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Nigerian man and female accomplice arrested with drugs worth over N113m in South Africa

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A 50-year-old alleged Nigerian drug dealer and a South African woman appeared before the Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Monday morning, March 6.  Collins Emeka Akona and the 24-year old South African woman, Mahlatse Maseko were arrested at Thornhill Estate in Polokwane for possession of heroin and Crystal meth drugs worth R4.2 million.  The duo were arrested on Friday by members of the Provincial Organized Crime Unit and the Provincial Detectives     Limpopo Police spokesperson, Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo says they are still in the hunt for Maseko's boyfriend, who fled the crime scene leaving behind the woman in a room full of drugs.   The chairperson of Seshego Community Against Crime and Gansterism, Vincent Kunutu has welcomed the arrest, adding that heroin and crystal meth are the most used drugs by youths in their area.    Kunutu said they believe that these arrests will send a strong warning message to ...

Russian Billionaire, Roman Abramovich faces being sanctioned by UK government before ‘£3bn’ sale of Chelsea FC over his country's invasion of Ukraine

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Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich may face sanctions before he is able to complete the sale of Chelsea Football Club after the Government announced it could target 'hundreds' of wealthy Russians in the UK from today.  The Billionaire, who has been the owner of Chelsea since 2003, announced on Wednesday, March 2 that he would be selling the Premier League club for a reported £3 billion in light of his country's invasion of Ukraine. Last week, American merchant bank The Raine Group, with whom Abramovich is partnering to oversee the sale, set a deadline of March 15 for prospective buyers to submit formal bids.  But Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Monday declared that the Government's Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill - reinforced with new measures designed to strengthen the UK's sanctions regime against wealthy Russians - is expected to be approved by Parliament one day prior. According to Mail Onlin...

Rapper Kodak Black takes another shot at dating Kim Kardashian

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Rapper Kodak Black has taken another shot at dating Kanye West's estranged wife, Kim Kardashian.  Explaining why the 41-year-old mother of four should give him a chance via an Instagram post, Kodak wrote;    “You Need A Real N—a Out Dat Pompanoya Bae , Ain’t Even Gone Play Real Gangsta @kimkardashian.”   The rapper also wrapped himself in yellow caution tape, mimicking a recent Balenciaga ensemble worn by Kardashian.      Kodak reached out to Kim Kardashian via social media back in 2018, claiming that her estranged husband, Kanye West, was “on some stupid s—t.” The rapper's latest proposition comes after a judge declared Kardashian legally single as she and West, 44, continue on in their divorce proceedings. Kardashian filed for divorce in February 2021 after seven years of marriage.  Kodak may be aware of Kardashian’s new status in the California court system, but she has since moved o...

Yemi Alade replies a man on Twitter who shamed her for not getting married

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Yemi Alade has reacted after a Twitter user shamed her for not being married. The singer shared a tweet that reads: "exhausted but relentless" and the follower responded with his unsolicited advice. The follower wrote: "Your now entering your fourties’ almost seeing your menopause and you’ve not married is not even that you have children sef so what’s the need of your riches ??@yemialadee" He was called out by other Twitter users but he doubled down in another tweet that reads: "Someone has to say the truth na @yemialadee na very fine woman make she get her self a fucking man. Than for her to be masturbating in her room always."     Yemi hit back at him, telling him that when she eventually gets to her 40s and starts experiencing menopause, she will do that as a "healthy, wealthy woman" and the follower will still be on Twitter "tweeting empty shellings."   She then called him a "duckling" and blocked him, befor...

Star trek and film Girls! Girls! star Laurel Goodwin dies at 79

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American actress,  Laurel Goodwin, who starred in the original pilot episode of Star Trek and the film Girls! Girls! Girls!, has died at the age of 79. Goodwin enjoyed an extensive career in film and television, and made her Hollywood debut in 1962 opposite Elvis Presley. She passed away on February 25, according to an online obituary, though no cause of death was given. Born in August 1942 in Kansas, the actress first signed a contract with Paramount Pictures at the age of 19. Her performance in the film opposite legendary Rock n Roll star Presley and was followed by her role in Papa’s Delicate Condition with Jackie Gleason. She held multiple TV parts in shows including The Virginian, Get Smart, The Beverly Hillbillies, as well as the unaired Star Trek pilot. Aside from her film success, Goodwin also appeared in many roles on television. She played Yeoman J. M. Colt in the 1964 rejected  Star Trek  pilot episode  The Ca...

Ukraine has a 'continuity of government' plan if Zelensky is assassinated, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says

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Ukraine's government has a contingency plan in place if President Volodymyr Zelensky is killed during the Russian invasion, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed on Sunday March 6.   Zelensky survived three assassination attempts by Russian-backed groups last week, the Times reported on Friday March 4.    During an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation on Sunday, Blinken was asked if Russian leader Vladimir Putin would face 'consequences' for Zelensky's murder.   'And are you working on a contingency plan to support a Ukrainian government without him at the helm?' host Margaret Brennan added.   Blinken first praised Zelensky and other Kyiv officials as 'the embodiment of this incredibly brave Ukrainian people.'   'The Ukrainians have plans in place -- that I'm not going to talk about or get into any details on -- to make sure that there is what we would call "continuity of government" one way or anot...

Russian separatist warlord is shot dead during battle in Ukraine town

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A leader of a rebel military group blamed for brutal war crimes since its formation in 2014, has been shot dead in Ukraine Russian warlord Vladimir Zhoga, who headed the Neo-Nazi 'Sparta Battalion', was killed in Volnovakha, Ukraine, following the eleventh day of Russia's invasion as Putin's troops fail to make big wins. Zhoga's kill was yesterday confirmed in a Telegram channel post from Denis Pushilin, head of the breakaway DPR.  He wrote: 'Today in Volnovakha, the commander of a separate reconnaissance battalion 'Sparta' of the Guard, Colonel Vladimir Zhoga, call sign Vokha, died heroically.   'He was mortally wounded while ensuring the exit of civilians.   ''Sparta' covered the evacuation of civilians, mostly women and children. The Nazis opened fire on them...   'I have signed a decree on conferring the title of Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic on Vladimir Artemovich Zhoga posthumously.   'He died a hero...