A nonprofit organization is planning to unveil a Christopher Columbus statue in Brooklyn, New York, this October as part of an effort to preserve Italian-American history and heritage.

According to reports, the project is being spearheaded by Chinese-American New York State Assemblyman Lester Chang (R-Brooklyn), who plans to place the monument on private property at the John Hughes Club in Dyker Heights.

Organizers say the location will help protect the statue from potential removal by city officials.

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Speaking about the initiative, Chang said the project is about supporting the community he represents.

“I’m Chinese, but this is my community, too,” Chang said.

He also reflected on his family’s history, explaining that his father, who immigrated from China in 1924, struggled to find employment before eventually being offered work at an Italian restaurant in Liberty, New York.

The coalition is currently seeking to raise $100,000 to cover the costs of constructing and maintaining the statue.

The initiative has also received support from New York Young Republican Club President Stefano Forte, whose organization has assisted with early fundraising efforts.

Forte criticized recent efforts to remove monuments dedicated to Christopher Columbus, saying:

“At a time when Italian-American history and culture are being erased by Mayor Mamdani, our club is highlighting one of the giants of American and Italian history, Christopher Columbus.”

As of the time of reporting, Mayor Mamdani’s office had not responded to requests for comment.

The coalition’s treasurer, Gregory Lendino, described Columbus as a longstanding symbol of pride for many Italian Americans.

“It didn’t matter if you were Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal. He was just an icon that we rallied around.”

Committee member Lori Pedone also shared her personal connection to the project, expressing hope that future generations of her family would be able to see the statue and appreciate their heritage.

“My grandparents would be ecstatic knowing that we’re trying to preserve history,” she said.

“My son was recently married. Maybe my grandchildren will one day be able to see that statue and be proud of it as well.”

Organizers say the Brooklyn monument is only the beginning. The coalition hopes to provide a permanent home for other monuments that may be removed from public spaces across the United States, arguing that placing them on private property is the most practical way to preserve them.

A Facebook user has publicly accused MTN Nigeria of poor network service following the death of a 43-year-old man identified as Mr. Nwatu, alleging that he was unable to contact his family while experiencing a medical emergency.

In a lengthy post shared on Facebook, Ivan Eagle Lawson claimed that the incident occurred in Minna, Niger State, where the deceased reportedly experienced severe chest tightness, shortness of breath, and weakness shortly after returning home from church.

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According to Lawson, Mr. Nwatu attempted to contact his wife through WhatsApp and by phone using the MTN network, but his calls and messages allegedly failed to connect despite having an active data subscription.

The Facebook user alleged that Mr. Nwatu repeatedly tried to regain network access by switching airplane mode on and off, but his messages remained pending.

Lawson further claimed that the deceased had an Airtel line, but the phone was out of battery at the time.

According to the account, neighbors eventually forced their way into the house after becoming concerned when Mr. Nwatu failed to respond to knocks on his door. They reportedly found him lying on the bedroom floor in distress.

The post claimed that before he could be transported to the hospital, Mr. Nwatu began convulsing and later died.

Lawson said the deceased was 43 years old and is survived by his 36-year-old wife, a teenage daughter, and two young sons under the age of nine.
He wrote: “MTN Nigeria thankyou very much for k!IIing Mr. Nwatu, based in Minna.

My very good follower’s husband.

Thankyou very much for ensuring that his WhatsApp calls and phone calls weren’t connecting when he started feeling chest tightness and weakness of his legs, and tried to call for someone to carry him to the hospital.

Thankyou very much for making a 36 year old woman a widow with 1 teenage daughter and 2 boys under 9 years old.

Mr. Nwatu woke up healthy this morning, went to church with his wife and after service by 2pm, returned home alone, leaving his both youngest kids with the wife who was attending some church women group get-together.

His 13 year old first daughter is currently in boarding school in Lagos.

What Mr. Nwatu didn’t immediately tell his wife was that he was beginning to have shortness of breath as he sat in the keke-napep back home.

What Mr. Nwatu didn’t tell his wife was that there was a persistent ringing sound behind his ears and a dull throbbing headache around his occiput.

Mr. Nwatu got home, took a paracetamol and tried to sleep but started feeling a crushing weight on his chest.

He tried to stand up and stroll to the kitchen thinking it was hunger; and realized his legs couldn’t support his body and he was laboring to breathe.

