Labubus to burkinis: V&A unveils updated 21st-century design galleries

Museum’s revitalised galleries bring together 250 objects to show how design shapes modern lifeWhat do the first ever baby monitor, Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit, an 80s boombox, the smashed parts of Edward Snowden’s computer, a “Please offer me a seat” badge and a Labubu have in common? They are all included in the V&A’s Design 1990-Now galleries, which reopen to the public this week.The galleries, which run across two […]

February 14, 2026

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Cuban cigar festival called off as US blockade worsens energy crisis

The annual aficionados' bonanza has been postponed until further notice as shortages affect international travel.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article

February 14, 2026

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Assailants kill at least 30 in northwest Nigeria villages, residents say

Residents who escaped violence tell of bandits riding in on motorbikes and shooting indiscriminatelyArmed assailants on motorbikes killed at least 30 people and burned houses and shops during raids on three villages in northwest Nigeria’s Niger State early on Saturday, residents who escaped the violence told Reuters.The attacks on villages in the Borgu local government area, near the border with Benin Republic, are part of a surge in attacks blamed […]

February 14, 2026

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Mahama meets UN Chief, discusses African security & democracy.

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday held talks with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 39th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The high-level meeting centred on critical security challenges facing the African continent, particularly the deteriorating situation in the Sahel region, as well as strategies to strengthen democratic governance across Africa.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

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Haruna Iddrisu discharged after road traffic accident

A statement issued by the Ministry of Education on Saturday, February 14, 2026, confirmed that the Minister has been released from the 37 Military Hospital, where he was receiving medical care.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

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Tano North MP secures funding to reconstruct decades-old Yamfo Market

The Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Gideon Boako, has secured funding for the reconstruction of the decades-old Yamfo Market, a move expected to transform trading activities and significantly improve sanitation, safety and general well-being in the area.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

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Court grants GH¢10k bail to trader who posed as soldier at 37 Military Hospital

An Adabraka District Court has granted a GH¢10,000 bail with two sureties to a 34-year-old trader accused of posing as a military officer to impress a nurse at the 37 Military Hospital. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

February 14, 2026

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Barack Obama publicly states support for anti-ICE demonstrators in Minneapolis

Speaking with progressive YouTuber, former US president stressed ‘unprecedented nature’ of agency’s actionsBarack Obama publicly gave his support to demonstrators in Minneapolis for standing up to the “unprecedented nature” of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minnesota.Speaking in an interview with progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on Saturday, the former president discussed the power that US citizens hold when standing up for the values they believe in and […]

February 14, 2026

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