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WORDS ABOUT WILTON: Gail Hoar – Reconnecting with America through soaps
The other day, I tuned to a program on NPR discussing the story of soap operas on TV. It made me laugh, as long-shelved memories began to reemerge and I realized this topic ties to why we settled in Wilton. Let me explain. In the late 1960s, I...

Armed forces have made significant efforts at tackling food insecurity, says CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has disclosed that the Nigerian Armed Forces, in partnership with other security agencies, have made important efforts in addressing insecurity as part of efforts to achieve food security....

Field, Laycock and Whyte confirmed for Bognor Regis Town squad – but fans’ event is postponed
Chad Field is staying at Bognor Regis Town for the new campaign -- and has been handed the captain's armband by bosses Jamie Howell and Michael Birmingham. But the Rocks have decided to reschedule the ‘player reveal’ event for supporters, which...

"Hawk Tuah" phenomenon turned one this month: Here is what factory worker turned influencer, Haliet Welch, is up to
Credit: Instagram/@hay_welch You blink once, and a year flies by. That’s exactly how it feels when you realize that the “Hawk Tuah” phenomenon—one of the internet’s wildest viral moments—first exploded exactly a year ago. What began as a...

Gender gap closes at fastest pace since pandemic, says WEF
The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest annual advancement since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025, released on Thursday. However, the report says full parity...

From 'Dune' To John Wick, Sharon Duncan-Brewster Is Spoiling For A Fight
When Sharon Duncan-Brewster found out she was going to be in a John Wick spinoff, she didn’t know what to expect. Prior to being cast in Ballerina, she had only seen one John Wick film. “I knew there’s a bit of fighting and there’s a bit of action...
Hamilton International Forms Strategic Partnership With Warp Development
Atlanta-based Hamilton International has announced a strategic equity investment in Monroe, N.C.-based Warp Development, forming an equal partnership to accelerate growth, and enhance capabilities and customer value. Chad Clay will remain CEO of...
Trump's Travel Ban Courts Both Controversy And Support In Africa
Authored by Darren Taylor via The Epoch Times, Some critics of President Donald Trump’s latest proclamation of bans from entering the United States on the nationals of seven African countries, and restrictions on three others, say these are...
Meet West Lafayette's hidden golf gem
WEST LAFAYETTE ― A calm resonance is heard as West Lafayette junior Jackson Rodgers practiced chipping the ball from the fringe onto the green. Through the rims of his glasses, Rodgers' eyes are fixated as he follows the ball from his back swing....

Blood in the middle belt: Enough of the slaughter
BY NNAA KALU NTO They come at night. Sometimes at dawn. Guns in hand, machetes sharpened, torches lit. Entire villages razed. Children thrown into wells. Families were burned alive in their homes. This isn’t a warzone in a foreign country. It’s...

Chad's Secretary Of State For Petroleum, Mines And Geology Joins African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Khadidja Hassane Abdoulaye, Secretary of State for Petroleum, Mines and Geology at Chad's Ministry of Mines and Geology, has joined the upcoming African Mining Week conference as a speaker. Taking place from October 1-3, 2025,...

"Beijing Summit: China-Africa Cooperation Outcomes"
Press ReleaseIn September 2024, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, opening a new chapter of China and Africa building an all-weather community with a shared future for the new era. President...

Where Haliey Welch is now one year after viral 'Hawk Tuah' video
It's been one year since American woman Haliey Welch shot to viral fame and became known as 'Hawk Tuah Girl'. In case you've been out of the loop on this one, YouTuber duo Tim and Dee TV were out on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee, asking...

Biomass Satellite Returns Striking First Images of Forests and More
ESA has shared the first images from its Biomass Earth Explorer mission after the satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket back in April. The images feature Bolivia, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, tropical forest on islands in Indonesia, the...
Cry Ethiopia – ETHIOPIA’S RUTHLESS REGIME USES FAMINE AS A CRUEL WEAPON
ETHIOPIA’S RUTHLESS REGIME USES FAMINE AS A CRUEL WEAPON. 201N-162-027 Victims of famine 201N-014-012 The plight of the starving Africa, especially in Ethiopia, has drawn the world’s horrified sympathy and elicited an unprecedented outpouring of...

Peter Obi Sounds Alarm on Nigeria's Insecurity and Hardship
Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has expressed deep concern over the escalating insecurity and hardship in Nigeria. Speaking at an event in Abuja, on Tuesday, Obi described the country as a "crime scene" that...

Rift deepens between Peter Obi, LP leadership ahead of 2027 elections
Tensions between the Labour Party (LP) leadership and its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have deepened amid renewed accusations over internal party divisions and the road to the 2027 general elections. On Tuesday, the party’s National...

Obi, LP leadership clash over 2027, blackmail claims
The crisis in the Labour Party and its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has escalated amid fresh accusations and counter-accusations over the party’s direction ahead of the 2027 general election. The party leadership, through its National...

Nigeria, a crime scene that needs fixing – Peter Obi
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has decried the festering insecurity and economic hardship across Nigeria, describing the country as a “crime scene” in dire need of repair. Obi spoke at the public presentation...

Peter Obi calls for change in 2027, says Nigeria a crime scene
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to look beyond flashy campaign promises and focus on electing credible and compassionate leaders into the National Assembly in the next general election. Speaking Tuesday...