BREAKING NEWS: David Cameron resigns as British Prime Minister

PM David Cameron

David Cameron has resigned as Prime Minister of Britain in an emotional speech outside 10 Downing Street. His resignation followed a landmark referendum that saw the country voting to leave the European Union.

Mr. Cameron’s voice broke as he announced the cabinet would meet on Monday to draw up a time-table for his exit as leader of the world fifth largest economy. A new prime minister is expected to be elected in October.

Nigeria: New IGP Orders Officers To Declare Assets

IGP Kpotun Idris

All officers from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Inspector-General of Police, will henceforth declare their assets, the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has declared.

Idris made the statement on Thursday in Abuja when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd). He said that the directive was in line with Section 13 cap 15 Code of Conduct Act.

“Every police officer from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police to Inspector-General who are commission officers must declare their assets,’’ Idris said.

Cameroon: EFCC To Assist Cameroon Recover Asset

Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has expressed the readiness of the Commission to assist the Cameroonian government in the area of asset tracking and recovery. He was speaking to a five-man delegation from Cameroon in his office.

 ‘‘The Commission will be willing to exchange ideas and experiences with your country in necessary areas as you may desire. I wish to also thank you for your interest in the activities of the Commission, Magu said.’’

Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Aseh Joseph Malegho, stated that the success story of the Commission had travelled far and wide through different media.

 “Your actions are laudable. We commend you and the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, for your efforts in ridding Nigeria of corruption. Your anti-graft war has endeared you to us; that is why we have come to identify with your Commission, Malegho said.’’

Malegho also appealed to the EFCC boss to share his experience in the areas of asset tracing, freezing and recovery as well as how the recovered assets were being ploughed back into the country’s economy.

Cameroon: Men Soon Could Be Jailed For Adultery

Cameroon's parliament has voted to change the country's penal code to criminalize adultery for men. Until now, adultery has been a criminal act for women only. The changes approved late Wednesday are expected to be endorsed by both the Senate and President Paul Biya, who had proposed the revision.

The penal code says women should be punished for adultery with two to six months in prison or with fines of up to about $175. Men would face the same punishment under the expected changes. Barrister Nick Tazoh of the Cameroon Bar Council says the law is taking the central African country backward and will send more people to already congested prisons.

BREAKING NEWS: Ministry Of Finance Workers Demand Adeosun’s Sack

Nigerian Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun

The Workers of the Ministry of Finance on Monday embarked on a protest demanding the immediate removal of the Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun.

Their grievance is over the non-payment of what they termed their allowances, which they say amounts to N1.2 billion. They equally accused Adeosun of collecting her own allowances without any consideration for theirs. One of such allowances, they alleged, was the N30 million for house rent annually. They also said she was high handed.

Sources within the ministry however said the protest was unwarranted. The Permanent Secretary, Mahmud Isa-Dutse, said the N1.2 billion was an illegal payment that the workers have been receiving at the beginning of the year before now. The money is said not to be captured in the Ministry’s 2016 Budget, hence Adeosun’s position not to pay the staff the sum.

A source at the ministry said the only salary yet to be paid was that of June, which is not yet due for payment. He described the demand for the N1.2 billion as “illegal” as it was not captured in the 2016 Budget.

Military Arrests 19 Niger Delta Avengers, Foils Attack On Agip Pipeline

The Joint Military Force deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, on Friday said it foiled an attack on Agip’s oilfield and arrested 19 suspected vandals in several operations in May and June 2016.

Col. Isa Ado, Spokesman of the force, said in a statement said that troops have intensified patrols to forestall further destruction of oil facilities following renewed attacks in the region.

According to Isa, troops while on patrol on June 9 along Brass water ways of Bayelsa foiled an attempt by suspected pipeline vandals to destroy Agip’s oil pipeline at Okpoma Community. He explained that the suspected vandals had dug and planted dynamites beneath the pipeline location in a swamp for detonation before the troops foiled the sabotage operation. The joint force recovered two dynamite detonators, cable wire and battery.

Vietnam Jet Goes Missing While Searching For Lost Pilot And Fighter Jet

A Vietnamese coastguard plane, which was searching for a missing fighter jet and its pilot, disappeared off the radar on Thursday, state media and a military official said, the second such setback in three days. The plane was carrying nine people when it went missing off the northern province of Haiphong province about noon local time, local media reported, citing military and provincial sources.

