The most striking and relevant news in Nigeria and the world, weekly. By Oyemaja Feeds, a division of The Oyemaja Group
WHO renames monkeypox “MPox” (28th November, 2022)(Health): The World Health Organization (WHO) has renamed the Monkeypox virus as ‘mpox’. This, it does, after an observation of the increased racist and stigmatising connotations associated with the use of the name “monkeypox” online.
Megan Thee Stallion becomes first black woman to cover Forbes 30under30 (29th October, 2022)(Entertainment, Finance): Black female rapper from the United States of America, Megan Thee Stallion, has become the first women to cover the Forbes 30under30 magazine.
Kim Kardashian to get 200 thousand dollars monthly in child support from Kanye West (30th November, 2022)(Entertainment): Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have finally settled their divorce, with Kim Kardashian being awarded 200,000 dollars monthly ($2.4 million a year) in child support.
Twitter suspends Kanye West’s account once more (2nd November, 2022)(Entertainment, Tech): Elon Musk, weeks after reinstating Kanye West’s Twitter account after Twitter users voted for his return via a poll, has now suspended Kanye West’s account for making tweets capable of inciting violence.
Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi release Twitter Files (3rd December, 2022)(Politics, Tech): Elon Musk and Journalist Matt Taibbi released “The Twitter Files,” a series of mails sent by top Twitter executives deliberating Twitter’s decision to remove from circulation a New York Post publication released in October 2020 just before the United States (US) Presidential Elections. This story, allegedly detailing the content of Hunter Biden’s (US President - Joe Biden’s son) laptop, discloses Hunter Biden’s involvement with businessmen from Ukraine to influence the elections, including a 12-minute video of Hunter Biden smoking crack and having sex.
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