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WENDY WILLIAMS TO RECEIVE 2677TH STAR ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

US Talk Show host, Wendy Williams will receive the 2,677th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 17, a week after music mogul Tommy Mottola will be honoured with the 2,676th star.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Williams’ scheduled honour on Monday, one of the 35 honorees in the Class of 2020 announced in June by the Walk of Fame Selection Committee..

Williams will be given the award in the television category and will be placed on Hollywood Boulevard near stars of “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy and actor Jason Bateman.

The dedication will be at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Hudson Apartments, beginning at 11.30 am, California time. The organisers said the event will be live-streamed exclusively on www.walkoffame.com

The Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2020 are:

In the category of MOTION PICTURES: Mahershala Ali, Batman, Ruth E. Carter, Laurence Fishburne, Chris Hemsworth, Spike Lee, Julia Roberts, Octavia Spencer and Lina Wertmüller

In the category of TELEVISION: Christina Applegate, Andy Cohen, Cindy Crawford, Terry Crews, Harry Friedman, Kathie Lee Gifford, Nigel Lythgoe, Milo Ventimiglia, Burt Ward, Wendy Williams, Dr. Phil McGraw and Andy Kaufman (Posthumous)

In the category of RECORDING: Elvis Costello, Sir Lucian Grainge, Billy Idol, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Alicia Keys, Andy Madadian, Mo Ostin, Bobby Rydell, Alejandro Sanz, Tanya Tucker and Muddy Waters (Posthumous)

In the category of LIVE THEATRE/LIVE PERFORMANCE: Dave Chappelle and Billy Porter

In the category of RADIO: Susan Stamberg

Here is the citation for Williams:

Wendy Williams, born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, has a career in media that expands over 30 years. She is a media mogul, philanthropist, entrepreneur, performer and best-selling author who is best known for her nationally syndicated talk show, The Wendy Williams Show. Recently extended by FOX Television Stations through 2022, and broadcast in more than 50 countries, the program has been nominated for multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. Its place in pop culture has earned memorabilia from the show a place in the Smithsonian Museum. The Wendy Williams Show, now in its 11th season, isproduced and distributed by Debmar-Mercury and averages more than 1.6 million viewers an episode.

Staples of the show include Wendy’s signature segment, “Hot Topics,” in which Wendy gives her candid, unfiltered opinion on today’s pop culture stories, and also includes a diverse mix of interviews with celebrity guests from television, film, music and sports. Both Williams and the show have earned Daytime Emmy nominations for “Best Talk Show Host” and “Best Entertainment Talk Show.”

Prior to achieving success in daytime television, Williams built a devoted fan base throughout a successful 23-year career in radio with “The Wendy Williams Experience,” a top-rated daily show. Syndicated nationally, it aired on WBLS in New York and was listened to by an audience of more than 12 million people. One of the most popular personalities in radio, Williams was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in November of 2009 – one of only a handful of women with that honor.

With TV, Broadway and film performances to her name, Williams is a seasoned performer, both as herself and in character. Her television credits include appearances on NBC’s 30 Rock as herself, competing on Season 12 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, hosting Game Show Network’s original series Love Triangle, and appearing as a featured guest on ABC’s One Life to Live and Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva. She also appeared in the major motion picture Think Like a Man, Think Like A Man Too, and took center stage as “Mama Morton” in the Tony-winning revival of the musical Chicago.

In the spring of 2014, Williams released her seventh book and first romance novel, Hold Me in Contempt (Harper Collins). The book became a New York Times Best-Seller the first day of its release and sales continue to thrive among her fans.

Currently, Williams is developing and will executive produce a biopic and a documentary for Lifetime Television with the focus on her early days in urban radio to the success of her own syndicated talk show.

 

 

 

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KIM KARDASHIAN’S PARIS ROBBERY IS BEING MADE INTO A MOVIE

The movie, titled, “Fashion Week” will be adapted from a 130-page graphic novel French writer and director Joann Sfarhas written but is yet to published, the producers said on Thursday.

Kim was threatened with a gun, tied up and gagged in the bathroom of a luxury residence in Paris, where she was staying during fashion week in October 2016.

