R&B singer, R. Kelly has been transferred from prison in Chicago to a jail in New York ahead of his sex crimes trial next month, records showed Wednesday. He is now being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. Born Robert Sylvester Kelly, R.Kelly was arrested on sex-trafficking charges in July 2019. He is accused of systematically recruiting girls for sex while touring and coercing them into sexual activity. Kelly, 54, faces charges including racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery and forced labor. They span from 1994 to…
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Thursdays are generally accepted for the perfect throwbacks. Today we look at Nigerian music diva, Tiwa Savage, who has come a long way in the music industry. Tiwatope Savage was born on 5 February 1980, in Isale Eko, Lagos State, Nigeria. Her family relocated to London when she was 11 years old. While attending secondary school, she was a trombone player for her school’s orchestra band. Savage graduated with a degree in accounting from the University of Kent, and started working at The Royal Bank of Scotland. Having flair for singing , she did backup vocals for English singer George Michael at the age of 16. She…
Nigerian film-maker, actor and former model, Ufuoma Stacey McDermott, is our style icon this day. She was born in Benin City to Nigerian parents of Urhobo descent who hails from Delta State in Nigeria. She moved a lot – from Benin City to Jos, where she spent the better part of her toddler years. Now she is based in Lagos. She was named after the star actress of the TELEFEST programme put together by NTA Benin, The Pot of Life. She attended Alama Private School Jos, Plateau state, Tunwase Nursery and primary school Ikeja, Lagos and finally Molly International Nursery…
Our propensity to keep silent in the presence of abnormalities has brought us to where we are. Such can range from the innocuous act of someone shunting the absurdly long queue at the bank thinking he’s smart; being aware of a colleague cutting corners at the office because he believes that’s the way it’s done, after all this is Nigeria; or even people thoughtlessly disposing of litter on the floor, betraying a mindset that simply doesn’t recognize right from wrong. It’s not just one of these acts but all of them put together and more, that corrupts a system; especially…
Our Woman Crush Wednesday, Seanice Lojede prides herself as a job creator and passionate serial entrepreneur. She has an impressive profile which is proof of the hard work she has invested over the years. Following her bachelor’s degree in mass communications, she started working as an on-air presenter for a couple of radio stations before transitioning into PR management then programme direction. From there it has been a journey of entrepreneurship. In 2009, she set up Suqa, one of the biggest unisex salons in Uganda, and eventually sold it for a profit to focus on digital marketing. In 2009, Seanice had…
Liverpool star, Sadio Mane has built a hospital in his village of Bambali in Senegal. This is one of the footballer’s numerous charity acts. Born in Bambai, he left for Dakar at 15 to pursue his football ambitions. Now one of the best footballers in world football, the Senegal international has not forgotten his roots. After funding the building of a hospital that will serve his hometown, the 29-year-old met with the President of Senegal to seek a contribution of medical personnel. According to reports, the Liverpool player provided more than N317m for its construction. “Senegalese international Sadio Mane was…
Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim says she doesn’t understand why women go to different lengths to slut-shaming themselves whenever there is an unresolved dispute. She reiterated that it is not okay when they make gender calls the females slut. But it is a sad reality that females say it to themselves. The sultry actress also added that some women in other parts of the world are striving hard for equality in every sector of life, but sadly, there’s a double standard of life amongst ladies that always trigger them to bring each other down. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbJUQQDT3o/ She wrote; “Why are women so comfortable…
Nigerian Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has finally received his Grammy Award plaque. Taking to his Instagram stories, Wizkid flaunted his award which he won when he was featured on Beyonce’s single, “Brown Skin Girl”. The Grammy Award event happened at the beginning of the year, as the likes of popular Afrobeat singers such as Burna Boy and Wizkid were awarded for their hard work. Check out the photo of his Grammy Award Plaque: xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosokeonhacaiketquabongdalichthidau7m.newskqbdtysokeobongdabongdalufutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbethttps://bsport.fithttps://onbet88.ooohttps://i9bet.bizhttps://hi88.ooohttps://okvip.athttps://f8bet.athttps://fb88.cashhttps://vn88.cashhttps://shbet.atbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala…
Unlike top tourist travel destinations such as Greece, Paris, London, etc with all the attractions, landscape and experience, there are some locations that people hardly ever consider which are often remote. These locations are not so popular and least travelled. See 3 of them below: 1. Tuvallu Tuvallu is one of the most remote countries in the world. It is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. Tuvalu has a population of 10,507, according to a 2017 Census. The total land area of the islands…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Eucharia Anunobi recounted how her father refused to send her to school because she was female. The sultry actress turned preacher, who recently bagged a PhD in Christian Education and Ministerial Arts, took to her Instagram page to make this revelation. Narrating her experience, Anunobi said she is “still in awe of God”. “He changes destinies in a twinkling of an eye. He is the rule breaker. He doesn’t need anyone’s permission to bless someone. Just look at the girl, whose rich father refused to train after high school, that he had no need for a girl…