Prince Jerry, a 25-year-old Nigerian migrant, has committed suicide by jumping under a moving train in Tortona, Genoa, Italy, after his request for a residency permit was rejected.
Jerry had requested for the permit on humanitarian grounds. However, after his rejection, he decided to end it all on January, 28, 2019.
The Biochemistry graduate arrived Italy, by sea, in 2016, after a long trip through the desert to Libya.
He was buried, this morning, at the Chiesa dell’Annunziata in Genoa.
For those wondering much about the fate of Mavin Records in recent times, here is news you would like to hear.
The record label has expanded to become Mavin Global as it secures a multi-million dollar investment from Kupanda Holdings.
As reported by Music Business Worldwide, the Don Jazzy led Mavin Records recently received serious investment funds as it seeks to expand across Africa and the world at large.
Jazzy had the following to say about the new move by his music imprint.
“Our mission is to grow Mavin Global into the music powerhouse of Africa,” and “By collaborating with artists, African creatives, local and international partners, we can become a globally recognized household name and the go-to platform for connecting African music with the world.”
The Managing Partner of #KupandaHoldings, Bobby Pittman had this to say about the new venture.
“Between Don Jazzy’s legacy of defining the sound of modern Afrobeats and developing top African artists, Mavin Global has a unique advantage and opportunity to build the record label that will accelerate bringing African popular music to the world.
“We are impressed by the Mavin team’s experience and are pleased to partner with them in their next phase of growth.”
Currently, Mavin Record has on the label Tiwa Savage, Dr Sid, DNA, Ladi Poe, Johnny Drille, Di’ja and a solid team of managerial staff.
Jussie Smollet, one of the stars of the Fox television show “Empire,” was attacked in Chicago early Tuesday morning by two people who yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a rope around his neck, according to the police, who said they were investigating the incident as “a possible hate crime.”
Smollett, who is black and publicly came out as gay in 2015, was walking on a downtown street when two people approached him and yelled the slurs, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department. The attackers then began hitting Smollett in the face and poured an “unknown chemical substance” on him.
One of the attackers also wrapped a rope around Smollett’s neck before the duo fled. Smollett took himself to Northwestern Hospital and was described as in “good condition.”
“Given the severity of the allegations, we are taking this investigation very seriously and treating it as a possible hate crime,” the police statement said.
Representatives for Smollett did not respond to a request for comment. 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment released a statement on Tuesday expressing outrage at the attack and saying that the “entire studio, network and production stands united in the face of any despicable act of violence and hate.”
Lee Daniels, a co-creator of “Empire,” said in a video posted to Instagram, “Jussie, you are my son. You didn’t deserve, nor anybody deserves, to have a noose put around your neck.”
Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker both wrote on Twitter that the attack was an “attempted modern-day lynching,” and Booker urged the House to take up a bill passed by the Senate that enhances penalties in lynching cases.
Glaad, an organization that tracks representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the media, released a statement that said that it had reached out to Fox and Smollett’s team “to offer assistance as well as support for him.”
“Jussie is a true champion for LGBTQ people and is beloved by the community and allies around the world,” the group said.
Jussie Smollet, one of the stars of the Fox television show “Empire,” was attacked in Chicago early Tuesday morning by two people who yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a rope around his neck, according to the police, who said they were investigating the incident as “a possible hate crime.”
Smollett, who is black and publicly came out as gay in 2015, was walking on a downtown street when two people approached him and yelled the slurs, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department. The attackers then began hitting Smollett in the face and poured an “unknown chemical substance” on him.
One of the attackers also wrapped a rope around Smollett’s neck before the duo fled. Smollett took himself to Northwestern Hospital and was described as in “good condition.”
“Given the severity of the allegations, we are taking this investigation very seriously and treating it as a possible hate crime,” the police statement said.
Representatives for Smollett did not respond to a request for comment. 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment released a statement on Tuesday expressing outrage at the attack and saying that the “entire studio, network and production stands united in the face of any despicable act of violence and hate.”
Lee Daniels, a co-creator of “Empire,” said in a video posted to Instagram, “Jussie, you are my son. You didn’t deserve, nor anybody deserves, to have a noose put around your neck.”
Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker both wrote on Twitter that the attack was an “attempted modern-day lynching,” and Booker urged the House to take up a bill passed by the Senate that enhances penalties in lynching cases.
Glaad, an organization that tracks representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the media, released a statement that said that it had reached out to Fox and Smollett’s team “to offer assistance as well as support for him.”
“Jussie is a true champion for LGBTQ people and is beloved by the community and allies around the world,” the group said.