The coastguard plane was joining thousands of people looking for a pilot who went missing with a Sukhoi SU-30 MK2 fighter jet on Tuesday along the central part of the country coastline. A military official working on the rescue confirmed the plane was missing and the numbers on board but requested anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.

Bernie Sanders Vows To Help Hillary Clinton Beat Donald Trump, But Keeps On Campaigning

Bernie Sanders promised on Thursday to work with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to defeat Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 election, but did not formally pull out of the race for the White House.

Sanders did not endorse Clinton during an online speech to his supporters, but made it clear he was shifting his focus to building a grassroots movement to fight for his liberal policy agenda and transform the Democratic Party.

"The major political task that we face in the next five months is to make certain that Donald Trump is defeated and defeated badly, and I personally intend to begin my role in that process in a very short period of time. I also look forward to working with Secretary Clinton to transform the Democratic Party so that it becomes a party of working people and young people, and not just wealthy campaign contributors," he said in a speech broadcast from his hometown of Burlington, Vermont.

Sanders, who has resisted pressure from Democrats to exit the White House race and back Clinton since she clinched the party nomination last week, said he would keep fighting for his goals of reducing income inequality, removing big money from politics and reining in Wall Street.

"Defeating Donald Trump cannot be our only goal. We must continue our grassroots efforts to create the America that we know we can become," he said. "And we must take that energy into the Democratic National Convention on July 25 in Philadelphia where we will have more than 1,900 delegates."

Trump May Be Replaced at GOP Convention

There is growing talk on the right of replacing Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for president, and even chatter about a possible alternative.

As Trump has floundered over the past week after questioning a federal judge’s impartiality because of his Mexican ancestry, Trump’s critics within the GOP have stepped up their efforts to thwart him.

Some anti-Trump conservatives, who have tried for months to recruit an independent candidate, have begun looking more closely at attempting to persuade delegates at next month’s GOP convention to nominate someone other than Trump.

“There is a rapidly moving train toward the convention to try to obstruct it at the convention. Trump in the last 72 hours has given hope to people who think it’s now possible,” said Erick Erickson, a conservative radio talk show host and one of Trump’s most resolute critics.

“He’s starting to give everybody hope that he should be stopped at the convention,” Erickson said. He also cautioned that if Trump “cleans up his act, then I think that hope will go away.”

Kim Jong Un Caught Smoking During Anti-Smoking Drive

North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un appears not to be practicing what his government is preaching. The country's state media published a photograph this week of Kim holding a cigarette in his hand -- with smoke permeating from the tip -- in the middle of a North Korea anti-smoking drive.

 The photo was taken while Kim was "providing field guidance to the remodelled Mangyongdae Children's Camp," in the capital Pyongyang, according to state-run news agency KCNA. On May 5, 2016, CNN toured the Man Gyong Dae School Children's Palace, an after school activity complex, in Pyongyang.

Husband and Wife Caught Stealing, Publicly Disgraced

A husband and his wife were publicly disgraced after they were caught stealing innside  a supermarket. The couple pictured above were publicly disgraced when the attendants of a supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya, caught them stealing some items from the store.

They were reportedly forced by the attendants to stand at the most conspicuous part of the market and colourfully announce their crime. The things they stole were displayed at their feet. 

Cameroon's Oil Output Rose Nearly 20% In 2016

Cameroon's crude oil production rose 19.4%, or 12.3 million barrels (MMbbl), between January and April compared with a year earlier, the state oil company SNH said on June 7, without giving a reason for the higher production.

The Central African country has been pumping oil since 1977, hitting a peak of 185 Mbbl/d 10 years later before slipping.

National Hydrocarbons Corp. (SNH) said in a statement that gas production, however, fell 5.8% compared with the same period last year, due to a decline in demand for gas from its Kribi gas plant.

Cameroon earned the equivalent of US$142 million, in CFA francs, from its oil and gas activities between January and April, SNH said.

The state firm also announced it had begun field work on its floating LNG gas project, an export plant which is being developed by Norwegian shipping company Golar LNG and is due to start production in 2017. ($1 = 577.10 CFA francs) 

Hillary Clinton Overtakes Donald Trump In Latest Polls

According to the latest Reuters polls, Hillary Clinton leads by 10 points against Donald Trump with 44.3% voters saying they would vote for her compared to 34.7% saying they would vote for Trump. Similarly, a CBC poll suggests that Hillary Clinton will get 48.9% votes over Trump's 44.9% votes, if elections were to be conducted now.

