Late rap legend, Tupac Shakur will be posthumously honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the organization confirmed on Wednesday, May 31.Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, will accept the honor on the artist’s behalf on June 7 on Hollywood Boulevard.Shakur’s star will be issued in the “Recording” category. Radio personality Big Boy will emcee the event.”Tupac Shakur was a rapper, actor, activist, poet, and revolutionary,” Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said in a statement. “This iconic artist has continued to be part of the zeitgeist for decades after his passing and will continue to be an important cultural figure for many years to come.””Surely, as one of L.A.’s own, Tupac’s star will be added to the list of most visited stars,” Martinez added.The “California Love” rapper, who was murdered in 1996 at the age of 25, led a successful music and film career, influencing the hip-hop genre and amassing a global fan base. He has sold over 75 million records worldwide, and his “All Eyez on Me” and “Greatest Hits” albums have been Diamond certified.The rapper also found further success in acting. He starred and received critical acclaim in movies such as “Juice,” “Poetic Justice,” “Above The Rim,” “Gridlock’d,” and “Gang Related.”Shakur was also recognized as an activist who advocated for the rights of Black Americans through his music and art.A docuseries titled “Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur,” which was released last month on FX and Hulu, details Shakur’s life, including the influence his mother, Afeni, had on Shakur. The series’ director, Allen Hughes, will also be present at the unveiling next week.Earlier this month, Shakur was honored by Oakland, California, whose city council voted to rename a street “Tupac Shakur Way”.

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has revealed that Nigeria spent the sum of $8bn to restore peace in Liberia.Delivering his keynote remark at the event to mark the 75th-year celebration of the United Nations peacekeeping operations on Wednesday, May 24, the CDS noted that Nigeria’s active participation in peacekeeping missions had helped save countless lives and restore peace and stability to many countries over the decades.Irabor also stated that despite the security challenges occasioned by the activities of non-state actors and other criminal elements that have besieged the country, the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Police have continued to contribute troops to sustain the country’s commitment to the UN.He said;“Since the first engagement of troops of our Armed Forces in the Congo in 1960, Nigeria has been unequivocally committed to the principles and objectives of the United Nations. It has significantly contributed to 41 peacekeeping operations worldwide.“Ever since, over 200,000 Nigerian troops have served in UN peacekeeping missions worldwide and Nigerian senior military officers have commanded some of these missions.“Similarly, under regional and sub-regional cooperation, Nigeria has been involved in peacekeeping operations in field missions in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Darfur and Sierra Leone and has contributed a lot in terms of finance, logistics, troops and civilian experts, making her one of the most significant African troops and civilian police contributors to UN missions.“It is noteworthy that in addition to the loss of lives and injuries to personnel, the ECOMOG, a regional interventionist mediation force advocated to end the protracted Liberian civil war, was operated at an estimated cost of USD 8 billion to the Nigerian government.”

Libianca, the popular Cameroonian singer, has made a revelation about herself.She revealed that she was so poor three years ago she couldn’t afford a wig and was always borrowing her mother’s wig.She disclosed this in a recent interview with R29Unbothered.The ‘People’ crooner said but now she wears expensive wigs.She said: “If you can see this [wig] burst down on my head right now, I couldn’t afford this sh*t two, three years ago.“Two, three years ago, I was wearing my mama’s wig. I’m happier. I’m actually, like, content with where I am in life.”The singer also advised European and American chefs to leave black people’s food for black chefs to cook, adding that white chefs just put spices on food and call them African dishes.