Soldier kills Commander, 2 others, self in Sokoto (Leadership) A soldier has gone berserk, killing his commander and two others before committing suicide at Forward Operating Base, Rabah, in Sokoto State. The soldier, identified as Lance Corporal Nwobobo Chinoso of…
*Lagos agog as crowd storm Tinubu mega rally (Vanguard)*Atiku in fresh move to resolve PDP crisis (Punch)
Lagos agog as crowd storm Tinubu mega rally (Vanguard) In mother of all rallies, supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, alias “City Boy” and Vice, Kahim Shettima, in the early hours on Saturday, stormed the…
Margot Robbie reveals film that made her realise she was a “good actor”
Margot Robbie has said she didn’t believe she was a “good actor” until she watched herself in I, Tonya. The actor appeared for a BAFTA: A Life In Pictures event in London on Tuesday (November 22), where she discussed her…
Jean-Luc Godard: Legendary French film director dies at 91
Film director Jean-Luc Godard, who spearheaded the revolutionary French New Wave of cinema, has died at the age of 91, French media have reported. Godard burst onto the scene with 1960’s À bout de souffle (Breathless). That started a run…
*IGP bans use of SPY police license plate numbers (Guardian)*How we buy goods with fake bank alerts – Suspect (DailyTrust)
IGP bans use of SPY police license plate numbers (Guardian) The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a total ban on all use of Police SPY vehicle number plates by vehicle owners across the states ‘without exceptions’.…
Kunio Hagio, ‘face man’ artist who created famed ‘Raging Bull’ movie poster, dead at 74
Kunio Hagio’s poster art for “Raging Bull” smolders with a ferocity that could make a boxer facing such an opponent want to flee the ring. Using oil paint, pencils and an airbrush, he created a sweat-drenched, bruised, hyper-realistic portrait of…
*Lagos to divert traffic on section of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway for bridge repair (Guardian)*Pregnant woman arrested for assaulting stepchildren in Lagos (Punch)
Lagos to divert traffic on section of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway for bridge repair (Guardian) The Lagos State Government has announced the diversion of traffic on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway for repair work on the Airport Flyover Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works…
*Lagos to divert traffic at Marina for rail project for over 7 months (Guardian)*Evans: 2 ex-soldiers in court, deny being accomplices (Tribune)
Lagos to divert traffic at Marina for rail project for over 7 months (Guardian) The Lagos State Government has announced plans to divert traffic on the National Theatre and Marina axis for the next seven months for works on the…
TIFF to proceed this fall with socially-distant screenings, drive-in shows
Good news for film fans: The Toronto International Film Festival will take place in September, with socially distanced in-person screenings and drive-in movies. Halle Berry will screen her directorial debut, “Bruised,” in which she stars as an MMA fighter. Other…
‘The Irishman’ fails to win at Oscars 2020
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman did not win a single award at the 2020 Oscars which held Sunday night. It was yet another disappointing outing for the team behind the Netflix’s $160 million three-hour-long mob drama. The film starring Robert De…