Faith Nyasuguta Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has conceded “shortcomings” after being blasted for his government’s slow response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria. So far, the sprawling scale of the disaster that flattened thousands of buildings, trapping an unknown number of people, has swamped relief operations […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Africa’s hopes of reaching a third Club World Cup final were dashed on Wednesday after Real Madrid of Europe defeated Al Ahly of Egypt 4-1 in the semifinal. In the first half, Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior scored the game’s first goal. Valverde extended Real’s lead just after the break, tapping into an empty net […]
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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA- There was a protest on Tuesday by the United Progressive Party (UPP) against a Cabinet announcement that arrangements will be made to assist West Africans who arrived via chartered flights to become legal residents. In response to the arrival of several flights from Nigeria, carrying mainly Nigerian and Cameroonian passengers, it was […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Some 24 people have been killed and 53 wounded amid heavy fighting in the Somali city of Las Anod. This follows a declaration by local clan elders that their intention is to cut ties with the breakaway republic of Somaliland and rejoin Somalia. In the second day of violence, local elders revealed that electricity and […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- In order to gain access to the United States, Cuban and Venezuelan citizens are losing their life savings to fraudulent asylum-travel companies, according to a recent NBC News report. Since President Joe Biden launched a parole program that accepts a limited number of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, the […]
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Lisa Mugo Nigerian superstar, Mr. Eazi, has called out Bad Bunny for copyright infringement of fellow Naija singer Joeboy’s song ‘Empty My Pocket.’ The singer took to his Twitter to ask Bad Bunny to follow the correct procedures that would legally allow him to sample the 2022 song. “Yo @sanbenito you need to tell your lawyers to stop messing around and clear […]
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Renson Mwakandana The local branch of satellite television provider CANAL+ has been asked by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s media watchdog to remove Rwandan stations from its bouquet of broadcasts there. The regulator, CSAC RDC, stated in a statement that the suspension will last for 90 days and may be extended under certain conditions. […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The seemingly impossible has been achieved, as Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has unseated NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s all-time leading scorer. The moment came with 10.9 seconds remaining in the third quarter of Tuesday’s contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder. James scored his 36th point […]
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Faith Nyasuguta After years of battle, the UNESCO has finally settled a long-standing jollof rice dispute involving Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Cameroon. It has finally declared Senegal king of the famous West African delicacy. The Senegalese Jollof, stood out from that of the three other countries, cementing the nation’s position as the true originator of the […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- A transition council was formally appointed by Haiti’s prime minister on Monday to oversee long-awaited general elections in a country without democratic institutions. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said that it was a significant step toward the government’s goal of holding elections this year, despite many doubts. “It is the beginning of the […]
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