It was a return to forget at the AMEX stadium for Graham Potter as his former club Brighton hammered Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday. It is the first time ever Brighton will secure a win against Chelsea in the Premier League. Also, it is a first loss for Chelsea under Potter who replaced German manager Thomas Tuchel. The Blues are fifth on 21 points in the league standings while Brighton are seventh on 18 points.
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Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has revealed that the popular movie streaming platform, Netflix, is urging him to produce a series from his latest successful movie, Anikulapo. He stated that he initially wanted to make the movie a series, but Netflix told him to make a movie first, and if it became a success, a series would be developed. Afolayan made this known in an interview with Guardian UK published on Friday. The filmmaker said, “I’ve been working on Aníkúlápó for six years. Originally, I wanted to make a series, but…
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A court on Thursday handed a life sentence to a woman accused of drowning her husband to death in 2019 for a hefty life insurance payout. Her accomplice and boyfriend was handed a 30 years prison sentence by the Korean District Court on Thursday. READ ALSO: Gang Of Ladies, Men Who Lure Victims For Kidnapping Via Facebook Busted loop The Incheon District Court delivered the sentences to Lee Eun-hae, 31 and her extramarital lover, Cho Hyun-soo, 30, with an order for both to wear an electric tracking device for 20…
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The Enugu State Police Command has smashed a kidnapping gang which specialised in getting victims to be kidnapped from facebook. The gang’s modus operandi was discovered following their arrest by Operatives serving at Udenu Police Division. The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Daniel Ndukwe, said the suspects were arrested on October 6, 2022 at about 1:25pm. According to Ndukwe, on that fateful day, operatives from Udenu Police Division promptly responded to a distress call and arrested six kidnapping suspects and rescued two of their…
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A group loyal to the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has said it amounted to an insult for his political godfather and presidential candidate of their party, All Progressives Congress, for the 2023 polls, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to say he has forgiven him. The Eagle Online recalls that Osinbajo stood against the former Lagos State Governor for the presidential ticket of the APC. While Tinubu came top in the primaries, Osinbajo, who served as his Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice while he was Governor for eight years…
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Corporation has reported earnings of $11.2 billion for the third quarter 2022, which represents a significant increase when compared with $6.1 billion in the same period 2021. Sales and other operating revenues in third quarter 2022 were $64 billion, compared to $43 billion same period last year. Commenting on the development, Chevron’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mike Wirth, said: “We delivered another quarter of strong financial performance with return on capital employed of 25 percent,” “At the same time, we’re increasing investments and growing energy supplies, with our Permian…
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The management of Rivers State University has banned indecent dressing on its campus. In a memo signed by its registrar, the varsity prohibited such things as tattooing and hair dying by students. The memo is titled “Bon Indecent Dressing by Students on Campus” and was addressed to the student union. The institution also banned the wearing of a “spaghetti gown” and any short skirt above the knees by female students. “I am directed to inform you that the Senate has banned indecent dressing by students on campus with immediate effect,”…
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Shareholders of nation’s total energy provider Conoil Plc, at the weekend, reportedly approved the proposed final dividend payout of N1.734 billion, which translates to N2.50 per share, for the 2021 financial year. The dividend payment ratified at the company’s 52nd Annual General Meeting held in Lagos, according to a statement from the company, “represents an increase of 66.7 percent over the approved dividend payment of N1.04 billion in the 2020 financial year.” Conoil had assured the shareholders of its commitment to continue to deliver strong and sustainable performance that would…
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Friday night defended the decision of the Bank to redesign some Naira notes, insisting that he doesn’t need to consult with the Minister of Finance to do so. This signals an escalation in the war of words between the CBN and the Finance Ministry over the decision of the apex bank to redesign some Naira notes. READ ALSO BREAKING: Finance Minister Rejects CBN’s Plan to Redesign Naira Nigeria Plots To End Citizens’ Migration Overseas BREAKING: CBN to Change N200,…
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