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Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga to perform at Biden inauguration
Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will take the stage at US President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony in Washington next week alongside others in what his transition team said would showcase a diverse America.
The two will perform at the January 20 event for the incoming 46th US president, which will also feature remarks from a black firefighter from Georgia, a former Youth Poet Laureate, a Catholic priest, and a pastor from Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem and Lopez will give a musical performance.
“They represent one clear picture of the grand diversity of our great nation,” his team said in a statement on Thursday.
The presenters reflect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ “steadfast vision of a new chapter in our American story in which we are an America united in overcoming the deep divisions and challenges facing our people, unifying the country, and restoring the soul of our nation,” it added.
Their roles come as the Democrat takes over the White House from Republican Donald Trump in a scaled-down event amid the COVID-19 pandemic and growing security concerns after a mob of Trump supporters attacked the US Capitol seeking to thwart lawmakers’ certification of Biden’s victory.
The public will not be on hand to watch the swearing-in at the West Front of the Capitol building, now fortified by fencing, barriers and thousands of National Guard Troops.
In announcing the inauguration speakers, Biden’s transition team cited Lady Gaga’s advocacy of LGBTQ rights and health issues, and Lopez’s work raising awareness about the disproportionate impact of the novel coronavirus on Latinos.
Other speakers include career firefighter Andrea Hall of Fulton County, Georgia, and Los Angeles native 2017 National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman.
Former Georgetown University President Father Leo O’Donovan and Reverend Dr Silvester Beaman of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Singer and celebrity disc jockey DJ Cuppy has been accepted into Oxford University, London for a master’s degree programme, Igbere TV reports.
In an Instagram post on Friday, the 28-year-old shared a video call she had with her parents breaking the news to them.
The singer told them she was going to Oxford for her master’s and has been assigned to the Lady Margaret Hall.
She also told her mum Nana Otedola that she was hoping her father would pay the tuition, but her billionaire father Femi Otedola jokingly replied that he had paid her school fees well enough and that he was sure she could handle this one.
“HUGE NEWS and I had to tell my parents first! �� �� … I’ve been accepted into OXFORD UNIVERSITY for a Masters!!! This degree is dedicated to @Nana_Otedola & @FemiOtedola ���� #CuppyOnAMission,” she wrote.
Cuppy attended Grange School, Ikeja. She then relocated to London for her GCSEs and A-Levels. She graduated from King’s College, London in July 2014 with a degree in business and economics.
She also earned a master’s degree in music business from New York University in 2015.
Cuppy started her music career in 2014, first as a DJ and then as a singer.
Bobrisky Promises To Get A New Apartment For An Elderly Woman Who Declared Love For Him (Photo/Video)
A recent video wherein an elderly woman held a placard to declare her love for Bobrisky has gotten the attention of the crossdresser and he promised to change the life of the woman.
The woman’s grandson, @goodluck155553 had tagged Bobrisky while sharing photos of the poor living condition of himself and his grandmother via Instagram.
He wrote;
“Grandma am sorry everything will be okay one day you will eat a better food in this life one day when there’s life there’s hope @bobrisky222”
Sharing a photo of the kind of food they eat; he wrote;
“God please have mercy on us look at what we do eat nd this cocoyam will be scratching us in the tongue @bobrisky222”
He shared video of his grandmother declaring love for Bobrisky @
After seeing his posts, Bobrisky pledged to gift the woman a new apartment and has paid for ticket for the woman’s flight to Lagos so as to meet with her.
Bobrisky shared the video and wrote;
“@goodluck155553 can’t wait to see you and your grandma tomorrow. Mama need a new apartment in d town not dis bush, secondly mama need to be enjoying and resting at her old age now. Can’t wait to see you both in Lagos tomorrow. Check ur dm for ur ticket”
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Veteran TV broadcaster and Nollywood actor, Sadiq Abubakar Daba, known simply as Sadiq Daba has reportedly died on Wednesday, March 3.
According to NTA2 Lagos Network Centre, he died this evening around 8:30pm after battling for leukaemia and cancer for years.
In 2017, Daba was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia and later prostate cancer for which he underwent several treatments.
Back in 2019, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, paid for the hospital bills of the actor.
Giving a reason for his action, Otedola stated that he was moved because Sadiq Daba created good memories for him and others.
Originally from Kano state, Daba grew up in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He moved back to Nigeria at the age of 15. In Sierra Leone, he attended primary school and St. Edward’s Secondary school.
He returned to Nigeria and got higher degrees in many institutions including Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna state.
Growing up, he wanted to be a broadcaster. He finally got a chance in 1968, when he met a certain Alifa Baba Hammed. The latter found him impressive and arranged for an audition at the Radio Television, Kaduna.
Then, Daba worked as a news anchor, reporter and editor at RKTV, NTPC Lagos and NTA Lagos.
His acting career came to prominence in the late 1970s, starring in Cockcrow at Dawn.
Daba featured in a lot of other films and soap operas like ‘Behind the Clouds’, ‘A Place Like Home’, ‘Soweto’, and ‘Moment of Truth’.
In 2015, he won Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as “Inspector Waziri” in Kunle Afolayan’s October 1. He was last seen acting in Kunle Afolayan’s 2020 movie ‘Citation’ as Professor Yahaya.
Daba announced his diagnosis of Leukemia and Prostate Cancer in 2017 and several Nigerians rallied round him to source for funds.
He was married to Bolaji Daba and they share two children and grandchildren.
May his soul rest in peace.
Sad News
Veteran broadcaster and Nollywood actor Sadiq Daba is dead.
He died this evening after a long and excruciating battle with leukemia and prostrate cancer.
May his Gentle Soul Rest in Perfect Peace #RIPSadiqDaba— NTA2 Lagos Network Centre (@NTA2LNC) March 3, 2021
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