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The father whose 15-year-old son was f@tally shot by police in Ibadan, Oyo State, has expressed grief and anger over the tragic incident that claimed the life of his son, Kehinde Alade. Odunayo Alade spoke following the de@th of his son by a bullet from a police man, in Oyo State. The father whose 15-year-old son was f@tally shot by police in Ibadan, Oyo State, has expressed grief and anger over the tragic incident that claimed the life of his son, Kehinde Alade. Odunayo Alade spoke following the de@th of his son by a bullet from a police man, in…

Popular Nigerian actress, Ekene Umenwa, has revealed that some cabal in Nollywood once told her to trade her Christian faith for success.She made this disclosure in an Instagram post on Wednesday.Recounting the pressure she faced from the unnamed individuals, Umenwa stated that she refused to compromise her faith and return to Jesus, whom he referred to as her father for comfort.Sharing a video of her vibing to the popular gospel song, ‘No Turning Back’, she said “When I came to Nollywood many years ago with my Jesus, I was told by some folks to drop Jesus & Mary to move…

American R&B singer, Chris Brown was on Wednesday, released on bail in an assault case on condition he pays a £5 million guarantee to a UK court. According to the judge, under the terms of his bail, the 36-year-old Grammy-winning Brown can continue his scheduled international tour which is due to start on June 8 in Amsterdam.The judge added that if the singer fails to return to the UK, where he has a series of concerts from June 15, the £5 million will be forfeited. Brown, who was not in court for the bail hearing, is also due to play…

A dramatic scene unfolded between a commercial driver and an alleged Air Force officer who refused to pay ₦500 transport fare because he works for the government. A video posted by an onlooker, @lashandbrowby_aj, revealed that the Air Force officer boarded the public bus from Sango to Abeokuta.When the bus conductor requested his fee, he said he would pay at his bus stop. In a twist, the alleged officer refused to pay, leading to an argument in which the driver began hurling insults at him.The driver was angry and started speaking broken English and Yoruba simultaneously.Even though he was an…

A 15-year-old Nigerian boy d!ed from drowning after jumping off a pier in South Wales, a coroner has concluded. David Chiaka Ejimofor d!ed on 19 June 2023 after jumping into the sea from the breakwater in Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, shortly after 7pm. At an inquest into his death, coroner Edward Ramsay said there had been a “lack of effective deterrents on the day in question” to prevent David from jumping in. “I have no idea if he saw the signage stating no access,” the coroner said.”Secondly, even if he did, there was no physical barrier deterring entry.”Mr Ramsay said…

A police officer who mistakenly shot and killed a 14-year-old WASSCE candidate in Ibadan has reportedly been taken into custody. The unfortunate incident happened on Tuesday along the Gbagi-Alakia road while the student, Kehinde Alade, was on his way to sit for his Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. According to Police Public Relations Officer CSP Adewale Osifeso, the officer involved is a corporal, though his name has not been released.Commissioner of Police Johnson Adenola has directed a thorough investigation into the matter, assigning the case to the Deputy Commissioner in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).The police disclosed…

Court dismisses VeryDarkMan’s objection in Falana, Falz’ defamation suit.Justice F. Afeez of a Lagos High Court has dismissed the preliminary objections by social critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), in the N1 billion defamation suit instituted against him by activist and lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, and his son, music artiste, Folarin Falana, also known as Falz. Vanguard reports that while ruling on the objection on Tuesday, May 20, Justice Azeez held that the application lacked merit and consequently, awarded cost of N200,000 against VDM, N100,000 each in favour of Femi and Folarin Falana.The judge also directed…

A Nigerian police officer is trending online after a video surfaced showing him hiding behind a car to count money while on duty. The video was shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) by user @ChuksEricE, who included a caption suggesting suspicious behavior by the officer.In the footage, the officer—wearing a face cap—can be seen crouched behind a vehicle, counting a bundle of cash. The clip quickly went viral, sparking reactions from viewers who flooded the comment section with concerns and criticism over the officer’s conduct.See some reactions below: @1stjames00: “Hustle pay today.”@funnycrown6: “Baba don cash out lol.”@NwokeAkwaeze:…

Two suspected child traffickers have been caught after allegedly kidnapping a child and confessing that they were paid ₦800,000 for the act. This was revealed in a post shared on the popular social media platform X (formerly Twitter) by user @PH_Socials.According to the video, the suspects—part of a four-member group consisting of two men and two women—were identified as child traffickers following a two-day investigation. The two men were reportedly arrested. A voice in the background of the video can be heard saying, “These are the people who have been trafficking children in Oyigbo Local Government. We’ve caught them.”The speaker…

The police have arrested a 33-year-old man, identified as Chinazum Nwaubani, for hacking a 14-year-old girl to coma in Obete Nchina Village, Ntighauzo community in Obingwa council area of Abia State after failed rape attempt. According to Punch the victim, Felicia Anaba, had gone to get firewood with her male twin at a bush in the village when they were attacked with a machete by Chinazum.The suspect allegedly attempted to r@pe Felicia, but met strong resistance from the victim, while the twin ran away. The suspect, who was alleged to have been infuriated, pulled a machete and gave the girl…