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 On Saturday, Tunde Onakoya, Nigerian chess master, set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess. The chestmaster confirmed this in a post on his official X account. He wrote, “We have done it. “We’re pushing to 60 hours guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going. “We have a fundraising goal to meet for the education of African children around the world. This is our why – the reason we are doing this. “Let’s demonstrate to the world the incredible power of love. Together, we can make this happen. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018 and aimed at reaching 58 hours target. The challenge, which is underway at New York City’s iconic Times Square, has currently exceeded 56 hours and a few minutes and already set him adrift the previous record holders. The new record holder said his attempt was to raise funds and awareness for providing educational opportunities to underprivileged children across Africa. In a statement by his foundation, Chess in Slums Africa, Onakoya said he will be joined by his US counterpart, Shawn Martinez. It read in part, “This record attempt requires a team of two players. Tunde Onakoya (NG) will be facing off against Shawn Martinez (US) for the challenge. Both players hold the title of National Masters. “Shawn Martinez, a US National Master, renowned New York City chess legend, and chess coach, poses as a formidable adversary. Both Tunde Onakoya and Shawn Martinez will hold the record title.” “This record is for the longest time to continuously play chess. This record is to be mentioned in hours, minutes, and seconds. This record is to be attempted by a team of two players,” it added. After about 23 hours into the game, Martinez joined to make the new world record. Meanwhile, Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Singer Davido, and Adekunle Gold, have all shown support for Onakoya to break the new record.
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 Russ launched a platform that lets fans vote for their favorite song from him that isn’t out yet. It’s the kind of thing you never think of and then wish your favorite rapper had been doing for years. Fans voted that ‘That’s My Girl’ was their favorite and ‘Tired’ was second, so tonight, Russ treats them to the studio versions of both songs. Check them out below. The talented artist also got a chance to work on music for M. Night Shyamalan’s newest movie ‘Trap’, along with a role. https://open.spotify.com/album/1kfbsMBtTpCrrXqUnBYjjH
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 Nas’ classic debut album Illmatic turns 30 tomorrow and to celebrate, he links back up with the legendary DJ Premier for a new song. The pair worked together three times on that album, on ‘N.Y. State of Mind’, ‘Memory Lane’ and ‘Represent’, which are some of the best songs on the LP. Nas and Premo went on to have a great run, with songs like ‘I Gave You Power’, ‘2nd Childhood’, ‘Nas Is Like’ and more in their collection. Tonight, they add to it with a new song called ‘Define My Name’ which the QB rapper teased on social media in the week, with a post showing how long their relationship spans. You can check out the song below. The pair have announced that they’ll soon be putting out a long-awaited collab album. https://open.spotify.com/track/4LDx21eeTurv7b1slX4rFl
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 The tour for Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 is underway and looks like it’s a commercial success. Tonight, Nicki has something extra special for the Barbz. 'FTCU’ was a clear standout from the new album with the 4-bar portion of it from the second verse getting very popular on TikTok. Tonight, Nicki gathers Travis Scott, Chris Brown and Sexyy Red for the official remix SleezeMix. Listen below. https://open.spotify.com/track/07E1YicCwndr6HCXLMb9Y9
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 It was pretty clear from the jump that 2024 was going to be a fun year for Logic fans, with the rapper unveiling the cover art for his highly anticipated album Ultra 85 in February. In case you missed it, this is the year he’s finally putting the LP out. After putting out ‘Fear‘ a couple of months ago, tonight Logic is back with a song called ’44ever’, which follows ’44 Bars’ from Bobby Tarantino and ‘44 More‘. Listen below. https://open.spotify.com/track/40DarBiyfVPEC6OQid9jv6
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 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, Dr Mutiu Agboke has said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS is still part of the innovations bringing sanity into the electoral process in the country. Dr Agboke also maintained that BVAS is still the game changer when it comes to elections in the country. The Osun INEC REC made this known during a courtesy visit by members of the Osun Online Publishers Association to the INEC state office on Thursday. According to him, “We all know that BVAS is still giving us sanity in our electoral process. We are still going to work on the beliefs and perceptions of the people on the BVAS INEC will develop and improve before every election. “We will not rest on our oars. We will continue to do the engagement because it is very important.” Agboke said vote buying and election violence were still common problems encountered during the electioneering process. He said, “Vote buying is still a terrible cankerworm. Stakeholders are not facing the reality of electioneering violence and allowing it to go. “There is a need for us to continue to engage the public and this is done for them to understand before they can stop collecting money from those who are giving them. We need to talk to their conscience.” He also used the opportunity to outline his plans before the