RiRi smurf? Not quite, but superstar Rihanna is set to play Smurfette in the upcoming “Smurfs” animated film. On Thursday, Paramount Pictures announced the news during their CinemaCon presentation, revealing that the singer will create and perform original music for the film. She will also serve as a producer. “Getting to do animation is a fun journey for me,” Rihanna said. “I’m usually front and center with everything with my likeness…but this was fun, I got to imagine, I got to show up in my pajamas in my third trimester, and be a blue badass.” Chris Miller and Matt Landon will co-direct the movie.…
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Holding on to the wisdom her father passed on to her, Bowi Courtney Agiru overcame the challenges life threw at her and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). Bowi expressed an over whelming emotion for her loved ones who were not present to witness her achievement but also appreciated her family and friends who showed up for this special occasion. “It’s very over whelming and mixed feelings. A little bit of sadness for the people who couldn’t be here, but overall, just happy that I’ve passed a mile stone and another…
The SP PNG Hunters will have an advantage this weekend when they run out to a home crowd welcome tomorrow Saturday 29th April, to play host to the Mackay Cutters in Round 7 of the QRL Hostplus Cup. Having fallen short to the Burleigh Bears in Round 6 last week, the Hunters should outplay the Cutters who are currently sitting at 14th place on the ladder while the Hunters are at 11th place. However, the Hunters will be without suspended five-eighth Sakias Komati this week but will be confident of returning to the winners circle against the 14th placed Cutters.…
Another Nicho Hynes masterclass and a double to Ronaldo Mulitalo led the Sharks to a 44-6 win over the Cowboys at PointsBet Stadium last night. Mulitalo took his try tally at the Sharks’ home ground to 19 in 18 games as Cronulla’s outside backs ran riot in a seven-tries-to-one demolition. On the back of an early error by Cowboys winger Kyle Feldt it was the home side striking through Siosifa Talakai in just the second minute before Hynes added a penalty goal nine minutes later to make it 8-0. The Sharks had a second in the 14th minute when edge…
The graduating students from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) School Of Law were urged to be agents of positive change by being industrious and innovative. UPNG Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Frank Griffin, encouraged the 200 graduating law students not to be confined to their subject area that they have studied, but to diversify themselves and the certain skills set that they have been taught while studying at the university. “The training you have received for the past four or five years will now be put to good use as you progress yourselves from here on wards,” said Griffin.…
The Mapua Primary School (MPS) in the New Ireland province now operates as a Flexible Open and Distance Education (FODE) satellite centre for the Simberi Gold Company Limited’s (SGCL) FODE program. As a satellite centre, MPS is providing easy access to Mapua and Tatau students to attend classes at the school rather than travelling to Simberi which is located at least 30 minutes away by boat. Mapua, located on the eastern coastline of Tatau, is home to a Catholic mission station that runs a primary school and health centre. The arrangement for MPS to become a FODE satellite centre was…
With Cameron Munster and Harry Grant coming to the party when it mattered the Storm downed an injury-hit Warriors side 30-22 at AAMI Park on Tuesday night. The Warriors had no players on the bench in the final 10 minutes and it was a line break by Munster and a try to Grant out of dummy half that snuffed out the visitors’ brave challenge. Early on it was the Warriors making the ideal start in their bid to avenge last year’s 60-point Anzac Day drubbing when edge forward Jackson Ford powered onto a Dylan Walker pass to cross for his…
Broncos duo Ezra Mam and Payne Haas will miss the Round 9 clash against the Rabbitohs after both entered early guilty pleas to Dangerous Contact charges. Mam was cited for a tackle on Eel Matt Doorey in the 63rd minute of the clash in Darwin while Haas was charged for an incident involving Reagan Campbell-Gillard one minute later. Mam and Haas will both be back on deck for Magic Round where the table-topping Broncos face the Sea Eagles. Sea Eagles prop Aaron Woods, Cowboys winger Murray Taulagi and Eels forward J’maine Hopgood all entered early guilty pleas to charges arising from Round 8 and have received monetary fines. Meanwhile,…
The punters have written them off and contract negotiations are seemingly wearing them down but Josh Kerr is adamant Anzac Day is the perfect stage to turn the Dragons’ fortunes around. The Red V arrive at Allianz Stadium on Tuesday with an unflattering 2-4 record but that’s exactly where they stood last year when they stunned the Roosters 14-12 on the back of a Ben Hunt masterclass. “It’s not really a game you need to be coached for, we’re always up for it,” Kerr told NRL.com. “The thing we need right now is this Anzac Day match, it’s not a…
Issues relating to kidneys can now be treated at the Mendi Hospital in Southern Highlands province after the hospital received its new Kidney Dialysis Unit. This was made possible through the support of the national petroleum and energy company, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL), through a commitment made to support the establishment of the Unit at a cost of K1million and after some years, the dialysis unit is finally officially open and ready to take in patients. At the 2020 ground-breaking ceremony, KPHL made their first instalment of K500, 000 towards the Sothern Highlands Provincial Health Authority (PHA) project and…