Despite the arrests of mostly well-known French career gangsters, only one piece of jewellery has been recovered. One of the team of five robbers who forced their way into Kardashian’s apartment dropped a diamond-encrusted cross worth 30,000 euros while they were fleeing the scene.

Sfar is one of France’s best known comic and graphic novel authors.

He said that as the graphic novel, the movie would be about “a group of old school crooks who eye up the jewellery of an influential celebrity and find themselves swept up in the whirlwind of the fashion world.”

Sfar admitted it was “liberally based on the raid on Kim Kardashian”.

 

 

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NIGERIAN-BORN SALWA EID NASER RUNS THIRD FASTEST TIME IN HISTORY TO WIN 400M WORLD TITLE FOR BAHRAIN

Nigerian born Salwa Eid Naser has made history by running the third fastest time in the world to win the 400m World title for Bahrain.

In what has been described as the biggest upset of the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Salwa Eid Nase defeated the race favourite Shaunae Miller-Uibo with her 48.14 seconds record to win the race.

Miller-Uibo took silver with a time of 48.37sec — the sixth fastest of all time — whilst Olympic bronze medallist Shericka Jackson of Jamaica was third (49.47).

Salwa sealed her spot in history behind East Germany’s world record holder Marita Koch and Jarmila Kratochvilova of former Czechoslovakia who got their spot in the race over 30 years ago.

 

“I’m the first one to win a global medal for Bahrain -? it is really rewarding and I’m so happy,” she said.

“I still can’t believe the time. The time is so crazy, crossing the line and seeing the time I went completely crazy.

“Yes I was training so hard but I never expected to run this fast.”

 

On defeating Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo to win the title, Salwa said;

“I think she (Shaunae) is an amazing athlete,” she said. “I don’t think I would have done that alone of course.

“She’d been there to push me and is very competitive. I love her energy and already said thank you to her because without her I don’t think I would have gone so fast.

“So I’m happy this race happened.”

 

 

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FIVE YEARS AFTER THE ABDUCTION OF 219 SCHOOL GIRLS, CHIBOK SCHOOL REMAINS SHUT

Over five years after the abduction of 219 schoolgirls and the burning of the school, the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, is still under lock and key as pupils now receive lessons at a primary school nearby.

Boko Haram insurgents had on April 14, 2014 stormed the school dormitory and forcefully abducted over 200 girls, but 57 of the girls escaped and found their way back home. The Federal Government subsequently negotiated with the abductors and freed over 100 girls, leaving 112 others in captivity for the past 1,998 days.

A member of the Kibaku Area Development Association in Abuja, Dr. Manasseh Allen, on Wednesday, October 2nd bemoaned the failure of the Federal Government to rescue the remaining 112 girls in Boko Haram captivity, almost 2,000 days after the insurgents stormed their dormitories and forcefully took them away.

Allen noted that the government had not offered any form of succour to the parents of the missing girls or the community as a whole. He also alleged that over 21 Chibok parents had died as a result of trauma.

He said, “Aside the presence of a military brigade in Chibok, which has been doing its best to protect the people, the government has not done anything either directly for the parents or the people. The school has neither been completed nor put into operation. It is part of the primary school that the pupils are now using. They go there in the afternoon after the primary school pupils had closed.

“If the government was serious about changing the lives of the people, the school would have been completed as a way of countering extremism.  The Federal Government should have been able to build the school to international standard, furnish it in such a way as to send a strong signal to the terrorists that they cannot cow us.”

Allen said the government could not negotiate the release of the remaining 112 girls, stressing that the release of the first batch of 100 girls was achieved through negotiation by the Department of State Services. He added, “None of the girls was rescued through military operations. We know that even if not all, most of them are still alive. If the government is serious about securing their release, it can get them alive.

“We still believe that most of the girls are alive and they want to come home. Those that were married by the insurgents are running away from the bush and coming back to civilisation. We are confident that those that were forcefully taken away will look for a way to return to their loved ones.”

The Chibok indigene said many people had fled their communities in the Chibok  Local Government Areas, following the spate of attacks by the insurgents. “I have lost count of the attacks, but they (Boko Haram) have attacked Gatamarwa more than five times, Flemagalama more than five times, and other communities. The attacks are so many that we don’t bother counting. As a result of this, many people have abandoned their farmlands and this has affected food production in the area,” Allen said.

