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Yvonne Okwara Unveils Next Chapter After Shock Citizen TV Exit

Former Citizen TV anchor Yvonne Okwara wasted little time starting her next chapter. Less than 24 hours after announcing her departure from the Royal Media Services-owned station, the prominent journo has joined Shuga Global as Head of Investments and Partnerships. Shuga Global announced her appointment on Wednesday, October 28. The organization described Okwara as an experienced communications professional whose work spans television journalism, corporate communications, fundraising, and government relations. “Shuga Global understands that our communities need opportunities for expanded reach beyond grant-dependency. This is why we are beyond excited to introduce our new Head of Investments and Partnerships, Yvonne Okwara,” The post Yvonne Okwara Unveils Next Chapter After Shock Citizen TV Exit appeared first on Nairobi Wire.

Luke Bryan reveals the 'cheesy' lyric that almost cost him a No. 1 hit

Luke Bryan has revealed that a single lyric nearly stopped him from recording his No. 1 country hit Drunk on You, because he was worried it was too cheesy. The 50-year-old singer was speaking on The BobbyCast...

Disco Pigs writer Enda Walsh on losing his dog: ‘I was there with him for a half-an-hour before he died. We were head-to-head. ...There’s a hole in my life. I’m just bereft’

The playwright is and bringing the show back to the Cork stage 30 years after it opened

Cian Tracey: Dan Sheehan’s seamless switch from hooker to No 8 gives Ireland and Andy Farrell food for thought

Jean-Michel Basquiat mural, painted by Kiwi, shines in New York

In a trendy, lower Manhattan neighbourhood, New Zealand artist Owen Dippie has become somewhat of a local celebrity.

Julia Stiles sought permission from Michelle Williams before paying tribute to Heath Ledger on Dancing With the Stars

The 45-year-old actress starred alongside Heath - who died in January 2008, aged 28 - in 10 Things I Hate About You, the 1999 romcom, and Julia has revealed that she reached out to Michelle, Heath's former partner, before honouring him with a special routine on Dancing With the Stars.

FT Weekend Quiz: Half Dome, Mansfield Park and Aesop’s fable

Wicklow features on NBC as Catherine Fulvio cooks up a storm for millions of US viewers

Charlene McKenna leads this week's line-up for 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In

This week, Johnny B and Johnny Smacks aree joined by I'm Grand Mam stars Kevin Twomey and PJ Kirby, actress Charlene McKenna, and comedian Shane Clifford

Alex Cooper has given birth to her first child

The Call Her Daddy podcast host took to Instagram on Tuesday (20.10.26) to announce that she and her 42-year-old husband, film producer Matt Kaplan, have welcomed a baby boy, but did not reveal his name or when their bundle of joy was born.

How Whalefall star Austin Abrams makes extreme survival roles feel relatable

NYT: On screen he's battling worst-case scenarios. In real life, things seem to be good.

Former Kildare rock star to run Dublin Marathon in memory of dad who died weeks before his wedding

Conor Wynne’s band Otherkin reached No. 2 in the Irish charts and also supported Guns N’Roses at Slane Castle

Josh Hartnett lives "outside" of the Hollywood "system"

The 48-year-old actor stars alongside Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson in Verity, the new psychological thriller film directed by Michael Showalter, while he also stars in Below, the thriller miniseries created by Jesse McKeown - but Josh is largely oblivious to the hype surrounding his work because he lives a quiet life in England.

‘How do we welcome the stranger, with humanity or anger?’ The forgotten Germans who found refuge in Ireland

A new play revisits the story of Ireland’s 18th-century German refugees, whose experience of prejudice and exclusion resonates with today’s debates over immigration In the early 18th century, a few thousand Germans fled religious persecution and near starvation in their homeland and ended up in remote rural Irish villages. The Irish Palatines, as they were known, were poor, conservative homesteaders who couldn’t speak the language and were the object of suspicion and violence – precursors to the displaced Syrians or Afghans of the past decade. Their story is told in Refuge, a co-production between Staatstheater Mainz and the Irish company Fishamble. Part love story, part social commentary, it is performed by a mixed cast, mainly in English but with some German interludes. Continue reading...

Celebrity chef Manu Feidel reveals the one thing he cooks better than anyone

With another season of MKR Australia launching tomorrow, the show's renowned co-host and judge faced a 1News Grill.

Tom Hiddleston on becoming Sir Edmund Hillary in new film Tenzing

The Thor actor's first trip to New Zealand saw him walking in the footsteps of a legend.

My Secret Auckland: Dancer Alex Lamm’s favourite places in the city

Every week we ask a well-known Aucklander about their favourite spots in the city.