In entertainment, Catherine O’Hara, the comedic actress best known for her starring roles in the Home Alone and Beetlejuice films, as well as her Emmy-winning turn in Schitt’s Creek, has died aged 71. The Canadian star rose to fame In 1988’s spooky satire Beetlejuice, she played Delia Deetz, who led her possessed dinner guests in […]
The United States has called on the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to safeguard Christian communities following the abduction of 177 worshippers in Kaduna State, an incident which has renewed concerns over religion-motivated violence in the country. The abduction, which occurred on January 18, was initially denied by the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassadors-designate from the 68 nominees confirmed by the Senate in December. The President confirmed the appointment of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as ambassador-designate to the United States of America. Also approved is the posting of Ambassador Amin […]
Denmark has sent additional troops to Greenland amid United States President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of the self-governing Danish territory. The chief of the Royal Danish Army, Peter Boysen, and a “substantial contribution” of soldiers have reportedly landed in Kangerlussuaq in western Greenland. The deployment came hours after Trump declined to using military […]
More than one hundred vehicles was smashed into each other and some, slid off the interstate highway in Michigan as a snowstorm made conditions “treacherous” for road travel in the US state. The huge pile-up on Monday prompted the Michigan State Police to close both directions of Interstate 196 highway just southwest of Grand Rapids, […]
One of the giants of 20th-century Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, known as Valentino, has died at the age of 93. Born in Lombardy in May 1932, Valentino was known for his collections that displayed luxury, wealth and opulence. He moved to Paris to study at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne when he […]
At least 39 people have been killed in a train collision in southern Spain, with dozens more injured. It is Spain’s worst rail crash in more than a decade. The crash occurred in Adamuz on Sunday evening, when a Madrid-bound train derailed and crossed onto the opposite tracks, colliding with an oncoming train. Four hundred […]
The United Nations World Food Programme on Friday warned that thousands of people in the northeast are facing the risk of catastrophic food shortages for the first time in nearly a decade, as aid cuts deepen malnutrition across the region. In Borno State alone, around 15,000 people are at risk, with more than 13 million […]
Iranians have taken to the streets again in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups warned on Sunday that authorities were committing a “massacre” to quell the demonstrations. The protests, initially sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, have now become a movement against the theocratic […]
The Super Eagles will be without their captain, Wilfred Ndidi, for the semi-final clash against Morocco at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following a suspension. Ndidi picked up his second yellow card of the tournament during Nigeria’s 2–0 victory over Algeria on Saturday, triggering an automatic one-match ban. He had earlier been booked […]
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