By Avellon Williams WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after cyclone Gabrielle swept away roads, flooded homes, and knocked out 225,000 people’s power. As heavy rain and strong winds battered the North Island of New Zealand, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins called it the “most significant weather event New […]
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By Avellon Williams NAIROBI, KENYA – Kenya’s president is hoping a national day of mass prayer on Tuesday will help open the heavens after a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the East and Horn of Africa. During a service in the drought-stricken city of Nakuru, some 100 miles (160 kilometers) from Nairobi, William Ruto […]
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By Lisa Mugo 1997 hit movie ‘Titanic,’ has officially surpassed ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ becoming the third highest grossing film of all time. ‘Titanic,’ which has just been re-released in 4K in honor of its 25th year anniversary has pulled in seriously large sums of money totaling up to $2.217 billion while ‘Avatar’ made […]
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By Avellon Williams PARIS – The French defense minister condemned the Marvel Studios film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” for depicting French soldiers in Africa in a way that is “false and misleading.” In a Sunday tweet about the film that premiered in France and the U.S. last November, Minister Sebastien Lecornu strongly condemned the similarity […]
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By Renson Mwakandana The Banadir Regional Court in Somalia 🇸🇴 sentenced a freelance journalist to two months in prison on allegations of threatening national security on Monday, a case that has been criticized by human rights advocates and media organizations. The conviction of Abdalle Ahmed Mumin is a “clear travesty of justice,” according to the […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Jurgen Klopp expressed relief after Liverpool won their first Premier League game of 2023, a 2-0 derby win over Everton on Monday. Liverpool win their first league game of 2023 😅 pic.twitter.com/P8sEu8LIdG — GOAL (@goal) February 13, 2023 Mohamed Salah scored for the first time in the tournament since Boxing Day, and January […]
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By Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Several countries, including the Caribbean, have received an alert from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urging them to update their response plans to prevent the return of endemic measles transmission. This is the result of reduced childhood vaccination coverage, which increases the likelihood of outbreaks of this […]
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By Avellon Williams JAMAICA – An automobile manufacturing company based in Nigeria, Innoson Vehicles, has been selected by the Jamaican high commission to manufacture vehicles. This development was made known by Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, Esmond Reid, who visited the IVM automobile plant in Nnewi, Anambra State on Saturday, December 11. As Reid pointed […]
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By Renson Mwakandana One of Africa’s most prominent colleges has prohibited graduates from bringing phones, cameras, or video cameras. Makerere University in Uganda will begin a five-day graduation celebration on Monday at its Freedom Square. Different graduation dates have been allotted to faculties throughout the week. Cameras were not permitted in the graduation area for […]
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By Wayne Lumbasi The Kansas City Chiefs are world champions after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35, in Super Bowl LVII. The victory also marked Kansas City’s third championship win in franchise history, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ second time as Super Bowl MVP. WE ARE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS !!!! pic.twitter.com/ws26JGa3xo — Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) February […]
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