Day: March 26, 2024

Bobrisky named ‘Best Dressed Female’ is disrespect to women -Actress Dayo Amusa

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Dayo Amusa, Nollywood actress, has expressed her thoughts after seeing transgender woman Bobrisky win the ‘best-dressed woman’ at a recent movie premiere. Bobrisky at the event held in Lagos over the weekend was adjudged the Best Dressed Female and received a cash prize of N1 million. However, reacting via a video message shared on her Instagram account, Amusa said it was a mockery of the women present at the event. She said, “I was at a colleague of mine premiere yesterday, they said the best dressers are to be picked;…

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FG invites controversial Kaduna cleric for questioning

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Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, has been invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and Orientation, disclosed this at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. Recall the controversial cleric faulted the Federal Government on the continued use of force or kinetic means to secure the release of victims of kidnapping. Gumi said the government ought to go closer to the bandits and study them to provide them with better living conditions. According to him, the…

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Ondo APC governorship aspirant, Akintelure is dead

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Paul Akintelure, one of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, is dead. Before his untimely demise, Akintelure had raised concerns about both direct and indirect threats to his life. He had expressed hope that the situation would improve over time but sadly, it escalated as the APC governorship primary election scheduled for April 25 approached. Akintelure in a statement released by his spokesperson, Oladapo Akintelure, on Thursday, March 21, 2023, said, “Initially, I hope these incidents would dissipate over time, yet regrettably, they…

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Ayankunle, others’ passports seized for immigration offences -KWAM 1

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Wasiu Ayinde, Yoruba Fuji maestro, popularly known as KWAM or K1 De Ultimate, has hit back at some of his band members, including Ayankunle Ayanlowo, who accused him of staff slaving them. K1 spoke in an interview on Sunday, stressing that Ayankunle and the other members were just being mischievous and wanted to dent his image in their respective interviews. Ayankunle detailed his experiences working with KWAM1, alleging mistreatment and likening his relationship with the musician to that between a master and a slave in an interview published by an…

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Children under 14 banned from having social media accounts in Florida

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Ron DeSantis, Florida State Governor, signed a bill on Monday that will prohibit children younger than 14 from joining social media in the state. According to the report, those who are 14 or 15 will need a parent’s consent before they join a platform. The bill, HB3, also directs social media companies to delete the existing accounts of those who are under 14.  Companies that fail to do so could be sued on behalf of the child who creates an account on the platform. The minor could be awarded up…

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FG contacts INTERPOL, soldiers held over Binance chief’s escape

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The Federal Government, on Monday, contacted the International Criminal Police Organisation and issued an arrest warrant for the apprehension of one of the detained executives of a global crypto-currency firm, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from lawful custody on Friday. It was also gathered from the Office of the National Security Adviser that Anjarwalla, a suspect in the probe into the activities of Binance in Nigeria, used a Kenyan passport to escape, while his colleague was still in custody. The escapee Binance official, who has British and Kenyan nationalities, escaped…

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