Author: Vincent Osuwo

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly criticized the Department of State Services and Nigeria Police’s invasion of the assembly premises on Monday, calling it a “rape of democracy, an aberration, and a national embarrassment.” During a plenary session attended by 36 lawmakers, the legislators demanded an explanation from the Lagos State Director of DSS about the reasons for the security personnel’s presence at the legislative complex. They also urged Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, to investigate the event and give the public a detailed report on the results. The assembly also requested President Bola Tinubu to intervene…

The former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor has appealed the judgment of a civil rape case. Chronicle NG reported that a judge has ruled that the mixed martial arts star must pay the legal costs of a woman who accused him of raping her. In a civil case filled by Nikita Hand, a jury found McGregor liable for sexual assault and ordered him to pay nearly €250,000 (£207,000) in damages. He has now been ordered to pay her legal costs in a further hearing on Thursday. James Lawrence, of Rafter’s Road, Drimnagh, in Dublin, who was also accused…

A United Nations (UN) judge, Lydia Mugambe, duped a young woman into traveling to the UK to work as her slave while she was studying at the University of Oxford, a court heard. Lydia Mugambe is accused of taking “advantage of her status” over her claimed victim in the “most egregious way.” It is claimed she stopped the Ugandan lady from obtaining stable employment and compelled her to serve as her maid and provide free childcare. However, Ms. Mugambe rejects all four counts against her. Prosecutors believe that Ms. Mugambe, a Ugandan High Court judge, had the intention of “obtaining…

A security group in Anambra State has proclaimed its intention to arrest women seen in public without bras or panties. The statement, made over a public address system, was captured in a viral video posted on X (previously Twitter) on Sunday. In the film, a security official speaking in Igbo claims the command was sent by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. He also stated that ladies wearing only panties in public will be arrested. However, Anambra officials have yet to produce an official statement regarding the announcement. Meanwhile, Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna State, expressed concern on…

A building collapse in Egypt’s capital killed ten people and injured eight others on Monday, with numerous others feared to be missing beneath the wreckage, according to state media. According to the Al-Akhbar Al-Youm daily, ambulances were summoned to the scene in Kerdasa, a working-class neighborhood, where civil defense workers searched for persons believed to be missing beneath the wreckage. According to eyewitnesses, “a gas cylinder explosion” triggered the fall, and a police investigation is ongoing. Building regulations are unevenly enforced in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, a huge metropolis of more than 26 million people. In recent years, the…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his team has only a “one percent” chance of beating Real Madrid in their Champions League match on Wednesday. City was defeated 3-2 at home in the first leg of their playoff match last week, despite leading 2-1 with only four minutes remaining. “The margin to win at the Bernabeu from that position, everybody knows, the percentage to go through, we arrive at one percent. Or I don’t know what, but it will be minimal,” said Guardiola. “But as much as you have a chance, we will try, that’s for sure. We are going…

A former surgeon, Joel Le Scouarnec is set to stand trial later this month for allegedly raping or sexually assaulting no fewer than 300 former patients—most of them children, many unconscious—over 25 years across western France. The allegations against Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, means his four-month trial, due to start on February 24, will likely have an immense impact at home and abroad. This comes two months after Frenchman Dominique Pelicot was convicted of enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated then-wife Gisele Pelicot, a case that made her a feminist hero worldwide. In Le Scouarnec’s case, he…

South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron was found dead in Seoul, police disclosed. A friend discovered the 24-year-old in her house in the city’s Seongsu-dong district at approximately 16:55 (07:55 GMT) on Sunday. Officers reported no signs of foul play and were investigating the cause of death. Kim began her career as a child actor and was widely regarded as one of South Korea’s most promising young actors. Born in Seoul in 2000, she rose to notoriety with her appearance in the 2009 film A Brand New Life, which landed her at the Cannes Film Festival. She went on to star…

Prince Lukman Gbadegesin, one of the aspirants for the Alaafin of Oyo stool, has filed a case in the Oyo State High Court, disputing Prince Akeem Owoade’s designation as the new Alaafin. The lawsuit, filed on February 12, seeks to overturn Owoade’s appointment, claiming that it breaches the Chiefs Law of Oyo State, 2000, and the Registered Alaafin Chieftaincy Declaration of 1961. Gbadegesin is also seeking an injunction to prohibit Owoade from ascending the throne or carrying out any regal obligations. Gbadegesin’s complaint names Governor Seyi Makinde, the Attorney General of Oyo State, and 11 others as defendants, requesting that…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against its planned March 1 shutdown of telecommunication services in response to the recent 50 per cent tariff hike. The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria both criticized the NLC’s planned boycott of telecom services and shutdown of telecom infrastructure, claiming that such actions are misguided and could harm the industry. Babawale Afolabi, the NSCDC’s spokesman, told reporters on Sunday that the agency has dispatched officers to the base stations to prevent the…