Black Panther
7 Aug 2024
Connie Chiume, the popular South African actress and filmmaker who appeared in two Marvel Cinematic Universe films, has died at the age of 72. Her family confirmed her passing in a statement shared on her Instagram page. Chiume died on Tuesday at the Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg after a period of illness, her family…
Latest
5 mins ago
The European Union will respond to the new tariffs set to be announced by the United States Wednesday "before the end of April", the French government spokeswoman said after a cabinet meeting. "There will be two responses. The first, which will take place in mid-April, is a response to the tariffs already decided on steel…
10 mins ago
The Yovoyan community in Badagry, Lagos, was thrown into mourning on Tuesday morning when an ex-police officer, allegedly shot and killed two family members and one other person over a land dispute. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that Mr Richard Atideka, Mrs Latevi Atideka, both from Yovoyan community, and Mr…
22 mins ago
A South African court found a Nigerian televangelist not guilty on 32 charges Wednesday, eight years after he was jailed on accusations
23 mins ago
A lawmaker in Osun State, Oluwole Oke, representing the Obokun/Oriade federal constituency in the House of Representatives has apologised to the ex-governor of the state Gboyega Oyetola over a petition written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by one of its constituents. Oke faulted the Osun State Government’s petition written against the former…
23 mins ago
A third major US law firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, which employs former vice president Kamala Harris's husband, Doug Emhoff, reached a deal with President Donald Trump on Tuesday to avoid potential sanctions. Since taking office, the Republican president has moved to settle scores with the law firms that had represented his political foes in…
43 mins ago
A Democratic US lawmaker shattered a record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday, staying on his feet for more than 25 hours to deliver a fiery protest against President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional" actions. Senator Cory Booker's display of endurance -- to hold the floor he had to remain standing and could not even…
44 mins ago
More than 20 women have come forward to say they may have been sexually assaulted by a Chinese student convicted last month of raping 10 women, London police said on Wednesday after an international appeal. Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, 28, who is due to be sentenced in June, targeted young Chinese women whom he invited…
45 mins ago
The management and staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) have welcomed the appointment of Mr. Bayo Ojulari as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) and the newly constituted Board of Directors by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President appointed Ojulari in the early hours of Wednesday with immediate effect, charged him…
56 mins ago
A man lost his life on Wednesday along the Gbongan-Ife expressway, Osun State, while another individual sustained injury in a lone auto crash
1 hour ago
The United States said Tuesday it has approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China. The State Department said it was green-lighting a sale that includes 20 F-16 jets and related equipment to the Philippines, a treaty-bound ally of…