Latest from Thursday, December 18th, 2025

The Academy Awards will leave broadcast television and begin streaming exclusively on YouTube starting with the 101st Oscars ceremony in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced. 

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new measures to tackle hate speech following a deadly shooting at Bondi Beach that killed 15 people during a Hanukkah festival.

Nigeria’s star striker Victor Osimhen has finally joined the Super Eagles camp in Cairo ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Burkina Faso has released a Nigerian Air Force aircraft and 11 military personnel who were detained earlier this month after the aircraft made a forced landing in the country.

President Bola Tinubu will on Friday present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly.

Multiple explosions on Wednesday evening rocked Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, causing widespread panic and damage to properties.