Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

US star Jason Derulo has been accused of sexual harassment in a legal case launched by a singer who was signed to his record label. Emaza Gibson, who was offered a recording contract with Derulo’s imprint, is now suing him, alleging he ended their working relationship after she denied his sexual advances. Ms Gibson said she has been left “traumatized” by the experience. Derulo has denied the claims, calling them “completely false and hurtful”. Ms Gibson, 25, filed her complaint against Derulo, 34, on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying he “maliciously” promised her success, then denied her the opportunity.…

Manchester City are ready to start negotiations with Erling Haaland over a contract extension, according to ESPN. Haaland still has three-and-a-half years left on the deal he signed when he moved to the Etihad Stadium from Borussia Dortmund in 2022, but the club are keen to reward an incredible first season which saw the Norwegian scored 52 goals in 53 games. No formal negotiations have yet taken place but they expected to start over the next couple of months. City are conscious that Haaland has ambitions to play for Real Madrid at some stage during his career, but the club believe the 23-year-old is…

Renowned Norwegian author Jon Olav Fosse has been honoured with the prestigious 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature. His remarkable body of work, known for its sparse Nordic prose, has earned him this accolade for “writing that gives voice to the unsayable.” Fosse, born in 1959 on Norway’s west coast into a family practicing a strict form of Lutheranism, has led a life marked by creativity and personal growth. Despite experiencing the complexities of three marriages and fathering six children, he overcame personal challenges, including alcoholism, following hospital treatment. His journey as a writer commenced during childhood, and he achieved literary…

The Federal Government says it targets to reduce poverty rate to 0.6% and unemployment rate to 6.3% by 2030 and 2050 agenda. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, said this at a news briefing for the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit (#NES29) in Abuja on Thursday. The theme of the #NES29 scheduled for Oct. 23 to Oct. 24 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja is “Pathways to Sustainable Economic Transformation and Inclusion”. Bagudu said that the theme was chosen to discuss the imperatives for transforming the nation’s economy while ensuring inclusivity. He said that the discussions around the theme…

The leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has unanimously appointed Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, as the acting South West chairman of the union. The union leadership appointed Akinsanya as the acting chairman of South West on Thursday during the Zonal Conference held at Zone 2 Council Secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The leadership of the union announced Akinsanya as acting chairman of the zone pending the time when the election would be held later this month. The union pleaded with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and…

Nigeria’s table tennis legend and African champion Aruna Quadri has joined the bandwagon of sportspeople to move to Saudi Arabia, as he has joined Saudi club Al-Khaleej. Veteran player Quadri was last attached to Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg in Russia, having joined the club in January. He has, however, chosen to leave shortly after defending his senior African title at the ITTF Africa Cup against Egyptian star Ahmed Saleh. The 35-year-old, who has fallen to 16th place in the world rankings, joins Al-Khaleej, where he will hope to feature prominently over the next two years. This adds Saudi Arabia to his impressive CV that…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, stated his government’s firm decision to abstain from borrowing funds from any financial institution to fuel the state’s development. Speaking at the inaugural edition of “Ipade Imole,” a quarterly interactive public engagement forum held in Osogbo on Thursday, October 05, 2023, Governor Adeleke confidently outlined his innovative strategies for generating internal revenue. Governor Adeleke disclosed his administration’s commitment to utilising the ₦2 billion palliative fund from the federal government for pivotal projects. These initiatives include renovating existing infrastructure and procuring additional buses to enhance affordable transportation. Additionally, health facilities across the state will undergo significant rehabilitation.…

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero was the hero for Boca Juniors in their Copa Libertadores semi-final penalty shootout victory over Palmeiras. Edinson Cavani gave Argentine club Boca a first-half lead but, after defender Marcos Rojo was sent off, Joaquin Piquerez equalised in Sao Paulo. Romero, formerly of Manchester United, produced two saves in the shootout as Boca prevailed 4-2. They will face Brazilian club Fluminense in the final on 4 November. Boca have now won three successive penalty shootouts to reach the final, beating compatriots Racing Club and Uruguayan outfit Nacional in the two previous rounds. “I’m 36 years old – an…

Choir members of the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Oke Igan, Akure, Ondo state, abducted a week ago, have regained their freedom. A huge amount of money was paid by the church and families of the victims as ransom, according to a reliable church member. Recall that their abductors had demanded N50 million ransom for the release of the remaining 17 victims after eight of the 25 abducted narrowly escaped from the kidnappers’ den last week Saturday. The choir members of the church were abducted along Ifon-Benin road on their way to a funeral ceremony. A church member told newsmen in…

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has said that members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) captured in the expanded National Social Register of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Scheme will start receiving N25,000 grants from November. Edu, according to a statement by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair, disclosed this on Thursday when she visited the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) led by its president, Joe Ajaero, in Abuja. She explained that the decision to include vulnerable pensioners in the CCT scheme was President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…

The Lagos State government will be doing the groundbreaking of the proposed $100 million African Film City before the end of this month. The project, which will be sited in Epe, is intended to enhance originality in content creation in Nollywood – Nigeria’s film industry. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the announcement on Thursday, at the 12th African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) press briefing held at the Lagos House in Marina. Recall that the state government in October last year, announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Del-York Group for the construction of the project. Sanwo-Olu…

Ogun State government has lifted the curfew imposed on Sagamu town, following deadly clashes between rival cult groups last month. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, the improved security situation across the troubled town informed the decision to lift the curfew. The SSG said normalcy has returned to the town while security agents continue with investigations into the remote and immediate causes of the cult clashes, adding that Governor Dapo Abiodun is committed to ridding the state of all forms of violence. Talabi urged the people of Sagamu to go about…