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Netflix has unveiled a first-look trailer for its new young adult series ‘Far From Home’ ahead of its December 16 release. Written by Dami Elebe, ‘Far From Home’ follows the story of Ishaya (Mike Afolarin), a charismatic teenager and talented artist from a poor family whose dreams suddenly appear within reach when a prestigious scholarship to the most exclusive school in the country catapults him into the affluent world of […]
Cameroon legend, Samuel Eto’o, believes that an African team can win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. No African team has been able to reach the semi-final stage of the FIFA World Cup, though Cameroon and Senegal got to the quarter-finals at Italia ’90 and Korea/Japan 2002 respectively and Ghana achieved the same feat at the South Africa 2010 edition. Eto’o believes that African teams have acquired enough experience […]
Victor Osimhen failed to add to his goal tally, but Napoli defeated Empoli 2-0 to make it 10th straight win in Serie A. Osimhen previously scored in Napoli’s last four Serie A games but missed out on extending the run. The 23-year-old also failed to equal Arkadiusz Milik’s record. The Poland international was the last Napoli player to have found the net in five consecutive matches.
A member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Gavin Williamson has resigned as a government minister after allegations of bullying, saying he aims to clear himself of "any wrongdoing”. The MP had been accused of sending abusive messages to a fellow Tory MP last month and of bullying a senior civil servant as defence secretary. Sir Gavin said he "refuted" how his conduct had been characterized, adding that the claims […]
Four persons are feared dead following an explosion at the Chemical Market in Onitsha Local Government Area of Anambra State yesterday. Twelve persons were also said to have sustained various degrees of injury, with goods and properties worth millions of naira destroyed during the inferno. Reports say a stampede ensued at the market as traders fled to safety, after the explosion occurred at about 12:45 in the afternoon. According to […]
The coordinator of lead network, Chukwuma Okenwa, says the issues between the federal government and the academic staff union of universities, ASUU, has continued to linger around because it was not resolved on a round table of dialogue, as ASUU was forced back into the classroom by the court. Okenwa, who featured on Urban Radio’s Breakfast Programme, The Parliament, added that, if the strike action had continued, the government […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State yesterday constituted its State Campaign Council ahead of the 2023 election. The Director-General (DG) of the State PDP Campaign Organization for the 2023 general elections, Ikeje Asogwa who disclosed this at a press briefing at the campaign headquarters in Enugu, said the party constituted 1,795 people into various committees for the purpose of the campaign. On the composition of the State Campaign […]
An FCT High Court has convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for contempt of court. The conviction came following the failure of the EFCC to comply with a court order asking it to return a Range Rover and the sum of N40 million to the applicant in a suit. In her ruling, Justice Chizoba Oji held that the anti-crime Commission boss has committed […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, yesterday asked the Federal Government to stop provoking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in a dispute over wages. Falana, who spoke to newsmen, said the lecturers should be paid their full salaries for months they were on a strike action. The academics called off their eight-month strike on October 14 after the National Industrial Court ordered the lecturers to resume […]
