American singer, songwriter and actress Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter has explained why she featured Shatta Wale and other African artists on her new album. According to the ‘Halo’ hitmaker, she was looking for the most interesting and talented African artists, hence her decision. She added that authenticity played a vital role […]
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Speaking to reporters in a video we sighted at the White House on Monday, Trump said: “‘If you’re not happy here, then you can leave.” Earlier, the president accused the congresswomen of “spewing” “racist hatred” – precisely the offence of which he has been widely accused. The president wrote: “When […]
Nine people have been confirmed dead, after a plane crashed into an island close to the northern city of Umeå, Sweden. Local media reported on Sunday that the plane which was carrying people for a parachute jump, left Umea airport shortly after 1.30pm and sounded an alarm at 2.12pm, before crashing. The plane crashed into Storsandskär […]
The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to approve a fine of five billion dollars on Facebook over privacy violations. The sanction comes after an FTC investigation into allegations that the social media platform inappropriately shared the information of 87 million users with Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica, a British political […]
The latest gist gathered by Jeossyjs has it that Ten yet-to-be identified Nigerians detained in a prison in Noida, Uttar Pradesh in India have escaped from jail. According to India’s Business Standard, said the Nigerians who were detained by Gautam Buddh Nagar police broke jail on Thursday. However, some of […]
Embattled US Singer, R. Kelly was arrested on the night of Thursday, July 11th on federal sex trafficking charges, while walking his dog arrested in Chicago. According to multiple reports in the US, there are said to be 13 charges against the singer, including child abuse images and obstruction of […]
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has added Ghana to a list of seven countries whose nationals will be permitted to enter South Africa visa-free. Nigeria was not included despite the large volume of trade between the two countries. South Africa announced in September 2018, that it was finalizing a […]
Arsenal and Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who earns £198,000-a-week has added a customized £240,000 Lamborghini Huracan to his incredible car collection now worth £2.1MILLION. The 30-year-old footballer who also owns three different high-end models of Ferraris, two Audi R8s and an Aston Martin took to his Instagram story to show […]
The latest tweets from the President came after Downing Street reaffirmed its “full support” for Sir Kim Darroch. On Monday President Trump said he will no longer work with Sir Kim after leaked emails revealed he had called the Trump administration inept. A formal investigation has been launched by the […]
A new report by UN’s cultural and education agency, UNESCO, Nigeria has the highest number of children out of school in the world. UNESCO estimates that at least 10 million Nigerian children, mostly girls, are missing out on education. Despite the country having a law making school attendance compulsory, millions […]
The ex wife of the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Bezos, is officially the 22nd richest person in the world thanks to her huge divorce settlement. Under the agreement, MacKenzie Bezos, 49, will receive approximately 19.7 million Amazon.com shares, giving her a four percent stake in the company valued […]
Tunisia has banned the niqab veil in ‘public institutions’. Under the new rules, people wearing the Muslim face covering will not be allowed to enter government buildings. Tunisian Prime minister Youssef Chahed has brought in the new measure ‘for security reasons’, his office said. Chahed signed a circular on Friday […]
US rapper Nicki Minaj will perform in Saudi Arabia this month, organisers said, triggering a storm on social media as the ultra-conservative kingdom loosens decades-old restrictions on entertainment. Nigerians on social media have reacted to the news that Nicki Minaj. The news has angered many Muslims who feel such should […]
