Ekeomah Atuonwu Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea’s new president, has been sworn in, promising an “audacious” plan to North Korea as well as strengthening the South’s democracy and freedoms. Yoon, a former prosecutor, won the election by the slimmest of margins in March, promising to “sternly deal” with Kim Jong Un’s regime while leaving the door open to dialogue. Chinese […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a span of just four months this year , Zimbabwe’s elephants have already killed 60 people, according to a government spokesperson. Via his official Twitter handle, Nick Mangwana, said it was a sad topic. “The issue of Human/Wildlife Conflict has become quite emotive. This year alone 60 Zimbabweans have lost their lives […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Former Nigerian President turned global Peace Ambassador, Goodluck Jonathan, has rejected the presidential form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) purchased for him by a group of his northern supporters on Monday, May 9, 2022. After the group’s gesture made headlines, Jonathan’s Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, issued a statement saying that Jonathan did not authorize the purchase […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO CITY- Inflation in Mexico rose to its highest level since January 2001 in April, official data showed on Monday, possibly prompting the central bank to raise the key rate this week. National statistics agency INEGI reported that consumer prices rose 7.68% in the year through April and by 0.54% in the month […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Rwanda has indefinitely dismissed the Miss Rwanda competitions until further notice as investigations into alleged cases of sexual abuse in the pageantry continue. This comes after the recent arrest of an official in charge of the pageant over alleged sexual exploitation of contestants who participated in the Miss Rwanda pageantry over the years. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta An international group of cancer consultants study reveals that the number of people dying of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa could hit and even exceed a million per annum within eight years. This follows an insufficient number of specialist cancer centres and too many patients seeking medical attention when the disease is too […]
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Lisa Mugo Atlanta rapper Jeffrey ‘Young Thug’ Williams was arrested on Monday for conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charges while his fellow rapper Gunna faces the same charges along with 26 other ‘Young Slime Life’ (YSL) gang related members. Thug’s home was raided by the police on Monday where they put the rapper in handcuffs and have […]
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Wayne Lumbasi FIFA has ordered the Nigeria Football Federation to pay Gernot Rohr his compensation of $378,000 following the early termination of his contract. FIFA added that the NFF would be sanctioned if Rohr was not paid in full within 45 days. Rohr was disengaged by the top brass of Nigerian football in the build-up to […]
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Wayne Lumbasi After months of speculation, Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker Erling Haaland is finally set to become a Manchester City player after agreeing to personal terms and passing a medical test this week with the reigning Premier League champions. City have officially triggered the £63million ($77.93 million) release clause in Haaland’s Borussia Dortmund contract, […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – CapeTown Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany last week on Saturday released the Third Episode of their TV program – ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ on KTN, Kenya. On Sunday, May 1 it was the turn of NTV, Uganda. ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ is a Pan African TV […]
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