 

 

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LAGOS STATE BEGINS INVESTIGATION INTO FLU-LIKE ILLNESS AMONG QUEENS COLLEGE STUDENTS

 

According to Vanguard, the Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi,said in a statement on Tuesday that an investigative team set up by the ministry was dispatched to unravel the cause of the illnesses.

The team comprised of officials from the State Epidemiology Team, Primary Health Care Services and Environmental Health Department of Lagos Mainland Local Government.

While reviewing preliminary reports of the investigations conducted by the team, Mr Abayomi said that the surveillance team identified what appeared to be a sporadic increase in upper respiratory tract infections, characterised by cough, catarrh, fever and weakness, across some schools.

According to him, the team has since visited Queens College and investigations are ongoing.

”Findings, according to the review of health records in the school sick bay, revealed that 89 students attended the clinic with influenza-like illnesses,” he said.

The commissioner said that a walk-through inspection to other facilities in the school revealed that environmental sanitation and water supply were optimal, but could be improved.

He also said that the incident was not an outbreak of any sort but an excessive number of reported cases, that needed to be investigated.

Abayomi said that nasal swab samples would be collected from students for confirmation of the cause of the illness.

“As we await a comprehensive report of the investigation being conducted, I will like to appeal to stakeholders of Queens College, other affected schools and residents of Lagos State to remain calm,” Abayomi added.

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ADELE REPORTEDLY DATING SKEPTA AFTER MARRIAGE SPLIT FROM SIMON KONECKI

Adele, 31, is reportedly dating Skepta,37, following her marriage split with estranged husband Simon Konecki.

The singer and rapper who hail from Tottenham have been in frequent contact and have also been enjoying a string of dates since Adele’s marriage to her ex Simon Konecki ended in April.

According to The Sun, the chart-topper joined Skepta to help celebrate his 37th birthday at the Crystal Maze experience in London just two weeks ago.

A source revealed to the publication: ‘Adele and Skepta have been there for each other a lot after both their relationships split up. They have a close bond and there’s definitely a special connection.

‘They’re spending more and more time together. Some of their friends are hoping and predicting they could end up being a great couple one day.’

The insider added: ‘They are both private about their love lives and they are both committed to their children first and foremost as well.’

Adele shares a son, Angelo, with Simon while Skepta (real name Joseph Junior Adenuga Jr) became a father in November. He previously dated supermodel Naomi Campbell, 49.

 

 

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US ATHLETE, ALLYSON FELIX BREAKS ONE OF USAIN BOLT’S WORLD RECORDS

US track and field star Allyson Felix brought home her 12th gold medal at a world championship, breaking her tie with Usain Bolt for the most gold medals at worlds, and securing her first gold medal as a mom.

Felix was part of the winning team, which featured Wilbert London, Courtney Okolo, and Michael Cherry in the first-ever world 4×400 mixed relay on Sunday.  “So special, to have my daughter here watching means the world to me. It’s been a crazy year for me” Felix told NBCSN.

The quartet finished their race at 3:09.34, setting a world record for the new event. Just ten months ago, Felix prematurely gave birth to her daughter, Camryn, after enduring a difficult pregnancy where she suffered from severe preeclampsia.

 

 

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SUDAN’S FIRST EVER WOMEN’S CLUB FOOTBALL LEAGUE BEGINS

Sudan’s first ever women’s club football league kicked off Monday, with two teams clashing at a Khartoum stadium as crowds of fans and diplomats cheered.

The championship, which involves 21 clubs, would have seemed unlikely just months ago when long time Islamist ruler Omar al-Bashir was in power.

The first club match was played between Tahadi and Difaain in the capital on Monday. Matches are also scheduled for Madani, Al-Obeid and Kadugli.

“Civilian rule, Civilian rule,” chanted the crowd as the first match between the two teams began.

Crowds clapped and whistled, with many also chanting “Kandaka, Kandaka,” referring to ancient Nubian queens.

