A battery case against American rapper, DaBaby has been dismissed. The 29-year-old rapper had been accused of attacking a driver in Las Vegas in November 2020, but the misdemeanour battery charge has now been dismissed with prejudice, meaning the case against him cannot be refiled. Clark County District Attorney’s Office told TMZ the charges were…
The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing this week, a senior administration official said late Sunday, November 5. Under the proposed boycott, U.S. government officials will not attend the Winter Olympics in February, but American athletes would still participate and compete, CNN reported on Sunday. President Joe…
Lionel Messi has reportedly been ordered to demolish his £26million luxury hotel in Spain after receiving a court order. The Argentine had bought the building, which has 77 rooms, for €30million (£26.01m), back in 2017. The building is situated close to the beach and seafront promenade of Sitges, 40km from Barcelona. However, according to reports in Spain, Sitges…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the UK government over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja today December 6, the Minister while calling for a reversal, described the decision as unjust and discriminatory. ”As…
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has tackled Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, and Olorunimbe Mamora, minister of state for health, over their absence at a national summit on COVID-19 in Abuja, today December 6. Lawan in his speech at the event, expressed disappointment over non-attendance of a top official from the ministry after being told that…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that it will take action if the Federal Government’s fails to meet its demand in the next 48 hours. Lecturers in the country had threatened to embark on another strike following the non-implementation of the Memorandum of Action the federal government signed with the union, upon which…
Non-league striker and fashion designer, Marvin Morgan has tragically died at the age of 38. Born in Manchester, Morgan represented Aldershot Town, Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle and Hartlepool United during his professional career and played as high as League One level. He recently turned out for Isthmian League Premier Division sides Wingate & Finchley…
An operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and four civilians attached to the kitchen contractor working with the Conoil Plc located in Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa state have been abducted by pirates. The victims were abducted while on their way to Koluama 1 with supplies…
Kwara State University, Malete, has dismissed a member of its academic staff, Pelumi Adewale, over the alleged sexual harassment of one Tosin Adegunsoye, a student of the Department of Pure and Applied Sciences of the school. KWASU Vice-Chancellor, Mustapha Akanbi, made the revelation in Ilorin on Monday, December 6, while addressing a news conference…
A man is facing fraud charges for allegedly selling over 600 fake COVID-19 vaccine cards that he advertised on Facebook for $75 each. Amar Shabazz, 23, from Maryland, USA, purchased the fake vaccination cards through a foreign online marketplace in June and immediately started advertising them on his social media accounts, federal prosecutors said. A month later,…
