The Japanese yen hit a near-38 year low against the U.S. dollar late Wednesday, raising expectations that authorities could intervene in currency markets again. The yen weakened to 160.82 against the greenback according to FactSet data, breaching the previous record of 160.03 on April 29 and reaching its weakest level since 1986. The last time the yen crossed the…
The federal government says releasing skits, films, or music videos without the National Films and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB) classification is an offence. Movie classification attaches age rating and content advice to films and other audiovisual content. It helps children and families choose what is right for them and avoid what is not. In May,…
It’s been almost 20 years since the founding of Alphabet’s YouTube, and Hollywood still doesn’t really know what to do with it. YouTube, which effectively invented user-generated content, claims a daunting share of overall media consumption. And it’s no longer just dominating the internet, it’s dominating the living room, too. YouTube made up 9.7% of all viewership…
In China, she’s being called the “female Yao Ming.” In a video that quickly went viral this week, Zhang Ziyu, a 7-foot-3 basketball player from Shandong province, can be seen towering over her competitors on the court during the FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asia Cup in Shenzhen, China, where she made her international tournament debut. Zhang, a…
Three Republican state senators in South Carolina who filibustered an abortion ban in the state have lost in their primary elections this month. The three Republicans, Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn, and Penry Gustafson, lost to three male candidates and were among a bipartisan group of five women state senators who filibustered a near-total abortion ban….
Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., suffered a primary defeat Tuesday to a moderate challenger who was backed by pro-Israel groups, NBC News projected, following a bitter and expensive race that exposed the party’s divisions over the war in Gaza. The race between Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer in New York’s 16th District drew…
The UN drugs agency on Wednesday sounded the alarm on a group of potent synthetic opioids, as it warned that the drop in Afghanistan’s opium production may boost synthetic drug use. “Nitazenes –- a group of synthetic opioids which can be even more potent than fentanyl -– have recently emerged in several high-income countries, resulting…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over the latter’s claim that his eight-year administration allegedly siphoned ₦432bn leaving the state with huge debt liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamenatal rights suit at Federal High Court in Kaduna against state House of Assembly on Wednesday. The suit, filed by…
Angel Unigwe has refuted the claim by the veteran actor Kanayo O Kanayo that she breached their contract together. On June 21, Kanayo alleged that the teen actress did not fulfil a contract she signed with him for a production she got hired for. He also claimed Unigwe’s mum is known for breaching acting contracts by prematurely taking her…
Legendary former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry is one of the names being considered to succeed Rob Page as Wales manager. Henry, who has managed Monaco and Montreal Impact, is in charge of France’s Under-21 side and is preparing to lead his country’s Olympic team in the Games in Paris next month. The 46-year-old…
