the unbearable notice is; that you've to make up your mind to be the difference and not the other way round else people will misjudge you even though you're not that person.
According to the data at the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is traded officially, exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar opened at ₦ 413.53/$1 on Monday October 11, after it closed at N414.30 per $1 on Friday, 8 October 2021.
The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) for today, Monday, October 11, opened at N575.00 to a $1.
Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognise the parallel market (black market), as it has directed individuals who want to engage in Forex to approach their respective banks.
“The official rate today, Monday October 11, for $1 dollar to naira = ₦ 413.53/$1.”
NAIJANEWS
The official exchange rate showed that the naira continued its very slow appreciation against the US dollar.
The first vaccine for children at risk of malaria has been approved by the World Health Organization, according to a press release.
This groundbreaking achievement could save tens of thousands of children each year in sub-Saharan Africa alone, the primary risk zone for the parasitic disease that kills half a million people annually, half of whom are children.
“We have long hoped for an effective malaria vaccine and now for the first time ever, we have such a vaccine recommended for widespread use.”
DRMATSHIDISOMOETI
It’s designed to stop the deadliest of the five primary strains of malaria — P. falciparum and is the result of more than 30 years of research, development, and funding through a partnership between the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; and Unitaid.
With viruses and bacterial infections, exposure allows a person to develop antibodies that help them fight future infections.
That’s not the case for parasites, which can infect people over and over again. In sub-Saharan Africa, individual children get around six malaria cases per year. Constantly battling malarial infections weakens a child’s immune system and leaves them exposed to other illnesses.
“Developing a vaccine for a parasite is much different than developing one for a virus or bacteria.”
INSIDERNOTED
In 2019, there were an estimated 229 million cases of malaria and 409,000 deaths around the world. Of those cases and deaths, 94% occurred in Africa.
The WHO recommends four doses of the vaccine over a period of more than 18 months for children under the age of 5 in moderate- to high-risk areas.
One study found that the vaccine could prevent 5.4 million cases of malaria and 23,000 deaths in children under the age of 5 annually. In combination with existing drugs and techniques to prevent and treat malaria, its efficacy rate increases.
Kanye West has earned his first ever Diamond certification, with ‘Stronger’ surpassing the 10 million sales mark earlier this week.
Released in 2007 from West’s third album ‘Graduation’, the track has reached the milestone 14 years later.
Tracks need to surpass 10 million sales to be certified Diamond according to the RIAA
INSIDERNOTES
Sharing the news via Twitter, Def Jam Records said: “Kanye West’s ‘Stronger’ is now @RIAA certified DIAMOND! Congratulations to Yeezy and the entire team.”
Earlier this year, it was revealed just 58 songs have been certified Diamond, which is the Recording Industry Association of America highest honour and is worth the equivalent of ten Platinum plaques.
“West also recently announced he is looking at expanding his empire of fashion and music”
INSIDERNOTES
Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ was the fastest song to ever earn the classification while tracks by Justin Bieber (‘Baby’, ‘Sorry’), Eminem (‘Not Afraid’, ‘Lose Yourself’), Lady Gaga (‘Poker Face’, ‘Bad Romance’) and Drake (‘God’s Plan’) have also achieved the milestone.
Meanwhile, it’s been announced that an “intimate” new documentary about West, titled jeen-yuhs, is coming to Netflix next year.
However, his background used to be rather murky, so he’s made a ton of appearances in different ways.
Now, with The Suicide Squad movie out and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League releasing in 2022, it’s easy to see how the two takes on the one character have interpreted his background and made him their own.
“With The Suicide Squad now out, it’s easy to draw comparisons between James Gunn’s King Shark and the upcoming SS: Kill The Justice League’s”
That obviously comes with the caveat that the movie is out and the full game is not, but there’s quite a few easily notable differences in terms of physical and personality.
PLEASE NOTE: The following has SPOILERS for the newly-release movie.
