The outcome of a closely watched and bitterly contested governor’s race in Georgia hung in the balance in the early hours of Wednesday morning as the Democrat, Stacey Abrams, refused to concede the election while her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp,…
Women and LGBT candidates make history in 2018 midterms (CNN)
From a pair of Native American women to a Somali refugee to the first openly gay man elected governor, the 2018 midterm elections brought a series of history-making votes that marked major accomplishments for women and LGBT candidates. Here’s a…
Christmas-in-the-Bahamas job ad overwhelms app (BBC)
A babysitting app says it has been overwhelmed by responses after a parent posted an ad for a babysitter to join their family on an all-expenses-paid dream Christmas holiday. The position involves spending two weeks in the Bahamas looking after…
Buhari meets Prince Charles at State House (ThisDay) * Breaking: Senate probes assassination attempt on Ekweremadu (Vanguard)
Buhari meets Prince Charles at State House (ThisDay) The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, who arrived Nigeria Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House. Prince Charles arrived the State…
Man gets strokes of cane for stealing packs of Coca-cola (Nation)
A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday sentenced a 33-year-old man to 20 strokes of the cane for stealing three packs of Coca-cola soft drinks, valued N4,400. The judge, Abdulwahab Mohammed, also counselled the…
Blac Chyna’s New Single “Deserve” Is Here (If You Care) (Complex)
Whew. Blac Chyna wasn’t kidding when she revealed to TMZ last September she was gearing up to launch her music career. After dating so many rappers and appearing in so many music videos, it’s no surprise Chyna would eventually dip…
South West governors seek FG’s help on Apapa port gridlock (Guardian)
The Southwest Governors’ Forum has expressed concern on economic and security challenges posed by gridlock in the Apapa port and urged the Federal Government to create alternative routes. The forum said the planned alternative routes linking Tin Can Island through…
Lagos Trade Fair: Visitors flood Eko Coconut Bread stand (Vanguard)
Some visitors were seen flooding the stand of the Eko Coconut Bread in order to have a taste of the product at the ongoing Lagos International Trade fair on Monday. The Eko Coconut Bread which is encased in a 750-gram…
Lagos: Hamzat’s nomination seals Tinubu, Fashola’s reconciliation (Vanguard)
The nomination of Dr Babafemi Hamzat as the running mate to Mr Sanwo-Olu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Lagos, has confirmed full political reconciliation of former Governor Babatunde Fashola and his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The nomination…
Oumuamua: asteroid that flew past earth could have been a spacecraft sailing past us, harvard scientists suggest (Independent)
The mysterious rock that flew past Earth could actually have been an alien spacecraft sailing past us using light, according to a new paper. When Oumuamua flew past Earth, scientists rushed to learn about it: it was the first known…