Canada’s unemployment rate surged to 6.1 percent in March as more individuals actively sought employment in an economy hampered by elevated interest rates. According to a statement released on Friday, April 5, by Statistics Canada, job losses were observed in the hospitality and food sectors, as well as in wholesale and retail trade, and the…
President Bola Tinubu has called on ECOWAS member states to come together, strengthen ties, and reject forces bent on causing division within the community. Speaking at the inauguration of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament, on Thursday in Abuja, President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government,…
Iran has vowed to retaliate after it accused Israel of bombing its embassy complex in Syria. An airstrike destroyed the consulate building in the capital Damascus on Monday, killing at least seven officials including Mohammed Reza Zahedi, a top commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and senior commander Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, according…
The police in Ghana have intervened to safeguard a 12-year-old girl and her mother following widespread outrage over the child’s marriage to a 63-year-old priest. The controversial marriage ceremony occurred on Saturday, March 30, in Nungua, Ghana, where the man, identified as Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII, wed the young girl, named Naa Okromo.…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented a “third gender” option on citizenship forms to enhance the accuracy of data collection for immigrants who do not identify strictly as male or female. Previously, USCIS forms and accompanying documents only offered binary gender options, posing challenges for individuals whose gender identity falls outside these…
A recent poll conducted by Daily Mail suggests that if former US first lady Michelle Obama were to run against Donald Trump in a presidential contest today, she would lose. Despite never expressing any intention to run for president, and publicly supporting Joe Biden’s reelection bid, there has been speculation among some Democratic party members…
Beyoncé’s latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” has quickly become Spotify’s most-streamed album of 2024, achieving this feat shortly after its release on Friday, March 30. Following its debut on Spotify, “Cowboy Carter” amassed an impressive 76.13 million streams within a short span of time. This figure significantly surpasses the streaming numbers of her previous album, “Renaissance,”…
Five Nigerian citizens have been deported from Kenya and labeled persona non grata due to their alleged engagement in various criminal activities, notably drug trafficking, within the country. The individuals, namely Olayiwola Saheed Tunde, Nwosu Prince Chukwuebuka, Ajibade Adewale, Nwanonaku Alexander Odirachukwumma, and Olayiwola Babatunde Akintomwa, were repatriated by the Directorate of Immigration Services on…
Former US President Donald Trump is now promoting the sale of Bibles as he gears up for a potential return to the White House. The presumptive Republican nominee released a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, March 26, urging his supporters to purchase the “God Bless The USA Bible,” inspired by country singer…
French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Monday that the assailants responsible for the tragic loss of 137 lives in a concert hall near Moscow were affiliated with an Islamist group known for previous thwarted attempts to target France. Macron’s assertion shed light on the French government’s decision to raise the security alert to its highest…
