Actress, movie producer, singer and model Zainab Sheriff has sparked up another uproar online after posting a model photo of her pregnancy.


The Sierra Leonean model, actress and Big Brother Africa 7 aka Big Brother Africa StarGame contestant Zainab Sheriff is glowing in her pregnancy photos.

She shared some photos of her baby bump on Instagram with the caption “when pregnancy gives you curves flaunt them”.

Critics, however have reacted with disgust saying such model pictures is not part of our culture while others sees it otherwise.

Responding to her critics, Zainab wrote, “Do as you please , live freely. Do you, the world will adjust. Don’t try to explain yourself to idiots, you are not the Bleep face whisperer .
MY BODY.
MY ART .
MY VISION.”

Sierra Leone‬’s information minister, Mohamed Bangura has confirmed the release of the country’s kidnapped diplomat, Alfred Nelson-Williams.

Minister Bangura stated that Maj Gen Nelson Williams is back at his base in the capital Abuja. However, It was not immediately clear whether any ransom was paid for his release.

Alfred Nelson-Williams, defence attaché and deputy head of Sierra Leone’s high commission in Abuja, was abducted on July 1 while travelling to Kaduna, 200km north of Nigeria’s federal capital.

"He is in sound health," Nigerian police spokesman Don Awunah was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

Maj Gen Williams is believed to be the first Sierra Leone diplomat to be abducted anywhere in the world since the country became independent in 1961. His seizure was hugely embarrassing for the Nigerian government, correspondent say.

Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria Rtd. Major General Nelson Williams has been kidnapped in Nigeria.

According to Embassy sources in Nigeria, He was kidnapped sometimes yesterday.

"He left the Sierra Leone mission in Abuja and went to attend a military graduation ceremony in Kaduna. At 4am this morning, the embassy accountant received a strange phone call. It was the kidnappers. They placed Nelson-Williams on the line and after he identified himself to the accountant, the Kidnappers came back on the line and informed he was in their custody and they had kidnapped him and wanted a ransom demand of around 44 million Naira (about $150,000).", the Embassy sources said.

The kidnappers have now called the Embassy twice this morning threatening unsavory outcome if their ransom demand is not met.

According to sources, one of the calls had Nelson Williams sounding very low and frightened. The whereabouts of his driver (and those he was supposed to be with on the said trip), is presently unknown.

The exact details of how the kidnap happened is currently unknown. The Nigerian Police, Intelligence Service and Foreign Office in Nigeria are now working with the Sierra Leone Embassy in Abuja to investigate the matter. The Nigerian military has also been informed. Nelson Williams was a former Head of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces.

Annie Walsh, one of ‪Sierra Leone‬'s Grade A schools, is to expel two of its pupils after a photo went viral apparently showing them kissing in public in their school uniform.



Two weeks ago, witnesses said as the two girls were heading home from school when they both yelled “kiss me” before engaging in the kiss.

The student said their very public display of love in the form of a kiss was part of how they express themselves to perform a “non-conformist” act.

The act got the them expelled from school , and now they also face disqualification from the attending any other school in Sierra Leone , too.

Meanwhile, the students said they would choose to pull off the same “non-conformist” act if they had it to do over again.

The students explussion has sparked reaction within the school, the country and also on social media . Most comments on social media were against the administration’s decision. Many Said the students have been treated unfairly.

Some comemmentator said the kiss was about drawing attention to gay and lesbian students who are treated poorly in Sierra Leone .

The ages of the girls have not been made public but in senior secondary school they should be in their mid to late teens.

The court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today struck out the application filed by the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki seeking a stay of proceeding of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over allegations of corruption.


Justice Abdul Aboki, who led the three-man panel, gave the ruling after the defence counsel; Kanu Agabi applied for its withdrawal saying it would be better for them to base their application on the substantive motion which bordered on the jurisdiction of the tribunal to try the Senate president.

The court asked the parties to file and perfect all their documents to enable the parties to get a new date for a hearing.

SaharaReporters learnt that Saraki and his lawyers changed their mind upon discovering that they had not filed the appropriate papers detail a reason for the strange appeal.

The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court had already decided that the tribunal has jurisdiction in the case.

Mr. Saraki's trial at the CCT will resume again on Wednesday.