Sanwo-Olu’s daughter, Modupeorelouwa, weds Oladele in grand Lagos ceremony
Daughter of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Modupeorelouwa, has tied the knot with her beau, Oladele, in a grand ceremony. The white wedding, which took place a week after their traditional wedding, was held at the prestigious Cathedral Church of…
Welling grandma planks herself into the Guinness World Records
DonnaJean Wilde is a fairly typical grandmother, with a rather atypical penchant for planking. No, she’s not a floor installer, and she’s not a pirate, never having walked a plank in her life. But this 59-year-old retired school teacher from…
The Electoral College question looming over 2024
There are two scenarios that could explain where the 2024 election stands right now. In one, President Joe Biden is locked in something close to a 50-50 contest with former President Donald Trump. In the other, Biden is trailing by…
Engine cover of Southwest Airlines plane comes off during takeoff
The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday said it will launch an investigation after the engine cowling of a Southwest Airlines plane fell off during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap. The cowling is the protective cover over the…
This small Missouri city could cash in on the eclipse. It’s trying hard not to.
It will take more than the moon blocking out the face of the sun for Emily Gegg and Amanda Schwent to charge more for moonsicles. The best friends and co-owners of Luna’s Shaved Ice have stockpiled 25,000 of their frozen…
British man running length of Africa nears finish line
A man from the U.K. who has been running the length of Africa for charity set off from the Tunisian city of Bizerte on Sunday in what he hoped would be the last leg of his long journey. Russ Cook,…
Kagame blames world’s ‘cowardice’ as Rwanda remembers 1994 genocide
Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as Rwandans on Sunday commemorated 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists. Rwanda has shown strong recovery…
Rwanda’s president decries ‘failure’ of international community 30 years after genocide
Rwanda was completely humbled by the magnitude of our loss. And the lessons we learned are engraved in blood,” Kagame said in Kigali during a solemn ceremony to commemorate a 100-day massacre that claimed the lives of 800,000 people, largely…
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Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut down in the U.K., France and Germany last year. Launched in 2019,…
EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt.
The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the bloc’s executive branch. The 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion)…