Drake Unfollows The Weeknd, Follow Soulja Boy On Instagram

Drake is here for Soulja Boy's comeback but likely upset over The Weeknd's "Lost In The Fire" verse. Despite representing the same city, Drake and The Weeknd have had conflict in the past.

Drake is often credited for helping The Weeknd launch his career, although he's often reminded of Abel's contributions to Take Care. Unfortunately, it looks like the two Torontonians are at odds once again.

Drake seems to have unfollowed The Weeknd on Instagram. This appears to be due to a bar in The Weeknd's collaboration with Gesaffelstein, "Lost In The Fire" which seems to have a bar directed at Drake. "And I just want a baby with the right one/ (I just want a baby with the right)/ 'Cause I could never be the one to hide one (I could never be the one to hide)," The Weeknd sings which many presumed to be a shot at Drake's child-reveal in 2018.


The song ended up getting a co-sign from Drizzy's arch nemesis, Pusha T, who retweeted the song with three fire emojis which led many people to further speculate that the line was indeed a shot at Drake.

After unfollowing The Weeknd, Drake followed the person that taught him "everything he knows," Soulja Boy. Over the past few days, Soulja Boy has been coming for Drake through interviews and Instagram Live sessions.

Lassa Fever Outbreak Declared In Eight States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has declared an outbreak of Lassa fever in eight states. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, in a statement said there had been an increase in the number of Lassa fever cases reported across the country since the beginning of the year.

“As of January 13, 2019, a total of 60 confirmed cases have been reported in Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, FCT, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Plateau and Taraba states. Given this increase in reported cases of Lassa fever, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has declared this an outbreak and activated an Emergency Operations Centre to coordinate the response,” Ihekweazu said.

Bullet from my gun killed Babcock University student but I didn’t fire it- OPC Guard

A security guard identified as Azeez Ibrahim, who was accused of killing a 22-year-old female Babcock University student identified as Adebusayo Ogunkoya at a birthday party in a hotel in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on July 5, 2014, was allegedly drunk at the time of the incident.

Azeez Ibrahim was arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on charges of murder, and he told the court that bullet from his gun killed the Babcock student but he never fired the gun.

A witness at the scene of the incident said;

“The party was going on fine until the security man, who was holding a gun, which he claimed he had seized from some robbers, mishandled the gun and fired a shot, which hit busayo. The guard was said to be drunk.”

However the security guard who defended himself in court, said he did not know how the bullet left the gun and killed the deceased.

According to him, the men who came with the victim struggled to take the gun away from him.

“I am not trained in handling pump action gun by the opc; i was trained as a security man, but i don’t have a certificate to that effect.

“The boys, who came to the hotel on the day of the incident, were members of the eiye confraternity. I had only worked at the hotel for six months when the incident happened, but i know that the men were cultists from their behaviour.

“I didn’t fire the shot that day; it is only god that knows how the bullet left my gun and killed the deceased” he said.

Ibrahim who claimed to be a member of the Odua People’s Congress, maintained that the men were members of the Eiye Confraternity because they had been arrested before.

The Punch reported that Justice Ogunsanya adjourned the matter till February 6, 2019, for the continuation of trial.

Reps Pass Bill Criminalising Estimated Billing

The House of Representatives has passed a bill for an Act to amend the Electric Power Reform Act to prohibit and criminalise estimated billing by the Electricity Distribution Companies.

The bill was passed during a plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon Yussuf Lasun, after it was read for the third time by the Clerk, at the floor of the House yesterday.

The bill, which was sponsored by the Leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, was unanimously voted in support when it was put to voice vote.

The bill which contains sections criminalising the arbitrary estimation of energy consumed by consumers, who have not been supplied pre-paid meters by the electricity distribution companies, had scaled public hearing on Tuesday, June 5, 2018.


Speaking at the public hearing Gbajabiamila said there was nowhere in the world where electricity customers are billed arbitrarily as obtains in Nigeria.

Gbajabiamila said, “Any regulation that allows estimation of bills when the actual consumption can be ascertained is against natural justice and equity and should not stand.”

He then maintained that the bill would put an end to the estimated billing by the DisCos when passed

Chris Brown To Sue French Model For Defamation Over R*pe Claims

Chris Brown plans to sue a woman for defamation after she accused him of raping her in a Paris hotel.

The American R&B star was released from prison on Tuesday without charge after being held for questioning overnight in Paris following the rape accusations.

The 29-year-old's French lawyer, Raphael Chiche, said Brown vigorously denied the allegations and he is preparing to file the defamation lawsuit on behalf of his client.

'Chris Brown is free. No lawsuits were filed against him. He vigorously challenges the charges against him,' Chiche said.


'A complaint for slanderous denunciation will be filed tomorrow with the public prosecutor of Paris.'

A 24-year-old French model, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police that she was r-ped by Brown and two other men during a drug-fueled party at his hotel a week ago.

The ordeal allegedly happened inside Brown's hotel room at the Mandarin Oriental where suites can cost more than US$21,000 (£19,000) per night.  

