A BOXER has died after collapsing in his first professional fight as heartfelt tributes pour in. Middleweight Sherif Lawal lost consciousness during the bout with Portuguese opponent Malam Varela at Harrow Leisure Centre in London yesterday after he was struck on the temple. 1 Sherif Lawal sadly passed away after being struck in the temple […]
A serving officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdulwahab Magaji, assigned to the Federal Capital Territory, tragically committed suicide by shooting himself in his Abuja residence on Binta Street, Farm Estate. According to Punch, a senior law enforcement officer said the incident happened on Monday, May 6. The source said the family of the deceased […]
An aerial view of the West Virginia State Capitol Building. Primaries Tuesday will decide who’s facing off for governor in November. Wirestock/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Wirestock/Getty Images/iStockphoto CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With incumbent Gov. Jim Justice reaching his term limit and running for the U.S. Senate, a field of Republicans is competing to replace […]
NLC protest carrying their flags The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has taken drastic action by shutting down the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) in Plateau State, in protest of the recent electricity tariff hike. The move is aimed at drawing attention to the plight of consumers and demanding a reversal of the hike, […]
Credit: IMF Opinion by Danny Bradlow (pretoria, south africa) Monday, May 13, 2024 Inter Press Service During its G20 presidential year, South Africa will host a summit of heads of state and government. It will also be responsible for organising and chairing about 200 meetings of ministers and officials. These will come from the G20 members, […]
Nigerians on social media have called out the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, after videos emerged of a northern billionaire abusing the naira at an event. In what looks like a wedding ceremony, a woman was seen standing while a man dressed in a blue agbada was seen spraying a huge bundle of cash […]
Liverpool linked with stunning move for Anthony Gordon Liverpool have been linked with a stunning £100million move for Anthony Gordon, according to The Express. The club are keen to bolster their attacking options with Mohamed Salah’s future unclear. Whether Gordon would be open to the move remains to be seen as he came through the […]
One of the pleasures of being a critic is getting assigned to review a film you might not otherwise have seen. 2021’s “The Dry” was one of those, a taut moody drama/thriller based on Jane Harper’s best-selling novel (the first in a series). It starred Eric Bana as Melbourne cop Aaron Falk who returned to […]
Steve Buscemi was the victim of a random, unprovoked attack while walking in Manhattan last week. The New York Post reports that Buscemi was strolling through the neighborhood of Kips Bay around noon local time on Wednesday, May 8th, when he was struck by an unknown individual. The 66-year-old actor suffered swelling to his face […]
On October 19, Sarah Mahamid watched helplessly from a window as Israeli security forces shot her younger brother. Taha, 15, had been playing with a friend outside their house in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. The 19-year-old screamed as her brother fell to the ground. Their father, Ibrahim, ran out of the front […]
