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Actor Will Smith banned from the Oscars for 10 years as disciplinary action for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 ceremony admitted “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision.’’ Smith’s response came after the Academy slammed him a 10-year ban as disciplinary action for assaulting Rock at the 2022 Oscars. On April 8, board members from the Academy announced that the King Richard star will “not be permitted to attend any events or programs, in person or virtually,” including future Academy Awards, as disciplinary action for the altercation. Describing Smith’s behavior at the March 27 ceremony “unacceptable and harmful,” the organization said…

A Nigerian university don has described as fallacious and mirage United Nations avowed Goals 1 and 2 targeting at ending poverty and hunger globally in 2030 as entrenched Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. Professor Peter Esuh, Dean of the newly established Faculty of Media & Communication Studies (CMS), University of Uyo, speaking on Thursday, April 7 during a two-day training workshop for journalists held at Royal Diadem Hotel and Events Centre, CCC Road, Uyo, said this was unachievable as poverty and hunger not even in developed countries as the problems are endemic. Esuh noted that it was unfortunate while most developing…

US Senate on Thursday confirmed the 51-year-old Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first African-American woman to serve on the Supreme Court. President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise, seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of backgrounds. The vote to confirm Brown federal appellate judge to a lifetime job on the nation’s top judicial body was 53-47, with three Republicans – Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney – joining Biden’s fellow Democrats. A simple majority was needed, as Jackson overcame Republican opposition in a Supreme Court confirmation process that remains fiercely partisan. Jackson…

A 31-year-old man from Akwa Ibom State wept uncontrollably as the State High Court in Ikot Ekpene slammed him death for robbery and life imprisonment for rape. Nsikak Joseph Udofia, a native of Utu Edem Usung in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, was convicted Thursday, April 7 after the court had found him guilty of robbery and rape. Udofia, a secondary school dropout, along others at large, was said to have “robbed a shoe mender, Gabriel Akpan Victor, of his torchlight, two knives, a roll of black thread, two palm slippers and N200,355 (two thousand, three hundred and fifty Naira)…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, April7, ordered that status quo be maintained in the Akwa Ibom State All Progressives Congress (APC) executive. The executive mebers were elected on October 16, 2021 and inaugurated by the APC National Caretaker Committee, until the determination of the motions for jurisdiction and stay of execution, which comes up on May 17, 2022. Augustine Ekanem emerged as the Akwa Ibom State APC Chairman alongside other state executives, following nationwide state congresses conducted by the APC. Read also: Crisis Rocks Akwa Ibom APC, National Scribe Gets Vote Of No Confidence Akwa Ibom APC…

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade and Deputy Governor, Eva Esu have survived as the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking to declare their seats vacant. The ruling was given after a third time, two after the court had postponed the judgment on the matter. On May 20, 2021, Ayade and Esu had defected from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, citing the allure of working with President Muhammadu Buhari. Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the court, in his judgement, held that the duo could not be sacked from their positions,…

Former Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday evening, escaped death after he was involved in an auto crash in Abuja. The accident claimed the lives of two of his aides, Leadership reports. One of his aides was quoted as saying that the former president was fine and back home. The accident reportedly happened while Jonathan was on his way from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to his residence in Abuja.

Chelsea are trailing Real Madrid by 3-1 in the Quarter-finals of UEFA Champions league played at Stamford Bridge. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid striker, scored hattrick against Chelsea in 21, 21 and 46 minutes of the game. The match is 60 minutes… ongoing More details later…

Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, and Mr. Eazi were big winners at the 64th Grammy Awards at Las Vegas in United States of America on Sunday. However, Wizkid lost Grammy’s Best Global Music Performance for “Essence” to Arooj Aftab and the Best Global Music Album to Angelique Kidjo for “Mother Nature.” Yemi Alade won her first Grammy award for her contribution to Angelique Kidjo’s album. Grammy rule states that all featured artists, producers, and directors will receive a Grammy certificate for their contribution to an album if it wins an award. Read also: Buhari Hails Burna Boy, Wizkid For Winning Grammy Awards Mr. Eazi will also be receiving…

The General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has reversed the curse placed by Tafawa Balewa, the former President of Nigeria that no Igbo person will rule Nigeria. In a viral video, Bakare said God told him to break the curse Balewa placed on them before he died so the Igbos could rule like every other tribe in the country. The fiery preacher told the congregation that Tafawa Balewa cursed the Igbos the day he was killed. According to him, they removed his turban, poured wine on his head and forced…