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CNN host Christiane Amanpour and husband Jamie Rubin are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, PEOPLE has confirmed. The Washington Post was the first to report the news. According to the newspaper, the divorce is amicable and the two remain close friends. They share son Darius, 18. Amanpour, 60, and Rubin, 58, wed in Bracciano, Italy, in August 1998. According to The New York Times, the couple met in 1997 in Bosnia. Amanpour, the chief…

Yesterday, President Buhari was in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte in The Hague. Nigeria will be at the centerstage of global attention as President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the International Criminal Court later today. The Nigerian leader is the only President invited to grace the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the ICC Rome Statute. President Buhari will share his thoughts on the values and ideals of the Court, which was…

Former US President Barack Obama is on his first post-presidency trip to Africa, visiting his ancestral home in Kenya. He had previously announced his planned visit to the continent, listing a couple of books written by Africans that have inspired him. The former president, during his visit, launched a youth sports and resource center founded by his half-sister Auma. He even showed his basketball skills, shooting free throws to the cheers of the crowd. The center, according to NBC News, is…

1. Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ortom hinged his reason on the fact that the ruling party had issued him a red card, hence his decision to take the exit door. 2. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the repatriation of Nigerians stranded in Russia after the World Cup. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the President has directed Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs and Hadi…

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M.I. Abaga was the only artist among the list of selected speakers at the TEDx Maitama in Abuja over the weekend. The rapper showed a side of himself people rarely see. The Chocolate City Music boss discussed his ideas with a community of people in Abuja. An advocate for feminism, he highlighted the team was made up of predominantly young women who spoke a common language to achieve the goal of TEDx Maitama. TEDx Maitama held…

France star boy, Kylian Mbappé who earned global recognition for his impressive performances at the 2018 World Cup tournament in Russia is donating his entire proceeds to charity. According to USA Today, the 19-year old, who scored four goals this year for France, decided to donate his earnings from the tournament to a charity that gives free sports instruction to hospitalised and disabled children in sports, Premiers de Cordee. The organisation also coordinates disability awareness…