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Police arrest 60-year-old man related to the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur
Sky News has reported that a 60-year-old individual named Duane “Keffe D” Davis from Nevada has been formally charged by a grand jury in connection to the murder of the renowned American rapper, Tupac Shakur. Keffe D, reportedly identified as the uncle of one of Tupac’s known adversaries, Orlando Anderson, was presented before the court by the Las Vegas Police for arraignment. The grand jury indicted Keffe D on a murder charge involving the use of a deadly weapon. Anderson, who was linked to a casino altercation with Tupac and his associates on the night of the rapper’s tragic death,…
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I gave Mohbad N2m to perform at my mom’s remembrance but he never showed up – Sam Larry
Socialite Samson Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, also known as Sam Larry, has clarified the reason for his intrusion during the music video shoot of the late rapper, Mohbad, shortly before his untimely passing. Sam Larry explained that he intervened to recover the N2 million he had paid Mohbad to perform at his mother’s annual remembrance, as Mohbad had failed to attend the event. Sam Larry had been in Kenya since August 20th, seeking a new African act for his mother’s upcoming concert. Following Mohbad’s demise, there were requests for an investigation into the circumstances, prompting Sam Larry’s custody by the Lagos…
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Many Nigerians don’t want justice for Mohbad – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri believes that a considerable number of Nigerians are not seeking justice for the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. In a post he shared on social media, what people want is mob justice against identified people they don’t like. According to him; ‘’Many Nigerians actually do not want #JusticeForMohBad. What they want is mob Justice against identified people they don’t like. To them, Justice For MohBad means that it just must be a certain person or persons. I am really feeling sorry for the @PoliceNG. If their report clears certain persons, some people will insist they…
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Social media will trigger a civil war in our country – Bayo Onanuga calls for regulation
Bayo Onanuga, a previous media advisor to President Bola Tinubu, has urged for immediate regulation of the social media sphere. He expressed concern that the spread of misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms could potentially incite another civil conflict in Nigeria. He voiced this appeal in response to conflicting accounts regarding the ruling of the Kaduna governorship election tribunal. Onanuga bemoaned a particular report suggesting that the Kaduna governorship election had been declared inconclusive while the tribunal was still in the process of delivering its judgment. He said; “Social media need to be regulated urgently. So many spurious reports…
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Alika Ogorchukwu: Italian man sentenced to 24-year imprisonment for beating a Nigerian man to death
A 33-year-old Italian citizen, Filippo Ferlazzo, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the fatal beating of a Nigerian man, Alika Ogorchukwu, in Italy. The court of Assizes of Macerata handed down the sentence on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, convicting Ferlazzo, who hailed from Salerno near Naples, for the aggravated voluntary murder of the 39-year-old Nigerian street hawker, who was physically disabled. Recalling the incident on July 29, 2022, Ogorchukwu was brutally assaulted while hawking on the streets of Civitanova Marche, situated in the Province of Macerata, March Region of Italy. Using the crutches that the deceased used…
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Mohbad: I was offered N3m to paint late singer’s wife as ‘prime suspect’ – Actor Uche Maduagwu alleges
Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu, claimed that he was offered a bribe of N3 million to frame the late rapper, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, Mohbad’s wife, as the “primary suspect” in his sudden demise. He stated that the individuals attempting to bribe him also requested him to leverage his social media platform to advocate for a DNA test for Mohbad’s five-month-old son. In a recent video message shared on his Instagram page, the actor revealed that he was directed to make an allegation suggesting that the late singer is not the biological father of his son, Liam. Maduagwu said, “I just…
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Mohbad: Sam Larry is now in our custody – Lagos State Police
The Lagos State Police Command has verified the detention of Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, widely recognized as Sam Larry. Sam Larry is under investigation regarding the passing of Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, wrote on X: “Balogun Olamilekan Eletu aka Sam Larry is now in our custody. “He is currently assisting with an ongoing investigation.” This comes after Marlian Record label boss, Naira Marley, claimed he is making arrangements to return to Nigeria to honour police invitation following the ongoing investigation into Mohbad’s death.
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Ambrose Ali University graduate attempts suicide over withheld results since 2018
A graduate of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, identified as Precious Ogbeide, attempted to take his life after the institution allegedly refused to issue him his results since he graduated in 2018. Ogbeide, was said to be suffering depression as he stabbed himself with broken pieces of bottles Some aggrieved students of the university have also lamented the inability to receive their degree results after spending five years in the tertiary institution. The aggrieved students said that the institution had been promising them that the backlog of results would be cleared and students who were yet to be mobilised…
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Kidnapped Nasarawa Poly student regains freedom after N300, 000 ransom payment
Taye Ajoke, a final year National Diploma student at Nasarawa State’s Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic in Lafia, has been set free after being kidnapped. Ajoke was taken by a group of heavily armed individuals who invaded her residence, Ombi 1, situated just two kilometers away from the Polytechnic. During the attack, they also fired at two other students and an aspiring student. As reported by Punch, Ajoke’s captors released her following the payment of a ransom amounting to N300,000. Ekom Ayaka, the President of the Students Union Government at the polytechnic, verified this development on Thursday, September 28. He disclosed…
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Joe Biden appoints two Nigerian-Americans as advisers
President of the United States, Joe Biden, has named two Nigerian-Americans as advisers. Osagie Imasogie and Chiney Ogwumike, among the 12 individuals chosen, have been appointed to serve on the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States, as per the announcement on the official White House website. Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said their appointment into the 12-member advisory council is a motivation for other Nigerians. “The nomination of the two great Nigerians into the advisory council is a welcome development,” she said on Wednesday in a statement by the commission’s…
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Leah Sharibu reportedly divorces her partner, marries another ISWAP commander
Leah Sharibu, who endured five years in terrorists’ captivity, has reportedly entered into another union with an Islamist terrorist commander, having divorced her former spouse she was coerced into marrying, as stated by local security sources speaking to Daily Trust. Leah was among the 110 female students from the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, who were abducted on February 19, 2018, by Boko Haram militants. She has been confined by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) since then. A few years back, several media outlets reported that Leah was forced into marriage. It…
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I haven’t eaten for days – Plantain thief caught in Sagamu begs for forgiveness
A man has pleaded for forgiveness following an alleged incident where he was caught stealing clusters of plantains in Sagamu, Ogun State. An individual named Ologe Clement reported that the alleged theft took place on the morning of Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Clement shared that the accused individual mentioned he had not eaten for several days as his reason for the act. “THE COUNTRY IS HARD… PLANTAIN THIEF WAS CAUGHT THIS MORNING IN SAGAMU, CLAIMING HE HASN’T EATING FOR DAY’S… what should be his punishment??? Drop your comment in the the comments section,” he wrote.
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