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A Coach in Georgia hands himself over to police after killing his girlfriend

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Georgia high school football coach is under arrest in Maryland after walking into a police station and confessing to strangling his girlfriend to death.

The Prince George’s County Police Department said 43-year-old Carl Kearney Jr. walked into one of their stations on Saturday morning, Feb. 17, and “advised officers he strangled his girlfriend inside of her Accokeek (Maryland) home earlier that morning.”

The police department said officers responded to the home to conduct a welfare check and found girlfriend Patrina Best, 38, unresponsive. Officials pronounced her dead at the scene.

The home where the murder happened belongs to Best’s parents. Best attended Georgia Southern University and worked as a traveling nurse.

Best’s family remembered her as a “fun-loving, warm-hearted person [who] made friends easily everywhere she went.”

They said as the daughter of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer, Best lived all over the world before graduating high school in Georgia and then getting her nursing degree

“Patrina was a constant source of joy and laughter in our lives. She was guaranteed to be present for every birthday, holiday, and special occasion,” the Best family said in a statement to News4. “She was a wonderful person in every regard. She was the light of our lives, and we will miss her dearly for the rest of our days.”

Best leaves behind her parents, her “best friend” and older sister Gianina Best, her brother-in-law, and a niece and nephew “who consider her the greatest ‘Tita’ in the entire world. She also leaves behind her beloved dog, Luke, who traveled with her to every location she worked as a travel nurse,” her family said.

Kearny allegedly told detectives he strangled Best during an argument.

“During an interview with Homicide Unit detectives, Kearney confessed to strangling the victim during an argument,” a Prince George’s County Police Department release stated.

Kearney now faces both first and second-degree murder charges.

Parents and students from Spalding County High School in Griffin identified Kearney as the school’s varsity football coach.

“At first, I didn’t believe it,” said Camri Johnson, who was a football manager for three years at Spalding County High. “I thought people were playing because it was such a shocker for me.”

She said the news that her former teacher and football coach was arrested and charged with murder doesn’t make sense, “because of the person I know he is.”

“I couldn’t see him in that situation,” Johnson added.


Lariquia McCord said her son played football for Kearney at Spalding County High for three years, and was like a father figure to his players.

“It hurt,” McCord said. “It hit like a ton of bricks, like … I’m still in shock.”

While she said she was shocked this happened, she said she was not surprised that he confessed.

“He’s just been a stand-up guy, and even with this situation, I still see him as a stand-up guy for turning himself in. He’s showing them accountability and being responsible for your actions,” McCord said.

 

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PRESS RELEASE RE: VIRAL VIDEO OF SCHOOL GIRL SMOKING.

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The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a deeply concerning video currently circulating on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, depicting a school-aged girl smoking what appears to be cannabis, surrounded and cheered on by her classmates.

The video has been widely shared with captions suggesting the incident occurred within a Nigerian school, prompting significant concern, and anxiety amongst Nigerian parents and the wider community. However, preliminary investigation into its origin strongly suggests that the video did not originate in Nigeria, with multiple indicators pointing towards the video’s likely origin being in Zimbabwe.

The evidence supporting this conclusion includes the language spoken within the video. Individuals featured are heard speaking in both English and Shona, the latter being a language predominantly spoken in Zimbabwe and parts of southern Africa. Critically, no Nigerian languages or discernable Nigerian accents are present in the audio. Furthermore, the original upload of the video was accompanied by a caption written in Shona, with its initial posting on the Instagram channel @rusape_celebs_tv, a channel which is demonstrably based in the town of Rusape, Zimbabwe.

We urge the public to exercise caution when sharing unverified information, particularly when it involves sensitive content and carries the potential to negatively impact individuals, organizations, and entire communities. The Force strongly encourages responsible sharing of information and thorough verification of sources before amplifying potentially harmful claims.

FPRO, FHQ
ABUJA.

19th June, 2025.

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Critic files N250m defamation suit against Adamawa commissioner

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A fresh defamation lawsuit, with demands for damages has been filed against the Adamawa State Commissioner for Environment, Mohammed Sadiq by a famed critic of people in power in the state, Umar Jada, also known as Calculate.

This is a twist in the running war of words and legal battle between both parties.

Initially, it was the commissioner’s father, Sadiq Wali, who had taken Calculate before a Yola court over an audio comment against Sadiq Wali which the later claimed damaged his reputation, a fracas to which the commissioner was dragged into.

While that initial case is still running in court, Calculate dragged Sadiq Wali before the Adamawa State High Court and, accusing him of a deliberate attempt to malign and assassinate his character.

He is now demanding N250 million as general damages.

Cslculate’s case, filed under writ of summons No. HC/ADSY/2025, marks a surprising escalation in the public rift between the two political actors who only last week, acted as if a lull was in the offing.

In his deposition, Calculate alleges that on May 25, 2025, Mohammed Sadiq published a series of defamatory statements on his Facebook page, referring to him in demeaning language.

Calculate, praying the court to order the defendant to pay N250 million in damages for libel, is also asking the court to mandate Mohammed Sadiq to immediately remove the offending publications from his Facebook wall.

This defamation suit comes on the heels of the initial dramatic legal encounter when a Magistrate Court ordered the arrest and detention of Calculate following a high-profile defamation complaint by Sadiq Wali.

The arrest sparked public outcry, resulting in a legal intervention after Calculate filed an appeal before an Adamawa State High Court which granted him bail under less stringent conditions.

The present lawsuit by Calculate has now been seen as a counteroffensive, although it took many by surprise because a mediation move made last week by a prominent politician, Senator Ishaka Abbo appeared to be succeeding, with both parties thought to considering a peaceful settlement.

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Benue crisis: We’re just speaking English – Varsity don, John Ogi worries no arrest made yet

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A senior lecturer at Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, MOAUM, Dr John Ogi, has lamented that, until now, no arrest has been made regarding the unprovoked attack in Yelewata community, Benue State, where over 200 unsuspecting residents were killed a few days ago.

Ekwutosblog reports that President Bola Tinubu, who was in the state on Wednesday over the incident, had questioned why no arrest had yet been made.

Shortly after the president’s meeting with key stakeholders in Makurdi, the lecturer took to his official Facebook page to express concern over what may happen next.

He wrote, “My worries stand tall, with the number of securities I saw today in Makurdi and nobody has even been arrested as a suspect and no official intelligence information about the root cause of the killings or the sponsors. No open resistance done anywhere.

“We are just speaking english, after today, what is next is the big question. Has today’s engagement commissioned the beginning of investigation or is it a mark of possible signing for the job to end the killings and for lives to be protected to start?

“Let the work go beyond talking to action. Must a president visit before the job be done and done well. How long has this been going on before today.”

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