Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel have entered the second day of the secretive papal conclave, still searching for a successor to Pope Francis. On Wednesday evening, black smoke billowed from the chapel’s iconic chimney, an ancient signal to...
Work, study and asylum claims in the UK will be scrutinized going forward. The UK’s international student enrolment figures have taken a significant hit, with fresh data from 2023/24 showing a year-on-year decline of 30,000, bringing the total...

On Wednesday evening, beneath the famed ceiling of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals will gather in solemn tradition to elect the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church—a moment steeped in ritual, reverence, and global anticipation. The...
In Nigeria, smallholder farmers responsible for nearly 80% of the nation’s food supply are already battling the twin challenges of climate change and resource scarcity. Yet, despite the existence of locally available climate-smart practices...
As Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) celebrates its 15th anniversary, its founder, Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, is doubling down on a mission she began when the global fashion world largely overlooked African design: spotlighting the continent’s...
Fashion met history on Monday night as the Met Gala 2025 spotlighted Black style and dandyism under the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”—the first time in over two decades the event focused solely on menswear. Inspired by a new Metropolitan...
Smartphones have become our alarm clocks, newsfeeds, and bedtime companions, infact, many people casually tuck their phones under their pillows without a second thought. But health experts say that habit might be silently harming you more than you...
A growing body of scientific evidence has once again sounded the alarm about the invisible dangers lurking in everyday plastics. According to a groundbreaking global analysis, daily exposure to a chemical commonly used to soften plastics may be...
Where is the common sense in this? He asks. Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the arrest of popular social media activist Martin Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), describing the operation as emblematic of...
A mysterious device called Nubbin is sweeping across TikTok and social media, claiming to let users “relive their memories” through a sleek brain chip developed by a company called TCKR Systems. It’s futuristic. It’s eerie. It’s viral. But here’s...

