But it's the Electoral College that matters the most; each state is worth a number of Electoral College votes equal to the number of members they have in Congress, meaning that larger states are worth more votes.

The number of Electoral College votes needed to win a majority is 270. ABC projection suggests that Clinton would win 332 Electoral College votes if the election were held today. Trump would get 206.

But for now Trump has more to worry about than Clinton, while the Democrats are rallying behind Clinton staunchly, Trump has an uphill battle, with Republicans publicly disapproving his comments.

Prince Harry and Ellie Goulding Spark Rumours of a Romance: Report

ELLIE GOULDING and Britain’s PRINCE HARRY have sparked romance rumors. The 29-year-old singer has been single since splitting from McFly singer Dougie Poynter back in March. But it seems she has found herself a new man – in the form of an heir to the British throne.

According to The Sun newspaper, the pair had been sending “text messages” to each other in recent months, before they attended the Audi Polo Challenge at Coworth Park in Berkshire, England, last month. It was at this star-studded event that their friendship apparently stepped up a notch, as onlookers reported they “couldn’t keep their eyes off each other.”

Cameroon: New Boko Haram Attack Kills 10 Fishermen

A new terrorist attack in Cameroon by the Islamist group Boko Haram killed 10 fishermen from Lake Chad at the north of the country, local television reported. The attack against these workers in the district of Darak, is part of an offensive of the terrorist group, the source added.

The Nigeria-based militant group, Boko Haram, has increased its actions in the region. Last Sunday, the group conducted an attack against the southwestern town of Bosso, Niger, during which 32 were killed and 67 were wounded.

Boko Haram spread in 2015 to other countries of the region, such as Niger, Chad, Nigeria, Cameroon and Benin. These countries formed a coalition with 8.700 soldiers to fight against the group.

According to official numbers, the fundamentalist organization has caused more than 17,000 deaths and displaced 2.6 million people since it began operating in 2009 in Nigeria with the objective of imposing an Islamic state.

Father Gets Life Sentence For Selling Daughters To Child Pornographer

 A Tennessee man who sold his three daughters to a man who raped them and used them in child pornography has been sentenced to life in prison.

U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer called it one of the most horrible crimes he had ever seen when he sentenced the 63-year-old father on Monday, according to a statement from the office of acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Harr.

According to court records, both parents were involved with the abuse and exploitation of the children and were indicted in 2013.

The girls were ages 12, 14 and 16 when police discovered what happened to them, federal prosecutors said in a statement. It was not immediately clear when police made that discovery.

AP: Clinton Clinches Nomination

Hillary Clinton has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, according to The Associated Press, emerging from a long and bruising primary to become the first woman to lead a major party in the race for the White House.

A bitter presidential contest that Clinton was once expected to win in a walk ended abruptly late Monday, as she claimed exactly the number of delegates needed to secure the nomination in her contest against Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, according the AP's latest tally.

Clinton was widely expected -- even inside her own campaign -- to clinch the nomination on Tuesday, when California, New Jersey and four other states are scheduled to vote. But according to the AP, Clinton continued to pick up newly committed delegates over the weekend and on Monday that effectively guarantee her the nomination.

Brazil: Acting President Pushes For Quick Impeachment Of Dilma Rousseff

Brazil acting President, Michel Temer

Brazil's interim government on Thursday pushed for speeding up the impeachment process against suspended president Dilma Rousseff, who could be forced from office just as Rio starts hosting the Olympic Games.

Rousseff is accused of taking unauthorized loans to patch up the state budget during her 2014 re-election campaign.  In early 2015, she was suspended for the trial on May 12.

The suspension can run as long as six months, but acting president Michel Temer's team argued for ending far earlier, possibly even before the start of the Rio Olympics on August 5.

"For us, for the Temer government, it would be best if it were as quick as possible, while respecting the rules laid down by the Supreme Court," Temer's chief of staff Eliseu Padilha said.

Donald Trump: Protesters Punch, Throw Eggs at Trump Supporters at San Jose

 Protesters gathered late Thursday outside a rally for Donald Trump in California, as police braced for violence that has erupted at similar events for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

The protesters chanted "No hate in our state" and carried signs that read "Dump Trump" as they marched near the San Jose Convention Center in northern California.