He opened his WhatsApp and tried to call his wife, but there was no network reception.

He texted her and it didn’t go.

It didn’t even tick once.

Just a pending timer despite switching in and out of airplane mode repeatedly.

He checked his MTN balance and saw he had over 8gb left.

Why then wasn’t he getting Internet access?

Mr. Nwatu has an Airtel number on his other phone, but the phone was dead due to flat battery.

Mr. Nwatu was forced to lay helpless on his rugged bedroom floor and try to catch his breath while praying for a miracle.

According to reports, the caretaker of the house they lived in showed up at their front door to deliver a message because he met the door locked from inside.

No one responded despite him persistently knocking and calling out.

Caretaker tried to call Mr. Nwatu on phone as the known head of the house, and finds Mr
Nwatu’s number unreachable.

Naturally he calls the wife and she tells him she’s attending an event within her church premises, but her hubby is at home.

Caretaker insists that no one is responding to his knocks at their front door.

Mrs Nwatu starts calling hubby and finds his both lines switched off and unreachable.

She tries WhatsApp.

Not reachable.

Wife panics and calls caretaker, but caretaker suddenly isn’t picking either.

She calls her next door neighbor and explains the situation to him.

Neighbor turns around the backyard to Mr. Nwatu’s window calling his name.

He hears a voice mumbling weakly from the inside.

One word:

‘Please call my wife’.

Neighbor panics, runs to call another neighbor and they break down the sitting room front door, sprint into the bedroom and find Mr. Nwatu lying on the floor, sweating profusely and breathing like a woman in labour.

While one of the neighbors calls his wife to get a Bolt cab on her way over, so they move Mr. Nwatu to the hospital, the other neighbor proceeds to ask him how he ended up on the floor, and Mr. Nwatu narrates to them how he got back from church with a persistent headache, tightness of the chest and shortness of breath— leading to his collapsing.

Before the wife shows up, Mr. Nwatu suddenly starts writhing, convulsing and foaming from the mouth.

Before all 3 of them can heft Mr. Nwatu’s limp body out into the cab his wife had hailed and rush her husband to the hospital, Mr. Nwatu had given up the ghost.

He was moved to the mortuary an hour ago.

Mr. Nwatu had almost 3 whole hours to save his life and have the opportunity to see Monday.

But MTN Nigeria stripped him of it.

He was only 43.

If you are a Nigerian reading this post, this MTN pandemic concerns you!!

Over the last 15 months, MTN Nigeria network quality has depreciated from the worst to unbelievably intolerable!

Especially their Internet service!!

You can only have manageable Internet access if you are using their optic fiber network broadband Internet service popularly known as MTN FibreX.

This service with modem costs between N30,000 to N45,000 to set-up, install and subscribe on as a first-time user, and subsequently N30,000 a month for their unlimited monthly plan.

How many struggling Nigerians can afford this in today’s economy?

MTN we are tired of dying because of inability to connect to the Internet on medical emergencies to save our lives.

MTN we are tired of buying data that crawls and trips off every 3 minutes of browsing.

Snail-paced data that you people drink and empty with the speed of a Cheetah on steroids.

MTN we are tired of toggling our flight mode on and off 20,000 times a day just to get network reception to receive good morning messages on WhatsApp.

How many more Mr. Jonah Nwatus will there be before you people give Nigerians value for our money?

How many more innocent women will you make widows?

If you are a Nigerian and this pops up on your feed, please share it and use the #MTNCOMPENSATEUS and #WEMUSTNOTBUYMTNFIBREX hashtag.

There is going to be a nationwide social media protest where Nigerians put their feet firmly down and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

There may be a March too.

ENOUGH OF THE CRAPPY, FRUSTRATING NETWORK AND EXORBITANT DATA RATES!!!!!!!

MTN NEEDS TO COMPENSATE US BY IMPROVING THEIR SERVICE, REDUCING THEIR DATA RATES AND PAYING EVERY VERIFIED NIGERIAN MTN CUSTOMER COMPENSATION OF AIRTIME, CASH OR DATA FOR ALL THE PAIN THEY HAVE CAUSED US!

WE MUST NOT ALL BUY THEIR MTN FIBRE-X.

There should be a USABLE package to suit every one’s budget.

