Prolific author and American novelist, Philip Roth dies at 85

Philip Roth, the productive, changeable, and comic author who was a pre-famous figure in twentieth century writing, kicked the bucket on Tuesday night at a healing center in Manhattan at 85 years old. 

He kicked the bucket of congestive heart disappointment. 

Roth, in his lifetime had homes in Manhattan and Connecticut. Throughout a long profession, he went up against numerous pretenses essentially forms of himself in the investigation of being an American, a Jew, an essayist, a man. 

He was a champion of Eastern European authors like Ivan Klima and Bruno Schulz, and furthermore an energetic understudy of American history and the American vernacular. What's more, something beyond about some other essayist of his chance, he was indefatigable in his investigation of male sexuality. 

His manifestations incorporate Alexander Portnoy, a young person so licentious, he engages in sexual relations with the two his baseball glove and the family supper, and David Kepesh, an educator who transforms into a perfectly delicate 155-pound female bosom. 

He won a few honors including; two National Book Awards, two National Book Critics Circle grants, three PEN/Faulkner Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Man Booker International Prize.

See The Stunning BTS Images Of Omawumi In "Me Ke" Video Featuring Kiss Daniel

Award-winning singer, Omawumi, who has blessed us with evergreen songs like Today Na Today, If You Ask Me has sure returned to remind us why she’s on top of the food chain as far as Nigerian vocalists are concerned.

Omawumi teams up with current wave and hitmaker, Kiss Daniel for her new song, Me Ke which promises to be a banger as it brings together two vocal heavyweights.

Kiss Daniel who, since leaving his former music label G-Worldwide, has churned out recent hits including No Do and Baba, opting to work with top artistes in the industry who he hadn’t previously been able to work with.

Omawumi and Kiss Daniel have spared no expense and wasted no time to treat fans to the visuals of this new song, Me Ke.

See stunning pictures on the set of the video shoot:

77-year-old American lady conned out of $285,000 by online sweetheart in Malaysia; two Nigerian men captured

77-year-old American lady conned out of $285,000 by online sweetheart in Malaysia; two Nigerian men captured

Through sweet talk, the swindlers were able to manipulate the elderly woman into wiring $225,000 to an account. She also sent them additional $60,000 on two instances via packages through a courier service when they set her up for a fake meet-up in Malaysia.

When she arrived in the country she was met by a man who told her he would bring her to her online lover.

She was then brought to a hotel in Puchong and left her there. Her luggage, identification and travel documents were also stolen from her.

When she told the U.S. embassy about her story, the officers there informed her that she might have been a victim of deceptive con artists who were only after her money.According to Senior Asst. Comm. Mohd Sakri Arifin of the Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department, his team was able to apprehend suspects after learning that the victim had sent a package containing money to an address in Setapak.

“We watched the premises and when two men came to collect the package on Monday, we arrested them. We seized $30,000, various identification documents, mobile phones, three ATM cards and a car,” he said.

Two Nigerian suspects, aged 26 and 33, were arrested by the authorities in connection with the crime. Report revealed to be on student visas, both suspects have reportedly been staying in Malaysia since 2015.

“We also managed to extract (online) conversations between the suspects and the victim. Based on the scripts, it was evident that they were experts at manipulating victims by sending them sweet and passionate love letters via email,” Mohd Sakri Arifin said.

The police are now looking for other members of the criminal group and the $255,000 which still remains to be missing.

“Between January and June this year, the amount of losses (through scams) was down to RM 50.5 million ($11.8 million) from RM 53.4 million ($12.5 million), compared to the same period last year,” SAC Mohd Sakri said.

“The number of cases, however, increased from 950 to 1,302 in the same period,” he said, noting that people should be more careful when dealing with strangers online, especially when money is involved.

“Never make such transactions when you have not even met your ‘sweetheart’ in person,” he added.

Buhari distances self from APC law chatter

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Mohammadu Buhari Thursday refuted allegations that he interfered in the affairs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) or matters before the law courts.

President Buhari said it is not in his nature to go against the provisions of the country's constitution let alone his party's constitutional provisions.

The President's denial came amidst mounting allegations that some names of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention Planning Sub-Committees were smuggled in by the Presidency.

Recall that, members of the aggrieved New Peoples' Democratic Party (nPDP) in the APC on Wednesday accused the Presidency of replacing about 50 names from the original list during the inauguration. The protesting APC members said their names were initially on the published convention committee list.

But reacting in a statement signed by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the Presidency stated that nothing in the allegation can be further from the truth in every material particular.

It described as disingenuous to attribute every perceived infraction in activities of party or government appointees to the President's desk.

"For the umpteenth time, we wish to­ reiterate President Muhammadu Buhari’s ­position that he will not interfere in p­arty affairs or matters before the law c­ourts.

"It ought to have been obvious by now to ­discerning Nigerians that it is not in t­he nature of this President to go agains­t the provisions of the country’s consti­tution let alone his party’s constitutio­nal provisions," the Presidency noted.

Michelle Obama shares romantic throwback photo of her and Barack kissing as she talks about how they tried to make the White House a home for their girls

The adoration between the previous US President and First Lady is difficult to disregard. 

Michelle Obama shared another adored up photograph of her and Barack Obama, and as with all different photographs she shares, this one additionally accompanied a message. She talked about how she and Barack constantly endeavored to make a home for their little girls regardless of where they are. 

She stated: "Home has dependably been the place our family is...It hasn't made a difference whether we're relaxing on a love seat in Chicago's Hyde Park or, as we are here, in the White House. We did our best to make the White House an agreeable place where our young ladies could climb trees and host sleep parties, where we'd eat together as a family, and where we attempted to live by the qualities our folks ingrained in us."