Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on richer nations of the world to urgently work towards equitable vaccine distribution to end the devastating effects of COVID-19, especially in low-income countries in Africa. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal while addresing a…
Sanwo-Olu, Finance Minister, Prince Harry and Meghan, others for Global Citizen Live September 25
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan will join Global Citizen Live on Saturday, 25th September, announced international advocacy organization…
Lottery jackpot ‘winner’ says she destroyed $26m ticket in laundry wash
A woman who claims to have purchased the winning ticket in a $26m (£18.5m) California Lottery draw says she left it in a trouser pocket and destroyed it in the wash, US media report. The winning SuperLotto Plus ticket was…
Chloé Zhao, Daniel Kaluuya, others win historic Oscars 2021
Actors of colour could sweep all four major acting awards, with the late “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” star Chadwick Boseman — already a posthumous Golden Globe and SAG Awards winner for his heartbreaking role — all but expected to grab…
Tiger Woods car crash: Golfing great drove at almost double the speed limit
Tiger Woods was driving close to double the 45mph speed limit when he crashed in February, according to Los Angeles County’s sheriff. The 15-time major champion, 45, had to be “extricated from the wreck” of his car by firefighters and…
Virgin resumes London-Lagos flight August 24
Virgin Atlantic airline has disclosed of plan to restart Lagos-London-Lagos flight on August 24, 2020. The airline also announced the plan to restart passenger flight to 17 additional destinations from August 2020. Following the airline’s announcement that services from London…
US man arrested for beating up mum over toilet paper
A California man was arrested this week after allegedly punching his mother — who had apparently hidden the family’s stash of toilet paper because of his excessive use of the hot commodity. Police were called to the family’s home in…
Jaden Smith launches a pop-up food truck for the homeless in LA (Dazed)
The I Love You Restaurant supplies ‘healthy vegan food for free’ As if Jaden Smith isn’t busy enough promoting the release of his new album ERYS, a follow-up to April’s surprise EP ERYS IS COMING, he’s working on a new…
‘Multiple victims’ in shooting near Los Angeles (Guardian)
Police in California on Saturday said they were responding to a shooting with “multiple victims” at a bowling alley near Los Angeles. In a tweet posted shortly after midnight, the Torrance Police Department said there were “reports of shots fired…
YouTuber James Charles asks for privacy (BBC)
YouTuber James Charles has told his fans to respect his privacy after one of them turned up at his house in LA. It’s happened before. “Please stop showing up at my house. I will not hug you, I will not…