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‘Suicide Squad’ Tears Up August Box Office Records

Early evening estimates have Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad at $140M-plus for the weekend after a Friday that’s between $63.5M-$65M. But, when it comes to the audience and critics’ response to the film, it’s deja-vu all over again. Like Batman v. Superman, which earned a 27% Rotten Tomatoes score and B CinemaScore, Suicide Squad is getting panned by critics (26%) and has registered an above average response from CinemaScore crowds who gave it a B+ tonight. (more…)

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Black 18 year old teen shot and killed by the Police in Chicago

An 18 year old Chicago black teen, Paul O'Neal who was in a stolen car was being chased by the police and fatally shot in the back. In the video above, after the police chase, the teen ran out of the car and was chased on foot by cops who eventually apprehended him and cuffed his arms, with blood oozing from his back. Initially the police didn't know the teen had been shot, when they realized he had been shot, they all became confused and asked each other who may have shot the teenager. (more…)

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GEJ arrives Lusaka International Airport

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan arrives Zambia for Election duty. Leader of the African Union Elections Observation Mission (AUEOM) to Zambia, former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was welcomed at the Lusaka International Airport early Saturday morning by the African Union team and government officials. He is billed to soon address  an opening  press conference. More photos after the cut... (more…)

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Leicester City players each get BMW smart car worth about £105K

Leicester City is still basking the glow of their unprecedented title triumph last season and the rewards are still rolling in. Members of the title winning side were each rewarded with a BMW i8 worth exactly £104990. A fleet of 19 protonic blue BMW I8s - which cost a total of £2million  were seen outside the club's King Power Stadium. (more…)

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Obasanjo makes surprise entering at PDP convention committee inauguration in Abuja (photo)

18 months after he withdrew his membership of the PDP and supervised the tearing of his party membership card by his ward leader in Ogun State, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, made a surprise entry at the party’s Convention Committee inauguration held at the Yar'Adua Center Abuja yesterday August 5th. It was not clear what exactly brought him to the venue as he refused to field questions from journalists.