Jussie Smollett’s Empire character spoke about a ‘tough week’ as the show came back to screens for the first time since the actor was arrested for allegedly ‘staging a hate crime’. Jamal Lyon, played by Smollett, appeared in the episode…
Rare vertical ‘light pillar’ auroras loom in the sky over Russia (Metro)
A photographer has captured images of a stunning ‘vertical aurora’ phenomenon whilst snapping raunchy images of two women soaking in a hot tub. Valentin Zhiganov, 44, shot the incredible pictures of the rare optical illusion near his home city of…
Chelsea’s Sarri unhappy with sorry state of Kiev pitch (Guardian)
Chelsea’s manager Maurizio Sarri has expressed unhappiness with the pitch at Kiev’s NSC Olympic Stadium ahead of his team’s UEFA Europa League last 16 second leg tie later on Thursday. Chelsea, who won last week’s first leg game in London…
Juve bought me to win Champions League, says Ronaldo (Guardian)
Cristiano Ronaldo was signed to win Juventus the Champions League – and he might yet do just that, writes BBC.com. The Portuguese produced his latest masterclass in Europe’s elite competition to bring the Italian side back from the brink of…
FUOYE dons pass vote of no confidence in ASUU zonal chair (Guardian)
Aggrieved members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, yesterday passed vote of no confidence in their zonal chairman, Prof. Olu Olufayo, over alleged meddlesomeness in the affairs of FUOYE. The lecturers, under…
Stay away from my Adoration, Fr Mbaka warns Politicians (Vanguard)
Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, AMEN, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has told trouble politicians in the country to stay away from anything that concerns the spiritual affairs of his ministry. The fiery Catholic priest sounded the warning…
*School collapse: 50 persons rescued so far —LASEMA (Punch) * We’ve nothing to do with collapsed school, says private school owners (Nation)
School collapse: 50 persons rescued so far —LASEMA (Punch) The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said that at least 50 people have been rescued from the collapsed building at Ita-Faji, Lagos Island. LASEMA General manager, Tiamiyu Adesina made this…
*Ita-Faji residents want govt to ban high-rise buildings (Punch) * Govt will demolish buildings that fail integrity test —Ambode (Punch)
Ita-Faji residents want govt to ban high-rise buildings (Punch) Some residents of Ita-faji have appealed to the Lagos State government to stop developers from constructing houses beyond three storeys. The residents who spoke with our correspondent lament the high number…
Man shuns food to consume nothing but beer for the 46 days of Lent (Metro)
A brewery worker says he will shun all solid food and consume nothing but beer for the 46 days of Lent. Del Hall says he was inspired by 17th century Bavarian monks who subsided on nutrient-fortified beer during Lent. He…