Isis closes in on Damascus after seizing Yarmouk refugee camp

The population of Yarmouk has fallen from 200,000 to just 16,000 since the Syrian government’s siege began. An estimated 600 Isis fighters now control most of the camp. Photograph: Yarmouk is being annihilated: Palestinians in Syria are left to their fate.

For more than 50 years, Yarmouk refugee camp was used as a showpiece of Syrian support for the Palestinian cause. Now, after three years of war and siege, ISIS stalk its ruins, the regime bombs the buildings that still stand and the few remaining residents must choose between abject misery if they stay and likely death if they flee. More than anywhere else in Syria , the fight for Yarmouk – especially since Isis stormed the camp on 9 April – has captured the shifting allegiances and, at times, cynical complexities that now define the myriad battlefields across the ruined country.

Boko Haram gives South Africa 24 hours to end the xenophobic attack or face consequences

SOUTH Africa's ongoing xenophobic attacks against black immigrants could take an ugly turn for the worse after Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram gave Pretoria 24 hours to halt the pogroms or face the consequences. The murderous terrorist sect responsible for about 13,000 deaths in Nigeria since 2009, threatened to export its terror to South Africa.

Boko Haram warned that if the South African government does not contain the situation, it will execute all South Africans living in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and other surrounding countries. It also threatened to attack South African embassies in the countries.

D’BANJ, DON JAZZY MOVE INTO LEKKI MANSION

Mo’Hits heads; D’Banj and Don Jazzy have moved out of the ‘Mo’hits Mansion’ in Maryland, Ikeja, Lagos, into a magnificient edifice around Lekki Phase 1 also in Lagos. The duo moved into the Lekki property late last year, leaving junior crew members; Wande Coal and D’Prince behind in their Maryland residence. 

The duo had a befitting edifice at Lekki phase 1 to their status. somewhat their feud flew in air. However, the duo had pleasant proximity back in the days with JJC. Therefore no disputing a re-meet.

Explosion outside US Consulate in northern Iraq as blasts around Baghdad kill 40

A car bomb exploded outside the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil and a series of bombings ravaged several areas around Baghdad, killing at least 40 people. A blast and gunfire was heard in central Irbil, a Reuters witness said, which is unusual in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
“There explosion within the perimeter of the U.S. Consulate, our protocol personnel accounted for. There were no injuries to local guards or personnel,” State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said.

“Local authorities responded and are securing the area. We will work with the authorities to investigate the facts of the explosion,” Harf told reporters at a briefing in Washington.
Harf said she could not provide any details on who is responsible for the attack and said Iraq remains a dangerous place.

The large blast went off just outside the consulate building in Irbil's Ankawa neighborhood, setting nearby cars on fire, Kurdish security forces quickly
arrived on the scene.

The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for the attack, the jihadist monitoring group SITE referred to an ISIS account saying fighters from its Kirkuk division "were able to detonate a car bomb on the building of the American Consulate in the city.” Meanwhile, a series of bombings ripped through Baghdad, mainly targeting public places and killing at least 40 people.

How Kim Kardashian’s Hair Stays Unbelievably Shiny Even After Going Blonde and Back

 Dyeing your hair can lead to seriously damaging effects—unless, of course, you’re
Kim Kardashian.

Despite going from blonde to blonder and then back to brunette in
less than a month, the star’s signature silky strands have remained intact, and
somehow look shiner than ever before. Amazing right?

World's smallest orchid flower discovered in Brazil

The world's smallest orchid flower has been identified by a botanist in Brazil ,
measuring just half a millimetre.

The tiny bloom was initially mistaken for a fungus before being examined under a
microscope at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in the south of the country.
Close-up images of the species identified as Campylocentrum insulare, which is
often confused with a root before flowering, show six white petals around a yellow
centre. the orchid was found on a branch in a greenhouse
at the university's botany department.

Burna Boy strikes deal with Universal records

Burna Boy has just inked a new deal with Universal Music Publishing Group South Africa. The deal reads
‘Exclusive Songwriter Agreement.’

Defection: Supreme Court orders Ondo Rep to vacate seat

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a member of House of Representatives
representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency of Ondo State,
Ifedayo Abegunde, to vacate his seat on account of his defection from the
Labour Party, which sponsored his election. Abegunde defected from the LP to the now defunct Action Congress of Nigeria in 2011.

