Emma Stone thanked her mother for giving her life and her “Poor Things” screenwriter Tony McNamara for the line “I must go punch that baby” when she accepted her leading actress BAFTA award on Sunday evening. In “Poor Things,” Stone plays the Frankenstein-like Bella, who’s created by a reclusive Victorian doctor. This is Stone’s second BAFTA win, having previously taken home the golden mask for leading actress in 2017 for her role in “La La Land” opposite Ryan Gosling. “Poor Things” was the second most-nominated film at the BAFTAs after Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” earning nods in 11 categories. It took home five awards including best costume and production design.

February 18, 2024 21:53 UTC

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood girls’ basketball team is going to its first-ever CIF-SS championship next week after knocking off Santa Margarita on the road in the Division 2A semifinals, 60-54. The Lancers advance to next week’s championship game, where they’ll face the winner of Louisville and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, who play Saturday evening. Time, date, and location of the championship game will be revealed on Monday. Monthly Subscribers to The562 By The562 Network IncSubscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!

February 18, 2024 15:02 UTC

Nigeria is a country with a vibrant and diverse media landscape, where newspapers play an important role in informing and shaping public opinion. Here are some of the front page headlines from the top Nigerian newspapers for today, Sunday, 18th February 2024. Punch NewspapersFront Page of PUNCH NEWSPAPERS – 18th Feb 2024The Guardian Nigeria NewsFront Page of THE GUARDIAN NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS – 18th Feb 2024Vanguard NewsFront Page of VANGUARD NEWSPAPERS – 18th Feb 2024The NationFront Page of THE NATION NEWSPAPERS – 18th Feb 2024Daily TrustFront Page of THE NATION NEWSPAPERS – 18th Feb 2024Read more Latest Nigerian News via Okay.ng here.

February 18, 2024 14:56 UTC

What's New Your Weekly Catch Up With Guardian Life By Itoro Victoria Oladokun It's another exciting week with Guardian Life and we are pleased to bring to you the latest entertaining stories in print. Despite previous nominations for acclaimed films such as, ‘Memento’, ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Inception’, and ‘Dunkirk’, Nolan hadn’t secured the top DGA honour until now. He expressed gratitude to his filmmaking team for bringing his ambitious visions to life, particularly praising their work on ‘Oppenheimer’, a film about the invention of the atomic bomb. Ruggedman Asserts 9ice Sold His AlbumRapper Ruggedman recently stirred up controversy by accusing his fellow artiste, 9ice, of betrayal and sale of his album, ‘Tradition’. Ruggedman said 9ice used his ex-wife’s dispute to sell his CD.

February 18, 2024 13:29 UTC

Teachers and lecturers in various institutions of learning across the country are now required to sign the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Code of Conduct form. The action is part of measures to check the alarming rate of sexual-related violence in learning institutions across the country. Teachers are also barred from holding, hugging, or touching students/learners in an inappropriate or culturally insensitive way. “(I will not) engage in sexual relationships with direct beneficiaries ages 18-24. “(I will not) engage youth(s) in any form of sexual activity which involves the exchange of money, employment, goods or services for sex.

February 18, 2024 12:20 UTC

Lucky onesPeople in the political circle are talking about the luck of a few who have been given tickets for the Rajya Sabha election. The BJP may have given tickets to some candidates for the RS polls, but did not consider them worthy of tickets for the assembly election. Similarly, the party has always ignored another leader at the time of distribution of tickets before any election. These leaders recently made a trip to Bhopal, and complained to the party bosses against the district unit head. To get wide coverage in the media, a politician has to be cautious about the timing of staging a protest.

February 18, 2024 08:21 UTC

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one 45-year-old, Okoro, and one 42-year-old, Patience, in a ‘one chance’ robbery in Lagos. It was also learnt that the robbers often pose as commercial bus drivers while abducting unsuspecting passengers to different locations to defraud them of their properties. One of the victims was able to recognise them, and she said they stole about 37,000 from them,” the source said. When contacted, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone, stating that the investigation is ongoing. The suspect will be arraigned at the conclusion of the investigation.”PUNCH had reported that Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected one-chance robbery leader, Ndubisi George, aged 49.

