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Mum gives birth to the biggest baby in India

25 year old Goga Bai and her 28 year old  husband Ravindra Kumar have become proud parents of a boy weighing in at a staggering 5.970kg (13.16 pounds).

Photos: 2 kids who served as ring bearer & flower girl at a wedding marry 17 years later

Adrian and Brooke Franklin walked down the aisle as ring bearer and flower girl in a wedding back in 1998, when they were just kids. On Sept. 19, they walked down the aisle together again... as bride and groom this time.

I will be petroleum minister, says Buhari

  As the nation awaits President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list, the President on Tuesday said he would head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Buhari dropped the hint in one of the interviews he granted one of the foreign media in his hotel shortly before departing New York.

Porsche responds to wrongful death lawsuit filed by Paul Walker's daughter Meadow

Porsche has responded to Meadow Walker's wrongful death lawsuit, which claimed her father’s tragic death was due to design flaws with the car he was in. Lawyers for 16 year old Meadow Walker, claim her Dad survived the impact of the crash but suffered horrifically when he was helplessly trapped inside the 2005 Carrera GT when it burst into flames.

12 year old with HIV receives standing ovation after delivering the opening remarks at a UN summit on AIDS

12-year-old Elijah Zachary Lamaiyan Sime, a student at Lamaiyan Academy in Nairobi received a standing ovation from hundreds of delegates after delivering the opening remarks at a United Nations conference on Aids on Sunday. "We are children, we have rights, we have a future,".

Photos of Boko haram members allegedly celebrating Sallah openly

These are photos of suspected Boko Haram members openly celebrating Sallah in their hideout. According to Sahara reporters, the pictures are from a video released by the sect members apparently in a bid to counter the statements of the Nigerian army that they are being routed out. More photos...

14 year old boy charged in murder of pregnant mom

A 14-year-old boy is facing a murder charge after police in La Marque discovered his pregnant mother dead inside her home on Saturday.

Paul Walker's daughter sues Porsche over fatal crash

Paul Walker's daughter sued Porsche for wrongful death on Monday, claiming the sports car that her father was in when he was killed suffered from numerous design defects. The lawsuit filed by Meadow Rain Walker seeks unspecified damages for defects that her lawyers claim kept the actor trapped in the Porsche Carrera GT when it crashed and burst into flames in November 2013. Walker was on a break from filming the seventh film in the "Fast & Furious" franchise when he was killed. He was riding in the Carrera GT driven by friend and business associate Roger Rodas when the car spun out of control, struck three trees and burst into flames on a street in Santa Clarita, California.

Philadelphia prisoners build a chair for the Pope as a gift

Some inmates of Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on the outskirts of Philadelphia built a chair for Pope Francis as a gift. He met with 100 inmates of the facility on September 27 before the final Mass. It is the first time a Pope has visited a US prison.

Apprentice abducts boss’ son 4 days after resumption

A 25-year-old apprentice, identified simply as Ayomide,  has allegedly kidnapped his boss’s two-year-old son  in the densely populated Ajegunle area of Lagos  barely four days after  resumption.

Putin heads for UN showdown with Obama over Syria

   Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a titanic clash Monday with his US rival Barack Obama at the United Nations as the Kremlin leader pushes for a new coalition against the Islamic State.

Mark Zuckerberg: Internet access can eradicate extreme poverty

  The key to ending extreme poverty? Internet access, according to Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO called for greater global Internet access on Saturday during a speech at the United Nations. "When communities are connected, we can lift them out of poverty," he said. "We can and must do more."

Nigeria to experience Lunar eclipse tommorow

The National Space Research and Development Agency NASRDA, says Nigeria will experience a Lunar Eclipse on  Sept. 28th . Lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the earth comes in-between the sun and the moon, and the earth casts its shadow on the moon, so that the moon appears reddish.