Hundreds flee Cameroon’s anglophone areas ahead of vote

According to today.ng, Cameroonian authorities Saturday banned the “massive exodus” from the country’s restive anglophone regions, where violence has mounted ahead of next month’s presidential election.

A humanitarian source in Buea, the capital of the South West Region, told AFP that “hundreds of families are in the process of fleeing for ‘safer’ regions,” adding: “There is an atmosphere of fear.”

South West Governor Bernard Okalia Bilai Saturday was quoted as saying by the national television and radio network that “journeys were authorized (but) relocations and a massive exodus are forbidden.”

At least nine killed in Burkina Faso twin attacks

According to Modernghana, At least nine civilians have been killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso, a poor West African country where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months, local authorities said Saturday.

"Two terror attacks were carried out in the villages of Diabiga and Kompienbiga" overnight Friday in eastern Kompienga province, the regional governor said in an earlier statement.

Justin Bieber Is Applying to Become an American Citizen

According to TMZ, singer Justin Bieber is working to become a U.S. citizen. It was previously gathered that the singer tied the knot with lover Hailey Baldwin in a courthouse.

The “Love Yourself” singer who was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, has applied for dual citizenship according to TMZ, citing multiple sources.

Meet Nigeria's Acting Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed

Zainab Ahmed was announced the as the acting finance minister in replacement for the 23rd finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, who resigned after a certificate forgery scandal.

Recall that Adeosun resigned yesterday following the scandal surrounding her NYSC discharge certificate. In his statement of acceptance of her resignation letter, President Buhari announced Zainab Ahmed, as the acting Minister of Finance.

Kerry Washington Looks Stunning for ‘American Son’ Press Meet & Greet

Hollywood actress and our favorite fixer Kerry Washington is returning to Broadway this fall for ‘American Son‘.

When attending a photo call at New 42nd Street Studios in NYC for her new play American Son, the 41-year-old actress - who has children Isabelle and Caleb - looked very svelte in a plunging print dress. There was also a slit up the side that gave a flash of her toned leg. She added pointy light pink pumps but left a purse at home.

Rihanna celebrates Fenty Beauty’s 1-Year Anniversary

Rihanna was all smiling on Friday night, where she celebrated the 1-year anniversary of her Fenty Beauty line only one day after her star-studded Diamond Ball event.

She looked absolutely stunning in a purple ensemble with some gorgeous embellishments at the top.

President Buhari Receives Leaders of Ogoni Land in Aso Rock

President Buhari received delegation of Ogoni Land led by HRM King G.N.K. Gininwa (JP) OFR, Gbenemene Tai Kingdom, President Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers in Statehouse today the 14th Sept 2018. 

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Three people hospitalized after a shooting in downtown Austin

According to cbsaustin authorities responded to a call about a shooting in downtown Austin Friday afternoon. The incident happened at the 600 block of Neches Street just after 1:00 p.m. Austin-Travis EMS said one man in his 30s was shot. 

Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years in US federal prison for participating in business email compromise scams

A 29-year-old Nigerian man whose email scams aimed to defraud businesspeople from Singapore to Switzerland out of millions of dollars was sentenced to five years in a US federal prison.

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Newman, announced on Tuesday, September 11. See details  here

“Onyekachi Emmanuel Opara attempted to dupe thousands of victims into transferring money to him and his co-defendant in a phony email scheme,” said Geoffrey Berman.

Opara, 29, and a partner were arrested in South Africa in December 2016 and extradited to the US from Johannesburg in January of this year.

According to the New York FBI’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrimes Unit, he allegedly cooked up business email scams that targeted thousands of companies worldwide.

In these scams, Opara and fellow conspirators pretended to be supervisors at the target companies or third-party vendors and emailed company employees requesting payments or information.

Emefiele Emerges Chairman of W’Africa Monetary Zone

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, was Thursday elected chairman of the West Africa Monetary Zone (WAMZ) at the ongoing sub-regional meeting hosted by Nigeria.

According to thisdaylive, critical stakeholders in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sub-region, including central banks, ministries of finance, policy makers, legislators, and the academia are to brainstorm in Abuja to seek ways of deepening the promotion of regional integration and cooperation.

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Season 5 Official Trailer - How To Get Away With Murder

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Amazon's Jeff Bezos pledges USD 2 billion to help the homeless

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Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is putting $2bn (£1.5bn) into a charitable fund he has established to help the homeless and set up a new network of schools.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc’s founder, and the world’s richest person, on Thursday, said he will commit $2 billion to help homeless families and starting pre-schools for low-income communities.

The world's richest man announced the move in a tweet, saying the charity would be called the Day One Fund.

Mr. Bezos - reportedly worth more than $164bn hanks to his stake in Amazon. 

The fund will be split between Day 1 Families Fund and Day 1 Academies Fund.

Within this, the “Day 1 Families Fund” will support existing non-profits that offer shelter and food to young homeless families.

China confirms US invitation for trade talks

China has received an invitation from the United States to hold trade negotiations, the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday.

According to sina.com, the confirmation was made by the ministry’s spokesman Gao Feng at a press conference in Beijing, saying China welcomes the attitude and the two countries are in discussion about the details.

“Recently, the negotiation teams of the two sides have maintained contact in various forms and had exchanges on each other’s concerns,” Gao said, stressing that China believes an escalation of the trade conflict goes against everyone’s interests.

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