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 Soccer Icon Pele dies at the age of 82 on Thursday at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Sao Paulo, after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Pele's daughter, Kely Nascimento, confirmed the news on Instagram, writing, “Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.” The three-time World Cup winner was lauded as a god-like figure in Brazil. Brazilians mourn the death of the soccer great on Thursday night, as fans paid tribute.  Iconic monuments in Brazil like the Christ the Redeemer and the Maracana stadium were lit up in honour of Pele, as they honour soccer's greatest star.  Rest on Pele!

THIS THING CALLED POVERTY! A DIRE SITUATION! Written By Janet Odidi Obuotor. The Nigerian saying; "Poverty a bastard!" Is so so true. Hello Poverty, t he vast majority of Nigerians have fallen into your cruel embrace. Suddenly, without a warning, you made them sign the dotted lines of 'UNHOLY' wedlock.  Morning In Africa, An African Mother Going About Her Business For The Day - To Provide Food For Her Family.  Our Dear Elected Leaders, Poverty is real. There is hunger in the land, many are impoverished.  The dichotomy between the 'haves' and the 'have not' is widening. There is an upsurge in job loss among the working class.  The business sector is also not spared, it suffers from; 1. A hostile business environment, made up of a lack of technical know-how and an extremely high cost of financing businesses. 2. A lack of funds for starting and sustaining businesses. 3. Poor electricity supply.  Simply put, basic infrastructure is absent. Furthermore, cor

Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo's fiancee Fancy Acholonu has indicated that they are back together via an emotional post. Picture credit FancyAcholonu on Instagram  See post below: "Like our shirt says, Nothing makes sense when we’re apart @alexxekubo you still have my heart. I miss you, I love you, and I’m truly sorry for all the hurt & pain you and your family went through with our break up. My actions in how I handled things was out of my character. I should have controlled my emotions and not been so overreactive. I said too much, I did too much. Please forgive me, I’ve learned my lesson on how to handle situations better. I haven’t expressed myself properly. I’m not afraid to be vulnerable and say you, your family, & friends still mean the world to me. Losing you has felt like grief. Love heals ❤️" 

Lupita Nyong'o unveils the special man in her life right before Christmas. She has revealed she is dating American television host and sports commentator, Selema Masekela. The Oscar winner and Black Panther star, 39, debuted her relationship with Masekela, 51, she took to her Instagram page two days before Christmas to show off Selema Masekela. She posted a video of the couple taking part in a popular social media trend. The clip shows Lupita and Selema Masekela engaging in a TikTok challenge where they switched clothes, while they stood in a fixed position. She gushed over how they synced in the act by writing; “We just click!  @selema #thisismylove #nuffsaid” The couple posted the video at the same time on their respective Instagram pages. Selema captioned; “Hearts are synched. My whole and actual love @lupitanyongo. ❤️❤️❤️ #outkickedthecoverage ”

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 Green is the colour that depicts everything life, everything growth. Kate Middleton is effortlessly radiant in Green. See images below. The colour Green is often associated with nature, it makes one visualise the lush grass and the trees.                  Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cambridge Green is used to exemplify rebirth, renewal and immortality. Most people are quick to see the colour Green as a colour that depicts health, money, and attitude. Green is often used to interpret - luck and even envy. No doubt, the colour Green is invigorating and tranquil colour.                         Chioma Akpotha - Nigerian Actress, Beautiful In Green Let your personality display that rebirth, step forward with a touch of Green.

Enjoy the post below: "A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it." - Bob Hope. "If you think nobody cares about you, try being a debtor, then you will be highly treasured." 😄 “A smile is a facelift that’s in everyone’s price range!”- Tom Wilson. Please share this with someone, make them laugh.

