Kanye West has been sued by Gap over their failed clothing collaboration. According to court documents obtained by the New York Post and TMZ, Gap executives have filed a lawsuit against the Yeezy designer in Los Angeles. They claimed West made unapproved changes to one of their rental properties in LA. The alterations included erecting an exterior ramp in the parking lot; installing a tunnel in the lot; removing ceiling lights; building a wall; and getting rid of three bathrooms. The suit read, “By making and not repairing or restoring the foregoing alterations of the premises that (West) made without…
Author: Lilian Azuh
Beyonce’s father “would love” Destiny’s Child to do one more album. Mathew Knowles is the manager of the ‘Say My Name’ girl group – also comprising Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams – and despite them parting ways in 2006, he’s still hopeful they will record new music for fans. Speaking to ‘Entertainment Tonight’ about the chances of them doing another record, Mathew said: “It’s a decision that the ladies would have to make. “And I would certainly, certainly support that decision as I still manage Destiny’s Child. I would love to see that as well.” He continued: “I think the…
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA on Wednesday, raised dust over some National Youth Service Corps, NYSC members that were kidnapped at Rumuji in the Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State about a week ago. HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, carpeted the NYSC for not doing anything to secure the release of the Corpers whose lives have been endangered in the service of their fatherland. The group also said the casualty figure of Corpers killed and kidnapped while serving their fatherland was alarming and should be nipped in…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Senate to approve a request to pay the judgement debt in the sum of $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00, and N226 billion. The PUNCH reports that the monies were owed by the Federal Government through the issuance of promissory notes. Buhari’s letter of request was read at plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday. The PUNCH had in January reported that there were 648 cases brought against the president and other FG parastatals. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), revealed that Buhari’s regime had secured a…
Embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, was yesterday, released on bail from Police custody, eight days after he reported himself at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, over the assault allegation against him. Before his release, last night, his lawyers, Mr. Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, and Mr. Kunle Adegoke, had hinted that he would be released, yesterday, having met all the conditions for his bail. Some of Kuti’s friends and supporters were seen jubilating outside the Police station, immediately after he was released. A viral video showed his supporters taking turns to embrace him when he stepped outside the police…
Bello El-Rufai, son Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has married Aisha Habibu Shuaibu, daughter of former Military Administrator for Plateau and Niger States, Col. Habibu Shuaibu. The couple got married in a private Nikah held in Abuja on Friday. Aisha is an entrepreneur who manages multiple businesses of her own while Bello is a member-elect representing Kaduna North in the House of Representatives. The wedding will be celebrated with events in the coming month. Bello had got married to Kamilah in 2015.
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29, 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria. The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation: Mr. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja The Honorable Sydney Kamlager-Dove, United States Representative (D), California The Honorable Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce General Michael E. Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command The Honorable Enoh…
With just eight days to the swearing in of the President elect, Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima,a Federal lawmaker, Deacon Chike Okafor,PhD has appealed to them to prioritize the unification of all sections of the country. The House of Representatives member representing Ehime Mbano,Ihitte Uboma,Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo state while speaking as a panelist in an open discuss at the pre – inauguration count down hangout,at the Unity Fountain,Abuja stated that while he is optimistic that the incoming President has all it takes to reform the country’s economy and continue to build on the infrastructural efforts…
Following the adjournment of Afrobeat music singer, Seun Kuti’s trial today by the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, foremost Nigerian Flautist, Tee Mac Iseli has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to magnanimously order his release, PUNCH reports. Recall that PUNCH reported how the singer was arrested for assaulting a police officer on the Third Mainland bridge, prompting the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to order his arrest. The afrobeat musician later turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, in the company of his lawyer and family representative, and was…
A coalition of civil societies, led by the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT), has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reconsider its choice of Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senate President in the 10th National Assembly. The coalition argued that appointing a perceived corrupt person to such a high position would undermine the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, NACAT’s Executive Director (Legal), Mr. Justice Ojefia, said: “Barely months after leaving office, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pounced on Senator Godswill Akpabio over allegations bothering on wanton looting of the Akwa-Ibom…