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Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO, has been hit with racism claims after a 2010 tweet resurfaced in which he appears to call all white people racist.

In the tweet shared on October 26, 2010, Parag Agrawal, an Indian-American, wrote: “If they are not gonna make a distinction between Muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists?”

The tweet was apparently quoting comedian Aasif Mandvi, who had appeared in an episode of The Daily Show in a segment pitting black people against Muslim people.

The tweet resurfaced on Monday November 29, after Agrawal, 45, was named the new CEO of Twitter as Dorsey officially announced he is stepping down from the company.

Reacting to Parag’s old tweet, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, wrote: “This is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO and the person who’s going to be deciding what kind of speech is allowed on Twitter.”

 

 

 

Mia Cathell, a news editor for the Post Millenial, commented that Parag apparently does not know how to scrub his tweets after the tweet resurfaced.

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Odunlade Adekola never asked me out – Eniola Ajao

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Odunlade Adekola never asked me out – Eniola Ajao

In a recent interview with Tribune Newspaperthe thespian was asked about her views regarding the speculations about her and her colleague. She clarified that Odunlade is like family to her and that it had always been that way before she attained stardom.

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Shan George recovers N3.6m stolen from bank account

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Shan George recovers N3.6m stolen from bank account

Nollywood actress, Shan George, has received back her N3.6 million, which was cleared from her Zenith bank account days ago.

The legendary actress disclosed this on her Instagram on Thursday.

Shan George

She had earlier taken to social media to cry about one Cecelia Chiagoziem Okoro, who had withdrawn the amount from her account and left just N1,637.

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Expressing her gratitude to those who attended to her plight, she promised to give full details later.

She said, “To all those who called, texted, and even sent me their token to enable me pursue d issue, God bless u abundantly and replenish ur pockets a billion folds.”

Shan George recovers N3.6m stolen from bank account

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‘It’s real’, daughter of New Masquerade actress Ovularia confirms mum’s death

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‘It’s real’, daughter of New Masquerade actress Ovularia confirms mum’s death

 

Renowned TV actress, Madam Elizabeth Evoeme, popularly known as Ovularia in the rested ‘The New Masquerade’, has passed on.
She died at the age of 81.
Her daughter, Justina Ngozi Evoeme, who is based in London confirmed Ovularia’s death, which she described as painful and shocking.
A statement by the Evoeme Emekalam family read, “Friends, fans, colleagues, the family of the legendary actress, Elizabeth Lizzy ‘Ovularia’ Evoeme, would like to notify the public, all those who loved her and her work in ‘The new Masquerade,’ of her passing.
“Elizabeth ‘Ovularia’ Evoeme will be dearly missed and was extremely loved by her family and also by you, her fans.
“We thank you all for your support and for respecting our privacy at this time.
“God bless you all and may our dear Elizabeth ‘Ovularia’ Evoeme rest in perfect peace, now and always.”
He death came over four and a half years after a widespread speculation that she was dead.
This was exactly on November 5, 2019 as announced on Twitter (X) by one Churchill Ebhodaghe without any detail regarding the cause of her rumoured death.
Her on-screen husband, Chika Okpala popular called Chief Zebrudaya Okoroigwe Nwaogbe alias 4.30 in the sitcom, dismissed the rumour then.

“Who’s wishing her dead? I am telling you now that Ovularia is not dead. You can call her on the telephone and she will speak to you.

“Wishing her death means that she will live longer,” Zebrudaya reportedly said.

Vanguard on Tuesday quoted her daughter Justina as saying on Tuesday via telephone, “It is not a rumour this time. It is real and very painful.”

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