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Days after her husband and manager died of cancer, Canadian singer Celine Dion has lost a brother also to cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday.

According to a latest report, controversial Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka have been stripped of his position as the Parish Priest in charge of “Christ The King Parish GRA Enugu”.

The Oscars, the most prestigious award for movie actors, has received series of backlash for ignoring actors of colour. Gruelling revenge movie “The Revenant” emerged as Oscars front-runner on Thursday in nominations that pit big-budget movies against small personal dramas and once again shut actors of colour out of the industry’s biggest honours.

WILL Smith’s first scene in his latest movie, Concussion, will make any Nigerian glow with pride. Playing Doctor Bennet Omalu, the Nigerian-born forensic pathologist, who incidentally discovered a disease entity termed, ‘Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)’, Smith’s Omalu, sporting a wobbly accent and an everyman’s self-effacement, serves as an expert witness in a trial and establishes his thing for hands.

Over 20 killed and 33 hostages freed as security forces raid hotel in Ouagadougou to end the standoff with gunmen. The director of the capital city's university hospital said they were treating 15 people, some with bullet wounds [Reuter Over 20 people are killed and an unknown number of hostages taken in an attack on a restaurant and hotel in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Security forces in the early hours of Saturday began an assault to reclaim the Splendid Hotel and entered its lobby, part of which was on fire, witnesses said. At least 33 hostages, including a government minister, were freed from the besieged hotel, the country's communications minister told Reuters news agency, but other sources said at least 63 hostages have been rescued.