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Staged homophobic and racist attack: Jussie Smollett hit with 16 charges, faces up to 48 years in prison

Staged homophobic and racist attack: Jussie Smollett hit with 16 charges, faces up to 48 years in prison

Embattled Empire star, Jussie Smollett, has been hit with an additional 15 counts of filing a false police report by a grand jury and is now facing up to 48 years in prison.

Smollett is accused of hiring Nigerian brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo for $3500 to beat him up in January, in what he later described to police as a racist and homophobic attack.

He was initially charged with one Class 4…

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Banky W coordinates Lekki voters, says his political ambition not over

Banky W coordinates Lekki voters, says his political ambition not over

Nigerian hip-pop artiste and actor, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as ‘Banky W’, was seen co-ordinating voters at his polling unit in Lekki, Lagos on Saturday.

Wellington, who was the House of Representatives candidate of the Modern Democratic Party for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, lost to Ibrahim Obanikoro of the All Progressives Party.

The artist, who spoke with our correspondents on…

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EFCC arrest Ogun House of Assembly contestant for alleged vote buying

EFCC arrest Ogun House of Assembly contestant for alleged vote buying

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] has arrested a contestant for the State House of Assembly in Ogun State with huge cash.

According to the EFCC, the contestant, one Sotayo Olatayo Johnson, was arrested at Ijaye Park Polling Unit in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with some amounts of money neatly arranged in envelops stashed in carrier bags.

It was recalled that the EFCC arrested an agent…

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Notorious Ilorin robber Ariyo four others to die by hanging

Notorious Ilorin robber Ariyo four others to die by hanging

An Ilorin High Court, presided over by Justice Adenike Akinpelu, yesterday, sentenced a notorious armed robber, Olatunji Ibrahim Ariyo, and his cohorts to death by hanging.

Ariyo, who is notorious in the state capital for his nefarious activities, was sentenced alongside Ganiyu Sulyman Yaro, Timothy Oyebanji, Lukman Olateju Sanda and Akeem Olayinka (deceased).

According to Justice Akinpelu, the…

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Ogun elections: One killed in political violence

Ogun elections: One killed in political violence

Suspected thugs on Thursday attacked a rally organised by an All Progressives Congress (APC) Ogun State House of Assembly candidate, Kunle Oluomo.

At least one person was killed in the attack held in the Ifo constituency where the politician seeks to represent.

The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the attack, said ten persons have been arrested.

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PDP yet to explain the irresponsible expenditure of 1999 to 2014 —Buhari

PDP yet to explain the irresponsible expenditure of 1999 to 2014 —Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Peoples Democratic Party has yet to explain the “irresponsible expenditure” that took place between 1999 and 2014.

He said the main opposition party still has questions to answer on how it spent the oil money that accrued to the country within that period.

He spoke in Abuja when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress on a visit to…

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No certificate of return for candidates declared winner under duress – INEC

No certificate of return for candidates declared winner under duress – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not issue Certificates of Return to candidates in places where its officials are held hostage or forced to declare winners under duress in the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections on Saturday (tomorrow).

The commission also threatened to record zero vote and cancel the results of polling units where its personnel…

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Cultists chop off the hand of an ex cultist

Cultists chop off the hand of an ex cultist

Two suspected cultists belonging to Junior Aieyes confraternity, have been arrested with a chopped-off wrist in Emene, Enugu State.

The police command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said that Daniel Eze aka Akpor and Daniel Ikechukwu were arrested at 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Amaraizu added that apart from the chopped-off wrist, the command’s operatives also recovered two axes and a black cap from…

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FCT Police restricts vehicular movement on Saturday The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has imposed a restriction of vehicular movement in the territory from 6 a.m to 6 p.m on Saturday.

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Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper’s ‘Shallow’ tops Billboard Hot 100 chart

Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper’s ‘Shallow’ tops Billboard Hot 100 chart

The joint collaborative song by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper “Shallow” has topped the Billboard Hot 100.

Ariana Grande’s ‘7 rings’ which had topped the chart for five consecutive weeks, came second.

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard Magazine.

Chart rankings are based on sales, both physical and digital,…

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Tony Anyasador is dead Veteran Nollywood actor, Tony Anyasador, has passed on. He died, this morning, at a hospital in Imo State, after a battle with a yet-to-be-disclosed ailment.

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RKelly goes back to jail over child support

RKelly goes back to jail over child support

Singer R. Kelly has been taken into custody for failure to pay $161,000 in child support and was jailed Wednesday evening, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Chicago.

Supporters are working to get Kelly, 52, out of jail by next Wednesday, publicist Darrell Johnson told reporters at the Richard J. Daley Center.

“He came here in good spirits, expecting to walk out,” Johnson said. “He…

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Atiku secures first victory at appeal court as judges court orders INEC to release election materials

Atiku secures first victory at appeal court as judges court orders INEC to release election materials

The Court of Appeal has ordered INEC to allow Atiku Abubakar and his party, PDP, have access to all certified copies of the materials used in conducting the 2019 presidential election.

The three-member panel led Abdul Aboki also ordered INEC to make available to Mr Abubakar and the PDP all documents and electoral materials used for the election for the purpose of the inspection.

Delivering a…

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I was mad after my boyfriend used my panties for ritual – Physiotherapist .

I was mad after my boyfriend used my panties for ritual – Physiotherapist .

Rachael Godwin, a 32-year-old physiotherapist, has recounted how her boyfriend used her pants for money ritual. .

The lady who works at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, alleged that her boyfriend, Olumide, alongside his partner-in-crime, forced her to wear the pants, which he used for the ritual.

The lady said she met and fell in love with the suspect in January 2018, in a BRT. “I…

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Sex traffickers used Russia’s World Cup to enslave us – Nigerian women .

Sex traffickers used Russia’s World Cup to enslave us – Nigerian women .

A Nigerian girl, Blessing Obuson, who thought Russia’s soccer World Cup would be an opportunity to find a job and flew into Moscow, last June, instead, found herself forced to work as a prostitute.

According to Reuters, Obuson, 19, said she had hoped to work as a shop assistant to provide for her 2-year-old daughter and younger siblings back in Edo state.

Instead, she said she was locked in a…

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Man begins trek for Buhari another debunks death rumor

Man begins trek for Buhari another debunks death rumor

A 25-year-old man identified as Tukur Aliyu (pictured left), has commenced trekking from Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State to Abuja, a distance of about 600km and about 11 hours by road, to celebrate the victory of President Buhari in the last election.

Shortly before he left Birnin Kebbi, Aliyu revealed that he vowed to trek to Abuja if APC won or lost in the presidential election.

According to him, “I…

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I quit my marriage 3 months after I got pregnant -Yvonne Jegede

I quit my marriage 3 months after I got pregnant -Yvonne Jegede

Weeks after our report about the alleged crash of actress Yvonne Jegede’s one year old marriage to Olakunle Abounce Fawole aka Abounce, the Nollywood veteran has now opened up about the crisis.

The actress came clean in an interview with Pulse, saying she quit the marriage, three months after she got pregnant with her son. We had reported that the issue allegedly stemmed from the paternity of the…