Nancy Pelosi, who has led Democrats in the US House of Representatives for almost two decades, has announced she is standing down from the role. The 82-year-old is the most powerful Democrat in Congress and the first woman to serve…
Bradley Cooper to star in Steven Spielberg’s new Bullitt movie
Bradley Cooper has signed on to star in Steven Spielberg’s new movie about police detective Frank Bullitt. The Hangover actor has closed a deal to play the no-nonsense San Francisco cop made famous by Steve McQueen in the 1968 action…
Bandits ‘kill’ Chief Imam, 2 others in Sokoto
Bandits have reportedly killed three persons including the Chief Imam of Gangara in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was learnt that the chief imam, fondly addressed as Liman Na-Kimba, was killed on Wednesday while coming back…
Lions Club, Onigbongbo LCDA take diabetes awareness campaign to Maryland community
Lions Club International District 404B2 Nigeria on Thursday, 18th November 2022 carried out an awareness campaign on diabetes, its prevention and management to Onigbongbo, a community in the Maryland area of Lagos State. The awareness campaign walk took off from…
UN Scribe reacts to breakdown of negotiations at COP27
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has decried the breakdown of trust between the global North and South at the ongoing 27th session of Conference of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Guterres in his remark at COP27…
Lydia Ko takes 1-shot lead at $2m LPGA finale
Lydia Ko began her quest for the largest prize in women’s golf history by hitting a tree and making bogey on a par 5. The rest of Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship couldn’t have gone better. Ko responded…
COP27: Spain, Switzerland announce €10m to AfDB’s urban, municipal devt fund
The Swiss Confederation and Spain, have announced additional financial support of 10 million Euros to African countries and cities affected by the negative effects of climate change. In a statement issued by the Communication and External Relations Department of the…
Ex-senior provincial legislator of Hebei prosecuted
Xie Jilai, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial People’s Congress, has been indicted on bribe-taking charges. Xie was accused of taking advantage of his various former positions to seek benefits for others in job promotion and…
Hasbro puts EOne Film, TV business up for sale
Hasbro said its board has authorized a sale process for the part of its eOne TV and film business not directly supporting its branded entertainment strategy following a review of the company’s business initiated by new CEO Chris Cocks. Cocks…