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February 19, 1942 – First African-American military aviators in the U.S armed forces

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On February 19, 1942, the Tuskegee Airmen were initiated into the armed forces. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American flying unit in the U.S military.  What began as a revolutionary experiment gave birth to a potent fighting force that would help take Nazi Germany out of the skies and, in the process, change the course of American history. Watch War Story: Red Tails  on History, Friday, Feb. 24 at 8am and 1pm E/P. Image copyright: ©Bettmann/Getty Images

London police called in to arrest The Guardian newspaper reporter for wanting to interview President Buhari

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Security men at the Abuja House in London where President Buhari is staying, yesterday called the police to arrest a correspondent of The Guardian newspaper who had arrived the premises, demanding to see President Buhari so he could interview him. According to a report by the newspaper, after the reporter arrived the Abuja house which is the official residence of the Nigerian High commissioner to the UK in the afternoon, demanding to see the president, a member of staff at the premises told him that the President wasn't there.

Bill Gates 'hopeful' for global pandemic response plan

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Bill Gates says he is hopeful that President Trump's administration will take the necessary steps to be able to respond to a global pandemic or act of bio-terrorism. 

Robert Harward turns down Trump's national security adviser offer

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US President Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser has turned down the job offer.

Space Goat Plans More Evil Dead 2 Comics, Coloring Books and More

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Space Goat Productions announces new line of Evil Dead 2 comics and published material to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary

Photos: 3 confirmed dead, 23 injured as luxurious bus with 59 passengers plunges into canal in Ikorodu

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Three persons were confirmed dead, 23 injured on Friday morning, February 17th, when a luxurious bus plunged into canal at Owode Elede, Ikorodu Road

Photos: Acting IG of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris, confirmed by the Council of the State

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The appointment of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim KpotuM Idris, was confirmed today 7th September, 2016 at the State house, by the Council of State during a meeting presided over by President Buhari. He was appointed back in June after Immediate past IGP Solomon Arase retired from office when he reached the mandatory 60 years retirement age. More photos after the cut...

Spaceman

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 Release date: August 19, 2016 Studio: FilmBuff Director: Brett Rapkin MPAA Rating: N/A Screenwriter: Brett Rapkin Starring: Josh Duhamel , Ernie Hudson , W. Earl Brown , Sterling K. Brown Genre: Sports , Biography Duration: N/A Copyright Holder: N/A Copyright: N/A  

Reuben Abati: Remembering MKO and June 12

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This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against a significant moment in Nigerian history, to remind us of how today, 23 years ago, the battle against the exit of the military from power was fought at the ballot by a determined Nigerian people. It is indeed sad that apart from the South West states of Oyo, Ogun, Lagos and Osun which have doggedly continued to celebrate the hero, and later martyr of that battle, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, there has been studied indifference to the June 12 phenomenon by the Federal Government and remarkably, the rest of Nigeria.

Minnesota state Governor Mark Dayton declares 23rd of May as Beyoncé day

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Who runs the world? Girls. Who runs Minnesota? Beyoncé. At least, for a day! In a proclamation posted on social media yesterday, Governor Mark Dayton and Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith made it clear that May 23, 2016 can and should be dedicated to all things Queen Bey for 24 hours. "Beyoncé has influenced many young girls and women with powerful, positive messages in her songs and thousands of Minnesotans will gather at TCF Bank Stadium to hear Beyoncé perform," the proclamation wrote. "Now, therefore…I hearby proclaim Monday as Beyoncé day."

Wonder Woman

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Release date: June 2, 2017 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Patty Jenkins MPAA Rating: N/A Screenwriters: Michael Goldenberg , Jason Fuchs Starring: Gal Gadot , Chris Pine , Robin Wright , Danny Huston , David Thewlis , Ewen Bremner , Said Taghmaoui , Elena Anaya , Lucy Davis , Connie Nielsen Genre: Action , Adventure Duration: N/A Copyright Holder: N/A Copyright: N/A Official website: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Assassin's Creed

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Release date: December 21, 2016 Studio: 20th Century Fox, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, New Regency Director: Justin Kurzel MPAA Rating: N/A Screenwriters: Adam Cooper , Bill Collage , Michael Lesslie Starring: Michael Fassbender , Marion Cotillard , Jeremy Irons , Brendan Gleeson , Khalid Abdalla , Michael K. Williams Genre: Action , Adventure Duration: N/A Copyright Holder: N/A Copyright: N/A Official website: FoxMovies.com | Facebook | Twitter

Hell or High Water

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Release date: August 12, 2016 (limited; wide: Aug. 19) Studio: CBS, Lionsgate Director: David Mackenzie MPAA Rating: N/A Screenwriter: Taylor Sheridan Starring: Jeff Bridges , Chris Pine , Ben Foster , Gil Birmingham Genre: Duration: N/A Copyright Holder: N/A Copyright: N/A

Melaye weeps in church, says I was tempted to seek diabolical solution

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The Chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Otunba Dino Melaye, on Sunday stunned holy congregation at the Apostolic Church Nigeria, Oke-Ayo (Iluafon) Assembly in his home town, Ayetero-Gbede, Kogi State, when he narrated how was tempted to seek  diabolical means during preparations for the 2015 general election. According to him, the several temptations were to ascertain his fate at the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in which he floored his arch rival, Smart Adeyemi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Melaye who is representing Kogi West, made the revelations during a special thanksgiving service and empowerment programme for youths in the area, attended by 26 Senators and all traditional rulers in the area. During the empowerment programme, 18 seater Toyota Hiace Bus valued at N9 million each was donated by him to the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN) in Kogi West, Council of Ulamas, Kogi

X-Men: Apocalypse

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Release date: May 27, 2016 Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: Bryan Singer MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief strong language and some suggestive images) Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg Starring: James McAvoy , Michael Fassbender , Jennifer Lawrence , Oscar Isaac , Nicholas Hoult , Rose Byrne , Tye Sheridan , Sophie Turner , Olivia Munn , Lucas Till , Evan Peters , Kodi Smit-McPhee , Alexandra Shipp , Josh Helman , Lana Condor , Ben Hardy Genre: Action , Adventure Duration: N/A Copyright Holder: N/A Copyright: N/A Official website: XMenmovies.com | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Alice Through the Looking Glass

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Release date: May 27, 2016 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D) Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: James Bobin MPAA Rating: PG (for fantasy action/peril and some language) Screenwriter: Linda Woolverton Starring: Johnny Depp , Anne Hathaway , Mia Wasikowska , Rhys Ifans , Helena Bonham Carter , Sacha Baron Cohen , Alan Rickman , Stephen Fry , Michael Sheen , Timothy Spall Genre: Fantasy , Adventure Duration: N/A Copyright Holder: N/A Copyright: N/A Official website: Disney.com | Facebook | Instagram

Warcraft

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Release date: June 10, 2016 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D) Studio: Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures Director: Duncan Jones MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for extended sequences of intense fantasy violence) Screenwriters: Charles Leavitt , Duncan Jones Starring: Ben Foster , Clancy Brown , Daniel Wu , Dominic Cooper , Paula Patton , Toby Kebbell , Travis Fimmel , Ben Schnetzer , Ruth Negga , Robert Kazinsky , Anna Galvin Genre: Action , Fantasy , Adventure Duration: N/A Copyright Holder: N/A Copyright: N/A

Anohni At The End Of The World

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  Anohni used to dream of other worlds; now she confronts this one head-on. Her first solo album, Hopelessness , adopts the ugliest parts of the Obama years — government surveillance, drone warfare, climate crisis — as its backdrop. But these aren’t protest songs, not in the traditional sense.