Netflix Executive Lindsay Salt Gets Top Drama Job at BBC
The BBC has poached well-respected scripted executive Lindsay Salt from Netflix, to serve as the public broadcaster’s new director of drama — one of the most high-profile jobs in British television.
NFL Distances Itself From Harrison Butker After Speech
The NFL distanced itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker after he gave a controversial commencement speech last weekend at Benedictine College in Kansas and received backlash for comments deemed sexist and offensive.
Butker, who was the commencement speaker at the private Catholic college, was applauded at the ceremony, but his speech later sparked outrage and controversy online for its conservative discourse—particularly his remarks on women. At one point, he encouraged women to prioritize their “vocation” as mothers, wives, and homemakers.
Okupe Speaks On Peter Obi's 'Endorsement' By Sultan, Sanusi
Doyin Okupe, the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has denied claims that the Sultan of Sokoto State, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, and the former Emir of Kano State, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, had endorsed the party’s presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi. Naija News reports that a viral post credited to Sanusi had described Obi as a contented man, who has volunteered to save Nigeria from impending dangers by contesting the presidency.
Plane Crash: I Lost A Political Successor Falae
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and a chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Olu Falae, whose son, Deji, a commissioner in Ondo State, died alongside 12 others in last Thursday’s plane crash in Lagos, says he lost a political successor.
Falae spoke when the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, paid him a condolence visit in his Akure, Ondo State home, just as Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), yesterday, commenced the identification of the victims of the crash burnt beyond recognition.
Tems signed an NDA before working with Beyonc
In the interview, Tems revealed she was sent an NDA by her team which she signed after she was invited to Los Angeles to work with Beyoncé. “My team just messaged me like, ‘Yo, first of all, I have to send you something to sign. I was losing my mind. Like, What?!" she told New York Times' Culture Reporter Reggie Ugwu. The result of Tems' studio time with Beyoncé is the single 'Move' which is one of the tracks on Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated album 'Renaissance'.
Watch Peter Dinklage Survive on SNLs 'Naked And Afraid'
April 3, 2016 10:31 AM EDT
Peter Dinklage stripped down for a Saturday Night Live celebrity-edition parody of the Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid show, which saw the Game of Thrones actor and SNL’s Leslie Jones survive each other in the wilderness for 21 days.
The two strangers can be seen cuddling at night for warmth as Dinklage becomes increasingly frustrated that Jones keeps calling him Tyrion, his character’s name on the hit HBO show, and that she brought hot sauce as her one allotted survival item.
Why Berberine Is Not 'Nature's Ozempic'
Social-media platforms like TikTok are full of people conducting their own one-person trials of what they’re calling “nature’s Ozempic.” The oral supplement berberine, a compound found in turmeric and several other plants, can dupe the appetite-suppressing and weight-loss effects of the popular injection, they say—but without a prescription, high copay, or shot.
The only problem is that there’s really no such thing as “nature’s Ozempic,” because Ozempic is far from natural.
Your past is influencing your opinion, House of Reps replies Obasanjo
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, said this on Sunday in Abuja. Agbese was reacting to claims by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that members of the National Assembly determined their salaries and allowances. According to him, the 10th House of Representatives is different from Obasanjo’s era, adding that the former president was using the past to pass judgment on the present. ADVERTISEMENT
“As a parliament, we have strived to maintain the highest level of accountability and transparency in all that we do.
20Foods toEat and Avoid onanEmpty Stomach
Yogurt, a cup of coffee, and fresh orange juice — this is what most people probably picture when they think of a perfect breakfast. Unfortunately, only a few people are aware that some foods are not very good for us if eaten on an empty stomach.
With that in mind, we at Bright Side have created a simple infographic that will guide you through what we should eat and what we should avoid in the morning.
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Catholic priest who dumped priesthood gets married (photos)
A Facebook user, Shadrack Okpume, has revealed that a Kano-based catholic priest named Rev. Fr. Gospel .J. Inalegwu, who recently dumped the priesthood has gotten married.
Father Inalegwu’s resignation comes more than one year after he was kidnapped at his parish at St Joseph catholic church, Jitan-Dutse, in Tudun Wada local government council, Kano state.
Shadrack claimed that Father Inalegwu knew that he was going to quit the priesthood but pretended for 11 years in the seminary.