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Chimamanda Adichie’s novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, has been voted the best book to have won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in its 25-year history. Adichie, who won the prize in 2007, was chosen in a public vote from a list of all 25 winners. Other past winners include …
Read More »Twitter, Facebook outline action on posts claiming early US election victory
Social media companies Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc on Monday outlined plans for placing warning labels on posts from U.S. election candidates and campaigns that claim victory in advance of official results. The moves come as social network platforms brace for what has been an unusual election cycle due to …
Read More »#EndSARS: Burna Boy calls for end to police brutality at BET Awards (Full list of winners)
Singer Burna Boy and Chris Martin of Coldplay performed their hit song Monster You Made at the 15th BET Hip-Hop Awards which held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The song which is from Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall album was performed with a live band with Chris Martin singing from …
Read More »#EndSARS receives huge boost as Twitter founder endorses movement, shares links for donations
Founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has expressed support for the #EndSARS protests rocking the nation. Dorsey retweeted links for donations through his handle @Jack. He tweeted, “#EndSARS. Flag of Nigeria.” Dorsey also retweeted several articles that were favourable to the protests. The Twitter founder shared a tweet by @Feministcoalition, a …
Read More »#EndSARS: American Rapper, Cardi B shows concerns for Nigeria
American superstar, Cardi B has showed concern for her Nigerian fans in the #ENDSARS protest currently gaining momentum in the country. A Twitter user had taken to his platform to beg Cardi B to use her platform to reach a wider audience and the international community with regards to the …
Read More »BBNaija: Erica hangs out with VP’s daughter and Kiddwaya
Contrary to the expectations of many that the disqualified Big Brother Naija Lockdown Housemate, Erica may be having it rough, it appears she’s rather living it up on the upper reef with the creme de la creme of the society. She was spotted weekend in Abuja having the time of …
Read More »TSTV relaunches today, Oct 1st, 2020
Three years after its first roll-out, TSTV Africa has concluded plans to relaunch its services on October 1st, with a pay per view model as low as N2.00 and as high as N5.00 for a channel per day. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, the Managing Director TSTV, Bright Echefu …
Read More »BBNaija 2020: Laycon reveals why he’s attracted to Nengi
Big Brother Naija Season 5 winner, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, popularly known as ‘Laycon’ has revealed that he is attracted to Nengi because she has a smart and wonderful personality. Laycon who revealed this during an Instagram live chat with his fans on Tuesday night, was asked why he was always after …
Read More »Judge halts Trump’s ban on TikTok
TikTok won a last-minute reprieve late Sunday as a US federal judge halted enforcement of a politically charged ban ordered by the Trump administration on downloads of the popular video app, hours before it was set to take effect. District Judge Carl Nichols issued a temporary injunction at the request …
Read More »Adesanya, Costa fight splits fans
The forthcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title fight between Nigerian-New Zealander, Israel Adesanya and Brazilian knockout specialist, Paulo Costa, is splitting MMA fans. The fight is billed for Sunday at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Both fighters are undefeated in their professional fights, with Adesanya winning 19 …
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