Jussie Smollett's screen time in Empire is getting slashed following speculations he staged the attack on himself

Jussie Smollett's screen time in the TV show 'Empire' is getting slashed following speculations that he staged the homophobic attack he reportedly suffered recently.

Jussie's case is heading to a Grand Jury as there are reports that he planned with two brothers to attack him then filed a false police report. 

In the wake of the scandal, Jussie's role in Empire is being slashed. He was supposed to have 9 scenes and a big musical number in the second to the last episode currently being shot, but 5 of his scenes have been cut, and his musical number has been removed.

In the remaining 4 scenes, Jussie is no longer the focus. The scene features an ensemble, meaning he's flanked by a number of cast members.

With his roles reduced, Jussie will be spending less time on set and he won't be rehearsing with the crew, TMZ reports, quoting production sources.

Manchester United 'receive whopping £3.8BN takeover bid' from Saudi Crown Prince

Premiership club, Manchester United have reportedly received a whopping £3.8BILLION takeover bid from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

This comes after United chiefs were last year seen spending an increasing amount of time in Saudi Arabia over the proposed takeover bid

According to The Sun, the Saudi royal family, who are worth a staggering £850bn, are hoping to tempt United's current owners the Glazers into selling the club before the start of next season.

Sources close to the Glazer family claim that they are against selling the Premier League club but an offer that big could certainly tempt United's owners.

One of the insiders also added that the £3.8bn valuation from the Saudi Prince is dependent on whether or not United can secure Champions League football next season.

WOW! 'Petrol to sell at N140 per litre from Wednesday February 25th' – IPMAN

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said petroleum will be sold across the country from Wednesday, February 20th at N140/litre.

A statement released by Chinedu Okoronkwo, IPMAN’s National President,  said the slash in price will last five days and end on the 25th of February. IPMAN says the decision is to encourage many Nigerians to travel to their respective destinations to cast their votes duirng the Saturday February 23rd and March 6th election days.

“IPMAN was prompted to slash N5 from the N145 per litre official Petroleum pump price in a bid to motivate Nigerians to return to vote again on February 23.  We urge all our members across Nigeria to immediately reduce the fuel pump price from N145 per litre to N140 per litre.

“This is because of the political situation that hit the country after INEC suddenly announced the postponement of presidential and National Assembly elections after Nigerians were fully prepared. We are all aware how Nigerians travelled to different parts of the country in order to exercise their civic duty; unfortunately, they heard a sad news of postponement of the polls.

“This made us deem it fit to reduce the pump price in order to ease their suffering, and to also motivate them to travel again to exercise their franchise on February 23.” the statement read

Reason Why I Cannot Sack Yakubu Mahmood As INEC Chairman - Buhari Reveal - Politics -

President Buhari has said he cannot remove Mahmood Yakubu as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), because he would need a resolution by two-thirds majority of the Senate to do so.

There have been speculations that Buhari was set to fire the INEC boss, following the abrupt postponement of the general elections.

However, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, insisted there was no truth in such claims.


“Those reports are utterly baseless and false. There is nothing like that.

“Whoever is saying the President is removing INEC chairman is just displaying his illiteracy. Let him go and read the constitution.

“You need a resolution by two-thirds majority of the Senate for any such action,” Shehu said according to The Nation.

INEC moved the general elections to Saturday, February 23, about six hours to the start of the polls on the original date of February 16.

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Two men arrested with 14 sacks containing fake ballot papers in Kano

The Kano Police Command says it has arrested two suspects in possession of 14 bags of fake ballot papers in Kano state.

Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the suspects were arrested with the fake ballot papers around Metro Police Area Command on Wednesday night, February 13th.

Upon interrogation, the suspects said they were from Jigawa state and were only going to sensitize the people in Kano on how to cast their votes correctly during the elections.

Haruna added that investigation was still ongoing as the case had since been transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Development (CID). 

Barbie introduces dolls that use wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs

Barbie has introduced a new range of dolls that recognizes and represents people living with disabilities.

Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbie, will soon debut a doll in a wheelchair, a doll with a prosthetic leg and a doll with textured, braided hair as part of its Barbie Fashionistas line. 

 

In a news release, Mattel said the company intends to expand its doll collection to broaden the definition of beautiful.

The statement reads:

 

As a brand, we can elevate the conversation around physical disabilities by including them into our fashion doll line to further showcase a multi-dimensional view of beauty and fashion.

 

 

The upcoming doll with a wheelchair will have an articulated body so she can easily sit in the chair, but other dolls within the Made to Move line can also be used with the wheelchair. The doll, wheelchair, and compatible DreamHouse ramp will sell for about $19.99. 

Other Fashionista dolls sell for $9.99, including the doll with the removable prosthetic limb.

 

 

The upcoming release of dolls will include dolls with braided hair texture and new body types including a smaller bust, less defined waist and more defined arms.

 

Breaking: CCT orders Police, DSS to arrest suspended CJN, Onnoghen

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, has ordered key security agencies in the country to arrest the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and produce him for trial on Friday February 15th.

The Mr. Danladi Umar-led panel tribunal specifically directed the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of the Department of State Service, DSS, to execute the arrest warrant to ensure that Justice Onnoghen is brought before the panel on the adjourned date.

The order followed an application the Federal Government made for a bench warrant to be issued against the suspended CJN who has refused to come before the tribunal to answer to allegations of non-disclosure of his assets after he assumed office in March 2017.