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Rema has announced the dates for his Rave & Roses US tour, which will kick off from Neumos in Seattle on August 11, 2022, and closeout at Varsity Theatre in Minneapolis, MN, on September 4, 2022.
Music

Rema announces 2022 US tour dates

April 26, 2022
Burkinabe architect Diebedo Francis Kere is seen during a celebration next to pictures of some of his projects on the wall in his office in Berlin, on March 15, 2022, after being awarded the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize. A native of Gando, Burkina Faso, he is the first African to win the prestigious prize, which has been awarded annually since 1979. Kere was recognised for his body of work that "empowers and transforms communities through the process of architecture".
Africa

Diebedo Kere first African to win Pritzker Prize

March 16, 2022
Willie Stokes walks from a state prison in Chester, Pa., on, Jan. 4, 2022, after his 1984 murder conviction was overturned because of perjured witness testimony. Stokes, whose murder case officially dismissed at a court hearing Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, said he was not bitter but "just excited to move forward" in life. He was also filing a lawsuit Thursday against the city over the nearly four decades he spent in prison. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
World

US man cleared of murder conviction after 37 years in prison

January 27, 2022
A man puts on a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while working at a community nucleic acid testing center in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2021. REUTERS-Lam Yik
World

Moderna boss warns coronavirus shots less effective against Omicron, spooks markets

November 30, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate accused of sex trafficking, is led into court in shackles for a pre-trial hearing ahead of jury selection, expected to begin later in the week, in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S., November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
World

Jeffrey Epstein’s shadow looms over jury selection in Ghislaine Maxwell sex crimes trial

November 4, 2021
Award-winning singer, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has announced that his fourth studio album is coming soon.
Music

Adekunle Gold: My fourth studio album coming soon

October 9, 2021
Jahlil Okafor of Team Nigeria holds up his hands during the match between Nigeria and Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Okafor is now a free agent after being waived by the Brooklyn Nets.
Basketball

NBA: Brooklyn Nets release Nigeria’s Jahlil Okafor

September 10, 2021
This handout picture courtesy of Dave Lucas shows a flooded parking structure in Southwest Hoboken, New Jersey, after a night of high winds and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 2, 2021 – The remnants of Hurricane Ida triggered spectacular flash flooding and a rare state of emergency in New York City overnight into Thursday, killing at least 14 people in what was called a historic weather event. (Photo by Dave LUCAS / AFP)
World

At least 44 dead as flash floods hit US northeast

September 3, 2021
America’s greatest comedian Bill Cosby proclaimed his innocence in a tweet on Wednesday, after stepping out of jail in Pennsylvania.
People

Bill Cosby: Accusers speak of shock, anger after conviction overturned

July 1, 2021
NBA club Boston Celtics are finalizing an agreement with Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka to make him the franchise’s new coach, sources told ESPN.
Basketball

Boston Celtics to appoint Nigerian as new coach

June 24, 2021
A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student in the United States, Najeebat Sule, was shot multiple times by a yet-to-be-identified gunman in Philadelphia, United States, local media quote local police as saying.
Nigeria

Former Nigerian beauty queen shot dead in America

April 1, 2021
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal against Leicester. Carl Recine-AP
Football

Bruno Fernandes auctions shirt, boots to raise £720,000 for cancer kids

March 8, 2021
Demonstrators hold signs as they march for voting rights on Election Day in Graham, North Carolina, on November 3, 2020 [Jonathan Drake-Reuters]
World

Joe Biden signs order to promote US voting rights, access

March 7, 2021
General Electric (GE) has announced the appointment of Mohammed Mijindadi as President of GE Nigeria.
Business

Mohammed Mijindadi named new GE Nigeria president

February 11, 2021
Basketball fans gathered across Los Angeles on Tuesday to remember Kobe Bryant, one year to the day after the former NBA superstar perished in a helicopter crash with daughter Gianna and seven others.
Basketball

Fans remember Kobe Bryant one year after death

January 27, 2021
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