commencement of electioneering in Osun State. “Again, voter education is a continuous exercise. We are going to start in a short while to go to media houses in the state. “People must be told certain things that have enveloped our electioneering process that we should not allow to happen. “We are going to engage the political parties. We are going to visit the political parties from May 15. Meet their executives and talk to ourselves. “I want to liberalise the process of engagement and make people see that we can talk about these things. Do they talk to their members and do voter education at their ward meetings, congresses and political rallies? We need to assure them that our guidelines formulated based on what we have designed will be followed to the letter, our technology, how they are going to work and entrenchment of confidence.” He also said it is the duty of INEC as the body on ground close to the electorate to carry out certain activities which is to interface with all the major stakeholders. Dailypost
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 Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a U.S. official, while Iranian state media reported an explosion in the center of the country, days after Iran launched a retaliatory drone strike on Israel. Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports. Iran's Fars news agency said an explosion was heard at an airport in the central city of Isfahan but the cause was not immediately known. Iran suspended flights over the cities of Isfahan, Shiraz and Tehran, state media reported. Several Iranian nuclear sites are located in Isfahan province, including Natanz, centerpiece of Iran’s uranium enrichment program. Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport was closed to all flights until 0700 GMT, according to a notice to airmen posted on a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration database. Some Emirates and Flydubai flights that were flying over Iran early on Friday made sudden sharp turns away from the airspace, according to flight paths shown on tracking website Flightradar24. Israel had said it would retaliate, opens new tab against Iran's weekend attack, which involved hundreds of drones, opens new tab and missiles in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike on its embassy compound in Syria. Most of the Iranian drones and missiles were downed before reaching Israeli territory. Analysts and observers have been raising concerns about the risks of the Israel-Gaza war spreading into the rest of the region. Iran told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that Israel "must be compelled to stop any further military adventurism against our interests" as the U.N. secretary-general warned that the Middle East was in a "moment of maximum peril." Oil prices and jumped on the reports of the Israeli strike. Brent crude futures rose 2% to $88.86 a barrel, the dollar gained broadly, gold rose 1% and S&P 500 futures dropped 1%. Israel's assault on Gaza began after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's military offensive has killed over 33,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the local health ministry. Iran-backed groups have declared support for Palestinians, launching attacks from Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq.
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 Kampion is a new Netflix horror movie addition. This one has a runtime of just 1 hour and 31 minutes and is from the Philippines. If you’ve watched anything Phillipine, you’ll know that their speaking language is chockful of English and Spanish words. For this horror movie, the plot unravels very slowly. And I do mean very slowly. Fortunately, we do get horror moments here and there from the beginning, but it also has a story that takes its sweet time getting there. As in many good horror movies, Kampon does open with a bang. A brutal scene where a woman dies and then appears to be resurrected. Well, sort of. She certainly isn’t what you would describe as dead any longer. Then there’s a jump to a completely different place and time, where we meet a childless couple named Clark and Eileen. One rainy night, after 8 years of marriage and struggling to become parents, a little girl comes knocking on their door. The little girl claims that she is Clark’s child and that her mother sent her to him. Kampon, EileenWhile this is a very unexpected situation, it’s also a strangely welcomed one for Clark’s wife. She accepts the child into their home and can finally be a mother. Even if it’s only as a temporary foster situation until a paternity test can reveal if Clark is actually her father,. Clark, on the other hand, is not crazy about the situation. To be fair, he does also tend to get more of the creepy child situations. And as cute and sweet as the little girl Jade is, she can also say the strangest things. And do quite a lot of weird things. Admittedly, I couldn’t help but giggle at the title of Kampon combined with how Eileen seems to accept strange events to continue being a mother. I found myself hearing the hit song “Come on, Eileen” and then it became “Kampon, Eileen”. The ending of Kampon on Netflix
The Kampon ending isn’t a simple one. While Eileen’s relationship with the child, Jade, is odd and eerie, the ending is even more so. It will probably leave many viewers scratching their heads. As a hint for the ending of Kampon, I can say that you need to pay attention to the constant flashbacks Clark has from his time as a police officer. Before he retired, he had a very odd experience with a human that did not seem human at all. Not long thereafter, he met Jade’s mom and had a one-night stand. These two things are very much connected, and that’s all I’ll say to avoid any further Kampon spoilers. Watch Kampon on Netflix now!
