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Last modified on Thu 1 Mar 2018 02.19 GMT View more sharing options W hen Hope Hicks announced her resignation  on Wednesday, it was noted that she was Donald Trump’s longest-serving White House communications director. The superlative doesn’t mean much. Trump has had as many communications directors in his first year in office (four) as George W Bush had over two full terms. Still, Hicks has hung on to the job for nearly 200 days, 20 times longer than her predecessor, Anthony Scaramucci. Hope Hicks: the political novice who rose to be Trump's closest aide Read more At this point, it would probably surprise no one if we learned that Trump’s renovation of the West Wing – which featured new carpets, wallpaper, and a host of eagle statuettes – also included a number of trap doors, escape hatches, and revolving doors. An  analysis by the Brookings Institute  found that Trump’s White House has had a record number of departures, with a turnover rate tw

UN issues red alert, warns world UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued “a red alert’’ to the world” ahead of the year 2018. Guterres said: “On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not issuing an appeal. I am issuing an alert – a red alert for our world.’’ The UN chief, in a new year message, expressed regret that in 2017, the world went in reverse to the appeal for peace. He said that when he assumed office one year ago, he had appealed for 2017 to be a year for peace. “Conflicts have deepened and new dangers have emerged. Global anxieties about nuclear weapons are the highest since the Cold War. “Climate change is moving faster than we are. Inequalities are growing. “We see horrific violations of human rights. Nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise”. As the world begins 2018, the UN chief called for global unity. Guterres added that he truly believed we could make our world more safe and secure. “We can settle conflicts, overcome hatred and defend shared values. Bu

Make burial plans before going to N/Korea, U.S. warns citizens The U.S. State Department has warned Americans travelling to North Korea, to see their journey as a death wish following its frosty relation with the Asian country. The State Department gave the warning on its website urging those wishing to travel to make their burial plans and write a will if they wish to embark on the journey. It would be recalled that a stark warning was given last week to Americans setting out for the Hermit Kingdom, cautioning that anyone heading to the dangerous dictatorship country should prepare for the possibility of not returning. “The U.S. government is unable to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in North Korea as it does not have diplomatic or consular relations with North Korea,” the State Department published on its website. The information also said: “Those who wish to travel to North Korea must be approved for a special validation, which would be handed out on “very l

Trump’s ex-wife Ivana opens up, defends president No matter how the world looks at him, Ivana Trump, President Donald Trump’s ex-wife has said that she remains good friends with the former businessman, denying claims he is at all “racist.” Ivana, who appeared on “Good Morning Britain,” a programme hosted by Piers Morgan, was asked if she had ever heard him say anything that could “be construed as racist.” “Is he a racist?” Morgan asked. “I don’t think Donald’s racist at all. Sometimes he says these things which are silly or [that] he doesn’t really mean,” she said. “But he’s definitely not racist.” When asked why the president would tweet things that are controversial, Ms. Trump, 68, quipped, “who knows.” “He’s not going to change. I think the tweeting is not actually a bad idea. “The press changes every word you say, and they twist it; tweets come from his mouth,” Ms. Trump said. Regarding claims the president has been abusive or acted in an untoward manner toward women,

New photos of Davido and girlfriend Chioma It's no news that Davido appears to be madly in love with his currwnt girlfriend ,Chioma .. He attended a family function with her in Ede, Ogun state and then they were in Owerri where they partied at a nightclub .

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth all loved up at the beach  Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth made a rare public appearance together at a beach . This comes after reports they secretly got married . The 25-year-old singer was spotted rocking a skimpy Tiny  bikini while hitting the beach in Byron Bay, Australia, with her 28-year-old beau.

BBNaija – Day 24: Midnight Curveballs, The Shadingtons and More Exciting Highlights 21.02.2018  at  11:20 pm  By  BellaNaija.com Leave a Comment Did you watch day 24 of the  Big Brother Naija 3  reality show? If you missed it, we’ve got the highlights for you! .. Midnight Curveballs The babies in the House got the Housemates bringing their parental skills to life. Biggie made sure they enjoyed the bittersweet midnight pleasures of having children. When the babies cried, the Housemates had no choice be to attend  to them in the wee hours of the morning. However, that seemed to come naturally from the Housemates as none of them resisted attending to the babies’ needs. Curve balls thrown Soon as the babies settled and went back to sleep,  Cee-C ,  Tobi  and  Angel weren’t about going to bed anytime soon. They enjoyed a friendly chat amongst fellow Housemates. As interesting as it was, one couldn’t help but notice that there wasn’t any eye contact between Tobi and Cee-

Drake shows off his new $7m Ferrari La Ferrari sports car in LA (Photos) Canadian rapper, Drake has added a new whip to his garage. The 31-year-old rapper was recently seen leaving ‘The Nice Guy’ bar with a friend in his brand new Yellow ‘Ferrari LaFerrari' Sports car in Los Angeles, CA. The whip is said to cost around $7million.  According to reports, Drake also owns a $2 million Bugatti Veyron, (the 2010 Sang Noir Edition), a droptop white Bentley Continental GTC, an S-Class coupe-based Brabus, a custom Lamborghini Aventador Roadster and a white custom Rolls Royce Phantom. He also owns a McLaren 675LT as well as a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Convertible among others. Earlier this month, Drake donated $25k to Miami High School, gave $50k scholarship to a college student & $50k to a women’s homeless shelter. The rapper who's currently on a giving spree also surprised a 63-year-old hotel maid from Miami to a $10,000 shopping spree, massage, and dinne

Google Offers New Mobile Story Tech to Publishers By John P. Mello Jr. Feb 22, 2018 5:00 AM PT Cybersecurity | Mobile Tech | IT Management | Cloud Services To compete in today’s business world you need to make the most of the available technologies. ALL EC has the resources you need to help make informed buying decisions. Keep your business moving forward. Visit ALL EC today. Google on Tuesday rolled out a developer preview of its new AMP story format, which is designed to give content publishers an easy way to deliver news and information on mobile devices with visually rich, tap-through stories. "On mobile devices, users browse lots of articles, but engage with few in-depth," noted Rudy Galfi, product manager for AMP at Google. "Images, videos and graphics help publishers to get their readers' attention as quickly as possible and keep them engaged through immersive and easily consumable visual information," he pointed out. Built on the AMP infr

Feb 22, 2018 10:55 AM PT Tech Industry Events and Webinars Find upcoming e-commerce and technology conferences, trade shows, workshops and webinars.  Visit ALL EC Events today. After  addressing the topic  of sexual harassment and misconduct in Silicon Valley last month, I finally got my hands on a copy of  Brotopia , an eye-opening new book, and a lot of executives should be happy I did not pursue my career in law enforcement. Otherwise I would be working my butt off to get them off the streets behind bars. Everyone connected to tech -- especially investors, employees or customers of tech firms -- should read this book. Specifically, for investors, it will give you insights into a level of extreme avoidable risk that has not been factored into the market -- at least not yet. If I were interested in developing a strategy either to ensure a Republican win in the mid-term elections or to move the center of tech to China, India, South Korea or Israel, this book would be inv