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Fourteen years after the death of Nollywood talented actor, JT Tom West, movie maker, Afrocandy has made a confession about what led to the actor’s death. Recall that it was reported that JT Tom West alongside two of his colleagues died in a car accident while returning from a location after shooting late into the night. According to Afrocandy, contrary to popular belief, Tom west was actually shot and killed on a movie set. Taking to Instagram to acknowledge Tom’s death anniversary, the 49-year-old pornography actress wrote; “Before I became #AfroCandy I was a Regular Nollywood Actress…..Awww JT Tom West gone but never forgotten! I did this movie ‘Ghetto Crime’ with him before I Migrated to the United States, I also Executively Produced this movie but Never got that Credit, this scratched up Tape was given to me by the other producer when I visited in 2014.. So I remember the day he died my boy called me from Nigeria to tell me there was an accident on set he was shot with

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) December 21, 2020 Right-wing televangelist media mogul Pat Robertson  says that Kamala Harris will be President not too long after the inauguration of Biden. Robertson took time on Monday to acknowledge Joe Biden as the President-Elect and criticized Trump for being "very erratic." During “The 700 Club” on Monday, Robertson responded to the latest Supreme Court decision to deny another Trump campaign attempt to invalidate votes.  I had prayed and hoped that there might be some better solution, but I don’t think — I think it’s all over,” said Robertson. “I think the Electoral College has spoken. I think the Biden corruption has not totally been brought to fruition, but it doesn’t seem to be affecting the Electoral College, and I don’t think the Supreme Court is going to move into do anything.” “I think we’re going to see a President Biden, and I also think we’ll be seeing a President Kamala Harris not too long after the inaugur

The Moroccan government announced a nationwide curfew and other restrictive measures Monday, as it seeks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The curfew will be in place between the hours of 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) and 6:00 am and the new measures — also including a ban on parties and public gatherings — will all kick in for a three-week period from Wednesday, the government said in a statement reported by the official MAP news agency.   Morocco has lately been detecting more than 2,000 coronavirus cases per day, while local media have reported a drop off in testing by the kingdom.   The country has registered more than 418,000 coronavirus infections, including 7,000 deaths, according to the last official count.  Authorities hope to begin a vaccination programme at the end of this year, with the aim of immunising around 20 million people in three months, although they have yet to confirm a start date.  ‌ AFP

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, is dead. The monarch died on Monday, the Nation reports. Report said the monarch died after contracting the deadly COVID-19 disease. His health was said to have deteriorated on Sunday evening.

US President-elect Joe Biden received a Covid-19 vaccine live on television Monday in a campaign to boost Americans’ confidence in the jabs. The 78-year-old incoming president got the Pfizer vaccine at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. His wife Jill received the shot earlier, the presidential transition team said. Biden told Americans “there’s nothing to worry about” when they get the vaccine and that in the meantime they should keep wearing masks and “listen to the experts.”

No fewer than 43 people have been arrested by the Kano Hisbah Board for prostitution and illegal sale of Alcohol substances at Kwanar Gafan vegetable market in Garun Malam Local Government Area of the State. The arrest was confirmed by the Commander General of Hisbah, Dr Harun Ibn-Syna, who paraded the suspects on Monday in the Sharada quarters. "Out of the 43, 34 are females while the remaining nine are males, aged between 15 and 18. "The Investigation conducted on the suspects also revealed that eight were found selling hard drugs while one person was caught with 80 cartons of different bottles of beer," NAN quoted Ibn-Syna as saying. It was also revealed that 14 of the suspects are HIV positive, adding that 10 knew their status while four do not know. Ibn-Syna said that the arrest was jointly conducted by the Hisbah Board and the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

 The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has grieved about the extent at which the quality of education inNigeria has degenerated, stating that many graduates cannot defend their certificates. Babalola expressed his dissatisfaction at the continuous decline in the standard of education, particularly university education, and has called for urgent action to remedy the situation before it is too late. He said this during a reception for 37-year-old Prof Damilola Sunday Olawuyi, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships of the institution who recently became a SAN. “I love bright, hardworking and industrious people, like Prof Olawuyi. “My inclination towards bright and brilliant people has influenced the way I have been running my chambers over time. I have made it abundantly clear that the senior lawyers owe it a duty to take good care of their juniors,” he said. Babalola, who said poor education

