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Famous American rapper and radio personality, Isaac Freeman, professionally known as Fatman Scoop, is dead. Rapper Fatman Scoop died at 53 after suffering a medical emergency on stage during a concert. Announcing his death on Saturday, his tour manager said he was ‘lost for words.’ A viral video on social media showed the moment Scoop collapsed on stage in Hamden Town Center Park, Connecticut, on Friday, and was rushed to hospital. He was seen struggling after he climbed the stage at his final show before disappearing from view, as medics raced to revive him.

Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of Paris. Mr Durov was detained after his private jet had landed at Le Bourget Airport, French media reported. According to officials the 39-year-old had been arrested under a warrant for offences related to the popular messaging app. Russia's embassy in France is taking "immediate steps" to clarify the situation, according to Russia's TASS state news agency. Durov had been travelling on his private jet, French TV channel TF1 said on its website. Telegram is particularly popular in Russia, Ukraine and former Soviet Union states. The app was banned in Russia in 2018, after a previous refusal by Mr Durov to hand over user data. But the ban was reversed in 2021. Telegram is ranked as one of the major social media platforms after Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and Wechat. Mr Durov founded Telegram in 2013 and he left Russia in 2014 after refusing to comp

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar has alleged that Nigeria is rapidly transforming into “a government of Tinubu, by Tinubu, and for Tinubu.” The former vice president said the future of Nigerians has been effectively mortgaged to the president, his family, and associates. He disclosed this in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, on Wednesday. Atiku opined that even after Tinubu leaves office, it will be nearly impossible to break these shackles. Atiku compared Tinubu’s integration of his business interests into Lagos’s public enterprises to his efforts at the federal level. “Just as Alpha Beta, Primero, and others act as Tinubu’s proxies in Lagos, managing critical sectors and generating revenue for him and his family, he has begun to replicate this at the federal level,” Atiku said. He expressed astonishment at the operations of the NNPC and how the government-owned oil company had put its retail

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has made a call to action in response to insecurity and economic hardship in the country. While citing recent cases of kidnappings, including the abduction of medical students in Benue, and a state commissioner and his wife in Edo, Obi stated that it was time to “declare war on this massive insecurity.” In a statement on X.com on Saturday, Obi wrote, “When I say we should declare war on the economy, power, and insecurity, some people spin the narrative, while others complain. But what else can we do? “In the last 24 hours, several people have been kidnapped across Nigeria, including about 20 dental students from Maiduguri and Jos in Benue State. “An Anambra State Commissioner and his wife were abducted in Edo State, and others travelling with them were killed. These are just a few of the many tragic incidents happening across the country.” The former Anambra State Governor, hence, called for a united battle against th

Three drug lords and 16 other offenders have been convicted and sentenced to a total of 302 years in prison for trafficking and dealing in illicit drugs. It was gathered that the drugs they were accused of trafficking are cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, and opioids among others. In a statement mae available on Friday by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said the 19 convicts lead the list of 414 drug traffickers and dealers convicted by the Federal High Court across Benue, Bauchi, Edo, Lagos, Ogun, Gombe, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, between July 1st and 31st, 2024, following charges brought against them by the end NDLEA. He said, “Three drug to kingpins and 16 other offenders have been convicted and sentenced to a total of Three Hundred and Two years in prison for trafficking and dealing in illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis and opioids following their arrest and diligent prosecution by the NDL