Author: Festus Adeloye

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has charged the publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore with false publication and forgery. In a three-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/374/2025 filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the IGP accused Sowore of among others, making false publication about the police on his media platforms and forging a police signal. The counts read: *That you Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters on or about the 30th day of July, 2025 did conspire between yourselves to commit a felony to wit forgery and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1 (2) (C) of Miscellaneous…

A United States District Court has sentenced the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to 56 months in prison over his involvement in a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fund fraud. According to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, the sentence was delivered on Tuesday, August 26, by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko. Oba Oloyede, 62, who holds dual Nigerian and U.S. citizenship and resides in Medina, Ohio, was also ordered to pay $4,408,543.38 in restitution, forfeit his Medina residence purchased with fraud proceeds, and surrender an additional $96,006.89 seized by…

Sixteen-year-old substitute, Rio Ngumoha scored a dramatic 100th-minute winner on his Premier League debut, securing a 3-2 victory for Liverpool against 10-man Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Monday night. Arne Slot’s team led 2-0 with goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike, the latter coming shortly after Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon was sent off for a reckless challenge on Virgil van Dijk. Despite their numerical disadvantage, Newcastle fought back with goals from Bruno Guimaraes and William Osula, leveling the score at 2-2. Ngumoha, who was introduced in the 96th minute to replace Cody Gakpo, curled home a composed finish…

Tottenham Hotspur made it back-to-back Premier League victories under new manager Thomas Frank by stunning Manchester City once again at the Etihad Stadium. Spurs came here last November and inflicted a 4-0 humbling of City in a scintillating performance and went home once more with all three points courtesy of a resolute defensive display. They started slowly as Omar Marmoush latched onto Pedro Porro’s loose header and squeezed a shot narrowly wide of the far post before seeing a thunderous strike from range pushed away by Guglielmo Vicario. The Egyptian was lively early on and forced another excellent save from…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Miss Evelyn Osagie, Assistant Editor at The Nation newspaper, describing her death as a painful loss to journalism and the nation’s cultural community. Osagie, aged 49, died last Sunday after a brief illness. In a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President joined the management and staff of The Nation in mourning the respected journalist. Tinubu described the late editor as “one of The Nation’s most talented, creative, and hardworking correspondents,” recalling her dedication to arts and culture reporting as well as her…

Frank Caprio, the Rhode Island judge in the United States (US) whose courtroom clips drew millions of viewers online, has died at 88. Caprio served for nearly 40 years in Providence, where his kind approach earned him the nickname “nicest judge in the world,” according to NBC Boston. Videos of his rulings, often showing moments of empathy, were viewed more than a billion times across social media. The final years of his career, which ended in 2023, were featured in the TV series Caught in Providence. A statement posted Wednesday on his Instagram page, which had 3.2 million followers, said he…

Controversial singer Naira Marley has shared his account of events surrounding the death of his former signee, Mohbad, in a video on YouTube. Mohbad, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Aloba died on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 27. Naira Marley was acquitted of any wrongdoing in February by a Magistrate’s Court in Yaba, Lagos, and he maintains that he had no involvement in Mohbad’s passing. According to Naira Marley, he learned about Mohbad’s alleged substance use in June 2020 and counselled him to stop. “I wasn’t angry, I called him and advised him and told him about the danger. He said he…

Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah has become the first Premier League player to win the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) Footballer of the Year award thrice. Salah is currently ahead of two-time winners Gareth Bale, Thierry Henry, and Cristiano Ronaldo. He won the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award earlier this year. The Egyptian winger scored 29 goals and provided 19 assists as the Reds romped to the title. Salah beat Liverpool team-mate Alexis Mac Allister, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice and Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. “I look at myself now, a guy…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has stated that he will not respond to the ultimatum given by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade. Oba Ogunwusi was issued a 48-hour ultimatum by the Alaafin over a recent chieftaincy title conferred by the Ooni on an Ibadan-based businessman. Oba Owoade has demanded that the Ooni revoke the title of “Okanlomo of Yorubaland” bestowed upon Chief Dotun Sanusi, the owner of Ilaji Hotels and Resorts. Reacting via his Facebook handle, the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, disclosed that his principal instructed him against issuing a formal press release on the matter.…

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has issued the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, a 48-hour deadline to revoke the Okanlomo of Yorubaland chieftaincy title recently bestowed on Ibadan business magnate Engineer Dotun Sanusi. On Monday, the Alaafin’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, issued a statement calling the Ooni’s conduct an “affront”. He also stated that it was a direct challenge to his authority. The Alaafin reiterated that he holds the exclusive right to bestow titles that cover the entire Yorubaland. According to the statement: “The conferment of a Yoruba-wide chieftaincy title by the…