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President Bola Tinubu

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President Bola Tinubu

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29 November, 2024

Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, aka Cuppy, is more than just a DJ. Photos: @cuppymusic/Instagram

Celebrity children

Meet DJ Cuppy, the multitalented daughter of a Nigerian billionaire

Femi Otedola’s daughter is a rising music star, but she’s also made history as the first British Nigerian to host an opening session at the UN, and hopes to be Nigeria’s first female president.

15 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Africa

Nigeria turns to compressed natural gas, petrol subsidies removed

24 Nov 2024 - 6:04PM

India

India’s Modi holds talks in Nigeria en route to G20

17 Nov 2024 - 5:45PM

Africa

Nigeria petrol tanker explosion kills more than 140 people

Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where traffic regulations are not strictly enforced.

17 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM

People gather at the scene of a tanker explosion in Majiya town. Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where traffic regulations are not strictly enforced. Photo: AP

China's military weapons

Can China’s military jets find favour in arms markets dominated by US, Russia?

From Central Asia to Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Chinese-made warplanes offer an alternative to an increasing number of nations.

2 Oct 2024 - 10:29PMvideocam

Retailing

From Got7 to fashion, Hong Kong pop star builds multimillion-dollar empire

Team Wang Design’s founders share their recent success with the latest summer collection and how they touch the hearts of Chinese consumers to build an empire.

9 Sep 2024 - 12:20PM

United States

2 Nigerian brothers jailed in US for sextortion that led to teen’s death

Samuel and Samson Ogoshi targeted more than 100 victims in the US via social media, including Jordan DeMay, who killed himself in 2022.

6 Sep 2024 - 12:10PM

According to the FBI, sextortion is one of the fastest-growing crimes targeting children in the US. Photo: Shutterstock

Africa

Floods in Nigeria kill hundreds and wash away farmland, as millions face famine

Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, further threatening food supplies.

31 Aug 2024 - 6:23PM

Denmark

Denmark shuts embassies in junta-led Mali and Burkina Faso

Denmark is opening embassies in Senegal, Tunisia and Rwanda as part of its new orientation in Africa.

27 Aug 2024 - 2:20PMvideocam

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

A supermarket in Montebello, California, on May 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Musk’s SpaceX activates Starlink internet service in a Gaza hospital

The high speed internet would enable potentially life-saving medical consultations via real-time video calling.

24 Jul 2024 - 4:14PM

A mobile phone mast is mounted on a roof in rural Germany. Elon Musk’s Starlink has started offering Starlink internet in a hospital in the Gaza Strip. Photo: dpa

Singapore

Singapore named safest city for travellers. Manila, 1 of the riskiest

Asia is home to four of the safest cities in the world – and four of the most dangerous for travellers, according to a new ranking.

24 Jul 2024 - 5:19PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

Africa’s trade deficit shrinks as exports to China surge – but it may not last

Resource-rich African countries have enjoyed an increase in exports to China this year, while imports from China fell.

20 Jul 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Wilson, 16, may become US’ youngest male Olympic runner after stunning 400 metres

Heading to Games with US 4x400 metres relay squad, he makes his case to run by breaking under-18 world record.

20 Jul 2024 - 4:59PM

Quincy Wilson runs in the 400 metres in June’s US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon. Photo: AFP

Science

Average Chinese national now eats more protein than an American: United Nations

The milestone was reached in 2021, according to United Nations data despite US predictions that it would destroy the planet.

18 Jul 2024 - 11:36AMvideocam

While the Chinese diet is relatively healthy with its focus on plant-based proteins, meat consumption has been increasing rapidly in recent years. Photo: Getty Images

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

What to know and who to watch during the men’s football at the Paris Olympics

Argentina can put a golden exclamation point on a stunning three-year period in which they have won the Copa America twice, and the World Cup.

17 Jul 2024 - 8:50PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Noting the brothers’ bond, many suspected that the Milwaukee Bucks signed Thanasis to a US$2 million-a-year contract to keep in Giannis’ good graces

16 Jul 2024 - 6:00PM

Food and Drinks

Simran Savlani on creating ‘crack sauce’ and hosting dinners on sampans

The F&B consultant on the cultural shocks of her peripatetic childhood, how Covid fired up a culinary career switch and why she is betting big on business-savvy Hong Kong

19 Jul 2024 - 4:47PM

Simran Savlani, the author of the A Spark of Madness cookbook, talks Post Mag through her life and career – from surviving multiple culture shocks to hosting dinners on sampans. Photos: Simran Savlani

Fashion

Sustainability and style go hand in hand at Berlin Fashion Week

Brands including People, Avenir and Haderlump showed a dedication to sustainable fashion at Berlin Fashion Week through initiatives encompassing zero waste, upcycling and deadstock use.

14 Jul 2024 - 4:15PM

China-Africa relations

Guinea-Bissau and China announce strategic partnership during state visit

Beijing strengthens ties with small West African nation as it promises finance for key infrastructure projects.

13 Jul 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

China key to solving Niger-Benin tensions – so oil pipeline can start pumping

China has invested billions in Niger’s oil industry. Now it must solve a political spat if it wants to see any money back.

13 Jul 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

After years of building, the Niger-Benin oil pipeline is now at a standstill while various political crises play out. Photo: AFP

Barack Obama

Meet Barack Obama’s activist half-sister Dr Auma Obama, who just protested in Kenya

The elder half-sibling of the 44th US president is a force to be reckoned with, whose advocacy spans Germany and Kenya

10 Jul 2024 - 6:00AM

Meet Dr Auma Obama (right), Barack Obama’s activist half-sister. Photo: @aumaobama/Instagram

Belt and Road Initiative

In global survey, people say China exerts economic influence on their country

Residents of higher-income nations view this impact more negatively than those in middle-income countries, Pew survey finds.

10 Jul 2024 - 3:29AM

China-Africa relations

Why is China choosing Gulf, Russia over Africa for crude oil supplies?

A report has highlighted the struggle among African oil suppliers as China moves towards other trading partners.

7 Jul 2024 - 6:11PMvideocam

Africa

Migrants face ‘unimaginable horrors’ crossing Africa: UN

Many more people are believed to be dying on land routes than at sea, with thousands of deaths each year, as issues including conflict, climate change, and racism increasingly spur people to leave their homelands.

5 Jul 2024 - 7:05PMvideocam

Irregular Nigerian migrants are given documents prior to their June departure from Libya’s anti-migration bureau, which is tasked with coordinating deportations of foreigners in the country illegally. Photo: AFP

Islamic militancy

Nigeria suicide attacks kill at least 18, ‘seriously injure’ 19 others

One of the attacks was carried out by a woman with a baby strapped to her back at a wedding ceremony, a police spokesman says.

30 Jun 2024 - 2:13PMvideocam

Women and children held captive by islamic extremists, and rescued by Nigeria’s army, upon arrival in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on May 20. Photo: AP

Food and agriculture

G7 under pressure to tackle hunger crisis as heatwave threatens food supply

Observers call for more concrete action from rich nations to ensure food security, say G7’s latest initiative is ‘half-baked’ and lacks details.

25 Jun 2024 - 7:00PM

India

Letters | Why the world should care about India’s hasty criminal law reform

Readers discuss the risks of replacing the Indian Penal Code, a cinematic reminder to appreciate Hong Kong history, and the problem with the DSE English exam.

23 Jun 2024 - 11:30AM

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