Liam Payne, the former One Direction member, has passed away.

The 31-year-old singer was found dead on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

According to AP, Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of the Argentine capital. The songwriter sustained severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pablo Policicchio, the communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, confirmed that Payne had jumped from the balcony of his hotel room.

Police were called to the hotel in response to an emergency call just after 5 p.m. local time. The hotel manager reported that Payne was behaving erratically and potentially under the influence of substances.

Payne joined One Direction in 2010 at the age of 16.

The group became the biggest boyband in the world after their 2010 launch on ‘The X Factor’. The band broke up in 2015.

In June 2021, the singer disclosed his struggles with alcohol and prescription drug addiction during One Direction’s tours.

He also revealed that he had experienced severe suicidal thoughts at one point.

Recent reports had surfaced about Maya Henry, Payne’s ex-fiancée, alleging that he
pressured her to get an abortion and had broken off their engagement.

Ayobami Mudashir Olabiyi, the Nigerian actor famous in the Yoruba film industry, is dead.

Bose Akinola, the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria’s (TAMPAN) governor in Oyo, confirmed Olabiyi’s demise in an Instagram post on Wednesday.

“I have a directive of the Oyo state TAMPAN governor, her excellency Yeye Bose Akinola to announce the death of our TAMPAN National general secretary, Chief Alhaji Musadshir Ayobami Olabiyi ‘Bobo B’,” the statement reads.

“May God give his family and the entire TAMPAN members globally the fortitude to bear the loss. Insha Allah, Amen.”

Although the cause of death was however not revealed, Olabiyi was buried on Wednesday in Ibadan, according to Islamic rites.

Lasisi Elenu, the Nigerian comedian, has taken to social media to share an emotional voice message addressed to former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Buhari served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 to 2023. He was succeeded by President Bola Tinubu, who assumed office on May 29, 2023.

In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Elenu shared the voice note he sent privately to the ex-president, telling him “I miss you, sir”.

Elenu, however, did not provide any context as to why he sent the message.

“Boss, how is work and the family? I am not sending you this message on behalf of anyone,” he said.

“I think I owe it to myself and my family and to be honest, I never thought that I would be here doing this at this time.

“First, I don’t even know how to say this. I honestly don’t know how to go about this. I feel like I am just trying my best to keep myself and be as respectful.

“I miss you. I miss you, God. I miss you, God abeg, abeg. God help me, I miss you sir.”