In the new James Gunn movie, King Shark is perhaps best described as a loveable oaf with a twinge of sadness, serving more often than not as comical relief. He demonstrates his lack of intellect several times by pretending to read a book upside down, when he tries to eat Ratcatcher-2, and by his general lack of vocabulary, but as Amanda Waller puts it, he’s the strongest member on the team.
His strength is great, and the combination allows King Shark to play off Ratcatcher, Bloodsport, and others quite well. It’s even quite sad when his “friends” betray and attack him in the water tank explosion, as well as when members of the Suicide Squad have to leave him behind because he’s a shark.
Air passengers to the UK have spent at least £500m on PCR Covid-19 tests from private companies since mid+May, a Guardian analysis has found, only for the NHS to be saddled with extra costs when firms fail to deliver them.
Concern is mounting that the system for testing travellers is on the brink of collapse, with Heathrow airport calling on Wednesday for the government to allow people to use cheaper lateral flow tests instead.
Travellers have reported having to call the NHS testing hotline on 119 for free taxpayer-funded kits after PCR tests they had paid for did not arrive.
“The government must also introduce robust accreditation for all test providers listed on its website, to prevent travellers being ripped off when trying to buy something as essential as a test.”
INSIDERNOTES
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More than 1.5 million readers in 180 countries have recently taken the step to support us financially – keeping us open to all and fiercely independent.
With no shareholders or billionaire owner, we can set our own agenda and provide trustworthy journalism that’s free from commercial and political influence, offering a counterweight to the spread of misinformation.
“When it’s never mattered more, we can investigate and challenge without fear or favour.”
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We do this because we believe in information equality. This way, everyone can keep track of global events, understand their impact on people and communities, and become inspired to take meaningful action.
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Google has rolled out a new internal calculator to explain potential pay cuts to employees who choose to work remotely — and the early results suggests it will penalize its suburban staffers.
Screenshots obtained by Reuters show that Google employees who previously commuted an hour to Google’s Manhattan offices from nearby Stamford, Conn., for example, would see their salaries slashed by 15 percent if they choose to continue working from home.
“Google is slashing pay by up to 25% for some employees who choose to work remotely forever”
NYPOST
Google employees who move even farther away from the company’s offices have been warned they could face even harsher pay cuts.
A worker who left San Francisco for Lake Tahoe, another expensive area of California, would have their pay cut by a whopping 25 percent.
That would mean an employee with a $150,000 salary would suddenly make less than $112,000 per year.
“News of the Google tool comes amid a broader debate at tech companies about remote work and compensation.”
NYPOST
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have allwarned employees who plan to leave expensive cities like New York and San Francisco that their pay will be slashed while smaller tech companies like Reddit and Zillow say they’ll pay the same regardless of where employees live.
The calculator states it uses US Census Bureau metropolitan statistical areas, or CBSAs. Stamford, Conn., for example, is not in New York City’s CBSA, even though many people who live there work in New York.
Jake Rosenfeld, a sociology professor at Washington University in St. Louis who researches pay determination, said Google’s pay structure raises alarms about who will feel the impacts most acutely, including families.
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Rebecca Dixon, executive director at the National Employment Law Project, told MarketWatch that an employee who has proof of a medical exemption or religious objection to receiving the vaccine may still be eligible to collect unemployment benefits if terminated.
The New York Times reported that other large companies — including Facebook and Google — have said they will require employees to be vaccinated in order to return to the office.
Some companies, including The Washington Post, have made vaccination a condition of further employment; however, few have given details about the consequences of violating vaccine requirements.
CNN revealed that it had fired three unvaccinated employees for violating the company’s vaccine requirement for in-person workers, according to an internal memo signed by Jeff Zucker, the cable network’s president, obtained by the New York Times.
According to employment law experts, the three former CNN employees likely won’t receive unemployment benefits, reports MarketWatch.
