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As 2baba and Annie Macaulay-Idibia’s marriage finally collapses after 13 years, let’s take a trip down memory lane. While the ‘African Queen‘ veteran singer-songwriter and performer may have had some cute, Instagrammable moments with the actress and entrepreneur cum reality TV star, their marriage was on the rocks at certain critical periods owing to multiple issues including infidelity, lack of …

A South African man, Sechaba Mohapi, 42, has been sentenced to 15 years in direct imprisonment for r@ping his 23-year-old neighbour. Mohapi, from Masike in Phelindaba near Bloemfontein, was convicted after standing trial at the Bloemfontein s3xual offences court.   The incident occurred on December 9, 2022, when the victim, a lesbian, was walking to the shop to buy milk. …

7 years ago, Burna Boy released his third album ‘Outside’. The project became the catalyst that would propel his commercial success and launch him to the global stardom he always believed he could attain. This week’s Pulse Afrobeats Throwback celebrates Burna Boy’s career-defining album ‘Outside’. ‘Outside’ came off the back of a sophomore album that didn’t position him for the success …

New US Vice President JD Vance has claimed that President Donald Trump accomplished more in just five days than ex-President Joe Biden did in four years. Vance stated this on Sunday, January 26 while fielding questions during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Vance argued that several of President Trump’s first moves in office would help bring down prices …

During the press screening of her latest film, set to premiere on January 31, 2025, Ogunsola revealed the five-year journey it took to bring her ambitious project to life. “It took five years of my life,” Ogunsola said. “And during that time, I couldn’t work on anything else. The funding challenges alone were enough to make anyone quit.” For Ogunsola, …

During the press screening of her latest film, set to premiere on January 31, 2025, Ogunsola revealed the five-year journey it took to bring her ambitious project to life. “It took five years of my life,” Ogunsola said. “And during that time, I couldn’t work on anything else. The funding challenges alone were enough to make anyone quit.” For Ogunsola, …

A man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment in Abuja without an option of a fine for cutting off his female friend’s finger after seeing her with one of his friends.   The man, Mas’ud Yusuf, who resides at Dei-Dei market, was arraigned before an Abuja magistrates’ court sitting in Jiwa for causing grievous hurt and assault on his …

A mum has been jailed for 10 years after her four sons were k!lled in a house fire after she locked them inside to go shopping at Sainsbury’s.  Deveca Rose, 30, left her two sets of twins alone in the unsafe terraced house in Sutton, south-west London when the huge blaze broke out on the evening of December 16, 2021.   Leyton and …

Stronger wages have contributed to the decision by Japan’s central bank to raise rates to about 0.5%. The BOJ reiterated that it may in the future raise interest rates again, if required. ADVERTISEMENT The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% on Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. …

A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, January 23, for an atrocity prosecutors said was so violent it appeared he had tried to decapitate one of the victims.    On Monday, Axel Rudakubana, 18, admitted carrying out the killings last July in the northern …