University Student charged with assault after re-enacting 'Fifty Shades of Grey' scenes

A student at University of Illinois at Chicago has been charged with sexual assault after he allegedly re-enacted scenes from "Fifty Shades of Grey" on a female student. The 19-year-old Mohammad Hossain asked the woman to remove her clothing and then bound her hands above her head with a belt. He then used an additional belt to bind her legs and stuffed a necktie into her mouth.

Assistant State's Attorney Sarah Karr tells the Tribune that Hossain put a knit cap over woman's eyes, and removed her undergarments. While Hossain was striking the woman with a belt, she told him to stop "and began shaking her head and crying."

Karr reports that Hossain continued striking the woman, also with his fists. He then sexually assaulted her as she consistently asked him to stop.

USA Today reports Hossain's roommate came to their dorm room after the incident. Hossain blocked the door so the roommate could not enter.

According to prosecutors, the woman contacted authorities after leaving the dorm. Hossain posted a Facebook status about an hour after the crime that read, "I'm finally satisfied," USA Today says.

New York Daily News reports Hossain allegedly admitted to assaulting the woman and "doing something wrong." He cited "Fifty Shades of Grey" as his inspiration for the assault.

Hossain was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and a Cook County judge set a $500,000 bail, USA Today adds.

Obasanjo publicly tearing his PDP membership card

Former Nigerian President Chief Obasanjo, had his ward chairman tear his PDP membership card at a press conference in Abeokuta this morning where he also announced his exit from the party. He said he'll stay away from party politics and remain non-partisan.

Egypt court orders release of Al-Jazeera journalists on Bail

A court in Egypt has ordered the release on bail of two Al-Jazeera English journalists, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed who were arrested in December 2013 and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in June 2014 on allegations of helping banned Muslim Brotherhood and spreading false information about the Egyptian government.

Mohammed Fahmy, a Canadian/Egyptian journalist will pay 250,000 Egyptian pounds (around £21,000) for his freedom while his colleague, Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian, will not pay anything.

The two journalist were arrested and tried alongside their Australian colleague, Peter Greste, who was deported back to his home country Australia on February 1st after the Egyptian government came up with a law allowing the deportation of foreign nationals to their home countries.