FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH BLAZE AT KENYAN NATIONAL PARK

FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH BLAZE AT KENYAN NATIONAL PARK

Faith Nyasuguta  A fire that raged Kenya’s Aberdare National Park for two days straight has been put off after torching hundreds of hectares of wilderness, a state forest official has said. The blaze started on Saturday with scores of forest rangers, firefighters and volunteers struggling to control the fire from spreading amid increasing suspicions of […]

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 SOUTH AFRICA: MLINDO THE VOCALIST’S MANAGER ACCUSED OF EXPLOITATION

SOUTH AFRICA: MLINDO THE VOCALIST’S MANAGER ACCUSED OF EXPLOITATION

Lisa Mugo South Africa’s Mlindo the Vocalist’s manager Nyiko Bilankuluhas been accused of exploiting the singer after he guest starred on Podcast and Chill with MacG. Nyiko who is not only Mlindo’s manager also plays the role of the DJ and road manager, revealed that he pays himself for all the different roles that he plays in Mlindo’s professional life. He was then immediately called out on the show by MacG for […]

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 DEADLY STORM: MALAWI TO UNDERGO SIX-MONTH POWER OUTAGE

DEADLY STORM: MALAWI TO UNDERGO SIX-MONTH POWER OUTAGE

Faith Nyasuguta  Following the landfall of tropical storm Ana on January 24 that damaged Malawi’s Chikwawa dam, the nation’s main power station has stopped operating. The nation bordering Zambia is expected to go through six months of power cuts, according to the national electricity company Egenco. Over 90 people died in the storm across southern […]

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 CHINESE TENNIS PLAYER DENIES MAKING SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS

CHINESE TENNIS PLAYER DENIES MAKING SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS

Wayne lumbasi Chinese Tennis player Peng Shuai has denied accusing anyone of sexual assault. “I never said anyone sexually assaulted me,” Peng told French sports daily L’Equipe. The 35-year-old athlete, a three-time Olympian and one of China’s most prominent sports figures, was out of public view last November after a social media post by her […]

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 ALIOU CISSE: THE MAN WITH A GOAL

ALIOU CISSE: THE MAN WITH A GOAL

Wayne Lumbasi WHO IS ALIOU CISSE? Aliou Cisse (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese football coach and former player. He has previously played for English Premier League club Birmingham City and later Portsmouth. Cisse was a defensive midfielder who has, on occasion, played at center back. He is currently the head coach of Senegal, […]

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 NIKE TERMINATES MASON GREENWOOD’S SPONSORSHIP DEAL

NIKE TERMINATES MASON GREENWOOD’S SPONSORSHIP DEAL

Wayne Lumbasi Mason Greenwood has been dropped by sponsors Nike following his arrest on suspicion of rape and assault. Manchester United forward Greenwood, 20, was arrested in January and released on bail last week. Nike suspended their sponsorship deal with him at the time of the arrest, and have now said in a statement: “Mason […]

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 OUTSIDE GROUPS MIGHT SEEK TO GAIN POWER IN HAITI- RISING CONCERNS

OUTSIDE GROUPS MIGHT SEEK TO GAIN POWER IN HAITI- RISING CONCERNS

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- Seven months after the president’s assassination, the Caribbean island of Haiti faces renewed political instability as president Jovenel Moise’s term comes to an end today Monday February 7. There are fears about who will attempt to take charge next. Moise was assassinated last July 7 when armed attackers stormed his Port-au-Prince home. In addition to killing Moise, […]

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 AFRICAN UNION ELECTS A NEW CHAIRPERSON

AFRICAN UNION ELECTS A NEW CHAIRPERSON

Ekeomah Atuonwu The president of Senegal, Macky Sall, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union (AU). The event occurred at the just concluded thirty-fifth (35th) Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union at its Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Macky Sall takes over from H.E. Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of […]

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