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  Singer Paul Okoye has asked Nigerians to fasten their seat belts as the cost of living and foodstuffs has increased steeply. In a post shared on his Instagram story, Paul said Nigeria is about to ‘’take off'.  

  San Antonio Spurs guard Devonte' Graham has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving while impaired, stemming from his July 2022 arrest.    The 28-year-old NBA player was initially hit with the two charges back on July 7, 2022 ... after authorities in Raleigh, North Carolina say he had been doing 63 MPH in a 40 MPH zone while intoxicated at around 3 AM. Police at the time said after pulling over Graham for speeding, breath tests revealed he had a BAC of .11.   A spokesperson for the Wake County District Attorney's Office said Graham entered the plea during a court hearing on Tuesday, June 27, after cutting a deal with prosecutors.   While the speeding charge that Graham was also facing in the case will be dismissed as part of the deal, the sentencing hearing for Graham has now been slated for next month.   Graham, a former second-round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft was playing for the New Orleans Pelicans at the time of the arrest. He ...

      The Kremlin has announced it is in support of Pope Francis’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine as it announced a vatican envoy would hold talks with President Vladimir Putin’s government in Moscow.   Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi began a Russia visit on Tuesday, June 27 in a first of such trip since Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin said on Thursday. The meeting takes greater significance as high-ranking Catholic clerics are rarely seen in Moscow, which no Pope has ever visited.   Zuppi’s trip comes several weeks after he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.  “We highly value the efforts and initiatives of the Vatican in looking for a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “We welcome them.”   He said Zuppi was due to hold talks with Putin’s foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov. The Vatican said the purpose of Zuppi’s visit was to “encourage gestures of huma...

Idris Elba has revealed being mentioned as a possible actor in the James Bond role has always been an honour to him, but talks about his race has turned him off from ever doing it.   During a recent interview on the SmartLess podcast, Elba briefly spoke about the rumours that he could one day play the James Bond role. He said that when he first heard them, it was a huge compliment for the actor.   “The truth is, I was super complimented for a long time about this,” Elba said (via Variety). “I was like, ‘This is crazy!’ James Bond…We’re all actors and we understand that role. It’s one of those coveted [roles]. Being asked to be James Bond was like, ‘Ok, you’ve sort of reached the pinnacle’. That’s one of those things the whole world has a vote in.”   However, Elba said that, while most corners of the world were thrilled about the idea, “some corners” were not, and it eventually made “the whole thing disgusting and off-putting” for the actor. “Essentially, it ...

Former NFL star, Cedric Killings has died at the age of 45 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.   Killings, who spent seven years in the NFL before a fractured vertebra brought his career to an abrupt end, enjoyed spells with the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, and more.   The defensive lineman tragically passed away on June 21 from pancreatic cancer, with his wife Shavon paying tribute to an 'all-round great person' while expressing her disbelief at the news.   She wrote in an emotional post on Facebook: 'My love, my best friend, my husband of 21 years is no longer physically with me but he lives in my heart and in the hearts of our three children.  'I'm comforted in knowing he is resting and no longer in pain, but I'm still at a loss and can't believe this is real.   'If you've ever had the pleasure of meeting him then you already know how special he is. Just an all-around great person. I don't just say this as his wife, it...

  The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has suspended indefinitely, actor Jerry Williams, over allegations of drug abuse.  A statement released by AGN’s National President, Emeka Rollas, MON, says the body has been monitoring Jerry’s alleged involvement in illicit substances since last December, until it got out of hand. Rollas said the actor cannot be allowed to associate with other performers on set to avoid ‘’endangering their lives.'' According to him, the situation is about fellow actors’ safety.   The statement reads in part:  “The Guild has been monitoring his involvement in illicit substances since December last year, until it got out of hand and as it is now, he cannot be allowed to associate with other performers on set due to danger. He ought to have been suspended before now. But we decided to allow him go through minor treatments, which he has been defaulting overtimes. But at it stands now, Jerry is a risk not only to himself but also, other act...

Nigerian singer, Davido has shared his first social media post, hours after an American lady, Anita, and a French lady, Ivanna Bay, accused him of getting them pregnant.   Recall that Anita had taken to Instagram on Tuesday night June 26, to call out the singer, accusing him of getting her pregnant. According to Anita, they met in Dubai 2017, and it was not a one night stand as they kept communicating.   Anita   She went as far as conducting a pregnancy test which showed she was pregnant, and sharing videos of the test on Instagram.   Hours after Anita's post, Ivanna Bay took to Instagram to claim that she is also pregnant for Davido. She too, like Anita, took a pregnancy test while filming, and then posted the video online.   Ivanna Bay   While the world waited for Davido to address the rumours, the singer who is married to Chioma, instead, shared the poster of his hit music "Unavailable" on his Instastory.    He made the post a few mi...

American comedian, Pete Davidson has reportedly checked into a rehab after struggling with his mental health.  Sources told TMZ that Davidson suffers from borderline personality disorder and PTSD, and is now in rehab due to his recent struggles with his mental health.  His girlfriend, Chase Sui Wonders , and his other friends are rallying behind him and are by his side. Pete periodically checks himself in to work on these issues and better himself.   The comedian has always been open in the past, about his struggle with mental health. He often lays it out during his 'Weekend Update' segments on the long-running variety series.   He also got candid during a 2021 "Actors on Actors" Variety interview, telling Glenn Close he felt like the weight of the world was lifted off his shoulders when he was diagnosed with BPD.