MARRIED-MOTHER-OF-THREE- TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY TO HAVING SEX WITH HER STUDENT, 16, IN BID TO AVOID PRISON (BUT SHE COULD STILL BE LOCKED UP FOR A THREESOME SHE HAD WITH ANOTHER TEACHER AND THE SAME STUDENT)

A 32-year-old English teacher admitted in court Thursday that she had sex with a 16-year-old student, in a forgiving plea deal that gets her out of serving any prison time or having to register as a sex offender. Former Destrehan High School teacher Shelley Dufresne was arrested in September after the teen in question started bragging to friends at the St Charles Parish, Louisiana school that he had slept with two teachers.  An investigation later revealed

CBN TO PUBLISH NAMES OF CHRONIC BANK DEBTORS TO SLASH DEBIT CARDHOLDERS' SPENDING OVERSEAS

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday expressed deep concerns about the growing amount of Non-Performing Loans in the books of Deposit Money Banks and said it would publish the names of chronic debtors. The Director, Banking Supervision, CBN, Mrs. Tokunbo Martins, who stated this at a press briefing after the 321st meeting of the Bankers’ Committee in Lagos, said the central bank, in collaboration with the committee, had also decided to stop the serial debtors from buying foreign currencies at the official interbank foreign exchange market.

JONATHAN'S WIFE WANTS INEC TO RIG RIVERS'S POLL - AMAECHI

AHEAD of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, of pressurising the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to rig the governorship election in the state. Amaechi, who observed that President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife was in Okrika, her hometown, for the governorship election, hoped that there would not be a repeat of alleged electoral malpractices that happened on March 28 in the state.

NANNY DEMANDS N15M FOR KIDNAPPED LAGOS CHILDREN

A nanny, Mary Akinloye, who allegedly kidnapped three kids in the Surulere area of Lagos State has demanded N15m from the victim’s parents, source has learnt. We learnt that the family was contacted on Thursday by the suspect and others, who were suspected to be members of her group. They were said to have demanded the N15m as ransom. Source Metro had reported on Wednesday that the

COULD BEING SKINNY IN MIDDLE AGE RAISE YOUR RISK OF DEMENTIA? UNDERWEIGHT PEOPLE THIRD MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP DISEASES

Being underweight in mid-life could increase your risk of dementia, claim researchers. A new study shows you are a third more likely to be diagnosed with diseases such as Alzheimer's than those of a healthy weight.Obese people appear to be protected against dementia, with a risk around 30 per cent lower than those of healthy weight.The findings contradict many previous studies which have suggested that being fat – with a high Body Mass Index (BMI) - could raise the risk.

HOW JOB BURNMOUT MAKES YOU DO DUMB THINGS

Talk about a brain drain: Feeling burned out at work can hijack your decision-making process, finds preliminary research from the U.K.  In the study, workers across a range of occupations who scored highest on measures of burnout were more likely to make spontaneous or irrational decisions—or no choices at all—than those who felt better about their jobs. That may be because burnout makes it hard to care about what’s going on around you, or the consequences of your actions, says study author Evie Michailidis, Ph.D. (c). 

DAVID BECKHAM ATTENDS SOUL CYCLE CLASS FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW AS HE MAKES SURE HE SAYS IN SHAPE

They say that it's a good idea to stick with what you know - and David Beckham has been doing just that when it comes to his fitness regime. The 39-year-old sportsman headed to his favourite Soul Cycle class in Brentwood, California, where he worked up a sweat for the third day running. 

KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN SET TO HOST CLUB IN LAS VEGAS......

Though she is a mother of three (one a newborn), Kourtney Kardashian will be ringing in her 36th birthday in Las Vegas.  The E! star is asking her fans to join her at 1 OAK nightclub at The Mirage Hotel and Casino on April 19 - the actual date of her special day - where she's hosting a bash with music by DJ E-Rock. It is not known if her partner Scott Disick - who has yet to publicly address his addiction issues - will join her.

PHARRELL WILLIAMS REVEALS HE WAS FIRED BY MCDONALD'S THREE TIMES FOR BEING LAZY

Pharrell Williams has revealed he was sacked from THREE different McDonald's when he was younger. The singer told Seth Meyers on Wednesday night that he was fired simply for being lazy.

The 42-year-old admitted the only thing he was good at while working there was 'eating chicken nuggets.'I got fired from McDonald's,' he told the Late Night With Seth Meyers host. 'Three times, not just once. The Voice judge confirmed to a stunned Meyers it was from three different locations, and that 'you have to figure it out' if you want to get rehired from the same company that many times.

'I was lazy. I was very lazy,' he sheepishly admitted, before doing an impression of his boss barking orders: 'Williams! Go mop the.... whatever it's called,' he trailed off, as Meyers pointed out he deserved to be in trouble if he didn't even know what a floor was called.'You know, I'd go out there, but the problem is is I get caught up in the music, because they would play music in the... I don't even know what its called. Out in the dining area?' he said as he continued to struggle with his fast food lexicon. 'So the music would be playing and I'm like: "I'm a hustler baby!" he sang falsetto as he groovily emulated mopping. 'At a certain point they just realised that I was no help,' he conceded. 'I was only good at eating the chicken nuggets.'In an ironic twist of fate, Williams would go on to co-write the Justin Timberlake song I'm

'I RAN'': KILLER COP WITNESS TELLS HOW HE FLED SCENE IN FEAR AFTER HE TOLD OFFICERS HE HAD AN INCRIMINATING VIDEO

The eyewitness who filmed the harrowing moment a white cop fatally shot an unarmed black man in the back has revealed he told officers at the scene about his video - but became afraid and decided to flee with the vital evidence still in his possession. Feidin Santana, a 23-year-old barber, has been hailed a hero for keeping his cellphone camera trained on Officer Michael Slager as he fired eight shots at Walter Scott, 50, in North Charleston, South Carolina

FIVE BULLET WOUNDS TO THE BACK AND FEW QUESTIONS ASKED: ANGER OVER KILLER COP'S ''COVER-UP'' GROWS LOUDER QUESTIONS RAISED OVER HIS FELLOW OFFICER'S ACTIONS

North Charleston police are facing growing accusations that killer cop Michael Slager would have got away with a cover up had a bystander video not emerged - as questions emerge over his colleagues' conduct after the shooting. Seven of Slager's fellow cops responded to his call forback-up after the shooting - as handcuffed Walter Scott lay dead or dying with five bullet wounds to the back.

MOTHER POISONED SON TO DRIVE TRAFFIC TO HER BLOG JAILED FOR 20 YEARS

Lacey Spears, 27, from New York, blogged about her son Garnett’s ‘mystery illness’ on her blog, ‘Garnett’s Journey’. In fact she was giving him lethally high doses of salt.‘By not imposing the maximum, I’m exhibiting something you didn’t show your son – namely mercy,’ said Judge Robert Neary. ‘Your crime is unfathomable in its cruelty. How could a mother ever treat her child in such a callous, inhumane manner?’ Assistant District Attorney Doreen Lloyd called Garnett a normal and healthy boy made

A MAN STRANGLED HIS LOVER AFTER SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIM BED WETTING

Phillip Davies, 26, was staying the night with 25-year-old Keelie Challoner when he accidentally wet the bed.She woke up and complained to Davies about the mess, before telling him to throw the soiled mattress out of the house, at which point an embarrassed Davies started throttling her.