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  A  coalition of women’s rights organizations, Womanifesto, has called for the immediate release of Chioma Okoli, a woman who has been detained since September 2023 for her alleged defamation against Erisco Foods Limited. In a statement signed by over 150 organizations, including Women Advocates and Research Documentation Centre (WARDC), Purple Woman Foundation, and ActionAid Nigeria, the group condemned the continued detention of Okoli, which has resulted in the loss of her pregnancy and livelihood. The group also criticized Erisco for prioritizing profits over the health and wellbeing of Nigerians, and called on the government to investigate the company’s products and labels. They demanded justice for Okoli and an end to the harassment and intimidation of women who speak out against injustice.

  Popular social media influencer, Sarah Idaji Ojone, also known as Saida Boj, has been banned from major social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Instagram handles. Saida Boj’s loss of social media handles happened hours after the video of controversial statements about men and relationships went viral. Saida Boj, who was a guest on the Honest Bunch Podcast, said that a man would have to transfer N500,000 to her within 24 hours of ‘talking stage’. She said the money is justified because she deserved to be paid for being beautiful. Her statements raised curiosity and was confronted with questions about selling her body, but she insisted that a man who gives her N20 million can enter anywhere in her body. “I don’t have time, life is stressful, if you’re talking to me for morning, I’m already billing you for evening, if you don’t have the money, then you go. You should give me at least 500k. You should pay me for being beautiful, do you know how much skincare cost?” Said...

  Chelsea have appointed Leicester’s Enzo Maresca as their new head coach, according to British media reports late Thursday. It was gathered that  the Italian would be joining the Blues on a five-year contract, plus an option of a further year, designed to give the club stability after two years of upheaval under the new regime led by US investors Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly. Maresca, who until last year was Pep Guardiola’s assistant at English champions Manchester City, oversaw an immediate return to the Premier League for Leicester following their relegation 12 months ago. The 44-year-old Italian’s style of football is also said to have impressed Chelsea chiefs. London club Chelsea were looking for a new manager after parting company with Mauricio Pochettino. He spent just one season in charge at Stamford Bridge, with Brentford’s Thomas Frank and Kieran McKenna, who led Ipswich to top-flight promotion behind Leicester, also linked with the vacancy. Pochettino left after a...

  A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush money case Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. The first criminal trial of a former US president ended with the 77-year-old Trump found guilty on each of the 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump — who was released without bail and is all but certain to appeal — initially sat still in the drab Manhattan courtroom, shoulders dipping. Addressing reporters outside minutes later, though, he branded the result a “disgrace” and “rigged,” vowing that the “real verdict” would come from voters in the November 5 presidential election. The conviction thrusts the United States into uncharted political territory. However, it does not bar Trump from his continuing his White House run, even in the unlikely event that Judge Juan Merchan sentences him to prison. Sentencing was set...

  Chioma Okoli (left) and the CEO of Erisco Foods, Eric Omeofia A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Chioma Okoli to be remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre over the review of Tomato products made by Erisco Foods Limited on Facebook. Chioma Okoli was  arraigned on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at the Federal High Court in Abuja before Hon. Justice Peter Lifu. Okoli pleaded not guilty to the two counts of conspiracy and cyberstalking levelled against her.  She  was remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre till Friday 31st May, 2024 for ruling on her bail application. Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, along with S. M Oyeghe appeared for Chioma while Abdulrashid Isyaku-Sidi appeared for the Inspector General of Police. Okoli’s lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, told the court that his client suffered miscarriage in the course of the case and eventually lost her baby. Recall that the CEO of Erisco Foods, Eric Omeofia, had alleged in 2023 that a negative product review...

  The  management of the National Medical Services (NMS) Laboratories in Pennsylvania, United States of America, has refuted the claim by the Lagos State Government that a toxicology test to ascertain the cause of the death of singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, was conducted at its facility. The claim by the NMS Labs was in response to inquiries made by someone who embarked on a fact-finding mission to ascertain the musician’s cause of death. Before embarking on the fact-finding mission, some concerned members of the public reportedly protested against the claim made by a pathologist, who appeared before the Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, May 15, and said an autopsy could not ascertain Mohbad’s cause of death because his corpse had decomposed. It was gathered  that the counsel for the state government, O. Akinde, told the Coroner’s Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of the state sometime in November 2023 that a toxicology test, which is an aspect o...

