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Kayode Moses Oluwaseun , professionally known as  Mod3st  (pronounced  Modest ), is a Nigerian hip-hop/trap artist and producer whose sound blends emotional depth with bold sonic innovation. Originally from Ondo State, he was born in Lagos and raised in Abuja, where he developed a resilient, self-reliant mindset under the guidance of his mother values that now shape the core of his music. Mod3st  began his musical journey in 2013 as a teenager, freestyling at local events before evolving into full-scale music production. While studying Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), he spent five years honing his craft, collaborating with underground artists and building a reputation for his lyrical depth and originality. Drawing inspiration from heavyweights like Olamide, Drake, and Travis Scott,  Mod3st  has carved out a distinctive “new-school” sound he calls Underwrld a fusion of melodic flows, layered harmonies, and raw st...

  Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and African Democratic Congress (ADC) national leader, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday narrowly escaped what they described as an assassination attempt by gunmen in Benin City, Edo State. The incident occurred shortly after a high-profile political gathering at the ADC state secretariat on Ogbelaka Street, off Sapele Road, where Obi and other party leaders formally received former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Olumide Akpata and his supporters into the ADC. According to eyewitnesses and party officials, gunmen in about 10 vehicles, including an unmarked Sienna bus and motorcycles, stormed the secretariat minutes after the leaders departed. They fired sporadic shots, vandalised canopies, chairs, and banners, and injured at least three people. The attackers then proceeded to Chief Odigie-Oyegun’s residence on Reservation Road, where they riddled parked vehicles with bullets and left the gate perforated with bullet...