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June 26 Calendar Events 1 - 200 of 223 363 Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield. 684 St Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1243 Battle of Köse Dağ: Mongols under Baiju defeat Seljuk army of Sultan Kaykhusraw II during Mongol attacks in north east Turkey 1284 According to the Lüneburg manuscript, a piper leads 130 children of Hamelin away 1409 Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V 1498 Toothbrush invented in China using boar bristles 1539 Battle of Chausa: Afghan and northern Indian leader Sher Shah Suri defeats Mughal Emperor Humayun in Bihar in major battle involving 200,000 forces Christ's Hospital 1553 Christ's Hospital in London, England, granted a charter by King Edward VI to house and teach children of the poor [Read More]

January 25, 2016 9:17 AM EST Kanye West is a great rapper, but, whoo boy, his penmanship leaves something to be desired. The rapper-producer revealed the track list for his upcoming album Swish on Twitter this weekend, and for about half of these songs, your guess is as good as mine: Is song No. 2 “Faith Stretch My Hands” or “Father Stretch My Hands,” missing the R? Had he not already released “Real Friends” earlier this month, would we have any idea what song No. [Read More]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Tajudeen Abbas, revealed on Saturday that lawmakers have introduced a total of 962 bills in the past 6 months. Naija News reports that Abbas revealed this during a special plenary session held to pass the 2024 budget into law. Out of these bills, 120 have been referred to relevant committees for further consideration. Additionally, within the same time frame, 500 motions have been introduced and 153 petitions have been addressed by the House. [Read More]

Short-form autonomous sensory meridian response content creator who rose to fame by sharing trigger sounds on her lunabloomasmr TikTok account. Her videos often focus on combining makeup and ASMR. She has more than 1.7 million followers on the platform. Before Fame Her first TikTok ASMR video was captioned "Getting the bad energy out, and sprinkling in some good energy." Trivia Outside of TikTok, she also creates longer-form content on YouTube. She posts modeling selfies and cosplay photos on Instagram. [Read More]

In February 1978, Makini School was founded. Then, it was called the Riara Gardens Academy. It started as a nursery school with a total of 8 children. The structure that served as the school was a colonial bungalow where the late Dr. Okelo and Dr. Mary Okelo, the founders of the school, lived. The school then grew with an increasing number of students. In 1980, another plot was acquired on the other side Kirichwa river. [Read More]

Beauty standards and trends have finally become more inclusive, with more natural shades of makeup and bras that are available in a bigger number of custom sizes. And women are also giving themselves more leeway in the area of personal grooming. Today’s featured heroine, Sophia Hadjipanteli, may not look like the type of cover girl you are used to seeing, but why should she? She has appeared in some of the biggest magazines on the planet while sporting a unibrow, and has become an unapologetic advocate for natural beauty. [Read More]

TALENTRECAP.COM Talent America's Got Talent Jill O'Rourke Jill O'Rourke Jill O’Rourke is a contributor at Talent Recap, writing news stories and recaps for shows like ‘AGT,’ ‘The Voice,’ and ‘American Idol.’ She graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in English and Film Studies, and has been writing about pop culture since 2012, with previous bylines at Crushable and A Plus. Jill spends her free time binge-watching sitcoms and daydreaming about life as a hobbit → Recent Posts [Read More]

A presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Bukola Saraki, on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The former Senate President met with Obasanjo at the Penthouse residence of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He arrived alongside his team including former National Chairman of the PDP, Kawu Baraje, among others. Saraki’s meeting with the former president might be due to his 2023 presidential ambition. [Read More]

Nigerian movie producer, Zik Zulu Okafor, has opened up on the death of his colleague, Saint Obi, and his exit from the Nollywood industry. Naija News reports that Zik, who is a former President of the Association of Movie Producers in  Nigeria, recounted how Saint Obi’s marriage took him away from his friends in a lengthy article on social media. Recall that news about the actor’s demise broke over the weekend after battling an undisclosed ailment and he was said to have died on May 7, in the home of one of his siblings in Jos. [Read More]

The President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Saturday directed Muslims to look out for the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah 1444 AH from Sunday. Abubakar gave the directive in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. Naija News reports that the Dhul-Hijjah is the 12th and the last month in the Islamic calendar in which Muslims perform annual pilgrimage (Hajj) and celebrate Eid-el-Kabir festival. [Read More]