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  A lecturer with the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Professor Ovaborhene Idamoyibo, who was kidnapped last week has died.  It was reported that the The Head of Music Department was abducted on April 9, at Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state, while on his way back to Abraka after a family meeting. The abductors had demanded for N50m ransom but later haggled to N3m which was reportedly paid.  According to Nigerian Tribune, he was reportedly released at midnight of Easter Sunday and dumped unconscious on a lonely bridge in Abraka.  Some passersby thereafter stumbled on his nearly lifeless body and immediately rushed him to one Dunflox Hospital in Abraka for a first-aid treatment to stabilise him. He was, thereafter, referred to the DELSU Teaching Hospital, Oghara, on Easter Monday, where it was gathered that his condition further deteriorated. A family source said he must have died on the way to the hospital before do...

American hip hop star, Future has been named 'Best Rapper Alive' as he lands on the cover of the May issue of GQ Magazine.   During a chat with the magazine,  the rapper sat down with Elliott Wilson to discuss his upcoming album, toxicity, and more.     On His Journey: “I got here  through  music. I didn’t get here for having the best interviews. Other dudes in the world can have the best speech. They can do this in one take and it’d be perfect. I just found a way to make art with words. And through that, that’s just how I live.”       On Taking a Hiatus: “??That’s because I’m happy. I’m genuinely happy with life. And there was a time where I was only happy when I was on the stage, and in the studio. Like it was my escape.”   On What He Wants to Convey With His Incoming Project:  “Putting this project together is just people understanding that I love hard,” he said of the col...

Manchester United interim coach, Ralf Rangnick has stated that the Red Devils will not repeat rival Liverpool’s 30-year spell without a league title. United, have not won the Premier League since 2013 under Sir Alex Ferguson. The Old Trafford side travel to Liverpool on Tuesday, April 19 for a clash that both sides need a win for - Manchester United for top four ambitions and Liverpool to keep pressure on Manchester City at the top of the table.   Liverpool, beat United 5-0 in the reverse fixture earlier this season at Old Trafford, and won the Premier League in 2020 to end a three-decade wait for a top-flight title stretching back to 1990. Ajax boss, Erik Ten Hag’s appointment  to attempt to end United’s sorry run could possibly be confirmed as early as this week and will be the fifth permanent manager since United’s last title win under Ferguson. Ragnick now says Manchester United cannot stay without winning the premier league title for 30 years like Liver...

American rapper and actor, Kaalan Walker, who starred in the 2018  Superfly  reboot, has been found guilty of multiple rapes committed between 2013 and late 2018.    According to  Rolling Stone,  the actor was convicted of raping seven victims, three of whom were 16-year-old aspiring models, in what prosecutors described as a series of “sophisticated” attacks between 2013 and 2018. He was acquitted of additional charges related to three of his 10 accusers but burst into tears when he was read the split verdict from the Los Angeles jury.  Walker was accused of sexual assault in 2021 by over 30 teens and young women who claimed he used his moderate fame and social media status to prey on them, at times promising them introductions to Drake and other celebrities. He was arrested on charges of forcible rape, unlawful intercourse with a minor, and other felonies related to 11 of the victims in Los Angeles County.   ...

Former world champion, Amir Khan was robbed of his £72,000 luxury watch at gunpoint by two thugs while out with his wife in East London last night. The 35-year-old boxer has claimed that a gun was pointed in his face as his assailants stole his Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph before speeding off in a car in Leyton at around 9.15pm.     The former boxing world champion took to Twitter to share details of the incident, noting that he and his wife were both unharmed.   Khan said: 'Just had my watch taken off me at gun point in East London, Leyton.   'I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was few steps behind me. Two men ran to me, he asked for my watch whist having a gun pointed in my face. The main thing is we're both safe.'      Hours before the incident, Khan was pictured with a fan while shopping in Oxford Street wearing his flashy watch, which is worth around £72,000 and is studded with 719 diamo...

  A toddler has lost the ability to walk and speak after she was diagnosed with a rare form of a dementia when she was born. Florence Swaffield was able to walk when born. She even ran down the aisle with the rings as the flower girl at her parent’s wedding in September 2021. But just months later her condition became worse to the extent she fell over 100 times a day and she has lost some of her communication skills. Her parents say she is now only able to say ‘uh oh.'     She has been diagnosed with CLN2 Batten’s disease, which currently has no cure. Those who have it have a life expectancy of between six and 12 years, meaning without medical developments Florence is unlikely to grow. The doctors say as the disease develops, it will see her revert to a baby-like state as she loses the ability to communicate, walk and eat or drink independently. Clinging on to a faint hope, Florence’s mum says her little girl is a cheeky, funny character who is ‘full ...

Nollywood actresses including Ini Edo, Chioma Akpotha, Uche Jombo, Lilian Afegbai, Nse Ikpe-Etim, and others are currently in Imo state for Rita Dominic's traditional wedding today April 19. Rita will wed her man, publisher Fidelis Anosike. A video of Rita excited after visiting the actresses in their hotel room was shared online. Rita couldn't hide her joy as she danced with her colleagues who came to celebrate with her.   

  Ryan Michael Reavis, one of three drug dealers charged in Mac Miller’s fatal 2018 fentanyl overdose, has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison.  At a hearing in Los Angeles federal court, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright sentenced Ryan Michael Reavis to 10 years and 11 months in prison. The verdict comes six months after he reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to a single count of distribution of fentanyl. Initially, federal prosecutors had sought 12 years and seven months for Reavis, who admitted to supplying counterfeit oxycodone pills to the drug dealer who eventually sold them to Miller. Reavis’ attorneys argued he deserved only five years, with a longer or supervised release. Before the judge handed down Reavis’ sentence on Monday, Miller’s mother, Karen Meyers, addressed the court.   “My life went dark the moment Malcolm left his world. Malcolm was my person, more than a son. We had a bond and kinship that w...