US authorities on Thursday charged five former police officers with murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in Memphis, as the southern city braced for possible civil unrest and President Joe Biden urged demonstrators to protest peacefully.

Stefanos Tsitsipas won an Australian Open semi-final on his fourth attempt Friday, battling into the decider at Melbourne Park with a gritty victory over Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov.

There is palpable fear and heightened anxiety among Rivers Residents over next week's CBN deadline (January 31st) for the old naira notes following the obvious scarcity of the new naira notes.

In an abandoned print works in a scruffy but bohemian Lagos neighbourhood, an improvised cinema has opened, gigantic black drapes blocking out the light.

The Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) on Thursday met with Igbo traders and other groups in Surulere Local Government Areas soliciting support ahead of the forthcoming elections.