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The recent Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy has landed another lead role at Universal. Set to be the lead in the film adaptation of Mark A. Bradley’s Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America, the star is now not only attached as the protagonist but a producer …

Carlos Alcaraz overcame Gael Monfils in two sets (6-2, 6-4) and one hour and 14 minutes to seal his ticket to the round of 16 of the Miami Open, where he will face Lorenzo Musetti.   Carlos Alcaraz is heading towards the milestone of the ‘Sunshine Double’, that is, winning Indian Wells …

The Kaduna State Government, on Monday, received the  137 rescued abducted students of the Government Secondary School,  Chikun Local Government Area of the state.   The schoolchildren, who were rescued in Zamfara State on Sunday, arrived in Kaduna on Monday. At exactly, 2:08 pm, the rescued schoolchildren arrived at the …

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has rubbished the optimism in some quarters that the US dollar could still be exchanged for N400. In a series of posts via his X account on Sunday, March 24, the former presidential candidate said, ‘Those who want the …

Why Chelsea are so powerful when trophy season nears. Their relentless schedule shows no signs of slowing but Hayes appears to have an answer for every challenge thrown Chelsea’s way. Mirroring Friday’s impressive win over Arsenal, Lauren James scored the opener in Amsterdam before Sjoeke Nusken found the net twice …

In a recent enforcement operation led by NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate, illegal activities involving the production and distribution of various brands of alcoholic beverages were uncovered at the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State.   A statement released by the agency says acting on credible intelligence, discovered unauthorised production …

Niger Republic said 23 of its soldiers were killed in a “terrorist” ambush near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a western region prone to jihadist attacks. Niger is ruled by military leaders who seized power in a July coup, citing a worsening security situation as justification for the …

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed a bill that was sent to it by President Bola Tinubu for the upward review of salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for judicial officers nationwide for the third reading. Based on the provisions of the bill, judges are to get over 800 per …

President Bola Tinubu has appealed to members of the National Assembly to exercise restraint in summoning heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies before parliamentary committees. The President made the appeal while speaking at the breaking of the Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja alongside the Speaker of the House of …

The Lagos zone of the National Emergency Management Agency has blamed the escalation of the fire incident that engulfed four buildings in the Idumota area of the Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state on the lack of a water source. The NEMA State Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed this …