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A pretty Nepali vegetable seller has become an online sensation after photos of her went viral online. Kusum Shrestha, 18, was photographed carrying crates of tomatoes at a local market, and it has gone viral. Miss Shrestha hails from a farming family in Bagling, Gorkha, some 55 miles west of the capital, Kathmandu. She is studying management and was helping her parents during the holidays when the pictures were taken at the Fishling suspension bridge between Gorkha and Chitwan. The 18-year-old told BBC Nepali she learnt of her new-found fame from a friend. She told the broadcaster: 'My friend asked me if I am the same girl whose photos became viral on Facebook but I didn't know. 'Then she sent me the pictures and when I saw them, I found it was me. On that day, I came to sell the vegetables to help my parents. When I was on my way to sell the vegetables, RupChandra [the photographer] took my picture - but at that point of time, I didn't know th

A graduate of Madonna University, Lisaken Oteghekpen, and her longtime boyfriend -are trending online after taking their pre-wedding shoot to a whole new level. The intending couple took the photo-shots in school uniforms ahead of their wedding next month (December) -to show their love for each other which started during their school days.

Police in Mexico are hunting an amateur footballer accused of killing a referee by headbutting him after he was red carded. Fans thought the official had fainted after being knocked unconscious in the assault. But Red Cross workers were unable to revive him after racing to his aid and discovering he had no pulse. Archives The player, who reportedly fled the scene in a pick-up truck amid chaotic scenes as the ref was receiving medical attention, was named locally as Ruben Rivera Vazquez. The official, whose body was covered with a small blue tarpaulin (see pictures below) which left his feet and part of his right leg exposed until a judge arrived and let undertakers remove him, was named as Victor Trejo. The shocking incident occurred on Sunday morning around 10.30am local time at a pitch called ‘Amigos del Balon’ - Spanish for ‘Friends of the Ball’ in Tulancingo in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The player blamed for the ref’s death was representing a Sund

President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today commissioned the new central Hospital Benin City. Upper Sliuko Road, Queen Ede Gulley Erosion site, and the New Era College, built and completed by Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole's administration. See photos below;

The Chibok girl, Maryam Ali Maigyanga, who was recently rescued by troops, was flown to Maiduguri, Borno state capital, in a Nigerian Air Force NAF helicopter earlier today. See photos below;

Here are photos from the burial of of Lt. Col. Muhammadu Abu Ali and other gallant Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram insurgents, held toady at the National Cemetery Abuja.

A police sniffer dog miraculously survived after setting off a land mine in India. According to the footage shared online, the Alsatian, named Alex, can been seen walking away from his master to sniff an item by the side of the road, in India's Odisha state. But moments later the specialist police dog is thrown into the air by the force of a blast from an improvised explosive device. The animal is thrown backwards in a cloud of dust and rubble as the bomb explodes beneath its legs just yards from his handler. Incredibly Alex limped away from the incident alive having averted a major incident. However, the five-year-old dog sustained serious injuries to his legs and lower part of the eye. Alex works with the anti-bomb disposal squad of the Central Reserve Police Force.

In 2 weeks, the Ooni of Ife -Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, will be unveiling the tallest statue in Nigeria and the 3rd tallest in Africa. Standing at 42 ft, the MOREMI AJASORO statue will be unveiled right where Moremi herself lived before becoming a deity thousands of years ago as the goddess of liberty. This unveiling will act as one of the greatest achievements in Nigerian tourism.

These young men have been arrested and placed behind bars for assaulting an official of Kaduna State Traffic and Environmental Law Enforcement Agency KASTELEA.

A 13-year-old boy in India whose head was hanging at a 180-degree angle has died just eight months after life-changing surgery to fix it. Mahendra Ahirwar, who suffered from a rare condition called congenital myopathy which made the muscles in his neck so weak his head would hang, passed away suddenly. His mother Sumitra, 36, said he had his lunch, lay down to watch TV and died quietly and in no pain. Dr Rajagopalan Krishnan, who completed the surgery to straighten his neck in February this year, said he was left shocked by his sudden death. He said: 'I can only conjecture that a massive cardiac or pulmonary event might have occurred and often there are no premonitory symptoms in such cases. I think myopathy and poor chest muscles caught up with him in the end. ‘He was among the bravest children I’ve seen since my return to India and I see the most terrible and neglected deformities.' 'For me, the joy and smile on his face when his head stopped

An online appeal has been made over the plight a graduate of University of Ibadan, who welcomed a set of triplets but has no job to sustain the family. He really needs a job to keep up with the new responsibilities.