LEADERSHIP A young man has wept in a Melbourne court after pleading guilty to supplying GHB to a 13-year-old girl who died of an overdose after taking the drug. Alesha Fernando became unresponsive and later died in hospital in June 2017 after taking the party drug, which had been supplied to her in a suburban…

LEADERSHIP A Melbourne man who fatally attacked his Airbnb visitor because of 210 Australian dollars (150 dollars) in unpaid rent has been jailed for seven years and six months, the Victorian Supreme Court said on Wednesday. Craig Levy, 37, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Ramis Jonuzi, who died in October 2017 after an unprovoked…

LEADERSHIP In case you don’t know, Snoop Dogg has welcomed his very first granddaughter and he obviously is thrilled over it. The veteran rapper who couldn’t hide his joy took to his Instagram page on Monday, September 24, 2018, where he shared the photo of the adorable baby. “My 1st granddaughter lovely day   be blessed…

LEADERSHIP US television icon Bill Cosby was on Tuesday sentenced to three to 10 years in prison by a judge in Norristown, Pennsylvania for sexually  assaulting a woman  14 years ago. Eighty one -year-old Cosby was sentenced by Judge Steven O’Neill for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand,  a former employee of Temple University, at…

LEADERSHIP The flood disaster ravaging parts of Anambra has claimed the life of a nine-year-old girl, Benedict Uzo in Amiyi, Ogbaru council area of the state. Mr Arinze Awogu, Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the drowned while fetching water with a bucket. He said…

LEADERSHIP Lack of positive emotions The hallmark of a toxic marriage or relationship is that there is no more joy, no more positive emotions. You feel that everything is hard and negative. It’s as if a wide grey cloud covers your mind and soul. Your partner may claim they love you, but the words are…

LEADERSHIP Deontay Wilder’s representatives have “no desire” for a meeting to negotiate a fight against Anthony Joshua. IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Joshua, moments after beating Alexander Povetkin at the weekend, made it clear that his preferred next opponent would be WBC titleholder Wilder. Wilder is first due to face Tyson Fury but Joshua’s…

LEADERSHIP Re-elected president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick has revealed why he invited business moguls Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola to London for the 2018 FIFA Best Awards ceremony, held on Monday night. Dangote, who holds Nigeria’s second highest national honour (GCON) is the President of Dangote Group and he is…

LEADERSHIP Nigeria’s women basketball team D’Tigress beat Argentina 75-70 in their last group match of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, yesterday, to finishes as Group B runners up.  The victory will enhance D’Tigress chances for a place in the quarterfinal while Argentina out of the tournament after failed win any of their group…

LEADERSHIP A very dangerous dimension is developing in our nascent democracy which, if not curbed and reigned in, may torpedo our democracy. The menace of vote buying and selling as well as other anti-democratic actions by state and non-state actors may derail our hard fought democracy. While the use of money to manipulate electoral process…