The woman alleges she was attacked by Brown, his bodyguard and a family friend on January 16.

Brown and the two other men were all released from police custody on Tuesday.

An examining magistrate decided to end the initial period of custody without taking the matter further but this does not mean that the case is closed, according to French law.

Prosecutors have indicated that they will continue to speak to the alleged victim and to try and gather more evidence.

The Paris prosecutor's office said the investigation is ongoing, while the singer's lawyer said his client 'energetically' proclaimed his innocence.

In a post on Instagram following his release, Brown denied the accusation saying it is 'false', 'disrespectful' and 'against my character and morals.'

Timeline of Chris Brown's legal troubles

2009 : Brown pleads guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna on the eve of the Grammys.

He is sentenced to five years' probation, a domestic violence programme and 180 days of community labour.

2012 : The musician is involved in a nightclub brawl with Drake in New York. The case is later settled.

2013 : He is handed another 1,000 hours of community labour after a traffic accident in Los Angeles.

Later that year he is arrested for punching a man who tried to take a picture with him outside a Washington luxury hotel.

He is also accused of throwing a brick at his mother's car.

2014 : Brown is arrested and jailed after he is thrown out of rehab. He also admits violating his probation over the assault in Washington.

2016 : Model Liziane Gutierrez claims Brown hit her and took her mobile phone in a Las Vegas hotel room. No charges are brought.

Later the same year he is arrested after a stand-off outside his Los Angeles home, following claims he pointed a gun at a woman.

2017 : The rapper is ordered to stay away from ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran after he allegedly punched her and threatened to kill her.

2018 : Brown is arrested on a battery charge immediately after a performance in Florida.

He is also charged after sharing a picture of a three-year-old daughter with a monkey. Wildlife agents seized the animal and said he had no permit.

2019 : He is arrested in Paris and accused of raping a woman.

Married man arrested for raping 7-year-old girl in Delta

A 44-year-old married man has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a 7-year-old girl in Sapele area of Delta state.

According to reports, the suspect who was arrested few days ago is a father of two children, and was simpli identified as Promise.

After his arrest, the suspect made some shocking confessions and admitted to the crime as he revealed that he also defiled an eight year old girl in his area and touched the private part of another

When quizzed by the police on how many times he slept with his latest victim, the man lied that it was only twice, a claim which the girl immediately dispelled

The man later confessed to sleeping with her more than twice.

Report has it that the suspect will be transferred to the Asaba police command for further investigation.

After 2 Years Usain Bolt Retires From Football

Usain Bolt has admitted defeat in his bid to become a professional footballer.

Olympic sprint great, Bolt, spent time with the Central Coast Mariners in Australia but despite scoring in a friendly, he did not do enough to win a contract.

The Jamaican, who is an avid Manchester United fan, and also trained with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund and Norwegian club Stromsgodset, said his experience in football had been "fun while it lasted".

"I don't want to say it wasn't dealt with properly, but I think we went about it, not the way we should and you learn your lesson, you live and you learn," he said.


"It was a good experience. I really enjoyed just being in a team and it was different from track and field and it was fun while it lasted."

Bolt's finest moment on a football pitch came in October when he started for the Mariners in a friendly and scored a brace of goals.

The multiple Olympic champion, who won gold medals in Beijing, London and Rio, will now focus on his business ventures.

Wealth Of 26 Richest Billionaires Is Equivalent To The Wealth Of 3.8 Billion People In The World

That's freaking massive! The growing concentration of the world’s wealth has been highlighted by a report showing that the 26 richest billionaires own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet’s population.

In an annual wealth check released to mark the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the development charity Oxfam said 2018 had been a year in which the rich had grown richer and the poor poorer.

It said the widening gap was hindering the fight against poverty, adding that a wealth tax on the 1% would raise an estimated $418bn (£325bn) a year – enough to educate every child not in school and provide healthcare that would prevent 3 million deaths.


Oxfam said the wealth of more than 2,200 billionaires across the globe had increased by $900bn in 2018 – or $2.5bn a day. The 12% increase in the wealth of the very richest contrasted with a fall of 11% in the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.

As a result, the report concluded, the number of billionaires owning as much wealth as half the world’s population fell from 43 in 2017 to 26 last year. In 2016 the number was 61.

Robber murders and buries victim after raid in Niger state

31-year-old armed robbery suspect, Adelowo Adedayo, has been arrested for allegedly killing and burying his victim after a raid in Niger state.

The robber is said to have killed Abdullahi Liman and buried him in a shallow grave behind the APC quarters in Suleja in Suleja Local government area on January 16th.

Adelowo who led a team of police detectives to the shallow grave yesteday January 22nd, said he killed his victim in other to steal his properties such as his set of chairs, an LG plasma television, mattress, three pairs of shoes and two bags of clothes

“I have been planning to steal from his house for the past six months; unfortunately, the day I went there, he was at home and the only option left for me was to kill him. Liman’s house was well furnished and I wanted to have some of the property; but when I met him in his house, I killed him so that he would not expose me to people.” he said

Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, said the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation and that the suspect will be charged to court soon.