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President Donald Trump on Sunday shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they met at the demilitarized zone that has divided the Korean peninsula for 66 years. After shaking hands with Kim over the line that marks where their two countries and their allies fought each other to a standstill in the 1950-53 Korean War, Trump walked for several steps into North Korean territory, before another handshake. The two men then walked into Seoul’s territory together pausing on the line for photographers where they were joined by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The impromptu meeting in the DMZ which came after Trump issued an invitation on Twitter on Saturday comes with negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington over the North’s nuclear arsenal at a deadlock. Lindaikejisblog

ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have elected President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger as the chair of ECOWAS for a one-year term. Mahamadou was elected at the 55th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS leaders on Saturday in Abuja, taking over from the outgone President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria. A communiqué read by Mr. Mustapha Suleiman, Nigeria’s Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the leaders lauded Buhari for his unrelenting commitment to regional integration. The authority also agreed to hold its next ordinary session on Dec. 21 in Abuja, NAN reports. The presidents of 13 of the 15 heads of state were in attendance for the session. They were the presidents of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Cabo Verde was represented by Mr Julio Cesar Lopes, Minister of Regional Integration and Senegal was represented by Mr Amadou Ba, Minister of Foreign Affair

Highly anticipated Bling Lagosians directed by award winning stage play director, Bolanle Austen-Peters is now showing in cinemas nationwide. The BAP productions movie features an impressive list of actors such as Elvina Ibru, Gbenga Titiloye, Osas Ighodaro-Ajibade, Alex Ekubo, Sharon Ooja, Monalisa Chinda and Toyin Abraham The Bling Lagosians movie tells the story about the affluent, brash, flamboyant, audacious and most times over the top lifestyle of The Holloways and their Lagos inner caucus. Mopelola Holloway (Elvina Ibru) is hell bent on keeping up with the Joneses as her 51st birthday is right around the corner and wants the talk of the town kind of party – audacious decor, influential guests and extravagant catering. Despite wallowing in debts, they still want to live the lifestyle they have been known for at all cost. The Bling Lagosians movie is now showing in cinemas all across Nigeria from Friday, June 28th, 2019. feedly.com

Today protesters bearing placards with inscriptions such as ‘Thou shall not rape’, and ‘Your pastor is not your God’, stormed the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly COZA calling on the pastor to step down, and be investigated, among other things. The protesters had converged on an NNPC filling station close to the church in Guzape before proceeding to the church, which is holding its first Sunday service since Busola Dakolo, photographer and wife of musician Timi Dakolo accused the pastor of raping her, 20 years ago when she was 18. The pastor has denied the allegation, but many including celebrities and leaders of civil society groups are demanding an investigation and have expressed support for Busola. Many others have also defended the pastor. The latest scandal to involve the pastor has dominated social media discuss for days with the push for a protest gaining traction through Friday and Saturday. In 2013, a member of the church, Ese Walters, had alleged that she and the p