Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016. Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of the Islamist movement since 2016 but has remained a reclusive figure, even after his group seized power in Afghanistan in […]
New Jersey, Oct. 31, 2021 (NAN) The City of Newark in the State of New Jersey, U.S. has celebrated the 61th Independence anniversary of Nigeria and hoisted Nigeria’s flag at the City Hall. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flag hoisting ceremony was organised by the Office of the Mayor in collaboration […]
Nine women have been honoured with the Embracing All Tone of Women (EATOW), a U.K.-based trade Mission in Nigeria, awards for their contributions to business development. The award ceremony was held at the EbonyLife place, Lagos, on Saturday in recognition of the positive contributions made by the women in the beauty, entertainment, media and creative […]
The leaders of the world’s richest economies will spend Sunday trying to reach a meaningful deal on preventing climate change. The G20 is hoping to make progress ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, which begins on Sunday. However, they have yet to announce any firm new commitments to reduce carbon emissions in the coming […]
Alec Baldwin has spoken out in public for the first time since he accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set earlier this month, saying “she was my friend”. Speaking to reporters, the actor said he would be in favour of limiting the future use of firearms on film productions to protect peoples’ […]
Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Friday concluded a one-week training on waterway safety for 100 pupils in riverine communities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was the second edition and tagged, “Lagos Water Savvy Kids Programme”. LASWA partnered with Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Dolphin Swim School […]
Google has announced the emergence of a sextape involving Nigerian favorite pop star, Tiwa Savage, as among the top trending searches on Google in October. The conclusion of the much-anticipated boxing bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder also piqued the interest of Nigerian sports fans on Google. Google announced this in its October search […]
Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov was required to pay nearly $509 million to settle US charges of tax evasion, the US Justice Department said Friday. The banking and investment tycoon paid the back taxes and fine after pleading guilty on October 1 to felony charges of concealing more than $1 billion in assets to avoid paying […]
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it received and censored a total number of 375 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry, also known as Nollywood, in the third quarter of the year. The Special Assistant on Media to the Executive Director/CEO, NFVCB, Mr Joshua Olomu, made this known in a report […]
Tongans have been rushing to vaccinate themselves against coronavirus after the Pacific island nation confirmed its first case on Friday. The infection was detected in a fully vaccinated person who had arrived on a repatriation flight from New Zealand. Tonga’s Prime Minister Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa warned that residents on the main island of Tongatapu face a […]