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Grammy-winning musician, PJ Morton will be performing in Lagos which is one of his stops for the “Cape Town To Cairo Tour,” on September 13, 2024, at The New Afrika ShrineTickets Available Now, Featuring Support From Mádé KutiRenowned musician and 5x Grammy Award-winning artist, PJ Morton, is about to electrify Lagos on September 13th, as his highly anticipated “Cape Town To Cairo Tour” arrives at The New Afrika Shrine. After the resounding success of sold-out shows across the continent last fall, Morton is back with a renewed passion, a larger-than-life live set, and a connection to Nigeria that is deeper…

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When a new head coach comes in, it is customary for them to get a little leeway. Generally, they are taking over a bad team and most owners don’t expect a whole lot right away. Well, it is safe to say that David Tepper isn’t like most owners.Tepper has now owned the Carolina Panthers since 2018. And in that short amount of time, they have had seven — count ‘em seven — head coaches. One of the first major moves Tepper made was firing Ron Rivera, the all-time-winningest HC in team history. Rivera coached 140 games for the Panthers and…

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In the hours following Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first, and possibly last, in-person face-off, political commentators and unofficial polls seemed to largely crown her the winner of the night. A CNN poll revealed that debate watchers declared Harris a winner by a comfortable 63-37 margin. A YouGov poll had Harris winning by 43-28 among registered voters. Even pundits at Fox News, the conservative TV network, agreed she bested Trump. Harris rattled Trump, baited him on the size of his rallies, and both she and the moderators pushed back and instantly fact-checked some of his most extravagant claims. While she…

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Nashville police are praising singer Jon Bon Jovi for helping prevent a tragedy by speaking to a woman who was on the ledge of a bridge on Tuesday night. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shared that the singer and his team were at the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge when a woman was standing precariously over the Cumberland River. Bon Jovi and others talked to the woman and helped her come back onto the bridge, according to police. “It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,” Police Chief John Drake said in a brief statement shared to X. Surveillance…

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The Standing Committee on Finance has resolved to conduct a second round of public hearings on the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Amendment Bill [B26-2018], in consultation with the office of the National Assembly Speaker. The Bill was tabled in 2018 as private member’s Bill in the name of a Member of Parliament, Mr Julius Malema. It then lapsed at the end of the 6th Parliament and has since been revived in the 7th Parliament. The first round of the public hearings was held on 18 November 2018. The committee was briefed today by the Parliamentary Budget Office on its…

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Nigerian music sensation Davido had the unique opportunity to perform and celebrate Ethiopia’s New Year, which marked the country’s entrance into the year 2017.Yes, you read that right – 2017! Ethiopia follows its own calendar, which is about 7-8 years behind the rest of the world.So, Davido was invited to perform in Ethiopia and his associate, Ubi Franklin, shared updates on social media. In a clip posted on his Instagram story, Ubi explained the Ethiopian calendar. He said, “It’s New Year in Ethiopia, they are in 2017, they just entered 2017.”Meanwhile, the music star’s performance was part of the festivities,…

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Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill made his first in-person public comments calling for the Miami-Dade police officer who handcuffed him on Sunday to be fired. Wednesday, Hill told reporters at a news conference that officer Danny Torres “gotta go,” as shared by NFL Network’s Cameron WolfeTorres was seen on body-cam footage aggressively detaining Hill for a traffic violation ahead of the Miami’s first game. “Gone. Gone. Gone. Gone. Gone,” Hill said Wednesday. “He gotta go. In that instance right there, not only did he treat me bad, he treated my teammates with disrespect.”Hill’s comments come just a day after ESPN…

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Both sides claim victory as they seek to sway swing voters in the run-up to November’s election.The first televised debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former United States President Donald Trump was closely watched in the US. Harris’s team says she won, but Trump’s side say their man came out on top. So how did they do, and what impact will it have on undecided voters and on November’s election? Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Eric Ham – US political analyst Jennifer Victor – Associate professor of political science at George Mason University’s Schar School Amy Koch – Republican strategist…

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City officials will have to produce a masterplan to convert Rikers Island into a green haven by the end of 2026, if a bill set to be introduced in the City Council on Thursday becomes law. The legislation, being sponsored by Councilmembers Sandy Nurse (D-Brooklyn) and Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Brooklyn/Queens) is an attempt to force action from Mayor Eric Adams, who has been reluctant to carry out the previous administration’s renewable-energy plans for the island. Because of a bill passed in 2019, the city must close the 10 jail facilities on Rikers Island by August 2027 and replace them with four jails closer…

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