Police were out in force, at one point forming a line to allow Trump supporters access to the rally and prevent clashes that have erupted at a number of the real estate magnate's events in recent weeks.

One Trump supporter was egged while others were spit on. A protester was seen burning an American flag. Several fistfights erupted but were quickly broken up.

Extreme Weather Increasing Level Of Toxins In Food, Scientists Warn

A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that crops such as wheat and maize are generating more potential toxins as a reaction to protect themselves from extreme weather. These chemical compounds are harmful to people and animals if consumed for a prolonged period of time, according to a report released during a United Nations Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi.

"Crops are responding to drought conditions and increases in temperature just like humans do when faced with a stressful situation," explained Jacqueline McGlade, chief scientist and director of the Division of Early Warning and Assessment at UNEP.

Under normal conditions, for instance, plants convert nitrates they absorb into nutritious amino acids and proteins. But prolonged drought slows or prevents this conversion, leading to more potentially problematic nitrate accumulating in the plant, the report said.

Cameroon: Chantal, Brenda Biya summoned in California court

Brenda and Chantal Biya

Brenda Biya, daughter of President Biya and first lady Chantal of Cameroon, has been summoned before a California judge on June 1 over violent conduct in her Los Angelis apartment.

The incident, which led to Police being called to the scene, was occasioned by the impromptu visit of the First Lady, Chantal Biya, when she learnt the daughter was acting unusual in Los Angelis. She had flown in to California from Cameroon upon hearing of her daughter’s escapades in California. Brenda has been a source of embarrassment to the first couple of Cameroon.

It is believed that she heavily indulges in drugs. It was gathered that on arrival in California – just before last week’s 20th May celebrations in Yaounde, Chantal came with instructions from President Biya to get Brenda out of California and the United States. But when the mother told her this, she flew into a rage and started breaking things in the house.

Brenda then picked up a knife and started threatening Chantal with it.  Chantal reportedly called for help, but before help could come, neighbours who heard the commotion in Brenda’s apartment called the Los Angelis police who arrived the scene and caught Brenda still brandishing the knife, and she was arrested.

In the United States, wielding a knife in a threatening manner is a felony and could earn Brenda some jail time if convicted.

Nadal Pulls Out Of French Open With Wrist Injury

Nine-time French Open champion, Rafael Nadal unexpectedly pulled out of the French Open on Friday because of a left wrist injury.

"I have a problem with my wrist. Yesterday I played with an injection. I could play, but yesterday night I started to feel more and more pain," the Spanish left-hander told reporters in a hurriedly arranged news conference at Roland Garros.

"Today I felt I could not move my wrist," added the dejected Spaniard, who showed no signs of the injury during his 6-3 6-0 6-3 second round win over Facundo Bagnis on Thursday.

This is the latest setback the 29-year-old Spaniard has suffered in an injury-plagued career. Tendinitis in his knees prevented him from defending his Wimbledon title in 2009, while the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist also missed the 2012 London Games because of injury.

Cameroon: Condom Discovered Inside Woman's Appendix After She Swallowed It Two Weeks Earlier

A 26-year-old woman from Cameroon has had a condom surgically removed from her appendix, after swallowing it while performing oral sex on her boyfriend two weeks earlier.

According to report author Doctor Carlson B. Sama, from the surgery department at Cameroon's University of Buea, the woman came into the clinic complaining of pain and tenderness in her lower abdomen.

As reported in the journal, the pain had been increasing for a few days and conventional painkillers had had no effect. Suspecting appendicitis, the doctors conducted an ultrasound scan which revealed a swollen appendix and fluid build-up.

An emergency surgery began, and surgeons successfully removed the appendix with no complications. However, doctors said the organ felt unusual, and after dissecting it to find out more, they were surprised to find pieces of a condom.

Although doctors didn't believe she had eaten any foreign bodies before the operation, she revealed after the procedure that she remembered accidentally swallowing the condom while performing oral sex on her boyfriend two weeks before.

She didn't mention this to the doctors, because she said she passed out parts of the condom around five days after swallowing it.

Trump Moves Ahead Of Clinton In Head-To-Head Contest Say Majority Of US Polls

The Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump has edged ahead of Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the polls. The GOP candidate has come close to leading Clinton in the polls on two previous occasions but this is the first time Trump has moved ahead of Clinton in an average head-to-head poll.

