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  Sound Sultan Buried In U.S, As Nigerians, Entertainers Mourn SOURCE: Guardian The remains of the popular Nigerian music artiste, Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi, who is professionally known as Sound Sultan, who died yesterday after a hard-fought battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma (cancer of the throat) has been buried in Brooklyn, New York in the United States. Aged 44, he was buried according to the Islamic rites, as he was a practicing Muslim. Guests at the burial ceremony include Nigerian Afro-dancehall musician, and humanitarian, Yinka Lawanson known by his stage name Lamboginny, who transmitted the burial activities live on his Instagram handle @lamboginny. Meanwhile, Nigerian entertainers took to social media to mourn his passing. Among entertainers who expressed shock over the news of the death of the Jagbanjantis crooner is Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti who dropped a remark on the last post shared on Instagram by the deceased. “I am shocked and very SAD reading thi...

  Arsenal Boss Arteta Backs Saka To Ignore Racist Taunts SOURCE: CHANNELS Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka’s “strong character” will help him ignore the racist abuse he suffered after England’s Euro 2020 final defeat. Saka endured vile racist taunts on social media after missing the penalty that sealed Italy’s 3-2 shoot-out victory against England in Sunday’s final at Wembley. Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho also received abusive messages after failing to convert their penalties. But Arteta has spoken to Saka since the abuse and is confident the 19-year-old will not be affected. “Yes, I have. We all have, I think, spoken to him, sent messages,” Arteta told Sky Sports. “He will be fine. He is such a strong character. “He has received a lot of love and support from world football, not only with Arsenal but the national team and all the English fans because he doesn’t deserve anything like he has been through.” The racist abuse received by England’s players has been met ...

  Man beats wife to death for denying him sex SOURCE: PMNEWS The Police Command in Edo has arrested a middle-aged man who allegedly beat his wife to death for denying him sex. The spokesman of the command, SP Bello Kontongs said on Wednesday in Benin that the incident occurred on June 27, at No. 1, Ogiedegue Street, off Ason Bus Stop, Evbuotubu area of Benin. He said that the case was transferred to the state command from Evbuotubu Police Division where the matter was first reported. Kontongs said that the deceased, aged 50, got married to the suspect in 2002 and have two children, aged 19 and 15. “The man was said to have demanded sex from the deceased around 11 pm on June 27 and upon her refusal, he beat her up and in the process inflicted her with injury. “She was rushed to four hospitals, three rejected her, but the fourth one referred her to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital where she passed on on July 7, as a result of complications from the injury. “The man is presen...

 SOURCE: THE NATION Dozens of people have been killed during the unrest in South Africa, officials report indicated yesterday People initially took to the streets in the country to protest the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma last week. Since then, the protests have rapidly escalated into looting and riots. Many people are frustrated by inequality and poverty in the country, which have been exacerbated because of severe restrictions aimed at blocking the spread of COVID-19. According to state and provincial authorities, the death toll is at least 45 people. This includes 19 deaths in Gauteng and 26 in KwaZulu-Natal. Gauteng includes the cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg, while KwaZulu-Natal in the east is Zuma’s home state. Police Minister Bheki Cele, however, put the official death toll at 10. The bodies of 10 people were found on Monday evening after a stampede at a Soweto shopping mall, said Gauteng’s premier, David Makhura. Military patrols began in Gauteng and Kwa...