‘1917’ Scoops Top Hollywood Director Prize For Mendes
Hollywood’s directors handed World War I thriller “1917” their top annual prize Saturday, one of the final major award shows that typically spells success at next month’s Oscars. The win makes British auteur Sam Mendes hot favorite for the best director Oscar — the Directors Guild of America Awards have correctly predicted the victor the […]
Grammy Set For Glitzy Gala As Storm Brews Backstage
Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are ready to make a splash at Sunday’s star-studded Grammy awards, where pop’s new guard is poised to win big — even as scandal backstage has threatened to tarnish the glitz. Music’s marquee night in Los Angeles promises to deliver rollicking performances from the zeitgeist-capturing newbies, as well […]
Toko Ekambi Scores On Lyon Debut As Clubs Remember Sala
Karl Toko Ekambi scored on his Lyon debut Sunday in a 3-0 victory over bottom club Toulouse while Nantes and Bordeaux paid tribute to their former striker Emiliano Sala, a year after his death in a plane crash. Ivory Coast international Maxwel Cornet opened the scoring on the half-hour for Lyon before Moussa Dembele prodded […]
Hopes Fade For Missing As Turkey Quake Toll Rises
Rescuers desperately attempted Sunday to find survivors in eastern Turkey in the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake claimed at least 38 lives. Nearly 4,000 rescue workers combed through debris in freezing temperatures, helped by mechanical diggers, as hope was fading as the 48th hour approached. Three bodies were found in the city […]
Palestinians Threaten To Quit Oslo Accords
Palestinian leaders threatened Sunday to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords, which define arrangements with Israel, if US President Donald Trump announces his Middle East peace plan next week. Trump was scheduled to unveil the plan ahead of his meeting in Washington this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who has […]
Breaking: Ihedioha’s Legal Team Opens Up
Putting The Record Straight – Rotimi Peters Esq. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.01 On 14.1.2020, the Supreme Court heard the appeal filed by Senator Hope Uzodinma and APC (numbered as shown above) against the judgment of the Court of Appeal affirming the victory of Emeka Ihedioha and the PDP in the Imo State Governorship election on […]
Lesotho’s Murder Mystery, PM And His Estranged Wife
Lesotho’s prime minister and his wife are caught up in a murder investigation involving allegations so sinister that they have the makings of a crime novel. Pumza Fihlani tries to unpack the mystery from the capital of the southern African nation, Maseru. People are going about their business in the city, vegetable vendors line the […]
Doris Miller: US Navy To Honour Black Sailor
The US Navy is to name its new aircraft carrier after a black sailor who fought in World War II. Doris Miller earned the Navy Cross for his actions during the Japanese attack on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor in 1941. At the time, the US military was strictly segregated on racial grounds. Miller became an icon […]
Grammys 2020: Seven Things To Watch Out For
The 62nd annual Grammy Awards take place in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Billed as “music’s biggest night”, the ceremony is more like “music’s longest day” – with festivities kicking off at lunchtime in LA and stretching out into the night. Comfortable shoes are advised. Pop star Lizzo leads the nominations this year, with eight […]
Anger: Black Activist Cropped Out Of Pic With White Peers
Social media users have come out in support of Ugandan climate advocate Vanessa Nakate after she was cropped out of a photograph taken with her white peers in Davos. Nakate accused the media of racism after The Associated Press news agency removed her from a photograph taken with fellow activists Greta Thunberg, Loukina Tille, Luisa […]
Israel Approves Travel To Saudi Under Strict Circumstance
Israel on Sunday announced it would permit Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for the first time, under certain conditions. Israel’s Minister of the Interior Aryeh Deri, after consulting with the country’s security establishment, issued a statement saying Israelis would be allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia under two circumstances: For religious reasons – on a pilgrimage […]
Can Africa Really Benefit From Brexit?
In August 2018, then-Prime Minister Theresa May became the first British leader in five years to visit sub-Saharan Africa, making a three-day trip that included meetings with the presidents of South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. May was on the continent to boost post-Brexit trade and convince African leaders that the United Kingdom’s exit from the […]