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A Canadian man has fought off a 320lb (145kg) black bear with skills he learned from years as a boxer. Rick Nelson, 61, from Ontario was walking his dog when a cub poked its head out of a shrub. Moments later, its mother charged out of the bushes and attacked. He fought off the mother bear with his bare fists, walking away with just minor scratches on his face and chest. The Canadian forestry ministry says that attacks by black bears are rare. After several swings from Mr Nelson, the bear walked away from the fight with a bloody nose. Mr Nelson said: "It just turned back around and walked away like nothing ever happened and followed the cub. So I really lucked out there." Despite his encounter, Mr Nelson told a Canadian broadcaster that he did not want people to fear black bears. The Government of Ontario says black bears usually avoid contact with humans.

A statue of the Marvel superhero Captain America is to be erected in a New York park. The company has commissioned a 13-ft (3.96m) bronze statue which will be housed in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. It will be unveiled at the San Diego Comic Con later this month before being placed in the park from 10 August. A sketch of the statue, published by USA Today , shows the character holding his signature shield in the air. Marvel's senior vice-president of licensing, Paul Gitter, told the newspaper the pose was "symbolically chosen to showcase the impressive strength of Captain America and his stoic form". The figure will also bear the superhero's quote "I'm just a kid from Brooklyn" - said in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger. However, some fans have pointed out the original comic book character was actually from Manhattan's Lower East Side. In the comics, the superhero was the son of Irish immigrants - a similar background ...

The recent Paris attack incited a broad rise in Islamophobia in the UK. Muslims from all across the country are being targeted on the street, on public transport, at work, and at educational institutes. Tell-MAMA – a national body to monitor anti-Muslim hate crime reported a 300% rise in Islamophobic incidents since the horrific attacks in Paris on November 14, 2015. The reported anti-Muslim hate attacks range from general abuse and threats to extreme violence with victims having age range from 3 year old child to over 60. Majority of the perpetrators are middle aged white males. The anger and hate against the Muslims seem to be increasing every passing day. The most worrying element is that the prime victims of these attacks are Muslim women who are visible because of their veil and modest Islamic clothing which make them visible at the street-level. A vast majority of the cases against Muslim women are taking place on public transport, where either fellow passengers...

Franca Asemota, accused of trafficking at least 40 children and young adults into Europe A 38-year-old Nigerian woman, Franca Asemota, known to her victims as Auntie Franca, reportedly used Heathrow airport as a hub to traffic at least 40 teenage children and young adults into Europe. Dailymail UK reported that a jury was today that the female trafficking boss used witchcraft to round up and terrify dozens of teenage orphans from Nigeria before selling them into prostitution in Europe The woman who is accused of luring mainly orphans from remote Nigerian villages with the promise of jobs and education, uses witchcraft, threats, and s*xual violence to ensure they did as they were told before being sold to the s*x industry in Europe. Franca’s notorious trafficking first came to light when Border Agency officials stopped two groups, one in September and one in November 2011, travelling on false passports. Although she was not arrested ...

Koko master D'Banj spent time with socialite Eunice Efole and her family, yesterday, July 5. The popular Lagos big girl took to Instagram to share a video and photos from the visit which took place at her home. More photos after the cut...

    That Professor Emily Alemika of the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Jos (UNIJOS), is the first female law professor to have come out of the entire Kogi State is an act of fate. A victim of child labour who registered for primary education at 13, she was undaunted in her drive to the top. Little wonder she is an apostle of encouragement, not only to women, but all she comes across. Prof Emily is the wife of Professor Etanibi Alemika, also of UNIJOS. Emily gives all credit to her husband. Being the first female professor of law in the whole of Kogi State I did not know I was the first in my state until I started receiving congratulatory messages. In fact, it was my senior colleague that drew my attention to it and I told him I have not thought of that because I did not set a pace for myself to be there before any other person. But in all, I thank God for the grace because that also includes the old Kwara State from which K...

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