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A Kenyan girl, Emily Nyaruiru, who is ‘married’ to identical twin brothers, Peter Kimathi and Teddy Kimathi is expecting their first child. 
Emily, 18, said she is not sure who the father is as she is ‘married’ to both men and either of them could be responsible.

The expectant mother who went viral after she declared her love for the twins defended their relationship saying it is their choice and they are happy.
She dismissed people judging them based on their religion saying they are just humans and should not be viewed differently for their faith.  She noted that she enjoys making love to the twins and they keep her satisfied every time. Emily disclosed that her mother had been against their relationship in the early stages.

“My mum had been against the relationship, especially them being twins. She asked me to opt for one. However, I insisted I’m ok with the duo. She is now very supportive,” she said. The twin brothers refer to Emily as their wife, adding that the trio sleep on the same bed. 
“We are family, this is our wife, me and my bro, we are twins. We live together, we share the same bed,” they said. 

Speaking to a local station, Peter who met Emily first recalled that at the time he was dating Emily, there were moments he would allow his brother to handle phone conversations on his behalf.
All this while, Emily was unaware that she was speaking to someone else considering the similarity in their voices. When questioned about how he felt when his brother fell for his woman, Peter calmly intimated that he was very much okay with the situation.

“We have grown up together, we have done things together, there is that brotherly bond therefore I saw no issue with it,” he stated. Emily excitedly recalled that after meeting the two, she decided to love them both considering they had similar traits.
Despite the scenario, the twins who have lived with the same woman for one year maintained that they will all be caring for the child and fulfilling their responsibilities.
“She called us on a surprise date, we go out together, she showed us the pregnancy test results at first we were shocked but later accepted because we are serious with her, ” Peter stated.

Speaking about how they manage their decisions, the twins intimated that they are both heads of the family and share equal responsibilities.

They additionally pointed out that at the start of their newly found love things were difficult from acceptance amongst family members to members of the society and neighbours, however with time, the dust finally settled and people respect their relationship.

With a baby on the way, the trio vow to continue living together in love and harmony as they care for their new bundle of joy.

Several flights were on Monday rescheduled following the protest by students at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Students had threatened to shut down the airport over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

As early as 7: 00 am, the students who are members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), blocked the international airport causing gridlock on both ends of the airport.

The students later moved to the domestic airport, causing a standstill situation along the airport road and Mobolaji Bank Anthony road leading to the local airport.

Both domestic terminal one also known as the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) and terminal two operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Service Limited (BASL) of the Airport and the MMA were shut down by the students preventing passengers from accessing the airport.

At the GAT, the protesting students were joined briefly by a former Students Union Government President of the University of Lagos and Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore.

He joined in solidarity with the students and decried the inability of the Federal Government and ASUU to resolve the lingering strike.

Our correspondent learnt that some local and international flights were rescheduled because of the protest.

When filing this report, the students were still at the GAT and Arik Air headquarters.

William Ruto has taken the oath of office and was sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president on Tuesday. This came in a week after the Supreme Court rejected a challenge by his main political opponent, Raila Odinga. 

Ruto who had a strained relationship with his former boss Uhuru Kenyatta told a cheering crowd  that “a village boy has become the president of Kenya,” to the cheers of the crowd”Speaking in his new leadership role, Ruto, who was deputy president for a decade the 55-year-old Ruto has the job of combating an economic crisis in East Africa’s wealthiest and most stable nation, where food and fuel prices are surging, unemployment is high and public debt rising.

The election that installed Ruto as Kenya’s president was appealed by Odinga but the country’s apex court upheld the result announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IBEC) chair, Wafula Chebukati.

Many African leaders such as Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni among others graced the occasion that took place at the 60,000-capacity Moi International Stadium, Kasarani, Nairobi, the nation’s capital.

Ruto’s predecessor and former principal, Uhuru Kenyatta during the ceremony said, “My family and I join all Kenyans in wishing the very best to our next President Dr William Samoei Ruto and extending to him our warmest congratulations for receiving the mandate of Kenyans to lead us as our 5th president.”

On Monday, King Charles III led a procession through the Scottish capital Edinburgh behind the coffin of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on its way to St Giles’ Cathedral.

Charles followed the coffin up the Royal Mile from the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where it had rested overnight, alongside the queen’s three other children.

It came amid the sound of guns fired at one-minute intervals from Edinburgh Castle.
The songs of hymns were being held as the tributes continued.

Manchester City star, Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of one count of rape brought against him by a 19-year-old woman.
According to Sun UK, he was today found not guilty of one count of r3pe on the direction of the judge at his trial at Chester Crown Court.

The Manchester City footballer, 28, was cleared of the rape of a 19-year-old woman at his home in Prestbury, Cheshire on July 24, last year.

Co-accused Louis Saha Mendy, 41, was also found not guilty on the direction of the judge of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault against the same woman.

Judge Stephen Everett ordered the jury to clear the defendants of those counts after the prosecution offered no further evidence and formal not guilty counts were entered.
Both men are still on trial for multiple alleged sexual offences.

An Airbus A320neo belonging to TAP Air Portugal collided with a motorcycle shortly after landing in Conakry (CKY) from Lisbon (LIS). The incident took place on Thursday night and sadly resulted in the deaths of the motorcycle’s two riders.

