Two actresses of Nigerian descent, Ayo Edebiri and Joy Sunday, have secured nominations at the 78th Primetime Emmy Award. The nominees for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on…
The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi…
Ghana on Tuesday said a visit between President John Mahama and his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa had been postponed amid anti-immigrant violence in South Africa. Accra and Pretoria have been at…
NATO allies showcased surging defence spending with new arms contracts worth billions at a summit in Turkey on Tuesday as they sought to placate US President Donald Trump’s fury over…
The United Nations launched an urgent appeal Wednesday to raise $296 million for Venezuela earthquake relief operations after the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 3,600 people.…
A coalition of local and international civil society organisations has commended the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the progress made in environmental remediation and livelihood restoration efforts in Ogoniland,…
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC have announced blackouts in some communities under their jurisdictions following flooding due to heavy rainfalls. A Wednesday…
The Nigerian naira traded at approximately ₦1,373.99 to the United States dollar at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Thursday, July 9, 2026. In the parallel market, also…
Belgium meet Spain in the World Cup quarter-finals on Friday with the daunting task of breaching the European champions’ watertight defence for the first time at the 2026 tournament. In…
Apple said Thursday it was raising prices for its MacBook computers, iPad tablets and other products, citing spiraling memory and storage costs sparked by the rise of artificial intelligence. The…
