Justice Bassey Nkanang of a High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Uduak Frank Akpan, murderer of a job seeker, Iniubong Umoren, to death. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Nkanang ruled that the convict would die by hanging. He,…
The Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State Command has stressed the need for support from relevant stakeholders to acquire more logistics and equipment to beef up the security of custodial centres. The Controller of the NCS, Lagos State Command, BR Freedman,…
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) Kaduna State University (KASU) branch has refused to resume classes despite threat by Governor Nasir El-Rufai to sack them. The Management of the school had asked students to resume classes for their examination…
A Championship footballer is to face trial over allegations he assaulted a fan during a pitch invasion. Sheffield United player Oli McBurnie pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault by beating at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court. Nottingham Forest supporters ran…
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is set to reunite with former team-mate Cesc Fabregas at Serie B side Como. The duo played alongside each other 99 times for the Gunners between 2004 and 2007 before Henry left the club to join…
On August 29th, 2022, Globacom, the proudly Nigerian telecommunications which took the industry by storm in 2003, will turn 19. As the countdown begins, we go down memory lane to relive some of the moments and milestones that have defined…
Iconic actor Oludotun Baiyewun Jacobs who is popular as Olu Jacobs was yesterday in Lagos presented with an Icon Award by the leadership of the Audio-Visual Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS), the sole government-licensed collective management organization for audio-visual content. …
A 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, identified as Adegoke Adeyemi, has allegedly committed suicide following his failure to gain promotion to the next class in his school. Police sources said the student,…
Willow Smith has announced she will release a new album titled ‘COPINGMECHANISM’ next month. The musician took to Instagram yesterday (August 3) to announce that the new record – the follow-up to last year’s ‘Lately I Feel Everything’ – will…
Coldplay’s Wembley Stadium concert has been pushed back by two days due to a planned London Underground strike. Chris Martin and co have been forced to move their show as part of their ‘Music of the Spheres’ world tour from…
