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The U.S. Embassy in Togo will be closed this Monday, May 27, 2024, in tribute to all those who have lost their lives while serving the United States in the military. This day of remembrance, known in the United States as Memorial Day, is dedicated to honoring the memory of …

In the midst of her Pink Friday 2 world tour, Nicki Minaj was arrested at Amsterdam airport in the Netherlands on Saturday, May 25, on suspicion of carrying marijuana in her luggage. “Nicki Minaj prepared to leave the country for Manchester, where she was due to perform that evening,” reports …

Rights organization Amnesty International has reacted after a raid by suspected Islamists in the village of Kuchi in Niger state, central Nigeria. The raid occured on Friday and resulted in the deaths of 10 people and the kidnapping of 160 others, mostly women and children. Amnesty International expressed “deep concern” …

Three people have died and seven others were injured when a mosque collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Femi Osanyintolu said “the mosque collapsed while prayer was ongoing”. “Following an extensive exercise, the final casualty report …

At least 10 people were killed and 160 others kidnapped after a deadly raid on a village in Nigeria’s Niger state, local media reported. A large number of armed men, suspected to be from Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram, invaded Kuchi village on Friday night. “Those kidnapped were mostly …

Nigeria’s National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has announced the Federal Government’s approval of a new regulation prohibiting the depiction of money rituals and the glamorization of vices in Nigerian films. This decision was disclosed by Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of NFVCB, during a National Stakeholders Engagement on …

At least eleven people have been killed and two others injured after the explosion of a sugar factory in Tanzania’s eastern district of Mvomero, local media reported, citing authorities. The explosion occurred at about 01:00 local time on Thursday [23:00 GMT Wednesday] at a factory run by Mtibwa Sugar Estates …

A Brazilian teenager killed his parents and sister at the family home, using his father’s service weapon, after feeling “very frustrated” at being deprived of his phone, according to details from the survey delivered this Wednesday, May 22. This triple homicide which shocked Brazil took place on Friday May 17, …

Thailand’s National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from the country by a British collector of antiquities. A tall bronze figure called the Standing Shiva or Golden Boy and a smaller sculpture called Kneeling Female are thought to be around 1,000 years old. …

Damini Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy has ventured into filmmaking as an executive producer in Black Mic Mac’s upcoming movie 3 Cold Dishes. “Burna Boy will be executive producing the movie through Spaceship Films, a company he co-founded with his mother, Bose Ogulu”, according to reports. The movie will …