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Tornado in Kentucky Leaves 105 Unaccounted For

Workers at a candle factory in Kentucky said they were told they would be sacked if they left their shifts early due to an approaching tornado – which later destroyed the building and killed at least eight people there. Mayfield Consumer Products, which makes scented candles, was levelled on Friday during a surge of tornadoes that has claimed the lives of at least 88 people – including 74 in…

Virgil Abloh Louis Vuitton designer dies at 41 after private cancer battle

A statement from LVMH chief executive Bernard Arnault said: “LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off-White are devastated to announce the passing of Virgil Abloh on Sunday November 28 of cancer, which he had been battling privately for several years. “We are all shocked after this terrible news. “Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great…

I wish all my friends in the United States and Canada on your annual national holiday a blissful celebration . May your celebrating the harvest and other blessings of GOD bring in more blessings for you in the new year don’t forget to send in my meal. FROM TOV WITH LOVE

Babatunde Omidina, a Nigerian actor and comedian popularly known as Baba Suwe was confirmed dead on Monday. The news of his death was disclosed on Monday afternoon by the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan also known as Mr Latin. Punch quotes Mr Latin as saying, “It has been confirmed that Baba Suwe is dead. I just got off…

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Poland warned on Wednesday that the crisis on the Belarusian border could last for months or even years, a day after Polish forces used tear gas and water cannon to deter stone-throwing migrants. Lukashenko, who has crushed opposition to his rule over nearly three decades in power, discussed the crisis with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday. Another 800 were still in a makeshift camp…

BBC NEWS: Trumps selling Washington hotel, reports say.

The Trump Organization has reportedly reached a deal to sell its prized Washington hotel for $375m (£279m). Under the planned sale, the Trump International will be renamed the Waldorf Astoria and managed by the Hilton group, according to reports. Last month, a US congressional probe found the hotel lost more than $70m during Donald Trump’s presidency. The former US president’s company opened…

21 Storey Building Collapse in Ikoyi Lagos

The collapsed building is on Gerrard Road. A 21-Storey building has collapsed in upmarket Ikoyi in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital and most populous city. The collapsed structure is on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi. Reports say the building was under construction. It is unclear just how many persons are trapped under the rubble at the time of reporting. Television footage shows young men milling…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday at his company’s Connect event that its new name will be Meta. “We are a company that builds technology to connect,” Zuckerberg said. “Together, we can finally put people at the center of our technology. And together, we can unlock a massively bigger creator economy.” “To reflect who we are and what we hope to build,” he added. He said the name…

Defamation Of Customers By Mobile Loan Companies

Mobile loan applications must no longer be allowed the unfettered distortion of people’s hard-earned integrity. It is extremely disturbing to receive brazen messages from a random number telling you how your friend and her family are on the run. They are criminals. You should never associate with them and you should warn them to clear their loan defaults with a particular loan company “or else…”…

mPulse Spelling Bee : Spell big words and win bigger prizes

MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Nestle Golden Morn, invites all primary & secondary school students between the ages of 9 and 15 to participate in the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition. The competition has 3 rounds. The 1st round will be done on the mPulse website and the first 1,000 students with the highest scores will take the 2nd round, which will also be done on the mPulse website. The…

State congresses across Nigeria: List of winners in APC & PDP

On Saturday, October 16 the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conducted congresses to elect leaders that will pilot their affairs at the state level. While the APC elected new executives in most of the states of the federation, the PDP conducted its congresses in only a few states where the tenure of executives had expired. The congresses were characterized…

Kenya’s world record holder Agnes Tirop, two-times a world championship bronze medallist, has been found dead at her home.

The 25-year-old distance runner represented Kenya in the 5,000m event at the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the final after clocking 14:39.62. Athletics Kenya said it was still working to uncover details of the incident but it had been informed of Tirop’s death. The governing body added: “We are still working to unearth more details surrounding her demise.© Photograph: Ibraheem Al…

Glo Battle of the Year

Total telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom is the official sponsor of the annual World Cup of Breakdance popularly known as Battle of the Year. Glo Battle of the Year is the preliminary to the annual International Battle of the Year breakdance championship and is scheduled to hold in six cities across Nigeria including Lagos, Kaduna, Benin, Port Harcourt, Enugu, and Abuja.  Regional…

Nicki Minaj has defended Jesy Nelson against claims of “blackfishing” in her latest music video, Boyz.

Blackfishing is a word used to accuse someone of pretending to be black or mixed-race. Nicki, who features on the song, said on Instagram: “Y’all gotta stop.” She added on Twitter: “If you know someone has been suicidal from bullying in the past, why try to get a bunch of people to bully them again about something else?” The pair went on Instagram live to promote the single. Jesy said she was…

International Day of the Girl Child Today is the international day of the Girl Child and we use the opportunity to recognize girls right and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

Today is the international day of the Girl Child and we use the opportunity to recognize girls right and the unique challenges girls face around the world. Empowering women and girls and promoting gender equality is crucial to accelerating sustainable development. Ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, but it also has a multiplier effect…

About Adele’s New Album

She’s not going easy on us. After the “30” billboard campaign and a teaser for forthcoming single “Easy on Me,” Adele season is now here in full force, with the singer-songwriter gracing the covers of Vogue and British Vogue concurrently. Two covers means not one but two interviews, giving the notoriously chatty musician ample space to spill tea about her fourth album — between waxing on her love…