The Texas jury that convicted Naim Rasoon Muhammad, 34, of abducting his two sons and drowning them in a creek, sentenced him to death, NBC News Dallas-Fort Worth reported Thursday.

U.S. pop star and occasional actress Janet Jackson has earned $1 billion throughout her years as an entertainer, Variety reported.

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Northern Elders Thursday spurned the benevolence of President Goodluck Jonathan in ordering the release of terror suspects from prisons across the region, saying that he would one day made to account for the woman and children seized by security agents based on unverified terrorism charges.

Paris St Germain have put together an incredible £100 million deal to try and lure Wayne Rooney from Manchester United, according to the Daily Mirror.

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Ihejirika, on Wednesday, warned military officers against linking information on troops operations, warning that anyone caught would be severely punished.

Britain's world number two Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from a lower back injury which he aggravated at the Italian Open last week.

The news is out that the much anticipated visit of the US President Barack Obama may not take place after all. It is the second time that President Obama will be giving Nigeria a serious diplomatic slap in the face.

President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will “appreciate to have Boko Haram as my good friends.”

In a stunning example of a soap opera come to life, a video has surfaced from Brazil that depicts the hilarious struggle of a man attempting to escape a cheating woman’s bedroom after her husband has come home.