Tupac
10 Jan
After spending seven months behind bars, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur, has been released on $750,000 bail. The decision by Judge Carli Kierny on Tuesday came after a lengthy hearing where Davis's attorneys argued that he was not a flight risk or a…
3 Nov
Former gang member Duane “Keefe D” Davis, 60, who had claimed involvement in the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur 25 years ago, has pleaded not guilty to the charges in a US court. Davis, a former member of Compton’s South Side Crips gang, faced charges related to the killing in Las Vegas, despite not…
29 Sep 2023
In a significant development nearly three decades after the tragic murder of legendary hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, Las Vegas police have charged Duane "Keffe D" Davis with his murder. The rapper was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996, and the identity of his killer has remained a mystery until now.…
1 Sep 2023
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has claimed that American rapper J. Cole told him during a studio session that he is on the same level as the late hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. Burna Boy made the revelation in an interview with the Rap Radar podcast. He said that he was in the studio with Cole…
8 Jun 2023
Tupac Shakur's loved ones and relatives united to pay tribute to him with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Recall that the Guardian had previously reported that the late American rapper had a street named after him in Oakland, after a unanimous vote. Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur, the rapper's sister, graciously accepted the…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged Justice Usman Na'Abba of the Kano High Court for allegedly breaching the extant provision of the law while granting an Ex-parte motion suspending its national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from the party. In a petition to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, and the NJC,…
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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has distanced itself from the widely reported news that the Northern region regrets voting for President Bola Tinubu. NEF in a statement by its Deputy Director General II, Salisu Mohammed, said the forum is not engaged in the politics of the 2027 election or decided on whom to support or…