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When Ukraine’s Women’s Guard put out an invitation for a survival and self-defense course, 700 women signed up. But the room at the Kyiv town hall where the training was scheduled to take place on Saturday could only hold up to 300 people, so more dates were added. The women studied everything from how to pack an emergency bag, where to get necessary supplies and how to stop bleeding. At one point, one of the instructors, Oleksandr Biletskiy, started talking about survival in a city that has been cut off from basic services, telling the attendees that now was the time to make plans with their neighbors. “Decide how to divide tasks. Who will cook, who will take care of the elderly, who will be with the kids,” Biletskiy, a military expert, said. Natalia Skryabina said attending the course helped her to understand the kind of mindset she’d need in a crisis.  He went into the importance of keeping good hygiene in field conditions: decide where the toilet will be, keep you...

A Nigerian man, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umenyiora, has shared his excitement after emerging the first Igbo language lecturer at the University of Oxford.  Emmanuel shared the news on Twitter after his induction which held on Thursday, February 17. He wrote; ''It is official that I am the first official Igbo Language lecturer at the number one university in the world, the University of Oxford. Our induction happened today by Marion Sadoux, Head of Modern Language Programmes, University of Oxford Language Centre. This became possible in account of the James Currey Society. This is the first time Igbo language will be taught at the university. History has been made. I am so happy and grateful for this opportunity. I promise to make the Igbo language and culture known to the world.''

Kim Kardashian has unfollowed estranged husband Kanye West on Instagram amid all of his rants about her, their family and her boyfriend, Pete Davidson. Kim hit the unfollow button on Thursday, Feb. 17, just days after the rapper sent her a truckload of flowers for Valentine’s Day to try to win her back amid his breakup with Julia Fox.     Notably, Kim's new boyfriend,  Pete, re-joined Instagram on the same day Kim Kardashian unfollowed Kanye West.

American actor, Rockmond Dunbar has filed a federal lawsuit against his former employers, Disney and 20th Television, over vaccine mandate after he was fired from the  9-1-1 show.  The actor, 49, is accusing the companies of racial discrimination for not granting his request for a religious and medical exemption from their COVID vaccine mandate, according to court documents filed on Wednesday.  A source familiar with the lawsuit confirmed to ET that the actor "filed a 45 page Federal Discrimination lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company/20th Century FOX for racial and religious discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act regarding their vaccination accommodation process." Dunbar portrayed Michael Grant for five seasons on  9-1-1  and was written off last year.   "It should be noted that this is not about the company's right as a private entity to enact a mandatory vaccination policy, nor is it about vaccines...

Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo has insisted that he has no regrets playing for Manchester United because being the first and only Nigerian to play for the club is a great achievement for him.  The 32-year-old joined Manchester United in a deadline day move in January 2020. He made 23 appearances for the club, scoring five times and providing one assist, before his exit in 2021. Despite not winning a trophy at the club, Ighalo is still proud to have represented the club, he grew up supporting.  “In years to come, you need something to show your children, “Ighalo told  ESPN .  “I have been talking to my children about Manchester United, the experience. “I left Old Trafford with pride, with my head up, because it was my dream team and not everybody’s dream comes to pass. Mine came to pass so every day of my life, I’m grateful. “To be the first Nigerian to play there and so far the only Nigerian, those are great achievements for me and I did well so I’m hap...

Former Cameroon and Barcelona footballer, Samuel Eto'o has been declared as the father of a 22-year-old woman by a court in Madrid Eto'o who is the current president of Cameroon FA has never acknowledged that he was the father of a woman, Erika Do Rosario Nieves and he did not attend the court proceedings in Madrid.  But on Thursday, February 17, Court number 83 in Madrid reached a verdict to conclude a legal process that was commenced by the woman’s mother in 2018. The young woman’s mother Adileusa is said to have met Eto’o at a nightclub in Madrid in 1997 when he was playing for Leganes, who were based near the Spanish capital.  Eto’o spent the 1997/98 season on loan at Leganes from Real Madrid netting four goals in 30 appearances – before briefly breaking into the first-team squad of Real Madrid.   As a result of the relationship that developed, the lawsuit stated, the woman discovered in February 1998 that she had become pregnant. The lawsuit added that...

Singer Paul Okoye of P-Square suffered an injury shortly after a performance in Liberia. Paul and his twin brother, Peter, had travel to Liberia for a show in which they thrilled their fans. Taking to his Instastories after their performance, Paul stated that he sustained an injury on his leg. He was however attended to by some medical personnel present at the show. watch the video below.....