Well, get ready to experience that thrill because Verve Card, Naija’s Agba and Odogwu card, is set to put a smile on the faces of millions of Verve cardholders and enable them to live the soft life with the launch of the Verve Good Life Promo 5.0. Verve has declared that it will be rewarding its cardholders with 10% discounts when they transact with their Verve cards at select retail outlets across the country, from August 15 to December 31, 2024.
They’re shiny and sharp. They click reassuringly in your hand. You can twirl one like a six-gun or clip it on your coat. They have countless uses beside the ones for which they were made. But we have too many. And I just can’t …
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October 24 Calendar 79 Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae and killing thousands. New research in 2018 suggests the eruption occurred at about this date, not the previously used 24 August. [1] [2] 1260 Qutuz, Mamluk Sultans of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself 1260 The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; now a UNESCO World Heritage Site 1360 The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War 1492 24 Jews are burned at the stake in Mecklenburg, Germany 1531 Bavaria joins Schmalkaldic League 1593 Alleged teleportation of Spanish soldier Gil Perez from the Philippines to Mexico 1596 -26] Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary & Germany 1648 Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland's independence recognized 1656 Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant 1681 Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London 1795 3rd Partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia Battle of Maloyaroslavets 1812 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow, French army then forced to retreat through the snow towards Smolensk
150 Years Ago, the Senate Chose Not to Equalize Access to U.S. Citizenship. The Consequences Were Dire Senator Charles Sumner lost his battle on the Fourth of July 1870, with dire consequences for both Asian immigrant communities and the prospects of a more racially egalitarian America By Lucy Salyer / History News Network July 8, 2020 ncG1vNJzZmismaKyb6%2FOpmaaraSdvLN7x6KqraeirnqvsdasZKedpKy8s7eO
Here are our best aso-ebi looks from Veekee James and Femi’s wedding.
Popular Nigerian fashion designer Victoria ‘Veekee’ James just had her traditional wedding on Thursday, February 8, 2024, and of course, Nigerian celebrities glammed up and attended the event in style. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7scHLrJxnppdkuaqyxKyrsqSVZLOiv8eipqdnmKTEbq2MpaCsrF2jtqix0aKYp2WTmrmmrtGiq6Kdo2KxosbZpZydZZGperexxKScnmWalrqmv4yapZ1llpq6qr%2BMsJydnJmjtHC3kW6waZqU
Buying a home is a daunting experience for many reasons, not the least of which is the amount of money typically required for a down payment. Buying a home with the best interest rate and avoiding costly private mortgage insurance (PMI) typically requires 20% down. On a $250,000 home, that amounts to $50,000.
Some people may consider withdrawing funds from their Roth individual retirement account (IRA). Unfortunately, you can’t take money out of an IRA without paying taxes and a 10% penalty until you reach the age of 59½ and have had the account for five years, also known as the five-year rule.
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Sometimes writers make questionable decisions for the sake of comedy. They might drop an f-bomb for comedic emphasis, or use shocking words for dramatic effect. Recently, I’ve noticed a disturbing new trend: using “PTSD” as a humorous term. In the same manner that we’ve begun to remove the words “gay” and “retard” from our “comedic” vocabulary, I believe the same consideration needs to be applied to the term PTSD.
Various Artists Limited (VAL), the Emmy and BAFTA winning production company behind “I May Destroy You,” “Sally4Ever” and “Dead Pixels” has appointed Channel 4 commissioning editor Jack Bayles as head of comedy.
General Giuseppe (“Peppino”) Garibaldi of Manhattan and Connecticut is the grandson and namesake ofItaly’s late great Liberator and no mean soldier in his own right. In 1897, aged 17, he climbed out of a window of the Technical College at Fermo, Italy, and made off to Athens, where his father was collecting a band of Italian volunteers to fight in the Greek war against the Turks. It was then that he donned, for the first time, the Garibaldis’ traditional red shirt (“because a man in a red shirt can neither hide nor retreat”).
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Biography: Kevin Anderson is an American stage and film actor. He was a member of the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which has also featured notable actors like John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, and Laurie Metcalf. In 1989, Anderson originated the dual roles of The Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald in the staged reading of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Assassins." He created the role of Joe Gillis in the original London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "