Author: Vincent Osuwo

Nigerian singer Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has apologized to music icon Sunny Ade for reportedly “disrespecting” him during the Afrozons-Heineken Pre-Grammy party in Lagos. In a viral video, the 21-year-old was seen welcoming Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu, and shaking hands with King Sunny Ade, which many people deemed “disrespectful and inappropriate.”. This elicited a variety of reactions, with some Nigerians criticizing Ayra Starr for her disrespectful behavior. Reacting to the now viral video, the ‘Rush’ crooner, on her verified X handle on Saturday, said, “I’m so sorry. I had just walked in, and all the…

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has commenced the allocation of affordable houses to Nigerians, an official has confirmed. The Federal Controller of Housing in charge of Adamawa, Martin Gyado, disclosed this in an interview on Friday in Yola. Gyado stated that Tinubu has improved the National Housing Programme and introduced renewed hope in cities and estates. “These renewed hope cities and estates were introduced to make the houses more affordable to common Nigerians. “To that effect, the Federal Ministry of Housing has written a request to all state governments to provide 50 hectares of land for that purpose,” Gyado…

Vince McMahon, the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has resigned after a former employee accused him of sex trafficking. Janel Grant claims that Mr. McMahon and another former executive, John Laurinaitis, sexually raped and trafficked her in order to recruit wrestling talent. Mr. McMahon, 78, announced in a statement that he had decided to leave as executive chairman of TKO, WWE’s parent company. However, he denied the allegations. “I stand by my prior statement that Ms. Grant’s lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and is a vindictive distortion of the truth,” Mr. McMahon said…

An ex-World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee has accused the company’s CEO, Vince McMahon, of sexually trafficking her to entice wrestling talents. Janel Grant claims she was sexually assaulted at WWE in a case filed in Connecticut district court on Thursday. Mr. McMahon’s spokeswoman stated that the lawsuit was “replete with lies” and that his client would “vigorously defend himself.”. In 2022, he resigned as WWE’s chair and CEO due to sexual misconduct allegations. He was restored as WWE chairman a year later, after the corporation completed an inquiry into the allegations. Mr. McMahon is named as a defendant in the…

Olakunle Oluomo, former Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, has filed a complaint in the state high court to challenge his impeachment. The speaker, who was impeached on Tuesday for a variety of charges, including arrogance and highhandedness, argued that his impeachment did not follow due procedure, which is why he has addressed the court. Oluomo, who had been charged by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with alleged financial fraud of N2.5 billion, was impeached by 18 of the assembly’s 26 members. In response to claims against him, Oluomo stated that he had taken his colleagues to…

Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that reckless politicians seeking to win elections at any cost entered the electoral body’s election result webpage, IReV, during the 2023 elections. Jega claimed that these reckless and desperate politicians sabotaged the electoral commission’s efforts to conduct a proper election. He stated this while appearing on Channel Television’s Inside Sources program on Friday. According to Jega, “In 2023, INEC did its best under very difficult circumstances, and a lot of these difficult circumstances were caused by the mindset of our selfish politicians who wanted to win…

Some members of the iReign Christian Ministry in Lagos were shocked on Friday when Bishop Feyi Daniels, the Church’s founder and senior pastor, was sentenced to life in prison by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for raping a church member. Members of the church, which is located at 1a Gbolade Adebanjo Crescent, Opebi, Ikeja, told reporters that Daniels was being victimised and that his detention would not hinder God’s mission. On Friday, Daniels was sentenced to life in prison for raping his 23-year-old aide (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi, who handed the 324-page verdict, also condemned the…

The International Court of Justice, (ICJ), has ordered Israel to take all necessary steps to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza but has not ordered it to end the war. The highly anticipated hearing was part of a contentious case filed by South Africa. South Africa had requested the court force  halt military operations immediately pending a determination on whether Israel had committed genocide. Israel has vehemently rejected the accusation as “wholly unfounded.”. Friday’s hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague marked the first time the justices made a verdict in the two-week-old case. Pope describes Israel-Hamas…

Former US President Donald Trump has stated that if re-elected, his administration will work with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other border states to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants, seal the border, and launch the largest domestic deportation operation in history. According to him, those President Joe Biden has allowed into the country should not relax since they will be returning home. Trump made this clear in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday. He is currently running for president of the United States for the second time, against Biden and other political competitors. Trump said that…

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that King Charles has been admitted to the hospital for treatment of an enlarged prostate. The procedure will be performed at the London Clinic private hospital, where Catherine, Princess of Wales, underwent surgery last week. It is reported that the King paid a visit to his daughter-in-law in the hospital on Friday morning, prior to his own scheduled treatment. It is not yet clear for how long King Charles will be hospitalized. Queen Camilla was seen with the king as he arrived at the hospital in Marylebone, central London. King Charles 1st official birthday unites royal…