Irrespective of your status in society as a Nigerian, FUNCTIONAL and EFFICIENT Internet access should NOT be a prayer point!!

We have endured this nonsense long enough and we are tired of losing our lives because MTN’s constantly BAD telecommunications service prevents us from communicating and getting help in moments of crisis and urgency.

I’m taking this campaign to X, TikTok and Instagram even though I’m not very active there”

An Israeli survivor of the October 7 Hamas attack has tragically died by suicide nearly three years after his girlfriend was killed during the deadly assault.

The deceased, identified as Bar Asraf, 30, was reportedly found dead on Saturday evening at the graveside of his late girlfriend, Liron Barda, in a cemetery in Elkana, located in the West Bank.

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According to reports, Asraf was discovered with a gunshot wound to his chest. Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene but sadly pronounced him dead upon arrival.

Reports indicate that Asraf had struggled with the loss of Barda, who was among the victims killed when Hamas militants attacked the Nova Music Festival near the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. The attack claimed the lives of hundreds of people and left many others injured or traumatized.

Friends and those close to Asraf said he remained deeply connected to Barda’s memory following her death.

According to French-Jewish activist Jérémy Benhaïm, who shared news of Asraf’s passing on X, the 30-year-old frequently visited Barda’s parents and regularly paid tribute to her at her gravesite.

See below……..

A 32-year-old woman, Serena Desiree Dolnics, has been arrested after she allegedly st@bbed her father to death before removing his h@art from his chest during a gruesome incident at their home in Valparaiso, Indiana.

According to authorities, Dolnics was booked into jail early Monday on a murder charge following the discovery of her 69-year-old father, Gregory Dolnics, inside their residence.

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Police said officers were dispatched to the home at around 8 p.m. on Sunday after concerned family members reported that they had been unable to contact either Serena or her father.

While one of the relatives was speaking with a 911 operator, they reportedly began receiving calls and text messages from one of Serena’s friends, who allegedly made the disturbing discovery.

When officers forced their way into the home, they reportedly found Serena covered in blood.
According to investigators, Gregory Dolnics was found lying lifeless on the floor beside blood-stained furniture.

Authorities said he had suffered multiple slash wounds to his head, face, the back of his neck, and his hands.

Police also alleged that his heart had been removed and was found lying on his body.

Investigators recovered three bl00d-stained knives from the residence, according to reports.

According to online jail records from the Porter County Sheriff’s Office, officers observed cuts on Serena’s hands when they arrived.

She reportedly claimed the injuries were caused by gardening tools.

Police documents further state that Serena told investigators she and her father generally had a good relationship despite occasional disagreements.

According to investigators, she stated:

“she and her dad get along so well but have small tiffs here and there and that they both get over it quickly,”

Police added in their report:

“Serena stated that she did not observe Gregory injured or hurt at all,”
Serena appeared in court via video on Thursday wearing a suicide-prevention vest, where she pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.

When asked whether she planned to hire an attorney, she reportedly responded:

“I’ll figure it out.”

A judge ordered that she remain in custody without bond.

She is scheduled to return to court for a hearing regarding her legal representation.
According to reports, Dolnics has a prior criminal record that includes a guilty plea related to substance abuse in 2024, a conviction for driving while intoxicated in 2017, and a public intoxication offense in 2016.

The case remains under investigation, and Serena Dolnics is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Authorities in Colombia have recovered human remains believed to be those of the unborn baby of 21-year-old María Camila Potosí, who was eight months pregnant when she was allegedly murdered.

The discovery comes days after María’s body was found with her unborn baby missing, a case that shocked many people across the country.

According to reports, María was last seen on July 16 riding on the back of a motorcycle in Polvorines, a community in the southwestern Colombian city of Cali.

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Her body was later discovered on July 20 along the banks of the Meléndez River in Cali. Authorities reported that her unborn baby was no longer in her womb.

Investigators said that on July 30, human remains believed to be those of María’s unborn daughter, Alahia, were found in a wooded area close to where her mother’s body had earlier been recovered.

Authorities are working to formally confirm the identity of the remains through forensic examinations.
Police have arrested five suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder, including Yulieth Angulo, the woman who was reportedly seen riding the motorcycle with María before her disappearance.

