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The Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, also known as Tems, caused a stir on social media after her extravagant outfit obstructed the view of other attendees at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. Tems was a nominee for Best Original Song for the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” track “Lift Me Up” at the 95th Academy Awards…
*Beats 1,150 competitors from UK, India, South Africa, 30 African Countries Faizah Atu Muhammad, a 22-year-old Law graduate from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, has brought pride to her country by winning a prestigious essay competition organized by UONGOZI Institute of Tanzania. Other winners in the competition include: The competition, called the ‘2023 Youth Leadership…
The Canadian government has stated that foreign nationals who are visiting the country and receive valid job offers will be able to apply for and receive work permits without having to leave the country. The temporary measure put in place to address the country’s labor shortage was set to expire on February 28, 2023. The…
Finland police authorities on Thursday arrested a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa. Report monitored on a Finland news outlet, Helsingin Sanomat (HS), said the police escorted the separatist agitator out of his apartment in Lahti. HS claimed that they had gone to Ekpa’s residence for an interview but to their surprise, the Finland police,…
Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football less than 24 hours after France’s dramatic World Cup final loss to Argentina. Benzema was part of France’s squad for the tournament in Qatar, but he suffered a thigh injury that forced him to withdraw. On his 35th birthday, he announced his decision. “I made the effort…
Morocco became the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals after defeating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal. Their victory on Saturday at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium was celebrated throughout the Arab world, with Qatar’s hosting of the tournament providing a home atmosphere for teams from the Middle East and North Africa. They will…
I’ve decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go. CEO Mark Zuckerberg Meta, Facebook’s parent company, announced 11,000 job cuts on Wednesday, the most significant in the tech giant’s history. The layoffs come as Meta faces a number of challenges in its…
ROYAL OAK, Mich./ATLANTA, Ga., Nov 8 (Reuters)-Americans in closely contested elections on Tuesday decided whether Republicans would take control of Congress, which would give them the authority to obstruct much of President Joe Biden’s agenda over the next two years. Despite Democratic warnings about the erosion of abortion rights and the eroding of democratic norms,…
The United Kingdom has issued fresh security advice to its citizens in Nigeria or who may be considering traveling to the country. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in its updated foreign advisory asked its citizens to avoid at least 12 states in Nigeria, while saying some other states should be visited only if…
Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba denies converting to Islam. The former Ivorian national football captain made the post denying the viral news that he has changed his religion by converting to Islam on Twitter. This story is going viral 😅 but I haven’t changed religion.This was just me paying respect to my Muslim brothers i was…
