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The news about Dutton Ranch losing its showrunner in a surprise shakeup has finally been addressed. Executive producer Christina Voros broke her silence about Chad Feehan‘s reported firing, telling ScreenRant earlier this month that the screenwriter did “an exceptional job building a world of adversaries for Rip and Beth” in the Yellowstone spinoff. Voros noted that when it came to “dynamics behind his departure,” she didn’t have much to add. She went on to say that Dutton Ranch had at that point not “come out into the world yet” so a future without Feehan was “beyond” her knowledge on the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its governorship primaries in Kwara and Bauchi states to Friday, according to a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka. The party also rescheduled the State House of Assembly primaries for Maradun I and Maradun II constituencies in Zamfara State to Sunday. In the statement issued on Thursday from the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, Mr Morka said the decision was approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) following consultations with stakeholders. The decision, he said, was taken “in furtherance of the party’s commitment to ensuring a transparent, orderly, peaceful and credible…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted leave to Malabu Oil & Gas Limited to apply for a judicial review against the Federal Government over the alleged splitting of Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245. Delivering the ruling, Justice Mohammed Umar held that the ex-parte motion filed by the company through its lawyer, Reuben Atabo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was meritorious. The judge said the court was satisfied with the depositions contained in the affidavit attached to the application, particularly some of the paragraphs relied upon by the applicant. Mr Umar subsequently adjourned the matter until 11 June…
Amid the ongoing legal battle over the Blue Silks rank introduced by the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, as an alternative to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, title, indications have emerged that a new set of organizations have taken over the conferment of the controversial rank. A statement released on Thursday announced that the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria, BOSCON, and the Nigerian Legal Society, NLS, would henceforth confer the Blue Silks rank on interested and deserving lawyers. Following a suit filed by ALDRAP and its Executive Director, Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja, to stop the Nigerian Bar…
The Imole Campaign Council, the organisation coordinating the re-election bid of Governor Ademola Adeleke, has claimed that an independent political survey allegedly commissioned by the All Progressives Congress, APC, projected victory for the incumbent governor in the forthcoming Osun governorship election. In a statement issued by Pelumi Olajengbesi, the spokesperson of Imole Campaign Council on Thursday in Osogbo, the council said it had obtained details of what it described as an internal political assessment reportedly carried out for the opposition party ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship poll. Olajengbesi alleged that the findings of the assessment showed widespread public support for Adeleke across…
Troops of Sector 6 under Operation Enduring Peace have recovered a suspected stolen motorcycle in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The development was disclosed in a post shared on X on Friday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama. According to the post, the incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday along the Bachi-Banghai road after troops received information about suspected motorcycle snatchers operating in the area. The troops were said to have quickly mobilised and moved after the suspects. During the pursuit, the suspects reportedly abandoned the motorcycle and fled on sighting the security personnel. Security sources said the recovered motorcycle has…
Paris Saint-Germain boss, Luis Enrique, has named Manchester City head coach, Pep Guardiola as the best manager of all-time. Enrique stated this during a recent interview with Movistar Plus while reacting to Guardiola’s departure from Man City at the end of the season. He described his fellow countryman as a role model to him, adding that he cannot believe the former Bayern Munich coach is leaving the Cityzens. “I don’t believe Pep Guardiola is leaving. I don’t believe it and I don’t want to believe it, because I would like him to stay for many more years,” Enrique said. “When…
Phil Foden and Cole Palmer are among a number of high-profile names that are set to miss out on Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup, according to multiple reports on Friday. Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is also expected to be excluded, with Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney the surprise inclusion. Foden and Palmer played a major role in the Three Lions’ run to the final of Euro 2024. However, the BBC and Sky Sports reported that Manchester City’s Foden and Chelsea playmaker Palmer have paid the price for poor seasons with their clubs. Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White and…
The Oyo State Police Command has stated that students, pupils and teachers abducted last Friday during terrorists attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, have not been rescued. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka disclosed in a statement on Friday, made available to newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The Command urged members of the public to remain calm, support the ongoing efforts of the joint security team, and verify every piece of information before sharing it. The statement read: “The Oyo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the abducted…
Nigeria’s Federal Government owns four major media agencies meant to project its activity, but none has been effective in the ring for over a decade, during which the negative narrative on insecurity has trended. These agencies under the Ministry of Information include Nigerian Television Authority, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, News Agency of Nigeria, and Voice of Nigeria. In all those years, some private media stations animatedly but erroneously projected it that only a set of religionists was the victim of insecurity, and promoted the wrong impression that only Fulani people committed every crime in the South-West, North-Central, and South-East…
