News reports reveal that scientists have made a latest discovery on a low-dose steroid drug called Dexamethasone which proves to be effective in combating COVID-19. According to a trial, the drug cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth. Researchers claim that if the drug had been used to treat patients in the United Kingdom from the onset of the disease outbreak, probably up to 5,000 lives could have been saved. In the trial, led by a team from Oxford University, about 2,000 hospital patients were…
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Still on celebrities’ birthdays, Nigerian Super Eagles player, Odion Jude Ighalo marked his 31st birthday yesterday, June 16, 2020. The Manchester United player who has not been very active on social media took to his Instagram page to announce that he added another year to his age today. He captioned the post: “+1” while adding birthday cake and grateful emojis. Jude also shared a lovely photo of himself while wishing himself a happy birthday. Fans would have definitely loved to flood his comment section with birthday wishes but he disabled comments on the post. You recall that in February, Jude made history to…
Wed 17 June 2020 The UK race drama received its world festival premiere in June 2018 Afroland TV – the online streaming TV servicebilled as ‘a Netflix for Africa’ has signed a multi-year deal to carry the award-winning Black British movie ‘No Shade’ on it’s platform premiering tomorrow Thursday 18 June 2020. Based in Texas, USA and founded by Zimbabwean-born entrepreneur Michael Maponga, the company was recently selected as a top international media startup by the Berlinale International Film Festival. No Shade is executive produced by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe MBE for BUFF Originals. Anyiam-Osigwe was recently honoured by HRH The Prince of Wales with an…
Six-year-old Gianna, daughter of Late George Floyd became a Disney shareholder courtesy Barbara Streisand. This makes her the youngest shareholder in Disney dynasty. The 78-year-old actress had gifted the little girl the shares which are currently trading at around $115. Gianna revealed the news via her Instagram page posting a photo of herself holding up a letter from the super actress. She wrote: “Thank you, Barbra Streisand, for my package, I am now a Disney Stockholder thanks to you.” Along with the shares, the Hello, Dolly! star also gave the girl two of her albums “My Name is Barbra” and…
It is official, next year’s Oscars ceremony has been extended by two months. The 2021 Oscars were originally scheduled to air on February 28, but it was announced that the next Academy Awards ceremony has been postponed until April 25. Academy President David Rubin and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson in a joint statement said: “For over a century, movies have played an important role in comforting, inspiring, and entertaining us during the darkest of times. They certainly have this year. Our hope, in extending the eligibility period and our Awards date, is to provide the flexibility filmmakers need to finish…
Renowned novelist, Chimamanda Adichie has revealed she had a crush on Ghanaian professional footballer, Michael Essien. She stated that she was glued to watching Essien and the Black Stars team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It was during that competition that she developed a special liking for the former Chelsea midfielder. She said: “I watched the game with my best friend, Uju, often shouting and then hugging each other when Ghana finally beat the United States. “You know some of our boys started playing this game without shoes’, Uju said. ‘Our boys’ were, of course, the Ghanaians. “A small consequence…
Afrobeats singer, Femi Kuti turned 58 today, June 16, 2020. His children gave him a big surprise by delivering a well put together performance on his special day. This is one of the cutest videos you would be watching on social media today. It was heartwarming to watch Femi Kuti’s kids present entertain their dad on his 58th birthday. According to Femi’s sister, Yeni who shared the video via her Instagram page, the performance by his kids made everyone emotional and teary. See the videos below: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBf5BUZFaeK/?utm_source=ig_embed https://www.instagram.com/p/CBf6L_blZ2n/xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ…
If you follow Reno Omokri, former presidential spokesman turned author, you are aware that he shares relationship nuggets on social media regularly. This time around, he focused on men who have been discouraged to go ahead with their marriage plans because of the expensive bride price/marriage list. These days, several relationships hit the rock after average-earning young men receive marriage list from the bride-to-be’s family that worth hundreds of thousands of naira if not millions. This is usually common in the southeastern region of the country. Reno Omokri sort to proffer solution to such marriage cases. He advised young men…
‘Kokomaster’, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has finally addressed the rape allegation by a young Nigerian lady, Seyi. Seyi, who allegedly accused Dbanj of raping her on December 31, 2018, at Glee hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, demanded a public apology from the singer. Reacting to the allegations, D’banj denied her accusations, saying the issue was painful as it reopened the scars the death of his son left him. However, the issue has been handed to his legal team. Here is what he posted below: “Today is exactly 1 week after my birthday and this will be the only time I…
The Black Entertainment Television (BET), the organizations of the annual BET Awards, has announced the nominations for the 2020 BET Awards. Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Rema were nominated in the Best International Act and Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act categories respectively. You recall that Burna Boy won the Best International Act category at the 2019 BET Awards. Other Nigerian winners in this category include, Ice Prince, Davido, D’Banj and Tuface. Other Africans in the Best International Act category include South African singer, Sho Madjozi and Innos’B from Democratic Republic of Congo. In the Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act category, Zimbabwean act, Sha Sha…