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Saturday, August 19

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"The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over" - Steve Bannon speaks

He also met with the Vice President, Governors and other aides who accompanied him from the airport. See more photos below...

Donald Trump, first lady Melania will not attend Kennedy Center honors

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President Buhari's security detail were overwhelmed by his supporters who mobbed his car as he was driven from the Airport to the presidential villa in Abuja. See more photos and a video below...

Bad blood over.
BBNaija contestants Kemen and Tboss have finally put the past behind them as they were both pictured at an event together. The pair looked at ease with eachother as they posed for a picture.

A 12-year-old girl was brutally murdered while home alone after texting her mother that someone was knocking on the door.

Yhoana Arteaga was off school having suffered a leg injury in a skating accident which had left her using crutches.

She was last seen alive by her mother who had lunch with her at about 12.30pm on Thursday in
Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

Her last contact with family was the text to her mother at around 5.30pm. When Yhoana's mother returned at 6.45pm with two of her siblings she was found murdered in their trailer home.

Police would not elaborate on whether she had been sexually assaulted or the cause of death.

But Lieutenant William Mackall said he believed Yhoana did know her killer. There was no sign of forced entry.

Sgt. David Kautzman said: "I've never seen anything this brutal in my entire career. "The police department is coming together like no case I've ever seen in my career."

Antonio D’Amico was sipping coffee on the veranda close to the entrance of his Miami Beach home when he heard the shots. It was around 9am and his boyfriend of 15 years legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace had briefly left the couple's Ocean Drive home to buy a newspaper at a nearby cafe.

Usually, Versace would have an assistant walk to the coffee shop to receive his morning papers, but on this morning he was in high spirits and took the chore upon himself.

He was putting the key in the door lock when he was shot twice at point blank range, once in the face and once in his neck behind the left ear. “I felt as if my blood had turned to ice,” Antonio said . He
and Versace’s butler went outside to investigate.

“The house had stained glass windows so we couldn’t see what had happened from inside, so we had to open the gate.

"I saw Gianni lying on the steps, with blood around him. At that point, everything went dark. I was pulled away, I didn’t see any more.”

The murder shocked the world. Versace, the charismatic designer whose clothes were coveted by millions, had been at the height of his powers.

Just days earlier he had celebrated the launch of his latest collection in Paris. Now he was dead, bleeding out on the steps of his mansion as his lover watched.

At his side was a dead bird and it was this, the sign of a contract killing, that made police believe his murder might be a mafia hit. However, it quickly became clear that the bird was just an unfortunate coincidence.

It was the actions of his friend Lazaro Quintana, who was also at the mansion that morning, that helped cops find the designer's killer.

After hearing the shots, Lazaro went out into the street and spoke to a woman who pointed him in the direction the gunman had gone.

He followed him for several minutes until the killer threatened him with the gun. Lazaro ran for help and police tracked the man to a nearby garage.

Inside they discovered a pile of clothes, a truck that had been reported stolen in New Jersey, and inside the truck were documents.

Thanks to Lazaro's brave actions within three hours they had a suspect.

And what a suspect he was. Andrew Cunanan was a 27-year-old gay man who had murdered at least four other people in a three-month killing spree before turning up at the fashion designer’s home.

When police ran his name through their records it turned out Miami Beach Police Department was not the only one looking for him.

Cunanan, a former popular high school student with a genius level IQ, was wanted in connection with four other murders.

No one knows for sure what led him to make Gianni Versace his next victim but friends of Cunanan said he always wanted to be famous.

"I don't know that we are ever going to know the answers," said Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Barreto at the time.

He had pawned a gold coin stolen from his last victim but the police had not followed up the report and he was checked in to a downmarket hotel under his own name.

Yet for nine days Cunanan avoided the police. It was only when someone spotted a break-in at a houseboat 40 blocks from where Versace had been shot that they had their breakthrough.

Police special forces, including helicopters, boats and dogs, surrounded the houseboat and a telephone was sent in as negotiators tried to establish contact with the murderer.

But when a shot was heard after a four-hour siege, the SWAT team fired tear gas and went on board.

More than 100 police were sent in as Cunanan was finally tracked to a houseboat (Image: Sky News)

Cunanan was tracked to a houseboat (centre bottom) and police helicopters moved in (Image: Reuters)

After firing tear gas canisters, heavily armed police enter the houseboat moored in Miami Beach (Image: Reuters)

Cunanan's body is removed after he shot himself at the end of a four-hour siege (Image: Reuters)

Cunanan's body was found on a bed. He had shot himself with the same gun he used to kill Gianni Versace, William Reese and David Madson; the gun he had taken from his friend and first victim, Jeff Trail.

