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A fire chief from South Georgia has officially been terminated from his job as he faces a number of child molestation allegations. The investigation began when a minor called 911 on Monday, January 26, and accused Dale Lehman Barnard, who previously served as the chief of the Glennville Fire Department, of coming into his house and molesting him. Exact details of the allegations have not been released publicly. After receiving the report, the Glennville Police Department and the Tattnall County Sheriff’s Office asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) to investigate the allegations. The GBI then reportedly found enough evidence…
29 years after his death, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has become the first African artist to be honoured with the 2026 Special Merit Awards, also known as the Lifetime Achievement Award, by the Recording Academy. Recall that in 2025, Fela’s 1976 album ‘Zombie’ was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. At the award ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles on Saturday, the night before the main Grammys ceremony, Fela received his posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award His children, Yeni, Kunle, Shalewa and Femi Kuti accepted the award on their father’s behalf at the ceremony. Fela Remarks In her…
President Bola Tinubu and President Recep Erdogan of the Republic of Türkiye Subú-seré? Poetic licence gave me the indulgence of this headlining. Not even the English Language, in its pretentious globality, could capture Subú-seré. Like Shakespeare benignly prompted, I was in search of an appropriate word to capture my mind’s construct. Blank was however the wall. So I decided to stick to the word’s rendition in my native language. Subú-seré is a broad, idiomatic expression whose surface is barely scraped by words like “tumbling” or “falling”. Subú-seré cannot be captured by a single slip. It finds expression in repeated falls. It is deeper than its nearest English expression…
Following the backlash he received from fellow filmmaker Funke Akindele, Kunle Afolayan has said he has nothing against her. Recently, news surfaced that Ms Akindele’s film ‘Behind The Scenes’ broke box-office records, grossing over N2.4 billion. The achievement earned her commendations from the Federal Government, the Lagos State Government, the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and others. Speaking at the recent Lagos Business of Film Summit, Afolayan described the relentless cycle of content creation demanded by modern film promotion as “unsustainable.” He said the exhaustive nature of the process was a key reason he stepped back from producing…
Carlos Alcaraz did not just win the Australian Open on Sunday; he redrew tennis history. The Spaniard swept past Novak Djokovic in a four-set classic on Rod Laver Arena to claim his maiden Australian Open crown, becoming the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, and denying the Serbian legend a record-breaking 25th major title. After a sluggish start, Alcaraz flipped the script with ruthless authority, dismissing the 38-year-old Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 to lift his seventh Grand Slam trophy and cement his status as the undisputed world No. 1. In doing so, the 22-year-old became the youngest…
Deputy Spokesperson for House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese, has dismissed claims by Senator Ali Ndume, Borno South that the tax laws recently passed by the National Assembly were falsified, describing it as unfounded and misleading. Agbese said this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, stressing that the allegations by Ndume were not only mischievous but also capable of creating unnecessary tension and generating public distrust in the legislature. He spoke against the backdrop of comments by Ndume criticising Senate President Godswill Akpabio for insisting that the newly-passed tax laws were was tainted by inconsistencies. DAILY POST reports that…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has raised the alarm over what it described as widespread and coordinated attempts to compel Nigerian civil servants to register for the All Progressives Congress, APC, through its ongoing e-registration exercise. This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. The ADC said it had received consistent reports from different parts of the country alleging that public servants are being pressured to register for the ruling party as a condition for job security, career progression, or continued access to their livelihoods. The party described the development as unacceptable…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested some suspects connected with the alleged attack on officers at the boundary between Akukwu-igbo and Ugbolu communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area on Saturday January 31. This is contained in a statement by Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe. He said,”They are currently in custody and have provided useful information in the ongoing investigations.” According to SP Edafe,”Following the attack on Police officers of the command at boundary between Akukwu-igbo and Ugbolu communities in Oshimili North LGA, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Aina Adesola, directed the…
Nigeria international, Frank Onyeka has agreed a loan move to Coventry City, DAILY POST reports. Onyeka has pushed to leave Premier League club, Brentford this month after failing to secure a regular playing spot. The defensive midfielder has managed nine appearances across all competitions for the Bees. Reliable transfer market, Fabrizio Romano confirmed Coventry City and Brentford have reached agreement for Onyeka to join the former. Coventry can make the deal permanent at the end of the season. The Sky Blues top the Sky Bet Championship table with 58 points.
The Federal Ministry of Works is working towards a May 29, 2026, target for the commissioning of the 29.5-kilometre Bida–Zungeru–Wushishi road in Niger State, as construction intensifies on major highways ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s third anniversary in office. The target date was disclosed during an ongoing tour of federal road infrastructure projects organised by the Ministry of Works. A statement issued by the ministry on Sunday said officials carried out inspections of several project sites across Niger State, conducting on-the-spot assessments to evaluate progress and readiness ahead of commissioning. PUNCH Online reports that the construction of the Bida–Zungeru–Wushishi road…
