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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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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Ekeomah Atuonwu During an overnight attack on a jail in north-west Burkina Faso, militants freed about 60 inmates – the entire prison population. The armed men arrived in Nouna around midnight, riding in 4×4 vehicles and on motorcycles, brandishing Kalashnikovs and heavy machine guns. Before fleeing, they ransacked offices and set vehicles on fire. The raid followed the killing of […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to a Taliban decree issued over the weekend, women in Afghanistan must cover their faces in public. According to a statement from the General Directorate of Administrative Affairs, the new rules require women to cover their faces, ideally with the traditional burqa. If a woman breaks the rules, her “male guardian” will […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigerian airlines have canceled plans to ground all domestic flights due to the skyrocketing cost of jet fuel, the airline operators association announced on Sunday. Since the planned shutdown was announced on Friday, the Airline Operators of Nigeria has been under pressure from the government, consumer protection organizations, and customers to postpone it. […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Omotomi Akinsanya, a lady, is fighting for her life after being crushed by a Toyota 4Runner driven by a Lebanese, John Greg, on Sanusi Fafunwa Street in Lagos State, Nigeria. Greg was reportedly driving at high speed against traffic when he allegedly crushed Akinsanya against a wall. Greg reversed his car and zoomed away from the accident scene after […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Local officials in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality warned on Thursday that the municipality is rapidly running out of water as local dams run dry due to a severe drought. “Nelson Mandela Bay is in the grip of a drought disaster, and it’s only going to get worse in the long run,” […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has agreed to serve as a mediator in the Malian political crisis, according to foreign ministers from the two nations. Mali has been embroiled in a crisis since the military seized power in 2020, and the country has been under pressure to return to democratic rule. AEM reported that tensions between the junta […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Hong Kong reopened beaches and pools on Thursday as part of a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, while China’s capital Beijing began relaxing quarantine rules for foreign visitors. Hong Kong had closed water sports venues due to an outbreak of the highly transmissible omicron variant, but has eased restrictions as the number of new […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu A court document showed on Wednesday that Guinea’s attorney general had ordered legal proceedings against ousted President Alpha Conde and 26 of his former officials over the violence surrounding Conde’s disputed bid for a third term. Conde, 84, was deposed in a military coup last September by officers who now rule West Africa. […]
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