Syrians Ride First Train Across Aleppo In Years

Hundreds of Syrians took a train through battle-scarred east Aleppo on Thursday as services resumed for the first time after four years of fighting, a photographer working with AFP said.

It was the train's first such trip since rebels overran east Aleppo in the summer of 2012, effectively dividing the northern city into a regime-held west and a rebel-controlled east.

A driver in a leather jacket ferried the full carriages from Jibreen station on the city's eastern outskirts across the city's former front line to Aleppo's main Baghdad railway station.

Usain Bolt Stripped Of Olympic Gold Medal

The ignominious list of the fastest men in the world to fail drugs tests grew bigger on Wednesday when Usain Bolt lost his claim to the title of 'triple-triple' Olympic champion after a Jamaican 4x100m team-mate retrospectively tested positive for a banned substance and caused the 2008 Beijing gold medal winners to be stripped of their title. 

Bolt, the world’s greatest track-and-field star, is now the only one of six sub-9.79sec 100m runners not to have committed a doping violation, with double Olympic champion Nesta Carter caught out in the reanalysis of urine and blood samples from the Beijing Games. But because his team mate tested positive for a banned substance, he has now been stripped of his 2008 Beijing gold medal title.

Omega Fire Ministry Releases Statement After Near Arrest Of Founder

The Omega Fire Ministry has issued a statement on the attempted arrest of its founder, Apostle Johnson Suleiman in the early hours of this morning. The statement was jointly issued by Dr. Sule Emmanuel, senior pastor, OFM South Africa Churches and Director of Media (OFM Worldwide), Barrister Samuel Amune Esq, Coordinator, OFM Legal Team Worldwide. 

This is to inform the millions of followers and supporters of Apostle Johnson Suleman all over the world that the man of God is very safe, and that the attempted arrest by the Department of State Security on the man of God on the instruction and orders of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari was unsuccessful.

Madonna Appears In High Court In Malawi To Apply To Adopt Two More Children

Pop superstar Madonna has filed for the adoption of two more children from Malawi, it has emerged.The 58-year-old singer appeared before a High Court judge in the capital Lilongwe on Wednesday to make the application.

Madonna appeared before Justice Fiona Mwale amid tight security, accompanied by two unidentified children and several other people, before being driven away in an SUV vehicle.

Rihanna Spotted Filming Dramatic Heist Scenes Alongside Sandra Bullock For All-Female Movie Ocean's 8

Rihanna , 28, is the latest celebrity to be spotted filming heist scenes for the all-female sequel to George Clooney's 2001 crime romp, Ocean's Eleven .

Wearing an all-in-one unflattering navy boiler suit, huge hoop earrings and chunky dreadlocks, the singer joined fellow cast members Sandra Bullock and Sarah Paulson on a rainy shoot day in New York.

The pictures see the trio filming some sort of heist scene that involved Rihanna fleeing from a white transit van in exciting scenes.

The lure of the all-female cast is clearly something Rihanna is extremely passionate about.

Photos: 40 Official Vehicles Recovered From Former Directors, Ministry Of Water Resources

The vehicles were recovered by the ICPC. This was posted on the Ministry’s official facebook page an hour ago. More photos below… 

Photo: Security guard arrested for stealing phones at Kogi State Government House

A security guard attached to the College of Education Ankpa, was today, arrested by security agents for stealing phones at Kogi State Government House.

Mallam Aliyu Musa allegedly stole two phones belonging to a staff of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Edward Onoja. He was captured by CCTV camera within the office of the Chief of Staff at the government house.