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Atlanta bank sees 8,000 new accounts after rapper’s shoutout

Photo: Getty Images   Citizens Trust, a black-owned bank in Atlanta, has seen more than 8,000 people open new accounts over five days after activist and hip-hop star Killer Mike urged black Atlantans to open up accounts at the community lender. There’s been a “huge influx” of new customers since the rapper, who previously stumped for Bernie Sanders, name-checked the business on Hot 107.9, an…

The Classy Louis Vuitton Voyager GMT

Did you know the LVMH group also owns famous watchmakers such as TAG Heuer, Bulgari, Zenith, and Hublot, among many other renowned brands? Well, they do, and although it might seem a bit of an overkill for Louis Vuitton to release watches as well, they have nonetheless introduced the Louis Vuitton Voyager GMT. Showing off an interesting 41.5 mm case, that’s going to be available in either steel…

Is Mike Pence OK with Donald Trump’s bigoted remarks?

(CNN)Now that Donald Trump has made it official that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will be his vice presidential candidate, the media needs to ask Pence one critically important question: “Why would you agree to be the running mate to a man who has spewed so much sexism, bigotry and racism?” We are not talking about the typical scenario where a presidential and vice presidential candidate differ on a…

The Latest: Erdogan signals executions may be reinstated

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on Turkey’s failed military coup. (all times local): 7:50 p.m. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave signals that Turkey might reinstate capital punishment in the wake of Friday’s failed coup attempt. Erdogan spoke to his supporters in front of his Istanbul residence Sunday evening. His speech was punctuated by frequent calls of “we want the death penalty” from…

Brexit minister seeks ‘generous’ deal for EU citizens, Britons

A Vote Leave message is seen on the back of a road sign in Coleraine, Northern Ireland June 28, 2016. Picture taken June 28, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne More LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Brexit minister said he wanted a generous settlement for Britons living in the EU and for Europeans in Britain after the country voted to leave the 28-nation bloc, but declined to fully guarantee the rights of…

Ishola Babatunde Isaac Builds Robots At Home (photos)

Ishola Babatunde Isaac is an Inventor, Roboticist, Researcher, Electrical Engineer, and Software developer. He obtained a BSc. Electronic and Electrical Engineer (First Class Honor) from Obafemi Awolowo University where as a student; he was part of the OAU iLab team – research collaboration between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and OAU developing remote online laboratories that serves a…

EFCC Seizes Fayose’s Houses In Lagos And Abuja, Quizzes Olu Falae

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized some properties said to belong to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State. It was learnt that the properties located in the highbrow areas of Lagos and Abuja were seized as part of investigations into the N1.219bn the governor allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser when Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) held sway, through…

2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead

2 Baton Rouge police officers shot dead 2 Baton Rouge police officers have been shot in La., but the scene is ‘contained,’ police said. Two police officers have been shot dead in Baton Rouge, La., and others may have been wounded, authorities said Sunday. Two Baton Rouge police officers shot on Sunday morning have died, confirmed William Daniel, the city-parish’s chief administrative…

Nigeria’s anti-graft war only scratches surfaces: campaigners

Lagos (AFP) – There has been no shortage of praise for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, which has led to the arrest of a string of high-ranking former government officials. The crackdown centres on an alleged $2.1 billion (1.9 billion euro) “arms scam”, where money earmarked for weapons to fight Boko Haram is said to have been diverted for political purposes. But experts…

Nigeria: EFCC Grills Salewa Obanikoro Over N800m Transaction, Seizes Her Passport

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday grilled Shalewa Obanikoro, the daughter of a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, over a transaction of N800m she allegedly made. Investigators told our correspondent that Shalewa was grilled at the Lagos office of the EFCC for several hours alongside her mother, Moroophat. An impeccable source at the…

Zoopla survey finds 70% of Britons prefer to buy home needing work

© Provided by Press Association A Zoopla survey found 70% of Britons would rather buy a home needing work than one ready to move into Seven in 10 Britons would rather buy a home that needs work than one that is ready to move into, a survey has found. With property prices continuing to increase and a lack of choice of homes available for buyers in some parts of the country, property website Zoopla…

Egypt: Muslim mob attacks Christians, parade naked woman

FILE – In this Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 file photo, Coptic Christians walk outside St. Markos Church in Minya, south of Cairo, Egypt. A Muslim mob ransacked and torched seven Christian homes in a province south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after rumors spread that a Christian man had an affair with a Muslim woman, according to a statement by the local Orthodox Coptic church. Released late…

Mafia Don Shot Dead In His Car In ‘Mob Hit’

Mafia Don Shot Dead In His Car In ‘Mob Hit’ A high-ranking member of the Canadian Mafia has been gunned down near his home in the latest killing linked to a power struggle in the country’s criminal underworld. Rocco Sollecito, 67, was shot in his BMW 4×4 in the Montreal suburb of Laval – only a few hundred metres from a police station. He was pronounced dead in hospital after the shooting on…

What’s behind China’s ‘racist’ whitewashing advert?

A Chinese laundry detergent advertisement is causing widespread outrage online and is being dubbed the most racist commercial to be screened. But racist advertising has form, and not just in China. A black man walks in and gets ‘washed’ a different colour The scene: a young Chinese woman is doing her laundry. In walks a black man, with some paint stains on his face. They look at each other…

India probes Nigerian student ‘attack’

African students often complain that they are racially abused in India India’s foreign ministry says it is looking into an alleged attack on a Nigerian student by a local man in the southern city of Hyderabad. Police said 26-year-old Bamilola Kazim was allegedly assaulted by Mohammed Gafoor after a row on Wednesday Mr Kazim was treated for wounds at a local hospital and released. Last week a…

Jose Mourinho: Man Utd confirm former Chelsea boss as new manager

  Mourinho posted a photograph of the contract soon after his appointment was confirmed Jose Mourinho has been officially confirmed as Manchester United manager and has signed a three-year contract. He replaces Dutchman Louis van Van Gaal, who was dismissed on Monday,two days after the club’s FA Cup win. “Jose is quite simply the best manager in the game today,” said United executive…

This map from Deutsche Bank shows the winners and losers from the oil slump

For oil-producing countries, the days of asking $100 a barrel seem to be over. Oil plunged to below $40 a barrel since OPEC decided hold output levels high in 2014 as demand fell, and it looks set to stay that way. Over the weekend, Iran announced that production of oil in the country had passed 2 million barrels a day since sanctions by Western nations lifted in January. That increase in…