Author: Monica Parker

On a three-day visit to Nigeria to promote his Invictus Games, Prince Harry on Saturday played a seated volleyball match with army veterans, most wounded in battle against the country’s Islamist insurgency. The Duke of Sussex arrived with his wife Meghan on Friday in the capital Abuja where they visited a school for an event […]

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The Asian American community may not be known for the most progressive views on recreational marijuana, but that didn’t stop Lisa Angulo Reid from launching her cannabis gummy business in 2023.
Dear Flor gummies, which are 100% vegan and infused with authentic Filipino flavors — such as ube (purple yam), calamansi (lime) and buko (coconut) pandan — have proven to be wildly popular. Around 85% of their products sold out in less than three weeks after their launch in three MedMen stores in California last October.

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A homeless man was reportedly stabbed and robbed by another homeless individual near Haven for Hope in San Antonio on Wednesday. The incident began when the victim was sleeping on a bus stop bench and was awakened by the alleged suspect. A conflict ensued. Police were dispatched, and the two men were separated. The suspect […]

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The palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday disowned a claim by a man in a viral video, who had said the monarch is his father. A release by Moses Olafare, the monarch’s spokesperson, said the man in the viral video had engaged in act of impersonation, noting that the matter had […]

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American Express Co. has launched its first business credit card in Nigeria in collaboration with local neobank O3 Capital Nigeria Limited, potentially improving access to dollar transactions in the West African country. O3 Capital and Amex unveiled their latest offering on Thursday in Lagos. The business card comes with a spending limit of $10,000 […]

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