Flight TP1492 landed on runway 24 at Conakry’s Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport at around 23:40. While the aircraft was still on the runway, its right engine collided with a motorcycle that was crossing the runway at that time. Both riders on the motorcycle were unfortunately killed, and the driver is believed to have been identified as a security officer at the airport.

While the aircraft’s engine suffered significant damage, there were no reported injuries among the passengers and crew onboard. The return leg to Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport, flight TP1493, was subsequently cancelled, and the aircraft remains on the ground in Conakry.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Guinea (AGAC) will now commence an investigation into the incident, with the support of the airport’s safety and security department. Both TAP Air Portugal and the airport expressed their condolences to the families of those involved.

In a statement, TAP Air Portugal said: “Passengers and crew are all fine. All safety procedures were followed, but even so, it was not possible to avoid the accident. TAP is naturally collaborating with the local authorities to investigate the circumstances that led to this regrettable situation.”
Conakry’s Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport was the scene of another incident earlier this week, when an Airbus A330-200 belonging to Turkish Airlines encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing, leading to the hospitalization of five passengers.

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 32 persons in Ondo State.
The 32 victims were reportedly returning from a burial service in Benin City, Edo State over the weekend when the incident happened.

It was learned that the victims were waylaid by the gunmen while travelling in a Coaster bus.
Following the development, officers of the Amotekun Corps immediately commenced searching the Benin-Ifon to Owo forest for the abducted persons.

Adetunji Adeleye, Commandant of the corps in the state, confirmed the incident and said that the command would do all possible to rescue the victims.
In order to release the victims, the Amotekun Corps and other security agencies, according to Adeleye, had been informed and had since started a search and rescue operation.

South African Police Minister Bheki Cele and top police management have conducted a sight visit on the West Rand where eight women were raped, allegedly by a gang of Zama Zamas (illegal miners) on a mine dump on a Friday in July.  

On Sunday, Cele and the top cops, which included national police commissioner Fannie Masemola, spent the afternoon interacting with residents of West Village in Krugersdorp.
“The aim of the walkabout is to provide the police top brass [with] an opportunity to hear residents’ lived experiences on the effectiveness of the South African Police Service specialised deployment to counter the illegal mining and Zama Zamas and associated crimes in the West Rand area,” police spokesperson Lirandzu Themba said in a statement.

In July, a group of armed men attacked a production company shooting a music video in West Village.  The crew of 20 was also robbed in the attack. Four women who were on the scene were not sexually abused. There were eight men on the set.

Fourteen men have been charged with robbing and raping the group. Seventy other suspected illegal miners have appeared in court on a charge of being in the country illegally.
They were arrested during several operations by police in the aftermath of the attack.

Despite holding a visa, many Nigerians attempting to go to Dubai are denied entry at various United Arab Emirates (UAE) airports

Some of those affected have resorted to social media to request assistance, saying that they are being held in a room. The UAE government has been very strict with young Nigerians entering the country in recent weeks

Following the refusal of entry by the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), more young Nigerians have gone to social media to seek assistance.
In recent weeks, videos and photographs have emerged online depicting Nigerians, particularly those under the age of 35, being forced to sleep at airports.

This follows stiffer visa regulations introduced by United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Nigerians. The new rules followed a recent public disturbance by some Africans, most of whom were allegedly Nigerians in Dubai.
You will recall that a video emerged last week, in which some African youths, believed to be Nigerian nationals, were seen fighting in a Dubai community and destroying public properties.

UAE changes Visa requirements for Nigerians. Following the incidents, UAE announced three new Nigerian requirements mandatory for all visa applicants to provide.
The three updated requirements are hotel reservation/place of stay in UAE, six-month bank statement, and return flight ticket.

While the UAE government did not state any specific reason for the new requirement, travel experts have said the decision was taken to reduce the influx of persons with criminal intent into the country.
The measure appears to have failed to deter Nigerians from entering the country, and airport authorities have chosen to do the profiling themselves at the airport. I’m at Dubai international airport and some tiger Nigerians with valid Visas are being held in a room hours after arriving with no explanation and no information on what we can do. Please help me. There are more than 20 of us

Nigerians react
Abiodun Bello said:

“What are you guys looking for in Dubai. They made their immigration information very clear that they will only allow family to enter not single person but you guys ignored and ventured on the wasted journey”

omole_remilekun added:
“Sorry for the situation you people found your in Dubai, but let me tell you the bitter truth eeh from that room that you people are, you’re all coming back to Nigeria accordingly depending on the flight that you travel with. I have similar issue in Bahrain in July before I know”

Pilots reportedly sleep

In another development, a serious tragic incident was averted after pilots flying Ethiopian Airlines missed landing.

The pilots were reportedly asleep while approaching the airport, leading to panic among passengers.

Ethiopian Airlines have now decided to suspend the two pilots with further investigation to be carried out.

A United Nations helicopter has crashed while flying over the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province, the World Food Programme (WFP) said.
The UN Humanitarian Air Service chopper, managed by the WFP, went down near the city of Goma on Friday morning.

There were no passengers on board and three crew members were injured, the aid agency told Reuters news agency in an emailed response.
Without providing further detail, the WFP said the cause of the crash was not yet clear.
Eight peacekeepers were killed in March when a UN helicopter crashed in the area of Tshanzu, in North Kivu.

That helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission when it went down amid clashes between the Congolese army and a rebel group known as the M23.
DRC’s army at the time said the helicopter was shot down by rebels, which the M23 denied.
The UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO did not state the cause of the crash and said investigations were underway.