 Last month, Trump polled ahead of Clinton only if the option not to vote was removed, whereas recent data from Real Clear Politics (RCP) puts Trump 0.2 points ahead of Clinton in a straight average of the polls. Real Clear Politics (RCP), which takes an average of data from different nationwide polls, puts Trump at 43.4% while Clinton is on 43.2%.

Woman In India Gives Birth To World's Biggest Baby Girl [Video]

A woman has given birth to the world's biggest baby girl. The new-born, who was delivered by Caesarian section, weighed in at 15lbs, or 6.8kg.

The baby, who is twice the weight of the average newborn, was born in in southern India to 19-year-old first-time mum Nandini. While the young mother was shocked by the size of the new arrival, local health officer Dr Venkatesh Raju, hailed her as a "miracle."

"In my 25 years of experience, I had never seen such a big baby. She is a miracle. I believe she is not only the heaviest baby born in India but the heaviest baby girl ever born in the world," he said. "I had personally gone to see her. She is a beautiful gift of God. I am happy that she is doing well."

Mother and child are said to be doing fine. Watch the video

Greenpeace Denounces Cameroon For Exporting 'Stolen' Timber

Greenpeace on Thursday condemned the sale of illegally logged timber from Cameroon, saying the West African country's main log exporter was involved in the trade.

A Greenpeace statement said the Cameroonian log exporter CCT sourced timber from La Socamba, a company logging several kilometres (miles) outside its designated area, and then sold it in Europe and China.

"Greenpeace Africa takes note of the audit of CCT's practices -– but stresses that this process should be independent and transparent, and that CCT suppliers are properly sanctioned when illegal activities are confirmed," said Eric Ini, Greenpeace Africa forest campaigner.

Cameroon: Government Cuts Imports to Boost Local Industries

Customers who want to sweeten their coffee may be out of luck at Kum Jeanette's restaurant in Yaounde. Sugar is in short supply these days in Cameroon, as the government cracks down on illegal imports to protect and promote local industry.

"For several weeks now, I have been going round looking for sugar,” Kum said. “It is scarce in town and, when you see it, the price is high. We used to buy for 700 [CFA, or $1.20] but now that we do not even see it, when you manage to see it you buy for 1,000 francs [$1.71] per packet."

Cameroon produces less than 120,000 tons of sugar each year. Local demand stands at 200,000 tons. 

Donald Trump Displays Ignorance, Seeks Tweets Over Solutions: Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama disparaged US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the billionaire seeks tweets over solutions and has "rattled" foreign leaders with his pronouncements.

Obama accused the real estate mogul and former reality TV impresario of making cavalier comments for provocative effect, and he urged all presidential candidates to take the high road in a boisterous and harsh campaign.

Obama said fellow leaders from the Group of Seven nations "are surprised by the Republican nominee. For good reason, because a lot of the proposals he has made display either ignorance of world affairs or a cavalier attitude, or an interest in getting tweets and headlines, instead of actually thinking through what it is that is required to keep America safe, secure and prosperous and the world on an even keel."

World War II Submarine Found With 71 Dead Bodies

A long lost British Second World War submarine that vanished 73 years ago has been found with 71 dead bodies of crew off the coast of Italy. The 1,290 tonne vessel was found by a diving team at a depth of 100 metres, close to the island of Tavolara, off the northeast coast of Sardinia. The submarine vanished without a trace around Janaury 2, 1943 and is believed was hit by a mine in the Gulf of Olbia.

"Immediately I thought of the destiny of the men who met their deaths down there. It was a fate shared by so many men, submariners in particular, fighting on all both sides of the conflict," diving team leader Massimo Domenico Bordone told Italian media.

The submarine had left Malta on December 28, 1942 for its first mission to destroy two Italian battleships when they lay anchor at the port of La Maddalena. But after sending a signal on December 31 the vessel disappeared without a trace. Military officials assumed the submarine had been sunk, 'Daily Express' reported.

Cameroon Cocoa Prices Rise After Months Of Stagnation

Cameroon cocoa prices rose across all regions in May, ending months of price stagnation as increased investment began to pay off, producers said.

Prices ranged from FCFA 1300 ($2.22) in the eastern region to FCFA 1650 in the center of the country, a slight increase on April, they said.

Prices have remained largely stagnant since the beginning of the year, but an investment of 40 million CFA francs since January from the Inter-professional Cocoa and Coffee Council has helped boost crop quality.

