Nigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay?

As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work – leading to calls for more government investment and tax breaksOn a humid afternoon in Lagos, a shoot for a comedy skit is under way on a set that looks more like a small film production.Dozens of people mill about: lighting assistants, a sound engineer, a makeup artist and even a content creator recording unscripted behind-the-scenes footage. At the centre is Broda Shaggi, born Samuel Animashaun Perry, who is issuing instructions, rehearsing lines and performing caricatures. Continue reading...

From Park Lane to Palm Beach: London club owner eyes Florida rival to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Exclusive: Robin Birley closes in on Sunshine State venue as wealthy Britons flock to area around Donald TrumpA London private members’ club owner is closing in on a deal for a venue in Palm Beach, in the hopes of creating a rival to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago and to take advantage of an influx of wealthy British people to the Florida region.Robin Birley is understood to be close to securing a property for his latest club, part financed by the billionaire Reuben brothers, who in 2024 were named the third-richest family in the UK by the Sunday Times Rich List. Continue reading...

Hacked data shines light on homeland security’s AI surveillance ambitions

Records show DHS tech incubator spending large sums on partnerships that would expand surveillance capabilitiesHacked data from the Department of Homeland Security’s technology incubator shows it funding a variety of companies that would expand its surveillance capabilities with artificial intelligence, the Guardian can reveal.The projects at the Office of Industry Partnership (OIP) include automated surveillance in airports; adapters allowing agents to use phones for biometric scanning; and an AI platform that ingests all 911 call data nationally and builds “geospatial heat maps” to “predict

Wyoming passes new six-week abortion ban that lawmakers call ‘insult to voters’

The bill continues a cycle of abortion restrictions repeatedly blocked by the state supreme courtSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxWyoming’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a six-week abortion ban this week, prompting a new lawsuit and some lawmakers to call it “an insult to voters and our institution”.Mark Gordon, Wyoming’s governor, signed the bill while simultaneously warning of its constitutional hurdles, noting that prior abortion bans were struck down by the state’s all Republican-appointed supreme court this January. Almost immediately,

Wyoming’s new six-week abortion ban prompts lawsuit

Bill faces constitutional hurdles as previous abortion bans were struck down by state supreme court in JanuarySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxWyoming’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a six-week abortion ban this week, prompting a new lawsuit and some lawmakers to call it “an insult to voters and our institution”.Mark Gordon, Wyoming’s governor, signed the bill while simultaneously warning of its constitutional hurdles, noting that prior abortion bans were struck down by the state’s all Republican-appointed supreme court this January. Almost

LIVE: Manchester United vs Aston Villa – Premier League

Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as high flyers United and Villa face off.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa 3-1: Premier League – as it happened

All the updates as Casemiro, Cunha and Sesko score to give United crucial 3-1 win over Villa at Old Trafford.

UK may send ships and mine-hunting drones to strait of Hormuz, says Miliband

Energy secretary says ‘any options’ to get crucial shipping lanes reopened are being looked at by the governmentMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is considering sending ships and mine-hunting drones to the Middle East in an attempt to reopen the strait of Hormuz, Ed Miliband has said.The energy secretary confirmed on Sunday that ministers are talking to their allies about how the UK can help secure the vital waterway after the US president, Donald Trump, urged Britain and other countries to deploy ships to the region. Continue reading...

UK may send ships and mine-hunting drones to help open strait of Hormuz, says Miliband

Energy secretary says government looking at ‘any options’ to get crucial shipping lanes reopenedMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is considering sending ships and mine-hunting drones to the Middle East in an attempt to reopen the strait of Hormuz, Ed Miliband has said.The energy secretary confirmed on Sunday that ministers were talking to their allies about how the UK could help secure the vital waterway after the US president, Donald Trump, urged Britain and other countries to deploy ships to the region. Continue reading...

Govt asked to explore better substitute for pulses farmers amid complains over lower prices

Hearing a petition filed by farmer organisation Kisan Mahapanchayat, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on March 13 also said that “the deliberations that may take place among different stakeholders be placed on record

Russia, “lost in translation”: unità dell’intelligence scoperta perché traduceva via Google

Il Centro 795 doveva essere un’entità top-secret dei servizi segreti militari. Ma uno dei suoi 500 agenti è stato arrestato in Colombia ed è in attesa di estradizione negli Usa. Usava il traduttore statunitense per dare istruzioni a un sicario

45-річний чоловік віз через Німеччину мільйон євро готівкою

Цей випадок є найбільшою грошовою знахідкою в Нижній Баварії за останні роки.

