One man was killed and three women were wounded in a shooting late Thursday on the campus of Tennessee State University, police said. Witnesses said an argument broke out over a dice game that initially led to a fistfight when “suddenly shots were fired,” Metro Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron said. The 19-year-old who died […] More
Despite earlier claims of robust performance by the management of Nigeria’s three refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna, the refineries actually recorded average capacity utilization of 10.04 per cent, according to the monthly financial and operations report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for January to August 2015. NNPC report indicates that during […] More
Alhaji Sani Shehu, the President, Miners Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday said five countries had declared interest to invest in Nigeria‘s mining sector. Shehu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the countries were Thailand, South Africa, Dubai – UAE, Canada and Australia. He said they had declared interest to come to […] More
Reports have it that Lamar Odom (Khloé Kardashian ex-Husband) is fighting for his life after a wild weekend at #DennisHoff’s Love Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada. 35-year-old Odom arrived at the Ranch Saturday and was partying with the girls for days. A source at the Ranch said Lamar was taking an herbal substitute for Viagra. A […] More
Judge James F. Bass issued a directed verdict Tuesday afternoon, acquitting Gregory Brown on the charge of involuntary manslaughter. All other counts will proceed to defense arguments after the state rested its case this morning. The decision comes after the lead investigator in the case Monday testified the wrong policy had been used to indict […] More
Security officials say three homemade bombs have exploded along the railway of Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria, wounding a couple and damaging a train. According to reports, the bombs were spread out over a kilometer (0.6 miles) along the railway in Muharram Bek, near the city’s stadium. They wounded a man and his wife as […] More
Watch surveillance video that captured the crash and burn of a small air plane at Lake Worth, Fla. Roads remain closed around plane crash in Lake Worth, Fla. At the moment the number of casualties is yet to be determined More
Inmate debate team is part of Bard College program helping give prisoners a chance for a better life On one side of the stage at a maximum-security prison here sat three men incarcerated for violent crimes. On the other were three undergraduates from Harvard College. After an hour of fast-moving debate Friday, the judges rendered […] More
Jessica Mendoza went where no woman was permitted to go before last Tuesday night as the reaction was both encouraging and predictably horrifying. Mendoza broke one of the sports industry’s most enduring barriers during the Astros-Yankees game on ESPN when she became the first woman to offer color commentary during a major-league playoff broadcast. Her […] More
The general public is being warned about a “jury duty scam” in which members of the public are asked to pay a certain amount for failing to report for jury duty or be arrested. Callers often identify themselves as a court officer and claim an arrest warrant has been issued, according to the D.A.’s office. […] More