"In recent months, cocoa quality has improved thanks to the support program," said Maximilien Ongolo, a coffee producer in Monatele, in the central region.

Below are the average farm gate prices in CFA francs per kg, recorded throughout the central African country's growing regions:

Region	District	Price (in CFA francs per kg)
		April	May
Southwest	Mamfe	1300	1400
	Konye	1350	1350
	Muyuka	1300	1400
	Koumba	1380	1450
Centre	Mbalmayo	1500	1650
	Emana	1600	1650
	Bafia	1450	1500
South	Ebolowa	1350	1400
	Sangmelima	1400	1400
East	Bertoua	1300	1350
	Yokadouma	1250	1300

Cameroon: Brenda Biya Endorses Dencia's Product

Brenda Biya

Brenda Biya took to Instagram to endorse Envydia 3D mink eyelashes by Dencia at will be released soon. 

I guess Brenda gets everything first before commoners like us. 

Cameroon: CAMIFF Promotes Marketing Of Cameroonian Movies

The first edition of the Cameroon Film Festival, CAMIFF, ended recently in Buea.

The maiden Cameroon International Film Festival, CAMIFF), held recently for six days in Buea, gathering filmmakers, actors, script writers, cinematographers, sound engineers, editors and light engineers from Cameroon, India, Angola and America. The festival was geared at training and empowering Cameroonian filmmakers by giving them the opportunity to network with international colleagues.

According to CAMIF’s Chief Executive Officer, Agbor Gilbert, the Cameroon film industry is ready for international film festivals because stakeholders have been working hard and it was time the network looked for marketing opportunities abroad. He added that CAMIFF serves as bridge between filmmakers and content buyers. Speaking at a press conference in Mountain Hotel, Buea, the CAMIF CEO appealed to government to partner with the local film industry by allocating land for the construction of a film village.

He also called on government to take action against cable operators who promote the piracy of movies. Agbor Gilbert solicited the support of journalists to project Cameroonian actors and State subventions to support the film industry. CAMIFF Ambassador and Nollywood star, Ramsey Noah, said film actors and makers need not compromise, explaining that it is viewers who determine what is good enough and what is not. 

5 Year-Old Girl Kills Self While Playing With Dad's Gun In US

In a tragic incident, a five-year- old girl in the US has accidentally shot herself dead while playing with her father's handgun in Lousiana, media reports said today.

The girl, Haley Moore, was spending the weekend at her father's house with her elder sister and brother. Just before they were about to leave for a movie, she found her father's gun at the house and began playing with the firearm.

Her father told investigators that Moore was playing with the gun when she shot herself inside the home in Lousiana's LaPlace area yesterday, New York Daily News reported.

The father was taking a shower when he heard a gunshot. He rushed to the spot and discovered that his daughter had accidentally shot herself, investigators said.

Authorities said the handgun had not been safely stored before the shooting occurred. Her father had left the .45-caliber gun on the table.

Joe Jackson Still Struggling For Life

Joe Jackson

The patriarch of the Jackson family, Joe Jackson is lying critically ill in hospital after suffering a stroke. And according to sources, his wife is taking steps to prepare her children for the worst possible outcome.

“Katherine decided that it was time to hold a mandatory family meeting,” the source revealed.

“Next week, they are all getting together at the family’s estate to discuss the last thing they wanted to talk about, which is the money. Katherine and Joe want to let all the kids know that Joe’s money will be divided equally amongst the siblings. They believe that, by doing this, it will prevent any family drama to occur and no one will feel left out. Joe told Katherine to let them all know that no matter what happens, the last thing he wants is for his family to be destroyed like they were after Michael’s death.”

Charlie Sheen Settles $1 Million Lawsuit With Angry Ex-Employee

Charlie Sheen reached a settlement in the $1 million legal battle with his ex-employee, despite his claims that he did nothing wrong, reports have revealed. As reported, Keith Fitzgerald had filed a federal lawsuit against his former boss, along with company 9th Step Productions.

According to Fitzgerald, Sheen hired him in 2013, offering a 3-year contract with a salary of $300,000, medical benefits and 20% incentive bonus to boot.

Mariah Carey ‘Suspends’ Wedding To James Packer Amid Heated Divorce Feud With Nick Cannon

Though she has been all smiles over the past few months as she continues to celebrate her engagement to James Packer, Mariah Carey is now facing some upsetting new drama as she plans her dream wedding to the billionaire!