The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election have sparked intense reactions across communities, with many African Americans expressing outrage and frustration over the Latino vote, particularly the proportion of more than 60 % of Latino men who supported Donald Trump. This sentiment is rooted in the belief that Trump’s policies and rhetoric have historically…
As soon as Greg McDonald Jr. saw his parents, he knew he was in trouble. His father stood waiting for him with his arms folded and his brow furrowed. Beside him was Greg’s mother, her eyes red and puffy. “Quick, pretend you’re interested in me,” Greg Jr. told his friend Betsy as he steered the…
In the race to build out AI infrastructure, Meta met an unlikely roadblock in one case: bees. A rare species of the insect threw a wrench in the company’s plans for an AI data center, the Financial Times reported Monday. Meta had been in talks with a nuclear power plant operator for a US data center to support the…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is inconsiderate for selling petrol at N990/litre, stressing that the company enjoyed massive concessions while accessing foreign exchange during its construction. PETROAN also insisted that imported petrol was cheaper than the N990/litre price of Dangote petrol. Major marketers recently revealed that…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed the Attorney-General of the Federation to ensure the immediate release of the minors detained by the Nigeria Police in connection to last August’s protests without prejudice to any ongoing legal processes. The directive came days after the 76 people, including 30 minors, were charged with treason and inciting a…
Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air…
Just as some people never learn a lesson from history, countries led by people like that easily fall into the trap of mediocrity. Take a country like Iran for example—here’s a country with unparalleled social, political and cultural history that could easily be a leader in the region, and a partner for progress with leading…
With nearly 60 million ballots already cast, everyone interested in the presidential election is trying to figure out where the race stands. Despite so many votes having been cast, it is hard to know what it means. Many more people have yet to vote, and exactly how many there will be or how they will…
Former President Barack Obama has opened up about some of the “somewhat inappropriate” attention he received from women while commander in chief and also what kept him on a “straight and narrow path” throughout it. In an interview on released Tuesday, Obama, 63, acknowledged his stardom but insisted that he “was not tripping” from his admirers, to the…
The Rivers State Government on Wednesday appealed the Federal High Court, Abuja’s judgment which retrained the Central Bank of Nigeria from further releasing allocations from the federation account to the state. This came as the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, celebrated one of the failed attempts to impeach him by the Martin Amaewhule-led state House of…
