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Whats new to streaming this week? (July 4, 2025)
Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even look at the vast...

“Jubilee,” by Jhumpa Lahiri
And so as the Queen was celebrating a quarter century on the throne and I was eager to face a new decade, my mother, at thirty-eight, was bracing to face the rest of her life as an orphan. Until then, death and distance blurred together, letters...

Tanzania ready for CHAN 2024 kickoff as teams set to arrive
Dar es Salaam. Preparations for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) are progressing smoothly, with teams scheduled to arrive in Tanzania seven days before kickoff. The matches will be hosted at two major venues: the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium...

Prohibición de entrada a cubanos y venezolanos en Estados Unidos: qué sabemos de las excepciones establecidas en la proclama de Trump
Si sólo tienes unos segundos, lee estas líneas: El presidente Donald Trump emitió el 4 de junio de 2025 una proclama que restringe total o parcialmente la entrada a Estados Unidos de nacionales de 19 países, incluyendo de Cuba y Venezuela y que...

How Tinubu’s foreign policy benefits the common man
Since assuming office in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has redefined Nigeria’s foreign policy, not as an elite game of handshakes and photo-ops, but as a strategic extension of his domestic agenda to stabilise the economy, protect national...

Seasoned African journalists experience QNET’s flagship V-Malaysia 2025 Convention in Penang
Global wellness and lifestyle company QNET has successfully organized V-Malaysia 2025, its signature convention, at the Penang SPICE Convention Centre. Held from 21–25 June, the event drew over 8,000 international attendees from more than 30...
Tribute: Awww…! Uncle Ebo is Gone!!
So Uncle Ebo Quansah is dead? Yes indeed, he is gone forever! Death is real. What remains of him are the captivating, educative, informative, and entertaining news stories, articles, features, and editorial commentaries archived in the libraries...

India’s infrastructure revolution is powering its rise in manufacturing
As of March 2025, incentives worth Rs 21,534 crore have been disbursed for 12 sectors. The scheme has attracted investments exceeding Rs 1.61 lakh crore, stimulated production valued at Rs 16.5 lakh crore, and facilitated exports amounting to Rs...

Everything Coming to Netflix, Disney+ & Other Streaming Services in July 2025
We’re just under a week away from the start of July, and the arrival of a new month means a slew of new options in the world of streaming. All of the major streaming services regularly turn over their rosters at the start of a month and July is no...

Oyetola inaugurates governing boards of NIMASA, NIWA, charges members to uphold national interest
By Steve Agbota The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, on Wednesday, July 2, formally inaugurated the Governing Boards of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Inland Waterways...

Minister Inaugurates NIMASA, NIWA’s Governing Boards
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has inaugurated the governing boards of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Wednesday in Abuja. At the...

“The Silence,” by Zadie Smith
A great silence opened up inside her. But that made it sound more dramatic than it was. It happened by degrees, creeping up slyly. And at times, in certain places and situations, it was expected and welcome—on a long walk, or when a person...

A Suit, a Borrowed Car, and a Country to Save: The Story of Dr. Pierre-Célestin Rwigema
3 Pierre Celestin Rwigema, a former Prime Minister, and also the first Minister for Primary and Secondary Education In the rubble of a country scarred by genocide, where windows in government offices were shattered, and stray dogs still fed on...

10 of the Most Powerful Protest Songs of All Time
As a medium of expression, pop music can be somewhat limiting. Songs are supposed to be short and catchy, and the words usually rhyme. They share little in common with, say, political manifestos or position papers, but that’s what makes them...
Inkosi Brou keeps 2028 Olympics hopes alive after African Fencing exit
Despite bowing out in the knockout stage of the individual men’s sabre event at the 23rd African Fencing Championships, Nigeria’s top-ranked fencer Inkosi Brou remains upbeat about his prospects of qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic...

Nearly 600 Titles Coming to Netflix, Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, Hulu and Peacock in July 2025
As the summer TV seasons kicks into high gear, so is summer streaming! With June nearing its end, all the major streaming services – Netflix, Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, Hulu and Peacock – are packing their libraries to the brim with hundreds...

Liberia: My Anger is for Ma Watta
I’m an angry old man not for me but because of Ma Watta. I’ll be 72 years in 24 days. If I die today there will be no delay in my funeral because of money. New York Life insurance will cover my burial with something extra for my wife. All my young...

His USAID career over, one worker wonders if he can still serve his country
After rifling through a kitchen cabinet to find a hole punch, William Bradley sat down at his dining room table Friday morning in Minneapolis with a cup of coffee and the diplomatic passport that he’s had for roughly two decades. As instructed, he...

Kofi Jumah Released From CID Captivity … After Being Accused Of Stealing GIHOC Distilleries Cars
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor, has confirmed the arrest of former GIHOC Distilleries Chief Executive Officer, Mr Maxwell Kofi Jumah. According to the CID boss, the arrest followed a...

Gov Otu gets new navigational charts for Bakassi deep seaport
Cross River State Government has recorded a major breakthrough in its quest to transform the state into a maritime hub with the official presentation of the Hydrographic, Geotechnical, geophysical Report and New Navigational Chart for the proposed...