Janet Jackson splits form billionaire husband

 

months after giving birth to her first child at age 50, Janet Jackson has split with billionaire husband Wissam Al Mana.

According to the New York Post while one source said the split is amicable and the couple will co-parent their son, others said trouble had been brewing for months.

“She thought he had become too controlling during the pregnancy and she had already allowed him to dictate her appearance and even the way she performed at concerts,” the source who works closely with the couple said.

Nigeria: EFCC hunts for the Owner of N448.85 Million Naira Found In a Plaza

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is trailing the owner of N448.85 million discovered in a shopping plaza in Lagos State, spokesman of the commission in Lagos, Mr. Sam Amadin said.

According to sahara reporters, Amadin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that they are  making efforts to reach the owner of the complex, with a view to knowing who rented the said shop 64.

“The shopping plaza, from preliminary investigation, was built by estate developers. From the developers, we will get the owner of the money.

Testimony of a Chibok girl after being released by Boko Haram

 

When Boko Haram militants decided to release some of the 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped three years ago in northeast Nigeria, Asabe Goni did not dare to dream that she would be among the girls allowed to go home.

During their time in captivity the girls were encouraged to convert to Islam and to marry their kidnappers, with some whipped for not doing so, but Goni said otherwise they were treated well and fed well until supplies ran short.

Report from Vanguardngr said that the  22-year-old Goni was ill and also hungry did not even have the energy to stand up in October 2016 when the Islamist militants said that any girls who wanted to be released should line up. She just sat and watched as other girls scrambled to get into line.

Iran's exiled crown prince wants a revolution

 

 

Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah to rule before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has seen his profile rise in recent months following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, who promises a harder line against the Shiite power.

Pahlavi's calls for replacing clerical rule with a parliamentary monarchy, enshrining human rights and modernizing its state-run economy could prove palatable to both the West and Iran's Sunni Gulf neighbors, who remain suspicious of Iran's intentions amid its involvement in the wars in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

But the Mideast is replete with cautionary tales about Western governments putting their faith in exiles long estranged from their homelands. Whether Pahlavi can galvanize nostalgia for the age of the Peacock Throne remains unseen.

Egyptian church bombing killed about 37 people

 

 

Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding around 100 in an assault claimed by the Islamic State group.

According to report from APNEWS, in the first attack, a bomb exploded at Saint George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 26 people and wounding over 70, officials said.

Later, an explosion hit Saint Mark's Cathedral in the coastal city of Alexandria, the historic seat of Christendom in Egypt, killing at least 11 people and wounding 35 just after Pope Tawadros II finished services. His aides later told local media that he had escaped unharmed.

Housing options help autistic People live the life of independence

 

 Masha Gregory was nervous to move out of her parents' home and into her own place. The 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman worried about making friends and being away from her parents. 

After living in her own apartment at a complex that focuses on adults with autism, she has made new friends and found she loves her independence.

"It was great to move out because I have my own life now," said Gregory, who lives in a Pittsburgh-area development where half of the 42 units are for those diagnosed with autism. "I want to be able to come and go as I please," said Gregory.

Electronics company hhgregg is going out of business

 

 

Consumer electronics chain hhgregg Inc. is going out of business and shutting down all its stores.

The company was founded in 1955; it had 220 stores in 19 states selling major appliances like washers and TVs, as well as computers and home theater systems. It had about 5,000 employees last year.

Wife of late Saints star sues killer of her husband

 

 

The widow of former New Orleans Saints Star Will Smith is suing the man who was convicted of fatally shooting her husband after a traffic crash.

Racquel Smith filed the lawsuit Friday against Cardell Hayes in Orleans Parish Civil District Court according to the news.

29-year-old Hayes was convicted of manslaughter in Smith's death and of attempted manslaughter for wounding Smith's wife on the night of April 9, 2016. He is still awaiting his sentencing.

US Ambassador to the UN says: if UN does not take action, they may'

 

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley strongly condemned Russia and the Syrian government Wednesday over the chemical weapons attack on civilians, suggesting that the US is open to using military action to solve the country's ongoing civil war.

"When the UN consistently fails in its duty to act collectively, there are times in the life of states that we are compelled to take our own action," Haley said, adding that if the UN doesn't take action, "we may."

Haley, who is also the UN Security Council president, was speaking as the council considers a resolution condemning the Assad regime for the attack, which killed dozens, including many children