Simon Cowell has canceled his scheduled appearance as a judge on the upcoming season of “X Factor Israel.”   The veteran producer and reality TV judge, had signed a deal to serve as one of the judges on next season of the Israeli musical reality show which is slated to begin filming this …

Chelsea’s win over Manchester City in the Champions League final on Sunday night, was worth more than £95m in prize money to Thomas Tuchel’s men, with the squad set to share a £10m bonus after becoming the kings of Europe for the second time in the club’s history. The 1-0 …

TENSION is mounting in the five states of the South-East zone of the country as the sit-at-home order issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), a self-deterrmination group, takes effect today. IPoB, led by Nnamdi Kanu, had issued the no-movement directive to mark what it termed the Biafra …

The immediate past vice-president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has emerged as the new president of the union. Mr Osodeke, a professor of soil science at the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, was elected early Sunday morning during a three-day conference of the …

Thomas Tuchel has expressed delight with his Chelsea players for their determination in the team’s 1-0 Champions League win over Manchester City on Saturday. It comes less than a year after Tuchel, who was PSG manager, lost the Champions League final against Bayern Munich. And the Chelsea manager has now …

Ally to the installed Imo State Governor and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, has been shot dead by gunmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was reportedly shot dead by gunmen while returning to Abuja from Owerri. It would …

The Police Command in Imo says gallant officers killed four bandits who allegedly attacked  Izombe police division in Oguta Local Government Area of the state on Saturday night. The Commissioner of Police in the state,  CP Abutu Yaro disclosed this in a statement signed by the command’s Spokesman,  SP Bala …

Gunmen on Saturday night razed the Atta Divisional Police Headquarters in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State Nigeria’s South-East. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the attackers shot sporadically for more than one hour before setting the station ablaze. They also razed the Magistrate’s and High Courts …

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secretly-planned ceremony at Westminster Cathedral. The wedding took place in a “small ceremony” on Saturday afternoon, a Downing Street spokesman said. The spokesman added that the couple would celebrate again with family and friends next summer. Mr Johnson …

Two Premier League heavyweights, Manchester City and Chelsea will leave no stone unturned when both teams square off for the most coveted prize in European club football on Saturday at the Estádio do Dragão in Portugal. Pep Guardiola will hope to end a 10-year wait in the wilderness; in search …