According to investigators, Angulo allegedly admitted that she gained María’s trust before she was lured into what police believe was a planned kidnapping and murder carried out by the group.

Authorities also revealed that two of the five suspects were allegedly making arrangements to obtain passports and flee the country before they were arrested.

The suspects are facing charges including aggravated femicide, kidnapping, and forced disappearance.

Investigators disclosed that one of the arrested suspects eventually led detectives to the wooded area where the remains believed to be those of María’s unborn baby were discovered.

A young woman from Lokoja, Kogi State, has become the subject of widespread discussion on social media after she was allegedly caught attempting to put a substance she described as a love charm into her ex-boyfriend’s food.

In a video circulating online, the woman was seen being questioned after she was allegedly found with the substance.

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According to those present in the video, the woman admitted that the substance was intended to spiritually bind her ex-boyfriend so that he would remain emotionally attached to her.

While speaking during the recording, the woman claimed that she and one of her friends visited a traditional spiritual practitioner in Adankolo, where they obtained what she referred to as “jazz” (a traditional love charm).

She maintained that her intention was not to harm or kill her ex-boyfriend but to influence him emotionally.

Narrating what happened in Pidgin, she said:

“I tell the man say my ex lock me he go talk say he go do am make he unlock me so as we reached there, he say make we drop money we drop money so that day my ex no unlock me that evening, i con texted one girl (Her friend)like that, I text her she con follow me talk for am as i come his brother dey inside and that him own room i go cook food that day”

When asked whether she intended to spiritually “lock” her boyfriend, she replied:

“Yes”

See video below………

Alleged Love Charm: Lokoja girl Reportedly Caught Attempting to Put Suspected Juju in Ex-Boyfriend’s Food

A young girl from lokoja has reportedly been caught after allegedly attempting to lace her ex-boyfriend’s food with a substance she claimed was intended to spiritually… pic.twitter.com/YotysFHlLz

— Sir Kay (@Rise_Forge) July 30, 2026

A Nigerian woman has become the center of attention on social media after sharing a video showing the outcome of a makeup session done by a Chinese makeup artist.

In the now-viral clip, the makeup artist could be seen applying cosmetics to the woman’s face. However, the finished look appeared noticeably different from what many viewers expected, prompting widespread reactions online.

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Sharing the video on social media, the woman humorously admitted that she found the result surprising and couldn’t help but laugh at the outcome.

She captioned the video:

“Can’t believe i allowed this on my face mehn it’s a lot 😩😩😭😭😂😂😭😭 I just had to laugh cause what😭🙂‍↔️”

The video quickly gained traction across social media platforms, with many users flooding the comment section to share their opinions.

While some viewers found the makeover amusing and joked about the final appearance, others suggested that the makeup style may not have been suited to the woman’s facial features or skin tone.

See video below……..

Between nigerian woman and a chinese makeup artist pic.twitter.com/ZQgPGThszN

— Iamelizabeth (@elizabethblogng) July 31, 2026

Read the reactions below……….

A mother of three, Rebeca Brisal, has tragically died after undergoing a tummy tuck procedure that was carried out by a barber posing as a medical doctor in the Dominican Republic.

According to her family, Rebeca had long hoped to undergo an abdominoplasty, a cosmetic procedure commonly known as a tummy tuck.

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Her sister, Ashley, said Rebeca told her she had found what she believed to be a qualified doctor, identified as Emanuel Hernández, who agreed to perform the surgery.
According to Ashley, just days before the operation, Rebeca informed Hernández that she had two hernias, a medical condition in which an organ or tissue pushes through a weak area in the muscle or surrounding tissue.

Despite this, Ashley alleged that Hernández assured her by saying he would be “killing two birds with one stone” before proceeding with the operation.

The surgery was reportedly scheduled for July 23, and Rebeca initially shared the address of a hospital in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, where she believed the procedure would take place.

However, on July 24, she reportedly underwent the surgery before her family received a call informing them that she had developed serious complications.
Ashley said she rushed to the location expecting to find a medical facility but instead found what she described as an ordinary house that had been converted into a clinic.

She claimed that when she arrived, Hernández allegedly fled the property by climbing over a fence.

According to Rebeca’s death certificate, she died from respiratory failure and pulmonary oedema, a condition involving the accumulation of fluid in the lungs.

