It has been reported that the Nigerian artist, Folarin Falana, who is popularly known by his stage name Falz, was assaulted at his polling unit during the 2023 elections.
Thugs reportedly attacked the singer and other voters in Ikate, Lagos, with Falz allegedly losing his phone as a result. Reports had it that the unknown individuals destroyed and scattered the ballot papers. A social media personality Pamilerin had claimed that Falz was assaulted, and his phone went missing following an attack by thugs at his polling unit. In a now-deleted tweet, he wrote: “FALZ and other voters have just been attacked and his phone has been stolen at Ikate Lekki. The ballot papers are being torn apart and scattered by the area boys there, they saw the support for Labour Party and couldn’t take it!! Emergency services needed right away!!! Update: Voters that live close by have gone back into their homes for safety, they are still seizing people’s phones.” Ikate Elegushi pic.twitter.com/QwVRPWj2kz — Pamilerin Adegoke (@UnclePamilerin) February 25, 2023 Ikate Elegushi everyone @inecnigeria pic.twitter.com/2yzeGhaOP6 — Pamilerin Adegoke (@UnclePamilerin) February 25, 2023 In a follow-up post, the singer confirmed his safety and repossession of his phone in an Instagram story post via his official page. “Thanks to everyone checking. I’m fine. Got my phone back as well! Still waiting to vote,” he noted.
Mexican football club, Pumas, has terminated its contract with Dani Alves after he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on Friday, January 20. 
It was reported earlier that the former Barcelona full-back and veteran Brazil international was accused of allegedly putting his hands inside the underwear of a woman without her consent while she was dancing with friends and then following her into a toilet. She is said to have informed security staff in the club, who activated Barcelona city council’s protocol against assaults and sexual harassment. 39-year-old Alves appeared before a judge yesterday, who ordered that he be held in custody without bail. 
Though he has denied the allegation against him, Liga MX side Pumas has reacted to the allegation by terminating his contract which was set to expire in July 2023. This was announced by the club chairman Leopoldo Silva in a brief statement to the press on Friday evening. 
According to police, the Catalan authorities received a complaint regarding Dani Alves on January 2 from a woman who claimed that he had behaved inappropriately and touched her at popular Barcelona nightclub Sutton on the night of December 30-31. Daily newspaper ABC said Alves allegedly put his hands inside the underwear of a woman without her consent while she was dancing with friends and then followed her into a toilet. She is said to have informed security staff in the club, who activated Barcelona city council’s protocol against assaults and sexual harassment. The 39-year-old defender was summoned to a Barcelona police station where he was “taken into custody” and will now be questioned by a judge, said a spokesperson for Catalonia’s regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra. 
Alves has already confirmed he was at the nightclub at the time but has denied any wrongdoing, telling private Spanish television station Antena 3 earlier this month that he has “never seen” the woman before. He said; “Yes, I was in that place, with more people, enjoying myself. And people who know me know that I love to dance. I was dancing and enjoying myself without invading the space of others. “I don’t know who that lady is. You arrive at a bathroom and you don’t have to ask who’s there. I have never invaded anyone’s space. How am I going to do it with a woman or a girl? No, for God’s sake.” His wife Joana Sanz told Antena 3 in an interview on January 9 that her husband had gone “out to dinner with friends, to disconnect a bit” on December 30. 
“He went out to dance and try to enjoy music as likes, period. Nothing wrong happened…I know how respectful he is,” she added. Alves, who now plays for Mexican side Pumas UNAM, was in Barcelona on holiday following his participation at the World Cup with Brazil in Qatar. He was the oldest player to represent Brazil at the men’s World Cup. A Barcelona court said earlier this month it had opened a probe “into an alleged crime of sexual assault as a result of a complaint filed by a woman against a footballer”. 
