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A two-year-old boy apparently shot and killed his 11-year-old sister while they were playing with a gun inside a Philadelphia home. Police believe the gun was brought into the home by the mother's boyfriend a few hours before Jamara Stevens was killed on Saturday. The mother was at home with her four children in a master bedroom where the shooting occurred. She had left the room shortly before she heard the shot. The two-year-old pointed the loaded, cocked gun in the direction of his sister and the gun discharged, according to investigators. The fatal bullet struck Jamara's shoulder and then travelled to her chest. The girl was taken to hospital but died there. Lieutenant John Walker said the children's mother was "distraught".

The adorable family indulged us yesterday with all of this awesomeness when they touched down in New Zealand, launching a three-week tour of both that country and neighboring Australia. The Duchess stepped fresh off the plane wearing this amazing Catherine Walker getup. So cute and adorable.

Ugh, this is so sad to hear! The more we learn about  Gwyneth Paltrow  and  Chris Martin ’s divorce, the more we’re sure it was for the best. Especially after hearing THIS news! Reportedly, back in 2011, Martin had an affair with a Saturday Night Live assistant, and he didn’t even try to hide it! A source revealed : “He had an affair with a woman who was backstage and was part of an entourage. Everyone was  talking about it because he was openly flirting with her at one of the show after-parties.” When Gwyneth’s rep was asked about the philandering, there was basically no comment: “I don’t rep Chris so I cannot address those accusations.” It sounds pretty shady, but then again, we also heard that Gwyneth and Chris basically had an open relationship, so who knows! The whole situation is just so unusual!

President Goodluck Jonathan The Federal Government on Sunday finally released the result of the rebased Gross Domestic Product for the country, which showed that the Nigerian economy had overtaken South Africa’s as the biggest on the continent. The Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics, Dr. Yemi Kale, who presented the outcome of the preliminary estimates of the GDP in Abuja, said that following the rebasing exercise, the country’s real GDP for 2011 and 2012 now stood at 5.09 per cent and 6.66 per cent, while the economy grew by 7.41 per cent in real terms last year. He stated that the numbers were still going through a final refinement and that by June this year; the final estimates of the nominal GDP would be released. Rebasing of the national account series, which includes the GDP, is the process of replacing an old base year with a new and more recent one. The base year provides the r...

    Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah A soldier has claimed that he witnessed incidents that suggested some military   chiefs work  with Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. The soldier told the  Voice of America Hausa Service   how his military unit in Borno State was ambushed by Boko Haram members. He  said the commander of a nearby military unit in Bama recently sought assistance from his unit in carrying out a raid. The soldier, who did not give his  name, said when the two military units joined up, they were given different uniforms. The Bama unit commander, according to him, gave his own troops green uniforms while his   unit received tan “desert camouflage” uniforms. When the troops reached the battle area, the soldier said the commander of the better-equipped Bama unit suddenly withdrew his forces, leaving the remaining troops to fend for themselves against Boko Haram fighters. Speaking in ...

Punch reports: No fewer than eight people have been confirmed dead, while 12 others were rescued in the boat accident involving a boat belonging to Bell Marine Services. Among the dead were two pregnant women, a couple said to be preparing for their wedding next weekend and a 13-year-old girl. The boat was said to have taken the passengers from their places of work at 5.34pm around Ebute Ero on the Lagos Island, en route the Majidun, Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Wednesday. The boat was said to have capsized at the Oworonsoki area, due to overloading and speeding. Our correspondent, who visited the Majidun jetty of the Bell Marine Services, saw relatives of the late intending couple. An uncle of the groom, Isaac Akere, who identified himself as Mr. Ajibola Akere, said, “He and his fiancée were preparing for their wedding next weekend. I just sent him N40, 000 only few days ago as my contribution to the wedding. “We have been to the mortuary where we saw the corpse of...