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Jennifer Nettles Says 'We Have More to Do' as She Accepts First-Ever CMT Equal Play Award "I look forward to celebrating the contributions of women and all marginalized communities within the country music format," the country star said in a statement Jennifer Nettles  received a tremendous honor at this year's  CMT Music Awards . The country singer and actress, 46, was given the first-ever CMT Equal Play award on Wednesday night in recognition of the work she's put forth in the fight for parity. She was applauded for her ongoing advocacy to get women and diverse artists heard on country music radio stations just as much as their male counterparts. While accepting the honor, Nettles said, "Thank you so much!" "I have been so excited about this — I put on eyeshadow, okay, and it has been a while," she continued. "Thank you so much for this honor CMT, thank you to CMT Equal Play, Leslie Fram, everyone on the Equal Play team who has been ...

EndSars: Me ya kamata Shugaba Buhari ya yi don kawo ƙarshen zanga-zangar? 20 Oktoba 2020 Asalin hoton,  Getty Images Tun bayan da zanga-zangar kawo ƙarshen rundunar ƴan sanda ta Sars ta ƙi ci ta ƙi cinyewa a Najeriya, wasu ƴan ƙasar ke ta nuna fargaba kan abin da ka je ya zo. Wasu da dama na ganin lokaci ya yi da ya kamata Shugaba Buhari ya dauki mataki kan lamarin, duk da cewa a makon farko na zanga-zangar shugaban ya yi magana tare da ɗaukar matakin rusa rundunar ta Sars, wadda ita ce buƙatar masu zanga-zangar. Sai dai bayan rushe rundunar gwamnati ta kafa sabuwa mai suna SWAT don maye gurbinta, hakan ya sa masu zanga-zangar ci gaba da kira a rushe ta ita ma, sai dai har yanzu Shugaba Buhari bai ƙara cewa uffan ba. A biranen Legas da Abuja inda zanga-zangar ke ci gaba da bazuwa, lamarin da ke saka mazauna biranen cikin tasku na takurawa zirga-zirga da walwalarsu,  inda a ranar Litinin da yamma zanga-zangar ta rikiɗe zuwa rikici a wasu unguwannin. Bayanan bidiyo, Tasirin zang...

Nigerian Forces Fire on Demonstrators Protesting Police Brutality The toll was unclear, but witnesses said several people were shot during escalating protests in Lagos. The governor said ‘miscreants’ had hijacked mostly peaceful demonstrations. Police fire teargas at a crowd of anti-police brutality protestors near Abuja on Tuesday.  Credit... Kola Sulaimon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian security forces opened fire Tuesday night at a demonstration in Lagos against police brutality, hitting several people according to witnesses, in a major escalation of the unrest that has gripped the country for two weeks. The extent of the casualties was unclear, but some witnesses reported seeing people who were killed. Videos posted to social media  crackled with apparent gunfire  and  showed people who were wounded  and uniformed forces shooting into the air. A police officer who witnessed the episode and spoke on condition of anonymity said th...