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Rita Ora finally confirms she's married to Taika Waititi

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Rita Ora has finally confirmed she’s a married woman after secretly tying the knot with Taika Waititi last year. Rumours have swirled for months that Rita, 32, and Taika, 47, had quietly married after they were spotted wearing rings on their left hand. The singer has now confirmed the nuptials stating: "Yes [I am married]." She added during her interview on Heart Breakfast on Friday, Jan. 27: "I am officially off the market people. I chose to keep it more private and keep it to myself more but with my new video I am playing on what could have been.   "When the rumours came out 'is she, isn’t she?' I wanted to play on it. I wanted to do a wedding that didn’t go to plan… that’s not to say that is actually what happened." Sharing details about their wedding day, Rita added: "It was perfect. It was exactly, exactly how I wanted.   "It was nice and perfect. It is nice to keep some things just to myself sometimes it was nice and sweet… S...

29-year-old woman charged after posing as teen and attending High School

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A 29-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly posed as a high school student in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and attended classes for several days.   The woman, Hyejeong Shin, was charged with one count of providing a false government document with the intent to verify one’s identity or age.   Superintendent Aubrey Johnson of New Brunswick High School in New Jersey, said the woman attended classes for four days "before being found out and barred from entering district property."   Rihanna Colon, a sophomore at the high school, was unknowingly in a class with the woman.   "To know that a person with that intention was that close to me is even scarier," Colon told News 12 New Jersey.   Colon participated in one of two protests at the high school this week to demand answers from school administrators and ask for better security.   "Our children are in schools and we send them there hoping and praying that the...

Cristiano Ronaldo's new coach 'blames his miss from point-blank range' in Al-Nassr's Saudi Super Cup defeat as he awaits his first competitive goal

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Cristiano Ronaldo's new manager, Rudi Garcia has admitted his missed chance was a big factor in Al-Nassr 's Super Cup defeat to Al-Ittihad on Thursday January 26.   Ronaldo, who also blanked in his official Al-Nassr debut on the weekend, struggled to make an impact as his side lost 3-1.   'One of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano's missed opportunity in the first half,' Garcia assessed after the game.   'I congratulate Al-Ittihad. They presented a much better first half than us, and we played a good second half, but unfortunately, we were not able to adjust the result. It's true that we regret losing the Super Cup, but we are still the first in the league.'  Ronaldo also suffered an injury scare as he went down clutching his ankle but fortunately, he was able to continue.   He is still waiting for his first competitive goal for his new club but did net twice in the friendly against Pari...

Ademola Adeleke sacked as Governor of Osun state

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Senator Ademola Adeleke has been sacked as Governor of Osun state by an Election Petition Tribunal chaired by Justice Tertse Kume. The tribunal sacked Adeleke following claims of overvoting in some polling units across the State.  In the majority judgement issued by two judges against one, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ordered that the Certificate of Return issued to Adeleke be withdrawn and issued to Adegboyega Oyetola.

Foreign hackers are attacking our database - INEC Chairman

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  Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has raised an alarm of the commission's database being attacked by foreign hackers.  Yakubu revealed this during his speech on Thursday, January 26, at the 2022 National Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) in Abuja with the theme, ‘2023 General Elections; Judiciary and Sustainability of Nigeria’s Democracy.”   According to the INEC chairman who was represented by the deputy director of ICT, Dr Lawrence Bayode, the attacks are from different parts of the world and not just Nigeria.   He said;     “We were looking at the system yesterday and we were seeing that people were trying to come into the system from France but we also are putting some things in place. “You can’t build a house and you will not put a door, window or burglary; we have done our best to ensure that our system is secured.”   The...

Living in the US for over two years has made me deeply frustrated at the volume of needless suffering Nigerians go through - Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

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Actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde who relocated to the U.S. with her family two years ago, has said that says living in America has made her deeply frustrated at the volume of needless suffering Nigerians go through. In her post, Omotola said Nigerians are too intelligent to be "suffering." She added that suffering is not a lesson to brag about.  

Francis Uzoho rated Nigeria’s best keeper in Europe

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Statistics website Tranfermarkt has rated Super Eagles goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho as the Nigeria’s best shot-stopper in Europe this season. The in-form Omonia Nicosia goalkeeper has kept more clean sheets than any of his compatriots in Europe this season. He has kept eight clean sheets in 15 games, conceding 14 goals so far this term, the best return so far among the top Nigerian goalkeepers in Europe. The 24-year-old’s contract with Omonia ends at the end of this season, with the player open to a potential exit amid reports Ligue 1 club Stade Reims interested in signing him.   Hapoel Jerusalem goalkeeper Adebayo Adeleye is the second-rated Nigerian keeper in Europe after keeping six clean sheets in 15 games this season, conceding 16 goals, while Sebastien Osigwe is third in the ranking, having kept two clean sheets from three games so far this term for Lugano.   Maduka Okoye is ranked fourth as he is yet to keep a clean sheet for Watford after two g...