Popular merengue singer Rubby Prez was thrilled to be travelling to the Dominican Republic to escape the New York cold. He made this known during his final performance in New York, just days before dying when the roof of the Dominican Republic nightclub he was playing at collapsed. Prez, 69, was at New Yorks La Nueva Espaa…
Lamidi Apapa has declared himself as the national chairman of the Labour Party, citing the recent judgement of the Supreme Court. Mr Apapa made the declaration at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, adding a new twist to the leadership crisis rocking the party. The party’s leadership crisis has escalated since the Supreme Court…
UK cinemas have pleaded with audiences to stop throwing popcorn and disrupting screenings of “A Minecraft Movie” after a TikTok trend around the hit video game-based film went viral. The trend involves young audience members raucously shouting, applauding and throwing fistfuls of popcorn in the movie theatre when actor Jack Black shouts the phrase “chicken…
U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly softened his global trade stance on Wednesday by announcing a 90-day pause on most tariffs—while simultaneously escalating economic pressure on China, deepening the trade standoff between the world’s two largest economies. Following days of market turbulence, Wall Street surged in response to the announcement. Stocks rebounded sharply, with the…
The Malian government hosted special envoys from Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Germany for high-level discussions in Bamako on Tuesday. The visit, part of ongoing efforts to reassess Mali’s ties with its European partners, comes as the region experiences a major realignment of diplomatic and security alliances. Chaired by Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister…