Ahead of  today’s Biafra Heroes Day declared by the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) across the South-East, the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Nnaghe Itam, on Wednesday, deployed policemen across schools in the state. Similarly, the Enugu State government rejected the sit-at-home order called by IPOB to mark the day, saying it had put security agencies on red alert to resist any attempt at the breaking of law and order. IPOB had last week, in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, advised the West African Examination Council to shift WASSCE papers slated for May 30. It similarly advised the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Anambra State to shift its convocation slated for the same date. The  separatist group declared May 30 sit-at-home across the five South-East states, warning that there would be no business activities and no movements to honour Igbo people killed during the civil war of 1967-1970. It was gathered that  major  markets and sc...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has insisted that the May 30 sit-at-home remains sacrosanct across the South-East and that every resident in the zone should stay at home in commemoration of “Biafra Heroes Day.” The IPOB had earlier directed the West African Examination Council and the authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka to shift their respective engagements earlier scheduled for the day, while declaring the day as a day to celebrate its fallen heroes during the civil war between 1967 and 1970. The pro-Biafran group, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Tuesday, said the remembrance of all those who fought for Biafra freedom and sovereignty remains imperative, and no government or security agency has any authority to harass any innocent person during the event. Powerful stated that all social activities in Biafra Land are banned. He added that markets, schools, banks, government, and private businesses are not allowed to open, adding that the...

Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, popularly known as Rudeboy, and his wife, Ivy Ifeoma Iboko, paid a courtesy visit on Abia State Governor, Alex Otti. This visit comes shortly after their traditional marriage ceremony in Abia State on Saturday. Rudeboy, a long-time supporter of Governor Otti and the Labour Party, took to his Instagram account on Monday to share photos from their visit expressing gratitude with the caption: “Special thank you to His Excellency, Governor of Abia State, Sir #alexottifr for hosting us.” See Photos Below:

  A Kano High Court has ordered Aminu Ado Bayero to cease parading from himself as the 15th Emir of Kano and also directed the police to evict him from the mini palace at the State Road. The  court presided, over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, gave the order on Monday. Monday’s order is effective until 11th June 2024 when the substantive motion will be heard. This legal tussle followed a Federal High Court ruling on Thursday which restrained the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sunusi II as Emir of Kano and suspended the law establishing the dissolved five emirates in the state. However,  Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf contested the ruling, claiming that the judge who issued it was in the US. Governor Yusuf has vowed to report the matter to the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). He insisted that “there is nothing stopping the recognition of Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano”. In defiance of the initial ruling, Sanusi II moved into the emir’s palace on Friday and commenced his duties as...

  The police spokesperson in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said a blogger identified as Stanley Okoruwa will be prosecuted for allegedly defaming a billionaire businessman, Mr Emeka Okonkwo, popularly known as E-Money, in his online video. Hundeyin  disclosed this on Monday, while parading the suspect before newsmen at the command’s headquarters, Ikeja. The image maker said that the command received a petition from E-Money about the offensive video, stressing that a crack squad of the command, who swung into action for investigation, arrested the 24-year-old suspect at Uromi in Edo State. He is going to be prosecuted because the things he engaged in were criminal in nature. He has allegedly defamed E-Money and he is going to be prosecuted. “We are not prosecuting the suspect because of the personality involved, but because he has allegedly committed crime, the personality goes through the normal channel by reporting the case to the police and we investigated and arrested ...

  Nigerian comedian Oghenekowhoyan Onaibe Desmond, popularly known as Destalker, has shared the reason behind his decision to leave his job as a pallbearer. Destalker explained that he initially enjoyed the job and even had plans to start his undertaker band, but an unfortunate incident changed his mind. In an interview with TVC, he recounted an event where he and his colleagues were performing with a casket, which unexpectedly broke apart when they tossed it into the air. He expressed his fear following the incident, which led him to quit the job. Destalker said, “When I joined the undertaker band initially, I wasn’t carrying caskets. I was only dancing because I know how to dance very well. I won best Makossa dancer in my street before. “But after six or seven months, I started carrying caskets. I was really enjoying it but there was an incident that happened. Let me tell you why I stopped because by now I’m supposed to have my own undertaker band. “We went to carry a female corp...

