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Barcelona wonderkid, Lamine Yamal has revealed that he is a huge fan of Afrobeats. In an interview with TTV, Yamal revealed that he listens to African music a lot. He also disclosed that Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy, and Rema are his favourite Afrobeats artists. “I listen [to] Afro music [a lot], he said. The host then asked, “Do you have a favourite Afrobeats artist?” Yamal replied, “Burna [Boy] and Rema.” Lamine Yamal’s revelation came as a shock to many, as he had been hanging out with Skales after the singer’s 2015 hit ‘Shake Body’ gained newfound popularity following the Barcelona…
A federal high court in Lagos State has postponed the fraud case against Oba Otudeko, chairman of Honeywell Group. Judge Chukwujekwu Aneke on Thursday adjourned the case to June 11, to allow time for a possible out-of-court settlement or negotiations between the contesting parties. Four defendants including Oba Otudeko, Olabisi Onasanya the former managing director of First Bank, Soji Akintayo, a former Honeywell board member; and Anchorage Leisure Limited, a company linked to the matter are set for trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had accused Oba Otudeko and others of fraudulenty obtaining over N31 billion from First Bank, allegedly through shell…
The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Abubakar Badaru, has conveyed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appreciation to the military personnel in Kebbi State for their courage and dedication in combating the menace of the “Lakurawa” bandits. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting in Birnin Kebbi, Badaru said he was in the state with a team of security experts from the Office of the National Security Adviser to conduct a comprehensive reassessment of the security situation. The minister held consultations with military leaders at the 1 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Dukku Barracks before proceeding to meet with Governor Nasir Idris at the Government…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has rejoiced with Catholics in Anambra and the world over the successful election of a new Pope by the church. The mother church on Thursday, elected Robert Cardinal Prevost as Pope. His Holiness took the name Pope Leo XIV. Anambra is known to have one of the highest population of Catholic faithful in Nigeria and currently has two cardinals in the church, one of whom was a candidate for the seat of the pontiff and participated in the election of the new Pope Leo XIV. In a press release by his Press Secretary, Mr…
A group of the ruling All Progressives Congress under the aegis of the Young Leaders Alliance, YLA, on Friday stormed the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja, demanding immediate reopening of investigations into alleged corruption involving Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence. Describing itself as a socio-political pressure organisation based in Kaduna, the group accused the EFCC of going silent on the case despite multiple petitions and earlier commitments to investigate the former Zamfara governor. The group, in a letter submitted during the protest, questioned why the anti-graft agency has not taken action against…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested two notorious armed robbery suspects terrorising Kurudu and its environs. The suspects, identified as Hassan Adamu and Auwal Mohammed, both aged 25, were arrested on May 8 at about 2:00 p.m. during a targeted raid by operatives of the Scorpion Squad. Police sources said that the suspects were linked to multiple violent robbery incidents in the area. One of the suspects confessed to a specific robbery at Angwan Hausawa, Kurudu, where a male victim was identified as Mohammed, was stabbed and later died from the injuries sustained during the attack. Acting…
The crisis in Labour Party, LP, has a new twist with the suspension of embattled factional National Chairman, Julius Abure. Abure was suspended by LP National Executive Council, NEC, for illegally parading himself as National Chairman despite being removed by the court. His suspension was announced by the chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee, Nenadi Usman, in a statement on Friday. Nenadi said Abure’s continued violation of court orders impugns on the integrity of the Labour Party. She asked Abure to stop parading himself as the party’s chairman, noting that his tenure has long expired. The statement said: “After a…
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State on May 8, 2025, left five children injured, one of whom lost a hand. Zagazola Makama understands that the explosion occurred around 1425hrs when the children unknowingly tampered with IED devices, hidden in block holes near a culvert on the access road to the ongoing construction site at the New Mafa Central Mosque. The victims, four males and one female, were identified as Abdullahi Umar, Musa Mele, Fatima Abatcha, Abba Kawu Muhammed, and Khalid Alhaji Bukar, all of Mafa town. The blast caused varying degrees of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC) will be the first project to be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu. Wike, who stated this after inspecting the project in Abuja on Friday, explained that the project would be inaugurated to celebrate Tinubu’s second year in office. He commended Julius Berger, the contractor executing the total renovation of the edifice for the quality of job so far. He also commended the company for working based on agreed timeline for completion of the project. The minister said that the centre was in…
The Police in Kano has arrested a notorious drug dealer, Sulaiman Danwawu, 32, of Tudun Yola Quarters, who has been in the center of hard drugs peddling in the City. Danwawu who was previously charged in 2022 for possession of 500 cartons of suspected Tramadol tablets, was re-arrested for being in possession of illicit substances. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, during a press briefing held at the Bompai Police Headquarters on Friday. Bakori said the recent operations align with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to adopt modern and results-driven…