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Nigerian creative professional Ayobami Aina, popularly known as Ayo, is steadily establishing himself as a versatile force in music and theatre, building a career that seamlessly blends artistic expression with public service in the United Kingdom. With a journey that began in church, where he discovered his passion for acting, singing and choreography, Ayo has evolved into a multidisciplinary creative whose work spans stage performance, music production, theatre management and technical production. Over the years, he has remained committed to developing his craft, embracing opportunities that have positioned him within both the Nigerian and British creative landscapes. His first major…

Two Nigerians have been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment each by a Ghanaian court for trafficking fellow Nigerians into Ghana under the guise of offering them jobs before allegedly forcing them into cybercrime. The suspects, Kingsley Ndifon, 29, and Emmanuel Akong, 25, were found guilty of human trafficking and causing harm by Circuit Court ‘B’ in Tema after a full trial. According to a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service on Facebook on Wednesday, and seen by our correspondent on Friday the two men lured Nigerian nationals to Ghana with promises of employment before holding them captive and compelling…

Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched at least 12 fresh missile attacks on the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Marib on Friday, following drone and ballistic missiles launched at Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni government military sites, killing at least 30 soldiers in the country, on Thursday.Separately, a senior Saudi official told journalists that a Houthi attack on southern Saudi Arabia on Thursday had wounded 11 civilians, including a young child.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listOn Friday, a senior Saudi official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that intelligence suggests the Houthis and Iraqi armed groups may launch…

In the mid-’90s, the web was exploding, but finding anything of actual value on it felt like an elaborate negotiation with whatever proto-search engine happened to be standing closest to the door. Unlike now, when Google is widely seen as both portal and gatekeeper, sites like AltaVista, Lycos, Excite, HotBot, and Ask Jeeves promised to tame the chaos, each with its own suite of quirks, charms, and flaws. The real story of pre-Google search is not that early engines were inferior. It’s that they reflected a different Internet entirely, one where directories mattered, crawling was still an art, ranking was…

Giving her views on the recent Holyrood election, Sturgeon wrote there was “a lack of vision or big picture thinking” when it came the SNP’s campaign.She went on to say that while the outcome was “an outstanding result” for the party after 19 years in government, there were lessons to be learned.In her view, the SNP was lucky the Scottish Greens did not stand in more constituencies, suggesting that had they done so, they could have eaten into John Swinney’s 58-seat tally.It was the Greens, Sturgeon said, who’d come closest to “injecting a sense of hope for the future” into…

The quarter-final picture at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is now complete, with defending champions Nigeria handed a blockbuster meeting with Cameroon in what promises to be one of the tournament’s most compelling last-eight ties. The final quarter-finalists were confirmed on Thursday after Cameroon secured top spot in Group D with a 1-1 draw against tournament debutants Cape Verde in Casablanca. The result ensured the Indomitable Lionesses finished the group stage unbeaten, collecting seven points from three matches after recording two victories and a draw. That was enough to set up a mouthwatering clash with Nigeria, who progressed…

Jahmyr Gibbs’ hold-in has come to an emphatic end. Gibbs has become the highest-paid running back in NFL history after he and the Detroit Lions agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million deal that could be worth up to $75.75 million, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. The deal also includes $51.5 million guaranteed. Gibbs’ deal comes two days after the Atlanta Falcons and Bijan Robinson agreed to terms on a three-year extension worth up to $75 million, with $51 million guaranteed. Robinson’s deal was the highest for a running back in NFL history. Earlier in the day, fellow running back Jonathan Taylor agreed to…

Werner Herzog will receive this year’s Donostia Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The fest’s highest honorary award, received last year by Jennifer Lawrence and veteran Spanish Esther Garcia, will be accompanied by a screening of the German filmmaker’s latest feature film, Bucking Fastard, which is competing in the upcoming Venice Film Festival. “Over a career spanning six decades, Herzog has become one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema, building an extraordinary body of work ―around 80 films― shaped by obsession, extreme situations and the contradictions of human nature,” said the San Sebastian Film Festival. “His films, both fiction and non-fiction, are…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, stating that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has risen from below $300 billion to about $375 billion in two years. Mr Yilwatda made the claim on Thursday in Jos, Plateau State, while speaking at a colloquium organised to mark his 58th birthday. He said the increase in GDP, which he attributed to the Tinubu administration’s economic policies, showed that the reforms were beginning to produce results despite the economic difficulties associated with their implementation. According to him, Nigeria’s economic growth is now…

•Seek independent forensic audit of all reported off-budget expenditure •Frown on under-implementation of the 2024, 2025, 2026 Appropriation Acts •Lament constitutional controversy surrounding the State Police Alteration Bill Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja A group of bi-partisan lawmakers in the House of Representatives under the aegis of Save Nigeria Group has called upon the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, to reconvene both Chambers immediately for an emergency session. The emergency session, the lawmakers said, must address the issue of under-implementation of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Appropriation Acts; the…