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23 year old rapper gets 3 years jail term for rapping about Corruption

It’s not unusual for an artist to come under fire for controversial lyrics. Just recently, Nigerian Rap King and YBNL Boss, Olamide was severly criticized for his hit track song titled Science Students over what some people assumed was promoting drug abuse, a claim the rapper strongly defended. However, Mr Rights have learn that one Spanish rapper is facing legal consequences for lyrics that appeared in songs he shared on YouTube. The Spanish rapper, Josep Miquel Arena has been sentenced to three and a half years jail term over the content of his rap lyrics. Josep Miquel Arenas, popularly known by his stage name Valtonyc, was given the jail sentence in the Spanish Supreme Court last week. Sixteen of Valtonyc’s songs, including “Facism is Cured by Dying” and “They Should be Afraid 2,” were exhibited as evidence in court. They call out the King and other members of the royal family and members of government for repression and corruption, with references to real events and their im...

Why is almost all former governors under criminal prosecution?

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Almost all our former governors have criminal cases. I mean, If governors are not thieves, how come almost all former governors are under going criminal prosecution by either EFCC or ICPC? I am really confused

How former NIA DG stopped Buhari's chief of staff Abba Kyari and Kingibe from stealing $44m

Immediate past Acting Director-General (D-G) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Mohammed Dauda, has disclosed that he fought off attempts by Messrs. Babagana Kingibe, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and his protégé and incumbent D-G of the NIA, Mr. Rufai Abubakar, and Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari's Chief of Staff, to steal $44million NIA intervention fund. The disclosure was made in a brief to the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence. In the brief, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, Mr. Dauda said he assumed office as Acting D-G on 6 November 2017, following a brief meeting with Mr. Kyari at the Presidential Villa. The Chief of Staff, he said, conveyed the President's directive to him that he should function in acting capacity while waiting for further directives. President Buhari with Chief of Staff Abba Kyari Bayo Omoboriowo / State House On leaving the Presidential Villa, Mr. Dauda s...