 To curtail the further spread of COVID-19 in the Country, President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved new measures, among which is the restriction of guests at weddings, conferences, and sporting activities among others to 50.  The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at a press briefing of the task force in Abuja. He said, “The PTF has surveyed developments and actions taken by governments around the world, assessed our domestic environment and has accordingly submitted its recommendations to Mr President on immediate measures to be taken. “Accordingly, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has authorised the PTF to engage with the states and the FCT to assume full ownership of this stage of the response by deploying legal structures and resources, including enforcement to manage the pandemic within their jurisdictions. “In line with the authorisation, the PTF wishes to issue the following

 Dr. Kemi Olunloyo gave it hot to a supposed apostle who took a jibe at her following her statement on marriage.

 A 40-year-old man allegedly shot his 10-year-old son before shooting himself. The Tucson Police Department was called to a home around 12 a.m. on Dec. 19 after a 911 caller told police he wanted to check on the welfare of a man and boy, because the man wasn’t responding to phone calls or text messages. Police arrived at the scene and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. “We treated it as barricade situation,” Tucson Police Department Sgt. Richard Gradillas tells PEOPLE. “We were able to get our SWAT team in.” Officers made entry in the home and found Phillip Foye dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. His son Sebastian was found fatally shot in another part of the house. “We are currently investigating it as a murder-suicide,” says Gradillas. Gradillas says the shooting took place shortly before the 911 call. “It looked like it happened recently around the time we got the phone call,” he says. Foye and the boy lived at the home with an adult female, w

France's President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, his office has said. The Elysee palace said he was tested after showing early symptoms. He will now isolate for seven days but will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely. More to follow........

Sam Allardyce has been appointed the new manager of West Bromwich Albion, following the sack of Slaven Bilic after a run of poor results in the English Premier League. More to follow.....

The court of appeal in Abuja has annulled the conviction of an erstwhile spokesman of the opposition PDP, Olisa Metuh, who was slammed with a seven-year jail term by Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court in February. Mr. Metuh, who had been arraigned by the anti-graft EFCC for seven counts of money laundering to the tune of N400 million, was found guilty on all counts, having reportedly received the said sum from the office of the national security adviser under the Jonathan administration. The appellate court in its ruling on Wednesday, accused Justice Abang of exhibiting bias towards the convicted PDP chieftain, in light of his prejudicial remarks in the course of proceedings. Justice Stephen Adah, who delivered a unanimous judgement by a three-man panel of the court, set aside Mr. Metuh’s conviction, while ordering his retrial on the charges. Justice Adah directed the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to reassign Mr. Metuh’s case to anoth

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate opening of four land borders in the country. The boarders includes, Seme, Illela, Maigatari and Mfun boarders. More to follow.....

Aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan and self-acclaimed Buhari tormentor, Reno Omokri, has drop yet another bombshell. Omokri described President Muhammadu Buhari's relevance to Nigeria as the P in psychology, which is utterly useless.

Dino Melaye has advised African Leaders to reject the newly certified covid-19 vaccine. The outspoken politician said this in a video posted on his social media accounts, stressing that the vaccine is a killer and should not be used on any individual in the continent. Countries have began administeration of the Pfizer vaccine on its citizens, after it was certified to be over  90% effective in the treatment of the coronavirus. — Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@dino_melaye) December 16, 2020

Super Eagles star Aaron Samuel took to social media to share beautiful photos of his second son and third child with the caption, " Here comes Brian my prince."

Steph Curry’s autographed rookie card was sold at Goldin Auctions for $616,000, making it the most expensive Curry memorabilia. The card is extremely rare – there are only 25. Beckett Grading Services gave the card a 9.5 for its near perfect condition.

