Claire Foy says she had parasites for five years
The award-winning British actress, known for playing Queen Elizabeth II in the hit Netflix royal drama, said she thinks she contracted the bug in Morocco. Speaking on the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, Foy explained: “Quite a few years ago, I had parasites. Gross. “I kept losing weight and I didn’t know […]
Robbie Williams: British people are good at devaluing ourselves
His new album, Britpop, is his 16th number one, breaking the previous record set by the Beatles. The singer, whose Long 90s tour begins this week, is taking a moment to mark his achievement. “I think as British people we’re very good at piercing the balloon of our own success and undercutting it and devaluing […]
Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison for trying to assassinate Trump
A judge has sentenced Ryan Routh, convicted of plotting to kill Donald Trump two months before the 2024 US presidential election, to life in prison. The 59-year-old Routh was accused of hiding in the bushes of a Florida golf course where Trump was golfing with a semi-automatic rifle for nearly 10 hours before being spotted […]
Australia charges teen over online threat as Israeli president due to visit
An Australian teenager has been charged for allegedly making online threats against Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose visit to the country on Sunday has been met with planned protests, police complaints over alleged war crimes, and efforts to have his invitation revoked. Australian Federal Police said in a statement on Thursday that the 19-year-old allegedly […]
Zelenskyy reveals 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed fighting against Russia
The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield as a result of the country’s war with Russia is estimated to be 55,000, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that a “large number” were also missing. President Zelenskyy’s remarks on Wednesday came in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and […]
I regret every minute with Epstein, says Bill Gates
Bill Gates has voiced regret over “every minute” he spent with Jeffrey Epstein, even as the Microsoft co-founder’s former wife Melinda said he still had questions to answer over his relationship with the convicted sexual offender. The latest tranche of documents released by the US Justice Department last week contained emails between many prominent figures […]
Delta’s first female engineer Perm Sec retires
Mrs Juliet Aboloje, Delta’s first female engineer Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works (Highways and Urban Roads) has taken a bow from the state civil service on attainment of the compulsory retirement age of 60 years. Mrs Aboloje became the first female Civil Engineer to attain the exalted position of a Permanent Secretary on […]
Dafinone raises concerns over communal crisis in Delta
The lawmaker representing Delta Central in the National Assembly, Senator Ede Dafinone, has raised the alarm on possible communal crisis in Sapele and environs. Dafinone urged Itsekiri leaders and the Uduaghan family to urgently caution order, Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom, over what the lawmaker described as “false, provocative and legally […]
FG urged to deploy culture to boost global reputation
Nigeria must deploy culture to strengthen its reputation globally, drive economic growth and attract foreign investment.The Chairman of LASACO Assurance Plc, Olateju Philips, made this call in her keynote address at the Maiden Cultural Diplomacy Conference in Lagos. The forum brought together traditional rulers, policymakers, senior government officials, business leaders, cultural practitioners, development partners, academics, […]
Unionism: Respect court order, association tells NLC
The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies ) has warned the Nigerian Labour Congress against interfering in what it described as a settled union jurisdiction dispute at the Industrial Training Fund. In a statement on Sunday, its acting General Secretary, Akin Okudero, said the association was concerned about persistent and unlawful labour […]