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Toxicology on Mohbad’s bod¥ is ongoing in the U.S. — Lagos State tells Coroner The Lagos State government yesterday, Wednesday, November 22, 2023,  told the coroner investigating the circumstances surrounding the d£ath of Afrobeat singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, that the toxicology test on his bod¥ was being conducted in the United States of America. This was disclosed to Magistrate Adetayo Shotobi by a Lagos State counsel, O. Akinde, after lawyers to other parties in the inquest demanded to know why the autopsy report was not ready. In response, Akinde said the most crucial aspect of the autopsy to determine the cause of death of the late music star was being carried out by experts in the US. He said, “The toxicology test, which has to do with the internal body, is being done in the US.” The development made the coroner ask why the toxicology was taken abroad when there are toxicology laboratories in Nigeria. Akinde told the coroner that Lagos State decided to ...

Late' Nigerian rapper Ola Dips shares evidence he's alive Nigerian rapper Ola Dips, who was previously reported to have passed away by his management, has come forward with new evidence to prove that he is alive and well. The confirmation was revealed in a recent Instagram story shared by Oladips. In the video, he can be seen casually hanging out outside his house with an elderly woman, who is believed to be his grandmother. Recall that close friends and associates of Oladips claimed he had passed away following a hospital emergency. The news of his demise was shared by his management on Wednesday morning via the rapper’s official Instagram page. The management wrote: “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka OLADIPS has passed away yesterday Nov’14 Tuesday evening, at exactly 10:14 pm. We are still in shock as we speak! “For over 2 years he has kept his battles within himself, his body is now with his family & funeral service will b...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday queried the propriety of three to five judges overturning the decisions made by millions of voters during an election in Kano, Plateau, Zamfara Appeals saying it is unacceptable. Obasanjo made this comment at the high-level consultation on Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy in Africa, held at Green Resort Legacy, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State He faulted what he labelled “cathedral pronouncements” by the judges. According to the former president, the powers vested in the few judges is “totally unacceptable”, even as he cautioned political leaders on the dangers of injustice if the trend is not reversed by the Supreme Court. “I believe whatever form of democracy we have or whatever system of government we have, three or four men in the judiciary should not be able to overturn the decisions of millions that have voted. Now, we have to find a way to handle that. I don’t know what the way will be but, for me, I th...

 Two people are dead after a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge, the border crossing between the United States and Canada over Niagara Falls, CNN, CBS and Fox News report, citing law enforcement sources. "The FBI Buffalo Field Office is investigating a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge," field office said in a post on X. "The FBI is coordinating with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation. As this situation is very fluid, that's all we can say at this time." New York Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on X that she had been briefed on the incident and said state agencies are "on site and ready to assist." In a separate post, Hochul said she was headed to Buffalo to meet with law enforcement and emergency responders. Officials have not said what caused the explosion. Mark Poloncarz, the County Executive of Erie County, the county directly south of Niagara County, said in a post that all West...

 Tragedy struck in Niger State as no fewer than 17 people were reportedly killed in an auto crash at Takalafia village along the Yawuri Motorway in Magama Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the road traffic crash involved an open-body DAF trailer vehicle, whose driver allegedly engaged in overspeeding, which resulted in a loss of control that caused the lone accident. It was further gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred around 3:00 am on Tuesday The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the accident in a statement issued in Abuja, a copy of which was sighted on Wednesday in Minna, the Niger State capital. Kazeem noted that the accident involved 29 people, consisting of 20 male adults, 4 female adults, and 5 male children. He said the injured victims have been evacuated and taken to Kontagora General Hospital for immediate medical attention, pointing out that the dead bodies were deposited in the mortuar...