With that address after the first three songs of her Celebration Tour, Madonna bridged 40 years of pop stardom with one very frightening health incident in June, a blunt assessment of both her atypical longevity and the fragility of her – or anyone’s – future. “No one is more surprised that I have made it…
The mayor of the City of Newark, New Jersey, in the United States of America, Ras J. Baraka has honoured fourteen-year-old Nigerian Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke living with autism with the Young CEO Award. The mayor honoured Kanyeyachukwu on Sunday during the 8th Annual Nigerian Independence Day celebration and the grand event titled ‘The New Nigeria…
The United States says it plans to expel Uganda, Gabon, Niger Republic, and the Central African Republic (CAR) from the African growth and opportunity act (AGOA). AGOA is a special US-Africa trade programme introduced in 2,000 and gives eligible sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria duty-free access to the country for more than 1,800 products. In a letter to the…
President Joe Biden on Monday weighed an invitation to visit close US ally Israel to show support as it wages war against Hamas, abruptly canceling a domestic political trip to meet with his national security team. Biden, 80, was due to visit Colorado to push his 2024 reelection campaign but stayed at the White House…
About 2,000 US troops have been chosen to be ready to assist Israel with advising and medical support. The Wall Street Journal reports that the forces will be pulled from across the U.S. armed services, with the troops currently stationed inside the Middle East and in nearby Europe. But officials have not said which units…
American Rapper, Ice Spice, has announced a collaboration with Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, Rema. The 23-year-old rapper, who made this announcement via social media, got her fans super excited. The announcement comes after weeks of speculations following a leak of a song the duo reportedly had together. She confirmed that the song titled ‘Pretty Girl’ will…
The US Department of State issues a warning to Americans as it names 18 states to avoid regarding its citizens’ travel plans for Nigeria. This advisory is primarily due to concerns related to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and the presence of armed gangs. In their travel advisory update issued on Wednesday, the US highlighted that certain areas…
Danny Masterson‘s legal team intends to appeal his 30-year sentence following his sexual assault conviction. Attorney Shawn Holley spoke to reporters following Masterson’s hearing on Thursday, September 7, alleging that “a top team of appellate lawyers” found “a number of significant evidentiary and constitutional issues” in transcripts from the trial. “The errors which occurred in this case are…
