A 90-year-old great grandmother, Joyce DeFauw, has graduated from the Northern Illinois University, United States on Sunday. DeFauw received her Bachelor’s degree in General Studies, after 71 years of enrolling into the college. USA Today reported that DeFauw had started…
Norway has mildly protested to microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, over its description of the Scandinavian country as a Nigerian government organisation. On Norway’s verified Twitter handle, @NorwayMFA, the country was described as a Nigerian government organisation, while the…
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person, according to Forbes. On Thursday, Musk dropped to the second spot on Forbes’ list of “Real-Time Billionaires,” putting the Twitter and Tesla CEO behind Bernard Arnault, CEO of French luxury brand…
Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia this year, but the situation remains “catastrophic,” the UN said on Tuesday. The United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said the latest assessment found that,…
Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said. Two foreigners were injured while…
Tom Cruise did not receive a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Top Gun: Maverick, which itself was nominated in the best drama category. The snub comes after the actor returned his three Golden Globes statues in 2021 amid…
Transport fares in Lagos and its environs, yesterday, rose by more than 100 per cent, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and oil marketers battle to find a lasting solution to the fuel shortage. This came as Petroleum…
Marc Anthony’s failed worldwide virtual concert is sparking a legal war between the promoter and the streaming service … and it’s getting nasty. The promoter, Loud and Live, is suing streaming platform Maestro … claiming the streaming service didn’t hold…
Six people, including two police officers, have been fatally shot after a suspected ambush at a remote Australian property. Police said they had been searching for a missing person in Wieambilla – 270km (168 miles) west of Brisbane, Queensland –…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday debunked a viral video on Voter Identification Numbers. This was as the Commission also warned against fake news and disinformation. The Commission said the picture painted by the video circulating was not the…
