Kendrick Lamar and Drake lead the 2018 Grammy Awards nominations, Xxxtentacion and 6IX9INE Tekashi not on Grammy list

American rapper, Kendrick Lamar and Canadian rapper, Drake, lead the nominations for the 61st Grammy Awards announced today with eight nominations  including 'album of the Year' for his work on 'Black Panther' soundtrack, Song of the year and Record of the Year for his song with SZA, “All the Stars.”

Brian Mulroney takes a subtle swipe at Trump during Bush's funeral

We have heard how "eulogical" Brian Mulroney's eulogy of President Bush (41st) was. But not everyone seems to have noticed the subtle shade at Trump contained in the speech. Or if noticed, no one is talking about it yet.

UK lady becomes first person to receive cannabis prescription in UK.

Carly Barton, from Brighton, is the first person in UK to receive a cannabis prescription. The patient who suffers constant pain from fibromyalgia following a stroke in her 20s was given the prescription by a private doctor who specialises in pain management.

WORLD leaders whose names are similar to those of their countries

Whether coincidental or intentional, there have been leaders whose name featured in their countries' names. 

You will find a list of some of those leaders under: 

News Flash: Democrats under attack, as explosive devices are being sent to top democrat politicians like President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama and Billionaire George Soros

Letter bombs are being discovered at the residences and offices of top democrats and liberals.

A brief critique of New York Times' report that "#MeToo Brought Down 201 Powerful Men [and n]early Half of Their Replacements are Women"

New York times reports on Tuesday 23 October 2018 that the #MeToo movement brought down 201 powerful men, 54 of whom were replaced by women.

While the report is a good read and the #MeToo movement commendable, the article however reflects poorly on the gains made by the movement: it distorts and discredits the achievements of the #MeToo movement.

CANNABIS IN CANADA, FACTS ON THE LEGAL USE OF CANADA

Recreational use of cannabis (marijuana, pot, weed, ganja, or igbo) in Canada becomes legal on October 17 2018.

Here are some fun facts regarding its legalization in Canada:

BEWARE OF THE "CRA' SCAM, CANADA REVENUE AGENCY WILL NEVER THREATEN YOU THROUGH A PHONE CALL

"Hello, this is Canada Revenue Agency calling," says a thick baritone voice which makes a seriously calculated attempt to hide any accent. This is one of the ways the fraudulent "CRA" calls, which different police departments have warned the public of, begin.

Likely the most sophisticated financial crime against Canadians in modern time, its ready victims are newly landed immigrants, although businesses and established Canadians have also been unfortunate victims of this fraudulent scheme hatched overseas.

NAFTA saved: Canada, Mexico and United States agree to keep the trilateral agreement

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and US Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer.

After over 400 days of NAFTA renegotiation between Canada, Mexico and United States, the news is that the NAFTA will remain trilateral.

Anthony Joshua v. Alexandra Povetkin: Anthony Joshua's New Impressive Resume Compared to other top Heavyweights

Anthony Joshua New Resume

A great resume is about QUALITY as well as QUANTITY. Based on this stated stature, Wilder's resume is ridiculously poor. Here's Anthony Joshua's in comparison and you decide for yourself.

Getting Scholarships!!!

How I got masters and PHD scholarship at European, American and Canadian universities!

My story will inspire you!

I never knew that I will make it this far but I used what I had to my advantage. I cannot wait to share it with y'all.

World Leaders Mourn Kofi Annan

World Leaders are mourning the death of a career diplomat and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan.

Kofi Annan Dies at 80

Kofi Annan of Ghana is dead. The top diplomat, who was the first black African to occupy the Secretary-General of the United Nations ( he did for a decade from1997 - 2006).

Domain Name: betainformed.com Sold

This is to advise our esteemed readers that due to the inactivity of the blog in recent times, our promoters decided that it would be in the best interest to sell the domain name. As a result, the domain name: betainformed.com has, as of January 8 2018, been sold.

Islamic Group Claims Responsibility of the Callous Attack at Manchester Arena

An Islamic Group had claimed responsibility of a very wicked attack that left scores dead and many injured at Manchester Arena. While leaving details sketchy and open for additional propaganda, the outlaw group confirmed the initial suspicion of the GM Police that the explosion was a terrorist attack. However, the outlawed group did not mention that the perpetrator in fact blew up himself to achieve his dastardly intention. A US top intelligence officer however added that US is yet to verify the claim of the Islamic group.

Dozens Dead, Scores Injured after Explosion Rocked Ariana's Manchester Show

What began as a happy evening as fans trooped enmasse to witness US pop star Ariana Grandes' show in Manchester just turned into a nightmare after two explosions abruptly brought the show to end, leaving more than 19 persons and about 50 persons with various degrees of injuries.

The Refugee Olympics Team

The Rio Olympics has defiled a lot to open to the bewilderment of the world. The forces of Zika, economic recession and "democratic coup" that saw the ousting of the former president could not keep the Olympics from opening with fanfare on Friday 5th August, 2016.

While the world still celebrate Brazil and Rio, a new history has been made. For the time in the history of modern Olympics would there be "stateless" participants. Hitherto, all participants represent a State (country) and only through a country can an athlete dream of participating in the Olympics. But Rio Olympics has shown that the world however is not insensitive to contemporary key events. 

Verizon cherry-picks Yahoo, repositions to Google's competition

In a massive competitive attack on Google and Facebook's revenue base, Verizon announces on Monday its acquisition of Yahoo's core media and advertising products.

The glamour model who is mistaken for UK Prime Minister Theresa May

The odds are in favour of Conservative Theresa May to take over from David Cameron who resigned at the behest of the BREXIT referendum. However, people have taken to mistake a soft porn model for the ebullient politician and daughter of a vicar.