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Asake Lyrics”I Swear” is an enchanting song from Asake’s latest album, Lungu Boy, check out the song’s lyrics below.Lungu Boy Album Cover ArtRELATED: Read ‘Uhh Yeah’ Lyrics by AsakeAsake – I Swear LyricsChorusI swear, I swear, I swear, I swear, I swear, I swearEmi fe lavi da local ki n jegbadun, I swearPenthouse chilling with all my girls on deckŞebi aye kan lo wa ko pe meji on God, I swearTi mo ti jogodo, jogodo, jogodo, jogodo, jogodoEmi omo ologo awọn temi chokoMo de ti moti sayo gbagbe mi o le wa kuI no say street dey hustle aye wa…

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As her first day of school under Taliban rule approached, Sajida Hussaini was hopeful. Her father, a teacher for 17 years, and her mother had instilled in her and her siblings the value of education, and now she was one year away from graduating high school.Even though the Taliban had taken over the country last summer, marking an end to many of the rights she and other Afghan girls had enjoyed all their lives, the regime had announced that it would reopen schools on March 23 and permit girls to attend.But when Sajida and her classmates arrived at the school’s…

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Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis is working out in Latvia. However, the team still doesn’t expect him back on the court for several months, president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said in an interview with Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe.Porzingis missed most of the playoffs after suffering a strained right calf in Boston’s first-round series against Miami. He underwent surgery in late June for a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg. He was given a five- to six-month recovery timeline that could delay his return until sometime in 2025. “He’s starting to do more and more and…

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San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia – Overlooking the usually sleepy, languid town of San Basilio de Palenque is a statue of Benkos Bioho, runaway slave, town founder, and symbol of the town’s heritage and unique nature. “Africa is everything to me, it’s everything to us Palenqueros,” says Nuno Bembele, education adviser of the San Basilio de Palenque community council, who is sitting in the shade of the town square, wearing a bright green polo shirt emblazoned with the image of Bioho. ‘Africa is everything to me.’ Nuno Bembele, education adviser of the San Basilio de Palenque community council [Inigo Alexander/Al…

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The U.S. women’s volleyball team will settle for silver at the Paris Olympics after dropping Sunday’s gold-medal final to Italy in straight sets. Italy opened the match on a 6-1 run and never looked back. The team went on to win the first set 25-18, the second set 25-20 and the third set 25-17. Team USA has medaled in women’s volleyball at five straight Olympics dating back to 2008. It reached a second straight gold medal match after defeating Brazil in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it was on the wrong end of another 3-0 contest. For Italy, the win…

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President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, sent similar messages to the Chadian President and Prime Minister Allamaye Halina on the occasion. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Arab Emirates Ministry…

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Nigerian singer, Asake, has addressed suggestions that he should sing more in English and less in Yoruba.The singer resonated stating that he is more comfortable expressing himself in his native language.During an Instagram Live Q&A session with fans on Saturday, August 11, Asake emphasized that while he can sing in English, his preference is to sing in Yoruba.Meanwhile, Asake’s response was unapologetic, saying, “If you fuck with me, fuck with me with my Yoruba, and if you don’t fuck with me, don’t fuck with me with my Yoruba. I cannot be what I am not. I am a real Yoruba…

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Brittney Griner has written to President Joe Biden with an urgent plea: “Please don’t forget about me.”The message from the WNBA star was delivered via a letter she handwrote from the Russian jail where she has been held since being arrested in February at a Moscow airport on drug charges. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.”As I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I’m terrified I might be here forever,” Griner wrote.Representatives for Griner shared sections of the…

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Nikola Jokic won an NBA title in 2023, but based on his postgame celebration, winning an Olympic medal meant more to him. Serbia’s basketball team took bronze after defeating Germany 93-83 on Saturday. The reigning NBA MVP led the way, producing the fifth triple-double in Olympic history. Jokic scored 19 points, collected 12 rebounds and dished 11 assists as Serbia avenged their loss to Germany in last summer’s FIBA World Cup. But that squad didn’t have Jokic. With him alongside the Atlanta Hawks’ Bogdan Bogdanovic, who had 16 points, Serbia led by as many as 19 points in the third…

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The death toll from a landslide at a vast rubbish dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 13, according to police, as rescue personnel continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a chunk of rubbish from the city’s only landfill site broke off late on Friday, crushing and burying homes on the edge of the site as residents slept. On Saturday, the Kampala Capital City Authority had put the death toll at eight. “The latest we have is 13 dead, but rescue services are continuing,” police spokesman Patrick Onyango said on Sunday. At least 14…

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