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In the aftermath of yesterday’s horrendous shootings in Dallas – likely spurred by the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile – it’s the question we’re all asking – who did this?
Burna Boy is in London town to promote his upcoming UK show and stopped by the Yager Bar for a press conference. Check out how he responded to advice for new artists, his craziest concert moment and more, after the click.
“All the fine girls have joinnnneed gang, And all the good boys have joinnneed gang.” Feeling this new one from Ajebutter 22 ft Falz the Bad Guy – Bad Gang. Watch the video after the click.
Fans of Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie were probably shocked to learn that the author had a baby girl weeks ago. In an interview with Financial Times, she casually noted why she kept mum about it – “I just feel like we live in an age when women are supposed to perform pregnancy. We don’t expect fathers to perform fatherhood.” #boss
Protesters are currently on the streets of Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, demanding the resignation of Ayodele Fayose, governor of the state.
Showbiz’s hardest working woman, Beyonce, added yet another honor to her collection last night – the 2016 CFDA Fashion Icon Award. In her acceptance speech she talked about struggling to find designers to dress “black, country, curvy girls.”
Say what you want about Kanye but his fans are not a joke. After Summer Jam this past weekend, he tried to organize a pop up show at 2am in the morning and nearly 4000 people showed up! Details on the click.
In “this probably should have happened a while ago” news of the day, word broke that media personality Toke Makinwa served her husband, Maje Ayida, with divorce papers earlier this year. Details and story link on the click.
Pres Buhari is on the move again. This time, he’s headed to the Queen’s country, reportedly for healthcare related to a prolonged ear infection. Details on the click.
MI claps back plus Ese isn’t really here for that “save her” stuff; more of today’s most interesting stories after the jump.
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