10 highest paid motivational speakers in 2022 (list with photos)

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1107 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Everyone goes through low moments and needs encouragement to pick the pieces up and not give up. Fortunately, there are well-known public speakers who offer words of wisdom and spread some cheer whenever you feel low. In today's world, the highest-paid motivational speakers have fans drawn from various parts of the world. Who are the highest-paid motivational speakers in 2022? Read on to discover who they are and their current net worth. [Read More]

30+ famous basketball quotes to help you get your head in the game

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1449 words  |  Martina Birk

Did you know that when basketball was still a new sport, dribbling was not allowed and that Michael Jordan paid fines for wearing his shoes? While these are quite interesting facts about the game, what is equally interesting is how far the sport has come and all the basketball legends we have come to love, from Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and of course, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But wait, what about the basketball quotes uttered by these legends? [Read More]

Atiku's Ally, Idi Amin, Dies In Abuja

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  199 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

A well-known member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council and associate of former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, Idirissu Amin, also known as Idi Amin, has passed away. There are indications that Amin, who formerly led the Maiha Local Government Council of Adamawa State, succumbed to a prolonged illness. Amin was a larger-than-life figure, drawing comparisons to former Ugandan President Idi Amin, and was well-known throughout Adamawa for his engaging personality. [Read More]

Charlie Clips biography: real name, family, partner, net worth

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  778 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Charlie Clips is a renowned rapper, comedian and social media influencer from the United States. He is widely recognized for being a cast member of the improv comedy show Wild 'N Out aired on MTV and VHI. Charlie is one of the American stars who gained public attention following his rap battle and comic videos on social media. He is also known for the flashy lifestyle he portrays on social media. [Read More]

Court Throws Out APP, APM's Petitions Against Sanwo-Olu, APC, INEC

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  382 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has thrown out the petitions filed by the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) and Action Peoples Party (APP) against the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat. Naija News understands that the petitions were dismissed by the Chairman of the three-man Tribunal, Justice Arum Ashom, after the patties themselves withdrew the cases. It was gathered that the petitioners, through their lawyers, Henry Bello representing the APM and Francis Ese for the APP, on Wednesday during the court’s sitting, disclosed that their client had lost interest in pursuing the petitions. [Read More]

Dured's Story | Scotland.org

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  221 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

I was a normal student. I was 16 years old when the war started in Syria. I had to leave looking for a safe place to live. They told us about an opportunity to go to Scotland. I was afraid because it's a new country; afraid of the language, but the communities in Inverurie were really friendly with us. They went with us for shopping, they taught us how we can get trains, buses - so I was really happy. [Read More]

Historical Events in 1951 - On This Day

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  13 minutes  |  2680 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

1951 Calendar Events 1 - 200 of 363 Paul Harvey Jan 1 Chicago broadcaster Paul Harvey begins his national radio program "Paul Harvey News and Comment" from WENR-AM for the ABC network Jan 1 Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines Jan 2 Philip Barry's play "Second Threshold," premieres in NYC Jan 3 9 Jewish Kremlin physicians "exposed" as British/US agents Jan 4 Korean War: Chinese forces recapture Seoul Jan 6 Ganghwa massacre: Hundreds of South Korean communist sympathisers are slaughtered Jan 6 Indianapolis Olympians beat Rochester Royals, 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes; also the longest game in NBA history Jan 9 " [Read More]

No Other Tribe Believe In Nigeria Than The Igbos

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  262 words  |  Larita Shotwell

The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has canvassed for the next president of Nigeria to be of Igbo extraction. Ikpeazu argued that no other tribe in Nigeria has believed in Nigeria better than the Igbos through their investments in every part of the country. The governor made the submission on Sunday when he received a former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, at his country home in Umuobiakwa, Obingwa Local Government Area of the state. [Read More]

Rape, UVA and the Crisis on Fraternity Row

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1823 words  |  Larita Shotwell

The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas tends to be a festive time at the University of Virginia. After studying hard for final exams, many students toast semester’s end with punch-filled cups at holiday parties thrown by fraternities at their rambling redbrick mansions along Charlottesville’s Rugby Road. Events like tacky Christmas-sweater cocktails and Phi Delta Theta’s caroling have become yearly rituals–no small thing at a university that takes tradition as seriously as UVa. [Read More]

SMU Scandal: The 1987 NCAA Death Penalty

 Posted on September 13, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1809 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

“It’s like what happened after we dropped the [atom] bomb in World War II. The results were so catastrophic that now we’ll do anything to avoid dropping another one.” That’s how John Lombardi, former president of the University of Florida, described the so-called “death penalty” levied upon Southern Methodist University in 1987 after the NCAA determined that the school had been paying several of its football players. Until the punishment came down—on this day, Feb. [Read More]