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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.”