China on Wednesday slammed a comedy company with a 14.7 million Yuan ($2.13million) penalty, accusing it of “harming society’’ after a military joke made by one of its comedians drew public criticism. The Beijing arm of China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism Bureau said it would fine Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture …
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Tinubu, Shettima Oppose Live Broadcast Of Election Petition Proceedings
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, have urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to dismiss the application by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party for a live broadcast of proceedings. They argued that the relief sought by the applicants are not such that the court …
Read More »Anthony Joshua To Battle Dillian Whyte In ‘dangerous’ Rematch August
Anthony Joshua could face Dillian Whyte in a rematch, his promoter, Eddie Hearn has confirmed. Negotiations are also afoot to schedule a bout between Joshua and ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia in December. Recall that Joshua’s last outing in April saw him defeat Jermaine Franklin by …
Read More »Peter Obi In Court As Presidential Tribunal Hearing Resumes
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, appeared in court on Wednesday as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal resumes hearing. The spokesperson of Obi’s campaign team, Kenneth Okonkwo, shared a photo of Obi in court via his Twitter page. Okonkwo tweeted, “We are back again in the Court …
Read More »Police Now Know How It Feels Being Brutalized —Say Mr. Macaroni
Actor and activist, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, also known as Mr Macaroni has reacted to the arrest of Afrobeats star, Seun Kuti by the Nigeria police. Macaroni, taking to his Twitter page, condemned Kuti’s alleged assault on the police officer. He, however, stated that following the incident, the police force in …
Read More »Inter Win Milan Derby To Reach Champions League Final
Inter Milan reached their first Champions League final for 13 years as Lautaro Martinez’s sole goal of the match gave them a 3-0 aggregate win against AC Milan on Tuesday. Inter will undoubtedly be the underdogs against either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on June …
Read More »Tinubu To Open Talks With G-6, Yari, Others
PRESIDENT-ELECT, Senator Bola Tinubu, has agreed to open discussions with aspirants on his party’s platform who are aggrieved over the zoning template of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the National Assembly leadership positions. A party source revealed to the Nigerian Tribune that all things being equal, the troubleshooting initiative …
Read More »20 Lawyers Volunteer To Represent Labour Party Candidates At Tribunal
The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party says no fewer than 20 lawyers and legal professionals have volunteered to help the party and its candidates retrieve their allegedly stolen mandates. The party at a meeting with some of its candidates in the last general elections, said that a legal …
Read More »White House Speaks On Anambra Attack
The White House has reacted to the attack on some staff of the US Consulate in Nigeria. According to the convoy of the officials came under attack in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday afternoon. At least four persons were killed in the attack while others sustained …
Read More »Ex-Tinubu Campaign Coordinator Applauds Hilda Baci Over Cooking Record
A presidential aspirant and former deputy national youth coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Nicolas Felix, has applauded Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, for breaking the world record in the cooking marathon. Felix who was the youngest presidential aspirant of the APC expressed conviction that her achievement …
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