Virginia Off-Campus Mass Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 5 Injured

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  258 words  |  Patria Henriques

An early Sunday morning shooting in Norfolk, Va has left two dead and five injured, including several Norfolk State University students. Norfolk Police received notice of the shooting at around midnight, and have confirmed the deaths of Zabre Miller, 25, and Angelia McKnight, 19. Several victims were rushed to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after the shooting, according to authorities. The shooting took place after a fight broke out at an off-campus house party near Old Dominion University, though only Norfolk State University students were harmed. [Read More]

Zamfara governor reacts to allegation of appointing Hadeija Bashir

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  261 words  |  Billy Koelling

The Zamfara State government has found itself at the centre of a controversy involving Bashir Hadejia, a high-profile suspect recently arrested on charges of gunrunning and smuggling large caches of weapons. Allegations have emerged suggesting that Hadejia was an appointee of the Zamfara State Government, a claim the government has vehemently denied. A letter, dated October 27, 2023, purportedly signed by Mal Abubakar M. Nakwada, the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, stated that Hadejia had been appointed as the Technical Adviser, Mining, under the Office of the Executive Governor. [Read More]

'Our Flag Means Death' Season 2 Review: Radical Freedom

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1254 words  |  Patria Henriques

What a long, strange voyage the first season of Our Flag Means Death was. A period comedy that riffs on the biography of Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), the so-called Gentleman Pirate who abandoned his wife and children for an outlaw’s life on the high seas, it opened with a few mildly amusing episodes in the Monty Python vein. Then it evolved, unexpectedly, into a tender queer love story that found Stede a soulmate in the notorious Blackbeard (executive producer Taika Waititi). [Read More]

2 brothers assault, defraud woman of 160,000, granted 200,000 bail.

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  185 words  |  Kelle Repass

The defendants, a mechanic and farmer respectively, of no fixed addresses, are facing a three-count charge of misdemeanour, assault and Advance Fee Fraud. The prosecutor, Insp. Ayodeji Omoyeigha told the court that the defendants committed the offences on June 6, at about noon at Ode Erinje, Okitipupa Local Government area of the state. Omoyeigha said that the defendants fraudulently obtained the sum of ₦160,000 from the complainant, Modupe Akingboyei under the pretence of leasing a palm tree farmland to her. [Read More]

2023: Simon Ekpa issues fresh threats to Obi supporters

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  455 words  |  Billy Koelling

Ekpa's latest threat came in a now-deleted live broadcast on the morning of Saturday, January 21, 2023, and was transmitted on his private Facebook account. During the broadcast, which had over 2,000 participants turned in, the self-appointed IPOB spokesman maintained his earlier stance that the former Anambra State Governor didn't “represent Biafran interest” and should not “distort the Biafra dream,” noting that “everything will be done to resist' Obi, reported The Punch. [Read More]

2024 WASSCE: 11.92% of results withheld as WAEC battles malpractice

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  182 words  |  Martina Birk

The examination, conducted between April 30 and June 24, saw the participation of 1,805,216 candidates out of 1,814,736 registered from 25,126 secondary schools across Nigeria. Amos Josiah Dangut, head of WAEC Nigeria, disclosed that 93.39% of the candidates had their results fully processed and released. However, 119,327 candidates (6.61%) are still awaiting the processing of some subjects. ADVERTISEMENT In a significant move, WAEC withheld the results of 215,267 candidates (11. [Read More]

3 arrests have reportedly been made after a post-fight brawl marred Khabib Nurmagomedov's massive vi

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  240 words  |  Billy Koelling

UFC boss Dana White has said that three arrests have been made after a post-fight brawl marred Khabib Nurmagomedov's statement-making victory over Conor McGregor. ADVERTISEMENT Watch the aftermath of the attack here: Related content UFC boss Dana White refused to give Nurmagomedov his UFC lightweight championship title, and the fighter was escorted out of the arena by Las Vegas metropolitan police. Related content ADVERTISEMENT White said he " [Read More]

30 Celebrities That Look Completely Different With Beards

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  54 words  |  Patria Henriques

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All-TIME 100 Novels

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  133 words  |  Kelle Repass

The book that launched a thousand trips. For his hyperkinetic, endearing, culture-changing novel, Kerouac admitted whole worlds through his windshield. An account of a few pinwheeling characters in perpetual cross-country motion, it has room to spare for rivers, landscapes, starry skies, Benzedrine addicts, endless marathons of driving, the hipster demiurge Dean Moriarty and lots of other fast-talking madmen. “Because the only people for me are the mad ones,” Kerouac’s narrator, Sal Paradise, tells us. [Read More]

Backstage With the 'Moulin Rouge' Musical's Costume Designer

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  611 words  |  Martina Birk

The labyrinthine backstage halls of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway, now home to Moulin Rouge! The Musical, are filled with the rustle of tulle and chiffon. In a basement room, Tony Award-winning costume designer Catherine Zuber and her associate designer Wilberth Gonzalez and assistant designer AC Gottleib are fitting Amber Ardolino in a custom corset. Even her fishnet tights, velvet gloves and character dance shoes get a close look. Ardolino is a “swing” — an understudy ready to step in at a moment’s notice for any actress — but every element of her many outfits gets the same attention as that of the show’s stars, Aaron Tveit, who plays Christian, and Karen Olivo, who plays Satine. [Read More]