This time nine years ago, five teenage boys’ dreams were in tatters after being rejected from the X Factor . But determined not to let a good-looking gang go to waste, show boss Simon Cowell and his genius decided to put solo hopefuls Niall…
Indian Muslim Actress Zaira Wasim Quits Bollywood For Islam, Says: ‘My Relationship With My Religion Was Threatened… I Do Not Belong Here’
In a June 29, 2019 Facebook post,[1] celebrated Indian Muslim actress Zaira Wasim renounced Bollywood for Islam, saying her five-year film career damaged her faith in Islam. Wasim rose to fame in “Dangal,” an acclaimed 2016 movie based on the true…
Islam and religious imperialism
I was named Muhammadu Saheed on the eighth day of my birth. I was boarded in a Quran school at age four and graduated at age 10 with a talk-of-the-town Wolimat ceremony in Ago-Iwoye. I have also had the privilege…
Avengers’ topples ‘Avatar’ to lead all-time box office
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Vin Diesel’s stunt double fights for life as fiancée says her heart is shattered
The Vin Diesel stunt double fighting for his life after an accident on the set of Fast & Furious 9 has been identified. Joe Watts has been placed in an induced coma after suffering a head injury, his heartbroken fiancée Tilly Powell…
The world’s first image from the world’s first 64MP camera phone… is of a cat
It looks like the first device to use Samsung’s new Isocell Bright GW1 sensor won’t actually be made by Samsung, with Redmi beating the tech giant to the punch. The company already makes phones with an impressive 48MP resolution, however…
UK Artist Designs Building From Shipping Containers
UK Artist Designs Sculptural Building From Shipping Containers, The showpiece of a planned new development at Edinburgh Park will be UK
Forget FaceApp — now you can turn your selfie into a classical painting
The dust hasn’t quite settled from the FaceApp privacy debacle and yet a new selfie-alteration trend could be on the rise. AI Portrait Ars was built by researchers at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab and it can turn your selfie into a museum-worthy classical…
FIRSTBANK PARTNERS EVENTFUL TO SUPPORT SMES IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY
As part of efforts to provide access to market and provide opportunities for entrepreneurs in the Small Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) of the fashion industry, First Bank of Nigeria Limited partnered with Eventful Limited on its event, fashion souk, a…
Johnson bracing to become Britain’s Brexit PM
Boris Johnson is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister this week, vowing to deliver Brexit on October 31 come what may, in the face of fierce opposition in parliament. The former London mayor is the runaway favourite to win…