Politics

‘Typical Trump, silly joke’: ‘Lake America’ has Canadians laughing

Canadians are reacting to US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’.

₦7.8bn Ransom Paid As Kidnappers Abduct Over 7,800, Kill 1,142 Nigerians In One Year – Report

According to the report, while the total ransom demanded by kidnappers declined from ₦48 billion in the previous period to ₦22.9 billion under review, actual ransom payments increased sharply from ₦2.56 billion to ₦7.78 billion. ₦7.8bn Ransom Paid As Kidnappers Abduct Over 7,800, Kill 1,142 Nigerians In One Year – Report appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.

THEWILL NEWS•8/28/2026

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284km Kano-Katsina rail project at 80 percent completion level — Ministry of Transportation

The Federal Ministry of Transportation has disclosed that the 284km Kano-Katsina railway project is at 80 percent completion level. The post 284km Kano-Katsina rail project at 80 percent completion level — Ministry of Transportation appeared first on Tribune Online.

Tribune Online•8/28/2026

Aolani launches the Aolani Token Factory to bring Pay-Per-Token AI to Asia

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 August 2026 – Aolani, a Singapore-founded neocloud powering AI growth, today announced the launch of the Aolani Token Factory, a managed inference platform that enables organisations to deploy and scale AI models on a pay-per-token basis without provisioning or managing the underlying GPU infrastructure. The launch of the [...] Source from InfoStride News

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163 abducted Kwara community residents reunite with families

After more than two weeks of medical care, one hundred and sixty-three residents of Woro community in Kaiama Local Government read more 163 abducted Kwara community residents reunite with families

Da’u Aliyu and fair representation in Jigawa

BY any fair assessment of grassroots politics and community development in Jigawa State, Hon. (Engr.) Magaji Da’u Aliyu, PhD mni, stands out as a politician whose influence has been built not only on political office but also on years of selfless services The post Da’u Aliyu and fair representation in Jigawa appeared first on Tribune Online.

Tribune Online•8/28/2026

Wolf: Currency Weakness, Intervention Lift Gold Flows

Gold has been up around 14% in August, bullion given fresh impetus by the US Treasury's unexpected intervention in the bond market. Guy Wolf, Global Head of Market Analytics at Marex spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the reason that is helping gold rise. (Source: Bloomberg)

Billionare and Philantropist Chaudhary on the Scale of Nepal's Flood Disaster

Nepalese industrialist Binod Chaudhary speaks with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin about the scale of the humanitarian disaster facing his country, and how his conglomerate is working with the government to improve the situation. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ex-RBI Chief Rajan Says Fed Should Raise Rates

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor, Raghuram Rajan, says the US Federal Reserve should raise interest rates to contain accelerating inflation. Rajan, who is also serving on a task force set up to examine the US central bank, says he believes financial conditions are not restrictive at this point. He joined Bloomberg's Insight with Haslinda Amin from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (Source: Bloomberg)

Tempsens Jumps 110% in Debut After $68 Million India IPO

Tempsens Instruments Ltd. made a strong stock-market debut Friday, jumping 110% from its initial public offering price, the best first-day performance in India so far this year.

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Euromatch unveils $7.5m title sponsorship for NPFL

Euromatch, a European sports entertainment brand, has announced a $7.5 million title sponsorship deal with the Nigeria Premier Football League read more Euromatch unveils $7.5m title sponsorship for NPFL

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