“The pilots’ request to land the planes at the nearest airports within Russia were allegedly rebuffed by Russian officials, who, it was alleged, wanted the plane to crash into the Caspian sea and sink to the bottom,” dirty details of the plane crash that killed 38 ‘She always told us to be proud of her,’ Family of ‘Cheerful’ flight attendant, Hokuma Aliyeva, reacts Chief flight attendant, Hokuma Aliyeva, is being hailed as a hero for bravely comforting passengers while pilot Captain Igor Kshnyakin and co-pilot Aleksandr Kalyaninov desperately tried to…
Read MoreFull List Of Winners At 2024 Globe Soccer Awards
The 2024 Globe Soccer Awards ceremony took place, honoring the finest individuals and teams in the world of football. Here are the winners across all categories: Best Player: Vinicius Junior Top Scorer of All Time: Cristiano Ronaldo Best Midfielder & Maradona Award: Jude Bellingham Career Achievement Award: Neymar, Thibaut Courtois, and Rio Ferdinand Best Agent: Jorge Mendes Best Coach: Carlo Ancelotti ‘In Just Three Months,’ TikTok Removes 2.1 Million Videos By Nigerians + REASON Stampede: Why Ooni Won’t Intervene In Ex-Wife Naomi’s Case – Aide Special Career Award: Florentino Perez…
Read More‘In Just Three Months,’ TikTok Removes 2.1 Million Videos By Nigerians + REASON
TikTok has announced the removal of 2.1 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the third quarter of 2024, citing violations of its content policies. The disclosure was made in the company’s Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which also revealed that 147.8 million videos were taken down globally during the same period. Nigeria ranked among the top 50 countries contributing to these violations, collectively accounting for 90 percent of all content removals across the platform. The removed videos were found to have breached TikTok’s guidelines, which focus on areas such as…
Read MoreStampede: Why Ooni Won’t Intervene In Ex-Wife Naomi’s Case – Aide
Tade Makinwa, a digital creator and author, who has known Olori Naomi Silekunola, the embattled ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II for over 16 years, has given reasons for the highly respected traditional ruler won’t come to her aid. The former Queen and seven others are currently being remanded in prison following the death of 35 children on 18 December during the Christmas funfair she organized at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan. However, in a post Makinwa published on her Facebook page on Thursday 26…
Read More‘No, Never,’ Rivals Drag New Owa Obokun To Court
Controversy has been raging and it is still, as Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, happroved the appointment of 76-year-old Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. Prince Haastrup, a former deputy governor of Osun State, was selected following a contested process at the Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat on Friday. Haastrup, who served as deputy governor under the late Isiaka Adeleke, the elder brother of the current governor, from 1992 to 1993, emerged victorious in the selection process conducted by the kingmakers despite an existing court…
Read MoreEx-President Jonathan ADC, Moses Jitoboh, Is Dead
Moses Jitoboh, a former Aide-de-Camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has died at the age of 54 after a brief illness. Jitoboh, a Bayelsa State indigene, served as Jonathan’s ADC while he was governor of Bayelsa State and as Vice President. A source close to the family confirmed the death, stating, “Yes, your information is correct. I can confirm that he (Moses Jitoboh) is dead. I just got off the phone with a community chief.” The source added that efforts were ongoing to conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of…
Read MoreTinubu’s Buharization Of The NNPC, By Farooq Kperogi
After the sustained, unwarranted personal attacks I endured for eight years from northerners for unswervingly calling out what I called the “embarrassingly undisguised Arewacentricity of Buhari’s appointments” in a February 2, 2019, column titled “Even Ahmadu Bello Would Be Ashamed of Buhari’s Arewacentricity,” I promised that I would look the other way if a southern president returned the favor after Buhari’s tenure. But promises made in the heat of disillusionment often crumble under the weight of principle. Ironically, this column was inspired by a well-regarded Yoruba supporter of President Bola…
Read MorePull Your Son’s Ears Now, By Funke Egbemode
I know abusive men like it when we tell their battered wives things like these: “He will change, just keep on praying.” “If prayer fails, start to praise God. He will notice your pain and come through for you.” “With God, all things are possible.” “God is able to do all things, including changing your husband. You’ll see.” “God is the owner of the hearts of kings. He will touch his heart and you never know, he could become a big pastor eventually.” “Marriage is all about patience. He’ll come…
Read More‘Blame Hackers,’ TikToker VeryDarkMan Says As N180m Disappear From NGO Account
Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has voiced out over N180 million was missing from his NGO’s account after it was hacked. In October, Otse launched the Martins Vincent Osei Initiative, raising over N35 million in donations within hours. Shortly after, he announced receiving a N100 million contribution from music producer Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy. In a video shared on Instagram on Friday, the activist revealed that the funds were diverted into an unknown account. “Honestly, I’ve not been myself for the past few days,”…
Read MoreMan Who Sent Farewell Video To Wife When Azerbaijan Plane Was Going Down Survives
“He earlier thought his end was imminent but later walked out alive from the wrecked fuselage of the ill-fated plane that killed 38” Subkhon Rakhimov, the man who made a last-minute video while on the ill-fated Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in 6 the crash with no scratch. He walked out of the wrecked fuselage to make another video’, which has also gone viral and provided evidence to reinforce the belief that the plane was brought down by Russia. His video before the crash showed the interior of the…
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