More than two million people have attended a free Lady Gaga concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, city officials say. The pop star’s biggest ever concert was paid for by the city in an attempt to revitalise Rio’s economy. They expect it could bring in $100m (£75m) to the local economy. Saturday’s performance was part […] The post Two million people attend

The Federal High Court of Nigeria has established Freedom of Information Desk as part of concerted efforts to uphold transparency, promote accountability, and enhance public access to information. The Director of Information of the Court, Mrs Catherine Oby Christopher, who confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the step is […] The post High

President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced that the Federal Government has resolved to complete the 284-kilometre Kano–Jigawa–Katsina–Maradi railway project by 2026. The president disclosed this in Katsina State when he inaugurated the Katsina State Agricultural Mechanisation Centre and a 24-kilometre Eastern Bypass located at Tashar Bala Area of the State. The railway line project, which […] The post Govt

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised a group of women who walked out during an empowerment event organised by First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu in Port Harcourt, calling the act “disturbing and embarrassing.” The protest happened on Friday at the EUI Event Centre and was allegedly led by women […] The post Wike

Residents of Love Estate, Ikorodu-Elepe are currently living in darkness as Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, is yet to respond to their plight five months after the transformer serving the area packed up. The residents said the prolonged absence of electricity has made them vulnerable to attacks from marauders who operate under the cover of […] The post Lagos

Israel’s military will mobilize thousands of reservists in the coming days, it said Saturday, in what appears to be an expansion of its offensive in Gaza as talks aimed at securing a ceasefire languish. The call-up follows reports that the Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Friday presented a plan to […] The post Israel calls up thousands of reservists,

A missile fired from Yemen landed near the main terminal of Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning, Israeli authorities said. Unverified footage posted online appeared to show drivers on a road nearby pulled over to take cover as a projectile lands, creating a plume of black smoke near the airport, which is on the […] The post Houthi missile hits near Israel’s main airport appeared

Eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations. Five were arrested at various locations around England on Saturday as part of a “pre-planned” investigation into a plot to “target a specific premises”, the Metropolitan Police said. Four of those – two aged 29, one aged 40 and another […] The post Seven

US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism from some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope. The picture, which was shared by official White House social media accounts, comes as Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, who died on 21 April, and prepare to choose the next pontiff. The New […] The post Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself

Benjamin Azamati, Ghana’s 100m record holder, improved his season’s best time with a 10.02s finish at the Desert Heat Classics in Tucson, Arizona. Azamati, who stormed to victory from lane 5, took first place ahead of Trayvion White-Austin, who finished second, while 10.24s was enough for a third place finish for Tyson Tippett. Jason Boston […] The post Azamati eases to season’s

SMT Ghana, the official distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks, Hitachi Construction and mining equipment, Volvo Penta and a leading provider of heavy-duty equipment and services, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Dynapac, a leading global provider of road construction equipment. This collaboration will extend across SMT entire footprint in Ghana. This new […] The post SMT