A former deputy leader of the al-Shabab extremist group has been named a government minister by Somalia’s new administration in what some call a chance to persuade fighters to denounce violence. Mukhtar Robow was given the post of religious affairs…
Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has arrived in Taiwan, on a visit that has enraged China which claims the self-governing island as its own territory. Pelosi’s arrival in Taipei late on Tuesday risks triggering…
Sequel to the defeat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 16th Governorship election in Osun State, the youths in the party staged a protest in Osogbo calling for the dissolution of the party executive from the…
Tyler Perry knows Cicely Tyson’s worth. The actor/filmmaker chatted with AARP The Magazine for its August/September cover story, where he revealed he once paid Tyson, who died last year at age 96, “a million dollars” for a single day of…
The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Betta Edu has assured the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would secure majority votes in Cross River State in 2023. Edu spoke when the convener…
South Korean actors Park Hae-soo and Kim Da-mi have been confirmed as the leads of Netflix’s upcoming disaster film Great Flood. Earlier today (August 2), Netflix Korea shared that Park Hae-soo – best known internationally for Squid Game and Money…
The U.S. Mission has announced the arrival of Will Stevens, the new Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos. Consul General Will Stevens arrived in Lagos on July 29 following consultations in Washington, D.C. Mr. Stevens succeeds Claire…
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for the second leg of an Asian tour that has been overshadowed by an expected stop in Taiwan, which would escalate tensions with Beijing that claims the self-ruled island as…
A return to growth in output and stronger inflows of new orders helped underpin a further improvement in operating conditions in the Nigerian private sector during July. In turn, according to a statement, businesses increased their purchasing activity at the…
A Nigerian man has tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi, the Indian capital. His case brought the total number of infected people in the Asian country to six. According to Indian officials, the 35-year-old is a Delhi resident and has…
