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Caroline Flack, the former host of the hit British reality show “Love Island,” has died, her family confirmed Saturday. Flack, 40, died by suicide and her body was found in her east London flat Saturday, a lawyer for the family told PA Media.”We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today, the 15th of February,” the family’s […]
Soyinka – The lecture organised by a Yoruba Intelligentsia group, the Voice of Reason Advocacy for Social Development Foundation, will be chaired by Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), Noble laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, as a special guest of honour. According to a statement by a member of the Publicity Committee for the event, Chief Olufemi Kufo, […]
John Mikel struggled to hold back the tears as he outlined the vile racist abuse he and his family had been subjected to. The former Chelsea star, 32, was targeted by Fenerbahce fans after Trabzonspor’s 2-1 Super Lig win on Saturday. And he spoke to Turkish TV to slam the shocking abuse, some of which was aimed […]
Trump – The US has announced it is expanding its curbs on immigration to include six more countries, including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar will now be blocked from obtaining certain types of visas. People from those countries will still be able to visit the US […]
Democrats – Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnel alongside his Republican senate colleagues were seen on Friday night looking joyful while the Senate Democrats looked dejected after senators voted 51-49 to not call witnesses on Friday. The narrow vote came after Republican senators said they did not need to hear more evidence, and pressed toward acquitting […]
Kobe Bryant’s sisters have broken their silence following the NBA star’s death. Sharia Washington and Shaya Tabb released a touching statement, almost a week after their brother, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other victims died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. “On behalf of our family, we join Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka and Capri in grieving the loss […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will give up their royal titles as part of a deal to allow them to step back from their duties as senior members of the British royal family. The agreement with Queen Elizabeth, announced late Saturday by Buckingham Palace, ends weeks of speculation over the future of the duke and […]
Microsoft – Samsung Electronics and Microsoft are bringing back the walkie-talkie. On Sunday, Samsung introduced the Galaxy XCover Pro, a smartphone with a push-to-talk button that initiates a chat using Microsoft’s Teams app. It’s a joint effort by the two tech giants to get their mobile technology in the hands of more workers who spend their days and nights navigating […]
Iraqi PM – Iraq’s caretaker prime minister asked the U.S. secretary of state to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal from Iraq, his office said Friday, signalling his insistence on ending the U.S. military presence despite recent moves to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the U.S. Adel Abdul-Mahdi made the […]
Iran – Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has condemned the arrest of the UK ambassador to Iran as a “flagrant violation of international law”. Rob Macaire was detained after attending a vigil for those who died when a passenger plane was shot down on Wednesday. He left when it turned into a protest before being arrested […]