  “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn. "It is tough today does not mean that it will be tough tomorrow, it is easy today, does not mean that it will be easy tomorrow. Be wise in your dealings and never lose hope." "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston S. Churchill. "To earn wisdom, you know what? Sometimes in life to get to know people better, treat people, treat them the exact way that they treat you. Apply the same advice that they dole out to you, when dealing with them. Only then will you be stunned at human nature. They did cry 'foul' if what they are 'dishing' out to you is wrong." - Janet Odidi Obuotor. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder. "When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out.”— Eleanor Roosevelt. Image credit: Adobe Stock

Daily Post They’ve hiden plans – Mixed reactions trail CBN’s new naira notes. Nigerians have shared divergent opinions on the recently released new banknotes by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Cable Babachir Lawal endorses Obi for presidency, says ‘all other ways lead to perdition’ Lawal had supported Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, until the latter’s election as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, following Tinubu’s decision to select Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim, as his running mate, the former SGF had withdrawn his support, insisting that he was against the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket. The Vanguard Why Niger Republic named road after President Buhari – Presidency. THE Presidency yesterday said the naming of a road after President Muhammadu Buhari in Niger Republic was an indication of the tremendous respect which Nigeria’s neighbours have towards him. Nigerian Tribune BVAS, IREv: We Have Nothing Against Modern Technol

On Thursday, the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, and Peter Obi attended the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church thanksgiving mass to felicitate with the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, the Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, who marked his 70th birthday celebration with an Episcopal High mass at Awka. The two men were seen embracing each other while exchanging pleasantries. Both men hugged each other to the admiration of the congregation, with Soludo welcoming Obi to Awka before returning to his seat. Governor Soludo insisted that no rift exist between him and Obi, only political differences. The Governor also denied accepting a bribe to publicly castigate the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. "There is no rift between Obi and me at a personal level. Nobody snatched each other’s wife. What appears to be the rift between us is fundamental political differences. Nothing else. “So for those forging blackmail and all that, including the one they said I collec

Today, Wednesday morning, the N200, N500 and N1,000 denomination of the redesigned naira notes was unveiled. President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja. "The naira notes are long overdue for a change as the current tender has been in circulation for nearly 20 years," the President said. "A cycle of banknote redesign is generally aimed at achieving specific objectives, including but not limited to: improving the security of banknotes, mitigating counterfeiting, preserving the collective national heritage, controlling currency in circulation, and reducing the overall cost of currency management,” he said. He added that “the new Naira banknotes have been fortified with security features that make them difficult to counterfeit.’’ ‘‘There was an urgent need to take control of currency in circulation and to address the hoarding of Naira banknotes outside the bankin

On Monday, Nollywood Actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwunsi, in his palace at Ile-Ife, Osun State. "Ever met a jovial king? Well, this picture says it all. I have never laughed this hard in a long time. Thank you so much for the warm reception his Imperial Majesty Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. God bless your existence.” Nkechi wrote on her Instagram handle. Nkechi Blessing Sunday was in the Kingdom of Great Ife-Ife, for the 2022 edition of Queen Morémi Ajasoro Cultural Pageantry.  Nkechi and some celebrities from the Nollywood Yoruba movie industry were judges at the event that took place in the Ooni’s palace. View fans' reactions below: A fan, Janedora, said, “You were made for royalty but you’re looking for royalty trouble o. Another, Jagynation said, “You sha want to become the Ooni of Ife queen, well Kabiyesi is ready for you. IdrisconnectNigeria said, “Iyawo Oba” and Nkechi replied, “Ore Iyawo oba.” Datg

Kanye West’s Twitter account, was locked on Oct. 9 for a violation of the social media platform’s policies after he was suspended over antisemitic posts and comments. West was locked out in response to a tweet he posted on Saturday, October, 8, that said West was going “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” The rapper has said that he doesn’t believe in the term “anti-semitism” because it’s “not factual." He has also repeatedly denied that his statements were racist. Nonetheless, he later offered some sort of apology in an interview with Piers Morgan, saying: “I’m sorry for the people that I hurt with the ‘death con’… I feel like I caused hurt and confusion." Well, the American rapper, Kanye West now called Ye, has returned to Twitter. The rapper while trying to confirm that his Twitter handle had been unblocked, the rapper tweeted on Sunday night, November 20, 2022; “Testing, Testing. Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked.” However, Kanye's recent message on Twitter is drawing most

