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Elton John will bring the curtain down on his final UK tour with a debut performance at Glastonbury next June, organisers of the legendary music festival said Friday. The 75-year-old singer-songwriter has played his last US gigs as part…

Former Mr. Universe, singer, and actor Slami Ifeanyi was killed in Umubere, Akwa, the state capital of Anambra. The 31-year-old songwriter was attacked and killed while operating his recently purchased vehicle. The singer was…

The Federal Government, on Monday, warned that Nigerians were being robbed of their valuables, especially passports, in the United States of America, USA, and Europe, pointedly naming the United Kingdom, UK. The government, as a result,…

Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store, saying the iPhone maker has threatened to oust his recently acquired social media platform. Musk also joined the…

Malaysia’s perennial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was named prime minister on Thursday, ending a days-long political impasse after inconclusive election results. The 75-year-old was scheduled to be sworn in at 5 pm (0900 GMT),…

Thirty-eight people were killed and two were injured in a fire at a factory in central China, state media said Tuesday, with authorities blaming workers for illegal welding. The fire broke out at a plant in Anyang City in Henan Province…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday landed in Britain ahead of the first state visit hosted by King Charles III as monarch. Ramaphosa arrived at London Stansted airport on a South African Air Force jet and was met by a…

Iraq opened an investigation Thursday after a fire broke out in one of the terminals of Baghdad airport, the second in three days. There were no casualties in the latest blaze, which damaged several airline offices in the two-storey…

Long viewed as a multicultural and inclusive nation, Canada admitted recently that its immigration system is tinged with racism and concern has risen over high rejection rates for African students. “I have met people who have had their…

A man who ploughed his sports utility vehicle into a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last year and killed six people was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole. A jury in October found Darrell Brooks, 40 guilty of multiple…