Thursday, March 21, 2019

(ENTERTAINMENT) R. Kelly Begs Judge To Let Him Travel To Dubai

   

  R. Kelly has asked a judge to let him travel to the Middle East to perform several concerts, having struggled to work in the U.S since his February arrest on sex abuse charges. 

(SPORTS) Zinedine Zidane & Wife Celebrate 25 Years Together

 

   Zinedine Zidane has celebrated 25 years with his wife Veronique by treating her to a huge bunch of pink and white flowers. The Real Madrid manager shared a picture of the loved-up couple on Instagram on Thursday morning.

“Thank You For Taking Care Of 2baba For Us” – Ooni of Ife thanks Annie Idibia



  The honour comes in recognition of his contribution to the development of Nigerian music over two decades.

(POLITICS) Adamawa Supplementary Election Won’t Hold Saturday



   This is as a result of a suit filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by Mustafa Shaba, governorship candidate of the Movement For Restoration and Defense for Democracy (MRDD). Shaba had sued the commission over the omission of his party’s logo on the electoral materials used in the March 9 election.

(TECHNOLOGY) Google To Empower 3 Nigerian Startups, Others

 
  Three Nigerian startups namely – 54Gene, ScholarX, and WellaHealth – have made the list of 12 African startups shortlisted by Google to take part in the third edition of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme. As part of its commitment to growing emerging businesses in Africa, Google has announced the 12 African startups to take part in the capacity-building and empowerment programme.

  The programme, which starts on April 1, 2019, involves startups from six African countries, namely: Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Of these 12 startups, six have female co-founders and nine are either AI-enabled or have AI potential.