Will Smith all smiles as he's pictured for first time after denying he gave August Alsina permission to date his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith

Will Smith was all smiles as he was pictured for the first time after August Alsina granted an interview claiming he dated Jada Pinkett-Smith with her husband's permission.

The 51-year-old movie star was pictured playing golf on Wednesday, July 1, in Los Angeles County, California, after he was forced to deny claims that he gave singer August Alsina, 27, permission to have an affair with wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 48.

Jada herself slammed the sensational claims as "absolutely not true!" while representatives for Will said the reports were "wrong."

Will Smith appeared carefree about the situation, as he was seen golfing by himself on the same day the denials were made. 

The couple has previously denied they are swingers or in an open relationship.

"I’m like, 'Yo, I wish. I wish!' " Jada told Andy Cohen in 2017 of the persistent rumors that she and Will Smith have an open marriage.

WHO react to TB Joshua healing a Coronavirus patient

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reacted to a video of a Cameroonian medical doctor Kameni Pierre, claiming to have been healed of Coronavirus by Prophet TB Joshua via his church channel, Emmanuel TV.

The gynecologist and obstetrician who claimed to have suffered Coronavirus, said he received his healing after he called in for prayers during an interactive programme on Emmanuel TV from the isolation center he was placed in. 

According to Pierre, he displayed his result and 'vomited out’ the disease while receiving prayers from the Nigerian Pastor. 

WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus who was questioned about the healing by Cameroonian journalist Simon Ateba during an interactive media session, said faith and science should “go together”.

 

Ghebreyesus said; 

“We know many religious leaders who would really advise their followers to follow their faith and at the same time use science. The two do not contradict; they go together… We will call on all religious leaders to be in this fight and save lives.”

WHO Executive Director of Health Emergencies, Dr Michael Ryan on his own part expressed readiness of the international health agency to collaborate with bodies like The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) to advance the fight against Coronavirus. 

He said; 

“Certainly, spiritual leadership is very important in a time like this."

Forbes says Kim Kardashian is not a billionaire yet after Kanye West congratulated her on becoming one

Forbes has shut down reports that Kim Kardashian is now a billionaire after she sold 20 percent stake of her beauty line to American multinational beauty company, COTY, for $200 million.

 

This comes after her husband, rapper Kanye West took to social media on Tuesday, June 30, to congratulate her on becoming a billionaire after her deal with COTY. 

According to Forbes, the 39-year-old reality star and mother of four is worth about $900million after inking a deal with Coty Inc. to sell a 20 percent stake in the company, which sells make-up and fragrances, for $200million

Forbes writes that the deal values KKW Beauty at $1 billion, not that she is one yet, but close. 

The outlet estimates that Kim has a 72 percent stake in the company now (majority ownership) and that her mother Kris Jenner owns an 8 percent stake.

The publication recently revoked Kylie's youngest billionaire title, accusing her of  'lying about company figures and forging tax returns' and suggesting that she is worth around $900million in its report titled “Inside Kylie Jenner’s Web of Lies — and Why She’s No Longer a Billionaire”

626 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria

Nigeria on Thursday July 2, recorded 626 new cases of Coronavirus as confirmed in a tweet shared by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). 

A breakdown of the new cases across different states in the country is as follows; Lagos-193, FCT-85, Oyo-41, Edo-38, Kwara-34, Abia-31, Ogun-29, Ondo-28, Rivers-26, Osun-21, Akwa Ibom-18, Delta-18, Enugu-15, Kaduna-13, Plateau-11, Borno-8, Bauchi-7, Adamawa-5, Gombe-4, Sokoto-1. 

As at July 2, there are 27,110 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country. 10,801 patients have been discharged and 616 deaths has been recorded. 

D'banj and his wife, Didi Lineo celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary

Nigerian singer, D'banj took to Instagram to celebrate with his wife, Didi Lineo on their 4th wedding Anniversary. Sharing a lovely photo of them posing together, the singer wrote: 'To my beautiful wife, Heartbeat, love of my life and Partner……..Happy Marriage Anniversary to us. You Mean Everything to me.' Dbanj and Lineo had a private wedding in 2016.

Crystal Palace become the first Premier League side to distance themselves from the Black Lives Matter movement

London club, Crystal Palace, have become the first Premier League club to distance themselves from the Black Lives Matter (BLM) UK movement amid controversy being generated by the UK arm of the movement.

         

Recently, there has been a growing backlash against the aims of the movement ever since the movement gained more popularity following the deaths of George Floyd.

BLM leaders have posted their beliefs in defunding the police, overthrowing capitalism and “targeted sanctions in line with international law against Israel's colonial, apartheid regime”.

This week BLM was accused of "spreading hate" after pledging support for Palestine amid Israel's plans to annex the West Bank. 
The UK arm of the BLM movement put out tweets on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after hearing of plans by the Israeli government to annex Israeli settlements on Palestinian occupied West Bank.

The BLM UK account wrote: "As Israel moves forward with the annexation of the West Bank, and mainstream British politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism, and Israel's settler colonial pursuits, we loudly and clearly stand beside our Palestinian comrades. FREE PALESTINE."

        

The BLM banner has been on display at Selhurst Park during Premier League games and while Crystal Palace insisted they back the "ethos" of the cause, they have issued a statement urging people to adopt the anti-discrimination message and not the wider demands of the movement.

Even the BBC have reportedly told presenters not to wear the badge after the campaign was accused of "hijacking" George Floyd's death for it's own selfish political reasons.

In a statement today, Palace said: “As people will have seen from our first home game, we have placed banners over our seated areas at Selhurst Park that read: BLACK LIVES MATTER.

“We stand proudly alongside members of the BAME community, our players and employees, and behind the ideals and ethos of 'black lives matter'.

“However, we would like to make clear that we do not endorse any pressure group or body that carries the same term in its name, and we strongly believe that organisations should not use this important force for change and positivity to push their own political agendas.

“We want to be part of a world that is fair, inclusive and open to all.

“As an organisation, we recognise that we need to do more, and we will do more to contribute towards this goal.

Odion Ighalo nominated for his second Manchester United award since joining club

                               

Manchester United and Nigeria striker, Odion Ighalo is in line to clinch his second Manchester United award since joining the club in January as his strike against Norwich City has been nominated for Manchester United Goal of the Month award for June.
 

Ighalo, a fan favorite, who has been praised by club boss Ole Gunnar Solksjaer and the fans for his attitude and his hardwork since joining the club, is favorite to clinch the award, for his strike against Norwich City where he scored a sublime goal to help Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men secure a place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.