2023: The North Should Rest And Allow South Produce Next President

A former Kano State Governor and current Chairperson of the Senate Committee on INEC, Kabiru Gaya has stated that the North should take a break from the presidency. This is as he declared that personally, he would support the southern region for the 2023 presidency for the sake of equity. Gaya made his position known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Tuesday where he submitted that in the spirit of fairness, the south should produce Nigeria’s next president while the north should produce the vice president. [Read More]

420 History: How April 20 Became Known as 'Weed Day'

Over the past two decades, 21 states plus the District of Columbia and Guam have legalized marijuana for recreational use. That means marijuana smokers can smoke more openly than ever before on 4/20—a date that both marijuana smokers and non-smokers recognize as a national holiday for cannabis culture. Yet few actually know how the date got chosen. Some say “420” is code among police officers for “marijuana smoking in progress.” Some note 4/20 is also Adolf Hitler’s birthday. [Read More]

How Their Meanings Have Shifted

Twitter Reinstates Some Legacy Blue Check Marks Shortly After Implementing New PoliciesBy Callie (Carlos) CadornigaUpdated April 25 2023, 11:44 a.m. ET Source: Getty ImagesIt was an interesting 4/20 in 2023 for Elon Musk, controversial billionaire and current owner of Twitter. On the same day that his SpaceX Starship rocket exploded in mid-air shortly after liftoff, Twitter removed legacy verified check marks. It was simply one of many moves that the Twitter CEO has made that has received swaths of backlash, and these two recent debacles reportedly lost him $13 billion. [Read More]

I Was Cleaning Up Oyibo When I First Arrived In America

Former Nollywood actress, Cynthia Amadi has opened up on her travails as an immigrant in the United States. She explained that she did jobs that most Nigerians would look down on after she arrived in the country. She revealed that when she first arrived in the country she did jobs such as cleaning up aged Americans. Amadi argued that most Nigerians who travel for greener pastures do so with the notion that it is a bed of roses, and are selective about the type of jobs they choose to do. [Read More]

Irene Worth

Tony-winning actress Irene Worth, three-time Tony-winning actress whose rich voice reached the rafters in the Old Vic, Broadway houses and West End venues in roles the ranged from the Greeks and Shakespeare to Chekhov and Shaw and on to contempo fare, died Sunday March 10 in New York of a stroke. [Read More]

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Meet Chosen Jacobs, When the Streetlights Go On's Newest Star

Chosen Jacobs Shines as Charlie in Quibi’s ‘When the Streetlights Go On'By Abi TravisUpdated April 6 2020, 7:37 p.m. ET Source: QuibiQuibi has officially arrived, and with it, a whole new way of consuming content. Don’t have an hour or more to dedicate to catching up on shows? Then Quibi is honestly pretty ideal for you. Each of its shows (which include everything from scripted comedies and dramas to documentaries, the news, and the weather) features episodes that last between seven and 10 minutes — the perfect quick bite of entertainment (in fact, that’s where Quibi gets its name: Quick Bite). [Read More]

Naja Nielsen - Entertainment Executive

Naja Nielsen Digital Director, BBC News BBC Access contact info, org charts, active projects and more for Naja Nielsen and 80,000+ other executives and producers. Visit Luminate Film and TV Data Provided By Want to contact Naja Nielsen directly? Get phone numbers, email addresses, org charts and more from virtually everyone working in entertainment!Visit Luminate Film and TV Most Popular Luke Bryan Reacts to Beyoncé’s CMA Awards Snub: ‘If You’re Gonna Make Country Albums, Come Into Our World and Be Country With… Donald Glover Cancels 2024 Childish Gambino Tour Dates After Hospitalization: ‘I Have Surgery Scheduled and Need Time Out to Heal’ ‘Joker 2’ Ending: Was That a ‘Dark Knight’ Connection? [Read More]

Osun: INEC, PDP Tampering With Electoral Documents

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been accused by the All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to tamper with the electoral results and other documents. The Osun State chapter of the APC claimed that the electoral body and PDP are taking steps to prevent justice at the tribunal. The Chairman of the party in Osun State, Gboyega Famodun, made this allegation in a statement released on Wednesday. [Read More]

Ryan Paevey - Age, Family, Bio

Model and actor best known for his recurring role as Nathan West on the long-running ABC soap opera General Hospital. Before Fame He modeled for several print and commercial shoots before first appearing on General Hospital in 2013. Trivia He landed the role of Jonathan in the 2012 horror film 4 Dead Girls: The Soul Taker. Family Life He is close with his younger sister Kaitlyn. His mother's name is Linda. [Read More]