Adele Feels Grammy Boost In US.

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 13:49

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Adele '21' sold around 716,000 units this week following the Grammy Awards.

Adele's previous album '19' also clocked up a further 86,000 sales scoring her the number 4 spot as well.

In the past week Whitney Houston 'The Greatest Hits' sold 170,000 to give her the number two spot after her death just days for the Grammys.

In a stroke of pure coincidence, Adele '21' has now clocked up 21 weeks at number one in America making '21' giving Adele the longest run at number one for a female artist ever.

To score the title Adele beat . Whitney.

Whitney Houston 'The Bodyguard' held the title for the past 20 years. In the same week of Whitney's death, Adele equalled her record and this week past it.

The Grammy Awards drove sales in the USA this past week. Eight of the Top 10 positions was Grammy related by either winners, performers or compilations featuring Grammy songs.

National and Global Update

FG Deports 7,000 Illegal Immigrants Over Boko Haram Bombings.

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Federal Government has deported a total of 7,000 illegal immigrants, to curtail terrorism acts of violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

Reports say those deported were mainly from neighboring Chad and Niger republics.
Government officials had recently said the activities of the sect had been aided by illegal immigrants from these neighboring countries.

Nigerian Immigration Service confirmed the deportation even as it threatened to prosecute employers of illegal aliens.
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