A Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism financing.    Justice Emeka Nwite, who granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect, gave the commission the go-ahead to freeze the …

Rapper Ja Rule is challenging a longstanding rumour involving his longtime rival, 50 Cent, and he’s putting money on the line to prove it false.    The rapper is offering $10,000 to anyone who can produce evidence that 50 Cent purchased hundreds of tickets to one of his concerts to leave the front rows empty—a claim that has fueled their …

Ekiti State Command of Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps has arrested a 19-year-old man, Samuel at Oye Ekiti, Oye Local Government area headquarters, over alleged phone snatching.   The Head of Communications, Ekiti Amotekun Corps, Abiodun Adeleye, disclosed this in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Monday, December 30, 2024.   According to Adeleye, the suspect …

Mariah Carey has continued fuelling rumours of her romance with singer-songwriter Anderson .Paak, one-half of the Grammy-winning duo Silk Sonic, after they were spotted in Aspen. The pair were seen enjoying dinner together on Sunday, December 29, at a Mediterranean restaurant in the celebrity-favored holiday spot, accompanied by close friends.   Mariah looked stunning in a sleek black dress paired …

A Texas teenager, Aubrey Vanlandingham, has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly poisoning another student’s show goat at Vista Ridge High School’s barn facility in Cedar Park, Texas, about 20 miles north of Austin.   Police say the 17-year-old was caught on security footage using a drench gun—a tool typically used to administer medicine to livestock—to give a toxic …

SZA currently holds the No. 1 album in the country as 2025 begins, but her focus on Monday shifted to addressing a segment of her fanbase that frequently comments on her body size.   After a fan page shared a throwback clip of the “S.O.S.” singer from 2020, another fan mentioned her BBL surgery and weight gain. The comment drew …

Five individuals have been indicted in Argentina in connection with the de@th of British singer Liam Payne, who fell from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony in October after consuming alcohol and drugs, prosecutors announced on Monday, December 30.   Three of the five have been charged with manslaughter, while the other two face charges for supplying the former One Direction …

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, took to social media to mock political commentator Reno Omokri by sharing images of him protesting against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in London in 2022.   In the photos shared on El-Rufai’s verified X (formerly Twitter) account, Omokri is seen holding a placard with the words: “No to a drug baron in Aso …

A chat between two friends has sparked widespread reactions online after one of them asked to borrow ₦570,000 for her mother’s surgery.   In the conversation, the woman who was approached for the loan expressed her inability to provide the amount, describing it as a significant sum she couldn’t part with.   In a surprising twist, the friend who requested …

Glamorgan have sacked head coach Grant Bradburn following a recent charge of misconduct by the independent cricket regulator. The club referred Bradburn to the independent body after receiving allegations of inappropriate behaviour and say they “are confident a fair and transparent process has been followed in this case”. Glamorgan say they have a “zero-tolerance policy towards discriminatory behaviour of any …