Nigeria: Court Sentences Kano TikToker ‘Tsulange’ to Jail Over Indecent Conduct
[Leadership] A Magistrate Court in Kano State has sentenced a popular TikToker, Umar Hashim, popularly known as Tsulange, to one year jail term for engaging in indecent conduct.
Nigeria: Timeline – Key Events, Unanswered Questions in 2025 Over Mohbad’s Puzzling Death
[Premium Times] Twenty-one months after his untimely death, Mohbad remains trapped in a real-life drama, denied even the peace of the grave as his case continues to unfold. PREMIUM TIMES outlines key developments from January to July.
Nigeria: Court Dismisses Mohbad’s Father’s Suit Against Naira Marley, Sam Larry
[Vanguard] An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by Mr Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba (popularly known as Mohbad).
Nigeria: Justice for Mohbad – VDM Leaks Audio Recording, Accuses Zlatan of Silence
[Premium Times] “I deliberately brought this case back because I see many of you have moved on, which is why our government cannot take us seriously, because we are so quick to move on”.
Zimbabwe: Socialite Mai Jeremaya’s Rape Trial Comes to an End, Suspects to Know Fate Friday
[New Zimbabwe] The defense hearing in a matter two Harare men are accused of raping a socialite, Ashley Masendeke popularly known as Mai Jeremaya came to an end on Monday with judgement expected this Friday.
Nigeria: ‘Zlatan Knows I Never Touched Mohbad, I Just Wanted What He Owed Me’ – Sam Larry
[Premium Times] “People should ask his wife, Wunmi, why he owed people. I miss Mohbad. He was a good person, and I genuinely liked him.”
Liberia: Stand Rejects Ban On Students’ Celebrations
[New Dawn] The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), in firm alliance with WE THE PEOPLE Movement, says it rejects a recent joint statement issued by the Ministry of Education and the Liberia National Police on June 18, 2025, titled “Enforcement …
Nigeria: Gospel Singer Timilehin Ajayi Sentenced to Death By Hanging for Killing Girlfriend
[Premium Times] In January, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ajayi was arrested in Nasarawa State while attempting to dispose of the severed head of a 24-year-old Youth Corps Member serving in Abuja.
South Africa: Babes Wodumo Accused of Not Paying R900 Uber Bill
[Scrolla] Uber driver Percy Bhengu says he drove Babes Wodumo and her sister to several Durban events and was never paid for the last two trips. He also claims he gave Babes money for sanitary pads after she promised to pay him back, but she disappea…
Nigeria: Actress Angela Okorie’s Police Escorts Risk Sanctions Over Public Conduct in Viral Video
[Leadership] The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ‘strongly’ frowned at the conduct of some armed police officers seen in a viral video escorting a Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie, while she jogged on the street.