“And, if you refuse to get one and quit or are terminate”
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To receive unemployment benefits, most individuals must prove that they are out of work through no fault of their own.
Unemployment benefits may also be unlikely if one quits due to vaccination refusal, although state workforce departments are able to make changes to that eligibility requirement.
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“A bad boy with magnetism” and “open minded”, are some of the words Ebuka uses to describe himself.
This 28-year-old musician and aspiring filmmaker was born in Lagos, then moved to the United States of America as a teenager – but is currently based in Abuja.
Calling himself a “curious participant of life”, Ebuka likes to explore interests and people with an open mind and maintains he is dedicated to growing into the best version of himself.
He believes being the product of two different societies; America and Nigeria, has created an interesting perspective on life that many viewers will be able to relate to.
In his free time, you will find Ebuka writing, creating music or pursuing his interests in cinematography.
Space Jam: A New Legacy gave the Looney Tunes a makeover by turning them into 3D/CGI versions, but was the movie secretly criticizing the use of CGI through the Looney Tunes?
The Looney Tunes have gone through a variety of adventures since their debut in 1930, but in 1996 they went through a one-of-a-kind adventure in space in Joe Pytka’s Space Jam.
The movie brought together two different worlds unlikely to cross paths in the real world: the Looney Tunes and professional basketball, this by having Michael Jordan leading the Tune Squad in a life-changing basketball game.
“The biggest, most noticeable change that has sparked a lot of debate among critics and viewers is how Space Jam 2 digitized the Looney Tunes and gave them a 3D/CGI look, which was justified in the story.”
SCREENRANT
The biggest, most noticeable change that has sparked a lot of debate among critics and viewers is how Space Jam 2 digitized the Looney Tunes and gave them a 3D/CGI look, which was justified in the story.
The Looney Tunes spend the first two acts in their traditional looks, but when the time comes for the big game to start, the villain of the story and leader of the opposing team, Al-G Rhythm (Don Cheadle), gives them a makeover to fit with the digital look of everything else.
Bugs Bunny and company are understandably horrified when they see themselves in 3D form, but could this be a sneaky way from the writers of Space Jam 2 to criticize the use of CGI in recent years?
“However, given a big issue surrounding the animation crew behind Space Jam 2, this theory now seems unlikely.”
INSIDERNOTES
In an unexpected (and unprofessional) movie from Warner Bros., the studio didn’t credit the whole 2D animation team, and this issue was quickly pointed out by some of the animators, most notably Dave Alvarez.
In response to this, and in a failed attempt to make up for the “mistake”, Warner Bros. shared the names of the whole 2D animation crew and their “gratitude” to them via the official Space Jam 2Twitter and Instagram accounts, which only drew more backlash.
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Fans spotted that the 2020 song is no longer available on streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Only an instrumental mix remains.
“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light up.”
DABABY
No explanation has been given about the track’s withdrawal. It’s not known at this stage if it’s linked to DaBaby’s insensitive comments about HIV/Aids at last month’s Rolling Loud Miami festival.
Friday Night SmackDown is here once again and we have just the one match announced so far.
Thankfully, we are well versed in filling up these previews with what we think might happen. Last week, we successfully predicted the return of Sasha Banks.
“This seems to be a return to the ThunderDome era of WWE tradition of announcing very little in advance of these shows.”
INSIDERNOTES
This week, we are predicting the return of Vladimir Kozlov, Mike Knox and Mordecai as an NWO type trio. You heard it here first. Let’s dive in and preview our only certain match tonight: Baron Corbin vs Finn Balor.
The contract signing was set to culminate in Reigns versus Balor at SummerSlambut, instead, resulted in Roman Reigns versus John Cena.
“Sasha Banks returned and initially jumped to the defense of Bianca Belair against Carmella and Zelina Vega.”
LWOS
We have to admire Corbin’s attempt to make himself Reigns’ opponent, but it was not meant to be.
