SEVEN ABDUCTED SENEGALESE SOLDIERS FREED IN THE GAMBIA

SEVEN ABDUCTED SENEGALESE SOLDIERS FREED IN THE GAMBIA

Ekeomah Atuonwu Separatist rebels from Senegal’s southern Casamance region turned over seven Senegalese troops kidnapped three weeks ago on Monday, asking for nothing in exchange. The soldiers were transported across the border to a location near the Gambian settlement of Bajagar, where they were handed up to authorities from the Gambian administration and the ECOWAS regional […]

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 KANYE AND JULIA FOX CALL IT QUITS

KANYE AND JULIA FOX CALL IT QUITS

Lisa Mugo American rapper Kanye West and Julia Fox have officially ended their six-week-old relationship following Kanye’s pleas on social media to get his wife back. Julia’s representative released a statement on Valentine’s Day revealing that the two have decided to go their own way but still maintain their friendship as Julia admitted that she was never in love […]

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 ZAMBIA: TWO DEAD AS TRAIN COLLIDES WITH TRUCK

ZAMBIA: TWO DEAD AS TRAIN COLLIDES WITH TRUCK

Ekeomah Atuonwu On Monday, a cargo train collided with a truck at a railway crossing north of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, killing two persons. The train’s operators were killed in the accident, according to Donald Mwandila, the police chief for Zambia’s Central Province. The vehicle was driving from Lusaka and failed to halt at a railway crossing […]

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 FRANCE MAY PULL OUT TROOPS FROM MALI

FRANCE MAY PULL OUT TROOPS FROM MALI

Ekeomah Atuonwu France may pull out its troops from Mali, France’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean-Yves Ledrian has said following a virtual conference with France’s European peers on Monday While fighting Islamist terrorists in Western Africa, the leaders debated their countries’ destiny. Increased tensions between the French and Malian governments prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to ask […]

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 NIGERIA’S BURNA BOY BECOMES FIRST AFRICAN TO HIT 200 MILLION ON BOOMPLAY

NIGERIA’S BURNA BOY BECOMES FIRST AFRICAN TO HIT 200 MILLION ON BOOMPLAY

Lisa Mugo Nigeria’s musical extraordinaire Burna Boy, has officially garnered over 200,000,000 streams on music streaming app Boomplay and is the first African to do so. The Grammy winner keeps breaking his own records as he was the first Boomplay artist to hit over 100 million views just last year. The ‘Kilometer’ artist received his plaque from Boomplay’s Director of Artist and […]

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 ETHIOPIAN ARTIFACTS SOLD ON EBAY MAY HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM TIGRAY

ETHIOPIAN ARTIFACTS SOLD ON EBAY MAY HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM TIGRAY

Ekeomah Atuonwu Centuries-old manuscripts and scrolls are being sold for a few hundred dollars on the internet, raising questions about the conditions of their acquisition. The country’s rich antiques are the newest casualties of Ethiopia’s year-long battle in Tigray. According to accounts, a torrent of historic Ethiopian artifacts have appeared for sale on platforms such as […]

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 NIGERIA’S POLICE COMMISIONER WANTED FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING

NIGERIA’S POLICE COMMISIONER WANTED FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING

Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigeria’s deputy commissioner of police, suspended last year after being implicated in fraud in the United States, is now wanted by the Nigerian judiciary for his alleged role in international drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Monday that it had issued an arrest warrant for the commissioner, Abba Kyari. The deputy commissioner of police, […]

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