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7 Feb
Amid dangerous weather conditions, authorities have launched a search for a Bering Air Caravan plane with 10 people on board which vanished over Alaska. The aircraft, which was travelling from Unalakleet with nine passengers and one pilot on board, was declared missing after it disappeared from radar and failed to arrive at its destination in…
4 Feb
Joe Biden has signed with the powerhouse talent agency CAA, joining its star-studded ranks of Hollywood actors and sports legends as the former US president explores what comes after the White House. Creative Artists Agency said in an Instagram post on Monday that they had represented Biden from 2017 to 2020 after his eight-year term…
2 Feb
A United States of America’s (USA) lawyer of Nigerian descent, Abayomi Ajaiyeoba Whint, has been sworn in as a judge for the Kings County New York Civil Court. Whint’s experience spans over two decades. Within this period, the Nigerian-born lawyer has built a career as a litigator, certified mediator, and arbitrator specialising in conflict resolution.…
31 Jan
The All Progressive Congress (APC) United States Chapter has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recent appointment of board members of various agencies across the country, saying it is a testament to his commitment to running an all-inclusive government. In a statement issued to newsmen, the Chairman of APC-U.S.A, Prof. Tai Balofin, specifically expressed delight at…
31 Jan
South African model and beauty queen, Tshego Gaelae, has made history as she emerged victorious at the 40th edition of the Mrs World pageant, which took place in Las Vegas, USA. Gaelae, who represented South Africa, outshone contestants from across the globe to clinch the prestigious title. The grand event saw Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda…
30 Jan
The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Samuel Ocheho, has called for support for the Under-23 team ahead of the tourney which will see them face the United States (US), Azerbaijan and Moldova in the group stage. The International Handball Federation on Wednesday at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland conducted the draw for…
23 Jan
The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website. The fight pits two of the internet's best-known tech giants against each other -- and highlights the…
23 Jan
Mauricio Pochettino said he has been handed a welcome selection headache after watching his youthful United States squad wrap up their January training camp with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Florida on Wednesday. Goals from Major League Soccer-based players Brian White, Caden Clark and Patrick Agyemang completed a confident win for Pochettino's side…
12 Jan
Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighborhoods. At least 16 people were now confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in ruins and testing the mettle…
26 Dec
A lecturer at the Federal University Otuoke in Nigeria, Engr. Frank Efe Erukainure, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) Doctoral Scholars Fellowship in the United States. Erukainure is among the first two Africans to receive the fellowship and one of just ten PhD candidates worldwide…
2 Nov
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally the United States targeting Tehran and groups it supports in the region. "The enemies, both the USA and the Zionist regime, should know that they will definitely receive a tooth-breaking response to what they are doing against…
27 Oct
The United States women's U-17 team has eliminated Nigeria from the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The Americans secured a 2-0 victory over the Flamingos in the quarter-finals. Goals from Katharine Fuller and Kimball Ascanio sealed the win for the USA, ending Nigeria's impressive run in the tournament. The Nigerian team had topped their…
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The National Population Commission (NPC) says has launched a sensitisation campaign across the 11 local government areas of Gombe State to encourage birth and death registration among the people. Alhaji Abubakar Danburam, NPC’s Federal Commissioner in charge of Gombe State, told newsmen in Gombe on Friday that the aim was to help the government in…
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The 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has confirmed the recovery of no fewer than 1,913 weapons within its areas of responsibility over the past year. The announcement was made on Thursday at the Brigade headquarters in Jalingo during the visit of Major General Eyitayo Folusho Oyinlola, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division and…
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Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have insisted that Mrs Mojisola Meranda remains Speaker of the parliament and has not resigned. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Stephen Ogundipe, made this declaration in Lagos on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa…
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of the armed forces on internal operations neutralised 217 terrorists and apprehended 574 others in February. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-.Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a statement on the operations of the armed forces across the country on Friday in Abuja. Kangye also revealed that a…
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President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, signed the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The bill, which was passed in separate sessions by the two Chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, February 13, after it was increased from the initial figures of N49.7 trillion submitted by President Tinubu, was…
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US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday released a set of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex trafficking and other serious offenses but committed suicide before his trial in 2019. Bondi said the files fulfilled a pledge of transparency in governance made by US President Donald Trump, although the…
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Mexico on Thursday extradited some of its most notorious imprisoned drug lords to the United States in a bid to avert sweeping tariffs, including a cartel kingpin wanted for decades over the murder of a US undercover agent. Rafael Caro Quintero, who allegedly ordered the kidnap, torture and killing of DEA special agent Enrique "Kiki"…
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They see themselves as the "bold generation" and the "conscious youth" of the African continent. AFP met six African students from Generation Z who, from Dakar to Nairobi, and Johannesburg to Abidjan, displayed a realistic optimism and a desire to transform their countries. Born just before or after 2000, these students in urban planning, environment,…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has faulted Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over allegations of being biased regarding its refusal to fill vacancies arising from the defection of serving members of the National and State Assembly from one political party to another. Rotimi Oyekanmi, spokesman to INEC Chairman, in a statement on Friday, dismissed…