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Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, better known as Ayra Starr, invited a male fan on stage while performing at a concert in the United States recently, and the footage has gone viral. While it’s quite common for male artistes to bring women on stage and rare for female artistes, Ayra broke the norm by inviting the young man on stage and serenading him. The 21-year-old singer, who is currently on her World Tour tagged #21WorldTour, was giving an electrifying performance in Chicago, United States, on Wednesday, August 30, when she brought the male fan on stage. In the clip, the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has returned $26,000 USD to British citizen and online fraud victim Christine Brown. The Briton was defrauded of her life savings by an online fraudster posing as an American performer online after she became emotionally linked with him, according to a statement released by the commission on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. On Monday, August 28, the Benin Zonal Command of the commission gave Ms. Brown a check for $26,000. The statement read, “Brown expressed gratitude to the Commission for its efforts which she said, has brought some succour to her after losing her life’s…

Eight people are injured in Fuerteventura including a four-month-old baby after ‘English tourist’ loses control of rental car and ploughs into bar terraceDid you see the horror crash in Corralejo? Email elena.salvoni@mailonline.co.uk By David Averre and Elena Salvoni Updated: 13:39 EDT, 31 August 2023 Eight people, including a four-month-old baby, have been injured after a rental car reportedly being driven by an English tourist ploughed into a busy bar terrace on Fuerteventura.The horror smash unfolded when a rental car careened off the road in the tourist hotspot of Corralejo, ploughed through the terrace filled with bargoers and slammed into a shop…

The Traditional Ruler for Okwabena Community, who doubles as the Kyidomhene (No. 2) for Awutu Traditional Council, Nai Ampem Darko Tetteh III, in the Awutu Senya West District of Central Region, has cautioned the youth across the country, especially those in his jurisdiction, to desist from the intake of drugs such as tramadol, marijuana, cocaine, and others.The Divisional chief emphasizes the importance of the youth as future leaders, emphasizing their duty to lead decent lives for a brighter future.He bemoaned the growing prevalence of evil activities among youth, such as sakawa money rituals, emphasising the importance of addressing this issue.”I…

Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, has disclosed that the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PJF) Phase II was launched after careful and extensive engagement with the relevant stakeholders. The minister indicated that a round-table consultation was held to ensure the policy’s successful implementation. Mr. Acheampong told Bernard Avle on Citi TV‘s The Point of View that the objective of the new policy is to increase production in the coming years in all sectors of the country’s agricultural space. He also disclosed that his ministry has been deliberate in its approach to…

Kumawood actor Oboy Siki has ignited a firestorm of controversy with his recent bold and controversial statement. The controversial actor has challenged the conventional wisdom surrounding parental responsibility by children. According to Oboy Siki in an interview, young men and women should not feel obligated to take care of their parents. As argued by him, young men and women should use their monies on investments or travel abroad rather than to spend them on their old parents. The actor went even further, to describe those who financially assist their parents as “fools,” claiming that he sees no significance in such…

A US-based Nigerian man, Hassan Teddy Adeyemo, has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his wife in east Orange County, Florida. According to an official statement released by the Sheriff’s Office, police officers were dispatched to Taxiway Circle, which is a residential area near the Conway neighborhood, around 7:20PM on Saturday, August 27. Upon their arrival, they found Teddy’s 43-year-old wife, Nanchin Hassan Adeyemo, who had sustained gunshot wounds. She was subsequently rushed to a nearby hospital, where she sadly succumbed to her injuries. Investigators have identified Teddy as the prime suspect in the case, and he has been…

A heartbroken university fresher ‘ruthlessly dumped’ by landlords who ripped up her contract without warning just to move migrants into her luxury student tower block instead, has told of her anguish. Ellie Robinson was one of more than 150 students at Huddersfield University left in the lurch after a deal was struck between the Home Office and landlords to move asylum seekers into the HD1 building. The 18-year-old from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, had been planning for months to move into the 405-bed lavish halls, which has its own gym and cinema room and where top-end suites can cost £200 a month to…

Young people who get the chance to study abroad have been advised to make it a point to return home and use the skills, knowledge and expertise to help in developing the country.This is because it was the role and responsibility of young people as children of the country to come back and share what they had learnt with those who had not benefited from their experiences.The Chairman of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF), Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, who gave the advice, stressed that human resource was key to national development and it behoved all who got the privilege to travel abroad…

COP George Alex Mensah, one of the security chiefs implicated in the alleged plot to oust the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has insisted that the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu lied to the ad-hoc parliamentary committee. Mr. Naabu confirmed the veracity of the contentious leaked tape and insisted that he hired someone to record the conversation. He made the confirmation when he appeared before the committee probing the matter on Monday, August 28, 2023. COP Mensah said “Bugri Naabu came here to lie.” He also strongly refuted the…