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The Super Falcons of Nigeria on Thursday evening in Morroco picked one of the four automatic World Cup tickets available at the ongoing African Women Cup of Nations tournament. The Falcons defeated one of the tournament favourites, Cameroon by a lone goal in the quarterfinals decided today. Meanwhile, Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has congratulated Nigeria’s senior women’s national football team, the Super Falcons for picking a ticket to next year’s FIFA Women World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand. [Read More]

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has asked the Federal Government to tell Nigerians the truth about his claim that N60 billion was printed in March to support allocation to states. Obaseki made this known in a statement released via his Twitter handle on Thursday while reacting to Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who said his claim was untrue. The minister had told State House correspondents on Wednesday that the claim by the governor is untrue, adding that the money shared among the tiers of government was not printed. [Read More]

27. 12. 2020 | Study in the Czech Republic In the European Business Schools Ranking 2020 published by Financial Times (FT), the Prague University of Economics and Business ranked 50th, which is an improvement by five places compared to 2019, and ranked 2nd in Central and Eastern Europe. The first three places of the ranking went to the French HEC Paris, the British London Business School and the French INSEAD. [Read More]

Monarchy, empire, Olympics… racism? Pan-GB poll compares Scotland, Wales and England views People in England, Scotland and Wales most associate the Union Jack (often called simply the 'Union Flag') with monarchy, the British Empire and sacrifice in the World Wars, a recent poll on British attitudes to nationality, for think tank British Future, has found. Key findingsThe Union Jack is most commonly associated with the Monarchy, the British Empire and the British Armed Forces across England, Wales and ScotlandThe flag is also associated with pride, patriotism, democracy and toleranceScottish people are less likely than English or Welsh to associate the Union Jack with patriotismScottish respondents more likely to associate the Union Jack with racism and extremismEnglish public more likely to associate the flag with upcoming Olympics and 'Team GB'Flying the flag for…Strong majorities of respondents from all three nations polled associated the monarchy with the Union Flag. [Read More]

The August box office is looking Lively with Sony’s drama “It Ends With Us” scoring a spectacular opening day of $24 million from 3,611 locations across Friday and preview screenings. The adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 bestselling novel is now looking at even higher projections north of $45 million across the three-day frame — a fantastic start for a drama with a mere $25 million production budget, well below the spend of the typical studio summer tentpole. [Read More]

Veteran Kenyan scribe Alex Chamwada marked his birthday while revealing he is now 50Journalist Chamwada expressed gratitude to God for the gift of lifeReacting to his post, social media users noted that Chamwada looks much younger than he isOn Monday, August 16, 2021, renowned Kenyan journalist Alex Chamwada celebrated his birthday. The Chams Media founder shared a photo on social media holding a walking stick, saying it was a gift from a friend in Lodwar. [Read More]

A Documentary About the Enduring Legacy of Wham! Fills in Some Blanks About Andrew RidgeleyBy Jennifer TisdaleJul. 3 2023, Published 3:57 p.m. ET Source: NetflixGeorge Michael and Andrew Ridgeley For most of his musical career, Andrew Ridgeley was the butt of many jokes. He's best known for being one half of the British pop group Wham!, along with the late George Michael, but he was famously on the receiving end of relentless ridicule. [Read More]

It’s not every day that costume designers get to create Cinderella’s iconic ballgown, but Ellen Mirojnick has had the honor of doing it twice. Mirojnick was on board the 1997 “Cinderella” starring Brandy, and she got to work her magic again for the 2021 feature version starring Camila Cabello. [Read More]