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ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

August 20, 2024

Trump faces backlash after using AI photos to imply Taylor Swift’s endorsement falsely

Ms Swift, who has won multiple Grammy awards, endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 but has not backed any other candidate since then.

Biden and Swift Taylor
August 19, 2024

U.S. Congressman George Santos convicted of identity theft, wire fraud

Mr Santos syphoned his campaign funds to pay for cosmetic procedures, OnlyFans subscriptions and luxury designer items.

George Santos (Credit: BBC)
August 19, 2024

How Olumide Apagun chose suicide after begging Amosun not to destroy his luxury golf resort in Abeokuta

The deceased indigene was Mr Apagun, Peoples Gazette has confirmed. He was an aide to former Governor Gbenga Daniel.

Olumide Apagun, Amosun
August 19, 2024

Amosun roped Tinubu’s govt into $60 million mess when he used police, immigration to harass, deport Chinese investors, Nigeria’s lawyers admit in U.S. court

The acceptance rubbished a key element of public statements issued separately by the Tinubu administration and former Governor Ibikunle Amosun over the weekend.

Ibikunle Amosun, Xi jin ping and Bola Tinubu
August 16, 2024

Putin’s War: Russia jails citizen 15 years for donating $52 to Ukraine

Ms Karelina’s sentence mirrors several cases of Western citizens being convicted of minor misdemeanours.

Vladimir Putin and Razom for Ukraine
August 16, 2024

Argentina: Former President Fernández charged for beating up first lady

Ms Yañez said Mr Fernández often struck her across the cheek, pummelled her face, leaving her with a black eye and kicked her in the stomach.

Former President Alberto Fernández of Argentina and his partner, Fabiola Yañez
August 15, 2024

Dapo Abiodun backs down from N7.5 billion demand from Nigerian Navy, announces free allocation of land for new naval base

The governor’s aide Kayode Akinmade insisted that the payment advisory was only “standard protocol” to show “the geographical location of the land.

Dapo Abiodun
August 15, 2024

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik quits over campus pro-Palestinian protest

Ms Shafik becomes the third president of an Ivy-league institution to quit over the demonstrations by students who were aggrieved about Israeli incursion in Gaza.

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik
August 15, 2024

U.S. appeals court compounds Tinubu’s woes, authorises Chinese investors to proceed towards seizing Nigeria’s assets abroad

An appellate court in the United States has rejected Nigeria’s sovereign immunity and authorised a Chinese consortium to proceed with its efforts to confiscate Nigeria’s assets abroad,

Joe Biden, Bola Tinubu and Xi Jinping composite
August 15, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: After dubious handover event, Dapo Abiodun demands N7.5 billion from Nigerian Navy for land allocation in Ogun

The governor’s demand has already stirred concerns and could strain relations between his government and the federal armed forces.

Dapo Abiodun and Chief of Naval Staff Emmanuel Ogalla at the handover meeting