A young boy struggled with the loss of his little brother, forcing him to grow up sooner than he’d wanted. After his brother’s death, he started going home at strange times, causing his mother to follow him one day to get to the bottom of it. Martin grew up too soon after learning that his little brother Joe had died. It happened two years ago, when Martin was five years old. His brother Joe had been ill for most of his short life and eventually did not return home from the hospital. His mom, Anna, explained to Martin that Joe…
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The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, (TBS), has sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife Zainab and their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Petra.Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile passed the sentence on Friday after an almost five-hour judgment.The judge convicted Nielsen on a two-count charge of murder. Kogi-born Zainab, alias Alizee, was signed to an Asian record label Petra Entertainment and was on the course of promoting her January 2018 single, ‘Alhaji Musa’, before the alleged murder.The Lagos State Government accused Nielsen, now 57, of smothering her and their daughter to death around 3:45am…
Nearly half of Americans watched online church services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including many who normally do not attend in-person services, according to a new Lifeway Research survey.The poll found that 45 percent of Americans say they watched an online church service during the pandemic. The number includes 30 percent who normally attend church in-person and 15 percent who typically do not attend church.Americans ages 18-34 (18 percent) and 50-64 (18 percent) are the most likely to say they watched a streaming service even though they usually don’t attend church in person.The data suggests that millions of unchurched people in…
Two flight attendants are suing Alaska Airlines, accusing the company of firing them for questioning the airline’s official support for the proposed LGBT anti-discrimination bill the Equality Act. 2 flight attendants sue Alaska AirlinesIn a complaint filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Marli Brown and Lacey Smith accused Alaska Airlines of religious discrimination. The lawsuit also lists the flight attendants’ union, the Association of Flight Attendants.According to the complaint, Brown and Smith were terminated after questioning Alaska Airlines’ support for the Equality Act on an internal employee message board. Home NewsNews2 Flight Attendants…
A lady ‘s choice to rock a rather daring outfit to an occasion has been met with blended responses on social media. While high slits are as of now stylish, it seems only one out of every odd slits gets it done in what is viewed as elegant fashion. A video making rounds online , shows a woman at an occasion in a fitted floor-length dress with its slit going up as far as possible, simply inches short of her midriff. In the video, the woman is seen consciously trying to keep her undergarment covered. Many social media users have…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A fight between a group of people ended with a woman shot and now two men are charged for the crime, according to the Memphis Police Department.That woman was just trying to get her kids to safety when she was hit by the bullet, police said. According to police, a group of people, including 23-year-old Cortney Partee and 21-year-old Jevonte Johnson, were fighting on Florida St. around 5 p.m. on May 15. Police said multiple people pulled out guns and started to shoot at each other.When officers arrived one of the shooters, Partee, had been shot, according…
Michael Chertoff, executive chairman of The Chertoff Group and the Department of Homeland Security Secretary under George W. Bush, speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City on Sept. 23, 2019. Chertoff and Clinton administration Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick will lead a “review and assessment” of the DHS’ Disinformation Governance Board. Michael Chertoff, executive chairman of The Chertoff Group and the Department of Homeland Security Secretary under George W. Bush, speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City on Sept. 23, 2019. Chertoff and Clinton administration Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick will lead a “review…
I met Joe about five years ago. He was unemployed and had no money. I was a beautician who had just completed her training. I didn’t have a shop or equipment to start my own business so I did a few odd jobs here and there to put food on the table. I loved him and I knew in time he would get a job and help out with the bills. Over time, our rent expired and we moved to a new neighborhood. Somewhere busy and bustling with life. That way, we could get access to jobs and business opportunities.…
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday. It’s safe to say it did not go well.Joe Biden and his team have claimed that they are doing everything they can to relieve the rising prices of gas. That’s just not true. As I wrote earlier today reporting on Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s testimony before the Senate, Biden canceled three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, thus cutting off millions of acres from possible drilling. On top of that, Granholm’s response was…
Then-President Donald Trump gestures toward Democratic rival Joe Biden during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 22, 2020.Then-President Donald Trump gestures toward Democratic rival Joe Biden during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 22, 2020. (Jim Watson – AFP / Getty Images)One might say a jewel in the crown of Donald Trump’s presidency was the astounding rise of the stock market.Early in his tenure, economists such as Stephen Moore were predicting that the Dow Jones Industrial Average could reach 30,000 — and it did. The day after the former New York businessman…