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US actor and producer Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual assault by at least eight women including those working for his production company Revelations Entertainment. According to CNN, a young production assistant thought she had landed the job of her dreams when, in the summer of 2015, she started work on “Going In Style,” a bank heist comedy starring Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin. But the job quickly devolved into several months of harassment, she told CNN. She alleges that Freeman subjected her to unwanted touching and comments about her figure and clothing on a near-daily basis. Freeman…

Manager Mauricio Pochettino has signed a new five-year contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2023. Pochettino joined Tottenham in May 2014, securing back-to-back top three finishes in the last two seasons. “I am delighted we have agreed a new, extended contract with Mauricio,” said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣#COYS pic.twitter.com/8nymzkfnUL— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 24, 2018 First-team coaching staff Jesus Perez, Miguel D’Agostino and Toni Jimenez have also agreed new contracts. Spurs are preparing to return to a re-built White Hart Lane for the 2018-19 season after playing last season at Wembley Stadium. “I am honoured to…

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. He said he had made the decision based on the “tremendous anger and open hostility” in a recent North Korean statement. Mr Trump said it would be “inappropriate” to hold the summit as scheduled in Singapore on 12 June. In a letter to Mr Kim, he said he was very much looking forward to meeting him “some day”. A letter from the President to Chairman Kim Jong Un: “It is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting.” pic.twitter.com/3dDIp55xu1 — The White House (@WhiteHouse)…

While the security challenges which the country has witnessed in some states continues to be a source of concern to all Nigerians, it is consoling that the Buhari/Osinbajo administration has employed all humanly possible strategies to contain them. In doing so, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assumed the role of a trouble shooter towards ensuring that normalcy returns to the affected areas, especially in Benue state where thousands of families have been rendered homeless following the unprovoked attacks by armed herdsmen. Recently he embarked on a two day visit to the internally-displaced camps in Benue state and later Nasarawa state.…

The All Professional Arise Initiative (APAI) has lauded the Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode for the giant strides he has achieved since 2015. The group said they decided to throw their weight behind the governor because of his vision to position the commercial city as the leading economic and tourist destination. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, President of the group, Samuel Adeniyi-Tiamiu explained that the has improved the road network, improved agriculture, boosted education and has given entrepreneurs a conducive environment to thrive. “Governor Ambode is the model for the modern-day politician and for those inspiring to contest elections. He…

Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has expressed appreciation to the Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), for the Lifetime Achievement award conferred on him by the Institute. Soyinka was honoured in Nsukka, during the 2nd Memorial Chinua Achebe International Conference, organised by the Institute. “I am happy on the turnout of people and the award, it has re-ignited my sense of belonging in UNN. “I consider myself part and parcel of this university, I will always identify with UNN wherever I find myself,”he said. The noble laureate commended the natural green environment of UNN, as it was…

Senator representing Plateau North, Jonah Jang has been granted bail by Justice Daniel Longji of Plateau High Court, Jos, on Thursday. In his ruling, Justice Longji said the prosecution’s submission that Jang would jump bail and interfere with investigations was a mere speculation and without prove. He said he would not act on speculation to deny bail to the defendant, as he admitted Jang to N100 million bail and two sureties in like sum. Longji also granted bail to Pam Yusuf, a cashier in the office of the Secretary to the State Government, standing trial alongside Jang, in the sum…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Musiliu Smith, a former Inspector-General of Police and Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, a former justice of the Supreme Court into the Police Service Commission (PSC) chairman and member respectively. Smith will serve as chairman. If he gets the nod of the Senate, he will replace Sir Mike Okiro, also a former inspector-general of police. Smith, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, was the IGP between 1999 and 2012. On Thursday, Senate President Bukola Saraki read Buhari’s letter seeking the confirmation of Smith’s appointment and those of three others. They are a former justice of the…

North Korea appears to have blown up tunnels at its only nuclear test site, in a move to reduce regional tensions. Foreign journalists at the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site in the north-east said they witnessed a huge explosion. Pyongyang offered to scrap the site earlier this year as part of a diplomatic rapprochement with South Korea and the US. But scientists believe it partially collapsed after the last test in September 2017, rendering it unusable. Independent inspectors were not allowed to witness the process of the dismantling of the Punggye-ri site in the mountainous region of the country, and some…

Wilfred Ndidi has recovered “faster than expected” from a hamstring injury and will soon join Nigeria’s full World Cup training, an official said Thursday. The Leicester City midfielder has been training on his own in the southern city of Uyo, where the squad have their training camp, since the World Cup camp opened officially on Tuesday. Super Eagles spokesman Toyin Ibitoye said Ndidi’s recovery has been ahead of schedule and he will soon join the squad’s full training. “In a couple of days, he will join the full training,” Ibitoye disclosed. “He is running well without any pains, he has…