Wendy Williams is diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia
American talk show host, Wendy Williams Hunter, was diagnosed last year with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Her care team revealed it was sharing the news “to correct inaccurate and hurtful rumours about her health”. The news of her diagnosis comes a day after a People Magazine cover story, in which relatives said […]
Labour Party Chairman Abure arrested over Murder allegations and possession of firearm
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has been arrested by policemen in Benin City, the Edo State capital. In updated reports, the Police Force said Abure, was arrested for attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, and related offences. Police spokesman Tijani Momoh told newsmen that Abure and four others were arrested […]
UK sanctions Russian prison chiefs after activist Navalny’s death
The UK has frozen the assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader Alexei Navalny died. The sanctioned individuals will also be banned from travelling to the UK. Western leaders say the blame for Navalny’s death lies with the Russian authorities, including President Putin. UK Foreign Secretary […]
Arsenal stunned by Porto’s late winner
Arsenal were stunned as Galeno scored in stoppage time to give Porto the advantage from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie. The Brazilian winger curled a wonderful finish into the net, past the full-stretch dive of David Raya. The second leg will take place at Emirates Stadium on March 12, when […]
Nigeria’s male basketball team withdraws from Afrobasket qualifiers over lack of funds
We begin with Basketball, where Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers have withdrawn from the 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers. The qualifiers is billed to commence on Friday and the D’Tigers had been drawn in Group B, where they would have contested against Cape Verde, Uganda and Libya for a place at next year’s Afrobasket tournament. D’Tigers made the […]
Malia Obama’s short film “The Heart” marked her directorial debut at Sundance
The oldest daughter of former President Barack Obama, Malia Obama, made her feature film debut as a director at Sundance last month. It appears that she chose to go by a stage name in order to keep her distance from her father. The 18-minute short film ‘The Heart’ features Malia Ann, who notably omits her […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Respond to Gang Rape Lawsuit
Music Exec, Sean Combs, also known as Diddy, has filed his first official response to claims he raped a 17-year-old girl in a recording studio in 2003. The rapper was sued in December by an unnamed woman, who said the star and two other men plied her with “copious amounts of drugs and alcohol” before […]
State Police Bill Passes Second Reading at House of Reps
A bill seeking to establish state police has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. Our correspondent Nathan Williams reports that the bill sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house, and 14 others, proposes to transfer the term “police” in the 1999 constitution from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative […]
Guinea’s military junta dissolves government and seals borders
Guinea’s military junta, which seized power in a coup in September 2021, has dissolved the government. The announcement was made through a presidential decree read on state TV on Monday by the presidency’s Secretary General, Brig Gen Amara Camara. Mr Camara did not disclose the reason for the dissolution or say when a new government […]
PSV old boy Malen earns Champions League away draw for Dortmund
Dutch striker Donyell Malen snatched a vital goal to earn Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund a 1-1 draw away at his old club PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League last-16 first-leg on Tuesday. PSV, now have it all to do in the second leg in Germany. Elsewhere, Marko Arnautovic gave Inter Milan a single-goal advantage in […]