Many travellers snap pictures during their trips, but others find that slowing down to illustrate a place helps them appreciate it in a more meaningful way. Back in the 1800s, French artists
Alec Baldwin has returned to US sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the first time since his trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust was dismissed.
Happily married couples who are partial to pork products took part in a somewhat quirky 900-year-old tradition on Saturday. The Dunmow Flitch Trials, where couples have to prove in a mock courtroom
The Black Friday sales are already in full swing and it can be easy to get swept up in the shopping frenzy and end up out of pocket – instead of bagging
The boss of the company behind global fashion chain Uniqlo has told the BBC that the Japanese firm does not use cotton from the Xinjiang region of China in its products. It
NNPCL, In response to Wednesday’s assertions that its petrol price was N1,045 per litre, NNPCL clarified that the refinery has not yet announced its pricing. Currently, fuels from the PH Refinery are
On the 9th of September 2024, the Nigerian Police Force received a petition addressed to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, FCID Annex, Lagos, from Chinedu Laz and Partners (Deo Gratia Chambers)
According to them, they have spent over six consecutive years at the war front in the fight against the terror groups. Nigerian soldiers battling insurgents in the North-East have lamented the military
Russian President Putin says extremism and terrorism are being deliberately used to defame Islam. President Putin’s statement highlights an undeniable truth: extremism is often manipulated to tarnish the image of Islam. As
A South Korean actor’s revelation that he fathered a child with a woman to whom he is not married has triggered a national debate over celebrity conduct and non-traditional family structures. Jung
The incident has drawn widespread condemnation from residents, who expressed outrage over the misuse of resources meant for the less fortunate. The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission has uncovered a
Career-networking site LinkedIn has told Australian lawmakers it is too dull for kids to warrant its inclusion in a proposed ban on social media for under 16 year olds. “LinkedIn simply does
“AI has revolutionised my daily life,” says Louise Plunkett from Norwich. Ms Plunkett has a genetic eye condition called Stargardt disease, a rare condition that causes progressive vision loss, which she says,
This ends a series of failed deadlines over commencement of production at the refinery in the oil-rich Rivers State. This is according to the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National
In 1988, World Aids Day began with the aim of raising awareness and understanding of a disease that had struck fear in communities around the globe. That same year, US tennis legend
Amid severe food shortages in Gaza, increasingly violent thefts by criminal gangs are now the main obstacle to distributing supplies in the south, aid workers and locals say. They allege that armed
If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in
“My religion forbids this,” she said. This was the moment Khadijah Abdulhamid, representing Sweet Haven High School, Kano State, gracefully declined a handshake from Oliver Alawuba, CEO of UBA, during the UBA
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday. The Boeing 737, operated
A far-right, pro-Russia candidate is set for a shock victory in the first round of Romania’s presidential election, with preliminary results leaving the prime minister, his main pro-Europe rival, out of the
Scottish curler Rebecca Morrison says she has found competing “a bit more fun” since Sophie Jackson took on skip responsibilities. The team – that still bears Morrison’s name – open their European
Bristol Bears have “some kids to watch for the future”, said director of rugby Pat Lam, despite their inexperienced side falling to a heavy Premiership Rugby Cup defeat by Bath. Bristol were beaten
The father of a teenage boy who drowned in a reservoir has said he has a “real worry” that a “whole generation” of children lack the swimming skills to keep them safe.