The Kogi State Executive Council has reaffirmed its commitment to grassroots development, economic sustainability, and infrastructural growth following its latest meeting held at the EXCO Hall, Government House, Lokoja. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo charged government officials to remain close to the grassroots and ensure constant engagement with the people, noting that such connection is key…
Renée Victor, who voiced the no-nonsense, sandal-throwing Abuelita in Disney’s animated hit “Coco” and played the wisecracking Lupita on Showtime’s “Weeds,” has died. She was 86. Victor’s death was confirmed on Monday by a representative, Julie Smith, who said the actor had lymphoma for several years. She died Friday at her home in Sherman Oaks,…
A former personal assistant who accuses Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape testified Monday that she continued sending the hip-hop mogul loving messages for years after her job ended in 2017 because she was “brainwashed.” The woman, testifying under the pseudonym “Mia,” pushed back at defense lawyer Brian Steel’s suggestions that she fabricated her claims to…
England are using heated tents as part of training to replicate the conditions they could experience at the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico next year.Thomas Tuchel and his squad are in Girona in Spain for a training camp.England play Andorra in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday before playing Senegal in a…
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years.The 69-year-old said that “by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity”.Speaking in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, he also…
A second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only an agreement between the warring sides to swap more prisoners of war.Ukrainian negotiators said Russia had again rejected an “unconditional ceasefire” – a key demand by Kyiv and its allies in Europe and the US. The…
Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), has been elected as the new President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), ushering in a fresh chapter for the continent’s premier development finance institution. After three intense rounds of voting, Dr. Ould Tah clinched the top seat with…
Ronald Fenty, father of superstar singer Rihanna, has passed away aged 70 after a brief illness. According to reports, Rihanna’s family, including her brother Rajad Fenty, were present at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles during his final moments. The sad news comes not long after it was confirmed that the singer is pregnant with…
A transgender athlete bested the competition Saturday at the California high school track and field championship to take home gold in the girls high jump and the triple jump at a meet that has stirred controversy and drawn national attention. AB Hernandez competed under a new rule change that may be the first of its…
A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Sunday, while Moscow pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones just hours before a new round of direct peace talks in Istanbul. A military official, who spoke with the Associated Press on condition of anonymity to…
