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 American rapper, Lil Durk is now facing another legal battle.  According to legal documents obtained by the Chicago Tribune, the 28-year-old rapper legal name Devontay Banks has been linked to another murdr case.  The probe stems from the 2022 death of Stephon Mack, an alleged gang leader who was fatally gunned down outside a Chicago youth center.  Authorities allege Durk orchestrated the fatal sho0ting to exact revenge on …

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested an interstate notorious kidnapper identified as Mohammed Bello aka Dandolo.   The suspect was arrested in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara state on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.    The spokesperson of the command, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, December 12, said that the arrest followed actionable …

India’s grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday, December 12. The 18-year-old Gukesh and defending champion Ding entered the last game tied and things appeared to be headed to rapid chess tiebreaks, but it was the youngster who was able to claim the …

Atalanta star, Ademola Lookman will battle four other players for the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year.   CAF unveiled the final nominees for the prestigious award on Thursday night, December 12.   The other nominees are; Simon Adingra, Serhou Guirassy, Achraf Hakimi and Ronwen Williams.   Lookman will be hoping to succeed his international teammate Victor Osimhen, who …

English actor, Jonathan Bailey has revealed that he is considering adopting a child and co-parenting with a woman or a man.  The Olivier Award-winning star of Wicked and Bridgerton, 36, who is openly gay, said that he was currently reading books on adoption but had too much on his plate to start a family at the moment.  Speaking to British Vogue about fatherhood, …

An Ikeja special offences court in Lagos has fixed January 20, 2025, for the arraignment of Ahmed Kuru, former managing director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), over allegations of N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud.   Kuru is to be arraigned alongside Roy Ilegbodu, managing director of Arik Air; Kamilu Omokide, receiver manager of Arik Air; Union …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Habibu Umaru and two accomplices for the alleged m8rder of his sister in Bosso Local Government Area of the state.      The State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Danmamman, who disclosed this during the end of the year press briefing at the police headquarters in Minna on Thursday, December 12, 2024, …

Afe Babalola’s law firm has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC) asking it to strike out the name of Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, from legal practitioners in Nigeria for allegedly violating certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers.  The 90-page petition dated December 6, 2024, was signed by a partner in the …

Delta State Police Command has confirmed the brutal k!lling of Sir Paul Offor, a prominent community leader and businessman in Issele-Azagba, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.    Offor, a Knight of the Catholic Church and an All Progressives Congress (APC) leader was reportedly m8rdered on Tuesday night, December 10, 2024 in his office located at the busy …

The Special Anti-Cultism Squad, formerly known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Anambra State, have been accused of raiding students’ hostel at night and randomly arresting students.  Some students of the Federal Polytechnic Oko said they were asleep in their respective lodges when officers stormed their hostels, broke into their rooms, and picked them up after accusing them of …