Nigerian Afrobeats star D’banj has been arrested over allegations of fraud after millions of dollars meant to help unemployed youths start businesses were reported missing. The artist, who has claimed…
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Uganda: Health minister reports ‘downward trend’ in Ebola cases
Uganda has recorded a drop in the number of new Ebola cases, with some districts going for at least two weeks without registering new infections, health ministry officials said. The…
USA: 50 Cent plans to make TV series on Hushpuppi
Top American rapper 50 Cent has announced that he is making a TV series about the life of notorious jailed Nigerian fraudster and Instagram influencer Hushpuppi. It has sparked a…
Nigerian: Amnesty International condemns Public whipping of TikTok stars
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok stars in the northern Nigerian state of Kano for defaming the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The TikTokers, Mubarak Muhammad alias Unique…
Nigeria: Two TikTok stars sentenced to 20 lashes each
A magistrate’s court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has ordered two TikTok stars to be whipped and made to sweep the court premises for a month. They were…
Indonesia: K-pop band’s concert halted after 30 faint in a crush
K-pop band NCT 127 was forced to end their first concert in Indonesia early after 30 people fainted in a crush. Indonesia is still reeling after more than 130 people,…
Nigeria: Music star Davido’s three-year-old son drowns
The three-year-old son of Nigerian music star Davido has died in an apparent drowning in the the swimming pool at the singer’s house, according to police. The singer, whose real…
Thailand: Transgender celebrity buys Miss Universe contest
Thai celebrity and outspoken transgender Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip, has bought the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million. The 43-year-old CEO of Thailand-based media company JKN Global Group PCL, on Wednesday,…
USA: Meghan Markle reveals she is ‘43% Nigerian
The Duchess of Sussex says genealogical testing has revealed that she is “43% Nigerian”. In the latest episode of her Spotify original podcast, Archetypes, Meghan told Nigerian-American talk show host…
Morocco: Rapper in custody after cannabis row
Popular Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was taken into custody on Monday evening, the AFP news agency reports quoting a judicial source. It followed complaints filed against him for public statements…