Песков подтвердил визит представителя Франции в Москву

Родина воїна ЗСУ знайшла його у списках полонених через місяць після похорону: що відомо

Лише через кілька днів після прощання родина побачила відео, яке все перевернуло з ніг на голову.

SAF Association calls for using used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel

SAFA also recommended that stronger collection systems be implemented across restaurants, hotels, catering services and food processing industries, and India could significantly increase UCO recovery

Schlein a Bologna nella piazza del No: “Gli italiani non vogliono pagare le guerre di Usa e Israele”

“Non c’è quorum, potete fare la differenza”. La segretaria dem esprime vicinanza a Lepore: “Città sotto attacco delle destre. Ma tu non sei solo”. E sul trasferimento dell’agenzia ItaliaMeteo: “E’ un licenziamento mascherato”

EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran exhorte les autres pays à s’abstenir de toute action pouvant étendre la guerre

Cette déclaration du chef de la diplomatie iranienne, Abbas Araghchi, intervient après un appel, samedi, de Donald Trump aux autres nations, dont la France, à envoyer des navires de guerre afin de sécuriser les approvisionnements mondiaux en pétrole transitant par le détroit d’Ormuz, largement bloqué par l’Iran.

EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran assure disposer de « nombreuses preuves » que des bases américaines de la région sont utilisées pour l’attaquer

« Il existe des images satellites et des opérations de surveillance électronique qui montrent que les bases des Etats-Unis dans cette région sont utilisées dans les attaques », a déclaré le ministre des affaires étrangères iranien, Abbas Araghchi, affirmant que des missiles avaient été tirés depuis les Emirats arabes unis pour attaquer l’île de Kharg.

"Нормальні воїни, яких потріпало життя": комбриг "К-2" розповів про бувших СЗЧшників

Верес додає, що здебільшого військовослужбовці після СЗЧ у його бригаді мають певний бойовий досвід – рік, чи два, чи три.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank

Mohammed, aged five, and Othman, aged seven, were killed alongside their parents, the Palestinian health ministry says.

Лікар рекомендує обмежити вживання картоплі: чим небезпечний овоч для людей із діабетом

Навіть усіма улюблена картопля може сильно підвищити рівень цукру в крові.

US-China trade talks open in Paris, paving the way for Trump-Xi summit

The meetings, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to pave the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks

Весняна наступальна кампанія у росіян вже провалилася, - Зеленський

Масштабної операції у них немає, але на різних ділянках фронту ворог усе одно намагається діяти тактикою проникнення та постійними штурмами.

Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, March 16, 2026

BL Morning Report March 16, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

Kimi Antonelli, la mamma: “Festa con le tagliatelle”

Il 19enne pilota bolognese, dopo la storica pole, ha vinto il Gp in Cina. “A casa ci chiediamo come è successo”. Ecco la sua storia iniziata a Casalecchio

Bild узнала о расколе в команде Трампа из-за конфликта вокруг Ирана

Thousands in Paris protest military actions in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine

Thousands in Paris protest military operations in the Middle East. One of more than 85 protests across France.

India-EU ties in focus as Jaishankar starts 2-day visit to Brussels

It is the first high-level visit from India to Brussels headquartered EU after the two sides firmed up a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in January

Манікюр весни-2026: цей "сяючий" тренд уже підкорює соцмережі

На піку популярності - елегантний і вишуканий дизайн, який пасує як до повсякденного, так і до вечірнього образу.

Чому ми постійно гортаємо новини: психологи назвали 11 рис "залежних" особистостей

Психологи серйозно стурбовані тим, як нескінченний потік новин руйнує психічне здоров’я.

Iran War Live Updates: Israel Launches New Strikes on Iran

Iran’s foreign minister claimed the Strait of Hormuz was open to all except America or its allies. President Trump had threatened to strike Iran’s main oil export terminal if it did not lift the de facto blockade.

Severe flooding kills 62 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue

Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.

US, China hold trade talks in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit

The world's two largest economies trying to hash out trade issues before US President Trump is expected to visit China.

‘War leader’ Trump fixates on trivial matters as Iran death toll mounts

Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feudMore than two weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, and the conflict appears at risk of spiraling out of control.Back home, Donald Trump’s behavior also appears chaotic. A foreign conflict typically brings somber reflection from leaders: in Trump’s case, it has brought a stream of behavior that has defied norms and raised eyebrows over his state of mind. Continue reading...

