Author: Rashaad Harris

A twitter user who goes by the username @antiscl_logan has taken to Don Jazzy’s timeline to beg for money. In a short note written to Michael Collins Ajereh AKA Don Jazzy, he narrated how he’s a photographer and a musician, adding that “just send me money make I use am step up small.” He went on to plead with his followers to help him retweet until Don Jazzy sees it. “Please just RT and Tag @DONJAZZY Ee no go take your time Aswer 🤲❤️” The tweet: https://t.co/VJpzqANTir

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 arrested thirty suspected internet fraudsters in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren. The suspects, comprising of twenty-eight males and two females were arrested at different locations in Ado-Ekiti based on credible intelligence obtained by the Command. They are Godspower Falodun, Omoniyi Pelumi, Victor Damilola, Akerele Olugbenga, Oluwatosin Alade, Abayomi Aderinwa, Ologunsoro Ayodeji, Olakunle Bidemi, Emmanuel Olukayode, Ojo Tobi, Ayeni Kayode, Ezekiel Ayomide, Tunde Lukman, Onikoyi Tobi, Busayo Obadu, Abiodun…

Suleiman Jimoh, a resident of Alaguntan village, Orile-Owu, in Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State is now cooling his heels in police detention after he shot a 78-year-old man to death.Narrating his ordeal during the parade of the suspect at the Osun State Police Command in Osogbo, Jimoh confessed that he was on hunting expedition when he saw an object which supposedly looked like an antelope in the bush and he shot at it with his dane gun.The suspect added that on a closer inspection, he noticed that he had killed 78-year-old Adegun Yusuf, who is an Imam in…

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has approved the appointment of Prof. Bashir Garba as the new Vice Chancellor of Sokoto state University (SOSU). This follows the stellar performance of the appointee during an interactive session with the University Joint Council and the Senate Selection Board which puts him far ahead of his fellow contestants: Prof. Nasiru Dole Ibrahim and Prof. Belewu Moshood Adewale respectively. As a result the Council and Board recommended the appointee to the governor, who approved it. Tambuwal also approved the appointment of Mrs Kuluwa Abubakar Nuhu as the new Registrar of SOSU following the…

Governor Lalong, Ita Enang Pick Nomination Forms The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday began the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms for Party aspirants seeking to be flagbearers in the forthcoming 2023 General Election with a promise of a transparent and hitch-free exercise. To flag off the exercise, the National Organizing Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu presented expression of interest, nomination forms and guidelines to the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong and Senator Ita Solomon Enang who are contesting the Plateau South Senatorial and Akwa Ibom State governorship Election respectively in 2023. The Plateau Legacy Group…

Top Igbo Highlife musician, Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour N’Abania has received $3M as advance payment for his biopic on Amazon Prime Video. It makes him the first African to enjoy such largesse. The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, 38, started out playing piano in a local church and is now a N1.5bn documentary set to follow the Highlife star’s background and rise to fame is being filmed. A source close to the music star recently confirmed that he signed the production deal last year September for an unconfirmed figure. The documentary will reportedly take a deep dive into Flavour’s music…

Mohamed Salah is eager to relive the ‘unbelievable’ experience of winning the Champions League with Liverpool again. The Egyptian lifted European football’s biggest prize in June 2019 after opening the scoring in the Reds’ 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Madrid final. He’s now searching for his second winner’s medal in the competition, as Jürgen Klopp’s men prepare to face Villarreal in this season’s semi-finals.”I want to have the feeling again that we had after winning the Champions League,” said Salah, quoted in the club’s official matchday programme. “It was unbelievable and in my mind that’s why I want…

In the Namwala district of Southern province, Zambia, a Roman Catholic priest has allegedly taken his own life. The late priest, Father Kenan Chibawe, aged 51, of Holy Cross Namwala Catholic Parish, shot himself to the head with a Shot-gun on April 21st. The incident was confirmed by the Southern Province Deputy Police Commissioner, Alfred Nawa, who said it was reported by Catholic Priest, Father Patrick Kabombe of the same Parish. According to Father Kabombe, the late Father Chibawe and the rest of the church leadership were in a meeting to review the Easter celebration when he excused himself after…

Life in most parts of the world is becoming tougher, with many economies in a free fall. But that has not prevented youths in the South African nation of Zimbabwe from doing anything just to get high. With the country’s economy falling drastically since 2018, most can not even afford food in Late President Robert Mugabe’s nation. ZWL$100 amounts only to 186.56 Nigerian Naira or US$0.45, but inflation is so high in the country that even if one has over N550, that still won’t be able to afford food or broncleer – a street drug mixture of cough syrup with…

American billionaire and founder of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk has added to his growing list of investment portfolios the popular social media giant Twitter. Reports emerging indicates that the business man parted with $44 billion after the Twitter board accepted his offer for the take over. He had earlier twitted that he wanted even those opposed to his ownership of the site and general critics, remain on the site as that is the bedrock of free speech. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518623997054918657?t=SVaN8I7ae7wWIhrLWUSiLg&s=19 He also released a statement promising to make Twitter algorithms an open source for more transparency and to verify all humans using…