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Sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test. The Nigerian - a rival to Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith - had won her 100m heat on Friday and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 32-year-old had tested positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on 19 July. The AIU said Okagbare was notified of her provisional suspension on Saturday. It added it would not be making any further comment at this stage. Okagbare, Olympic long jump silver medallist in Beijing in 2008, had posted a time of 11.05 seconds in her 100m heat and was set to line up against Asher-Smith and Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herath in the first semi-final. The news comes two days after 10 other Nigerian athletes were declared ineligible for the Games. The AIU ruled they were unable to take part because of non-compliance with out-of-competition drug testing requirem

Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that he will not suscribe to the allegations levelled against cop Abba Kyari, stressing that It is a conspiracy to destroy the career of the Cop. The later has been declared wanted by the FBI following confession by internet fraudster Ramon Abbas populary known as Hushpuppi, who recently pledged guilty to million-dollar fraud in US. Femi Fani-Kayode in a series of tweets gave his submission on the allegations against Abba Kyari "A super cop that has risked his life protecting us from kidnappers, murderers & terrorists all these years& that has arrested more criminals than any other is accused of taking bribes from a yahoo boy & scammer all the way from America & we are expected to believe it? Not me!,"  ..Abba is one of the bravest cops in Nigeria & I will not believe these allegations levelled against him or condemn him unless I see any evidence to the contrary. He has proved himself wh

Omoyele Sowere had just been arrested by the Nigerian police at the Federal High Court Abuja. This news is breaking.....

The hashtag #Nomorepress followed Halsey's tweet where she blasted Allure Magazine over claims that they disrespected and misquoted her deliberately in their article. This suggest that the new mom will no longer entertain the press  claiming  she often gets exploited and misquoted. She cited the deliberate omission of her pronouns by the Allure Magazine writer and also accused the admin of bastardizing a quote where she discussed the privilege of being the white child of a black parent.

A remarkable performance by top marksman Giannis Antetokounmpo ensured that Milwaukee Bucks claimed their first title since 1971, in ge six of the NBA Finals against Phoenix Suns. The game ended 105-98. Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded am impressive 50 points and14 rebounds. Khris Middleton chipped in 17 points and Bobby Portis had 16. Phoenix's Chris Paul led the Suns with 26 points. Antetokounmpo was the first player to have at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a Finals' game since blocks were first recorded in 1974, the NBA tweeted. He became the seventh player to have at least 50 points in the championship round. In 1971 the Bucks won the title in their third season behind the standout play of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and Oscar Robertson. They beat the Baltimore Bullets in the final four games to none, winning the final game on the road.

Heavy rainfall in central China's Henan province has killed 12 people in its capital Zhengzhou and has led to the relocation of about 100,000 people to safe zones, state media Xinhua reported on Wednesday (Jul 21), citing the local government. Both Henan province and Zhengzhou municipal meteorological bureaus raised the emergency response for the disaster to level 1, with forecasts predicting heavy rains in the province to last until Wednesday night, Xinhua reported. The already drenched city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit by 20cm of rain from 4pm to 5pm, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Henan weather agency. The torrent of rain turned streets into rapidly flowing rivers and inundated subways stations and cars. Videos posted online showed entire neighbourhoods covered in waist-deep water and vehicles floating in the muddy mire. To the north of Zhengzhou, the famed Shaolin Temple known for its Buddhist monks’ mastery of m

Jeff Bezos awarded celebrity chef José Andrés and CNN political commentator Van Jones $100 million to put towards a charity or nonprofit of their choice, and to dow what they would like with the money. The Hill reports that the “Courage and Civility Award,” was announced shortly after Bezos and his rocket reached Space. The award recognizes “leaders who aim high, and who pursue solutions with courage and who always do so with civility.” “I know that Van Jones is going to do something amazing with that $100 million. I don’t know what yet, I bet he doesn’t know what yet, but it’s in your hands, Van Jones. However you’re going to do it, it’s gonna work,” Bezos said “We need unifiers and not vilifiers. People who argue hard and act hard for what they truly believe, but they do that always with civility and never ad hominem attacks. And unfortunately, we live in a world where this is too often not the case. But we do have role models,” Bezos added.

A former  Walmart  employee with  Down’s Syndrome  has just been awarded $125 million after the company fired her. Whew, Walmart just had to hand over a multi-million dollar bag because it broke the American Disabilities Act, which bans anyone and any company from discriminating against anyone with a disability. Marlo Spaeth has worked at Walmart for about 16 years. A “very hard worker” is what her managers have called her. But, in 2015, her Walmart job – located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin – fired her after they abruptly changed her work shift schedule to one that was a conflict for her. Back in 2014, the store implemented a new scheduling system that analyzes the amount of customer traffic so that there can be enough staffing during specific busy hours. Spaeth’s noon to 4 p.m. shift was changed to 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., The New York Times reports. Concerned with the sudden change, Spaeth and her family reportedly told the grocery store giant that after the 2014 rota change that

