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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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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The songstress found the rumors laughable and extreme.Nigerian award-winning singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has reacted to shocking rumours that she is pregnant by American rapper Future.The Grammy-winning artiste recently found herself at the centre of rumours after reports surfaced that she was expecting a child with heavyweight rapper Future, with whom she collaborated on the Grammy-winning song ‘Wait For U,’ alongside Drake, earlier this year.The 29-year-old, who had remained silent on the matter, finally addressed the rumour during a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, the popular American syndicated radio show hosted by DJ Envy,…
Star shortstop Francisco Lindor helped the New York Mets avoid dubious history Wednesday while sparking a come-from-behind win over the Toronto Blue Jays. With the Mets trailing 1-0 and only three outs from being no-hit, Lindor stepped to the plate to start the ninth. After falling behind in the count 0-2, he turned on a four-seam fastball, smashing a home run over the right-field wall to tie the game, abruptly ending Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis’ bid for the record books. Lindor’s heroics led to an offensive breakout for the Mets, who scored six runs in the ninth, holding…
Biden administration approves $1.3bn in military aid for Egypt, despite reports that rights abuses remain widespread.The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said it will provide Egypt with $1.3bn in military assistance, overriding concerns about ongoing rights abuses by the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Normally, part of that aid would be subject to conditions requiring Egypt to implement improvements to its human rights record. But on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that the military assistance would not face the usual conditions. A spokesperson for the US State Department later explained that those requirements…
City Hall is moving to embed NYPD members into other city agencies, even as the police commissioner and other top officials in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams are under scrutiny by federal law enforcement.As of Sept. 3, NYPD Deputy Inspector Timothy Wilson has been assigned as “Chief of Enforcement” at the city Department of Parks and Recreation,managing 250 Parks Enforcement Patrol officers, according to an internal memo obtained by THE CITY — part of a larger initiative to place NYPD officials into local government agencies.Wilson’s duties include “addressing illegal vending on parkland, permit enforcement, recruitment with the hopes of lowering…