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Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan had a hectic agenda in the weeks before he was named Abu Dhabi’s new crown prince.Among other duties, he hosted Microsoft’s president and the chief executive of IBM, inaugurated a new port district, attended a government leadership retreat and visited the joint operations command of the United Arab Emirates’ defence ministry. All were evidence of the increasingly prominent role that Sheikh Khaled has taken in recent years, one that… Read the full article here

Do Kwon, currently in custody in Montenegro and potentially awaiting extradition to the United States or South Korea, will reportedly face harsh conditions in the country’s penal system.According to a March 29 Protos report, an unnamed criminal defense lawyer said conditions at Montenegro’s jails and prisons “haven’t changed” from those described in a 2020 human rights report from the U.S. State Department. The report cited a case in which prison officers had been convicted of… Read the full article here

Reconsidering the past? Some actors aren’t proud of every project they’ve been a part of — even the ones that skyrockets their careers. Shailene Woodley scored her big break on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, but the experience came with its own issues. After playing teen mother Amy Juergens from 2008 until 2013, Woodley later revealed that she felt “stuck” on the former ABC Family series. “To this day, it’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever… Read the full article here

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has commenced action on the petition filed by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, against former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Mr Keyamo, a spokesperson for the campaign council of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, had in a petition filed in January, called for an investigation into the corruption allegations levelled against Atiku by a former aide, Michael Achimugu. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Keyamo sent the

After months of speculation, Nigerian music star, Davido, fresh from his five-month hiatus, has confirmed his union with his equally famous lover, Chef Chi, real name Chioma Rowland. The news of the singer’s marriage to Chioma made rounds in December, weeks after the loss of their son, Ifeanyi, in October 2022. The traditional wedding, attended by a few family and friends, was held on 6th November in Davido’s father’s house, with no cameras allowed. Davido reportedly paid… Read the full article here

Some parents of prospective admission seekers, who wrote the Joint Admission Matriculation Board’s mock examination on Thursday in Ekiti State, grumbled over technical hitches encountered during the exercise. The aggrieved parents, expressed disgust at the technical failure experienced in virtually all the designated Computer Test Based Centres across Ekiti, thereby subjecting the applicants to undue pressure. The brush-up examination that was supposed to take off at 7am in all the JAMB… Read the full article here

The Benue State Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has suspended the Igyorov Ward Exco of the party in Gboko Local Government Area of the state with immediate effect. Igyorov Ward Exco was responsible for the suspension of the embattled party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Recall that Kashi Philip, the Ward Chairman, and Mr. Vangeryina Dooyum, Ward Secretary had explained that Ayu was suspended by the Executive for alleged anti-party activities. The exco stated… Read the full article here

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital has sentenced two journalists to five months imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 each. The two journalists; Gidado Shuiab and Alfred Oluyemi were sentenced on two-count charge of conspiracy and defamation of character based on a petition filed by Hillcrest Agro-Allied Industries Limited, Amberi village in Kwara State. The duo are Editor and Correspondent of News Digest, an online news medium. Senior Magistrate A.S Muhammed stated… Read the full article here

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Abiri Oluwabusayomi, aka Khloe, has denied reports of her sex tape. Khloe issued the denial in a post on her Snapchat. She stressed that she shares no resemblance to the lady in the leaked tape and that if she were the one, she would make money off it. “Even if, even if that’s me!!! (Which will never be) You think I’ll fold about it??? Like, am I a Nun? But the fact that you all wish it was me is the height, and every time we shame women for men’s… Read the full article here

LaLiga outfit, Villarreal are reportedly willing to offload Nigeria winger, Samuel Chukwueze this summer. According to Spanish news outlet, Todofichajes, the Yellow Submarine want to sell Chukwueze and forward, Nico Jackson to fund their other targets. Chukwueze has continuously been linked with a reunion with former Aston Villa manager, Unai Emery,who is now in charge of Premier League club, Aston Villa. Villarreal are expected to demand around €30m for the explosive winger. The… Read the full article here