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French actor, Gérard Depardieu was on Tuesday found guilty of sexual assault against two women in Paris. The actor received an 18-month suspended prison sentence for the sexual assault of two women on a 2021 movie set – charges he denied during the closely watched trial. The Paris court also ordered that Depardieu, 76, who was not present in court for […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, will be questioned over alleged naira abuse. In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, the anti-graft agency reiterated that no one is above the law. “Nobody is […]
Students who just took the 2025/2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination are threatening to sue the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board over alleged glitches during the examination that led to mass failure. The results, which were released on Friday, showed that over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 out of 1.9 million. There were complaints […]
American super hero movie the “The Old Guard” is having its sequel, “The Old Guard 2” on Netflix this July. The movie is directed by Victoria Mahoney. The movie stars Charlize Theron as Andy, Matthias Schoenaerts as Booker, KiKi Layne as Nile, Marwan Kenzari as Joe, Chiwetel Ejiofor as James Copley and Luca Marinelli […]
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the United States was elected pope on Thursday, becoming the first American pontiff in history. He is to be known as Pope Leo XIV. A crowd tens of thousands erupted in prayer and emotion as Leo, successor to the late Francis, appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to […]
The former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, Ezekiel Onyedikachi (EzeeTee), who was charged before a Federal High Court in Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been granted bail of N20 million. The charges against EzeeTee were reduced by the EFCC, and a fresh suit of $255,000 forex transaction fraud was […]
Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Delta State, Joseph Otirhue, says recent verification exercise carried out by the commission revealed that many workers who had abandoned their duty post and travelled overseas for years and were still on the pay role have been expunged. Otirhue, who made the revelation in Asaba during an […]
It was a sad incident in the early hours of today, Thursday, at the New Matadi community, opposite Don Bosco Catholic Church, as the shouts for help and tears of wailing woke the neighborhood in Liberia. The tragic incident happened at about 1:15 a.m. and continued until 2:30 p.m. when firefighters arrived to […]
Words have changed between the President of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) and Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, over false allegations made. Atiku Abubakar Isah had earlier claimed that Seyi Tinubu and the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Ayodele Olawande, used N100 million to seek his support […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says creating a one-party state in Nigeria through “the backdoor by political manipulations” will lead to a crisis. Jonathan spoke on Wednesday at the tribute and memorial lecture in honour of late Edwin Clark, a prominent Ijaw leader. The lecture, which took place in Abuja, was graced by prominent […]
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