The Japanese capital has recorded more than 1,000 coronavirus infections for the sixth time in the past week, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reporting 1,387 new cases on July 20. The new cases came after Tokyo registered 727 infections on July 19. Tokyo remains under a fourth COVID-19 state of emergency as it prepares to launch the Olympic Games on July 23. The capital saw an average of 631.7 coronavirus cases per day in the first week of July. The daily average for the second week rose to 823.3. In June, Tokyo recorded a total of 12,979 new coronavirus cases, or a daily average of 432.6, down from the daily average of 705.8 in May. By July 19, a total of 2,270 people had died of COVID-19 in Tokyo since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020. Tokyo has recorded 191,230 infections to date, the most of any of Japan's 47 prefectures. As of July 19, there were 2,346 COVID-19 patients in hospital, 60 with severe symptoms. (Mainichi)

The love story of Nigerian singer Runtown and South Sudanese Model Adut Akech, has reportedly ended, as Adut Akech affirms her single status. The model made this known while responding to some questions from fans on her Instagram story.

A man took to social media to celebrate his victory over drug addiction having gone 3 years without drugs. A look at his picture before quitting drugs goes a long way to explain the adverse effects of drugs in the human body.

Millions of Muslims in Indonesia on Tuesday celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of the most important Islamic festivals, as President Joko Widodo pledged that tighter coronavirus restrictions would remain in place until infections dropped. Indonesia is now Asia’s COVID-19 hot spot with the most confirmed daily cases, as infections and deaths have surged over the past three weeks and India’s massive outbreak has waned. Most of Indonesia’s cases are on the densely populated island of Java, where more than half of the country’s 270 million people live. Authorities in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation have banned many of the crowd-attracting activities that are usually part of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice that marks the end of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Authorities allowed prayers at local mosques in low-risk areas, but elsewhere houses of worship had no congregations, including Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque, the largest in So

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, on Tuesday is set to blast off aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle for a suborbital flight as part of a history-making crew - another milestone in ushering in a new era of private space travel. The American billionaire is due to fly from a desert site in West Texas on an 11-minute voyage to the edge of space nine days after British rival Richard Branson was aboard his competing space tourism company Virgin Galactic's successful inaugural suborbital flight from New Mexico. Branson got to space first, but Bezos is due to fly higher - 62 miles (100 km) for Blue Origin compared to 53 miles (86 km) for Virgin Galactic - in what experts call the world's first unpiloted space flight with an all-civilian crew. Bezos, founder of ecommerce juggernaut Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), and his brother and private equity executive Mark Bezos will be joined in the flight by two others. Pioneering female aviator Wally

Nine alleged members of Brazil's most violent gang were filmed fleeing from a police station after digging a tunnel out of their cell.   The brazen escape took place approximately 3am Sunday when the inmates believed to be part of the Primeiro Comando da Capital gang managed to break free from the police precinct in Campina da Lagoa. The suspects reportedly had dug hole inside one of the cells and then excavated a tunnel which led them to the station's courtyard area. Surveillance video showed the detainees jumping off the top of a wall before they ran down a road.  One of the escapees - identified as Robson Bueno - was recaptured hours later.  Bueno was apprehended by the Civil Police while he was hiding out at a former girlfriend’s home on Sunday afternoon, according to Brazilian online news portal G1.  Seven of the prisoners still on the run were identified as José Rahmen; Lourival Masiero; Francisco Vaz; Savio Borges; Givanildo Paulo; Carlos Ferreira; and Edson

Halsey has given birth to her first child.  The popstar announced her little one's arrival as well as their chosen name: Ender Ridley Aydin. Halsey, 26, cradled her newborn in her arms as partner screenwriter Alev Aydin looked on lovingly.  The Bad At Love singer captioned the touching photos with: 'Gratitude. For the most "rare" and euphoric birth. Powered by love. Ender Ridley Aydin. 7/14/21.'

Malaysian cops seized and destroyed 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs by crushing them with a steamroller — after the miners allegedly siphoned off almost $2 million worth of electricity to power the energy-intensive machines. The machines, which were estimated to be worth about $1.25 million, were seized in a joint operation carried out by police in the city of Miri and electric utility company Sarawak Energy between February and April, according to a report from the Malaysian National News Agency. A video of the steamrolling posted last week by local news outlet Dayak Daily has made the rounds on social media.   Six people were arrested for electricity theft in the operation, and have been fined almost $2,000 as well as “jailed for up to eight months,” according to a statement from Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari that was quoted by local outlets.  So-called bitcoin mining involves using computers to solve complex math problems in an effort to be rewarded with freshly minted

Season 6  of Nigeria’s reality show, Big Brother Naija, will kick off on Saturday,  July 24 , 2021. Martin Mabutho, Chief Customer Officer at Multichoice Nigeria, announced this at a press briefing on Monday. The show, which will end on October 3, 2021, will air from 7 pm on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29, with a simulcast on  Africa  Magic Showcase, Africa Magic Urban, and Africa Magic  Family . Mabutho said there will be no SMS voting for this season but that fans will be able to vote for free on BBNaija’s  official website  and mobile app as well as on the MyDStv and MyGOtv apps. The winner of the show will grab prizes worth N90 million, the highest grand prize of a winner since the inception of BBNaija in 2006. The last edition saw Laycon go home N85 million worth of prizes, including N30 million,  Sport Utility Vehicle  (SUV) from Innoson  Motors , and a luxury two-bedroom apartment by Revolution Properties. Ebuka  Obi  Uchendu remains the host of the show for th

