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Naomi Osaka says happenings across the world including COVID-19, social distancing and lack of fans in the stadium got to her. The world number two said at some times she felt “ungrateful” for being unable to appreciate her success. She spoke after beating American teenager Coco Gauff at the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday. She also discussed her reasons for withdrawing from the French Open in May, having said on the eve of that tournament that speaking to the media was damaging her mental health. “I wonder what affected me… made me not want to do media?” she said. “I’m wondering…

A former Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero, has lamented that over 300 Nigerians are said to be languishing in Italian prisons for alleged crimes with no evidence of proof of guilt. This former Edo State Commissioner disclosed this during a visit to the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa at her office in Abuja. Osaze who spent 18 months in Italian prison for an offence he claimed not to have committed, says his case was as a result of racial discrimination and manipulation of the Italian justice system, and not…

Director, writer and show-runner, Tope Oshin has unveiled the trailer to her new film, Love Here Lives. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfD39krA_3Y] The new film, a collaboration between her Sunbow Productions and Leon Global Media is scheduled for a 2022 release. The film which stars Tina Mba, Sam Dede, Omowumi Dada and Daniel Effiong among others finds Tope Oshin stepping in front of the cameras in the lead female role. BBNaija: Kayvee removed from the house due to medical reasons In a LinkedIn post, Ms Oshin, who has received critical acclaim for films like Up North, New Money and the MTV vehicle, Shuga…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja Zonal Command, today Wednesday, August 18, 2021 arraigned Princess Carol Ngozi alongside her company, Carolina Luxury Homes, before Justice Hamza Muázu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja on a 30-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. She allegedly on various occasions, obtained the total sum of N31, 825,000 (Thirty One Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Naira) from thirty of her clients under the pretext of allocating to them various plots land at Carolina Luxury Homes Estate, Gousa District, Abuja. The defendants pleaded not guilty to…

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja revealed that the Federal Republic of Nigeria lost an estimated $50billion worth of investments over the past ten years due to the delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). According to the President, the delay grossly affected the growth of the country’s economy, which could have been mitigated if past administrations harnessed their political prowess to actualize the passage of the bill. Buhari stated this while giving his remarks at a ceremony on passage of the PIA, which preceded the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He also added that the assent…

A group of daring armed robbers have attacked a bullion van in Owo, Ondo state. A police officer was said to have been shot during the attack. The bullion van, which is a property of a commercial bank, was attacked at Emure-Ile junction in Owo Local Government Area. Army disowns ‘soldiers’ arrested in bullion van robbery The gunmen reportedly carried out the operation while the bullion van was in motion. Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, DCP Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the incident. Unfortunately for the robbers, the bullion van was empty when they struck. More to follow…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has urged International and local Non-Governmental Organizations in Yobe and Borno States to present ‘‘Cash Notification Forms’’ to the Maiduguri Command for vetting and approval before disbursing funds to ‘Internally Displaced Persons’. The Maiduguri Zonal Commander of the EFCC Onwukwe C. Obiora on Wednesday said this process is necessary to reduce the risk of money laundering and the financing of terrorism in the Northeast. Obiora who spoke while receiving a delegation from the United Nations Cash Working Group and International NGO Forum in his office, commended the Forum for their deliberate efforts to…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Command today August 18, 2021 arraigned Ebonine Rita Uzoamaka, before Justice Maryam Sabo of the Kano State High Court sitting in Milla Road Bompai, Kano for alleged fraud. The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Ebonine Rita Uzoamaka for alleged fraud. The suspect was arraigned before Justice Maryam Sabo of the Kano State High Court sitting in Milla Road Bompai, Kano. The petitioner, Ochayi Anthony Eneche, was allegedly persuaded to invest the sum N5, 660,000 (Five Million Six Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira)…

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka has reopened its hostels to students as the second semester examinations draw near. The latest development was announced by the school authorities in circular released on Wednesday titled; “Schedule of Accommodation of Bonafide Students with Allocated Bed Spaces in the Hostels for 2nd Semester 2019-2020 In-Person Examinations.” The circular revealed that the hostels will be open to students on August 26, 2021. The admittance of students into the hostels, however, comes with a series of conditions as authorities move to curb the spread of COVID-19 which is in its third wave in Nigeria. “On…

At least one person has been confirmed dead and several others injured as Taliban enforcers whipped Afghanistan citizens who lowered the Taliban banner and replaced it with that of Afghanistan, a day before their independence in Jalalabad. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=996daxeg0Bc] The number of those killed is believed to be more as shots were fired directly at the protesters. Journalists, cameramen and their associates were also beaten during the clampdown by the Islamic extremists. In a related incident, there was a stampede at an airport in Kabul as Taliban also whipped citizens to prevent them from entering the airport. Since the hostile…