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New analysis from YouGov Profiles data reveals that, among adult fans, One Direction is the music act with the strongest correlation to gay menKylie Minogue and Madonna have had a fair run with the mantle, but new YouGov research reveals that among adult music fans, One Direction is now the band with the most particularly gay enthusiasm. Using data from the YouGov Cube – our connected data vault of over 120,000 different data points, collected from over 200,000 UK adults - we compared British men who identify as gay to the rest of the population and pulled out the music artists that are most disproportionately popular among them.

Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, stated that he would never contest for any political position. Naija News reports that the bishop stated this while speaking on Sunday during a sermon at the church’s headquarters, Canaanland, Ota in Ogun State. According to the world second richest pastor, he would also not join any political party. Oyedepo said God has placed him above all political positions in the country, including the presidency.

Rising from a meeting of its Committee on Finance, the House of Representatives has praised the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari for a job well done. The NNPC boss appeared before the House committee on Wednesday to clarify the projections made by the corporation for the 2022-2024 revenue framework, Naija News reports. During the meeting with the lawmakers, Kyari explained in detail that the assumptions made in the revenue projection were based on the three-year historical dated Brent Oil Price average of $59.

Events in Sport 1875-04-17 Modern Snooker invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in Jabalpur, India 1999-05-03 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Stephen Hendry of Scotland defeats Welshman Mark Williams, 18-11 for a record 7th world crown 2013-03-21 Martin Gould defeats Ali Carter to win the snooker 2013 Championship League Sports History 2014-05-05 World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Briton Mark Selby beats countryman Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14, the first of 3 world titles

Electronic composer who became known as the other half of the platinum-selling house duo Daft Punk and as a member of Stardust.  Before Fame He and Daft Punk co-founder Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met at the Lycée Carnot school in 1987. They produced their first demo as Daft Punk in 1993. Trivia He and de Homem-Christo won the Best Electronic/Dance Album Grammy Award for "Alive 2007" and Best Dance Recording for "Harder Better Faster Stronger"

Historical Events Event of Interest Brooklyn Public Library celebrates its 125th anniversary and announces Maurice Sendak's 1963 title "Where the Wild Things Are" is its most borrowed book Trump Announces Candidacy Former US President Donald Trump announces he is running for President in 2024, despite many candidates he promoted failing to win election in US midterms [1] Swift's Ticketmaster Record Ticketmaster sells more than 2 million tickets for Taylor Swift's The Eras tour, the most tickets ever sold in a single day for an artist, amid hours-long wait times for fans [1]

Three Nigerian singers have been recognized for their prowess and bagged nominations for the 2022 edition of the BET Awards. Naija News reports Tems, Wizkid and Fireboy were all nominated in different categories for the 2022 BET awards as announced by the organizers on Wednesday. Tems bagged three award nominations (‘Best New Artist,’ ‘Best International Act,’ and ‘Best Collaboration’ categories) while Wizkid and Fireboy bagged two nominations each. The winners will be announced at the 2022 BET Awards event scheduled for Sunday, June 26, 2022 by 8pm.

South Korean rapper, singer, and dancer best known as the leader of the hip-hop boy band Block B. With the band, he has recorded chart-topping albums like 2013's Very Good. Before Fame He was a vocal performance major at Seoul Music High School and got his start rapping under the name Nacseo. Trivia His collaboration with Zico, Ugly Duck & Crush, "Feel So Young (Remix)," won the HipHopPlaya Award for Best Collaboration in 2013.

American actor who landed a starring role on the series Work It and had recurring roles in HBO's Big Love and CBS's hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Before Fame He first debuted in 2000 in the role of Kelly's Boyfriend in The Next Big Thing. He also appeared that year in Thirteen Days. Trivia He has had guest starring roles in the popular television series 24, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The Newsroom.