Mick Jagger welcomes his 8th child at age 73

Rolling Stones frontman, 73-year-old rocker, Mick Jagger welcomed his eighth child, but the first with his 29 year old ballerina girlfriend Melanie Hamrick, on Thursday.

A rep for Jagger released a statement confirming the birth of the rocker's son. The rep said:

Kobe Bryant and wife, Vanessa welcome their third child

Retired NBA player of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa Bryant welcomed their third child together, a little girl. The Bryants announced some time ago they were expecting another little girl. The new baby girl, who was reportedly born earlier this week in the Los Angeles area, will be joining her older sisters Gianna, 10, and Natalia, 13. Congratulations to the couple.

Woman allegedly trying to sell her three children arrested in Enugu State

Odinaka Ali, a 25 year old woman from Ezilo, in Ishielu Local Government of Area of Ebonyi state has been arrested for trying to sell her three children.

According to Desk officer of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) in Ebonyi State, Florence Onwa, the lady was arrested by the police after they received a tip-off from a waitress whom she had contacted to look for a trafficker who could buy her children because she could no longer take care of them after her husband abandoned them eight months ago.

Photos: Military to reopen Nigeria-Niger borders roads after three years closure

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has said that the Nigeria-Niger border roads will be re-opened by the military to reactivate and facilitate farming, trade, and evacuation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Diffa province to liberated communities.

Photos: Shi'ites hold protest in Yola, call for the release of their leader El-Zakzaky

Shi'ites in Yola, Adamawa state this morning staged a peaceful protest where they demanded the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. They called on the Federal government to obey the December 2nd court order from the Federal High Court in Abuja for the unconditional release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Malami Zeenat within 45 days.

The leader of the Islamic group has been in the custody of the DSS since December last year following the clash between his followers and Army officers in Zaria, Kaduna state.

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Edinburgh West MP tells story of how she was raped at 14

UK politician, Michelle Thompson, moved colleagues to tears when she told them that she was raped at the age of 14 by a man she knew.

She made this revelation in the House of Commons, telling them that the man who raped her was someone she knew and trusted and the incident occurred one evening when he offered to walk her home.

"He told me he wanted to show me something in a wooded area and at that point, I must admit, I was alarmed. I did have a warning bell - but I overrode that warning bell because I knew him and therefore there was a level of trust in place.” The former professional musician recounted. She recalled walking home afterwards crying and in shock.

Man, wife, children missing in Lagos boats mishap

A man, his wife and their children have been declared missing after two commercial boats capsized in Badagry, Lagos State yesterday night December 7th.‎ According to residents in the area, the family were heading home at night when the boat they boarded home collided with another one at Pathfinder and Gberefu areas of Badagry.

Two persons identified as the operators of the two boats survived the mishap.‎ Efforts are still on to find the missing family.