2012

A prosecution witness, Mrs. Fatima Dauda, on Monday told a Federal High Court that she opened a “Visa Gold Account” for the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh. The witness made this known to Justice Okon Abang of…

Rapper Phyno has released his sophomore album, ‘the Play Maker’. The 20-track album includes earlier released singles such as fada-fada, E sure for me, and Pino -Pino. phyno, the play maker Prominent musicians Onyeka Onwenu,…

The defunct US news website Gawker has settled a lawsuit won by retired US professional wrestler Hulk Hogan for $31m (£25m). The privacy case forced Gawker to declare bankruptcy earlier this year, after a jury awarded Mr Hogan $140m…

A Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, risks losing properties worth about N500m if she fails to explain to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission where she got the money to buy the houses. Impeccable…

Saudi Arabia has executed one of its own young princes for the first time in 40 years, sending what analysts described as a “strong message” to younger royals that they are not above the law. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Turki bin Saud…

Rapper Eminem has joined the charge to stop presidential candidate Donald Trump from becoming the number one citizen of the United States, albeit in his own particular way. The top-selling rap artist, on Wednesday, shortly before the…

The teenage daughter of US Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay died on Sunday after a shooting at a restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S., local media reported. Trinity Gay, 15, – herself a rising track athlete – was shot in the neck about…

Over the years, rap culture in Nigeria has grown tremendously, and despite having to contend with other music genres such as RnB, Soul, Dancehall and Pop-that seems to be the rave of the moment. I make bold to say that rap