Man gets life jail for setting ex-boss ablaze
By Olaitan Ibrahim An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Kareem, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder his former boss by…
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Entertainment
Hollywood legend, Val Kilmer, dies at 65
By Olaitan Ibrahim Val Kilmer, one of the biggest Hollywood actors of the 1990s who shot to fame playing Iceman in the original “Top Gun”, has died aged 65 after…
Nigerian-born singer, TheHonestGuy, wins Canada’s Juno Awards
By Olaitan Ibrahim A Nigerian Canada-based singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Mubarak, popularly known as TheHonestGuy, has made history by winning a coveted award at the Juno Awards, Canada’s most prestigious…
Sports
Liverpool beat Everton 1-0 in Merseyside derby, go 12 points clear in EPL standings
By Olaitan Ibrahim Liverpool restored their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League after Diogo Jota’s strike won a feisty Merseyside derby 1-0 over Everton on Wednesday. Everton…
Opinion
Why it’s unnecessary to create new States in Nigeria
By Chiedu Okoye THE creation of states in Nigeria was a common feature of military governments which ruled Nigeria at different periods. Now the matter of state creation has come up…
“Happy 90th Birthday, Uncle Wole Soyinka”, with love from Bola Ige’s daughter
By Funso Adegbola I have known the Nobel Laureate, Prof Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka, who we fondly call Uncle Wole, Kongi, Prof and WS, for almost as long as I have…