Kampon was directed by King Palisoc, who also wrote the screenplay with Dodo Dayao. I can’t help but feel this movie had the potential to be better, but it would’ve required both some rewriting and tighter editing. The good story is there, but it is not told in the best way. For me, anyway. I was not crazy about this horror movie, but I do enjoy the whole creepy child vibe. Also, there are some scary moments and a very eerie vibe throughout. It’s too slow for me, and there’s too much wasted time on things that aren’t important for the horror plot. Also, while the production is gorgeous, there are a few CGI moments that I could’ve done without. I will, however, say that the young Erin Espirity was as amazing as little Jade. Also, Derek Ramsey and Beauty Gonzalez were very believable as Clark and Eileen, respectively. Kampon is on Netflix starting April 18, 2024.
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 Kanye West is the suspect in a battery report after a man reportedly sexually assaulted his wife. Police were informed that Ye punched somebody on Tuesday night after they “grabbed” Biaca Censori, Australian architext and model Bianca Censori, who Kanye West married early last year. The man did not need treatment for any injuries. Now, a report for Ye has told TMZ that the man not only put his hands under her dress, but grabbed her waist and spun her around before blowing her kisses. They say she was sexually assaulted and a victim of battery. They did not address the accusation that Ye punched the man.
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 Governor Adeleke Orders Logo Design Competition Between April 19th to 26th. Following his assent to a bill for change of Osun State logo, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the holding of a logo crafting competition to hold between April 19th and 26th. Those submitting a design are to take into account the prototype logo in terms of its contents and style. The submission can be made in person both soft and printed copy to the Office of the Commissioner, Ministry of Information and Public Enlightenment. Entries can also be submitted online via [email protected] or [email protected], with bio data and contact details of the designer. The subject should be with the subject "OSUN STATE LOGO". The best design will be announced on April 28 and will be unveiled on April 30th during the new edition of Ipade Imole. Commenting on the one week competition, Governor Adeleke noted as follows: “As a listening leader, I have asked that we open the change of logo to more public input through this one week competition” The best three designers will be invited and compensated. Recall, Governor Ademola Adeleke has assented to a bill adopting a new logo for Osun state, describing the new symbol as a signal of new rebirth for Osun state. “I am elated to sign this new Logo into law as a signal of rebirth of our dear State. The new logo is significant because it rhymes and meaningfully represents our historic anthem, our values and tradition. “ The new logo is also an educational resource material for our younger generation as it contains symbols of our landmarks, strengths, resources and history. The logo is also a tool to market the state at home and abroad. “It is my honour and privilege to introduce the new logo as the symbol of our state. This announcement will herald a new life of prosperity, abundance and sustainability for our people and admirers. Also, the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Adewale Egbedun described the new logo as “ meaningful and representative of our people, our heritage and potentials. “I congratulate Mr Governor and the entire people of Osun state on this historic occasion. For us at the State Assembly, we will continue to robustly support the many laudable initiatives of the executive arm of government”, the House Speaker noted.
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