The director seemed to walk back earlier comments he’d made to The New York Times, and said that he regrets not putting his thoughts across like this:
Nothing if not the uninhibited creative expression of one man. Collider’s own Matt Goldberg wrote in his review that Gunn’s
“sensibilities are all over this film from the gory violence to the pitchblack sense of humor to the concept of found family among a group of rejects”
COLLIDER
In that NYT interview, Gunn said that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige “gives more notes” and is “way more involved with editing than people are at Warner Bros.”
The director tipped his hat to the new brass at WB, and said that he was given unprecedented creative freedom.
And it shows. The Suicide Squad performance…
“Gunn was sort of poached by WB in 2018 after he was fired by Disney for unearthed inappropriate tweets from a decade ago, for which he has apologized.”
MARVEL
This led to a delay in the third Guardians movie, the script for which Gunn had already written and turned in.
In 2019, he was rehired by Disney to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3after sustained fan pressure and a public vote of confidence from the franchise’s cast. The film is now slated for a May 5, 2023 release.
MTV Awards, and Holland has previously teased Mackie for not having his own Marvel movie. Even though it’s been a while since they shared the screen in Civil War, the feud appears to be alive and well.
Spider Man raider Web Slingers,
There’s no word yet on how Holland will choose to respond to this, but one has to hope he’ll step up to the plate.
TOMHOLLAND
Anthony Mackie issues a challenge to Tom Holland: Beat his Spider-Man score at Avengers Campus.
Ever since Holland joined the MCU in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, there’s been a playful rivalry between him and Mackie.
It’s become common for the two, along with Sebastian Stan, to poke fun at each other on social media and at various fan conventions.
“Both Mackie and Holland are contributing to Marvel’s massive 2021”
ANONNYMOUS
For example, Mackie recently called out Holland in his acceptance speech at the MTV Awards, and Holland has previously teased Mackie for not having his own Marvel movie.
The singer was spotted alongside his manager Asa, official hypeman Special Spesh, his cousin among other members of the crew.
LA-based content creator, Coolkicksla, was also available to document the shopping session on camera.
“Nigerian singer Davido doesn’t joke with members of his Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) crew as he always puts in the extra effort to make them happy.”
LEGITNG
Some days ago, the DMW boss stormed a sneakers shop in Los Angeles alongside his crew members and he made sure to treat everyone to a nice pair of designer sneakers.
Instagram Cosplayer Cosplay Page shared this fusion Cosplay that imagines what the Prince of the Saiyans would have looked like if he received a symbiote of his own that made Eddie Brock such a threat to Spider-Man throughout the years before Venom turned to the light side:
With Cletus Kassady making his first on-screen appearance, fans are excited to see how the red symbiote-wearing fiend will be portrayed by the star of Natural Born Killers and Zombieland.
Was there a way to have our cake and eat it too? Could RDJ’s Iron Man return to the MCU without ruining Endgame’s legacy? It turns out that we already have an answer.
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) was one of many candidates for “Heroic Death in Avengers: Endgame” in the months that preceded the film’s release.
We knew going into theaters that some of our beloved Avengers would do whatever it takes to beat Thanos.
MARVEL
Some of them might die after bringing everyone back in this Infinity Saga finale.
It turned out that predictions about Iron Man sacrificing his life to beat Thanos (Josh Brolin) were accurate.
And as a result, the Endgame finale was heartbreakingly beautiful.
Smartphone prices are apparently on the rise, hence, we listed a few other platforms that lets you finance the purchase of your next device with a loan.
And also grants you flexible repayment plans.
Unfamiliarity with the system and other methods of commercialization has been in the attic and very few have access to this immeasurably fodder appearing almost on all ads, site front page and most newspapers as well.
“Imagine buying an expensive smartphone online then receiving a piece of rock right afterwards”
ANONNYMOUS
Easybuy is a mobile device financing platform operated by Palmcredit, a consumer loan company.
