Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter-turned-screenwriter known for the films “New Jack City,” “Above the Rim” and “Sugar Hill,” has died. Cooper died Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to The Times. Additional details about his death, including a cause of death, were not immediately available. He was…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday alleged that some retired military generals are responsible for illegal mining in the country. He said this when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Senator Sampson Ekong, presented his committee’s 2025 budget recommendation for the Ministry of Solid Minerals…
Russian-Australian tennis player, Arina Rodionov, has announced she is getting divorced from her Australian footballer husband days after launching her career on Only Fans. The 35-year-old and her former partner, ex-Australian Football League player Ty Vickery, took to Instagram to share news of their split after nine years of marriage. ‘Hey guys, we have a quick announcement to make. We’re…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Friday handed over the remaining nine of the 19 children rescued from kidnappers to their families in Kebbi State. The Head of NAPTIP in the state, Misbahu Kaura, handed over the children to their parents at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi. The…
Music Executive. Ubi Franklin, says the Nigerian entertainment landscape is becoming increasingly ‘’toxic and polarized”. In a post shared on his Instastories today January 24, Ubi opined that the entertainment scene is with more aggressive rhetoric and physical threats. He opined that this is making music executives like him sceptical about signing new artists….
