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British Airways has sacked a stewardess who posted a racist Snapchat rant attacking Nigerian passengers. MailOnline reports that the lady, who had been identified as Joanne Wickenden, got the sack after a two-hour meeting with her bosses. Wickenden sparked outrage after recording the racist clip in her BA uniform before flying from London Heathrow to Abuja on Friday. In a statement on Tuesday, the airline said, “She no longer works for British Airways. We expect the utmost professionalism from our staff when they are representing British Airways.” The 23-year-old, who wants to be an actress, told friends, “I am not a racist,” and claimed the sickening video was “just a joke.” She told MailOnline, “I have been set up by another BA employee. They were encouraging me, egging me on to say things. They were recording me and sent it around to our friends. “I don’t want to fly anymore.’ A friend said the unnamed employee wanted Wickenden to “impersonate what goes on on the flight.”...

Nigerian singer, Dammy Krane who was arrested in Florida for fraud has returned to the country after six months. He left Nigeria in April for a US tour before he was arrested in June and in August 2017, the charges against him were dropped. He's pictured here partying at Quilox night club last night with singer, Shakar El.

If this is true, then it's got to be one of the most heartbreaking situations any man can ever find himself. Relationship expert, Joro Olumofin shared these screenshots and emails one of his readers sent to him narrating how he found out his wife was cheating on him with a man who beats her and tells her to deny him sex. See the screenshots below...

Nigerian international pop icons  Tiwa Savage and Wizkid  reconnect on a new Spellz produced record themed ‘Ma Lo’ . Have you listened to it yet? Is it a HIT or a MISS? Ma Lo is the sixth track off Tiwa Savage’s just released Sugarcane EP.

Toke who is currently in New York, looked stunning in a Gucci Sylvie Chain Silk dress that retails for $2,700 which when converted goes for N980k. See more photos of Toke in the pretty dress below ..

Britain's biggest family The Radfords have welcomed their 20th child and the parents vow the little boy will be their last. Sue Radford, 42, gave birth to baby Archie on Monday after a one hour labour. Sue and her husband Noel, 46, have been having children for the best part of three decades. They were childhood sweethearts and Sue got pregnant with their first child Chris at just 14 years. Almost 30 years later, she and Noel now have 20 children and 3 grandchildren. Sue told the Sun: "We’re happy to be finishing on a nice even number. I’m just chuffed he is here safe and sound." Noel and Sue said their original plan was to have three children, but they loved the experience so much that they simply kept going. Despite their large family, the Radfords say they manage to run a relatively stress-free household. Noel and Sue do not claim any extra state benefits aside from the regular child benefit. They spend an estimated £30,0...

France is about to make it a criminal offence to harass someone in a public place and that includes bugging women for their phone number and wolf-whistling at a woman. France President Emmanuel Macron pledged during his campaign to end the culture of harassment and he is following through as a legislation is being drawn up to eliminate France's macho culture. Several recent surveys have revealed almost all French women have been harassed in the street, on public transport or elsewhere at some point. Marlène Schiappa, the gender equality under-secretary, has set up a working party to thrash out the details of the legislation. With four other MPs, she is working out a legal definition of street harassment and deciding what penalties offenders will face. Details of what will be made illegal are yet to be made public, but are likely to include wolf-whistling as Miss Schiappa has previously spoken out about it. Miss Schiappa has also previously spoken abou...

Multi-talented 12 year old Darci Lynne, a singing ventriloquist act, won the 2017 America's Got Talent Competition on Wednesday night September 20th, claiming the $1,000,000 prize and the headlining of a show in Las Vegas. She's so talented, that every single time she performed, the audience and judges gave her a standing ovation. "The way I would describe her style is flawless. She is, at 12 years old, one of the most unbelievable, perfect ventriloquists I've ever seen, and she'll only get better. " ventriloquist and AGT  Season 2 champ Terry Fator told USA TODAY of Darci Lynne  Read the report from Metro UK below... The 12-year-old blew the judges away with her incredible pipes and will get to star in her own Las Vegas show, as well as taking home $1million. Before the winner was announced, she said: ‘It’s just been so much fun and it doesn’t matter who wins now.’ She beat off competition and looked as though she’d secured t...

A staff cleaning a Bangkok to Phitsanulok tour bus made the horrific discovery on September 20, while they were trying to extract sanitary towels and tissues from a waste pipe. They were shocked to see two little feet belonging to the fetus of a boy aged about four to five months. Police and medics were called to the garage of the Phitsanulok Yan Yon company and the baby was removed from the pipe. Investigators also found blood on the seats of C12 and D12 downstairs on the double decker vehicle. The seats were registered to the same name and police are now in the process of contacting that person to see if they are involved.

Dr. Ivara Esegee spotted at a football game with Chimamanda Adichie's brother Kene.