  Three people have died and seven others were injured when a mosque collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Mushin, Lagos State, on Sunday. The  Permanent Secretary of Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Femi Osanyintolu in a statement said the mosque located on Yusuf Street, Off Ladipo Road, Papa Ajao, collapsed while prayer was ongoing. “ Following an extensive exercise, the final casualty report on the above incident is that three fatalities and seven casualties varying in severity. The affected buildings have been leveled to ground zero,” he said. “ Responders at the scene of the incident include the Agency’s response team led by the PS, LRU Fire unit, Lagos State Fire Service, LASBCA, NEMA, Nigeria Police, LNSC, FRSC, and LASAMBUS.” Photos and videos of the incident on social media captured the mosque in rubbles with residents of the area milling around trying to help with rescue efforts. The incident adds to the long list of building collapses in Nigeria’s commercial ...

  Nigerian singer, Harrison Tare Okiri popularly known as Harrysong has accused Alexer Perez, his estranged wife, of infidelity during their marriage. Recall their marriage has been going through some crisis after an alleged WhatsApp chat between them surfaced on social media. The alleged chat prompted a statement from Harrysong. The singer, in the statement, admitted that they were going through a marital crisis while asking the public to respect his family’s privacy. Alexer also opened up about their marital issues, alleging verbal and physical abuse by Harrysong. In an Instagram live on Saturday, the singer claimed that Alexer got pregnant for another man while still married to him. He said that he had stopped sleeping with her “for almost a year” when she announced her pregnancy. “My ex-wife’s mother just married her seventh or sixth husband yet she is still cheating in that marriage. That is the kind of family I married into,” he said. “My wife came to inform me that she was p...

Trinidadian born US based rapper, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty popularly known as Nicki Minaj has been detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possessing soft drugs, Dutch media reported Saturday. The singer was due to perform a show in Britain later Saturday and posted images on social media of her being questioned by officials. Police confirmed to AFP that they had detained a 41-year-old American woman but declined to confirm directly that it was Minaj. “We never confirm the identity of a person in custody but I can confirm we have arrested a 41-year-old woman suspected of trying to export soft drugs to another country,” Robert Kapel, a military police spokesman said. “The  interrogation is still ongoing,” Kapel added. The rapper posted on X that authorities told her they had found cannabis in her luggage, which she said belonged to her security personnel. “Keep in mind they took my bags without consent. My security has already advised them those pre-rolls belong to h...

A planned wedding for Saturday has taken a dramatic turn as the soon-to-be-married couple, Darlington Akporugo, 46, and Jasmin Sood, 35, have been arrested on charges of defrauding elderly Americans over $3 million through online romance scams. Information provided on the website for the wedding revealed that the ceremony was scheduled to take place on May 25 in Houston, Texas. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Akporugo and Sood allegedly conspired for over seven years, targeting widowed victims on social media and dating platforms. According to statement by USAO in April read, “A Nigerian man who resided in Fulshear is set to appear in court on allegations he conspired to defraud over a dozen elder Americans who thought they were in romantic online relationships and sent millions to a network of fraudsters, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. “Darlington Akporugo, 46, is scheduled for a detention hearing at 9 a.m. before U.S. Magistr...

The marital between the Nigerian Super Eagles striker, Kayode Olanrewaju and his estranged wife, Dora Ezinne Kayode, has taken an ugly turn, with the latter instituting legal action against her husband for allegedly claiming to be in possession of the negative DNA results of their three sons Jason, Jayden and Jamin. An enraged Dora, who is demanding the immediate issuance of a disclaimer, said she had to finally toe that path after Kayode’s claim about their children’s paternity went viral on various social media platforms on Saturday. She buttressed her stance with a letter from her legal representatives dated May 24, 2024, titled ‘Re: Dissemination of false allegations concerning purported DNA test results of the three children of marriage’ and addressed to Kayode at 14, Tulip Road, Peacock Beach Estate, Lekki, Lagos. The letter read in part, “It has come to our client’s attention that since May 24, 2024, various blogs and online platforms have been disseminating salacious stories ab...