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Embattled US music mogul, Sean “Diddy” Combs, has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, marking one of the most high-profile criminal convictions of a celebrity in recent years. The sentence was handed down on Friday by US District Judge Arun Subramanian, who also […]
Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, has sparked mixed reactions online after revealing that she introduced her daughter, Simisola, to alcohol and clubbing at the age of 17. Speaking in an interview with content creator Mr Lilgaga, Bakare explained that her decision was intentional, noting that she wanted her daughter to always remember her as the […]
Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd.), has clarified that his newly launched book on Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram insurgency was not aimed at indicting anyone but rather at sparking a national reflection on the country’s security journey. Irabor made this known on Friday during the public presentation of his book, ‘Scars: […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has expressed comcern over the growing use of real estate, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and luxury goods as conduits for money laundering and other illicit financial activities in the country. The AGF, at a one-day roundtable on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Framework for […]
Gary Lineker has apologised to Nigerian international Victor Osimhen for doubting the Galatasaray striker’s quality as one of the best players in football. Lineker, a former England striker turned analyst, issued the apology on Friday on his podcast ‘The Rest is Football’. Lineker’s apology comes days after Osimhen scored the winning goal from the spot […]
Hamas said it has agreed in principle to release Israeli hostages under a United States-brokered peace proposal but demanded further negotiations on key political issues concerning the future of Gaza and Palestinian rights. In a statement on Friday, the group said it had accepted “to release all Israeli prisoners, both living and dead, according […]
The Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has disbursed N5.6 billion to 1,198 former councillors of local government councils, who served between 2018 and 2020 under the administration of former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as their outstanding gratuities and other entitlements. The payment, announced at a ceremony held at the Coronation Hall, Government House, […]
Former presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, has dismissed claims by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan that Boko Haram once nominated the late President Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in peace talks with the Federal Government. Shehu, in a strongly worded statement on Friday, described Jonathan’s claim as false and politically motivated, insisting that Buhari was never an […]
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Friday, extended its Order of Interim Injunction against the United Bank for Africa (UBA), maintaining a no-debit restriction on 30 bank accounts into which withheld Osun State local government allocations were paid by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Justice Ladiran Akintola, in another ruling, extended […]
Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has urged the people of Ekiti State to re-elect Governor Biodun Oyebanji in 2026, to consolidate on the achievements of his administration and ensure continuity of people-oriented governance. Aiyedatiwa made the call on Friday at the funeral service of High Chief Mathew Okunola, father of Justice Oyebisi Omoleye of […]