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Robbie Williams and Ayda Field welcome surrogate baby girl’ after long and difficult’ path to a third child

Robbie Williams and Ayda Field welcome surrogate baby girl’ after long and difficult’ path to a third child

The X Factor co-judges announced the arrival of Colette Josephine Williams, to be known as Coco, via Ayda’s Instagram page on Friday morning Robbie, 44, and Ayda, 39, detailed their ‘long and difficult’ path to a third child in a heartfelt post, and said they will be ‘eternally grateful’ to their surrogate The couple are also parents to Theodora ‘Teddy’ Rose Williams, five and Charlton ‘Charlie’ Valentine Williams, three In May, a source said that they longed for a third child to complete their family They are currently busy as…

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Restructuring Nigeria becomes an election issue

Restructuring Nigeria becomes an election issue

The political make-up of Africa’s most populous nation is coming under scrutiny after a leading election hopeful promised greater devolution if he becomes president at polls next year. Nigeria’s former vice-president Atiku Abubakar said this week he was in favour of handing more powers to the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory if he wins in February. “Over the years, since (the) military got involved governing the country, they have created too many states and concentrated a lot of power in the centre,” he said. “So, we believe…

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Abia youth declared Alex Otti as next candidate ahead 2019 election

Abia youth declared Alex Otti as next candidate ahead 2019 election

The youth of Amasato Community in Osisioma LGA of Abia state say they will be supporting the political ambition of Dr. Alex Otti, ahead of the 2019 general election. Otti is of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). He controversially lost the 2015 vote to incumbent Governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu, amid rigging allegations. According to a statement signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma and made available to newsmen, the youths made their position known when they paid a solidarity visit to Dr. Otti at his home in Umuru Nvosi, in Isialangwa…

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BTS to perform on America’s Got Talent amid Love Yourself tour

BTS to perform on America’s Got Talent amid Love Yourself tour

BTS is due to perform during a season 13 episode of America’s Got Talent on NBC The South Korean pop group began their ‘Love Yourself’ world tour on August 25 Tune in to the AGT semifinal show September 12 to see BTS perform a new single BTS is bringing their talents to the America’s Got Talent stage. The wildly popular South Korean pop group will take a break from their ‘Love Yourself’ Tour to perform during an upcoming episode of the Fox competition series. They intend to debut a new…

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Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones and Infowars accounts

Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones and Infowars accounts

The accounts violated the company’s abusive behavior policies, Twitter said in a series of tweets. The ban comes weeks after Jones was banned or suspended by other major tech companies like Apple, Facebook and YouTube. Accounts for Jones and Infowars were also banned from Twitter-owned Periscope. Alex Jones of Infowars, conducts a news conference outside a Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing in Dirksen Building where Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, and Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, were testifying on the influence of foreign operations on social media on September 5, 2018. Twitter…

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Ortom appoints first female Benue Head of Service

Ortom appoints first female Benue Head of Service

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has appointed Veronica Onyeke as the new Head of Service. Mrs Onyeke, according to the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, is the first female head of state in Benue, since the creation of the state in 1967. She hails from Ogbadibo Local Government Area of the state. Until her elevation, Mrs Onyeke was a Permanent Secretary in the office of the Deputy Governor. She takes over from Engineer George Ede who is to proceed on retirement. Onyeke has become the first female substantive Head…

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Hollywood actor Burt Reynolds dies aged 82

Hollywood actor Burt Reynolds dies aged 82

He famously turned down the role of James Bond, saying an American could not play the character. In a statement to the Press Association, a spokesman for Reynolds said the star died in hospital in Jupiter, Florida, on Thursday morning after suffering a heart attack. During the 1970s Reynolds was one of the biggest box office draws in the world, starring in hit films including The Longest Yard, Smokey And The Bandit and Semi-Tough. He turned down the role of James Bond in 1970 when George Lazenby quit following On…

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Why Buhari refused to sign amendments to Electoral Act – PDP

Why Buhari refused to sign amendments to Electoral Act – PDP

Real reason Buhari refused to sign amendments to Electoral Act – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the reason President Muhammadu Buhari refused to sign the amendments to the Electoral Act is to frustrate the National Assembly’s efforts to check the rigging strategies of the All Progressives Congress, APC. It said President Buhari’s bid to use his veto against the amendments showed that he and the APC were clutching on straws ahead of the 2019 elections. A statement on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP,…

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British Airways probes theft of customers’ financial details from website and mobile app

British Airways probes theft of customers’ financial details from website and mobile app

British Airways says it is investigating “as a matter of urgency” the theft of customer data from its website and mobile app. The airline said personal and financial details of customers making bookings had been compromised. About 380,000 transactions were affected, but the stolen data did not include travel or passport details. BA said the breach took place between 22:58 BST on 21 August and 21:45 BST on 5 September. “The breach has been resolved and our website is working normally,” BA said in a statement “We have notified the…

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World leaders back UK Novichok allegations against Russia

World leaders back UK Novichok allegations against Russia

The US, France, Germany and Canada have agreed with the UK that the Russian government “almost certainly” approved the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury. They have urged Russia to provide full disclosure of its Novichok programme. At a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the attack, Russia dismissed evidence presented by the UK as “lies”. In a lengthy rebuttal, Russia accused the UK of “disgusting anti-Russian hysteria”. The UK has named two men believed to be from Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, as…

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