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I Powerful poem at vigil unites Manchester   00:50 Story highlights Manchester poet Tony Walsh recited a poem Tuesday at a vigil for victims of Monday's terror attack "We won't take defeat, and we don't want your pity. Because this is the place where we stand strong together," he said (CNN) At a vigil Tuesday in Manchester, England, a defiant poet Tony Walsh reminded residents that their city is much more than the site of a deadly suicide bombing. His powerful reading of his own poem, "This is the Place," was interrupted frequently by raucous applause from the crowd gathered outside Manchester City Hall during the vigil for the victims of  Monday night's terror attack . Walsh spoke forcefully, like he was punching the enemy that had cast a shadow over his city less than 24 hours earlier. "The Manchester way is to make it yourself,...

Cortez Kennedy, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee has died at the age of 48. Police in Orlando, Florida, say the former Seattle Seahawks star was found dead on Tuesday morning and the circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown but that there is nothing suspicious about his death. Mourning him, Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker said, 'Cortez will be remembered not only for all his great achievements on the football field but how he handled himself off the field. He epitomized the many great values this game teaches which serves as inspiration to millions of fans'.

Last night, the people of Manchester led by Mayor Andy Burnham held a vigil at the Albert Square, Manchester City Centre in honour of those who died during the bombing at the Ariana Grande concert. More photos after the cut..

Pete Souza, the former chief official White House photographer during Obama's administration, shared this throwback photo of Barrack and Michelle, with the caption; "Holding hands." Catch the shade? Lol. 

Kevin Hart and his wife, Eniko Parrish, are expecting their first child together, a baby boy. This will be her first child and the third child for the comedian/actor, as he already has two children, Hendrix and Heaven from his previous marriage.

Following allegations and counter allegations between himself and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, Rivers state governor, yesterday denied that he a member of any secret cult. Speaking at the commissioning of the state government house chapel, Wike said while he was an undergraduate at the Rivers state University of Science and Technology, he never joined any secret cult "As a University student, I never entered into any cult. Never!"he said  Two days ago, Wike accused Amaechi of forming a new cult group whose aim is to cause security crisis in the state. Amaechi has since denied the allegation. 

Be inspired by Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock! He shared the before & after photos above via Instagram today and wrote;  "When I took this iconic absurdity of a picture in 1996 I was one year removed from sleeping on a used mattress I took from a garbage dumpster in the back of an hourly sex motel. Couldn't afford to buy a bed so we do what we gotta do to get by. You can imagine all the fun colorful bodily fluids I tried my best to clean off. "21 years later I'm taking the same photo backstage hosting #SaturdayNightLive for the fifth time. If you're going thru your own tough times "used mattress" stage, do your best to have faith things'll get better and always be willing to outwork your competition because you never know where life is gonna take you.    And ALWAYS remember to place a soft tissue under your left elbow as to protect the fabric of the cheap ass swag turtleneck that had you out here looking like a ba...

Footballer Ahmed Musa, who recently divorced his wife and mother of his two children, Jamila, has kicked off the wedding ceremonies with his now former side chick, Juliet. Although Jamila is reportedly back in Kano state with their two children, the footballer returned to Abuja for a court wedding with Juliet on Tuesday . See more photos after the cut ... AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook Facebook Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Email Email Share to WhatsApp WhatsApp

An unidentified young man committed suicide in an uncompleted building at the Ijaiye area of Lagos state. Residents of the area woke up to find his body dangling from the ceiling of the building this morning. No one knows why he committed the act. See graphic photos from the scene of the incident after the cut..  

According to the timeline of events shared by Manchester Police, they got the call about a possible explosion at 10:33pm and first responders got to the venue at 10:39pm .     

They aren't best of friends and they don't agree on a lot of policies, but US President Donald Trump and Pope Francis have met at the Vatican for a short private audience on the third leg of Trump's overseas trip.  Trump arrived for the meeting along with his wife Melania, daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner.  Before this meeting, the two men have already clashed at a distance on issues including migration and climate change.  Trump will later meet Italy's president and prime minister. He will then fly to Brussels for a Nato summit.

Abolaji Banjoko professionally known as BeejaySax held concert goers and sax lovers spellbound on Sunday May 14th 2017, at the prestigious Eko Hotel and suites Victoria Island, Lagos. The hall was filled with over 2000 guest inclusive of Royal fathers, Captains of industries, past and present state leaders who were seated in less than one hour into the event proper, hence making the concert a sold out show. The atmosphere was electric and the air was thick with every act like Big Bolaji, Tosin Bee, Psalmos, Tim Godfrey, Nosa, Odunayo, Femi Okunuga, Tosin Alao, Olaolu Gbenjo, Segunfunmi, First Born, Saco, Damola, Palmira, Grand Komanda and Kenny Blaq raising the bar one after the other. Ushering BeejaySax on stage was the host, Gbenga Adeyinka the 1st who without prompting any idea had the whole hall in a rousing ovation as Beejaysax mounted the stage in a choreographed entrance; lights, fireworks and applause were relentless in his first 45 minutes of perfo...