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Historical Events Chinese Nationalist government moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa Jule Styne and Leo Robin's musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", starring Carol Channing, opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; runs for 740 performances Famous Birthdays Mary Gordon, American author (The Company of Women), born in Far Rockaway, New York Ray Shulman, Scottish progressive rock bassist, songwriter (Gentle Giant), and record producer (The Sugarcubes), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 2023) Robert Sternberg, Proposed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence About December 8, 1949

Elder statesmen, Tanko Yakassai has kicked against calls for the release of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Naija News recalls that some Igbo leaders led by a First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, last week Friday, visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock and appealed for the unconditional release of Kanu. Though President Buhari told them they made a difficult and huge request, the Nigerian leader promised to consider their appeal.

In a scene from the new movie Kill the Messenger, investigative reporter Gary Webb (played by Jeremy Renner) says that he doesn’t believe in conspiracy theories. He does, however, believe in real conspiracies: “If I believe it, there’s nothing ‘theory’ about it.” The true story on which the movie is based, however, makes it clear that it’s not always obvious what’s a theory and what’s the truth. It started when Webb wrote a series of three articles for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 dubbed “Dark Alliance.

Thanks to a buzzy new movie on Netflix, metal band Mötley Crüe is once again making news, almost 40 years after they first hit the scene. “The Dirt,” which stars Daniel Webber, Douglas Booth, Colson Baker and Iwan Rheon as Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Mick Mars respectively, chronicles the formation of the group, their fallout and their reconciliation, dotted with ripped-from-the-tabloid anecdotes along the way.

Dancehall act, Burnaboy has revealed that he would prefer a woman like fellow dancehall act, Cynthia Morgan, than a cool girl like pop singer Chidinma.  The 24 year-old made this revelation while speaking on MTV Base Real Talk where he was the featured guest. READ ALSO: Check Out Timaya’s Special Message To Burna Boy Responding to the question from Twitter user @mysizzledizzle "What kinda girl do you like: calm like Chidinma or wild like Cynthia Morgan?

- A man shared a photo of the letter his neighbour who does not like the BLM sign in front of his house wrote him - The anonymous neighbour made sure the printed photo of the house is included for proper illustration - Many tweeps were vexed by the attitude, saying the person was too cowardly not to have signed the letter PAY ATTENTION: Help us change more lives, join TUKO.

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In the field of educational technology, some apps might be getting too smart. More and more apps are delivering on-demand homework help to students, who can easily re-purpose the learning tools to obtain not just assistance, but also answers. Whether or not that’s cheating—and how to stop it—is one of the concerns surrounding a new app that can solve math equations with the snap of a camera. While the software has inspired teachers to create real-world homework problems that can’t be automatically solved, that strategy doesn’t hold up to other apps that tap into real-life brains for solutions.

What’s the rule? Is there a rule about when you can use contractions in English? Yes, there’s. And I’ve just broken it. You probably know that native English speakers use contractions all the time. We do it to shorten words, because we’re a lazy bunch. It’s really important that learners of English are familiar with contractions so that you can understand native speakers. Plus, one way that even really good learners of English give themselves away as not being a native speaker is by not using contractions – that’s a tip for all you budding spies out there.