  Sahara Reporters  PDP Crisis Deepens As Wike, Makinde, Other G5 Governors, Party Chieftains Form Integrity Group. The G5 Governors and other aggrieved members of the party have insisted that the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, must resign for the sake of fairness. The aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), popularly known as G5 Governors led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in alliance with some chieftains of the party, have announced the formation of Integrity Group. The Nation More Nigerians seeking UK visas, says British High Commissioner. More Nigerians are seeking United Kingdom (UK) visas, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mrs. Catriona Laing, said yesterday. The envoy noted, however, that the UK government was mindful of the situation and was in talks with the Federal Government to avoid brain-drain, especially in the health sector. Mrs. Laing spoke in Abuja when she featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. Daily P

A staff of one of the Non-Governmental Organisations providing humanitarian support in the North-East was shot dead by a soldier.  The Nigerian army has confirmed via it's Army spokesperson, Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, that a soldier with the 25 Task Force Brigade in Borno ran amuck on Thursday, shot and killed a female humanitarian aid worker, while injuring a UN pilot. The soldier also killed one of his colleagues who tried to disarm him. The Army further disclosed that the soldier also killed a fellow soldier and maimed the co-pilot of one of the United Nations helicopters. Major Samson Nantip Zhakom said: "The Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI regrets to inform the public of a sad occurrence at one of our military base today. “A soldier shot and killed a staff of one of the NGOs providing humanitarian support in the North East. The same soldier also killed another soldier and injured the co-pilot of one of the UN helicopters. “Own troops on the ground immediately neutral

The Ooni Ex-Queen Naomi - Ooni Of Ife Drags Brother Inlaw To Court Over Illegal Conversion Of N26M. The Ooni of Ife takes his ex-Queen Naomi’s brother to Court over illegal conversion of N26m. The police in Ondo have charged Ogunseyi Akinfolarin, a former brother-in-law of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, with forgery and illegal conversion of N26 million. The accused is the brother of  Naomi Silekunola, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife. TNG TheNewsGuru reports that Akinfolarin was accused of forging the Atibiti Faaye family’s receipt for the acquisition of 32 parcels of land. He was charged with three counts of forgery and illegal conversion of money. One of the charges read: “That you, Ogunseyi Akinfolarin, fraudulently convert the sum of N26m being proceeds of the sale of plots of land belonging to Atibuti Oni at Akure, Ondo State.” The alleged offenses are punishable under sections 467 and 390(8)(b) of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol 1 Laws of Ondo State 2006. Akinfolarin plea

 The 2022 FIFA World Cup is less than a week away. The FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar next week, from 20 November 2022 to 18 December 2022.  The epic event will see, football lovers around the globe staying glued to their Television sets for this period. The authorities have put in place flat-screen TVs in between rows to ensure spectators get a better viewing of their favourite football players and football team. See the Video Below: The game is expected to attract 1.2 million football fans. Qatar has taken great care in ensuring that viewers and guests are given the best experience of a lifetime. Imagine a stadium with built-in accommodation as seen in the video below: Eight stadiums in Doha will host 64 matches at the World Cup. See the Pictures Below: The tournament is being held in one location. This will allow fans to attend more than one game a day, with the venues a maximum of an hour's drive from each other. Video - A Drive Into One Of The Stadiums Below: The iconic state-

The 65th annual Grammy Awards is around the corner and Nigerian pop stars Tems and Burna Boy are among the nominees for the Grammy. Tems, whose full name is Temilade Openiyi, received a nomination for; ● Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ album - the Album of the Year category. ● Best Melodic Rap Performance category for the song, ‘Wait for U’. Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu professionally known as Burna Boy received a nomination for; ● The song ‘Last Last’ in the Best Global Music Performance category. ●  His latest album ‘Love, Damini’ in the Best Global Music Album category. The awards will be handed out on February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Beyonce led all contenders with nine nominations, followed by rapper Kendrick Lamar with eight, and pop diva Adele and balladeer Brandi Carlile tied at seven each. Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z are now tied as the most nominated artists in Grammys history, with 88 each.

