Apapa Bridge is about to go out and take Nigeria's economy with it. As over twenty ships loaded with vital goods like petrol, diesel, wheat, and fertilizer head for the Lagos ports of Apapa and Tin-Can Island, the crumbling infrastructure meant to handle that cargo is at a breaking point. A top aide to Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Adekoya Hassan, issued a stark public warning that the bridge and its access roads, the only exit route for port traffic, risk total collapse from the strain of constant heavy trucks. The situation is so bad that trucking representatives, like Chairman Saheed Mahmoud, report frequent accidents and vehicle damage just trying to navigate the area.
The government official directly called on the federal...
Fish feed prices are absolutely murdering Nigerian fish farmers. The country is the biggest buyer of fishmeal in the region, yet it has a massive shortfall, needing about 3.6 million metric tons but only making around 1.2 million locally. This gap forces a huge import bill, over a billion dollars yearly, for supplies from places like Brazil, Morocco, Chile, and Peru. Major brands like Skretting and Aller Aqua dominate the high-end market. The crash in the Nigerian Naira’s value has spiked the cost of a bag of feed to roughly 42,000 Naira, a brutal hike that is sinking small-scale farmers who raise catfish and tilapia. Industry voices like FCFN President Mashi Sani point to a lack of local feed production and bad infrastructure as core...
The air force confirmed the state funeral for the former leader. Bangladesh Air Force posted that the burial of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia occurred with full state honors, following funeral prayers on Manik Mia Avenue. Senior state and military officials attended, including the Chief Adviser, service chiefs representing the Army and Navy, and Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, who paid their respects.
The Air Force described Zia as a foremost democratic leader in the nation, expressing deep sorrow at her passing. The three-time former premier was laid to rest at Zia Udyan after the ceremonial proceedings, marking a formal military acknowledgment of her death at eighty years old in Dhaka.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his condolences to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman following the death of his mother, former Bangladeshi premier Begum Khaleda Zia. In a message shared by India's diplomatic mission, Modi stated he was deeply saddened, recalling a 2015 meeting with Zia and calling her a leader of strong conviction who made history as Bangladesh's first woman prime minister.
He acknowledged her role in national development and in fostering relations between India and Bangladesh, suggesting her political legacy would persist despite her passing. Modi expressed confidence that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party would advance her ideals under Tarique Rahman's leadership, potentially enriching bilateral ties...
Millions said goodbye to the former prime minister today. BNP Chairperson and three-time former premier Begum Khaleda Zia was buried with full state honors beside her husband, the late President Ziaur Rahman, at Zia Udyan in Dhaka, following her death at Evercare Hospital. Her son, acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, helped lower her flag-draped coffin into the grave, casting a handful of soil in a final rite as military contingents gave a three-gun salute.
Funeral prayers led by Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Khatib Mufti Mohammad Abdul Malek were attended by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, foreign dignitaries, including India's External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq...
The iron lady of Bangladesh politics is gone. BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia died during treatment at Evercare Hospital, confirmed party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The eighty-year-old leader, a three-time premier and the nation's first woman to hold that office, had long suffered from severe complications affecting her heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, ultimately succumbing to infections and pneumonia.
Her political legacy began after her husband, military leader Ziaur Rahman, was assassinated, pushing the previously apolitical Khaleda into leading the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. She earned a reputation as an uncompromising figure during the movement against autocrat Hussain Muhammad...
The air in Delhi sucked a little less last year. Official data shows the city recorded its best average air quality and particulate pollution levels in seven years during 2025, only underperforming compared to the anomalous COVID lockdown year. The Commission for Air Quality Management credited sustained policy actions and field-level coordination for the improvement, noting 79 days rated Good or Satisfactory on the Air Quality Index, a figure only surpassed in 2020.
Challenging winter weather still caused a spike, with an average AQI of 351 in December, yet the year saw only eight Severe pollution days, far fewer than the twenty-five recorded back in 2019. Key months like February and July hit their lowest average AQI since tracking...
Big B cried on TV talking about his co-star. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan became visibly emotional during a Kaun Banega Crorepati episode while paying tribute to Dharmendra, calling him a friend, family member, and lifelong inspiration. He discussed the late actor's final film, Ikkis, as a precious memento, stating that a true artist practices until their last breath. Bachchan’s voice trembled as he described Dharmendra not as just a person but as a lasting feeling that becomes a memory and a blessing.
He recalled a specific Sholay scene shot in Bangalore where Dharmendra’s real physical strength as a former wrestler caused genuine pain during a death sequence, making the acting feel natural. Ikkis director Sriram Raghavan, a guest on the...
Her family got stabbed, but she says love wins. Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan posted a year-end reflection calling 2025 a difficult period for her whole family, specifically referencing the January home invasion where her husband Saif Ali Khan was repeatedly knifed defending their son Jeh and a nanny from a burglar. She wrote they endured it with heads held high, learning that human nature is fearless and children are braver than assumed, expressing gratitude to fans and a higher power for support.
Saif had detailed the traumatic attack on a talk show, describing how he jumped the assailant in Jeh’s room late at night, resulting in multiple slash wounds and a serious back injury that hospitalized him, while young Jeh sustained a hand...
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