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I Killed Bob Marley -Ex-CIA Agent

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8 years ago

August 31, 2018

A 79-year-old former agent of America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Bill Oxley is rewriting the history of the death of Reggae legend, Bob Marley, claiming that he actually killed him.
Marley tragically died on May 11, 1981 at the age of 36, making music lovers world wide to grief as the Jamaican icon’s life and career were cut short following a four-year battle with cancer. The story of cancer may seem untrue as startling revelations have emerged from a death bed confession by an Ex-CIA official where he admitted “I killed Bob Marley.”
Oxley is alleged to have claimed murdering Marley among 17 other assassinations for the American Government between 1974 and 1985 at a time he said the CIA was “law unto itself”.
Oxley, who reportedly worked as a CIA operator for 29 years is alleged to have said he was often used as a hitman on targets deemed to represent threat to the interest of United States.
In a purported interview shared-widely on line, he admitted he had no problem with proceeding with the Bob Marley assassination because, “I was a patriot, I believe in the CIA and I didn’t question the motive of the agency, I’ve always understood that some times, sacrifices have to be made for the greater good according to the conspiracy theory”.
Oxley used fake press credentials to gain access to Bob Marley at his blue mountain retreat, introducing himself as a farmers photographer working for the New York Times and gave Bob Marley a gift, “I gave him a pair of canvas, all stars size 10. When he tried on the right shoe, he screamed out, that was it, his life was over right there and then the nail in the shoe was tainted with cancer viruses and bacteria, if it pierced his skin, which it did, it was goodnight nurse.
“There had been a series of high profile assassinations of counter culture figures in the United States in the late sixties and early seventies. By the time Bob Marley’s time came around, we thought subtlety was the order of the day, no more bullets and splattered brains”.
Mr Oxley said he kept close contact with Marley during the final years of his life, ensuring the medical advice he received in Paris, London and United States would hasten his demise rather than cure him. “The last time I saw Bob before he died, he had removed the dreadlocks and his weight was dropping like stones, he was very withdrawn, unbelievably small, he was shrinking in front of us, the cancer has done its job.
Although widely dismissed as fiction, the account does tally with the findings by UK scientists in 2014 who discovered the mysterious accrual melanomas, the rare type of skin cancer that caused the Reggae musician’s demise was infact not caused by the sun. Bob Marley’s son, Ziggy had previously implied his father was killed, saying in an interview in 2013 about the father’s death, ” I don’t know what to believe, there are a lot of theories”.
In the late 1970s, Jamaica was flooded with cheap guns, heroine, cocaine, right wing propaganda, death squads ruled and as Grenada’s Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop described it three years later, “The CIA’s pernicious attempts (to) wreck the economy” Destabilisation, Bishop told the emergent new Jewel Party” “is the name given the most recently developed method of controlling and exploiting the lives and resources of a country and its people by a bigger and more powerful country through bulling, intimidation and violence.
In response to the fascistic mechanisations of the CIA, Marley wove his lyrics with a revolutionary crucifix to ward off the cloak-and-dagger vampires descending upon the Island. The CIA which has denied any involvement in Marley’s death has been approached for comments.

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Why Fans No Longer Faint For Musicians – Paul Okoye

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2 weeks ago

October 30, 2026

The Tide

Nigerian singer and half of the defunct P-Square duo, Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy, has claimed that social media has reduced the prestige and value fans attached to musicians due to the mystique that artistes had before the era of social media.
Speaking in a recent interview with Lun Lifestyle TV, Rudeboy argued that social media, despite all its benefits, has shattered the illusion of artistes being mysterious and godlike.
This he said has reduced the buzz artistes previously enjoyed whenever their fans got the opportunity to see them whether physically or visually.
The ‘Reason With Me’ crooner explained that because artistes are no longer mysterious, fans are no longer eager to watch them in music videos.
He claimed that shooting music videos is now a waste of money.
Rudeboy said, “Music videos somehow now, because of this generation, is a waste of money. I am sorry to say this. But do you remember us [P-Square] before? You don’t see us anywhere. You just watch music videos, you see us and that’s it, or we come to your country, you see us.
“The reason you don’t see people faint for artistes anymore is because they see them on TikTok every day dancing and promoting your music. If Michael Jackson was alive now and doing promotional content on social media, nobody would see him and faint.
“Unfortunately, it’s too late for us to bring back the era of artistes being mystiques. How can you advise an artiste to post every day? How? Post what? You don’t need to.
“Social media brought positive change to the industry but it also led to ‘see-finish.’ Artistes are now too exposed. Fans see how they eat, cry. Before when artistes go to club, they stay in restricted VIP areas, but now when they are clubbing, everyone is filming.”

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Davido’s Aide Offers Cash Reward For Missing Phone At Zlatan’s Wedding

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2 weeks ago

October 30, 2026

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Afrobeats superstar, Davido’s aide, Damilare Aladegbola, popularly known as Dre, has offered a cash reward to whoever returns his phone, which he claims went missing during rapper Zlatan Ibile’s wedding ceremony.
Dre made the appeal in a post on his Instagram page on Monday, pleading with the person who allegedly took the device to return it in exchange for money.
“If na u carry my phone for Zlatan wedding, abeg return am, I go give you money please,” he wrote.
The aide also expressed frustration over what he suggested was a method being used to take phones at social gatherings.
He said he would no longer tolerate waiters asking whether guests had finished eating so they could clear their plates, alleging that the practice could provide an opportunity for phones left on tables to be taken.
“From now on, if I go any party or dey any party and any stupid waitress tell me say are you done eating so I can pack your plate, na swear I go swear for you cause na pattern wey una dey use pack phone for table be that now,” he added.
However, Dre did not identify anyone suspected of taking his phone or provide further details about how the device went missing.
Zlatan Ibile tied the knot with his longtime partner, Davita Lamai, during a traditional wedding ceremony on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
The ceremony, held in Lagos, attracted several celebrities, fans and well-wishers, with Davido among the prominent guests and leading the groomsmen.

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I Ran Away From Nigeria, Never Wanted To Come Back-Chidinma

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2 weeks ago

October 30, 2026

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Popular singer, Chidinma Ekile has revealed that before transitioning from secular music to the gospel genre, she “ran away” from Nigeria.
Speaking at a recent Eezee Conceptz event, Chidinma explained that she travelled abroad and wanted to secure permanent residency because she didn’t want to return to Nigeria, but failed.
She revealed that while she was abroad, the CEO of Eezee Conceptz was the only person calling her from Nigeria, so she decided to work with him upon her return.
“I travelled. I ran away from Nigeria. I was processing my papers not to come back to Nigeria, but for some reason, it didn’t work.
“While I was abroad, the CEO of Eezee Conceptz was the only one who was calling me from Nigeria. He kept encouraging me, and I found the strength to come back to Nigeria. When I came back, I asked him to give me a gospel music contract because I want to spend time with God. And he gave me a contract that even my lawyer said seemed like a charity,” Chidinma stated.
The music star added that she did not transition into gospel music because she wanted to make gospel, but because she wanted a serious relationship with God.