Bill Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sex assault conviction. The state’s highest court tossed Cosby’s conviction as a result of an agreement he had with a prior prosecutor that would have prevented Cosby from being criminally charged in the case. The rulingContinue Reading
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion was fined $15,000 after she did not conduct a post-match press conference following her first-round win against Romanian Patricia Maria Tig on Sunday. The four Grand Slam organisers reacted strongly to Osaka’s move, releasing a joint statement onContinue Reading
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married Carrie Symonds in a top secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral today. The Prime Minister and his bride mounted a cloak and dagger operation that had been planned for six months. Only a handful of church officials were involved in the preparations – and theContinue Reading
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that some of the gunmen responsible for the ambushes and murders of security personnel in the state have been arrested and will face the full wrath of the law. Wike in a state broadcast on Saturday evening said the state government had undertakenContinue Reading
Manchester City won the Carabao Cup Final as Tottenham were undone by a late Aymeric Laporte goal at Wembley. Man City have made this competition their own in recent seasons, winning four of the last five editions, and they move level with Liverpool as the most succesful team in the tournament’sContinue Reading
The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex have paid tribute to their grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh. In separate statements, Prince William described him as an “extraordinary man”, while Prince Harry said he was “a man of service, honour and great humour” and the “legend of banter”. “I will miss myContinue Reading
For the first time in months, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers are reopening in England, as rules are also eased in the rest of the UK. Some pubs and salons opened at midnight, with one landlord saying there was a “sense of celebration”, and shoppers queued outside Primark stores. PrimeContinue Reading
Hideki Matsuyama quenched the thirst of a golf-crazed nation on Sunday by polishing off a wondrous weekend at Augusta National Golf Club to become the first Masters champion from Japan. Playing in his 10th Masters and shouldering the hopes of a nation yearning for one of their countrymen to finallyContinue Reading
Tito Idakula, daughter of former Oyo State governor, Rashidi Ladoja, has disclosed that she had two abortions and dealt with the shame for a long time. Tito, who is also married to singer, Bez Idakula, in a post via her Twitter account on Sunday, said she had the abortions becauseContinue Reading
Tiger Woods has been rushed into surgery after a car accident which left the golf legend with multiple leg injuries, officials have confirmed. Fire crews had to use the ‘jaws of life’ to get Woods from the vehicle after it rolled over and suffered serious damage. The 45-year-old was thenContinue Reading
