Today: September 19, 2024
By Thalia Beaty | The Associated Press Lana Vierra misses the swing set at her Lahaina home, which was reduced to ashes in the wildfires that swept through her community last summer. “Multiple generations went through there playing in my front yard,” she said.…
Olney Theatre Center (OTC) in its 2025 season will feature the highly acclaimed coming-of-age play “Sleepova” by Nigerian-British playwright and screenwriter Matilda Feyisayo Ibini. The fringe hit from London will make its U.S. premiere in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab in March/April 2025.…
Beyonce showoff her natural hair, in an influencer type video engaging directly with her audience that promotes her new haircare line, Cécred.…
Burna Boy, Siya Kolisi, William Ruto, Others Make TIME’s 2024 Most Influential List Nigerian music star Burna Boy and other influential figures of African descent like Kenyan President William Ruto, and South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi, have been named one of…
Nestlé, the world’s largest consumer goods company, adds sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries, contrary to international guidelines aimed at preventing obesity and chronic diseases, a report has found. Campaigners from Public Eye, a…
The U.S. House of Representatives has called on Nigeria and the United States to work harder to free the remaining Chibok school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram 10 years ago. In a resolution passed on April 12, the House said the two countries…
Tennis legend Serena Williams and Journalist Elaine Welteroth have joined forces to tackle maternal mortality head-on through the birthFUND initiative. Announced to coincide with Black Maternal Health Week in April 2024, the birthFUND aims to “provide resources, support, and advocacy to improve the…
Cardi B, Queen Latifah, and The Roots will headline concerts to celebrate the return of the BET Experience in Los Angeles just days before the 2024 BET Awards. BET announced Monday the star-studded lineup of the concert series, which makes a return…
Nigeria marks a groundbreaking achievement as the first country to introduce a revolutionary 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis (Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization. The Men5CV vaccine, funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, provides broad protection against five strains of the deadly meningococcus…
Kenya and Nigeria have decided to ban a batch of children’s cough syrup made by Johnson & Johnson under the Benylin Paediatric brand because it contains a dangerous substance called diethylene glycol. Benylin Children’s Cough Syrup is prescribed for the relief of…