In a unanimous decision by the seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, the apex court held that a legislator’s defection to another party could only be justified if there was a division in the national structures which incapacitated the party that sponsored his election, to
function. The apex court held that Abegunde’s defection could not be justified since his excuse of purported division in the Labour Party was not in existence at the national level of the party. The court noted that the “division” or “factionalisation” of Labour Party cited by Abegunde as his excuse for abandoning the party was only at the state level.

Xenophobic violence spreading in South Africa

 Violence against foreigners in South Africa is spreading as several countries, including Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi, arrange to repatriate their citizens. Is this xenophobic racialism explicable?

The violence has been triggered by South Africans who perceive foreigners to be taking jobs that they feel they should have.
Thousands of people are marching in Durban to protest against the violence.

The world's fastest-growing religions

Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith, will leap from
1.6 billion to 2.76 billion by 2050, according to demographic rate study suggestive of percentage in figures. Collected data from 234 countries and territories;
predicts fate of five major faiths -- Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam -- as well as
folk religions and atheists.

 If tech futurists are to be believed, by the year 2050, robots will do many of our errands and drive our cars. If a new study on religious trends is to be believed, many of those robot-controlled cars will stop and park at mosques and churches.
Yes, despite predictions that religion will go the way of dinosaurs, the size of almost every major faith -- sorry, Buddhists -- will increase in the next 40 years, according to studies.

The large turn out in statistic prediction will be Islam and Christianity.
Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith, will leap from 1.6 billion (in 2010) to 2.76 billion by 2050, according to the Pew study. At that time, Muslims will make up nearly one-third of the world's total projected population of about 9 billion people.
Christianity is expected to grow, too, but not at Islam's explosive rate. Christians
will increase from 2.17 billion to 2.92 billion, composing more than 31% of the world's population.

 This means that by 2050, more than 6 out of 10 people on Earth will be Christian or Muslim. And, for perhaps the first time in history, Islam and Christianity would boast roughly equal numbers.

Nicki Minaj’s $500K Engagement Ring From Meek Mill: Reasonable Details

Anybody wanna buy a heart? Not only is Nicki engaged, but she has a ginormous
heart-shaped sparkler to prove it — and we’ve got all the details on her brand new
bling! 
                              

Meek Mill, 27, knows the way to Nicki Minaj ‘s heart — and it is with a ginormous, heart-shaped engagement ring! Their whirlwind romance might have only started mere months ago, but things are definitely serious — just take a look at Nicki’s blinding new bling. Meek clearly knew that a diamond solitaire just wouldn’t do for his lady love.

Nicki Minaj’s Engagement Ring Cost Meek Mill $500,000 — Details On Her Heart-
Shaped Ring:

Nicki clearly couldn’t contain her excitement, taking to Instagram to share a closeup of her left hand…hey,
you don’t break out the ring emoji unless it is official! Along with her new rock, she showed off an amazing
manicure. I’m sure some traditional gals out there might not approve, but did you actually expect Nicki to slick on a coat of Ballet Slippers before breaking the news? Didn’t think so. After taking one look at Nicki’s ring it was clear that
she was rocking quite the bling — and expert jeweler
Shari Fabrikant of Robert Fabrikant Inc. in NYC told us
the ring cost Meek a pretty penny. “Nicki’s ring is
outrageous! It is approximately 8-10 carat Heart
Shape Fancy Yellow Diamond. The very unique stone is set in white in a double row micro pave diamond setting, which is the hottest ring right now. The lemon yellow diamond is just gorgeous!! The ring must have set her fiancé back quite a bit. It should retail for nearly $500,000 if it is a Fancy Yellow, very slightly
imperfect 10 ct. diamond. Clearly, heart shape diamonds are the trend, as Lady Gaga is also wearing a fabulous heart shaped stone. This ring is a real eye catcher!”

Nicki and Meek have been friends for years, and after taking one glance at her ring it is clear that he is definitely in tune with her taste — and it really suits her, especially since the pair collaborated on “Buy A Heart,” a telling track on Nicki’s latest album, The Pinkprint.
'The heart-shaped ring is definitely a new trend!'

Low-priced made-in-Nigeria Hyundai cars goes on sale

H yundai Motors Nigeria Limited has started phased delivery of low priced made-in-Nigeria car assembled at the company’s plant in Lagos to its provisional dealers nationwide.

South-South States Must Get Fair Share Under Buhari - Uduaghan

Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan
*Says Okowa 'Will Deliver' for Delta People as Governor*

Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has congratulated Nigeria's President-elect, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retired), on emerging as successor of President Goodluck Jonathan and urged him to ensure that the "states of the Niger-Delta get their fair share" of everything under his administration.