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Hip-hop artist Habib Okikiola a.k.a Portable on Wednesday, June 29, reported himself to the Ogun state police command. Recall that the command invited over for questioning over a viral video where he was seen ordering a group of boys to beat up one boy simply identified as D.J Chicken. Read here. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the artist reported at Eleweran at about 5pm with his father and manager. ''He was immediately ordered to be taken to the public complain bureau office by the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, where he was interrogated about his role in the assault melted to the boy in the video. However, since the offence committed is a bailable one, and couple with the strike action embarked upon by the civil servants in the state which also affected our courts, the suspect was released to a reliable surety who promised to produce him anytime he is needed.''Abimbola said The police ...

  Valentine Obienyem, media adviser to Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has countered false claim of his principal ejecting northerners from markets in Anambra state. Reacting to the claim which has been fact-checked by some notable news platforms and found to be false, Obienyem disclosed that it was made by "faceless groups". The statement read; “Our attention was brought to the above campaign of calumny launched by some faceless groups. “Is it by coincidence that it came when we were reliably informed that some political parties have charged their political office holders to hire people to relentlessly attack Obi with falsehoods on all available social media platforms? “The false writer said that after the killing of northerners on the 21st and 22nd of March, 2006, before Peter Obi became the governor, his reaction came in the form of a statement, namely: ‘you people should tell your people to stop killing our people in the north’ “This is compl...

President Buhari has told Nigerians in the diaspora to always remember to contribute to the development of the nation.    Buhari who met with selected Nigerians in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, June 29, also appealed to them to continue to be ambassadors of Nigeria in their actions and character.  The statement released by his media aide, Garba Shehu on Thursday, June 30, read;   ‘‘In every field of human endeavour, be it the creative industries, sports, health, academia, Nigerians in the diaspora have thrived and leveraged their skills to raise our country’s profile higher, economically, socially, technologically, and culturally. ‘‘It is for these reasons that this Government established the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to facilitate and support your engagement with our country for a win-win outcome in our effort to keep Nigerians united at home and abroad. ‘‘You must continue to be our ambassadors-at-large in your comportment, actions, a...

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An Indian tailor was beheaded on camera in Rajasthan by two self-proclaimed 'Islamic warriors' after sharing a post in support of a politician who sparked global protests with controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammed. The two self-proclaimed 'Islamic warriors visited Kanhaiya Lal's small shop in a crowded Udaipur market, pretending to be customers, and engaging him in a discussion before attacking him.   Lal is heard pleading with them to spare him, in a video filmed by the attackers themselves. One attacker repeatedly strikes the tailor on his neck from behind, even as he collapses to the ground screaming for his life.    The pair then went online, identifying themselves as Mohammed Riyaz Ansari and Ghouse Mohammed, claiming responsibility for the attack. The victim was reportedly targeted for sharing a social media post in support of recent comments made by a spokeswoman for India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the ...

  Students from Zamfara state currently on scholarship at the Cyprus International University have accused the state government of abandoning them in the foreign land.   A video that is currently making the rounds on social media shows some of the students sleeping in an open space at night. One of the students who recorded the video said they were kicked out of their dormitories by the school authorities.  ''We have been in so much debt to the extent that the school says they can no longer take it. They have sent us out of the dormitory. For seven days now, we have been living out of our dormitories.  Some of us have been living in the mosque while some of us are nowhere to be found.''   The student claimed they were recently kicked out of the mosque they were residing in after the mosque was also shut down.   The state government is yet to react to this development.   Watch the video of the students below View this post o...

Actress Regina Daniels and husband, Ned Nwoko, have welcomed their second son. Mr. Nwoko shared the good news on his Instagram page this afternoon while celebrating their son, Munir, who turns two today June 29.   Nwoko said Regina welcomed their baby today June 29 in Jordan. ''It’s a Double celebration today for the family as Moon turns Two years. He’s growing everyday looking forward to the future with so much Enthusiasm. Happy birthday Son. It’s also a delight to announce the arrival of our second son today. Regina and the baby are doing very well in Amman Jordan. Uniquely moon and his baby brother now shares same birth date. The family is over the Moon''Mr Nwoko wrote   Congrats to them!

A Nigerian man simply identified as Godswill has regained his freedom after spending 11 years and seven months in the Ikoyi prison awaiting trial.   An NGO, Headfort Foundation, which secured his release said Godswill was arrested in November 2010 in Ajegunle where he had gone to pay a visit to his grandparents. The organization said police officers accosted Godswill and demanded to search him which he refused. The group said this incident saw him spend as much as 11 years waiting for his trial after the police allegedly accused him of armed robbery.   Read the account of the NGO below...

  A video of a lady confronting her baby daddy for buying food for only the child they have together and leaving out three others she had with other men, has gone viral after being shared online.    The lady who claimed she's exposing the man in the video, accused him of making her other kids feel left out by buying things for only his son. She also said that he knew what he was getting into by having a child with her when he knows that she had children with other people.  She added that the man's son won't be eating food he brings except he brings enough for her other children.    Responding to this, the man insisted that her other kids are not his responsibility. He also told her to take up the food problem with her other baby daddies and allow him take care of his son.    Watch the video below.........   View this post on Instagram A post shared by AMAKA MARCELLINA (@amakamarcellina)

  A Twitter user has narrated how a man discovered that his wife is a lesbian after three years of marriage.   According to @thaturhobogirl, the man found out about his wife's sexuality after "she kept giving excuses on why couldn't get pregnant". She also revealed that the man will be getting married again in September. The Twitter user wrote;    Married for 3years, no child, madam kept giving excuses to Oga that she couldn't get pregnant,only for Oga to discover madam is a lesbian but why waste his time, why put him through all the marital stress. Well Oga will be getting married again by September. Crazy world

The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed , is expected to get a N2.5bn severance package from the Federal Government. On Sunday, June 26, Muhammed tendered his resignation on health grounds. Following his resignation, President Buhari swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the next most senior Justice as the acting CJN on Monday, June 27. Punch reports that as part of the package for the retired chief justice put together by the National Judicial Council, a mansion will be built for him in Abuja or any city of his choosing with a lump sum for furnishing. This is in addition to a gratuity that is 300 per cent of his annual basic salary of N3.36m as well as a pension for life. The National Judicial Commission had in 2019 recommended the payment of N2.5bn for Muhammad’s predecessor, Walter Onnoghen. A former CJN, Alfa Belgore, was also reportedly paid about N2.8b after he retired from service. Just like state governors...

China has developed a mind-reading device that can detect when men view p0rn0graphy, a move aimed at eventually banning all pornography consumption. According to NYPost, Chinese researchers claimed they have developed an official patent for a device capable of “reading a man’s mind” and specifically detecting when he is watching erotic movie. The current prototype of the device is said to be capable of detecting brain waves that are activated when a man is exposed to pornography. The study was conducted on 15 male college students who were placed in front of a computer screen playing porn while wearing the device on their head. The mind reader will then be able to process a collection of photos and videos and flag anything suspicious.                               Xu Jianjun, who carried out the research and is also the director of the electrical engineering department at Beijing Jiaotong Universi...