How the US war on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack – and how that may be the point

‘Of course there’s going to be retaliation,’ says one expert. ‘It may be that this is what Trump’s interested in’For decades, the US and its allies have painted Iran as the world’s biggest sponsor of state terrorism – invoking its Islamic rulers’ supposed revolutionary fanaticism and determined support for militant proxies.Now a long-standing but mainly latent threat is coalescing, with the war waged on the country by the US and Israel, to raise the risk of an attack on American soil to levels unseen since the murderous al-Qaida assaults of 11 September 2001, experts say. Continue reading...

One of Britain’s last major chemical plants at risk as energy prices surge

If costs stay high for the next three months, US owner Peter Huntsman says he will close the site on TeessideThe American owner of one of Britain’s last major chemicals plants has said he will close the site if energy prices remain at their current levels for the next three months.Peter Huntsman, whose family built Huntsman Corporation into a global chemicals empire, said the recent jump in gas prices fuelled by the Iran conflict was “another nail in the coffin” for European heavy industry. Continue reading...

‘You just execute’: 19-year-old pilot makes emergency landing in Florida

Niko Bray, who obtained pilot’s license in January 2025, shares story after averting disaster on busy Jupiter roadA teenage pilot who made an emergency airplane landing on a busy Florida road while averting disaster entirely says “you just execute” when thrust into such life-or-death situations.“It can happen … so fast,” 19-year-old Niko Bray said in an interview with the Florida news outlet WSVN, nearly a week after authorities say he landed the small airplane he was flying on a six-lane thoroughfare in the community of Jupiter because of an emergency in the skies. Continue reading...

Prix des carburants : « Quand on est très juste, la moindre dépense qui augmente, on le sent fort »

Deux semaines après le début de la guerre au Moyen-Orient, l’essence sans plomb 95 ou 98 flirtait, dans toutes les stations de France, avec les 2 euros le litre quand le gazole avait déjà franchi ce seuil, vendredi 13 mars.

Жодний засіб не очищав так добре, як цей: жовтий унітаз став білосніжним

Позбутися сечового каменю іноді буває дуже непросто.

Українці можуть перейти з 3 групи інвалідності на 2: які потрібні документи

Деяці українці з 3 групою інвалідності можуть перейти на 2, якщо мають підстави для цього.

Японські довгожителі їдять цей продукт щодня, але у світі про нього мало хто знає

У минулому сливи умебоші були частиною раціону самураїв.

Российский лыжник Иван Голубков завоевал второе золото на Паралимпиаде в Италии

Mercedes teenager Kimi Antonelli wins first F1 in China; Russell second

The 19-year-old converts his pole position into a historic win to consolidate Mercedes's hold early in the F1 season.

India Post to introduce 24-hour, 48-hour premium Speed Post services

According to the notification, the new services will initially operate between the metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, with provision for expansion to other cities at a later stage

Деякі уряди та компанії хочуть закуповувати українську зброю в обхід держави, - Зеленський

За його словами, цю проблему можуть вирішити лише системні рішення, які "можуть бути не дуже приємними".

Что известно об атаках БПЛА на Москву

За сутки сбито почти 100 дронов, в столичных аэропортах ввели ограничения на полеты

Фигуранту дела об убийстве женщины в Москве предъявили обвинение

Trump says US may hit Iran’s Kharg Island again ‘just for fun’

US president says his country may carry out more strikes on oil hub as he urges allies to help open Strait of Hormuz.

Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war

F1’s packed schedule doesn’t have any obvious open dates for rescheduled races this year

Більше не смажу свинячі відбивні: у духовці м'якші та соковиті - яким соусом полити

Свинина, запечена в духовці, виходить ніжною і просто тане в роті.

Parliamentary panel recommends I-T dept to set up ‘Expert Litigation Committee’

Low success rates at ITAT and High Courts highlight systemic issues as pending cases exceed ₹9 lakh crore

MSMEs seek 6 months debt moratorium as gas supply shortage hits operations

More than 70% of MSMEs in the Western region have cut production by 50-60% due to gas shortage and struggling to complete the orders in hand before the financial year-end

UPL Global integrated operations to be cost-effective, says InGovern

The regulatory process for the scheme of arrangement is expected to take 12–15 months, with a record date for the demerger set after NCLT approval, which is expected in the second quarter of fiscal 2027

Bloomberg: корейский магнат заработал на закрытии Ормузского пролива

На ці знаки Зодіаку чекає доленосний поворот уже ось-ось

У списку є представники знака Риб.