Rave News Digest: Jhené Aiko And Big Sean Welcome Baby Boy, DJ Cuppy Is Engaged, Ronaldo x Messi + More
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Jhene Aiko and Big Sean welcome baby boy, DJ Cuppy is engaged to British boxer Ryan Taylor, Ronaldo and Messi team up for Louis Vuitton campaign. Stay in the know with our Rave News Digest, which summarizes five of the hottest global news you need to catch up on, saving you time and energy. Consider it your daily news fix.
1. Jhene Aiko and Big Sean welcome baby boy
Jhene Aiko and Big Sean are proud parents of a baby boy. The couple announced the birth of their first child together on Friday, November 18, with heartfelt photos. “After 24 hours of labor, a total lunar eclipse, and while it was pouring rain… he came, my baby Yoda, my Sani,” the mom happily captioned a series of Instagram photos that documented the arrival of baby Noah Hasani.
In the post, the singer shared with fans that the cutie was born on November 8. The proud new dad also took to Instagram with heartwarming photos. Big Sean happily captioned the post: “After 24 hours of Labor, A Lunar Eclipse, with rain from the beginning of labor til he was born, he’s here safe and sound. Happy, Healthy and everything we could ever ask for and more. Any and everything for you Son. Noah.”
Congratulations to the parents.
2. Nigeria: DJ Cuppy is engaged to British boxer, Ryan Taylor
DJ Cuppy is reportedly engaged to a British boxer and Youtuber, Ryan Taylor. This came following the release of a video that is now viral, in which the DJ is seen getting a ring from her partner. After getting the ring, the duo shared a kiss to Bruno Mars‘ “Marry You.”
This development shocked fans, and many are currently perplexed as to how she became engaged after recently lamenting her single status. While the facts of the event are unknown because neither Cuppy nor her boyfriend has issued a statement, numerous sources maintain that she is indeed engaged.
3. South Africa: AKA again asks Elon Musk to aid energy crisis in SA
Dear @elonmusk can you PLEEEEEEASE come fix the South African Energy Crisis. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO COME FLICK A FEW SWITCHES AND SAVE US?! 🙏🏽
— AKA (@akaworldwide) November 15, 2022
AKA has made a second attempt to get Elon Musk’s attention. Taking to Twitter, AKA asked the Tesla CEO what needed to happen for him to help. “Dear @elonmusk, can you please come fix the South African energy crisis. What will it take for you to come flick a few switches and save us?” he tweeted.
Late in June, the rapper made a similar request to Elon, but the South African-born billionaire did not reply. “Excuse me sir @elonmusk. I cannot for the life of me understand why the government hasn’t approached you to come help us with this electricity crisis, but is there any chance you could perhaps do us a solid, you know, with you being born here and all,” he tweeted back then.
4. England’s Bukayo Saka funds surgery for Nigerian children
FUNDS 120 LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES FOR NIGERIAN KIDS
— Voice Of Meta-VOM (@Voiceofmeta) November 18, 2022
Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka, has paid for 120 children in Nigeria to undergo life-changing surgery.
According to Saka “I feel blessed to be in a position where I can contribute to making the children’s lives easier and better pic.twitter.com/iq2QgIDNnA
England footballer Bukayo Saka has teamed up with a charity to fund 120 life-changing operations for children in the city of Kano, in northern Nigeria. The 21-year-old Arsenal winger, born in London to Nigerian parents, says he wants to have a positive impact in a country to which he feels “very connected to.”
“I feel blessed to be in a position where I can contribute to making the children’s lives easier and better through these surgeries,” said Saka, who is with the Three Lions squad in Qatar ahead of the World Cup finals. “For me, it is very important to use my abilities to have a positive impact where I can. I want to do more and more and help as many children as I can.”
The operations took place in mid-October, helping children with a range of health issues, including inguinal hernias, umbilical hernias, and brain tumors. Saka teamed up with BigShoe, a charity that has helped more than 1,750 children around the world in need of life-changing medical surgeries since it was founded in 2006, for the initiative.
5. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi team up for Louis Vuitton campaign
World football stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo played off the football pitch in a photo of the Louis Vuitton campaign, which has now gone viral. Ronaldo and Messi took the internet by storm with a photo featuring both iconic players in an advert for the French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton. The Maison seems to have done the impossible by getting the two football icons together to play nicely off the pitch, with a nice and quiet classic board game.
The photo of the fashion house campaign showed the two stars playing chess on top of a Louis Vuitton suitcase, using the signature squares as spaces for their pieces. The photo has gained over 50 million likes combined on their official Instagram accounts, sparking the conversation about who is this era’s greatest football player.
In a message accompanying the photo on its verified Instagram page, Louis Vuitton stated, “Victory is a State of Mind. A long tradition of crafting trunks photographed by @annieleibovitz for @louisvuitton. In addition to a long tradition of crafting trunks for the world’s most coveted sporting trophies, the Maison celebrates two of the most talented football players today,” it added.
Featured image: @bigsean/Instagram
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