Day: June 16, 2025

Davido pulls out of 50 Cent’s concert, says ‘Africa must be respected’

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Nigerian music hitmaker, Davido says he will no longer perform at 50 Cent’s upcoming Legacy Tour concert in London, which also features R&B legend, Mary J. Blige. The concert is billed to take place on July 3 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the United Kingdom. However, on Saturday, June 14, 2025, Davido issued a statement shared on his Instagram Stories that he is withdrawing from the concert with reasons. He said, his withdrawal was not due to poor ticket sales but rather “a matter of principle and respect for…

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NAPTIP rescues 14 year-old girl abused by wife of Sokoto government official

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A 14 year-old teenage girl, Bashariyya Usman, who was recently captured in a viral video showing signs of severe maltreatment, exploitation, and torture, has been rescued by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Bashariyya, the firstborn and only daughter of Malam Usman Aliyu, fled her home in the Dan Gyalla village of Zamfara State due to banditry, seeking refuge in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Sokoto, where she was allegedly recruited by a prominent Abuja socialite, the wife of a high-ranking…

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Stop Benue Killings: Police disperse protesters with tear gas

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On Sunday, June 15, 2025, a large crowd of protesters in Makurdi, Benue State under the banner of the social media campaign #StopBenueKillings, were tear gassed and dispersed during a demonstration against a series of deadly attacks that have claimed over 100 lives in recent days. The protest, held at the Wurukum roundabout, was organised in response to the assaults in Yelewata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area on Friday night. The attacks, which left more than 100 people dead, occurred less than 48 hours after 25 others…

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