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Film festival begins in Morocco

Aaliyah Aamir October 2, 2025

Morocco The 14th edition of the Maghreb International Film Festival officially opened on Monday, on the stage of the Mohammed VI Theater in the Moroccan city of Oujda.   The event is being held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. This year, the festival explores

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Hollywood icon Robert Redford passes away at 89

Oakley Mason September 18, 2025

USA Robert Redford, the charismatic Hollywood star who evolved into an Oscar-winning director and a pioneering champion of independent cinema, has died. He was 89. His death was confirmed by his publicist, who stated he passed away peacefully on Tuesday at his home in Utah. Redford rose to fame in the 1960s and became one […]

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Financial institutes’ boss, 4Stone Capital, Kings-Wali, celebrates birthday in style 

Jude Owuamannam September 17, 2025

Nigeria Nigeria’s financial expert and Chief Executive Officer, 4Stone Capital Limited, Lizzie Kings-Wali, shared her excitement as she celebrated her birthday in September 2025. Expressing gratitude and joy for the new age on her social media handle, she wrote, “God is good. Happy to be alive! My eyes have seen the mercy of God. This […]

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Did Hilda Baci just win the “Jollof Wars” for Nigeria? Chef cooks up largest ever serving

Harrison Mason September 15, 2025

Guinness World Record Nigeria chef Hilda Baci has made her way back into the record books after kick-starting record fever across Africa. And this time, she’s out to win the “Jollof Wars” for her home country. Alongside brand Gino Nigeria, Hilda cooked up the largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice last Friday – a whopping 8,780 kg […]

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A new Whitney Houston duet? How ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ was made with late star

Oakley Mason September 11, 2025

USA It sounds impossible, but that’s the magic of it. On Thursday, a new Whitney Houston song arrives 13 years after her death. English singer Calum Scott is responsible. The single is a duet between Scott and Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using Houston’s original […]

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Sudanese feminist drama “Cotton Queen” warmly received at Venice Film Festival

Aaliyah Aamir September 7, 2025

Nigeria Suzannah Mirghani’s feature debut – a coming-of-age story set in a Sudanese village – is a rarity: a story set in Sudan that does not focus on the negative side of the country. Feminist drama “Cotton Queen” – one of just a handful of movies made by Sudanese filmmakers – had its world premiere […]

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AI Californian model Vivi, raises questions about beauty standards

Oakley Mason August 28, 2025

USA Vivi is the face of Californian clothing company Guess’ latest global campaign. She is young, beautiful, and in the pages of the August edition of fashion bible, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar. But Vivi’s not a real person. She was created by London-based AI marketing agency, Seraphinne Vallora. Its co-founder, Valentina Gonzalez, says that they […]

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American pop super star Swift, football champoin Kelce, engaged

Oakley Mason August 27, 2025

USA It started with a friendship bracelet. It ended with an engagement ring. Taylor Swift, the pop superstar, and Travis Kelce, the football champion, are engaged. The fiances, both 35, announced the news in a joint post on Instagram on Tuesday. It is the latest chapter in the couple’s love story, one that has spanned […]

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Grammy American Award-winner Ciara, releases first studio album

Oakley Mason August 26, 2025

USA United States R&B-pop superstar, Ciara, released her first studio album in five years on Friday. “CiCi” is the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter’s 8th album and her second via her independent label, Beauty Marks Entertainment. She said she was so excited about how the project had evolved saying she had been working on it almost all […]

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International kite festival begins in Colombo

Kristi Lucas August 26, 2025

Sri Lanka The skies above Sri Lanka’s capital were transformed into a vibrant tapestry of movement and color on Sunday as the Colombo International Kite Festival returned after a five-year hiatus, symbolizing a nation’s hopeful turn towards normalcy and tourism. A multitude of kites in an astonishing array of shapes and sizes—from elephants, leopards, and […]