Rio de Janeiro
12 Feb
A fire broke out Wednesday at a factory making costumes for Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, injuring 21 people in a blow to the famed extravaganza that attracts millions of tourists to the Brazilian city every year. Firefighters scaled ladders to reach a window where desperate workers were calling for help as black smoke bellowed from…
23 Nov
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that his administration’s renewed focus in driving international and local investments in the livestock sector of the agricultural value-chain will end the recurring farmer-herder clashes
2 Nov
Afrobeat artiste, Seun Kuti, is an advocate for radical action. His unwavering commitment to change through his music has cemented his posit
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The Vice Chancellor of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) Professor Olayemi Akinwumi has said the university has undergone a technological transformation with the adoption of an E-Learning Policy for all its programmes. Akinwumi made this known during a formal adoption of the Blended E-Learning policy for enhancing the teaching and learning experience for both students and…
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Monday of a forceful retaliation if the United States or its allies bomb the Islamic republic, following a threat by President Donald Trump. "They threaten to do mischief," Khamenei said of Trump's latest threat, during a speech on Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim…
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The wife of the Governor of Ebonyi State and First Lady of the state, Uzomaka Nwifuru, distributed farm inputs, equipment, and others to the 100 Women and Young Farmers Club in the state on Monday. While distributing the items at the Old Presidential Lodge in Abakaliki, the state's first lady encouraged Nigerians to be more…
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An expose by the BBC has uncovered how care homes in the United Kingdom and travel agents extort Nigerians with the promise of securing jobs and Certificates of Sponsorship and leaving them stranded. The BBC expose revealed that some relocation agents use "glittery infomercials" on social media platforms to lure their unsuspecting Nigerians. One company…
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The Presidency has disclosed the receipt of over 60,000 applications from small business entrepreneurs across the country following the submission for the 2025 National MSME Awards, which opened on Friday 7th March, 2025. At the opening of entries, the Presidency declared that the overall winner of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) of the…
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Global stock markets were a sea of red Monday and investors fled to gold ahead of a wave of US tariffs this week that have fuelled recession fears. Tokyo plunged more than four percent, leading losses across global stock markets as uncertainty over President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcements due on his "Liberation Day" on…
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Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, ordered traditional rulers of warring Ifon, Erin Osun, and Ilobu communities to sustain the current peace in their domains or face dethronement. He threatened that the failure of any one of them to nurture and sustain the current peace and de-escalation of the crisis in their communities…
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The former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has announced his intention to contest for re-election in the 2027 general elections. Sani decided to stage a come-back to contest the position he occupied during the defunct 8th National Assembly. He made the declaration on Sunday while delivering his Eid-el-Fitr message at his residence in Kaduna. "Any…
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Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), has called on President Bola Tinubu not to "kill democracy in Nigeria." Momodu’s comments came after President Tinubu suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the state House of Assembly for six months due to a political crisis in the state.…
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American rapper Kanye West has said that most American artists are not business smart and need to learn from Nigerians, Jews, Chinese, and Indians. He made the statement during an interview with DJ Akademiks, where he spoke about how many US rappers depend on foreign investors and lawyers to manage their careers. “None of these…