In entertainment, Catherine O’Hara, the comedic actress best known for her starring roles in the Home Alone and Beetlejuice films, as well as her Emmy-winning turn in Schitt’s Creek, has died aged 71. The Canadian star rose to fame In 1988’s spooky satire Beetlejuice, she played Delia Deetz, who led her possessed dinner guests in […]

The United States has called on the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to safeguard Christian communities following the abduction of 177 worshippers in Kaduna State, an incident which has renewed concerns over religion-motivated violence in the country. The abduction, which occurred on January 18, was initially denied by the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassadors-designate from the 68 nominees confirmed by the Senate in December. The President confirmed the appointment of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as ambassador-designate to the United States of America. Also approved is the posting of Ambassador Amin […]

Denmark has sent additional troops to Greenland amid United States President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of the self-governing Danish territory. The chief of the Royal Danish Army, Peter Boysen, and a “substantial contribution” of soldiers have reportedly landed in Kangerlussuaq in western Greenland. The deployment came hours after Trump declined to using military […]

More than one hundred vehicles was smashed into each other and some, slid off the interstate highway in Michigan as a snowstorm made conditions “treacherous” for road travel in the US state. The huge pile-up on Monday prompted the Michigan State Police to close both directions of Interstate 196 highway just southwest of Grand Rapids, […]