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“Watchmen” actress and “One Night In Miami” director Regina King has been tapped to helm “Bitter Root” for Legendary Pictures. Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian are onboard as producers on this film adaptation of the Harlem Renaissance-set comic book series that plays out against a vibrant 1924 New…

The king of the Igbo community in Ghana, Eze Dr Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, has said 90 per cent of Ghanaians living in Nigeria do not have the necessary documents. He was reacting to an allegation that most Nigerians residing in Ghana are undocumented. The traditional leader said Nigeria might not…

A firm, Gab & Nuella Concept Limited, has refuted an allegation of bribery published by a news platform, where it stated that the firm was involved alongside some of President Muhammadu Buhari's aides in a $100million bribery scandal. The firm said the report was not accurate and the news publication…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year before any of their offerings could be sold. The numbers were released in…

A human rights lawyer, Ayo Ademiluyi, has faulted the Ondo State Government over the sudden tuition hike at the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Ondo State. Ademiluyi in a statement on Sunday said the new regime of fees in the institution is to the effect that newly admitted students are…

May 8 (UPI) -- Three people were hospitalized Saturday in New York City after being shot in Times Square early in the evening. Police said the victims -- a four-year-old girl, a 23-year-old woman and a 44-year-old woman -- were not known to each other and "appeared to be innocent…

Bitcoin Information Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Picks NYDIG as Bitcoin Custodian in Updated Filing Jimmy AkiMay 7, 2021Bitcoin and the entire crypto market surges beyond the $2 trillion mark having seen renewed interests in institutional demand.Institutional investors continue to ramp up Bitcoin purchases as they await the introduction of a Bitcoin exchange-traded…

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Jets safety Arthur Maulet. PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed safety Arthur Maulet to a one-year contract, the team announced on Friday.  Maulet, 27, played the last two seasons with the New York Jets, playing in 23 games and starting 11 of them. In…

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