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American Rapper, Rick Ross Arrested For Alleged Assault On Ex-Girlfriend, Jazzma Kendrick

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American rapper and record executive, William Leonard Roberts II, popularly known as Rick Ross, has been arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, over allegations of domestic violence involving his former girlfriend, Jazzma Kendrick. Rick Ross, 50, was arrested on a felony charge of battery by strangulation and a misdemeanour count of battery, according to court records. It was gathered that the arrest followed public by Jazzma Kendrick, a model and content creator, who accused the rapper of physically assaulting her during their relationship. She posted in a series of Instagram stories on Saturday, September 26, 2026, that the rapper injured her lip during an incident and shared photographs showing an injury. “The day Rick busted my lip and the day I left,” she wrote alongside the images. She also warned women against remaining in abusive relationships, saying: “If a man hits you one time, he will do it again. “Don’t give him the opportunity, value your life and leave.” According to the cour...
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Police Rescue 10 Victims As NYSC Members, Travellers Kidnapped Along Owerri-Onitsha Expressway, Imo State

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Fleeing gunmen on Thursday morning, October 1, 2026, attacked two commercial buses and abducted passengers along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway, Imo State. This is even as the Imo State Police Command says 10 victims have been rescued while the search continues for the remaining travellers. Meanwhile, a mother to one of the kidnapped victims has taken to social media to appeal for the release of her child, though she didn’t give the name or gender. Spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, DSP Henry Okoye, confirmed the kidnap of travellers, including serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, travelling from Ibadan to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and Bende, Abia State. Okoye said the incident occurred at about 6:30 am on Thursday morning. Already, the video of the abandoned buses is trending on social media and has heightened traveller’s fears on the road. Two full-loaded commercial buses from Ibadan to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and Bende, Abia State, were attacked by gunmen at abo...
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American Woman Hospitalized After Execution By 2 Lethal Injections Failed

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An American woman from the State of Tennessee, Christa Pike was in a hospital on Thursday, October 1, 2026, after authorities failed to carry out her execution, her lawyers said, with witnesses reporting the convicted murderer was breathing despite the injections intended to kill her. Just hours earlier the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Christa Pike to be the first woman to die by lethal injection in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee in 200 years. Tennessee corrections officials did not publicly confirm the outcome of the execution, which included two injections of pentobarbital, or respond to the journalists seeking information. “Tonight the State of Tennessee once again failed to carry out a lawful execution,” Pike’s attorneys said in a statement. “Christa is being treated at a nearby hospital. We have not been informed as to her condition.” Pike was scheduled for execution at 10:00 am (1500 GMT) at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, where witnesses including jou...
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Nollywood Fast-Rising Actor, Cjay Nwoks Dies Hours Before His Movie Premier

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Nollywood has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of fast-rising actor, Chijioke Temidayo Nwokafor, popularly known as Cjay Nwoks, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The actor reportedly passed away at a medical facility in the Badore area of Lagos State. Popular actress and filmmaker, Nkechi Blessing Sunday broke the tragic news in a tearful social media video recorded directly from the hospital, where doctors confirmed his death. The tragedy occurred just hours before the scheduled 5:00 PM premiere of his latest movie, “Egusi Ogbono,” a project produced by Nkechi Blessing in which Cjay Nwoks played the lead role. Consequently, the movie premier has been postponed indefinitely out of respect for the late actor.
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Inspector-General Of Police, Olatunji Disu Approves Fresh Probe Into Mohbad’s Death After Family’s Petition

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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved a petition by the family of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, seeking a fresh and comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The family disclosed this through its lawyer, Oladayo Ogungbe, in a statement dated September 29, 2026, clarifying that the police re-investigation was ongoing despite the recent dismissal of a suit by the Federal High Court, Abuja. Ogungbe, in the statement, said that the Aloba family submitted the petition to the IGP on April 14, 2026, and that it was received at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on May 7. According to the statement, the petition raised concerns about inconsistencies in the previous investigative process and called for a comprehensive forensic reconstruction of the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death. The lawyers said the petition was subsequently approved by the IGP and forwarded to the Lagos State Po...
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CAS Sets October 8 Hearing For Senegal Vs Morocco AFCON Final Dispute

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The long-running dispute involving the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) will move to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) next week, with the appeal scheduled for hearing on Thursday, October 8, 2026. CAS confirmed that the hearing will take place at its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, following an appeal filed by the FSF against CAF and the FRMF. The case will be heard by a three-member arbitration panel comprising Professor Gérald Simon of France, who will serve as president, Professor Luigi Fumagalli of Italy and Professor Dr Ulrich Haas of Germany. Proceedings are scheduled to begin at 9:30am local time and will be conducted behind closed doors after the parties agreed not to request a public hearing. “The hearing will be in person at CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The hearing date was fixed after consultation with the Parties, who did not request that it be mad...
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“How Sickle Cell Crisis Struck Me During A Flight To Tanzania” – Adekunle Gold

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has revealed how a severe sickle cell crisis struck him during a flight to Tanzania, leaving him unable to walk and forcing him into a wheelchair after the plane landed in Ethiopia. Adekunle Gold, who has openly spoken about living with the genetic blood disorder, recounted the frightening experience in an interview with BBC Radio 1Xtra. “The last major crisis that I had. This is not the one I talked about when I was 20. The last major crisis I had happened on a plane,” he said. According to the singer, he initially thought the stomach pain he experienced during the flight was caused by something he had eaten at the airport. “I was going to Tanzania. And I was supposed to lay over in Ethiopia. I just noticed that I started feeling pain in my stomach. I was cramping. I thought it was maybe some meal that I had at the airport. I was like, ‘I shouldn’t have eaten that’”, he said. “I was beating ...
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