Versace's body was cremated and his ashes returned to the family's estate near Cernobbio , Italy, and buried in the family vault at Moltrasio cemetery near Lake Como.

Princess Diana travelled to Milan for his Memorial Service Versace on July 22 1997, along with Elton John and dozens of stars from the fashion world.

Today his business is still thriving with his sister Donatella at the helm.

Predator actor Sonny Landham has died aged 76. The action movie star and stunt man also made a name for himself starring as Billy Bear in 48 hours.

His sister Dawn Boehler broke the news, saying the actor had died from congestive heart failure on Thursday at a hospital in Kentucky.

He's survived by his son, William, and daughter, Priscilla.

Tupac Shakur's final ride a 1996 Hummer he bought a month before he was killed has found a new owner once again and the buyer scored a pretty heavy discount.

The rapper's vehicle sold for a whopping $337,000 in May 2016 to an Ohio bidder, but got sent back to the auction block when the guy flaked.

RR Auction relisted the Hummer and it sold Friday for $206,531 -$130k less than last time.

Now it's just a matter of waiting and seeing if the anonymous winning bidder pays up.

Jay- Z finally opened up about his beef with Kanye revealing that West crossed a line during a 2016 rant about his issues with Jay in which he called out Beyonce by name and said she was acting like a diva.

Kanye also ranted that Jay never brought Blue Ivy to his house to play with his kids. Jay appeared on the Rap Radar podcast with Elliott Wilson and B. Dot and said he and Kanye had argued a ton of times in the past but he always respected the boundaries.

When Kanye mentioned B and the kids, "That's a problem. That's a real REAL problem." Jay says Kanye knows how seriously pissed off he is and the two aren't close to resolving it.

Zimbabwe's government has announced that President Robert Mugabe's birthday will now be a public holiday. The announcement is the latest in a series of efforts to secure the longtime leader’s legacy.

Most cities and towns in Zimbabwe have a road named after President Robert Mugabe. In Harare, the public square that most political parties use for rallies also bears his name.

Home Affairs Minister Ignatious Chombo announced yesterday that every February 21st, the birthday of Mugabe, will now be a public holiday.

“President Mugabe has exhibited the following values that any fair-minded Zimbabwean would want their youths to emulate: self-sacrifice, selflessness, patriotism, hard work, principled leadership, respect for others, compassion and empathy, among others,” he said.

A knifeman wearing a fake suicide belt wounded at least eight people in a frenzied attack in a Russia this morning. The Siberian knifeman, named locally as 23-year-old Bobichel Abdurakhmanov, was shot dead by police in a busy main street in Surgut, central Russia, at about 11.20am.

Shocking CCTV shows people fleeing for their lives as the attacker rampaged past shops in the city.

Footage shows him running past a pavilion and throwing something away before he was shot dead.

At least two people are fighting for their lives, while another five were hospitalised in the stabbing
spree, authorities said. However witnesses claimed that the number of victims could be much higher.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari back to Nigeria.

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki thanked God for the safe return and recovery of the President, and reaffirmed the commitment of the National Assembly to continue working alongside the President in achieving objectives aimed at improving the standard of living of Nigerians and overall development of the country.

“I thank Almighty Allah for bringing President Muhammadu Buhari back whole, hale and hearty,” the Senate President said, “When we met just two days ago, it was clear that Mr. President would
soon be coming back home. In this regard, on behalf of all the Senators, I welcome him back to the country.

“We must also commend Professor Yemi Osinbajo, our Vice President, who, as Acting President, held the forte in Mr. President’s absence.

“Now that President Buhari has returned home, both branches of government, the executive and the legislature, must continue to sync our policy and legislative objectives to strengthen our economy through the diversification of our revenue streams; creating opportunities for more private sector participation in the economy; and creating access to capital for MSMEs and would-be entrepreneurs. We must also tackle the unemployment problem head-on. We can only do this, working together.

“Moving forward, over the next few weeks, I am sure I speak on behalf of all the Senators when I say that we look forward to considering the Virement request by the Presidency which is before the National Assembly, and working towards the early presentation, consideration and passage of the 2018 budget.

“May the Almighty Allah continue to bless our nation, and give our President, Muhammadu Buhari, the strength and wisdom to lead us successfully ” the Senate President said.

