Osinachi: Why court sentenced husband to death (Vanguard)
Three years after her death, the husband of the late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, Mr. Peter Nwachukwu, was, yesterday, sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting at Wuse Zone 2, Abuja.
Nwachukwu, who was prosecuted on a 23-count charge by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, was found guilty of culpable homicide, as the court established that he was responsible for the death of his wife on April 8, 2022.
In a judgment that was delivered by Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, the court held that the prosecution successfully discharged the burden of proof that was placed on it by the law. Read more
Naira Abuse Allegation: Court remands hip-hop artiste “Terry Apala” in prison (ThisDay)
Justice Akintayo Aluko, of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Thursday ordered the remand of hip-hop artiste, Terry Alexander Ejeh, aka Terry Apala, in the Ikoyi, Lagos Correctional Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS), till May 5, 2025 when his bail application would be heard and determined
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Apala before the court on a one-count charge of abuse of the Naira, by marching on it whilst dancing during a social event at Madison Place, Oniru, Lagos Island. EFCC counsel Suleimon I. Suleiman told the court about the pendency of a charge pressed against the artist, and urged the court to order that the charge be read so that the Defendant could take his plea.
The Defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, consequent upon which Mr Suleiman asked for a trial date and the remand of the Defendant in the custody of the Facility of the NCos. Read more
Ondo farm worker remanded for killing employer’s husband (Punch)
An Ondo State Magistrate Court sitting in Akure has ordered the remand of one John Odah in prison for allegedly using a machete to kill his employer’s husband.
The defendant was arrested by the operatives of the state police command, for allegedly committing the crime on April 18, 2025, at Agbajo farm, in Ilu-Abo, Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
The wife of the deceased had employed Odah to work on their farm. Read more
Nigeria, Morocco creates joint venture firm to manage $25b gas pipeline (Leadership)
Nigeria and Morocco have agreed to unveil a joint venture to manage a long-planned $25 billion pipeline which will ship gas to Europe, a Moroccan minister has said.
Morocco’s minister of energy transition and sustainable development, Leila Benali, told Morocco’s parliament that a floating gas storage terminal would also be installed at Nador on the Mediterranean for the mega project.
Benali said, “the project has made considerable progress” and entered the execution stage. She added that feasibility and engineering studies have also been completed, according to Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI)..Read more
PenCom, NPC move to recover N1.3bn unpaid pension contributions for journalists (Tribune)
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has stated that newspaper organisations are owing over N1.3 billion in unpaid pension contributions for journalists.
This was disclosed by the Director-General of PenCom, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, who led a delegation to the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) in Abuja.
Ms Oloworaran expressed concerns over widespread non-compliance with the Pension Reform Act 2014 (PRA 2014) among media establishments.
Consequently, PenCom and the Nigerian Press Council have entered into a strategic collaboration to prevail on newspaper organisations to settle the huge pension liabilities owed to their employees. Read more
Police rescue 83 human trafficking victims in Ibadan (Guardian)
The Police Command in Oyo State on Saturday said it has uncovered a human trafficking syndicate in Ibadan, rescuing its 83 victims.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan.
Osifeso said that the rescued victims were made up of 57 males and 26 females, including an infant.
He, however, said further investigation into the incident was ongoing, promising to update the public accordingly. Read more
2027: Mass defections to APC looms (Sun)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is expecting more defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum in the coming weeks, Daily Sun has learnt.
Following last week’s defection of the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, former Delta Governor and PDP’s 2023 vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa and all PDP members in Delta State to the APC, Daily Sun learnt that the imminent movement of more governors from the opposition to the ruling party in coming weeks is almost a done deal.
A senior APC insider informed that the ruling party expects at least 20 federal lawmakers and PDP governors to cross over soon. The source corroborated recent claims by the PDP spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere, who alleged that 40 opposition lawmakers were planning to defect, though Ugochinyere’s warning appears to have inadvertently put more focus on the internal PDP crisis rather than APC defections. Read more
Madison Beer reveals she reconnected with the ex who shared her nudes at age 15 (People)
Madison Beer is ready to let go — especially when it comes to a trying time in her life and career.
While speaking to Cosmopolitan for a digital cover published on Monday, April 28, the singer looked back on the time nude footage of her as teenager was leaked online, revealing she since reconnected with the person responsible.
“The boy who the whole nude situation happened with, he reached out to me and was like, ‘I had no idea that I hurt you like this. I’m so sorry,'” said Beer, 26, recalling how she felt both victimized by the former romantic partner who posted the images and shamed by others for sharing the explicit Snapchat messages. Read more
Olly Murs says he is ‘devastated’ after “letting fans down’’ (Hello!)
Olly Murs has shared his disappointment after cancelling two concerts at the last minute, leaving fans devastated.
The singer, 40, revealed he had no choice but to postpone his Hull and Brighton gigs due to a severe stomach bug affecting his team.
