Author: Opalim Lifted

A footage has emerged showing American rapper, producer, and business mogul Sean Diddy Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016. The video was captured from multiple camera angles dated March 5, 2016, and reveals Diddy Combs grabbing, shoving, kicking, and dragging Ventura during an altercation. According to Ventura’s complaint, the incident occurred at the now-closed Intercontinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. In the video, Ventura was seen exiting the hotel room towards the elevator when Combs ran after her with a towel tied around his waist. He grabbed her by the neck and threw her to the…

A fired-up Tyson Fury returned to his old tricks as the Briton shoved Oleksandr Usyk in the chest before the pair were separated by security at the weigh-in for Saturday’s super-fight in Saudi Arabia. The two undefeated world champions will contest the historic undisputed heavyweight title in Riyadh, with all four belts on the line. Ukraine’s Usyk weighed in at a career-heavy 16st 6lb, while Fury, at 18st 7lb, came in at his lightest in over four years. WBC champion Fury, who has a history of causing mayhem at fight week events, refused to look Usyk in the eye at…

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has called on the Federal Government to address the issue of the minimum wage, noting that no Nigerian worker can survive on less than N100,000 given the current economic situation in the country. Sani stated this while discussing the ongoing minimum wage controversy between organized Labour and the federal government in an interview with Arise TV. The former lawmaker maintained that the government had the resources to pay a reasonable minimum wage, adding that a living wage for the labourers was not a bad idea. He said, “I don’t know how a Nigerian…

Juventus have sacked Massimiliano Allegri two days after he led the side to Coppa Italia victory. The Turin side beat Atalanta 1-0 in Rome, but Allegri was sent off late on for ranting at match officials and waving away the sporting director during the celebrations. The Italian Football Federation’s disciplinary tribunal has launched an investigation into Allegri. On Friday, Juventus confirmed he was no longer their boss. “The dismissal follows certain behaviours during and after the Italian Cup final that the club deemed incompatible with the values of Juventus and with the behaviour that those who represent it must adopt,”…

A social media commentator, Shehu Sadiq, has alleged that Saudi Arabia profits off Nigeria through Hajj in return for Islamic terrorism sponsorship. Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disclosed on Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu subsidised the 2024 Hajj with N90 billion. Shettima stated this when he represented Tinubu to flag off the inaugural airlift of the 2024 pilgrimage exercise from Nigeria to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. He urged the intending pilgrims to pray for peace, unity, and progress in the country, urging the intending pilgrims to abide…

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has upheld a regulation allowing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to collect customers’ social media information as part of the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) protocol. Chris Eke filed a suit against Section 6(a)(iv) of the CBN Regulations, which he claimed violated Nigerians’ privacy, but Justice Nnamdi Dimgba dismissed it on Thursday. The judge ruled against Eke, saying he could not fathom how gathering information that customers themselves made public could be considered a breach of privacy. “I should even say that the essence of having a social media account was for one to…

The Senate on Wednesday granted President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $500 million for his administration’s mass metering project to procure prepaid electricity metres for Nigerian households. The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, communicated his approval of the request, noting that the decision was based on the recommendation of the committee on local and foreign debt. The vice chairman of the committee, Haruna Manu, said the terms of the loan contract were favourable in that the nation would not in any way suffer a setback or stunted economic growth because of the debt. The loan, according to Manu, ought to…

Emirates Airlines announced on Thursday that it will resume service to Nigeria on October 1, 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai. The airline, which has its hub in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced in a statement on its official X platform that it will operate flight services using a Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim, said, “We are excited to resume our services to Nigeria. The Lagos-Dubai service has traditionally been popular with customers in Nigeria, and we hope to reconnect leisure and business travellers to Dubai and onwards to our…

A 10-year-old boy, Sammy Teusch has died by suicide after being bullied relentlessly at school, according to his family, who claim to have raised the alarm at least 20 times in the last year. Sammy, from Indiana in the US, was in the fourth grade, where his parents say he suffered at the hands of playground bullies, the New York Post reports. Sam and Nichole Teusch claim they complained to the school roughly 20 times about the bullying their son endured, stating it began when he was in primary school and continued into middle school. However, the heartbroken parents believe…

Grammy Award-winning singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has revealed why he is not yet ready to have kids. He made this known during an Instagram live session on his page on Wednesday. The African Giant claimed that his desire to provide the same level of love and dedication his parents gave him is the reason why he is not having kids. Explaining further, Burna Boy said, “Why haven’t I had kids yet? Bro, it’s because I don’t want to have kids. Like, have you seen my operation? Have you seen my mom the way she loves…