Country music superstar Carrie Underwood is among the performers set to take part in the 2025 presidential inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The Grammy winner is confirmed to sing “America The Beautiful” when Trump is sworn in for his second term as president on Jan. 20 in Washington D.C. Representatives for Trump confirmed Monday that…
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa, NICASA, has condemned the alleged brutal k!lling of a 50-year-old Nigerian citizen, Jeremiah Okoye, by the country’s police, while in their custody. It was gathered that Okoye, a native of Ezinifite, Nnewi, in Anambra State d!ed while being detained in Limpopo Province, on January 13. …
The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow to 3.6 per cent between 2025 and 2026 following ongoing reforms by the Federal Government. The global bank gave the projection in its report titled “Global Economic Prospects”, January 2025 published on Thursday. This growth projection, according to the international lender is due to recent…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. More than half a million users have piled onto the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, days ahead of a looming ban on TikTok in the United States, according to data from app stores and social media videos….
South Sudanese authorities have imposed a countrywide evening to morning curfew after a night of violence during which businesses run by Sudanese traders in the capital were looted. Police chief Gen. Abraham Manyuat said Friday, January 17 that the curfew will commence from 6 p.m. local time to dawn to curb looting incidents…