A former American Idol contestant is facing multiple counts of sex with a minor in his home state. Ron Bultongez, who made it far during the 2018 season, was arrested in Grapevine, Texas when he turned himself in on July 15, according to TMZ. Prosecutors say the alleged incident occured between December 2020 and February 2021. Bultongez is charged with 4 counts of sexual penetration of a minor under the age of 17 on 4 occasions. He was released a couple of days after his arrest after posting a $50,000 bond. He is yet to make his first court appearance. Source- TMZ

An Oklahoma woman was arrested after commenting on a Facebook post about here where she inquired about the reward for her arrest. Loraine Graves, had been on the run since March as she evaded arrest after she was  accused of being an accessory to murder. Graves made her case for being one of the dumbest criminals ever after the Tulsa Police Department highlighted her on Facebook as part of their “Weekly Most Wanted” campaign.  “The Tulsa Police Department is looking for information about the whereabouts of Lorraine Graves,” the post read. “Lorraine Graves is charged with Accessory to Murder. Detectives say she was involved in the city’s 10th homicide of 2021 where Eric Graves was shot and killed at the St. Thomas Square Apartments.” Soon after the post was made public, Graves commented, “Where’s the reward money at." Her comment set off a series of responses from other users such as, “Giiiiirl you better stay off social media they can track you !!” with another person commenting,

International Olympic Commission (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he did not know "how complex this would be" to stage the Tokyo Games, which start later this week. "I can admit we did not know how complex this would be. The only certainty we had was rather than cashing in on the insurance, we would have to invest much more to make this Olympic games possible," Bach told members of IOC. Bach also said World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus would be in Tokyo on Wednesday and deliver a speech to IOC members. - Reuters

Peru’s electoral authority on Monday named socialist Pedro Castillo as the country’s next president, having officially won the June 6 runoff against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who accepted the result but said she had been cheated. The official result had been delayed by appeals from Fujimori aimed at annulling some ballots over fraud accusations. She said she was nonetheless bound by law to recognize the ruling of the National Jury of Elections. “I proclaim Pedro Castillo as president of the republic and Dina Boluarte as first vice president,” elections chief Jorge Salas said during a televised ceremony on Monday night. Earlier in the day, Fujimori said she would recognize the official result “because it is what the law and the constitution that I have sworn to defend, mandates. The truth is going to come out anyway.” “They have stolen thousands of votes from us,” Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori, told a news conference. She calle

Security Operatives in Benin Republic have arrested Yoruba freedom fighter Sunday Adeyemo, popularly know as Sunday Igboho. According to Sahara Reporters, Igboho was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by Nigeria's secret police. A source privy to his departure from Nigeria said he had perfected plans to secretly escape from Nigeria through Cotonou and was heading to Germany. He was, however, nabbed by security operatives in the neighboring country. Recall that the Department of State Services had declared Igboho wanted after its operatives carried out a bloody midnight raid on his residence in the Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Source: Sahara Reporters

Nigerian actor and politician, Yul Edochie, replied fans who asked him to show the where they can make money through rituals.. The sensational actor has this to say to his fans.

Tennis star Coco Gauff has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be missing the Tokyo Olympics. The Tennis star made this known on Sunday, via her Instagram page. Get well soon Coco.

Rapper Cardi B went all out on a troll who made offensive and jealous comments about her daughter Kulture. Cardi B and Offset splashed a lot of money on their daughter Kulture, on the occasion of her birthday.

Twitter has announced it's decision to remove the Fleets. This was announced today and will take effect come August 3. "we're removing Fleets on August 3, working on some new stuff we're sorry or you're welcome." Twitter explained the reason for the decision, saying,  "We hoped Fleets would encourage more people to join the conversation, but that wasn’t the case. So we’re removing them and focusing on improving other parts of Twitter."

British billionaire Richard Branson was due on Sunday to climb into his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane and soar more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert in the vehicle's first fully crewed test flight to the edge of space. Branson, one of six Virgin Galactic Holding Inc  (SPCE.N)  employees strapping in for the ride, has touted the flight as a precursor to a new era of space tourism, with the company he founded poised to begin commercial operations next year. A discount travel service it is not. But demand is apparently strong, with several hundred wealthy would-be citizen astronauts already having booked reservations, priced at around $250,000 per ticket. The Swiss-based investment bank UBS has estimated the potential value of the space tourism market reaching $3 billion annually by 2030. Proving rocket travel safe for the general public is key, given the inherent dangers of spaceflight. An earlier prototype of the Virgin Galactic rocket plane crashed dur

Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has died at the age of 44. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Dr. Kayode Fasasi on behalf of the Fasasi family. Details later…