President Joe Biden tripped and fell over on a stage after handing out the last diploma at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation following a commencement speech Thursday afternoon, and was promptly helped up by Air Force officials as the White House assured the public the president is “fine.” Per a White House pool report, the president, who is 80, “fell down on stage after handing out the last diploma to the Air Force cadets.” “He appeared to slip and fall going down on his knees,” the pool report detailed, adding: “He was helped up by Air Force officials. POTUS appears to be ok and continued to stand until the ceremony ended a few minutes later.” The president then walked away without help and appeared to point to a sandbag on the stage that he appeared to trip over. ‘He’s fine,’ White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt tweeted shortly after the incident. ‘There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands.’ A follow-up pool report clarified that the president had been walking back to his seat after delivering his address, when he fell. “He appeared to have tripped on a black sandbag on the stage. When he fell, pointed to the black sandbag suggesting that’s what he tripped on,” the pool report detailed. The stumble comes just weeks after Biden stumbled while visiting the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima, Japan. During that event, there was a railing available on some stairs the president had to navigate down. He ignored the railing and stumbled, restoring his balance while walking downward. Biden also stumbled while boarding Air Force One in March on a trip to Selma, Alabama.
Joe Biden falls on stage (Andrew Harnik/AP) Biden fell up the stairs while boarding Air Force One in 2021 and toppled over on his bike near his Delaware beach house last June. He was not harmed in any of the incidents. Last June, Biden made headlines when he fell off his bike while attempting to greet a group of reporters and residents at the Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware. He did not suffer any injuries. “I’m good,” Biden said at the time, after a Secret Service agent helped him up. As he walked towards a member of the crowd, the group clapped and cheered for the president as he continued to greet them. Following the mishap, White House officials issued a statement to PEOPLE, saying the president got his foot “caught on the pedal while dismounting.” They added that “he is fine.” The fall comes as a recent poll showed that a majority of voters have concerns about Biden’s age as he runs for a second term, given that he would be 86 at the end of a potential second term.
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Reno Omokri knocks celebrities lamenting over subsidy removal. Photo Credit: Reno Omokri. Source: Instagram. In reaction to the lamentations of the masses, Reno Omokri said that he has observed that the most vocal of complaints are coming from the Nigerian celebrities. According to him, some of these popular figures come online to flaunt various brand new cars they have bought but are complaining when government stops subsidizing their fuel. He wrote: “Some of the people I see complaining of the removal of fuel subsidy and the sudden sharp increase in fuel prices have multiple cars. Some of them have come on this very Twitter to flaunt their latest brand-new luxury cars. My dear, why should a poor country like Nigeria be subsidising fuel for you, a yeyebrity with five vehicles that you use for flaunting, fronting and chasing girls? Go and pay! If you can’t pay, vamoose from Nigeria to any country that will tolerate subsidies for rich people. It is because of your likes that previous subsidies never trickled down to people with low incomes who really need it. Oni iranu like you! You want Nigeria to become like Venezuela, an oil rich country that was rained by cheap petro!!” Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC Ltd on Wednesday hiked petrol prices to as high as 557 naira ($1.21) per litre from 189 naira, days after new President Bola Tinubu said fuel subsidies would be scrapped. The increase signals an end to the fuel subsidy regime that the NNPC says costs it $867 million every month. Nigerians will have to brace for higher transport fares while businesses which rely on petrol generators because the grid electricity supply is meagre, face higher costs. 
Rema pays visit to FC Barcelona, receives warm welcome from players. Photo Credit: @heisrema Source: Twitter Expressing his enthusiasm, Rema shared photos on social media capturing moments with the Barca players. In one of the images, the Nigerian artist is seen posing alongside Ousmane Dembele and Ansu Fati, showcasing their camaraderie and shared passion for their respective crafts. To commemorate his visit, FC Barcelona presented Rema with a customized team jersey. The special jersey bore his name on the back, although it was noted that it did not feature a specific number. Taking to his Twitter account, Rema captioned the post, saying, “Pulled up to see my brothers in training 👊🏾⚽️ @FCBarcelona_es.” His words conveyed his excitement and appreciation for the warm welcome he received from the club. As news of Rema’s visit continues to circulate, fans and followers eagerly await further updates from the singer and anticipate the positive impact of such collaborations between the music and sports worlds. See below; Pulled up to see my brothers in training 👊🏾⚽️ @FCBarcelona_es pic.twitter.com/oatRs7OPVl — REMA (@heisrema) June 1, 2023 In other news, exceptionally talented football star, Cristiano Ronaldo has made Nigerians gasp in surprise as he plays the hit song of popular Afrobeats singer, Rema. The Portuguese player who recently moved to a Saudi club, Al-Nassr, decided to relax over a good Nigerian song. He shared a video of his kids dancing and shaking their body to the beats of Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ on his Insta story