Author: niyidaram

Niyi is a senior data editor at NiyiDaram

Makonnen, who featured Canadian rapper Drake on the hit song, “Tuesday,” becomes the first mainstream rapper to come out as gay.This happened on Friday in a series of tweets Makonnen shared on his Twitter page and later on Instagram. On Instagram, Makonnen added “Thank you for letting me be myself.”

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Donald Trump has been accused of “copying” Barack Obama’s inauguration cake – down to the last star. Celebrity chef Duff Goldman, who created Obama’s cake for the ceremony four years ago, took to Twitter to share pictures of both cakes, pointing out he was not involved in Trump’s. “The cake on the left is the one I made for President Obama’s inauguration 4 years ago. The one on the right is Trumps. I didn’t make it.” The photos are causing wahala on Twitter already. lol

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Immediate past president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, has stepped down from office. He announced his decision in a Nationwide broadcast he addressed last night. “I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite gratitude to all Gambians. I promise before Allah and the entire nation that all the issues we currently face will be resolved peacefully. It is not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed” he said

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