Miss USA won the 71st Miss Universe pageant with a homemade swimsuit cape made of plastic bottles Before being crowned Miss Universe, Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel wowed the audience with a homemade design during the swimsuit competition. Gabriel was named the winner of the 71st Miss Universe pageant on Saturday night in New Orleans, Louisiana. Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel,...
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The ‘kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US : here’s what it could mean for the UK
The ‘kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US : here’s what it could mean for the UK The heavily mutated omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first detected in late 2021. Due to the many mutations in the spike protein (a protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 that...
Former NAFDAC Boss, Dora Akunyili’s daughter named first black chief medical officer of U.S. hospital
Former NAFDAC Boss, Dora Akunyili’s daughter named first black chief medical officer of U.S. hospital The Jersey City Medical Center, a RWJBarnabas health facility in the United States, has announced Ijeoma Akunyili as the new chief medical officer of the hospital. The statement released on the Medical Center’s official website on Wednesday, January 11, says...
Governor Kemp Declares State Of Emergency In Georgia
Governor Kemp Declares State Of Emergency In Georgia Thursday 12th Severe storms flip cars, tears building apart bringing down trees across Georgia Atlanta Georgia is now under an enhanced risk, Level 3 out of 5, for severe weather for Thursday, Jan. 12. Georgians need to be weather aware as storms could produce damaging winds up...
Tornado To Hit Atlanta Today Thursday 12, 2023
Tornado watch issued for parts of metro Atlanta Hello ATLANTA — North Georgia is now under an enhanced risk, Level 3 out of 5, for severe weather for Thursday, Jan. 12. Georgians need to be weather aware as storms could produce damaging winds up to 60 mph along with the possibility of a few tornadoes....
IRS issues 12 million tax refunds after correcting 2020 returns
IRS to issue 12 million tax refunds after correcting 2020 returns The Internal Revenue Service issued 12 million tax refunds to Americans who paid too much in taxes on unemployment benefits they received in the first year of the pandemic. The agency corrected about 14 million 2020 tax returns which is related to unemployment compensation, then...
Sad: U.S-Lawmaker, Quentin Williams, reportedly killed by a reckless driver hours after his swearing-in
Sad: U.S-Lawmaker, Quentin Williams, reportedly killed by a reckless driver hours after his swearing-in Quentin Williams, a Connecticut state representative was killed overnight in a wrong-way highway crash after having attended the governor’s inaugural ball and his own swearing-in ceremony for a third term. State Police said he was killed when a wrong-way driver hit...
U.S. President Biden Again Mistakenly Calls VP Kamala Harris ‘President’
Yet again, President Joe Biden referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “President Harris” during a press conference to announce his upcoming trip to the southern border this weekend. The gaffe, which has happened multiple times before, was widely criticised on Twitter. US President Biden confirmed his Sunday trip to El Paso, Texas during Thursday’s...
Employers Of Nigerians, Other Foreigners In U.S. To Pay More Under New Bill By President Biden
The Biden administration proposed increased fees for many employment-based visas while keeping prices for people applying to become U.S. citizens relatively static. U.S. employers of foreign workers will pay more following the increased fees bill made by President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday. The Biden administration proposed increased fees for many employment-based visas while...
Sad: Barbara Walters, legendary journalist and trailblazer, has passed away
Barbara Walters, legendary journalist and trailblazer, has passed away Barbara Walters, a broadcast legend and pioneer who became the first woman to co-host a morning and evening newscast, died at age 93, on Friday, December 30th at her home in New York City, surrounded by family. The TV legend had been battling ill health for some...