One of the organizers of the Black Lives Matter in the UK has admitted fraud after £30,000 raised from donors went missing. Xahra Saleem, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by abuse of position following an investigation by Avon and Somerset Police into a GoFundMe page called ‘BristBLM’ set up ahead of the protest in Bristol in June 2020. Saleem had set up the crowdfunding page to raise money for face masks and other equipment to help facilitate …
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Canal+ Advertising NG have announced they will help businesses to get on TV with provision of NGN 50million fund in order to help get them on air on their ROK channels – ROK, ROK2 and ROKGH. These channels feature shows like Picture Perfect with Mary Njoku and Bolanle Ninalowo. Advertising is key to helping you expand. TV grew 200% during COVID and the ROK channels grew 425% and are still growing, so advertising on TV now provides the greatest ever way to kick start growth. The fund is …
Siaka Oyibo, Chairman of Kogi State Security Trust Fund is dead. Announcement of his death was made in a statement released by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo. Oyibo who died from diabetes at the age of 69, is a retired military officer. The statement released by the Kogi state government read; “The Kogi State Government wishes to announce the passing on of Hon. Siaka Oyibo a few hours ago. Until his death, Hon. Oyibo was the …
The New York Attorney General’s office has announced a nearly $19 million settlement for women who were sexually abused and harassed by imprisoned former movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, 68. “Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company failed their female employees. After all the harassment, threats, and discrimination, their victims are finally receiving some justice,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement on Tuesday, June 30. The settlement stems from a 2018 civil rights lawsuit filed by …
Kanye West has donated $2 million to support the grieving families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbrery, and Breonna Taylor following their deaths. The 42-year-old billionaire rapper, who has stayed silent on social media amid the ongoing protests over George Floyd’s death also set up a college fund to cover the tuition for Floyd’s six-year-old daughter, Gianna Floyd. A representative confirmed Kanye West’s enormous contribution to CNN, adding that Kanye also offered to cover the legal fees for the families …
A GoFundMe campaign to help the family of George Floyd, the black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer forcefully kneeled on his neck during his arrest, has now raised over $4.6 million in just three days. The campaign created by Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, has received more than 180,000 donations totaling to $4,652,670, as of Sunday morning (May 31). The initial goal was to raise $1.5 million. Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was filmed kneeling on …