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 Judges in the ongoing sixth season of the famous music talent hunt show, Nigeria Idol, Sunday handed their respective judgements on the remaining three contestants. The exhibit which premiered on March 14, 2021, and auditioned scores of young Nigerian prospects, is now left with three contestants namely, Francis, Akunna, and Kingdom, combating for the final prize. About sixty-eight contestants entered the theatre week and whilst fourteen of them obtained golden tickets and 39 went via selections, only seventeen advanced to the next round. The 2nd Theatre Week saw the judges assessing contestants based on the strength of their voices and general stage performance after which eleven of them were left in the show. They were: Comfort Alalade, Akunna Okey, Faith Onyeje, Kingdom Kroseide, Dotun Deloye, Francis Atela, Daniel Ikechi, Beyonce Ajomiwe, Clinton Francis, Emmanuel Elijah and Faith-Mac Ebiama. Comfort was evicted on Sunday, having polled the lowest vote from viewers of the show. Th

  Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare has joined French Ligue two club, FC Amiens, on a season loan deal from Latvian set Valmieras SC. He was handed the No.9 jersey at the club. Star Tv learnt that Amiens have the choice of making his stay permanent should the 20-year-old forward galvanize in France. The 6ft4in tall Arokodare came to the limelight in the Latvian topflight last season after scoring sixteen times in 15 games for Valmieras. He spent part of last season on loan at Bundesliga club, FC Koln, after enduring a tough time at the club where he failed to score a goal in 12 league games. His form made the German set drop their alternative to convert his temporary spell to a permanent one.

 President Muhammadu Buhari has had motive lately, to defend his six-year tenure in opposition to accusation of nepotism and evident discrimination in opposition to sections of the country that he was elected and on oath to govern ‘‘without worry or favour.’’  The president is quoted to say via a high official of his government that ‘‘so far, all the policy initiatives, tasks and even appointments via this administration have been guided by fairness and inclusiveness. There is virtually no part of the country that has not been impacted positively in the place of infrastructure, agriculture and economic support initiative based on [the] peculiarities of the regions…’’. It is unfortunate certainly that the president of the republic feels compelled to defend himself on an issue that should not even occur at all in a well-run constitutional democracy.  Buhari, in his ability as the president of Nigeria, is the only elected public officer with the broadest nationwide mandate to serve the pe

  Ime Udoka formal Nigeria basket ball global has been named as the new coach of the Boston Celtics in the NBA. The 43-year-old was recruited by the Celtics’ outgoing head coach Brad Stevens, who has been promoted to the team’s president of basketball operations to substitute Danny Ainge. His appointment made him the first Nigerian-American to be named as the head coach of an NBA side. “Among the many excellent features that Ime brings to the desk are his character, humility, and competitiveness,” Stevens stated on the Celtics website. “He has a relentless work ethic and a substantial array of experiences as a player and coach. “He’s a leader that is warm and demanding, and we are so excited that he has chosen to be part of us in pursuit of banner 18.” Udoka’s appointment came after spending time as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, the Philadelphia 76ers and most recently the Brooklyn Nets, all of whom reached the playoffs all through his time with them. “It’s an honour t

 In the beginning, Pablo Rodriguez hoped his mom and grandmother would possibly be amongst the fortunate ones. He waited for information at the family reunification center Thursday after that first, near-incomprehensible phone call about the collapse of Champlain Towers South. Even after pictures started emerging, displaying ruins where his mother’s condo building once stood, he held onto hope. By Sunday, that hope had mostly run out. Four days into the search for survivors trapped in the rubble, more than one hundred fifty people remain missing. And although the number of bodies recognized has slowly ticked up — to nine, by Sunday night — there have been no rescues since the early hours of the collapse. Even so, officials have stated they nevertheless hope to discover some people alive. “Hope — that’s what I’m focusing on,” Miami-Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominsky stated during a morning news conference. “So I’m going to proceed that as much as possible. That’s the driving message.”

 President Biden plans to welcome outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to the White House on Monday as the two nations are seeking to reset their relationship under new governments. The two leaders are set to meet in the Oval Office in the afternoon. The White House stated Biden will meet with Rivlin at four p.m. EDT on Monday. "President Rivlin's visit will highlight the enduring partnership between the United States and Israel and the deep ties between our governments and our people'" the White House stated in a statement. Rivlin, who was elected to the generally ceremonial office in 2014, is expected to increase a wide variety of strategic military issues with Biden, including Iran, Lebanese Islamist militant crew Hezbollah and war in Gaza. Israel is concerned about Iran's power over Hezbollah and the consequences that could leave on the entire region. Israel and Palestinian militant crew and Hezbollah ally Hamas were locked in deadly war for eleven days in

  Prosecutors in New York have given former president Donald Trump’s attorneys a closing date of Monday afternoon to make any final arguments as to why the Trump Organization ought to not face criminal charges over its financial dealings, in accordance to two people acquainted with the matter. That closing date is a strong signal that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. (D) and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) — now working together, after each has spent more than two years investigating Trump’s business — are considering criminal charges towards the organization as an entity. Earlier this year, Vance convened a grand jury in Manhattan to consider indictments in the investigation. No entity or person has been charged in the investigations thus far, and it remains feasible that no charges will be filed. Prosecutors have proven interest in whether Trump’s organisation used deceptive valuations of its properties to deceive lenders and taxing authorities, and in wheth

  John Langley, who was the creator of the long-running TV sequence "Cops," has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said. Langley died in Baja, Mexico, of an obvious heart attack Saturday at some stage in the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race, family spokeswoman Pam Golum said. He was 78. "Cops" was amongst the first reality sequence on the air when it debuted in 1989, and it would emerge as an institution through 32 seasons. Langley and production accomplice Malcolm Barbour had shopped the idea for years, and discovered a home for it on the fledgling Fox network. The exhibit was well-known for following police, from deputies in the Deep South to officers from large town police departments, on long, boring nights in patrol cars or in fevered foot chases. Its quirks, including its regularly shirtless suspects and its reggae theme song "Bad Boys," were frequent fodder for standup comics and were often referenced in film

  The U.S. army launched airstrikes in opposition to Iranian-backed militias in Syria in retaliation for drone attacks, the Pentagon introduced Sunday evening. The strikes focused sites that been used to launch drone attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby stated in a statement. "Specifically, the U.S. strikes centered operational and weapons storage facilities at two places in Syria and one vicinity in Iraq, both of which lie close to the border between those countries," Kirby said. "Several Iran-backed militia groups, which include Kata'ib Hezbollah and Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, used these facilities." U.S. F-15 and F-16 warplanes carried out the airstrikes, concentrated on three facilities that had been used to manipulate the drones and for logistics, according to a Defense official who was not approved to talk publicly. All the pilots returned safely. It's too early to tell if there were casualties on th

  Portugal will not defend their Euros crown after they were knocked out in the last 16 via Belgium on Sunday night. Thorgan Hazard's first-half winner in Sevilla was ample to see the world's No 1 ranked nation into the last eight. Cristiano Ronaldo's anger at full-time was clear for all to see as he threw his captain's armband down in anger. In the days other game the Czech Republic produced a shock, seeing off the Netherlands to make the quarter-finals. The Dutch went down to 10-men in the second-half and their opponents pounced in Budapest. It certainly opens up that half of the draw and one team who will be licking their lips is England. The Three Lions' route to the final really improved their possibilities of being at Wembley on July 11. Before that even though they take on Germany, who have been left fuming at the choice not to permit them to train at Wembley. We'll keep you up to pace with all the latest information and fallout from the Euros today.