Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Tattoo-covered Iranian pop star, Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, better known as Tataloo, has reportedly been sentenced to death by an Iranian court after being found guilty of insulting Prophet Muhammad. The singer, who has gained notoriety for his outspoken views and popularity among young Iranians, was reportedly convicted on charges of “sabb al-Nabi” (insulting or denying the status of the Prophet Muhammad). Tataloo previously supported President Ibrahim Raisi during the 2017 election campaign. He also publicly expressed his backing for the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even performing a song called ‘Nuclear Energy’. Despite his political…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has described the claim that one Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu, who killed an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a raid on his residence in Awka, Anambra State is a medical doctor. The Secretary of the Anambra State chapter of NMA,Dr. Obiageli Ifeanyi said this in a disclaimer issued in reaction to claims in the media that a medical doctor shot an EFCC officer dead in Awka. There have also been calls that the NMA should intervene in the shooting incident involving its alleged member on the social media. Ifeanyi noted one…

The death toll from attacks by a rebel group in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has risen to 60, the country’s human rights office has said. Rival factions have been vying for control of the cocaine trade in the region – which sits near the border with Venezuela – for years. The Ombudsman’s Office said the latest violence involved the National Liberation Army (ELN) – the largest armed group still active in Colombia – and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which signed a peace treaty with the state in 2016. The attacks broke an uneasy truce between the guerrilla groups,…

Since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, destruction and devastation in Gaza have been widespread. So has death: 45,000 people have been killed in this conflict, including more than 300 aid workers and more than 1,000 medical professionals, according to tallies by the United Nations, (UN). It has also been especially deadly for the people documenting it. At least 160 journalists, translators, fixers, and others who help with news gathering have been killed, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. It has been the deadliest period for reporters since the organization began keeping track in 1992, and the vast…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 26-year-old nursing student attempting to smuggle 76 wraps of cocaine to India. The suspect, Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a second-year nursing student at Noida International University in Uttar Pradesh, India, was apprehended just hours before her scheduled flight from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, to Delhi. A statement issued by NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, said the arrest took place on Thursday, 16th January 2025, following an intelligence-led operation. He said NDLEA operatives had earlier intercepted 31-year-old Cosmas Okorie along the Okene-Lokoja highway in Kogi State. Babafemi…

As the law banning TikTok in the United States (U.S.) came into force on Sunday, the app has suspended its operations throughout the country. President John Biden signed the bill into law in April 2024. According to global reports, the popular app has over 170 million monthly American users. The law bans new downloads from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play app store, and also makes it “unlawful” to update the app. This means existing users could keep the app on their phones, but it would never update. TikTok is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance. The law banning TikTok requires…

The Amai community in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown into deep grief and fear as a 70-year-old man, Mr Aghanti, and his daughter, 50, Mrs Atagoshi, were reportedly beheaded over a land dispute. The gruesome incident occurred after the suspect allegedly lured the victims into the bush under the pretext of discussing the land issue. Their headless bodies were later discovered in the bush. According to PUNCH, the woman, a secondary school teacher, had earlier purchased a piece of land in the community, which some individuals subsequently claimed. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer…

A woman was arrested after doing a nude photoshoot on a popular seaside sculpture in Mexico. Olga Larrea was seen in video footage stepping on the base of the La Perla sculpture in the city of La Paz on Friday, Jan. 17, and quickly removing her dress as a photographer prepared to take snaps. The 30-year-old then hurled her dress at the photographer and climbed atop the monument. She posed on the sculpture as traffic along the two-lane avenue next to the boardwalk slowed and bystanders looked on in shock. Larrea then signalled to her photographer to hand her her…

Canadian businessman and investor, Kevin O’Leary, has offered TikTok’s owners $20 billion in cash to buy the platform. Recall a bipartisan bill, which President Biden signed, called ”TikTok a threat to national security” and forced ByteDance, the platform’s Chinese parent company to divest from the platform or sell it in order for TikTok to remain in American app stores. ByteDance’s deadline is Sunday. The Supreme Court ruled Friday on TikTok’s challenge to the law, upholding the ban. During a Friday appearance on Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom,” O’Leary made note of the fines that could be in store for any provider…

Legendary Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, fondly called Kwam 1, has lost his mother, Alimotu Shodiya Anifowoshe. She was aged 105. Mama Anifowoshe passed away in the early hours of Saturday in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The old woman’s passing comes just four days after the death of the former wife of the famous musician, Hafsat Anifowoshe, who passed away at age 65 after battling an undisclosed illness. The death of the singer’s mother was announced via an Instagram post on his media page. “With heavy hearts, we announced the passing of King Ayinde’s beloved mother. May her soul rest in…