A Magistrate Court sitting in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Tuesday, sentenced controversial hip-hop artiste Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months’ imprisonment for assault, with an option of a N30,000 fine. It will be recalled that Portable was earlier arraigned before the Magistrate Court in April 2023 on a three-count charge bordering on…
— for all the priests with passwords to the afterlife — Uncle Priest came again today…His staff rattling louder than common sense.He wiped his mouth,Licked his lipsLike a lizard before prophecyAnd said: “Your father is stranded…At the border between Ogbomoshoand the Underworld!” “What happened?” we asked. He looked around…Lowered his voiceLike a goat in laborand whispered: “He has no…
Justice Nwosu-Iheme found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8, 2022. The judge sentenced Nwachukwu to death while sentencing him after the court had held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty. READ ALSO: FG Slams 23-Count Charge…
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. The pontiff, who was Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, became pope in 2013 after his predecessor Benedict XVIresigned. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a statement released by the Vatican. He said: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce…
Veteran journalist and former National Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Pa Jola Ogunlusi, has passed away at the age of 91. A respected figure in Nigeria’s media industry, Ogunlusi served the NUJ with distinction and contributed significantly to journalism in his lifetime. Responding to the news, veteran labour leader, Comrade Owei Lakemfa wrote: Comrade Jola Ogunlusi…
An active shooter has been reported on Florida State University’s campus, with students told to shelter in place. An alert was sent out to all students and staff at the university in Tallahassee, Florida, at 12.02 pm local time. Four people have been reported as injured and are receiving treatment in Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Hospital, according to NBC. A reporter on…
(A RESPONSE TO THE VAGABONDS IN POWER WHO BANNED THE SONG) “Many years ago when Eedris sang ‘NIGERIA JAGA JAGA’, Obasanjo said it was his father’s house that was ‘jaga jaga.’ Today, if you check between him and Obasanjo who was right, you will see that he was indeed right, for Nigeria has finally ‘jaga jaga’ finish.” — Anonymous…
The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House. “Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges,” the Department of Education said in a statement….
Harvard University rejected the Trump administration’s demands for policy changes at the school on Monday, putting nearly $9 billion in federal funding at risk. The university received a letter from a federal task last week outlining additional policy demands tied to nearly $9 billion in federal funding, CNN previously reported. “We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will…
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over allegations of criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, and character assassination against Yoruba Fuji musician Mr. Okunola Saheed, widely known as “Osupa.” In a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the arrest…
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