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World Stage

After relationship break-up, prominent Skydiver commits su!c!de

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A 32-year-old skydiver, Jade Damarell, has died after falling 15,500ft without deploying her parachute in County Durham, United Kingdom. An inquest confirmed the incident as suicide, revealing that Damarell disabled …

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World Stage

Viral TV judge Frank Caprio d!es

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Frank Caprio, the longtime Chief Judge of Providence Municipal Court celebrated for his warmth, humor, and viral TV fame, has died at 88 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His …

Viral TV judge Frank Caprio d!es Read More
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World Stage

Indiana woman arrested for alleged plot to k!ll Trump

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Federal authorities have arrested a 50-year-old Indiana woman accused of plotting to kidnap and assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump. The suspect, Nathalie Rose Jones of Lafayette, was taken into …

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Air Canada flight attendants end strike after tentative deal

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

The union representing Air Canada flight attendants announced on Tuesday that it had ended its strike after reaching a tentative agreement with the airline. About 10,000 flight attendants had walked …

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World Stage

Ukraine: Trump, Putin meet in Alaska for high-stakes talks

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have arrived in Alaska for a high-profile meeting aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Both leaders landed almost …

Ukraine: Trump, Putin meet in Alaska for high-stakes talks Read More
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World Stage

Couple welcomes world’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

An American couple has welcomed a baby boy from an embryo frozen in 1994, potentially making him the world’s “oldest baby” born from the longest-preserved embryo on record. Thaddeus Daniel …

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World Stage

Colombia appoints ex-adult film actor as minister

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Juan Carlos Florian, a former adult film actor and LGBTQ+ rights advocate, has been appointed as Colombia’s new Minister of Equality. Florian, who once worked in the adult entertainment industry …

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Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: Ex-World richest woman makes $4.2 billion in 24 hours

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

French billionaire Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, heiress to the L’Oréal fortune, has seen her wealth surge by $4.2 billion in a single day, bringing her total net worth to $93.8 billion …

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: Ex-World richest woman makes $4.2 billion in 24 hours Read More
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World Stage

Tanzania bans foreigners from running small businesses *Full list

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

The Tanzanian government has announced a sweeping ban on foreign nationals participating in more than 20 small-scale business activities across the country. The directive, issued on July 28, is part …

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World Stage

30 feared d£ad after heavy downpour

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Heavy rains have claimed at least 30 lives in Beijing, with over 80,000 residents forced to evacuate due to widespread flooding, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday. The capital and …

30 feared d£ad after heavy downpour Read More
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World Stage

Fresh crash scare as aircraft makes emergency landing, passengers scamper for safety

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A mechanical failure forced passengers aboard an American Airlines flight to evacuate onto the runway at Denver International Airport on Saturday, moments before takeoff. Flight 3023 was en route to …

Fresh crash scare as aircraft makes emergency landing, passengers scamper for safety Read More
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World Stage

Zhang Yiyang: Popular Chinese actor executed for k!lling underage girlfriend

July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Popular Chinese actor and singer Zhang Yiyang has been executed by firing squad for the brutal murder of his underage girlfriend, marking the first time a Chinese celebrity has faced …

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Breaking: Many feared d3ad as plane with passengers crashes

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A passenger aircraft carrying almost 50 people crashed on Thursday in a remote forested area of Russia’s Amur region, with no immediate signs of survivors, according to local authorities. The …

Breaking: Many feared d3ad as plane with passengers crashes Read More
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World Stage

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ d!es

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, widely known as Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’, has passed away at the age of 36 after spending nearly two decades in a …

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Nigerian News

Tinubu, UN Scribe, Wike, others expected at unveiling of book on World Security

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 - by Bode Olagoke

Prominent personalities including the United Nations UN Secretary General, Mr Antonio Guterres, President Bola Tinubu, Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Ondo Senator, Jimoh Ibrahim and members of …

Tinubu, UN Scribe, Wike, others expected at unveiling of book on World Security Read More
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World Stage

Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro cancels July engagements over health

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro said he was canceling all his July engagements after feeling ill Tuesday night and seeking emergency care, according to a statement. “The vomiting and hiccup …

Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro cancels July engagements over health Read More
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World Stage

Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Somalia’s Mogadishu airport

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A Ugandan military helicopter with eight people on board crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a Ugandan army spokesman has told the BBC. …

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World Stage

Many earthquakes tear Japanese area apart

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A remote island chain in southern Japan has been rattled by more than 470 earthquakes since Saturday, the national weather agency said on Thursday, calling for residents to stay alert. …

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World Stage

Presidency: 80-year-old Uganda’s Museveni to seek re-election

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will seek reelection for another term in polls due early next year to extend his nearly four-decade rule, according to a senior official from the ruling …

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World Stage

Israel claims k!lling of Iran’s military coordinator with Hamas

June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Israel says it has killed a senior Iranian commander who helped plan Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel, in a strike on Saturday on the city of Qom. …

Israel claims k!lling of Iran’s military coordinator with Hamas Read More
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World Stage

Panic as earthquake hits Iran amid Israel war

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook northern Iran on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, as Israel pounded the country with repeated waves of air strikes. The quake, which Iran’s Tasnim news …

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World Stage

Thousands protest in Tehran against Israel

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Thousands of people joined a protest against Israel in the Iranian capital on Friday after weekly prayers, chanting slogans in support of their leaders, images on state television showed. “This …

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World Stage

Ireland: 796 babies feared buried in septic tank

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Excavation has begun on a septic tank at a site in Ireland that authorities believe contains the remains of nearly 800 dead babies and children who died at a home …

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World Stage

Pope Leo X1V revives papal holidays

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Pope Leo XIV will holiday twice at the papal palace in Castel Gandolfo near Rome this summer, reviving a tradition abandoned by his predecessor Francis, the Vatican said Tuesday. The …

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World Stage

US move to add Nigeria, 35 others on travel ban list

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

The Trump administration is considering implementing travel restrictions to Nigeria and 35 other countries, according to The Washington Post. A memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and sent …

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Nigeria’s leading airline Air Peace Chairman, Dr Allen Onyema has described the country’s aviation sector as one poised for a ...

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It will take a miracle to attempt to straighten a dry fish without reducing it to smithereens. That is the ...

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