The death toll from a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen sharply to over 1,000, with fears it could climb much higher, state-run MRTV reported Saturday, as rescuers scrambled through rubble and desperate cries for help echoed from collapsed buildings. The quake, whose epicenter was near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, devastated one of the world’s…
Elon Musk announced on Friday that he has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal. Both companies are privately held, which means they are not required to disclose their finances to the public. Musk said in a post on X that the move will…
King Charles III was briefly hospitalized amid his ongoing cancer treatment but has since resumed duties. According to reports, the British monarch had to be checked due to side effects of his treatment. Diagnosed in February 2024, he remains optimistic, with Queen Camilla as a key support. King Charles plans to proceed with an April…
Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy’s bodies are still unclaimed — more than a month after their tragic deaths. The Office of the Medical Investigator in New Mexico, confirmed the list of unclaimed decedents is updated online every Monday. Gene and Betsy’s names appeared on the list on March 24, and they’re still there. Officials…
The Senate, yesterday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 by introducing same day elections nationwide. The bill sponsored by Senator Saliu Mustapha, Kwara Central, was intended to cut election costs, reduce campaign period, and allow elected officials to serve as ad hoc delegates in party congresses. However, at…
Leader Niger’s military junta, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been sworn in as the country’s president for a transitional period of five years. Gen. Tchiani has led the country since 2023, after he led a coup d’etat against country’s elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, a development that pitched Niger against Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)….
In historic business deals, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery yesterday announced that the United States imported over 2 million barrels of jet fuel from the 650,000 bpd facility this March alone, underscoring the growing global impact of the world’s largest single-train refinery, located in Lagos. The entrance of the Dangote refinery into the US market is…
Netflix drama Adolescence has become the first streaming show to top the UK’s weekly TV ratings, beating BBC shows like The Apprentice and Death in Paradise in the latest official rankings. The first episode of Adolescence was watched by 6.45 million people in its first week, according to ratings body Barb. That is the biggest…
The 2022 Academy Awards were the best of times and the worst of times for Will Smith. Smith won his first Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard in the film King Richard. After losing in the same category twice before, in 2002 and 2007 for Ali and…
Spain edged past the Netherlands on penalties following a six-goal thriller to progress to the Nations League semi-final. The hosts started well and took an early lead through Mikel Oyarzabal from the spot, only for the Dutch to level with their own penalty after the break – Memphis Depay this time firing high and central…
