By Abiola Olawale The Maryland Supreme Court, on Monday, ruled on the removal of Judge April T. Ademiluyi from the Prince George’s County bench with immediate effect. The court in its ruling cited Ademiluyi's “egregious” behavior in violation of the state’s code of judicial conduct, as the reason for the judgment. Although the court failed…
By Agency Report Energy deals in return for stopping migration. Italy's Giorgia Meloni reveals her long-trailed development plan for Africa this weekend, a "non-predatory" approach which critics warn favours European priorities and pockets. Prime Minister Meloni, who came to power in 2022 on an anti-migrant ticket, hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between…
Nigerian-born Tope Awotona has officially joined the Forbes billionaires' list with a networth of $1.2 billion, making him the 2273 richest person in the world as of January 22, 2024. The 42-year-old Awotona is the founder and CEO of Calendly, a scheduling and sales software company. Born in Lagos State, the young Tope relocated to…
King Charles is not expected to need to rely on his Counsellors of State as he undergoes a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate this week, but the news on January 17 that the King would be hospitalized for the treatment actually uncovered something interesting that everybody heretofore had missed. Charles’ younger brother, Prince Andrew,…
Most Canadians who plan on voting for the Liberal party are more motivated to stop the Conservatives from winning the election rather than endorsing the party's vision and leader, according to a new poll released on Monday. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for most Conservative supporters. The non-profit Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey…
American singer Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has released the first single from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album Renaissance earlier than expected to the surprise and delight of her fans after a six-year hiatus. "Bey is back and I'm sleeping really good at night," she declares on the track - Break My Soul - which was…
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi on Tuesday booked his place in the men’s Shot Put final at the Tokyo 2020. Contesting in Group B, Enekwechi launched a mark of 21.16m to place 4th and pick up one of the non-automatic qualifying spot for the final. He will now contest against 11 other opponents in the final billed for…
The popular online video platform, YouTube has explained why it blocked the channel of the Ondo State-born Nigerian Pastor, Temitope Joshua (T. B) YouTube had on April 12 closed the channel, which had more than 1.8 million subscribers, after openDemocracy contacted it to ask whether the content posted on the platform violated the platform’s community…
Nigerians have been posting tributes on social media since the announcement of the death of a former Nigerian beauty queen and doctoral student in Philadelphia, Ms. Najeebat Sule who was shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family's home in US. According to reports, 24-year-old, Najeebat Sule, was killed shortly before…