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The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode.   Fr. Oyode, the Rector of Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area was abducted by gunmen during their evening prayers and Benediction on Sunday.    It was …

Kanye West and adidas have settled their years-long legal battle, which dated back to the company cutting ties with the rapper and producer back in 2022 over his antisemitic comments. On Tuesday, October 29, a report by Reuters announced that the parties had reached an out-of-court settlement that concluded all of the cases between them. “Both parties said we don’t …

The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Abdulrahman Lekki, has passed away.   According to a statement released by the Office of the Lagos State Head of Service, Lekki d!ed in the early hours of Wednesday, October 30, 2024, after a brief illness.   “With the total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, the Head of Service …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio cautioned Senator Osita Ngwu for praising the beauty of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu during a ministerial screening on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.   Bianca, like six other ministerial nominees screened by the Senate, read her credentials before the red chamber and was subsequently quizzed by the lawmakers.    The lawyer, businesswoman and beauty …

Grammy-nominated music producer, Metro Boomin is being accused of r@pe in a new lawsuit.   The lawsuit alleges the music producer, real name Leland Wayne, drugged and raped a woman in 2016, resulting in her pregnancy. The woman, Vanessa LeMaistre, says she was at a studio session when she took half of a Xanax pill and the producer gave her …

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move its local government offices to “secure and neutral” locations, following years of targeted attacks on its offices across the country. The decision came during Wednesday’s plenary, where the motion was sponsored by Sunday Nnamchi, a representative from Enugu state.   Nnamchi highlighted concerns …

Rosalind Umar, 73, who had both a failed and a successful marriage, has shared the factors that made all the difference.   The fitness enthusiast got married for the first time at the age of 29. However, the marriage failed after a short while.   She said the reason for the failure of her first marriage was that they were …

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume, has called on the newly appointed Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, to leverage financial technology to enhance the Federal Government’s support for vulnerable populations.   Ndume, a seasoned member of the National Assembly with over 20 years of continuous service, issued this advice during Yilwatda’s screening, …

                                                                                                    (Deceased: Benjamin Okello.)  Police in Uganda are hunting for an Arsenal …

Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels has clarified that she got married to her husband as a virgin.    The mother of two said the move was to pacify her billionaire husband, Senator Ned Nwoko after she recently revealed that she had 20 boyfriends before marriage.    Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, she admitted to having lots of boyfriends but kept her …