A US Appeal Court, on Monday, upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting citizens from six Muslim majority nations. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit largely upheld an injunction on the ban issued by a lower court saying the President exceeded the scope of his authority. However, the Court declared…
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Star actress Salma Hayek once claimed she turned down a date with Donald Trump. Now, the actress is offering up the story straight. During a Thursday appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the 50-year-old Beatriz at Dinner star revealed the details behind how the now-president attempted to court her even though she wasn’t single. According to Hayek, it started when she got…
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British Prime Minister Theresa May’s two closest aides announced their resignations on Saturday after a crushing electoral setback that left her authority in tatters. According to Vanguard, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill have resigned allowing May to stay on after losing her parliamentary majority in Thursday’s vote. Timothy said he had resigned on Friday after the result was confirmed, and…
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A few weeks ago, 31-year-old Zama Sishi was allegedly assisted by a passerby to escape when her boyfriend, Ayanda Nkosi, 32, tried to throw her over the bridge at Jozini Dam in South Africa, but on Friday night she wasn’t so lucky when Ayanda allegedly stormed into her rented house in Jozini, northern KZN and fired bullets into…
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Chinyelu Susan “Chi” Onwurah, a British-born Nigerian, on Thursday won the Newcastle Central seat at the UK general elections, BBC reports. “I want to thank everyone who voted for me, for the trust and confidence they have placed in me,” she said. Chi Onwurah, whose father is Nigerian, was born in Newscastle on the 12th of April, 1965.…
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The Australian Football Federation (FFA) said Saudi Arabia declined to participate in a minute’s silence to honour the victims of last weekend’s London attack before their World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The 11 Australia players on the pitch lined up at the centre circle with arms on their teammates’ shoulders when the stadium announcer called…
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Qatar-based TV channel Al Jazeera has claimed all its systems, websites and social media accounts have been hit by a cyberattack. The company said it was experiencing systematic and continual hacking attempts which were gaining intensity and taking various forms. They also claim to had shut down their website temporarily “for security reasons” after hacking attempts. The reported cyber…
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Nigerian born journalist – CNN Africa’s producer and editor Stephanie Busari was among 4 others from CNN honoured with Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance for Women in media. She was honoured for her persistent work in covering the plight of the Chibok girls and making sure the world didn’t forget their story and thousands like…
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United States President Donald Trump has replied former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), James Comey over allegations that Trump made efforts to undermine investigation into the alleged Russian meddling in the November 2016 election. At a public hearing by the Senate Committee on Intelligence investigating the alleged Russian collusion, Comey accused Trump of some personal interventions…
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Oscar winner George Clooney and his Barrister wife Amal Clooney are parents! a source confirms to PEOPLE that the lovely couple has welcomed their twins a boy and a girl. “This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives. Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine. George is sedated and should recover in a few days,” the new dad’s…
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