By Faith Nyasuguta Over 100,000 Americans have succumbed to drug overdoses in the past year, during the Covid-19 pandemic. In history, the figure is the highest annual death toll recorded from drugs in the US. Statistics show that overdose deaths rose by 28 per cent in the 12 months ending in April 2021, according to […]
Read More
By Faith Nyasuguta In Lagos, Nigeria, a gas explosion has killed at least five people, among them a child, an emergency services official has revealed to media outlets. According to a National Emergency Management Agency spokesperson, three men, one woman and a ten-year-old boy had died. A rescue operation is ongoing. Reports indicate that the […]
Read More
By Faith Nyasuguta Kenyan security officials are on high alert following the suicide bombing that hit Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday killing three people and leaving 33 wounded. On Wednesday morning, security was beefed up in all installations and towns across Kenya and particularly along the border points. Police have also called on the public […]
Read More
By Canisius Mushibwe The renowned brewing company, Heineken, is set to acquire a stake in South Africa and Namibia’s brewing companies in a venture valued at about US $4.6 billion. The Dutch brewing giant plans to buy South Africa’s Distell and Namibia Breweries in one combined deal with the aim to create a regional beverage champion. […]
Read More
By Faith Nyasuguta Triple suicide bombings have killed at least three people in Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday. Dozens have been nabbed in the bombings in a country that is seen as a stable bulwark against Islamic extremism in Africa. So far, over 33 people are undergoing treatment in hospital, including five in very critical […]
Read More
Avellon Williams MYANMAR- The United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar is deteriorating across the country. In a media statement, Griffiths said there are now more than 3 million people in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance because of growing conflict and insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy. He added that without an end […]
Read More
By Avellon Williams NEW DELHI, INDIA- In a horrific incident, a fire swept through Kamla Nehru Children’s Hospital in Central Bhopal, India, killing 4 infants with 36 rescued, officials said. Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang, said that there were 40 children in total in the unit, out of which 36 have been rescued. He said he arrived at the hospital within 10 […]
Read More
By Faith Nyasuguta Heavy rains and flooding in southern Egypt have left some three people dead and over 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings, Al-Ahram, a government-run Egyptian newspaper, reports. Over the weekend, downpours, hail and thunder in the Aswan province pushed local authorities to dismiss school classes on Sunday, Aswan Governor Major General Ashraf Attia […]
Read More
By Lisa MugoRapper Dababy tried to kick his girlfriend Danileigh out of his house on Sunday night as she was feeding their three-month-old daughter, then called the police on her when she denied evacuating the premises. What led to the altercation is unclear but DaBaby began filming her feeding their baby on their bed. Danileigh […]
Read More
By Faith Nyasuguta Sudanese security forces have nabbed Al Jazeera’s bureau chief, the network has announced days after the latest crackdown on anti-coup protesters that left six dead. The medics’ Union revealed that part of those killed were two teenagers. Five were shot dead by the forces whereas one other died from “suffocation by tear […]
Read More
Recent Comments