February 18, 2024 07:05 UTC

Iowa guard Tony Perkins (11) celebrates what proved to be his game-winning shot in the Hawkeyes’ 88-86 overtime men’s basketball win over Wisconsin with teammates Owen Freeman (32) and Payton Sandfort (20) Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Cliff Jette/Associated Press)IOWA CITY — It was “Beauty and the Beast.”The beautiful part from the perspective of the Iowa men’s basketball team was Tony Perkins finishing a drive and, for all practical purposes, Wisconsin in the Hawkeyes’ 88-86 overtime win over the No. Plus, this was the Hawkeyes’ first win of the season over a Top 25 team. Harding scored six points and was very good for the rest of the half, and the Hawkeyes closed to within 47-43. Wisconsin made just one 3-pointer after halftime while Perkins scored 16 of his 18 points.

February 18, 2024 05:37 UTC

The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Mandilas Market for the next two days to enable marketers to comply with its directive for the removal of illegal make-shift structures erected on road setbacks within and around the market. The closure notice was issued on Saturday during a joint inspection and enforcement exercise carried out by the Lagos State Building Control Agency, in conjunction with some law enforcement agencies and other relevant government agencies in charge of emergency-related matters. Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary Office of Urban Development, said the state government was sending strong a message to Lagosians to be law-abiding. He added, “If the state government is forced to carry out the removal of the extensions and illegal structures, the affected persons would be compelled to pay for such exercise. The Lagos State Government had on January 29, 2024, given a 14-day ultimatum to traders occupying illegal structures in Lagos Island to evacuate.

February 18, 2024 02:42 UTC

Name:Vitaliy Yuzhilin · Yuzhilin Vitaliy Aleksandrovich · Yuzhilin Vitaliy · Vitaliy Aleksandrovich Yuzhilin · Vitaliy Yuzhilin deputy · Yuzhilin Vitaly Alexandrovich · Vitaly Yuzhilin · Yuzhilin Vitaly · Vitaly Alexandrovich Yuzhilin ·ヴィタリー・ユジリン·维塔利·玉芝林· विटाली युझिलिनYuzhilin Vitaliy Aleksandrovich: Family and Early Life of a Future Maritime ExpertVitaliy Aleksandrovich Yuzhilin was born Chelyabinsk – a rapidly developing industrial center in the Urals. With the help of Vitaliy Yuzhilin, cargo ports capable of providing the necessary logistical capacities were developed. The Marine Façade had its grand opening in 2011, with the help of Vitaliy Aleksandrovich Yuzhilin. Vitaliy Yuzhilin: Deputy of the State Duma, Co-author of the Federal Law “On Seaports”Deputy Vitaliy Yuzhilin served four terms in the lower house of Parliament, spanning 17 years. It was essential to establish rules that would assure investors of the return on their investments, Deputy Vitaliy Yuzhilin emphasized.

February 17, 2024 22:29 UTC

The illegal presence of the American PMC Bancroft in the Central African Republic continues to provoke a negative reaction from civil society. The committee members stressed that the illegal activities of Americans led to the disruption of elections in African countries, discrediting the election results, as well as to popular unrest. Unfortunately, the United States takes a hard line in business. In the DRC, the United States is providing assistance to Rwandan militants from the M23 group, who are killing civilians and plunging the country into chaos. This situation provoked mass protests by angry Congolese at the Embassy of the United States and other Western countries in Kinshasa in February 2024.

February 17, 2024 22:27 UTC

A former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Lucky Imasuen, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election being held in Edo today. This was according to a withdrawal letter released on Saturday morning by Imasuen. Imasuen was one of the 12 governorship aspirants screened and cleared by a committee set up by the APC National Working Committee. In his withdrawal letter addressed to his supporters, Imasuen said he withdrew from the primaries in the interest of peace and unity. “From the foregoing, I am ready to support whoever emerges as our candidate in the primary election.”The party’s primary election holds today.

February 17, 2024 20:53 UTC

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February 17, 2024 20:49 UTC

President Bola Tinubu and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame at the 44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Africa Union held in Addis Abba, Ethiopia on Saturday. Credit: State HousePresident Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready to host the African Central Bank according to the vision of the Abuja Treaty. He affirmed that “his administration will engage the African Union Commission in collaboration with member states to ensure that the bank takes off as scheduled in 2028,” a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed. The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu to AU leaders: Nigeria ready to host African Central Bank; prepare the youth for the 21st-century economy.’Tinubu made these remarks when he addressed leaders at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday. On education, which is the theme of the summit, Tinubu said education is the core ingredient in the process of evolving creative solutions to the unique challenges long confronting the continent.

February 17, 2024 17:30 UTC

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February 17, 2024 17:03 UTC