With this platform, users get to purchase mobile phones and other devices on credit and pay back in more comfortable monthly installments.
Register With the Easybuy Agent
Following these steps below,
Locate an Easybuy Agent
1st
You can find these agents at different shops where mobile phones and other devices are sold.
Pick Your Preferred Phone or Device
2nd
After locating an Easybuy agent, you get to decide what phone or device you intend to purchase. So, feel free to explore your options at this stage.
Register With the Easybuy Agent
3rd
For this, you will need to provide details and documents like name, phone number, address, company name, salary information, BVN, valid means of identification, debit card information (to enable auto-debit when monthly paybacks are due) etc.
Pay Your Initial Deposit Amount
4th
The payment of your initial deposit amount comes after registration. This payment is made to the store where the purchase is being made alongside the Easybuy agent.
Login to the Easybuy Mobile App
5th
This includes adding a card to enable the platform to automatically debit your account once it’s a due date. You can also decide to pay back your device loan before the due date.
This is the last step here, after which you will be allowed to go with the device purchased.
For recommendations see screenshots below,
Like now am on the 6 six loan plan, which has allowed me to save more money in anticipation of making ends meet, at the due time or before deadline day, and thereafter I still got some change left in my wallet and pockets too.
I really like all my friends, client’s and fanzines to partake of this very art of benevolence (kindness or support) especially in this difficult times.
Izuku Midoriya has always wanted to be a superhero since he was a kid. Thanks to All Might, these dreams of becoming a pro hero were set on the right path, but things have taken a turn as of late.
With society upturned, Izuku has been fighting solo, and it turns out the My Hero Academia manga has a name for his dark form.
Clearly, Izuku is in a dark place right now, so the name of his current form fits.
“The boy learned that not only did Shigaraki escape the massive raid on the Paranormal Liberation Army, but his allies did too.”
COMICBOOK
If fans are lucky, the hero will not be stuck in this place for much longer, and we have his classmates to thank.
The creator explains in his notes for My Hero Academia volume 31 that Dark Deku describes his physical and mental state. The hero is stuck in a rut when he dons this look, and its sharp designs mirror the splintered state of his psyche.
ming aggregation websites such as Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb with negative user ratings to bring down a film’s overall score. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Captain Marvel” are two prominent examples of films that were review-bombed before release.
The review-bombing of “Captain Marvel” led to Rotten Tomatoes disarming user ratings until after a film opens.
“The Suicide Squad”: “I’ll live — stuff like this means nothing in the big picture.”
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“I know there’s some people that are like, ‘Hey, man, this show’s woke,’” Smith told Variety about the backlash.
“I’m like, all right, great, then so was the original cartoon we’re fucking sequel-izing. Go watch it again. There are girls in every episode. Deal with it.”
“It wasn’t like He-Man always saved the day.”
SMITH
Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” opens August 6 in theaters and on HBO Max, where it will be available to stream for 31 days
Smith told Variety about the backlash. “I’m like, all right, great, then so was the original cartoon we’re fucking sequelsizing. Go watch it again.
It’s hard to imagine anyone doing justice to the role in the way that Hugh Jackman did in Fox’s X-Men franchise.
However, a new video has surfaced online teasing what Scott Eastwood could look like in the role (through the use of DeepFake technology) if he were to play the character in the MCU – and it’s a pretty convincing one.
“It’s safe to say that Wolverine is one of the most popular Marvel Comics characters of all time.”
BAMSMACKPOW
Following Disney’s recent merger with Fox, the rights to the X-Men characters have since found their way back to Marvel, meaning that the MCU can adapt all of the X-Men characters, including Wolverine – with rumors already beginning to swirl in regards to when he will debut.
YouTube user StryderHD has made an impression on fans of popular franchises in recent months with a string of convincing videos that reimagine what certain characters could look like with different actors playing their parts.
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