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Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman is set to receive a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three years after his death from colon cancer at the age of 43. The American actor, best known for portraying the superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from 2016 to 2019, was announced among the celebrities that will be immortalized on the historic landmark in 2024.   Other stars that will achieve the career milestone next year include Michelle Yeoh, Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Christina Ricci, Ken Jeong, Kerry Washington, Gwen Stefani and Eugene Levy, Mario Lopez, and Sheryl Lee Ralph.   The Walk of Fame Selection Panel of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce made the announcement in a press release. 'The Selection Committee, which is made up of fellow Walk of Famers, carefully hand-picks a group of honorees each year that represent various genres of the entertainment world,' said Chair and Walk of Fame, Ellen K, in a press release.   She ...

Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi has reacted to Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby apologizing for how the Anglican church has treated members of the LGBTQ community.  While apologizing to members of the LGBTQ community, the Archbishop said “On behalf of the church, I am sorry for what has happened to all of you and how the church has treated your community”. Reacting to the apology, Bisi Alimi said he wish he heard those words at the age of 17 when he was desperately seeking a cure for being gay. He added that he wouldn't have thought about and attempted suicide.   The gay rights activist who noted that he w aited 30 years to hear it from the Anglican Communion, further stated that he knows he will never hear it from the Catholic, Protestant or Evangelical church in his lifetime.   Alimi wrote;    "T he first step to reconciliation is to accept with humility that a wrong has been done. Last Friday, Archbishop @justinwelby did just that wit...

  Bayern Munich have reportedly submitted an offer worth £60m plus add-ons for Harry Kane.    The Tottenham star and England captain has just one year left on his contract and was linked with a move away from the club this summer, with Manchester United also interested in the 29-year-old.   Bayern are keen to bring in a forward this summer and Kane is one of their priority targets for the position.   Manchester United have also been heavily linked with a move for the England captain.   Bayern’s bid is unlikely to be enough to convince Levy into selling. But it remains to be seen if Kane will push for a transfer after a disappointing season for Spurs, who finished eighth in the Premier League and missed out on European football.   Manchester City were strongly linked with a move for Kane two years ago but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy refused to sell him.    Despite being one of the best strikers in the world, Kane is yet to win a trophy...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first statement since last weekend's coup attempt saying those who orchestrated the Wagner Group’s rebellion against the federation will face justice.   Putin spoke on Monday night, June 26 confirming reports that Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the mercenary group, would face charges despite a previous “pardon” by the Russian government. On Sunday, after leading his troops close to Moscow, the Russian capital, Prigozhin asked them to retreat and return to base to avoid spilling blood. The Wagner leader said he didn't want to topple Putin's government but to change the country’s military leaders and exact revenge for their ambush which killed “scores of his men”.   Putin said Prigozhin’s actions were a “stab in the back”, adding that Russia would take “brutal” actions to eliminate the threat that the Wagner group had become. Prior to his announcements, criminal charges against the Wagner leader who was a former ally o...

A 'heat dome' is on the way to the UK this summer as Brits will be facing the prospect of 40C in a matter of just weeks.   Mirror reported that a number of heatwaves are expected in late July and August, which are typically the hottest periods of the year in the UK. The effects of the global El Nino phenomenon is likely to make 2023 another scorcher.   British Weather Services' senior meteorological consultant Jim Dale who noted that global temperatures are breaking records, further stated that they are likely to continue breaking records owing to the Pacific Ocean cyclical warming.   In the UK, he said there's "every chance" they'll beat this year's previous high temperature of 32.2C as they progress into summer. There's everything to play for, he added, and revealed the most likely time for another 40C sizzler.   He said;   "The heat is not all over yet. It is for now - we've got two weeks of general temperate weather coming. ...

Controversial American rapper, Kodak Black was booked at a Florida jail on Monday, June 26, for about an hour. Recall that Kodak was arrested in July 2022 and charged with trafficking oxycodone after police say they found 31 oxycodone pills in his car. He posted $75,000 bail and was released with pretrial restrictions in place, including mandatory drug tests.   The rapper's lawyer, Bradford Cohen claimed that it was good thing as his client has been on a tight leash during his pretrial release for his prescription drug case. He was ordered to regularly check in with authorities and take mandatory urine tests, but he failed to check in recently and they went to court Monday over the issue.   Cohen said he argued in court that the stringent pretrial supervision be removed, and the judge agreed but also ended up increasing his bond from $75,000 to $250,000. The bond increase meant Kodak had to go through the booking process again at the jail.   Kodak ended up p...

Former Golden Eaglets star and FC Copenhagen of Denmark forward Akinkunmi Amoo who has been described as “Nigerian Messi” in the past, has bagged a one-year jail sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting three women by a Danish court.    Amoo was first arrested on September 10, 2022, before being released on bail on October 7, shortly after Danish authorities filed criminal charges against him.   Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet reported that Amoo was sentenced by a Danish court on Friday, June 23, 2023.    Reporting the outcome of the footballer's trial, the newspaper wrote;   “This is the outcome of the trial, which has been going on for most of June, where a top player in Danish football has been charged with rape in a sexual relationship other than intercourse, as well as attempted rape and violations of two more women. “It happens after he was found guilty of all three charges in the Copenhagen District Court by a dissenting m...