Daniel Peters

1 week ago | thisage.com.ng | Daniel Peters |Previous articleNigeria |Charles Dickson

By Daniel PetersThe House of Representatives has withdrawn a controversial bill that sought to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The move follows heavy criticism from the public and concerns raised by civil society groups, legal experts, and ordinary citizens. The bill, which was backed by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and Rep. Daniel Asama Ago, aimed to amend the Electoral Act 2022 by turning voting into a legal duty.

2 weeks ago | thisage.com.ng | Daniel Peters

By Daniel PetersThe Federal Government has called on capital market operators in the country to deepen investor confidence, improve financial literacy and prepare for the implementation of ISA 2025 and a new Capital Market Master Plan (CMMP 2030)The Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, made the call at the 2025 First Capital Market Committee (CMC) Meeting hosted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Lagos.

1 month ago | news.com.au | Daniel Peters

A seagull perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel appeared to regurgitate a rat as white smoke poured out of the sacred building’s chimney, signifying a new Pope had been chosen. Millions of people acrossed the globe were watching a livestream of the chimney in eager anticipation of the imminent Catholic announcement just before 6pm local time in Rome. At first, a beautiful baby grey chick appeared alongside the adult seagull on the roof.

1 month ago | news.com.au | Daniel Peters

Bookies are convinced Anthony Albanese is a shoo-in to be Australia’s next Prime Minister – but history tells us that punters don’t always have it right. Betting giant Sportsbet has Labor to form government in Saturday’s election at unbackable odds of $1.06 with the Coalition priced at $10.50. TAB agreed, telling news.com.au that “punters appear to have made up their mind” as to who should be our next leader with “very little confidence that the Coalition can win”.

1 month ago | nme.com | Daniel Peters

Everything But The Girl have announced three more intimate London shows, following their successful two-night stint at MOTH Club earlier this month. The MOTH shows arrived as the duo’s first shows since 2000 – it followed the release of  2023’s ‘Fuse’, their first studio album since 1999’s ‘Temperamental’. On April 6 and 7, Everything But The Girl – the duo of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt – staged their first public concerts since 2000 at MOTH Club in London.