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been indicted on nine charges including racketeering and sex trafficking, United States authorities say. A news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York says the charges arise “out of a decades-long pattern of criminal conduct involving at least dozens of victims in the United States, the Bahamas, and Canada, among other locations.” The release was issued on behalf of Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr. with the FBI’s New York office, and Dermot Shea, commissioner of the New York City police. Nygard was arrested in Winnipeg on Monday under the Extradition Act. He appeared in front of a judge Tuesday afternoon. Nygard slowly entered the courtroom shackled and surrounded by three sheriffs. His long grey hair was tied back in a messy bun. He wore green-colored sweat pants with a bright yellow stripe down the leg and a wide bla

THE management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Akoko, Ondo State, has said it would investigate the allegation that some members of staff of the institution were fond of demanding bribe before attending to postgraduate students of the university. The AAUA Alumni Association had alleged that some employees of the institution would always demand specific number of wraps of pounded yam with soup, crates of soft drinks, bitter kola, packets of biscuits, and sweets before attending postgraduate students who wanted to defend their Ph.D thesis. Members of the association were said to have made the allegation at the 2020 Delegate Assembly held on the campus of the institution. The acting Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, who was represented at the event by Prof. Victor Olumekun, described the alleged action of the concerned staff as shameful and would not be tolerated in the university. He said, “I want to apologise to you and to everyone who have

  Chelsea suffered their second defeat in a row thanks to a Pedro Neto stoppage time winner at the Molineux Stadium. Wolves rallied back to claim a 2-1 victory over the visitor, after falling behind through an Olivier Giroud's opener in the 49th minute. Daniel Podence equalized for the home side in the 66th minute and Pedro Neto completed the comeback with a beautiful finish in the 95th minute.

 On Tuesday, an Ikeja high court refused the post-conviction bail application filed by Oladele Ogundipe, a televangelist, popularly known as 'Genesis' and the head of 'Genesis Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ', Alagbado, Lagos. The pastor was reportedly sentenced on Nov 18 to a year in prison after being found guilty of the offences of conversion of property not delivered and stealing. NAN reports that Ogundipe was arraigned in 2009 for obtaining money by stealing, inducing delivery of money by false pretences, unlawful conversion of property and forgery. He was alleged to have fraudulently obtained between 2002 and 2005 the sums of N14million and 12,000 pounds in various tranches from a London-based architect, Mrs Oladele Williams-Oni who had approached him for spiritual assistance. The televangelist, however, in a motion on notice for bail pending appeal asked the court for an order, admitting him to unconditional bail pending the hearing and deter

Rapper Lil Wayne faces 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to illegal possession of firearm. Wayne, 38, was found with a loaded, gold-plated .45 caliber handgun in his baggage aboard a private plane last December. The plane had landed at an executive airport near Miami. The rapper was previously  found guilty  of a felony crime, prohibiting him from having the weapon or ammunition. Prosecutors from the US Attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida said in a written statement that police had received an anonymous tip that the rapper was carrying the firearm. The star told U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams during a virtual hearing in Miami federal court: "Your honor, I plead guilty." TMZ reports that police found: “a gold-plated Remington 1911, .45-caliber handgun loaded with 6 rounds of ammunition” during their December 2019 search. The outlet adds: “they also claim they found a bag containing personal use amounts of cocaine, ecstasy, and ox

The United States government on Thursday night executed convicted murderer Brandon Bernard, ignoring calls for clemency from many — including Kim Kardashian and some of the jurors in his trial. Bernard, 40, was put to death by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Indiana, for his role in a 1999 double murder on a Texas military base committed when he was 18 years old. His attorneys Thursday night had sought an 11th hour stay of execution, which was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.  In his final words, Bernard apologized for the crime.  “I’m sorry,” he said, according to a media witness. “That’s the only words that I can say that completely capture how I feel now and how I felt that day.” Over 500,000 people signed petitions urging President Trump to commute Bernard’s sentence.

