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  The Federal Government has announced the cancellation of the parade earlier scheduled to celebrate the country’s 65th independence anniversary on October 1. This was announced in a statement on Monday by the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary of the Federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen. According to the statement, […]

  Spotify has named Burna Boy, Rema, and Wizkid as the leading Afrobeats artistes of 2025. The platform announced the ranking in a post on Monday, adding Asake and Ayra Starr to complete the top five. In its statement, Spotify said Afrobeats continues to expand its global reach, with fans streaming artists like Rema, Wizkid, […]

  Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, on Monday warned that Nigeria risks embarrassment if disputes threaten the operations of Dangote Refinery. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the governor urged dialogue between the refinery, unions, and government to resolve tensions. “What has happened is that gap in communication. PENGASSAN, as of […]

  Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court Abuja, has restrained the Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from embarking on its planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Ruling on an ex parte application by Dangote Refinery, Justice Subilim restrained the defendants, which included Nigeria National Petroleum Company […]

  President Donald Trump meets key congressional Republicans and Democrats at the White House on Monday, hoping to revive stalled spending negotiations on the eve of a looming US government shutdown. Without Congress passing a bill to fund federal operations before midnight Tuesday night, the government will partially close up shop — and plunge Washington […]

A specially developed cannabis extract relieves chronic lower back pain, according to a clinical trial published Wednesday that experts are calling the first high-quality evidence that something in the cannabis plant can treat pain. Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than half a billion people, according to the World […]

  India and Bhutan will build the first cross-border railway lines connecting both countries, New Delhi announced Monday, with $454-million project to be completed in four years. Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri said his country, which is Bhutan’s main trading partner, “has played a vital role” in the modernisation of the Himalayan kingdom’s infrastructure and […]

  Video game giant Electronic Arts announced Monday it would be acquired by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund for $55 billion, in what EA said would be the largest all-cash private equity buyout in history. The consortium also includes US investment firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, the Miami-based firm founded […]

  A German man has won 15.3 million euros ($18 million) in the lottery after discovering a forgotten ticket in his coat pocket six months after he bought it. The father from the Frankfurt area had remained oblivious to his winnings all spring and summer despite a poster campaign to find him, the Lotto Hessen […]

West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, lawyers and deportees have told AFP. The latest chapter in US President Donald Trump’s vast, opaque deportation programme, their saga became public earlier this month when Ghanaian leader John Mahama disclosed […]

  South Africa have forfeited a World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho for fielding an ineligible player, world football governing body FIFA announced on Monday. South Africa’s 2-0 victory on March 21 in Polokwane has been replaced with a 3-0 defeat meaning they drop to second place in Group C of the African Zone qualifiers, […]