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Knife salesman claimed 'we sell cutlery' after customs found 'revolver' in shipment
Juan Martinez(Image: Southport Inquiry) A company which sent an unchecked machete to the Southport killer claimed "we sell cutlery" after customs officers found a shipment containing a "pepper-box revolver". Hunting & Knives, an online retailer...

Wale Tinubu bags Africa Energy award in S’Africa
The Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu CON, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy companies. The...

Jane Goodall: 'Every one of us makes a difference – it's up to us what kind'
Jane Goodall, who died on Wednesday aged 91 in California, transformed how the world sees animals – and helped redefine humanity's place in nature. RFI's Alison Hird spoke with Goodall in 2018, when a documentary about her early years in the...

'He just invents things': Oscar-winning director slams Trump's 'assault on common sense'
We speak with the acclaimed filmmakers Raoul Peck and Alex Gibney about their latest documentary, Orwell: 2+2=5, which explores the life and career of George Orwell and why his political writing remains relevant today. “We are living again and...

European Commission Commits $640 MM for African Energy Transition
The European Commission has unveiled a Team Europe package of EUR 545 million ($639.5 million) to accelerate Africa’s energy transition. "The choices Africa makes today are shaping the future of the entire world. A clean energy transition on the...

Science ScienceAlert How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever
Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of just 26, Goodall observed a chimpanzee (Pan...

How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever
Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of just 26, Goodall observed a chimpanzee (Pan...

Oando CEO Wale Tinubu Receives Lifetime Achievement Award At Africa Energy Week 2025
The Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy...

Wale Tinubu Honoured At Africa Energy Week 2025
1 Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...

Wale Tinubu honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
Wale Tinubu CON, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...

African music and dance to take over Leicester museum for Black History Month
Liverpool-born author Malik Al Nasir will be at Leicester’s Central Library on Wednesday 8 October to talk about his forthcoming book, Searching For My Slave Roots.(Image: Leicester City Council) African music, dance and storytelling are coming to...

Wale Tinubu Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s...

Wale Tinubu honoured with Lifetime Achievement at Africa Energy Week 2025
Wale Tinubu CON, group chief executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...

JCNP: We Have The Support of 10 Junkanoo Groups
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – JCNP Chairman Dion Miller says they’ve got the backing of 10 Junkanoo groups, including the Saxons, Roots, One Family, the World Famous Valley Boys, Redland Soldiers, and the Original Congos with reference to which banner they...

Africa Stakes Its Claim as Energy Player
Africa is seeking to move beyond being a raw material supplier and establish itself as a critical energy player, government leaders said at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies, highlighting investment opportunities, energy...
Autumn Glow creates history with brilliant Epsom win
In 160 years, no horse had managed the feat until a special mare stepped out at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Autumn Glow became the first horse to emerge from the Group 1 $1.5m TAB Epsom Handicap (1600m) with an unbeaten record. This was her...

Jane Goodall’s gift to us: Seeing animals as both kin and mystery
On a long-ago afternoon, at the age of I-don’t-remember-what, Jane Goodall gave me something that I realised was a gift only many years later. It was a scene in a National Geographic documentary about her work with the Gombe Stream chimpanzees in...
LABOUR COMMISSIONER WARNS EMPLOYERS: END ABUSE, RESPECT WORKERS’ RIGHTS
LABOUR COMMISSIONER WARNS EMPLOYERS: END ABUSE, RESPECT WORKERS’ RIGHTS By: Sun Fm Tv Reporter Labour Commissioner Givens Muntengwa Has Issued A Stern Warning To Employers Against Exploitative Labour Practices, Following Disturbing Reports From...

Regragui Targets Key Wins to Boost FIFA Ranking Ahead of World Cup Qualifiers
Morocco’s national team coach, Walid Regragui, stressed the importance of winning the upcoming matches against Bahrain and Congo to sustain the team’s positive momentum and improve its FIFA ranking Speaking at a press conference in Salé, he noted...

Trump, a Supposed Isolationist, Puts the United Nations to Shame With His Global Peacemaking Agenda
Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations — the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Wilson — on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League’s utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate force....