Written by Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel Pras Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday, Nov. 20, to 14 years in prison after he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obamas 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him. In April … Continue reading “Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign”
Alex Amuche Asogwa, better known as Alex Unusual, has condemned the sentence handed to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Nnamdi Kanu was yesterday, Nov. 20, sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted on seven terrorism related charges. In an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, Alex stated that the verdict … Continue reading ““This verdict is deeply unfair” BBNaija star Alex Unusual speaks on Nnamdi Kanu’s sentencing”
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the bandit attack on St. Mary’s Private (Catholic) Secondary School, Papiri Agwara LGA. A statement from the command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, says the bandidts invaded the school at about 2am and abducted a yet to be ascertained number of students from the School’s hostel. Abiodun mentioned that police tactical … Continue reading “Police confirm attack and abduction of pupils from St. Mary’s Private (Catholic) Secondary school Niger state”
Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana aka Falz, has called for the resignation of President Tinubu following the abduction of 32 pupils in Niger state. The students were abducted in the early hours of today November 21. In a post shared on X, Falz said the recent abduction shows that President Tinubu has failed and needs to resign from … Continue reading “You have failed woefully. Tender your resignation – Rapper, Falz tells President Tinubu following the abduction of 32 pupils in Niger state”
The Lagos state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has confirmed the arrest of six individuals in the Meiran axis of the state for illegal dumping of refuse on Thursday, November 20. He gave the names of the apprehended individuals as Patience Orobatan 72 (female), 2. Felicia Aja 40 (female), Sheriff Ogundeji 20 (male), … Continue reading “Six arrested for illegal dumping of refuse in Lagos”
Barely six months after 10 Thai sailors and their ship were convicted and fined $4.3million for bringing 32.9kg cocaine into Nigeria, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again intercepted another commodity laden vessel- MV Nord Bosporus marked 9760110 from the port of Santos in Brazil at the Apapa seaport in Lagos … Continue reading “NDLEA intercepts cocaine shipment from Brazil, detains ship, 20 Filipino crew members”
A 15-year-old boy did after a high-pressure air hose was inserted into his body in what was reportedly meant to be a workplace prank but is now being compared to “torture.” Muhammed Kendirci suffered a ruptured intestine following the incident, which occurred on Friday, Nov. 14 at a carpentry workshop in Bozova a municipality and district … Continue reading “Boy, 15, di£s after colleagues force high-pressure air hose into his rectum during workplace ‘prank’ gone wrong”
As the year 2025 rolls to a close, there are citizens of the United States planning, in the new year, to charge their country with genocide against its “Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples.” The Peoples’ Senate, one of the movements engaged in the “National Mobilisation Against Genocides”, declared that to mark the 250th Commemoration of the … Continue reading “We charge the United States with genocide, by Owei Lakemfa”
“There are no poor countries- only failed systems for managing resources. “ –‘ Avram Noam Chomsky My discourse this week is inspired by the quote above, credited to Avram Noam Chomsky (born 1928), an American intellectual and professor known and celebrated for his work in social critivism, liguistics and political activism. He, according to Wikipedia, describes … Continue reading “Our failed security architecture, by Adekunle Adekoya”
The vexed issue of evolving a professionally designed and operated National Social Register, NSR, to help the most vulnerable elements of our society came up at a stakeholder forum in Lagos last September under the theme: “Advancing Social Protection Through the National Social Register, NSR”. At the event, the National Coordinator of the National Social … Continue reading “Developing a reliable social register”