Trump twists Democrats’ arm in shutdown fight, freezing New York subway projects and threatening thousands of layoffs

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore…

Funerals held after scaffolding collapse kills 36

Amensisa NegeraBBC Africa, Arerti and Sammy AwamiBBC Africa, Nairobi STR / EPA / Shutterstock A day…

Mateta handed France call-up for World Cup qualifiers

Jean-Philippe Mateta was rewarded for his excellent form with Crystal Palace by being called up to…

Tinubu urges Nigerians to patronize Made in Nigeria goods

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the need for Nigerians to patronise made-in-Nigeria products. According to him,…

‘Area of interest’ found in search of girl who vanished 55 years ago

Phil MercerWollongong, New South Wales Grimmer family Cheryl Grimmer was three when she disappeared from Fairy…

Powerboat championship: Lagos diverts traffic for two days

Lagos state government said traffic will be diverted for two days in parts of Victoria Island…

AfroTalks and the Shaping of Africa’s Conversations

Across Africa, there is a growing recognition that narratives matter. The way a continent tells its…

White House says layoffs to begin ‘imminently’

Watch: Shutdown blame game as GOP and Dems point fingers Mass layoffs of US federal workers…

Nigeria health system is performing at 45% of its capacity – Report

The African Health Observatory Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP) says Nigeria’s health system is…

Meta is exploiting the ‘illusion of privacy’ to sell you ads based on chatbot conversations, top AI ethics expert says—and you can’t opt out

Meta is about to make your chats with its AI assistant part of its advertising machine,…