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It seems that the controversy surrounding the suspended Chief Justice of the Federation, Walter Onnoghen would be finally settled in less chaotic circumstances. The now former Chief Judge was facing a code of conduct tribunal over alleged misconducts petitioned by the EFCC ranging from receiving ‘gifts’ to divert the course of justice while he was a member of the Supreme Court Council to false assets declaration and diverting public funds for personal use via estacodes. Walter Onnoghen on Thursday, handed…

The controversial yet, highly successful pop singer took to Instagram to share a message to her fans, letting them know that she’ll be taking out time to care for herself. The “femme fatale” princess of pop had to cancel upcoming plans for her Las Vegas tour themed Britney:Domination, so she could care for her ailing dad, Jamie Spears. Jamie, who suffered from a ruptured colon late year, has had to undergo a second-look surgery and it appears that his sick…

The music world was thrown into confusion and mourning on Sunday, 30th of March, 2019 when news of the death of grammy-nominated rapper, Nipsey Hussle made major headlines. Nipsey, whose real name is Ermias Asghedom, was shot alongside two others in front of his clothing store in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles police gave now idenified Eric Holder, 29 who is an aspiring rapper himself and an ex-con, as the perpertuator of the crime. LA police who were able to…

The second race of the 2019 F1 season brought more drama and twists than the drivers could have bargained for, with engine failures and broken front wings making the headlines. Monégasque driver Charles Leclerc started in Pole position, after finishing first in the practice session. However, his lead would only last so long; as his Scudera Ferrari team mate, Sebastian Vettel quickly snached the lead from him as the race began, following a poor start from the former. The 21-year…

This year has seen an air of unpredictability in tennis with 14 different female winners from the 14 tour titles played so far and Saturday’s womens final was no different. Defending Champion Sloane Stephens early exit at the 3rd round invariably meant that a new champion would be crowned this year at the premier mandatory ATP tour event (the next biggest tour event outside the four major gland slams) .In the run up to the finals, Pliskova was deemed favourite…

The Swiss veteran made another milestone achievement at the Hard rock stadium, Miami on Sunday. Federer had an uphill task as he faced defending champion John Isner, who had not lost a single set in the competition in the build up to the finals on Sunday. However, the world Number 5 made light work of the contest winning the match in just over an hour 6-1, 6-4. The win had huge significance as it signalled the 101st ATP title for…

The New Mutants (August 2, 2019) Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga The New Mutants’ is a dark take on how some teenagers discover their special powers while imprisoned in a secret facility. Hobbs And Shaw (August 2, 2019) Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham A spin off of Dwayne Johnson’s character in the fast and furious franchise alongside Jason Statham for what will likely be some buddy-cop very action flick. Artemis Fowl (August 9, 2019) Starring: Judi Dench,…

The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals has been made. There are four Premier League sides in the last eight of Europe’s elite competition following a thrilling round of 16 stage. Manchester United have been rewarded for their stunning win over Paris Saint-Germain by being drawn with Spanish giants Barcelona while Liverpool have got a favourable tie against Porto. Premier League rivals Tottenham and Manchester City will go head-to-head, while Ajax face Juventus. The first legs of the quarter-finals will…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 23 for supplementary election in the six states, where March 9 elections were declared inconclusive. This was contained in a statement signed by the chairman of the commission’s information and voter education committee, Festus Okoye, on Tuesday. The seven states where the polls were not concluded are: Plateau, Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Sokoto, Kano and Rivers states. He added that supplementary elections would also hold in polling units in all states where…

President Muhammadu Buhari has set up an audit committee, for the policies, programmes and projects under his administration. This was contained in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, signed by Olusegun Adekunle. The committee will be headed by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, while the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, is one of its members. Buhari has tasked the committee with auditing and determining the status of implementation of…