Nigeria’s House of Representative has approved ₦30,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. The lawmakers passed the bill during Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. They approved the figure after the bill was read and passed for the third time on the floor of the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.
Prior to the passage of the bill, the House adopted the report of the ad-hoc committee set up to look into the bill presented to the National Assembly by President Buhari. It said it decided to adopt the report of the tripartite committee because of the obvious difficult living conditions in the country.
The lawmakers inserted a clause in the bill which makes it effective from the date it is asserted to by the President. They, however, retained the original clause in the bill which excluded employers of less than 25 people from paying the new minimum wage.
In the face of the recent development, the bill would be sent to the Senate for concurrence. Earlier, the lawmakers concluded debate on the 2019 Appropriation Bill, as well as read and passed it through the second reading.
They consequently referred the bill to the House Appropriations Committee and other related sub-committees for further actions. The House then adjourned plenary till February 19, after the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Marvel’s first Black superhero movie of African descent, Black Panther has won the Best Ensemble award at the SAG Awards.
The blockbuster movie had the likes of Chadwick Boseman, Letitia Wright, Angel Bassett, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Micheal B. Jordan and others made up the memorable cast of the movie.
Black Panther recently bagged seven nominations at the oscars, including the prestigious ‘Best Picture’ Category.
The police have early Monday sealed off the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari, last Friday, sources at the Supreme Court have informed The PUNCH.
In a move that appeared to stop any possibility of Onnoghen to accessing the office, policemen were said to have sealed the office and ejected all administrative staff in the axis of the CJN office asearly as 7am on Monday.
Ryan Babel has hinted commercial appeals blocked his playing chances at Liverpool and other clubs during his career.
The 32-year-old has returned to the Premier League eight years after leaving the Reds in 2011. Babel, now at Fulham , spent three-and-a-half seasons at Anfield and scored 22 goals in 146 appearances. “There were situations in my career where I played much better than another player in my position, but that player had a better name in terms of commercial appeal,” he told Sky Sports.
“At that time, I didn’t really take it seriously, I thought it was just about who was training better, and the manager told me ‘We have to play him, because of this reason’.
That was a big slap in the face to understand and think you need to be a little more lucky to survive in football. I guess it is what it is, but if you know that up front, you can make better decisions by knowing not to join certain teams.”
A 27-year-old suspected Nigerian “pirate’ syndicate boss, Itoruboemi Benson Lobia, is set to be extradited to the Netherlands for prosecution.
According to Timeslive, the move follows a ruling by South Africa’s Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Lobia was arrested by South Africa’s Interpol branch at the OR Tambo International Airport, in November, 2018, while seemingly fleeing to Mauritius following his most recent attack.
The crew of the Dutch cargo ship FWN Rapide was kidnapped in April 2018 while travelling between Ghana and Nigeria, held hostage for three weeks before being released following an intensive negotiation process.
The Dutch government has insisted Lobia was the leader of the pirate group, and suspects he may have also been responsible for other similar attacks and running a syndicate with international connections.
Lobia said he was hired by the Nigerian army, as a ships security officer, in charge of protecting the Nigerian waterways.
Naomi Osaka has won an enthralling Australian Open final to seal back-to-back grand slam titles following her victory in the 2018 US Open.
Osaka beat Petra Kvitova 7-6 (2) 5-7 6-4 in Melbourne but, despite dominating her opponent for much of the second set, blew three championship points within it to give her opponent a sniff of a comeback and then again stuttered in the deciding set.
The 21 year old from Japan drew first blood by taking the opening set but saw two set points come and go in the 12th game of a high-quality contest. However, she dominated the tie-break by surging into a 5-1 lead, going on to take it 7-2.
She fell behind in the second set after being broken but fought back to 4-2 from 0-2 down, finding impetus and momentum as she scored back-to-back breaks against Kvitova while winning four games on the bounce.
Kvitova, playing in her first final since the knife attack that threatened to end her career, appeared to be fading as Osaka returned her serve masterfully. But Osaka then went into meltdown.
She blew three championship points at 5-3 in the second set, with Kvitova battling back to win the game. In the next game, serving for the match, Osaka struggled and handed Kvitova two break points with a double fault before allowing her to level the set at 5-5. The Czech player went on to win the set as Osaka appeared furious with herself.
But Osaka rallied in the deciding set, appearing much more like her old self and winning three games in a row to open a 3-1 lead before again letting Kvitova back in at 4-3 when victory seemed all but secured. However, Osaka held it together, and as drops of rain began to fall, served out the final game – though not before blowing another championship point – to seal the set 6-4 and victory.
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