Her family also alleged that the clinic lacked the essential medical equipment needed to stabilise her when complications developed.

Speaking to local media, one of Rebeca’s brothers-in-law said:

“She developed complications and fluid started building up in my sister-in-law’s lungs.

“That clinic didn’t have the equipment to drain the fluid or stop a haemorrhage.”

The family believes Hernández changed the location of the surgery at the last minute to avoid sharing the proceeds with the medical facility where Rebeca had completed her pre-operative examinations.
Following the incident, authorities reportedly launched an investigation and allegedly discovered that Emanuel Hernández was not a licensed medical doctor but a barber.

Investigators are continuing efforts to locate Hernández while examining the legality of the clinic, including whether it was licensed to perform surgical procedures and properly equipped to handle medical emergencies.

Rebeca is survived by her husband, Oscar, and their three children.

A Delta State High Court sitting in Ogwashi-Uku has sentenced Macaulay Desmond Oghenemaro and Enaike Onoriode to death by hanging for the kidnapping and ritual murder of Elozino Joshualia Ogege, a first-class, 300-level Mass Communication student of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka.

The judgment was delivered by Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, who found the two men guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit murder, and murder after a lengthy legal process that spanned several years.

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The court discharged and acquitted a third defendant, Nwosisi Benedict Uche, after finding insufficient evidence to establish his involvement in the crime.

A fourth defendant, identified as native doctor Robinson Obajero Ojokojo, died while the trial was still ongoing.
According to prosecutors, Elozino Ogege was deceived into leaving after she was allegedly told she would be meeting an agent who could help her secure off-campus accommodation.

Instead, she was abducted and later murdered in what the prosecution described as a ritual killing allegedly connected to suspected “Yahoo Yahoo Plus” activities.

The tragic incident, which occurred in 2019, sparked widespread outrage across Nigeria and renewed calls for stronger action against ritual killings and internet fraud-related crimes.
Following the court’s decision, Delta State Solicitor-General Omamuzo Erebe (SAN) described the verdict as a landmark judgment that finally delivered justice to Elozino Ogege’s family after years of waiting.

He said the ruling also serves as a strong warning to individuals involved in ritual killings, kidnapping, and other violent crimes that they will eventually be brought to justice.

The judgment has also been welcomed by legal practitioners, community leaders, and advocacy groups, who described it as an important step in the fight against ritual killings and criminal activities linked to internet fraud.

A rare two-headed gecko named Simon and Garfunkel has gone viral on social media after astonishing animal lovers with its unusual appearance and remarkable survival.

The tiny reptile unexpectedly hatched at Rockstar Geckos, a husband-and-wife breeding business located in Carbon County, northeastern Pennsylvania.

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The gecko was born with dicephaly, a rare congenital condition in which an embryo partially splits into identical twins but fails to separate completely, resulting in a single body with two distinct heads.
According to a spokesperson for Rockstar Geckos, there was nothing unusual about the egg during incubation until it finally hatched on June 29.

The breeders revealed that they were initially warned that animals born with dicephaly rarely survive for long. However, Simon and Garfunkel has continued to thrive, defying expectations.

At four weeks old, the tiny gecko weighs just 1.8 grams and has continued to grow stronger.

Speaking to NeedToKnow, Rockstar said: “They’re doing great.

“They seem to be doing well, so we’re very happy about that.”

Celebrating the reptile’s four-week milestone, the breeders shared an update online highlighting just how small the gecko still is.

They wrote:

“Here they are at 4 weeks old!

“I chose these photos specifically to show just how tiny they still are, only 1.8 grams.

“It’s hard to grasp until you see them next to a fingernail.”

The breeders also revealed that both heads are capable of feeding without assistance.

“Both heads eat independently, no assistance needed. Just look at that full tummy!”
Sharing another update to celebrate the milestone, the breeders explained that the gecko’s coordination has continued to improve as it grows.

They wrote:

“Here they are at 4 weeks old!

“I chose these photos specifically to show just how tiny they still are, only 1.8 grams.

“It’s hard to grasp until you see them next to a fingernail. On the bright side, their coordination is improving, and they’re starting to move a bit more as a team!”

According to the breeders, neither of the gecko’s heads currently appears to be dominant. They also noted that the positioning of the two heads prevents them from reaching or biting one another, which has helped reduce potential complications.