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A popular Kenyan gospel artiste, Karangu Muraya, rumoured to have more than one wife, has introduced his second wife to end the speculations.   The singer introduced the second wife, Carol Kim, in a Facebook post on Saturday, January 11, 2025 hours after leaving the hospital where he had been admitted.    He also shared photos with his first wife, …

Controversial comedian Oluwaseyitan Aletile, popularly known as Seyi Law, has taken a swipe at Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, after skit maker Mr. Macaroni publicly vowed to continue snubbing the governor.   Mr. Macaroni recently sparked widespread reactions when he declared his intention to keep snubbing  Governor Sanwo-Olu while responding to criticism from an X user who accused him of …

Jordan, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has bagged a master’s degree in Law at the Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom.     His excited father, Wike shared photos from the graduation ceremony in a post on his Facebook account on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.     “Happy to witness, alongside my …

Whether it was confrontations with authorities, fraud allegations, defamation suits or contentious social media spats spilling into courtrooms, some of Nigeria’s biggest names found themselves on the defamation side of the law. This article explores ten notable instances where Nigerian celebrities faced legal troubles in 2024. 1. Bobrisky vs EFCC for Naira Abuse For Nigerian social media personality Bobrisky, 2024 …

A Muslim woman from the South West has urged women to be more vocal at rejecting the introduction of Sharia Law in Yoruba Land.  Yoruba youths have expressed displeasure after a pamphlet annoucing the inauguration of Sharia Court in Oyo state went viral.  While some defended it and stated that it will only be applicable to Muslims, a good number …

A group known as Yoruba Nation Youths, has rejected plans to introduce Sharia law or establish Sharia courts in the South-West. The group, in a statement by its diaspora leader and Homebase Leader, Messrs Ayodele Ologunloluwa and Oyegunle Omotoyole, said they are prepared to defend their ancestral land against any attempts to impose Sharia law. The statement comes after reports …

A Muslim software engineer has led a call for Sharia Law to be rejected in the South West.  This comes after a flier announcing the inauguration of a Sharia Court in Oyo State sparked controversy. Abiodun took to X to urge everyone, irrespective of their religious beliefs, to oppose Sharia Law in Yoruba land.   He tweeted: “I’m a Muslim & …

Human Rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has tackled Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, for saying “raining direct curses on someone online is cyberbullying which is a criminal offence and punishable”   In a post shared on X today December 20, Adejobi wrote; “Raining direct curses on someone online is cyberbullying, not expression of freedom or criticism. And cyberbullying, …

South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”. Out of 300 lawmakers, 204 voted to impeach the president on allegations of insurrection, with 85 against, three abstentions, and eight invalid ballots. The motion was carried after some members of Yoon’s People Power …

The Lagos State government has signed the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation bills into law. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of the state, Lawal Pedro, who made this known during a briefing held at the Ministry of Justice in Alausa, Ikeja, the state capital, stated that the organ transplant law was aimed at combating illegal organ harvesting in the …