Miles Davis - Trivia, Family, Bio

 Posted on July 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  156 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Jazz trumpeter and composer who broke long-held musical norms and helped popularize bebop and jazz fusion. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, 15 years after his death. Before Fame He claimed that he was slapped on his knuckles by his instructor Elwood Buchanan whenever he played with vibrato. He was heavily influenced by Clark Terry during his formative years. Trivia His most famous musical album was " [Read More]

Saraki, Dele Momodu, Others To Meet Wike, Aggrieved PDP Govs Over Rift With Atiku

 Posted on July 20, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  636 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Some presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have concluded plans to meet with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers and other aggrieved governors in the party to end the rift with former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar. Naija News reports that Wike alongside his Oyo, Enugu, Benue, and Abia states counterparts, Seyi Makinde, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Samuel Ortom, and Okezie Ikpeazu, respectively, had pulled out of the party’s presidential campaign, insisting that the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, must be removed or resign from his position for a southerner to replace him. [Read More]

South Africa | Famous Birthdays

 Posted on July 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  82 words  |  Martina Birk

The southernmost country on the African continent. The National Party imposed apartheid in 1948, legalizing racial segregation. The repeal of discriminatory laws began in the 1980s and led to the formation of a democratic government in 1994. Trivia Fossil remains of human ancestors have been found dating back about three million years. The Kruger National Park is home to over 12,000 elephants, 27,000 African Buffalo, 1000 leopards and other wildlife. The first heart transplant in the world took place there in 1967. [Read More]

The best German movies and TV shows to learn German

 Posted on July 20, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1360 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Watching movies and TV in German is a great way to get a handle on sentence construction and improve your listening comprehension. While watching your own favorite shows dubbed into German is good, it’s even better watching things originally in German. That’s how you learn how people really say things. Here are the best TV shows and movies loved by Germans to get you started and to learn German. Ready to start learning with Lingoda? [Read More]

The Press: Death of the Times-Star

 Posted on July 20, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  624 words  |  Martina Birk

The brutal news came in telegrams delivered to the homes of the 649 employees of the Cincinnati Times-Star on Sunday afternoon: “THE NEWSPAPER ASSETS OF THE TIMES-STAR WERE SOLD YESTERDAY TO SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPERS, OWNERS OF THE POST, AND HAS DISCONTINUED PUBLICATION. SINCE THERE IS NO MORE WORK AVAILABLE, WE NO LONGER REQUIRE YOUR SERVICES. PERSONAL BELONGINGS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE TIMES-STAR ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WE REGRET THE BREVITY OF THIS NOTICE. [Read More]

They have army, police to intimidate me but I have God - Governor Sonko

 Posted on July 20, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  506 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

- Nairobi governor Mike Sonko said despite being under siege from all corners, God was on his side and helped overcome all his tribulations - This came after the defence council under President Uhuru Kenyatta approved the seconding of seven military officers to join the newly formed Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) - The governor vowed to reverse the decision to transfer some county functions to NMS saying he was rushed into signing the agreement [Read More]

Video as Portable Stops to Help Accident Victims on the Road, Fans Hail: Zazu Na Better Person

 Posted on July 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  416 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Portable has been sighted after he helped some accident victims on his way along Abeokuta Lagos Express roadIn the clip, he was seen instructing people to put the wounded victims in a truck and take them to the hospital for treatmentA man was also heard applauding the singer as he questioned police officers, who couldn't rescue the victimsStreet pop singer, Habeeb Olalomi Badmus, better known as Portable, has shown that he has some humanity in him with a video making the rounds [Read More]

17 Year Old Nigerian Genius who Had 9 A's in WAEC Offered N1.9bn Worth of Scholarships in America an

 Posted on July 19, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  455 words  |  Larita Shotwell

- Victory Yinka-Banjo, a Nigerian teen, has made the country proud as universities in Canada and America are offering her scholarships - The teenager came into the limelight in 2020 when she made a record of getting distinctions in WAEC and other international examinations - Top of the schools vying for the girl's acceptance are MIT, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins to name a few PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng is on a mission to support vulnerable children of Calabar – join the initiative on Patreon, let’s change more lives together! [Read More]

61 Hilarious Times People Got Caught Lying On The Internet

 Posted on July 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  324 words  |  Martina Birk

These people tried to lie to the internet, but the internet was not having it. Source: imgurThe internet's full of liars. Take fake news stories that spread like viruses. There's a reason why the word "viral" is used: it's because it operates exactly like a disease would. Think about it. There's a receptive host, in the case of viral stories, a person who wants to believe BS to reinforce whatever preconceived notions or ideals that they have, and they scour for credible-looking sources to add credence to their moronic, defeatist outlook on life. [Read More]

8Proofs That Facebook Knows When Youll Fall inLove

 Posted on July 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  146 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

It turns out there is a group of data scientists studying love at Facebook. Thanks to their research, artificial intelligence is able to predict when you’ll start a romantic relationship better than a psychologist can. Bright Side has collected some interesting conclusions and signs which make it possible to find out which relations connect two ordinary users of a social network. Facebook studies love by analyzing other couples. Facebook reads what people in love write. Facebook knows the age of your future significant other. Facebook knows the month when you will meet new acquaintances. [Read More]