court last month blocked enforcement of the law as the panel hears a challenge to it in full. A spokesman for West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey…
Obi urges Anambra LP assembly candidates to work with Soludo after victory
Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has charged candidates of the party running for House of Assembly seats to brace up to victory. Obi, who held a closed door meeting with the house of assembly candidates in Awka. Speaking with journalists after the closed door meeting, Obi said he had charged the candidates to victory, while also hanging them to ensure they work with…
Ukraine news latest — ‘Nervous’ Putin cuts off Wagner chief’s phone lines to Russia after he slammed military ‘betrayal’
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Global politics, Live Blogs, News, Ukraine war, World News 0 WAGNER Group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has accused Putin and his Kremlin allies of cutting of his communication lines with Russian officials. Mr Prigozhin suggested that his recent demands for more ammunition from Russian officials have led to Putin’s latest punishment. In a recent Telegram message, he wrote: “Our ammunition has not improved. But there has indeed been a change. ”In order for me to stop asking…
Akwa Ibom Guber: PDP Calls for Evidence Over Rigging Plot By YPP
March 10, (THEWILL) – Following the widespread claims by the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Akwa Ibom State, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), collaborated with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to rig the rescheduled Gubernatorial/State Assembly elections, the state chapter of the PDP has challenged the YPP in the state to produce […] The post Akwa Ibom Guber: PDP Calls for Evidence…
Mother Says CPS Took Toddler Away After Viral TikTok Video Showed Him Wrapped From Neck Down In Saran Wrap
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Apology, Around The World, child, Child Abuse, child protective services, CPS, feature, Featured, mom, Mother, News, News/Politics, Social Media, TikTok, toddler, Video, Viral Video 0 Child Protective Services removed a young toddler from his mother’s care after a viral TikTok video circulated online showing the boy being wrapped up in Saran Wrap, the mom claims. Savanah Glembin, a famous TikToker who boasts a following of over 1.1 million and upwards of 42 million likes, choked back tears in a follow-up video as she explained that CPS took her son Gunner…
Thugs attack Kaduna LP campaign convoy in Jema’a LGA
The campaign convoy of Labour Party’s governorship candidate, Jonathan Asake, was attacked by thugs on Friday in Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement issued by James Swam, media aide to Asake, said: “Four youths were injured in the process, including two boys and two girls while no vehicle was damaged.” The incident happened when the campaign convoy was passing through…
Horror moment gym-goer nearly breaks his neck performing ‘stupid exercise’ as he’s called out by bodybuilding legend
SHOCKING footage shows a gymgoer attempting a dangerous weightlifting move – as he’s called out for his “stupid exercise” by a bodybuilding legend. Rich Gaspari took to Instagram to share the bizarre footage of a young weightlifter’s epic – and near-fatal – fail. Instagram The shocking footage shows a gymgoer attempting to carry out a ‘stupid exercise’[/caption] Instagram He struggles to lift the bizarre amount…
U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service Celebrates 70th Anniversary
March 10, (THEWILL) – Today, March 10, marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). According to Gerald H. Smith, Counselor for Agricultural Affairs at U.S. Mission Nigeria, “for 70 years, FAS has had an unwavering belief in linking U.S. agriculture to the world. As we celebrate the 70th […] The post U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service Celebrates 70th Anniversary…
Chilling way Putin is boosting China’s nuclear arsenal to world-ending levels as President Xi cements power for ever
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Global politics, News, Nuclear Weapons, World News, World War 3 0 RUSSIA is helping China hugely increase its nuclear arsenal to give it apocalyptic levels of destruction, the United States has warned. The chilling revelation that Vladimir Putin is helping China comes as Xi Jinping has effectively been made the country’s leader for life. AP Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at their meeting just before the Ukraine war[/caption] AFP Chinese nuclear weapons on parade in Beijing[/caption]…
Eight Killed In Brutal Shooting At Jehovah’s Witnesses Hall In Germany
March 10, (THEWILL) – At least eight people were killed in a brutal shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly Hall in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday evening, police authorities said on Friday. At the time of filing this report, the police were searching for the motive behind the shooting, as the gunman was believed to be […] The post Eight Killed In Brutal Shooting At Jehovah’s…
Woman takes truly horrifying revenge after her neighbour’s dog wouldn’t stop barking
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Crime, Dogs, Gardening, Neighbours, News, Pets, Police, World News 0 THIS is the moment a poor pooch emerges from a hole in the ground after its owner’s neighbour buried it alive because of its barking. Police seized a heartless 82-year-old woman on March 7 after she confessed to burying her neighbour’s pet in her garden in Planura, West Brazil. CEN The poor pooch was buried alive by a cruel 82-year-old woman[/caption] CEN The neighbour said…
Who are John F Kennedy’s children?
JOHN F Kennedy was famously killed in 1963 during a parade, leaving behind his wife and children. Here, we take a look at the lives of his children, and what they went on to do. President John F. Kennedy and John Jr walk together in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House on October 10, 1963United Press International Who are John F Kennedy’s children?…
Disney CEO Iger admits the company was ‘too aggressive in its zeal to grow profits’ after theme park price hikes...
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Bob Iger, Disney, Entertainment, News, Prices, Theme Parks 0 Disney CEO Iger admits the company was ‘too aggressive in its zeal to grow profits’ after theme park price hikes left fans furious. Charley Gallay/Stringer/Getty Images Disney CEO Bob Iger admitted Thursday the company was “too aggressive” in its theme park price hikes. Price hikes at Disney World and Disneyland even outpaced inflation over the last decade, per WSJ. The price hikes angered fans. Even…
Federal judge orders Peter Navarro to turn over hundreds of White House emails
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Peter Navarro, former President Trump’s trade advisor, to turn over hundreds of emails from a personal encrypted account that he used while working in the White House. The Justice Department sued Navarro for the emails from his Proton Mail account in August, after he refused to turn them over without a “grant of immunity.” The former Trump advisor was required to turn over…
Trump is publishing a book of 150 private letters he’s received, including at least one of the ‘love letters’ he...
Donald Trump. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Donald Trump is releasing a new book titled “Letters to Trump.” It will contain 150 letters sent to Trump from people like Kim Jong Un and Princess Diana. This is his second book under Winning Team Publishing, a company run by Donald Trump Jr., his oldest son. Former President Donald Trump is publishing a new book, compiling some of the…
Fauci says Redfield’s testimony of COVID call was ‘unequivocally incorrect’
Anthony Fauci, who led much of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said testimony from former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield that he was excluded from a conference call about the possible origins of the virus was “unequivocally incorrect.” Fauci told Fox News Channel’s Neil Cavuto in an interview on Thursday that he was not involved in deciding who…
I’m the world’s oldest female bodybuilder but I gave up on fitness when tragedy hit – here’s how I turned...
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Bodybuilding, Diet nutrition and weight loss, Fitness and Exercise, Health, News, World News 0 A BODYBUILDING grandma has told how she bravely turned her life around after the tragic death of her beloved sister. Ernestine Shepherd – the world’s oldest female competitive bodybuilder – is in the best shape of her life at the ripe old age of 86. Instagram Ernestine Shepherd bravely turned her life around after the death of her sister[/caption] Instagram Ernestine, 86, is the world’s oldest…