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  The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has removed the Officer-in-Charge of the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside two other senior officers, following a security breach involving a death row inmate who allegedly conducted TikTok live sessions from prison. The  inmate, identified as Elijah Oyebode, was sentenced to death by hanging in 2019 after an Osun State High Court convicted him of the murder of Rofiat Adebisi, a final-year student of Osun State University. According to court records, Oyebode gave conflicting accounts of the incident before eventually denying involvement during his trial. However,  the court found him guilty based on medical evidence and other materials presented before it. Reports indicate that despite being on death row, Oyebode allegedly maintained an active presence on TikTok, where one of his accounts reportedly attained Level 20 gifting status, enabling him to receive monetary gifts during livestreams. He was...

A police report has uncovered an alleged plot to assassinate Argentine football superstar, Lionel Messi during the 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Spanish newspaper,  MARCA reported on Saturday that several suspects allegedly issued threats to attack stadiums where Messi was scheduled to play, including threats involving explosives. According to the report, Messi received more threats than any other player during the tournament, with one alleged threat made shortly before Argentina’s Round of 16 match against Egypt. A  suspect posted a threat on social media claiming an intention to attack Messi with explosives. The message triggered a security operation at the stadium in Atlanta, where sniffer dogs were deployed following separate reports that explosives had allegedly been hidden inside bins around the venue. The search found no explosives, and authorities subsequently determined that the alert was a false alarm. Another threat allegedly e...

  Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge, died on Friday night at the age of 68 following a lengthy illness, the footballer’s family confirmed to the newsmen. He died at a medical clinic in Rosario, Argentina. During the final months of his life, Jorge divided his time between a medical center in Rosario and his home, where he was surrounded by his wife, Celia, and their children Rodrigo, Matias and Maria Sol, according to the family. Lionel Messi spent time with his father following the World Cup in North America before returning to Inter Miami. The Argentine forward resumed action for the club a week ago. Jorge played an important role throughout Lionel’s football career, supporting him from his early days at Barcelona. He remained a key figure in his son’s life and also represented him professionally for several years. “I  always needed my dad's approval, ever since I was a kid. After every match, I'd ask him what he thought of how I played,” the 39-year-old had said previously. Mess...

Nigerian comedian and actor, Samuel Animashaun Perry, popularly known as Broda Shaggi, has broken his silence months after he was reportedly shot while filming in Ogun State. Broda Shaggi was reportedly injured in March while filming around the Sango-Ota Bridge. He was initially taken to a hospital in the Alakuko area of Lagos before being transferred to another facility in Ikeja. Since the incident, the skit maker has largely stayed away from the public eye, leaving fans waiting for an update on his condition. However, in a recent message shared on his WhatsApp channel, Broda Shaggi thanked his supporters for remaining loyal to him during his absence. He acknowledged that he had not been able to connect with his fans as he would have liked, but said their continued support had helped him through what he described as a difficult period. “To everyone who’s still here waiting, checking in, showing love, and holding me down even through the silence, thank you,” he wrote. Broda Sh...

The outpouring of emotion from the Okoye brothers, members of the defunct P-Square group, has caused a resurgence in their music catalogue on Nigeria’s Apple Music Albums Chart. ‎According to Album Talks HQ, a music chart platform, the duo’s compilation album, Best of P-Square, climbed to number 100 on the Nigerian Apple Music Albums Chart, rising 87 places. ‎The platform also reported that Get Squared and Game Over re-entered the chart at number 173 and number 182, respectively. The renewed interest in the group’s catalogue comes amid heightened public attention to the latest war of words between the P-Square duo, Peter and Paul. ‎‎The lingering dispute between the Okoye brothers has continued to generate reactions on social media, with fans revisiting some of their most popular works. ‎P-Square rose to prominence in the early 2000s and became one of Africa’s biggest music groups, releasing some timeless hits, including ‘Bizzy Body’, ‘Do Me’ ‘, Game Over’ and ‘Alingo’. ‎‎The group eve...

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate a court order freezing an account belonging to the Osun State Government. In a  statement he personally issued on Thursday, Tinubu said he feels “deeply embarrassed not by the EFCC’s exercise of its mandate backed by a court order, but by the timing of the agency’s action.”  “Accordingly, I have directed the EFCC to immediately proceed to the court to vacate the order and discontinue whatever action it has instituted against the Osun State Government in this regard,” Tinubu said in the statement. Tinubu said that the directive to vacate the court order became important because “every action taken by an institution of State, especially at the Federal level, is always credited to me, as the President, even when I may not have had any prior knowledge of the action.”  The president noted that since assuming office as president in May 2023, he has “consistently mai...