The match was attended by Sudan’s new Minister of Sport Wala Essam and some Sudanese and foreign diplomats.

“This is a historical game not only for women’s sport but for Sudan,” Essam told reporters.

“We will give special attention to women’s sport and women’s football.”

The start of the women’s club football league comes amid expectations that the current three-year transition period will see liberal policies implemented across the country, including measures to promote freedom of speech, women’s rights, sport and arts.

Sudan joined FIFA in 1948. In 1957, Sudan co-founded the Confederation of African Football with Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa at a meeting in Khartoum.

But women’s football has faced an uphill fight since the country adopted Islamic sharia law in 1983, six years before Bashir seized power in an Islamist-backed coup.

Bashir was ousted by the army in a palace coup on April 11 on the back of nationwide protests against his iron-fisted rule.

A new joint civilian-military ruling body, called the sovereign council, is governing of the country for a transition period of 39 months.

The 11-member council has six civilians including two women.

 

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NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, JUDITH AUDU TO RELEASE DOCUMENTARY ON BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER WITH ALL-FEMALE CREW

Titled “Tame the Silent Killer“, the actress says that the documentary, which is put together by an all-female crew was conceptualized after she lost a friend to breast cancer and realizing cervical cancer is preventable.

Not one to take the news like that, the actress embarked on a campaign to enlighten people about the dreaded killer responsible for the death of women especially in Nigeria. This led her to shooting the documentary, ‘Tame the Silent Killer’, which she says she intends to screen in as many locations as possible.

“It was a very painful loss for me and for the loved ones she left behind. It was even more painful when I came to realise that is one more death that could have been avoided, if she had acted on it immediately she was diagnosed. I got to also discover breast and cervical cancer is the number 1 killer of women at the moment in Nigeria, it is a problem hitting women and because of how personal the parts we are talking about is, I decided to put together an all-female crew to do this documentary so women would feel free to talk about it,” she said.

Judith Audu further noted that breast and cervical cancer is recorded as the number one killer of Women in Nigeria.

Aside Judith Audu who produced and directed the documentary, other members of the crew include, Sarah Tiamiyu, Director of Photography; Uyoyou Adia, 2nd Camera Unit; Ates Brown, Editor; Onu Rosemaryjoy Chiwendu, Sound Recordist; Martina Ofem ‘April Talker’, Behind the Scene Pictures; Nkwocha Precious-Flora, Gaffer; as well as Nollywood actressOmowunmi Dada, production manager assistant.

The 50-minutes documentary will be premiered in October during the Breast cancer awarenesses campaign, after which it will be available to the viewing public on as many platforms as possible.

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ZAINAB BALOGUN AND BOLANLE OLUKANNI SET TO LAUNCH NEW SALON IN LAGOS

After months of research, we created a hair experience that offers healthy hair care in a timely manner.

The star of Ebony Life TV‘s Purple Hibiscus HotelZainab adds that clients will not need to spend extra long hours at the salon just to get their hair done.

 A2-hour salon trip flat! That’s our promise.

The salon will specialise in the steam-treatment wash and seven stylish weaving options.

Bolanle also adds that they worked with the best in training their hair technicians.

We worked with the best artisans and consultants while training our hair technicians to ensure the best service for every single client.

The store is set to officially open on Monday the 30th of September.

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Not sure how to say this but . Myself and @zainbbalogun are opening a salon. Yikes! Excited is an understatement. I’m overwhelmed at the fact that on Monday September 30th you can experience our new wash and weave concept salon. Our clients are offered an all-inclusive steam-treatment wash and can choose one of seven stylish weaving options. Our focused business model allows you to say goodbye to spending long hours at the salon and hello to our 2 hour service promise. We love all hair types-Permed, natural, texlaxed and are ready to take care of you. We worked with the best artisans and consultants , while training our hair technicians to ensure the best service for every single client. I introduce you to our baby WASH and Go! Go follow @mywashandGo for all the details !! Visit our website www.mywashandgo.com and boookkk your appointments!!! See you on Monday 🚀🚀🚀 PLEASE SHARE and REPOST!! I appreciate your support #HelloWashandGo #ItsSimple #WashandGo 📸 @bolajiodukoya_

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