Kannywood is the term used for the Hausa language movie industry.It is a part of the larger Nigerian cinema, known as Nollywood, which includes other production centres producing films in many other Nigerian languages.The name “Kannywood” is a portmanteau derived from Kano and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry. “Kannywood” has its origins…
Anthony Joshua is ‘getting ready’ for a December showdown with Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia, believing the fight that has been building for seven years is close to being delivered. The two-time heavyweight world champion marked his return to the ring with a unanimous points win over Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in…
India reported over 12,000 COVID-19 infections on Thursday, an increase of nearly 2,000 cases compared to yesterday. As many as 12,591 cases were registered, the daily COVID-19 report shared by the government showed. The country’s active caseload currently stands at 65,286 – 0.14% percent of the total cases. India reported over 10,000 cases for the…
Global Peace Foundation Nigeria has joined other world peacebuilders to sign the Delhi Peace Agreement which is aimed at mitigating identity-based violence. It was gathered that countries, especially in Africa were advised to adopt the Nigerian model of mitigating the identity-based violence under its “One Family Under God” campaign. Speaking on the significance of the…
Crosley Green, a Florida man, turned himself in to authorities on Monday to serve his life sentence for the 1989 killing of Charles “Chip” Flynn, after his murder conviction was overturned in 2018 and then reinstated by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2022. Green’s conviction was originally overturned because prosecutor Chris White had…
Fox News, the American media giant, has agreed to pay a $787m settlement over a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company, over its coverage of the 2020 United States presidential election. Dominion filed the lawsuit in 2021, alleging that Fox News knowingly aired falsehoods about its voting machines to boost…
The United Nations released data on Wednesday that shows India has now surpassed China as the world’s most populous nation. According to the UN’s World Population dashboard, India’s population has exceeded 1.428 billion, slightly higher than China’s 1.425 billion people. This rapidly growing population creates a sense of urgency for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government…
On Tuesday, a Moscow City Court judge denied the appeal of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on spying charges. The Wall Street Journal’s Russia correspondent has been accused by Russia’s Federal Security Service of spying on behalf of the U.S. government. This marks the first time since the Cold War that…
Gunmen stormed a resort in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, killing seven people, including a child. The attack highlights the ongoing issue of drug cartel violence in the region, which has seen a significant increase in recent years. According to local authorities, the attackers arrived at the resort in several vehicles and opened…
Former US President Donald Trump has called on Rupert Murdoch to support his baseless allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, ahead of the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News and its parent company, Dominion Voting Systems. In a recent post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that Fox News is…