                                 Frankie Grande and Ariana Grande  Frankie Grande, the older brother to Pop singer Ariana Grande, got robbed of his Louis Vuitton designer bag while he was taking a walk in Manhattan, the police department says. He also suffered a hit to the back of his head. On the 9th of November, reality star Frankie Grande, 39, was taking a walk along 8th Avenue between 44th and 43rd streets in Midtown at around 6:30 p.m. He was suddenly attacked by two boys, they struck the back of his head, and then ran off with his designer bag. According to police, the suspects fled with the stolen bag, which contained an iPhone 14 Pro, AirPods, sunglasses and a wallet. NYPD officers quickly responded to the scene where Frankie Grande refused medical attention. The suspect's ages 13 and 17 had attempted to use Frankie Grande's credit card at several stores, they were arrested by the police. Police said the suspects had a fake pistol and a razor blade on them. The suspects

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex today, told the latest episode of her $30million Archetypes podcast for Spotify a 'very, very influential and inspiring' woman pleaded with her not to give up on activism when she married Prince Harry because 'it means so much to women and girls.' She added that the powerful woman is the reason why she didn't stop campaigning for 'women and girls' after joining the Royal Family. Meghan says: 'I started to notice this, almost default eye roll, when someone would mention a woman fighting for a cause'. She said critics often think: 'Here she goes again' or: 'Why can't she just sit down?' Meghan's guest on the podcast were, influencer Jameela Jamil and the American-Iranian star of X-Men and 24, Shohreh Aghdashloo, 70. The Duchess of Sussex interviewed both women for an episode called The Audacity of the Activist released today. Meghan however did not mention the name of the woman who spoke to her o

  Kim Kardashian flaunted her hourglass figure in a black crop top paired with ripped blue jeans as she was spotted coming out of an art show at Superblue as she stepped out in Miami. There are rumours that her ex-beau Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl actor), are dating.Three months after Kim and Pete split. The dating speculations about Davidson and Ratajkowski’s romance began after an anonymous source spilled on the celebrity gossip Instagram account Deuxmoi that they saw the pair together. "Can't believe I'm saying this, anon pls. Em Rata and Pete Davidson on a date in Brooklyn together. Holding hands and ALLLLL," the message read.

"May we learn to tolerate and accept our diversity. Learn to live in harmony and love one another." The Day of 8 Billion, November 15th, 2022. The Day of Eight Billion, being marked at 8:00 UTC on November 15, 2022, has been designated by the United Nations as the approximate day when the world population reached eight billion people.[2] It follows the Day of Seven Billion, which was marked on October 31, 2011, and the Day of Six Billion, which was marked on October 12, 1999. UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the milestone as an occasion to "celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health" while considering "our shared responsibility to care for our planet and … one another." The date in 2022 was selected based on data projections by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). Image credit: Head topics Credit: Wikipedia 

  The Nation  ● Two soldiers, five others killed as gunmen attack Soludo’s hometown. No fewer than six  persons were  feared killed in Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s Isuofia community, as gunmen engaged security operatives in a gun battle. Those who were said to have lost their lives in the community in  Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State were two soldiers and four gunmen. The incident, The Nation was told, took place on Saturday morning in Soludo’s Isuofia community.  ● Democrats retain control of U.S. Senate. Despite some very tight races, Democrats have held on to their slim majority in the U.S. Senate. Punch  ● Debate: Presidential candidates lambast FG for corruption, insecurity. The presidential candidates of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore; Action Democratic Party, Yabagi Sani; Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo; and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr Peter Umeadi, on Sunday night promised to retool the security architecture to address the insecurit

DJ Cuppy wants a special birthday gift from Elon Musk, who recently acquired Twitter.  A message to the World's richest man, Elon Musk from Nigerian disc jockey and music producer, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, professionally known as DJ Cuppy, or simply Cuppy below; Cuppy @cuppymusic · Follow It’s my 30th birthday soon! 11/11 So @ElonMusk can you pretty please gift me one free month ($7.99) of #TwitterBlue ??? After this, I promise to keep up with payments forever and ever and everrrrrrrr #CuppyDat 10:06 PM · Nov 9, 2022 14K Reply Share