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We’ve zero tolerance for cultism — LASU reacts to incident at Poco Lee’s concert

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Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile, Coordinator, Centre for Information and Public Relations, LASU, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, in Lagos. She was clarifying on issues that occurred in the university during a musical show tagged “Party with Poco Lee (Homecoming Concert)”, which has continued to generate mixed reactions. Thomas-Onashile said that during the musical show headlined by… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Celebrate Chicago’s Creativity with Intellects for the Arts Showcase

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Celebrate Chicago’s Creativity with Intellects for the Arts Showcase – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Saturday, July 15, 2023 · 644,579,354 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions? <!–[if lt… Read More
Africa 

Tunisian coastguard recovers 13 migrant bodies from the sea

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The Tunisian coastguard said Thursday it had recovered the bodies of 13 migrants after a shipwreck off Sfax, the port where violent clashes erupted last week between migrants and residents. A Tunisian rights group warned about the plight of migrants expelled from the port of Sfax, calling for emergency shelters to be set up to accommodate them. Hundreds of migrants… Read More
Europe 

World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings

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The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva. “We cannot continue to ignore what is happening – stand by silently when nearly 300 children – an entire plane full… Read More
Africa 

Senegal: Death toll from capsized canoe rises to 14

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The Senegalese government announced on Friday that the death toll had risen again, to 14 and four injured, following the capsizing of a pirogue on Wednesday in Saint-Louis (north), on the migratory route linking the country to the Spanish archipelago of the Canaries. A previous death toll established on Thursday by Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome, during a visit… Read More
Africa 

Springboks, All Blacks meet in likely Rugby Championship decider at Auckland

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After promising starts to the year, the All Blacks and world champion Springboks face a moment of truth in their contest for the Rugby Championship and preparation for the World Cup when they meet Saturday in Auckland. South Africa beat Australia 43-12 and New Zealand defeated Argentina 41-12 in first-round results in the Championship which were almost equal on merit.… Read More
Africa 

Kenya: OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

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The demonstrations began over what many Kenyans view as unfair tax hikes and rising inflation in the country, according to news reports. OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurance issued a statement condemning the violence, expressing concern over “allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force, including the use of firearms, by police”. Reports estimate the number of people killed to be as high… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Trauma of losing my mum, dad, friend made me start music – Niyola

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Nigerian singer-songwriter, Eniola Akinbo, popularly known as Niyola, says she stumbled into the music profession by “accident.” She said the pain of losing the three most important persons in her life: her mum, dad and a very close friend, made her start singing. The former Banky W signee disclosed this in a chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo. She said… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

17 concerts to sweeten any music fan’s summer

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The shorthand on jazz harpist Brandee Younger is: Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane by way of J Dilla and Pete Rock. That is, a classically trained musician channeling pioneering Black women jazz harpists along with contemporary hip-hop and R&B. Younger rarely gigs in Boston. This free show comes via the summer “New Standards” exhibition and concert series presented by Berklee’s… Read More
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