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Stephen Kings The Long Walk Lands September Release Date
2025-05-05 20:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
An adaptation of Stephen Kings The Long Walk will finally be strolling into theaters this fall.During its presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning, Lionsgate confirmed that the Francis Lawrence-directed film will be released wide on Sept. 12. The thriller stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick and Josh Hamilton with Judy Greer and Mark Hamill.Though it is not the first King book to be published, the novel is notable in that it is reportedly the first he ever wrote, while a student at the University of Main. Published under his pen name Richard Bachman, The Long Walk is described as a dystopian thriller centering on the contestants of a grueling and vicious annual walking contest that requires 100 boys to keep a certain pace without stopping. If they do, they receive a warning. If it happens again, they are eliminated and killed. Related StoriesMoviesGlen Powell T...
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'Pick a finger or toe' assault man gets sentence suspended after brutal attacks
2025-05-05 16:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
A man who spent 20 months in jail after "disgusting, disturbing and obnoxious" attacks on two ex-girlfriends had the rest of a combined seven-year sentence suspended today. Ben Curry, 24, beat and threatened a former partner at knifepoint "to pick a finger or a toe" and subjected another ex-girlfriend to a 40-minute attack. Judge Keenan Johnson imposed consecutive sentences totalling seven years but backdated them to August 2023 when Curry went into custody, with the rest of the term suspended. Judge Johnson was furnished with a forensic psychological assessment of Curry. Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court heard today that it showed he consistently and positively engaged with the psychologist whose report gave a graphic account of his "horrific" and traumatic childhood difficulties. It detailed the work he had undergone to regulate his emotional responses and stay away from trouble. Curry must not re-offend for the next five years, obtain training or employment, stay off alcohol and illi...
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Naira-For-Crude Sale To Dangote, Other Urgent Tasks Before New NNPCL Board
2025-05-05 16:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Wednesdays overhaul of Nigerias state-run oil company NNPCL did not come as a surprise to keen observers who have vociferously pressed for reforms in the upstream and downstream sectors after the epochal birthing of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, and the subsequent commercialisation of the state-run oil company in July 2022.Advertisement Having given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) about two years to ramp up performance, President Bola Tinubu sacked all the Board members of the company on April 2, 2025.Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga was unequivocal with the reasons for the restructuring, which he said was crucial for enhancing operational efficiency, restoring investor confidence, boosting local content, driving economic growth, and advancing gas commercialisation and diversification.Though some commentators have described the restructuring as long overdue, it is better late than never.Advertisement Significantly, the president removed Mele Kyar...
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