Bob Marley can always be found on several Billboard charts with the release that has turned out to be his biggest of all time. The reggae powerhouse’s Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers performs well enough every week in the U.S. to find space on a number of tallies, but there’s one…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20bn suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja-based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday at the Nyayan Division of the FCT High…
A former Vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has urged state governors to respect traditional rulers in the country. Atiku said traditional institutions constituted a component of the nation’s governance, noting that they must be protected from the arbitrariness of state governments. Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday, said: “I must also appeal to state governors to accord…
According to recent data, 1.8 billion adults globally, or over one-third (31%) of all adults, did not engage in the recommended amounts of physical activity in 2022. The results show a concerning trend in adult physical inactivity, which has risen by almost 5 percentage points between 2010 and 2022. If the trend continues, levels of…
The ICC warrants are the latest in a series of actions by the court over the Ukraine war, including an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The warrants, issued on Monday but made public on Tuesday, concerned the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. The pair are…
The oil-rich state has been embroiled in a crisis following the fallout between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Worried by the situation, Clark urged the President to act decisively and uphold his democratic principles to restore peace in Rivers State and address security challenges elsewhere in…
Consequent on the judgment of Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on the terms of settlement of the three-count charges bordering on abuse of Naira notes preferred against Okechukwu Pascal (alias Cubana Chief Priest) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, it is needful to emphasise that the Commission…
The event, held on Tuesday at Harbour Point in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State, marked the culmination of years of friendship and, as expected, generated buzz on social media. Tuesday’s ceremony came about two weeks after Davido confirmed his wedding to the chef. On Sunday, the 30 BG boss posted their pre-wedding photos…
calls for regional cohesion Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Monday emerged as the Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum by consensus among the sixteen Governors present at the meeting held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It would be recalled that the late Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State led the forum until his demise…