She celebrated turning 59 like true pop royalty. And Madonna was clearly still enjoying the memories of her over-the-top birthday bash two days after it had taken place.

On Friday, the proud mother posted a family shot with sons Rocco and David along with daughters Mercy, Lourdes, Stella and Esther.

Madonna adopted Stella and Esther from Malawi in south east Africa six months ago. Over the past decade, Madonna has adopted four children from the country including Mercy James and David
Banda, both 11.

She's also mother to biological children Lourdes Leon, 20, with her ex-boyfriend Carlos Leon, and Rocco Ritchie, 17, with director Guy Ritchie, her ex-husband.

King Felipe VI and his wife Queen Letizia comforted victims of the Barcelona terror attack in hospital today, as it was revealed the death toll had risen to at least 14.

The King and Queen shook hand with doctors and nurses in the Mar de Barcelona hospital and spoke to some of the 130 people who were injured in Thursday's atrocity on the Las Ramblas boulevard.

The couple have been leading the country in mourning and King Felipe led a minute’s silence in the
Placa Catalunya yesterday, close to the scene of the attack.

At least 14 people were killed and some 130 others injured when attackers ploughed into pedestrians on a promenade in the tourist area.

The so-called 'Islamic State' (IS) has claimed responsibility for the Barcelona outrage and another attack in Cambrils.

The Borno Government today said it had constructed two model boarding primary schools to enrol children orphaned by the Boko Haram insurgency.

The Commissioner of Education, Musa Kubo, told newsmen in Maiduguri that the school projects, located at Ngomeri-Barwee and 303 Housing estates in Maiduguri, had been completed.

“Foreseeing the problem of the orphans left behind by the Boko Haram insurgency, the state government embarked on the construction of boarding primary and junior secondary schools.

“The government is going to replicate the gesture in areas ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency,” he
said. Kubo disclosed that the government had constructed 16 classroom blocks in Maiduguri under its school integration programme, designed to integrate children and adult into a formal school system.

The commissioner added that the government had constructed various two-storey building schools with 30 classrooms each, to address congestion in primary and secondary schools.

Kubo said the structures were built at Government College Maiduguri, Government Girls College Maiduguri, and Yerwa Government Girls College.

Others were Government Day Secondary School, Zajeri; Junior Secondary Schools at Bulabulin, Ngomari and Bulunkutu.

Kubo explained that the state government spent over N200 million on the projects and provided e-learning facilities to other schools in Maiduguri, Kaga, Konduga and Jere local government councils.

He revealed that the government had also embarked on massive construction and rehabilitation of schools ravaged by the insurgents.

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A Nigerian living in Hyderabad, who had been caught with narcotic drug twice in the past two years, was held yesterday on a similar charge.

This time, 20 grams of cocaine was seized from the foreigner Ugochukw Chukwuebuka alias Godpower. He came to India in August 2016 on business visa. He was arrested along with a Hyderabadi the same year on the charge of possessing narcotic substances.

He came out on bail but continued to procure and sell narcotic drugs. “This year, he was caught again
in August possessing drugs along with another foreigner and three Hyderabadis,” Hyderabad Commissioner's Task Force DCP B. Limba Reddy said.

He credited it to the one that took place in London yesterday. Wow! Not even to the one held in Nigeria? Okay! He must have his reasons.

The media personality is a year older today and the princess has been dazzling us with photos from her maternity shoot to celebrate her special day. Don't you just love Dolapo? See another breathtaking photo below... Love love!!!

Police in New Mexico arrested a suspected carjacker who clearly made a poor choice when selecting his victims.

The 21-year-old Angelo Martinez attempted to stop three football players as they were leaving practice and asked for a ride.

The men agreed to give him a lift, but after they arrived at the drop off point, Martinez pulled out a
gun and demanded the men get out of the vehicle.

The men got out of the car, but when they saw Martinez fumble the gun, one of the men jumped back in and punched the suspect in the face.

The other players then joined in, beating Martinez up before restraining him until officers arrived.

Police said the gun was not real, but discovered Martinez was also carrying a knife along with a note that read, “Give me the keys to your wip and a nobody get heart. I know where you live so don’t make me kill.”

Ever since news broke out early this morning that President Muhammadu Buhari would be returning to Nigeria today, a lot of people took to twitter to express their joy with the hashtag Babaoyoyo. When he arrived the hashtag didn't stop, instead it became more. Below are some of the things Nigerians are saying about the return of the President. #Babaoyoyo