He shared the news on Instagram, apologising sincerely and promising to reschedule the dates as soon as possible. Read more
Australian radio station DJ discovered to be AI-generated (FarOut)
Australian radio station CADA have made headlines recently after it was discovered that DJ Thy, who had a segment on the show for months, was AI-generated.
Thy, who hosts the daily show ‘Workdays with Thy’ on the channel, was developed using ElevenLabs technology. Every weekday from 11am-3pm, Thy played listeners “the hottest tracks from around the world”. The show has been on the air since November.
The show reached over 72,000 listeners in March but never disclosed the host’s fraudulent nature. Nonetheless, Australian radio stations will be familiar with this trend; Melbourne-based Disrupt Radio publicly uses AI DJ Debbie Disrupt on its channel. Read more
Jeremy Renner says ‘‘slip of the mind’’ led to life-changing crash (Independent)
Jeremy Renner has shared details of the split-second mistake he made that resulted in his 2023 snowplough accident, which left him with severe injuries.
The Hawkeye star, 54, had gone out to help clear snow from his neighbours’ driveways in January 2023 when he lost control of the 14,000-pound PistenBully snowcat. As he tried to jump back in and regain control of it, he got caught up in the tracks and pulled under.
He was airlifted to the hospital where he underwent several surgeries to treat his injuries, which included 38 broken bones and a dislodged eyeball. Read more
Andrew Garfield addresses Spider-Man return (DigitalSpy)
Andrew Garfield has addressed a possible return to the Spider-Man franchise.
The actor played Peter Parker in 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man and 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, before going on to reprise the role in 2021’s No Way Home alongside fellow Spidey’s Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire.
During an appearance at the Middle East Film & Comic Con in Abu Dhabi, Garfield said he’s open to reprising the role again, but the concept “would have to be very weird”. Read more
Owner of Dominican Republic nightclub apologises for fatal roof collapse (MixMag)
The owner of Jet Set, the Dominican Republic nightclub where a fatal roof collapse killed more than 200 people earlier in April, has spoken out for the first time since the incident.
Antonio Espaillat spoke to local TV station Telesistema last week, where he explained that the club had suffered filtration problems for years before the tragic incident.
The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday, April 8, during a concert at the popular Santa Domingo club. Hundreds were gathered inside watching a performance from merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who died in the incident. Read more
No cup final for Ola Aina, Awoniyi as City set up Crystal Palace clash (ThisDay)
Super Eagles duo of Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi will not be playing in the English FA Cup final after their Nottingham Forest lost their semi final clash with Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday evening.
Both Nigerians were looking forward to playing at Wembley on May 17 in the final clash with Crystal Palace.
Defender Aina was not in action against City as he’s yet to fully recover from the calf injury that has sidelined him for weeks. Read more
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa wins London Marathon in women-only world record time (Standard)
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds en route to London Marathon victory on Sunday morning.
The 28-year-old clocked two hours, 15 minutes, 50 seconds to finally finish on the top of the podium after collecting silver at last year’s edition – where Peres Jepchirchir had set the previous mark of 2:16:16 – and the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she was beaten by Sifan Hassan.
Hassan was among the favourites again in London but began to fall back behind the leading duo of Assefa and Joyciline Jepkosgei, who had extended their advantage over the Dutchwoman by about two minutes as they passed Canary Wharf station between the 18th and 19th miles. Read more
Dubois shove showed weakness – Usyk (BBC)
Oleksandr Usyk says Daniel Dubois showed “weakness” by pushing him during their face-off as they promoted their rematch to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion at London’s Wembley Stadium on 19 July.
Briton Dubois is the IBF champion, with Ukraine’s Usyk holding the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts.
Usyk is undefeated in 23 fights and beat Dubois, 27, via a ninth-round stoppage in August 2023. Read more
Promoted Burnley rout QPR to boost title hopes (SkySports)
Zian Flemming and Jeremy Sarmiento both scored twice as Burnley emphatically maintained their Championship title hopes by hammering QPR 5-0 in their penultimate match of the season.
Josh Cullen also netted in a one-sided game as the Clarets, already promoted along with Leeds, won with ease to move to the top of the table, three points ahead of the Yorkshire side.
However, Leeds, who are at home to Bristol City on Monday evening, have a superior goal difference and know winning their final two matches will almost certainly seal the title. Both teams could finish the campaign with 100 points. Read more
MotoGP Spain: Alex Marquez wins first Grand Prix after brother Marc crashes (AlJazeera)
Gresini Racing’s Alex Marquez has claimed his first MotoGP race victory at the Spanish Grand Prix to snatch the championship lead from his elder brother Marc, who crashed early in the race and finished 12th.
After seven second-place finishes in sprints and races this season, Alex claimed a dream race win on home turf on Sunday in front of more than 100,000 fans with the Spaniard imploring them to increase the volume even when he had a few corners left on the final lap.
Fabio Quartararo finished second to give Yamaha their first podium since the 2023 Indonesian Grand Prix while Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia came in third. Read more