Charges have been filed against the caretaker prime minister of Lebanon and three former ministers, by the Lebanese prosecutor investigating August's port explosion in Beirut. The Charges filed on Thursday, accused the caretaker prime minister and the former ministers of negligence in relation to the deadly blast. Hassan Diab the caretaker prime, finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil, as well as  Ghazi Zeiter and Youssef Fenianos, both former ministers of public works, were all charged and accused of carelessness and negligence leading to the death of over 200 people and injuring thousands more. "The prime minister has a clear conscience and is confident of his integrity as well as his responsible and transparent handling of the file of the Beirut port explosion," Diab's office said in a statement on Thursday. The explosion on August 4 was caused by the ignition of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical compound, which has bee

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-olu, on Thursday doled out N10m each to wives of police officers killed in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest. The gesture was in fulfilment of his earlier promise during a meeting with police officers at the State Police Command. “Some of our gallant police officers paid the supreme price for our security and safety during the recent EndSARS protests,” the governor said while presenting the cheque to the wives and children of the slain officers at the 14th Town Hall meeting on security held at Civic Centre on Victoria Island. “These are the officers deployed to protect our families from hoodlums but they were lynched in the violence. Today, I am happy to announce and present N10 million compensation through LSSTF to each family of the officers. All their children have also be placed on scholarship up to university level, courtesy of the State Government.” The late police officers are Yaro Edward, an Assistant Superinte

The Department of Justice announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. for discriminating against U.S. workers.  The lawsuit alleges that Facebook refused to recruit, consider, or hire qualified and available U.S. workers for over 2,600 positions that Facebook, instead, reserved for temporary visa holders it sponsored for permanent work authorization (or “green cards”) in connection with the permanent labor certification process (PERM). The positions that were the subject of Facebook’s alleged discrimination against U.S. workers offered an average salary of approximately $156,000. According to the lawsuit, and based on the department’s nearly two-year investigation, Facebook intentionally created a hiring system in which it denied qualified U.S. workers a fair opportunity to learn about and apply for jobs that Facebook instead sought to channel to temporary visa holders Facebook wanted to sponsor for green cards.    “The Department of Justice’s lawsuit alle

 Authorities in Sweden are currently investigating a mother who is suspected of keeping her son locked away for close to three decades. In Stockholm, Sweden, police believe that a woman in her 70’s held her now 41-year-old son captive inside of her apartment for 28 years. The man was rescued when a relative entered the apartment on Sunday after the elderly woman was admitted to a hospital. Once there, the relative noticed “urine, dirt and dust” throughout the flat and that “it smelled rotten.”  “No one could have cleaned that home for many years,” the relative told Swedish newspaper, Expressen. After hearing a noise, she ventured further inside the kitchen and discovered the man with infected sores covering his legs sitting on blankets and pillows. According to the relative, he had no teeth, could barely walk, and his speech was not very clear. “He spoke very fast and a little incoherently, but he was not afraid of me,” she said. The man was admitted to a local hospital t

Tennis Star Rafael Nadal has received the decoration of the Grand Cross of the Order of Dos de Mayo, the highest honour the Madrid region can grant. The honour was given to him in recognition of his outstanding sporting career in which he became one of the best players in the history of tennis and the best athlete of all the history of spain thanks to his achievements. The award came weeks after Nadal was crowned champion of Roland Garros for the thirteenth time. "I would like to send a message of encouragement to families who have lost a loved one. Also to all health personnel and, together with them, to the State security forces," Nadal said as he dedicated the award to all the victims of the pandemic and their families, as well as to health workers and state security forces. The award was presented to Nadal by Isabel Dias Ayuso, the president of the Community of Madrid, at the Royal Post Office.

 American actress and singer Keke Palmer, revealed on Wednesday that she had been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). “Hey you guys, for some of you this may be TMI, but for me my platform has always been used for things much greater than me,” the 27-year-old actress wrote. “Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome has been attacking me from the inside out my entire life and I had no idea. My acne has been so bad that people in my field offered to pay for me to get it fixed. I tried EVERYTHING. I did Accutane TWICE. People say drink water, have a better diet, but I did all that, I ate all the “right” things, my blood tests were fine. But it took ME taking a personal look into my family that has a history of diabetes and obesity, to understand what was ACTUALLY happening with me.” Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a health problem that affects 1 in 10 women of childbearing age. Women with PCOS have a hormonal imbalance and metabolism problems that may affect their overall

