The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Olufemi Oluyede, a lieutenant general, as the substantive chief of army staff. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced Mr Oluyede’s confirmation after he was cleared by the senators through voice votes during…
[ad_1] Israel threatened on Tuesday to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hezbollah collapses, and said this time its attacks would go deeper and target the Lebanese state itself, after the deadliest day since the ceasefire was…
[ad_1] Adam Azim will take on Sergey Lipinets at the OVO Arena Wembley on February 1, live on Sky Sports. Fast rising super-lightweight star Azim is ready to move to a new level as he faces a former world champion…
In a post on X, Justin Bons, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Cyber Capital—Europe’s oldest cryptocurrency fund—asserts that the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is centralized and permissioned, contradicting claims made by Ripple executives. Bons also accuses the XRP Foundation of…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol has declared martial law, accusing the left-wing bloc that controls the national assembly…
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Serena Williams has a message for her haters. The 23-time tennis grand slam champion, 43, clapped back at recent social media speculation over whether she had lightened her skin. Williams sparked chatter last week after sharing a…
Dinesh D’Souza — the conservative filmmaker behind the widely debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” — apologized to a Georgia man accused of ballot fraud during the 2020 election and admitted the documentary relied on “inaccurate information.” The film, released in…
The government is set to inaugurate the GHS 200 million Digital Youth Hub, a flagship initiative under the Ghana CARES programme, in December 2024. This announcement was made by the Director-General of the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in…
Convictions have been secured for several former concentration camp workers as accessories to murder during WWII. German authorities are pushing for a 100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to face trial nearly 80 years after World War II. On Tuesday,…
The 2025 Afrobeats Legends Festival is set to be a groundbreaking celebration of African music, with two of the genre’s most iconic figures, 2Baba (formerly 2Face Idibia) and DJ Jimmy Jatt, leading the charge. According to a statement issued on…