CAMAVINGA BECOMES FIRST FOOTBALL PLAYER TO WALK FOR BALENCIAGA

CAMAVINGA BECOMES FIRST FOOTBALL PLAYER TO WALK FOR BALENCIAGA

Wayne Lumbasi At the age of 19, Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga has become the first football player to walk the runway for fashion giant Balenciaga. The France international was chosen to model for the luxury fashion house during Demna Gvasalia’s second couture show after attending numerous fashion shows during Paris Fashion Week last month. The 19-year-old […]

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 UGANDA REJECTS MUHOOZI’S SUPPORT FOR THE TPLF

UGANDA REJECTS MUHOOZI’S SUPPORT FOR THE TPLF

Renson Mwakandana According to a ministry official, Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba of Uganda’s Land Forces’ tweets in favor of Tigray rebels are his personal opinions and do not represent the army’s position. While cautiously avoiding mentioning Lt Gen Muhoozi by name in an interview with the BBC’s Focus on Africa on Monday, Brig Felix Kulayigye, […]

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 THE WOMAN KING: VIOLA DAVIS IS READY FOR BATTLE

THE WOMAN KING: VIOLA DAVIS IS READY FOR BATTLE

Ekeomah Atuonwu The Woman King, a historical epic starring award-winning actress Viola Davis, will transport you to the 1800s. The film centers on General Nanisca of the Dahomey Amazons and Nawi, a driven recruit, and was inspired by actual historical events. It demonstrates how the Dahomey Amazons fought off adversaries who posed a danger to what they had achieved for, tarnished their […]

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 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA DEEM GAY SEX BAN “UNCONSTITUTIONAL”

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA DEEM GAY SEX BAN “UNCONSTITUTIONAL”

Avellon Williams  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA- The anti-LGBT+ laws in Antigua and Barbuda have been declared unconstitutional by a judge. In a judgment dated Tuesday (5 July), the Antigua and Barbuda High Court ruled that the laws against “buggery” and “serious indecency” discriminate against LGBTQ+ persons. The Sexual Offences Act of 1995 inherited sections 12 and 15 […]

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 PRISON BREAK: INSURGENTS ATTACK NIGERIAN PRISON, OVER 800 INMATES ESCAPE

PRISON BREAK: INSURGENTS ATTACK NIGERIAN PRISON, OVER 800 INMATES ESCAPE

Ekeomah Atuonwu Late on Tuesday night, there was a terrifying attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja the capital city of Nigeria. The insurgents stormed the facility at about 10:00 p.m., detonating explosives and opening live rounds on state agents guarding the facility, according to a senior government official. “Suspected Boko Haram attackers have just seized the prisons from […]

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 A YEAR AFTER HAITI PRESIDENT JOVENEL MOISE ASSASSINATION

A YEAR AFTER HAITI PRESIDENT JOVENEL MOISE ASSASSINATION

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- In the early hours of this day July 7, 2021, Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated by a hit squad that included Haitians and Colombians, according to the National Police of Haiti.   A year after the attack, chaos have only gotten worse in the impoverished Caribbean country. It has been months since the assassination, and […]

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 UK PM BORIS JOHNSON TO RESIGN

UK PM BORIS JOHNSON TO RESIGN

Faith Nyasuguta  Boris Johnson is set to announce his resignation as British Prime Minister on Thursday (today), a government source said, after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party’s lawmakers saying he was no longer fit to govern. With eight ministers, among them two secretaries of state, stepping down in the last two […]

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 MILLIONS IN DR CONGO FACE FOOD INSECURITY

MILLIONS IN DR CONGO FACE FOOD INSECURITY

Faith Nyasuguta  At least 27 million people are facing food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations. The UN projects that the situation is likely to worsen, following the recent fighting between the M23 rebel group and the army in the East of the nation, which has displaced tens of […]

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