Official spokesperson of President Buhari, Garba Shehu, has debunked rumors of an alleged N12.5m transfer from the coffers of Ogun State to President Buhari's account. Shehu, described the rumors as fake and a plot to tarnish the image of President Muhammadu Buhari. "Fake news industry at work. A certain document showing the transfer of N12,500,000 from the Coffers of the Ogun State to a “PMB Estate” is being circulated to tarnish the image of President Muhammadu Buhari," Shehu said in a tweet. Yesterday, a bank document showing how former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, authorised the transfer of N12.5million from the state treasury to the personal account of President Muhammadu  for yet-to-be-ascertained purpose surfaced. Defending President Buhari, Garba Shehu stated: The President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Estate is a large housing scheme in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was commissioned by President Buhari in the course of a State visit. PMB Est

A young man has lost his life after he set out to test the efficacy of a local charm. It was gathered that the young man was shot dead in Calabar by his girlfriend upon his directive. The young man, whose real name could not be gotten as at the time of this report, goes by the nickname Email. He sells Indian hemp and was with a group of his friends at the time of the incident Wednesday in a compound where he resides at Nelson Mandela Street, Calabar South. Younger brother to the girl, name withheld, narrated the incident to the Nation newspaper, noting that her sister, Blessing by name was a friend to deceased “email” and at about 11.am on the fateful day, the sister passed by the compound of the late boyfriend at the time he, the deceased was with his group of friends and they had taken local concoctions including native charms against guns and bullet shots. The group of friends after taking the concoctions started testing the efficacy of the anti-gunshots charms among the

A politician named after Adolf Hitler has won a seat at a Namibian election - but says he has no plans for world domination.  Adolf Hitler Uunona was elected with 85 per cent of the vote in the former German colony, which is still home to a small German-speaking community and where a number of streets, places and people still bear German names.    After winning the seat on the ticket of the ruling SWAPO party - which has ruled Namibia since independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 - the politician told Bild that he had 'nothing to do with' Nazi ideology.  'My father named me after this man. He probably didn't understand what Adolf Hitler stood for,' his namesake said.  'As a child I saw it as a totally normal name. Only as a teenager did I understand that this man wanted to conquer the whole world.'  The politician said his wife calls him Adolf, adding that he usually goes by Adolf Uunona but that it would be 'too late' to change

DMW Boss Davido, has announced that his personal driver, Doro, is getting married soon and has chosen him as his Best Man for his wedding ceremony. The afrobeats heavyweight and “A Better Time” album owner, made the announcement in a tweet he shared via his official Twitter page on Thursday, December 3. He tweeted, “My driver getting married …. and I’m his best man ❤️

Ex-Super Eagles star Osaze Odemwingie and Peter Okoye of the defunct PSquare, who recently engaged in a dramatic clash, have buried the hatchet, following  apologies from the two super stars. The Intensified Report had earlier reported how Osaze called out Peter Okoye over his lottery business, which he claimed was destroying people's lives, a statement which absolutely did not go down well with the singer. Peter Okoye, reacting to Osaze's statement, stated that the tricky winger looks sick and need a lot of prayers Both have now apologized to one another, in a bid to let peace reign as well as foster the brotherly love that has been between them forr the past years. Watch the apologies below 👇👇👇 View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Tattle Room 🇳🇬 🌎 (@thetattleroomng)

A new study conducted by scientists in Israel may prove to be groundbreaking in the quest to slow down the aging process in humans. According to the study, which appeared in the journal  Aging , it was revealed that the researchers used oxygen treatments in hyperbaric chambers to stop blood cells from aging and make them grow younger. While in the hyperbaric chambers, they were able to counteract the shortening of telomeres, the protective regions at the ends of every chromosome, and the body's aggregation of old and poorly-functioning cells. As humans get older, our cells continue to divide, thus shortening the telomeres. If they get too short, the cells stop replicating, becoming "senescent," and they eventually die. The study involved 35 healthy people over 64 years old, who underwent 60 hyperbaric sessions in 3 months. Researchers saw telomeres lengthen by 38%, and 37% decrease in senescent cells, bringing them to a cellular state that is similar to their

Peter Okoye aka Mr. P, has slammed ex-Super Eagles star and namesake Peter Osaze Odemwingie, after  the later technically called Mr. P , a daylight robber. Peter Okoye owns a lottery platform called Zoom, but the nature of the business seems not to go down well with Odemwingie, who seems to have repented. Here is what led to the statement from Mr P. Osaze's statement 👇👇👇👇 Peter Okoye's response 👇👇👇👇