Rapper Cardi B ordered to pause efforts to collect $3 Million owed from blogger Tasha K for spreading lies

Rapper Cardi B ordered to pause efforts to collect $3 Million owed from blogger Tasha K for spreading lies

Cardi B’s attempts to collect on $3 million owed to her by a blogger who spread lies about her being an escort have reportedly been put on hold.   According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline, a Georgia judge ordered Cardi to stand down on her efforts after Tasha K [real name: Latasha Kebe] filed…

22-year-old man and three teenagers arrested for allegedly sodomizing 8 underaged boys in Jigawa

22-year-old man and three teenagers arrested for allegedly sodomizing 8 underaged boys in Jigawa

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Jigawa State Command, have arrested a 22-year-old man and three teenagers for allegedly sodomizing eight underaged boys.     Spokesperson of the Corps in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 2, 2023, said the suspects lured the…

US boxer, Gervonta Davis jailed for two months after violating 90-day home detention order after hit-and-run crash

US boxer, Gervonta Davis jailed for two months after violating 90-day home detention order after hit-and-run crash

American boxer,  Gervonta Davis has been sent to prison for the next two months for violating the terms of a sentence that initially saw him avoid jail time.   Baltimore sheriff’s deputies took the lightweight boxing star into custody following a court hearing on Thursday, in which Judge Althea Handy ordered Davis to spend the…

Police arrest two suspects for murder of commercial tricyclist in Niger State

Police arrest two suspects for murder of commercial tricyclist in Niger State

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Sunday Paul and Bali Joshua, over the murder of a commercial tricyclist in Suleja area of the state.   Spokesperson of the the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Friday, June 2, 2023, said the suspects alongside an accomplice, Zingfa Selchak, who…

Bill Cosby sued for alleged sexual assault which happened in 1969

Bill Cosby sued for alleged sexual assault which happened in 1969

American comedian, actor, and media personality, Bill Cosby has been sued for another alleged sexual assault which reportedly happened in 1969.    Former Playboy model and noted Cosby accuser, Victoria Valentino, is alleging that he took advantage of her back in 1969, when she was trying to make it in Hollywood.   Valentino said she…

Tina Turner’s widower, Erwin Bach, seen outside $76M home for first time since singer’s death

Tina Turner’s widower, Erwin Bach, seen outside $76M home for first time since singer’s death

Tina Turner’s widower, Erwin Bach has been seen for the first time since the singer’s death.   Erwin Bach stepped outside the couple’s $76 million mansion in Küsnacht, Switzerland, on Wednesday, May 31 and was photographed taking flowers Tina Turner’s fans left behind in her honor.   The former music executive even grabbed a flower…

Ukraine ready to join NATO and waiting for invitation

Ukraine ready to join NATO and waiting for invitation

Ukranian President, Volodimir Zelenskyy has stated his nation’s readiness to join Transatlantic military alliance, NATO, a major statement of intent, given that joining NATO was one of the reasons Russia gave for invading Ukraine in February 2022. “I think security guarantees are important not only for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said during a press conference on  Thursday…

Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara, knocked for tweeting that his state is a Christian state and will stay strong to its Christian values

Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara, knocked for tweeting that his state is a Christian state and will stay strong to its Christian values

Newly inaugurated governor of Rivers state, Sim Fubara, has been criticised on Twitter after he tweeted that his state is a ‘’Christian state” and will stay strong to its Christian values.   Posting his official photo portrait on his Twitter handle, Governor Fubara wrote; ‘’Rivers State is a Christian State, and God is our foundation….

Pepsodent targets 2 million children for promotion of oral health education

Pepsodent targets 2 million children for promotion of oral health education

The leading global toothpaste brand, in collaboration with Nigeria Dental Association, NDA, and FDA, has kicked off its school activation program in primary schools across the nation to promote oral health education in Nigeria. The school activation program titled ‘Pepsodent Brush Day and Night School Program’ is targeted at educating and reaching a minimum of…

Diddy sues Diageo for alleged racist neglect of his tequila brand

Diddy sues Diageo for alleged racist neglect of his tequila brand

Music executive, Diddy has filed a lawsuit against Diageo, the UK-based booze behemoth.   Diddy’s LLC, Combs Wine and Spirits filed a lawsuit claiming the singer has been in a partnership with Diageo to lead all marketing and innovation. Diddy says, after he sparked booming sales for Ciroc, the companies decided to go in together…

NAPTIP dismisses five officers for soliciting bribe from human trafficking suspects and other serious misconduct

NAPTIP dismisses five officers for soliciting bribe from human trafficking suspects and other serious misconduct

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has dismissed five personnel, including a Deputy Director, for various offences.    The offences range from corruption; demanding and receiving bribes from suspects and relatives; leaking confidential information to suspects that endangered the lives of colleagues; violation of oath of secrecy; stealing and alteration…

Police launch manhunt for fleeing suspect who allegedly raped 12-year-old girl in Ondo

Detectives from the Ondo State Police Command have launched a manhunt for a middle-aged man who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of the state.    The minor who was hawking ‘puff-puff’ was lured into an uncompleted building by the suspect where he forcefully defiled her.   …

Senate seeks two-year imprisonment for false petitions’ writers in amended ICPC act

Senate seeks two-year imprisonment for false petitions’ writers in amended ICPC act

A bill seeking to amend the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) act to imprison writers of false petitions for two years without an option of fine, has been passed by the Nigerian senate.    The amended bill which initially allowed just a fine of N100,000 as punishment to writers of false…

Abductors of Abuja residents hold back relative sent to deliver N6m ransom; demand an extra N2M from the family for ‘delaying payment’

Abductors of Abuja residents hold back relative sent to deliver N6m ransom; demand an extra N2M from the family for ‘delaying payment’

The abductors of five residents of Yangoji village in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, have held another man in their den for delaying the delivery of ransom.    Daily Trust had reported that the gunmen invaded the village two weeks ago, killed two persons and abducted five residents including a father and…

Woman brutalizes 7-year-old domestic help for failing to do chores in Adamawa

Woman brutalizes 7-year-old domestic help for failing to do chores in Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Maryam Mohammed, for allegedly brutalizing a 7-year-old girl, Angela David, who was kept in her care.   Mohammed allegedly used an electric cable to beat the minor, inflicting injuries on her body for failing to do some domestic chores.    Marks of brutality are clearly seen…

An opportunity for Youth Empowerment through the Animation and Post-Production Industry

Did you know that the global Animation industry is valued at over Four Hundred Billion Dollars and is growing at a cumulative average of 5% per annum?    Did you know that the world-famous Walt Disney’s Studios first animators were women?   What if I told you that Nigeria’s first globally acclaimed animator is a…

Court sentences Hilton Hotels owner, Adedoyin to death by hanging for murder of OAU student, Timothy Adegoke

Court sentences Hilton Hotels owner, Adedoyin to death by hanging for murder of OAU student, Timothy Adegoke

  Osun State High Court on Tuesday, May 30, sentenced popular owner of Hilton Hotels,  Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, to death by hanging for the murder of Timothy Adegoke.   Adegoke, a former postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, was murdered inside his hotel room at Hilton Hotels in November 2021. Adedoyin…