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An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday sentenced two teachers to 44 years imprisonment for r3ping two teenagers students.    The defendants, Ajibola Gbenga (43) and Olaofe Ayodele (52), were arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni in March 2022 on a three-count charge bordering on r3pe and abuse of office.   The charge reads that, “the defendants, sometime …

A Chinese company that gave a deadline to all single and divorced staff to marry before September 2025 or be fired has made a u-turn after facing backlash.  The Shuntian Chemical Group, located in east China’s Shandong province, issued a notice last week that stated that the company believed in the values of “diligence, kindness, loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness.”  The company …

Rapper Kanye West took a bizarre swipe at Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles during his latest online rant. The dad-of-four, 47, took to social media this morning, Feb. 25, to share an image of himself wearing one of his sweatshirts emblazoned with a swastika (a symbol known to be offensive because of its connection to the Nazis). In the image, Kanye can be seen holding …

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned the parent company of DSTV, MultiChoice Nigeria to provide explanations regarding its planned subscription price increase, scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2025.   In a statement released on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the FCCPC directed the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria to appear before the commission for …

The family of late Gen. Mamman Jiya Vatsa, executed in 1986 for allegedly plotting a coup against Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, has described the former military Head of State’s recently released memoir as “a collection of distorted facts” and “a good reference material for criminals.”   Jonathan Vatsa, the family’s spokesperson and a cousin of the late General, who addressed …

Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta has insisted that he will give up chasing the Premier League title despite his side trailing behind leaders Liverpool, who are 11 points clear on the table. The Gunners suffered a massive blow to their title hopes last weekend after losing 1-0 to West Ham, as Liverpool beat Manchester City to move 11 points clear having played a game more than Arsenal. Ahead of Arsenals league …

A Facebook user has warned that any woman who is enjoying extreme niceness from the family of an Igbo man they are about to wed is marrying the black sheep of the family.  She said that such action shows the family is tired of their efulefu (useless) son and they are happy to hand him over to the woman.  The …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a herbalist, Segun Shina, to 14 years in prison for attempting to s3xually assault a 10-year-old girl who suffered from epilepsy.   Justice Rahman Oshodi handed down the sentence after Shina pleaded guilty to an amended one-count charge of attempted sexual assault under a plea bargain agreement.   The …

When life throws curveballs your way, what you make of them decides your ultimate destiny and that’s what happened to a Kenyan woman, Caroline Muchoki eight years ago.      The mother of four narrated how she transformed her life after she discovered that her husband fathered two children outside their marriage.     Caroline, who disclosed this in a …

A US company has demonstrated an airborne vehicle that it claims to be the world’s first flying car.  Alef Aeronautics released a video of its Model Zero prototype flying over a parked car on a public road in California, marking the first real-world test of the design concept.   “This drive and flight test represents an important proof of technology in a …