Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Michael Jackson’s complex legacy was always going to be the subject of an ambitious biopic. A recent story from Puck claims that the film, which stars Jaafar Jackson as his late uncle, has been rescheduled from its April release date to October due to screenplay issues. Here is what we currently know about the project With a book by three-time Oscar nominee, John Logan and a director by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day,” “The Equaliser”), “Michael” depicts the story of the late superstar, who passed away in 2009 at the age of 50 from severe propofol intoxication. The film’s producer, Graham…

President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday night to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military. The move was no surprise. Trump spoke frequently on the campaign trail about his plans. “If you want to have a sex change or a social justice seminar, then you can do it somewhere else, but you’re not going to do it in the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, or the United States Marines — sorry,” Trump said at an August rally in North Carolina. The order speaks of transgender identity in sweeping and dismissive terms,…

The mystery of the unexplained drone sightings over New Jersey and along the East Coast late last year has been solved, according to White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, who said she was relaying the update directly from President Trump in the Oval Office. In her first White House press briefing Tuesday, Leavitt said, “After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons.” “Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational and private individuals that enjoy flying drones,” she added.…

At least 56 bodies have been discovered in unmarked mass graves in northern Mexico, not far from the border with the United States, local prosecutors said Tuesday in a statement. The remains included some bodies, some complete skeletons and other partial remains, as well as clothing and bullet casings. They were exhumed earlier this week in Chihuahua state — which lies along a drug and migrant trafficking route to the U.S. — in a military-aided operation that lasted several days, the statement said. Prosecutors gave no details about the possible identities of the victims. The remains have been sent to…

A Nigerian man was extradited to the U.S. after he was indicted in connection with the sextortion of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide, the Justice Department said Monday. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, allegedly posed as a young woman on social media and got 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him “compromising photos,” the Justice Department said. Lawal then allegedly threatened to ruin Guffey’s reputation by leaking the photos unless he sent Lawal money, the Justice Department said. Guffey, the son of South Carolina state Rep. Brandon Guffey, died by suicide in 2022. Lawal was indicted in October 2023…

Caroline Kennedy, the cousin of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sent a blistering letter to senators on Tuesday — a day before his confirmation hearings — that described him as a “predator” whose actions “have cost lives.” In the letter to committee leaders, the former ambassador to Australia urged senators to reject his nomination as health and human services secretary, alleging that he “preys on the desperation of parents and sick children,” as well as his own family members. “It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator,” the two-page letter said. “His…

…Say freeze will disrupt education, housing, disaster aid President Donald Trump ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education, health care and poverty programmes, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on trillions of federal dollars. The freeze followed Trump’s suspension of foreign aid last week, a move that began cutting off the supply of lifesaving medicines on Tuesday to countries around the world that depend on U.S. development assistance. The Office of Management and Budget, which oversees the federal budget, said in a…

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he plans to speak to Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and that Netanyahu would be traveling to Washington to meet with him. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday, Trump did not give a date for the face-to-face meeting, but said it would take place “very soon.” The meeting comes amid a fragile six-week ceasefire that has brought a temporary pause to 15 months of fighting between Israel and militant group Hamas in Gaza. Trump also said he wants Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza, where much of the population…

Versatile Nollywood couple, Lateef and Adebimpe Adedimeji have secured the support of the Ekiti State Government for the production of a film on the historic Ekiti Parapo War. The movie will chronicle the struggle and triumph of the Ekiti people against oppression, promising to deliver a world-class portrayal of the war’s events. The Special Adviser on Media to Governor Biodun Oyebanji, Yinka Oyebode, disclosed the development on Tuesday, noting that the governor approved the project during a meeting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday. The film will be a collaborative effort between the State Ministry of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy and…

Not done with his flurry of orders, President Donald Trump yet again signed an executive order aimed at eliminating what he referred to as “transgender ideology” from the military, marking a significant step back for LGBTQ rights on Monday. The US president also announced a series of military-related announcements aboard Air Force One, where he advocated for the development of a US equivalent of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system. The executive orders reinstated servicemen, who had been dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and expanded efforts to eliminate diversity programmes within the armed forces. The president declared at a…