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Bobbie Smith, the original lead singer of soul group The Spinners, has died at the age of 76 in Orlando, Florida. The group's management said in a statement on Monday that Smith died on Saturday due to complications from pneumonia and influenza.  The statement added that Smith had been diagnosed with lung cancer in November. Smith was the voice behind the band's first hit, That's What Girls Are Made For. The band was also known as the Detroit Spinners. Their biggest hits came in the 1970s, including I'll Be Around, Could It Be I'm Falling in Love and Games People Play. They all featured the voice of Smith, although fellow lead singer Philippe Wynne had by then also joined the band. The quintet began in 1955 as a high school doo-wop group called the Domingoes and they were signed by Harvey Fuqua to Detroit record company Tri-Phi Records.  Berry Gordy's Motown label took over Tri-Phi in 1965, but the group struggled to make a big impact on the ch...

L-R: Father, Mario Jose Bergoglio; mother, Regina Maria Sivori; sister, Maria Elena; (back row) l-r: sister, Marta Regina; brother, Oscar Adrian; young Jorge Mario Bergoglio; and brother, Alberto Horacio, in a family photograph. She did not want her brother to be pope. The thought of it made her pray against it. But God had other plans. And now Maria Elena Bergoglio has to come to terms with the fact that her brother, Jorge Maria Bergoglio, is now the Pope –Pope Francis. As the Catholic faithful celebrate the emergence of a new spiritual father, amid the shouts of “Long live the pope!” Maria Elena, has only one wish: that the world prays for her him. “I feel we have to pray a lot for him because we are living in a very troubled world at a difficult time for the church, we need God permanently,” Maria Elena is reported to have told Argentina’s C5N, adding that she still cannot believe her brother was elected Bishop of Rome. According to her, the 76-year-old former archbishop...

Newly elected Pope Francis 1. He is a huge football fan. 2. While studying to become a priest, he taught literature and psychology at two high schools in Argentina 3. His inclination is to work for the poor, the most marginalised 4. He cooks his own meals. 5. Of his four siblings, only his sister – Maria Elena – is alive. His parents are both dead. 6. He is opposed to same-sex marriage 7.  He is free spirited, friendly and a great listener. 8. He is the first pope to be named Francis; choosing his name in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi, because of his love for the poor. 9. He has close ties with the Jewish and Islamic community (in Argentina). 10. He loves to dance.

March 12 was the birthday of star actress, Chioma Akpotha. She is from Oraifite in Anambra State (Nigeria). She was born in Surulere, Lagos on March 12, 1980 to Chief and Mrs. Ndukaife Chukwuka. She had her primary education at Onward Nursey and Primary School in Lagos. She then proceeded to Federal Girls College, Onitsha in Anambra State for her secondary education. She also attended Lagos State University (LASU), where she studied Banking & Finance. She landed her first major role in the year 2000, when she was featured in the movie, The Apple. Since then, she has appeared in more than 150 movies, some of which are Games Men Play, Royal Doom, Total Crisis, Royal Insult, Eagles Bride, Azima, and Sins of the Flesh. She has won several awards, including Best Actress in a Leading Role at AMAA in 2007, and Best Actress (English Language) at the African Film Awards in 2010.

Fear gripped many Nigerians yesterday over the alleged deteriorating health of Africa’s foremost novelist and author, Prof Chinua Achebe. Against the backdrop of rumours that the literary legend must have passed on following his failing health, Daily Sun contacted a source in the United States where the professor resides. The source confirmed that although the literary icon was in hospital, he was still very much alive. The source who called Achebe’s family at about 10pm yesterday, said the professor was in the hospital, but that he was not dead. Chinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930. He is a famous novelist, poet, professor, and critic. He is best known for his first novel Things Fall Apart (1958), which is the most widely read book in modern African literature.

A major controversy is currently threatening the peace of Alagbado, a suburb of Lagos. A man, Akeem Amodu, and his wife, Awawu Oluyide, are at daggers’ drawn over who the true father of their one-month-old baby girl is. The baby was christened on February 17 but the ceremony wasn’t held in Amodu’s house. Before the date, Awawu had packed her belongings and relocated to the home of her boyfriend with her baby. She claimed her husband was not the true dad of the baby, insisting that she had just returned the baby to the authentic father. But Amodu would have none of that. He is insisting that the baby girl is his daughter. At Fagbenro and Abeokuta streets, Alagbado, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, where the couple and their parents reside, the controversy rages on, as many wonder who the biological father of the innocent baby girl is. Trouble started when Amodu discovered that his wife had suddenly abandoned their matrimonial home for her boyfriend’s place. He reported ...

The video of this hit song by Tiwa Savage has been finally released but unlike the pop beats that cascade through out the song, the video shows Tiwa playing a more quiet role.