It has now become commonplace to see people livestreaming the most bizarre things, even suicides. A man livestreamed himself bleeding from his neck after he was shot supposedly by a rival gang. In the video, the man is seen riding in a car on his way to the hospital. Blood was oozing out of his wounds and rather than save his strength, he talked through the recording. Addressing the people who shot him, the bleeding man said he is no snitch and would not report them to the authorities but he will make sure they pay for what they did to him. "You did that sh** bro you gonna shoot me ma ni**** you f****** dead bro," he threatened as he revealed he was on his way to the hospital but will exact revenge eventually. He went on to say: "You should have shot me in my head you feel me?!" Watch the video below.

Remarkable, given that the album has been out for only two weeks. Barely two weeks after the release of her debut project Simisola , Nigerian alternative singer Simi makes a remarkable debut on the Billboard World Album Chart , sitting pretty on the No. 5 spot. The Billboard world album chart is a weekly chart that ranks top selling world music albums. The 12 track album is also number one on both iTunes and Apple Music.

Life must be good. Toke Makinwa is currently in New York and best believe she’s pulling out the big guns fashion-wise for her stay there. The media personality and author stepped out for dinner last night wearing an all black outfit, green heels and a 522,000 Naira Chloe Nile Small Bracelet Miaudiere Bag. She was styled by US-based Nigerian celebrity stylist and personal shopper, Remi Fagbohun.

Singer, Simi shared these beautiful new photos on her Instagram page. More photos below...

A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Johnson Eduebor drowned in a boat accident. According to his friend Nelson Arebanmhen, who posted the photos, the boat he was traveling in capsized. He drowned because he was not wearing a life jacket. There is no mention of where the incident occurred. "I'm pained dat my paddy is no more. Just one month to complete d Nysc scheme and death snatched u away. Rip Uduebor Johnson keep resting till we meet again. Biochemistry class of 2015 missed u." he wrote

Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha reportedly gave Ebonyi House of Assembly member, Maria Ude Nwachi, N5.5 million to share within a group, The Igboist, which she manages on Facebook. The group is dedicated to Igbos on the social media platform. To commemorate his 55th birthday which is on September 22nd, he gave the money for Maria to share to members of the group.Maria made the announcement on her page as well as the criteria to win the money. Some of the comments that followed, however, were very uncomplimentary. While many praised him for gifting such an amount of money, others went as far as describing the money as blood money and asking him to use the money to pay the salaries of the state civil servants he is owing. See the comments below

Pastor Twanna Gause stepped out of a limousine amid the whir of cameras outside the New Vision Full Gospel Baptist Church in East Orange, N.J. Dressed in an off-white wedding gown and veil that sparkled in the cascading sunshine, she carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies, hugged several guests, then parted a sea of well-wishers on the way to her best friend, Pastor Vanessa Brown, who stood waiting at the altar in a cream-colored long coat called a sherwani and gold Punjabi jutti shoes. The church doors opened, allowing the faint strains of “You Are So Beautiful” to float on the hot August air. Pastor Gause stepped inside, where she was greeted by Bishops Levi Richards and Eugene Gathers, both of the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries. “She’s our spiritual daughter,” Bishop Richards said. Both men walked Ms. Gause down the aisle, a role she had initially hoped would be accepted by her father, the Rev. Sam Gause Sr., a Pentecostal minister who lives in Atlanta. Bu...

Counsel to the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kani, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has alleged that his client has been abducted and probably killed during the recent face-off between members of the secessionist group and the Military had in Imo and Rivers state recently. In a statement released yesterday, Ejiofor said since the September 14th "invasion" of Nnamdi Kanu's home in Umuahia, Abia state by some military officers, he has not been able to communicate with him. The lawyer claimed that the whereabouts of Kanu is yet unknown by him nor members of his family. According to Ejiofor, Kanu might have been killed during the crossfire that occurred on the day of the "invasion". "I have no doubt whatsoever that stories making the rounds that my Client has fled outside Nigeria, were planted to divert attention from their murderous raid on my client’s house. I made last contact with my client few minutes into the bloody onslaught in his home on the 14th da...

A criminology student has been jailed for falsely accusing a taxi driver of raping her after he refused to accept a £10 note covered in kebab oil. Sophie Pointon, 22, called police in the early hours of April 22, this year and told officers she had been molested in the back of the cab she had been picked up in after a night out. She went on to sign a statement giving an account of the attack, in Leeds, West Yorks, England. Following the accusation, the driver, a father-of-five, was tracked down and kept in custody for six hours, Leeds Crown Court heard. He was also unable to work for four weeks as a result of the claim. The driver described in a statement how the false allegation had caused him to suffer from stress. Kate Bisset, prosecuting, said the driver was interviewed and said he could recall Pointon being "extremely drunk" when she got into his car holding a kebab. He said Pointon...