Nollywood couple Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim Suleiman welcome first child, Breonna Taylor’s murder linked to gentrification, Liverpool captain out for the rest of the season. Stay in the know with our Rave News Digest which summarizes five of the hottest global news you need to catch up on, saving you time and energy. Consider it your daily news fix.
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1. Nollywood couple Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim Suleiman welcome their first child
Nollywood couple Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim Suleiman have welcomed their first child together. Ibrahim Suleiman shared the big news on his Instagram page on Thursday, July 9, 2020.
“And then we were three…thank you, Father. Your word has indeed become flesh #isquared18 #iCub3d20 #IbrahimSuleiman #ihuomalindaejiofor #Approved #sonOfAisha,” he wrote.
Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim Suleiman tied the knot back in 2018 in a star-studded grand ceremony.
Congratulations to Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim Suleiman on the birth of their first child.
2. Electoral Commission to hold 2-day voters registration exercise for Senior High School students in Ghana
The Electoral Commission says it will embark on a two-day registration exercise for all eligible Senior High School (SHS) students across the country. The exercise, which will take place from Friday, July 10 to Saturday, July 11, 2020, will be held in all SHSs that do not have polling stations/registration centers within the schools.
A letter dated Thursday, July 9, and signed by the Acting Director of Public Relations, Mrs. Sylvia Annoh, encouraged all qualified students aged 18 years and above to present themselves at the registration centers within their schools with either a National ID card or Ghana Passport.
3. South African Rapper, AKA Tests Positive For Covid-19
South African rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known professionally as AKA has tested positive for COVID-19.
AKA comes as the latest South African celebrity to have contracted the virus since it broke out in the country. News of his infection broke out when he shared a press statement on his Instagram handle today.
4. Breonna Taylor’s family says the fatal raid was connected to gentrification project
The family of Breonna Taylor amended their lawsuit against three Louisville police officers to say that the raid at her home that ended in her death was connected to a gentrification project.
Taylor, 26, a former EMT, was killed on March 13 after she was shot multiple times in her home by officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department. Police were executing a no-knock search warrant in a drug investigation.
An amended lawsuit was filed Sunday in the Jefferson Circuit Court alleging that the raid at Taylor’s home “starts with a political need to clear out a street for a large real estate development project.”
5. Jordan Henderson: Liverpool captain out for last four games of the season
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has been ruled out for the remaining four games of the season with a knee injury, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. Henderson scored in the 3-1 win against Brighton on Wednesday before limping off late on in the match.
Klopp said the England international should be fit again for the delayed start to the 2020-21 season. But Henderson, 30, who has been a key part of this season’s Premier League-winning side will not need surgery.
Henderson, in a social media post, added that his rehabilitation will start immediately and he will be working hard to be back to full fitness in just a matter of weeks in order to be fully ready for the start of the new season.
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