France-bound ‘‘businessman’’ excretes 93 heroin wraps at Abuja airport (Punch) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 40-year-old ‘‘businessman’’, Sherif Egbo, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while attempting to board an Air France flight…
Salman Rushdie speaks out after stabbing saying it was ”very difficult” to write again
British author Salman Rushdie said he finds it “very difficult” to write after being stabbed last year, in an interview published on Monday ahead of the release of his new novel “Victory City.” Rushdie, whose “epic tale” of a 14th-century…
Hanif Kureishi says Salman Rushdie has written to him every day since his fall
Hanif Kureishi says Sir Salman Rushdie has written to him every day as he continues to recover from a fall which left him unable to move his arms or legs. The author and playwright, 68, posted a lengthy update on…
Police drop investigation into ‘online threat’ made to JK Rowling
A police investigation into an “online threat” to JK Rowling over her support for stabbing victim Sir Salman Rushdie has been dropped. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots of a message from a user who wrote “don’t worry you…
Investigators seek more time to comb through evidence in Salman Rushdie stabbing case
Officials are looking through tens of thousands of pieces of evidence in the investigation surrounding the stabbing of bestselling author Salman Rushdie last month. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of stabbing Rushdie roughly a dozen times at the Chautauqua Institution…
Sir Salman Rushdie attack suspect ‘only read two pages’ of Satanic Verses
The man accused of stabbing Sir Salman Rushdie has reportedly said he has only read two pages of the author’s controversial novel The Satanic Verses. Hadi Matar, 24, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the assault at an…
Police probe threat to JK Rowling over Salman Rushdie support
Police are investigating an online threat to JK Rowling, after she tweeted support for Salman Rushdie following his attack in the US. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots of a message stating: “Don’t worry, you are next”. The same…
Fatwa? Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage
Author Salman Rushdie, who suffered years of Islamist death threats after writing The Satanic Verses, has been attacked on stage in New York state. The Booker Prize winner, 75, was speaking at an event at the Chautauqua Institution at the…