Pharrell Williams’ Japanese fans who bought the rapper and singer’s latest album, Girl, got a treat in the form of a buoyant, optimistic bonus track, “Smile,” which has just made its way online. Nearly as hypnotic as the singer’s ubiquitous “Happy,” the R&B pop number “Smile” boasts a catchy piano hook, a clicky hip-hop beat and,…
Women in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, organized as “Women for Peace and Justice”, are staging a peaceful protest to press the government to act swiftly to release the remaining 230 female students kidnapped from their hostel in a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State. About 273 girls, students of the Government Secondary School, GGSC, were…
Actor Bob Hoskins, who was best known for roles in The Long Good Friday and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died of pneumonia at the age of 71 reports BBC. His agent said he died on Tuesday in hospital, surrounded by family. The star was nominated for a best actor Oscar in 1987 for crime…
Over 70 percent of the ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) operated in Nigeria are vulnerable to the risk of attacks by hackers and illegal activities following the halt of support by Microsoft to the Windows XP operating system. Most Nigerian banks have been running ATMs on the outdated Windows XP, despite a series of announcements by…
(CNN) — As in most aspects of life, timing in business is essential. About one month ago, following complaints by celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Tahj Mowry over a lack of racial diversity in Apple’s emojis (the cartoon-like icons used to spruce up text messages), a company executive told MTV that the tech giant was working to…
1. Detectives from the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday grilled governor Murtala Nyako over the allegation of genocide he levelled against President Jonathan’s government. The investigators, drawn from the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Force Intelligence Bureau and the IGP monitoring unit, which included two Deputy Commissioners of Police, one Assistant Commissioner of Police and two Superintendents…
Christopher Polk/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Beyonce is an incredibly talented, beautiful, smart lady who has funneled these qualities into world domination. “Who run the world? (Girls)” could really easily be translated into “Who run the world? (Beyonce)” and you can bet the lady knows that. The most recent step in world domination? Beyonce’s now the highest-earning…