Ekeomah Atuonwu Girls’ high schools in Afghanistan will be closed by the Taliban administration, only hours after they reopened for the first time in nearly seven months. Due to the Taliban’s reversal, female kids in grades above sixth will be unable to attend school. According to a government news agency, a Ministry of Education notification […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Up to 28 million people in East Africa are at risk of extreme hunger due to hikes in food and commodity prices most of which is as a result of the Ukraine war and potential lack of rain this March, non-profit organisation Oxfam warned. According to the organization, there is a real chance […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the Dangote Fertiliser Plant, owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, as part of a planned drive to ensure food sufficiency and boost the nation’s fertiliser needs. The $2.5 billion world-class fertiliser plant, with a capacity of producing 3 million metric tonnes (mt) of urea per year, was […]
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Lisa Mugo Nigerian actress Nancy Isime has come out to deny claims that her lavish lifestyle is funded by a United Kingdom (UK) based businessman Michael Dion-Goli. This has come after popular blogger Gist Lovers Blog reported that the two were having an affair and that Michael sponsored her trip to Turkey. Gist also stated […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The United States sanctioned Sudan’s Central Reserve Police (CRP) force for human rights violations on Monday. The Treasury Department charged the CRP with being “at the forefront” of the crackdown on anti-military protests in the northeast African country. Nelson stated, “We condemn Sudan’s security services for killing, harassing, and intimidating Sudanese citizens.” “These […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu A compact sheet of plastic waste is constantly forming at the southern end of the majestic Lake Kivu, bordered by green hills, to the point of blocking the turbines of the largest hydroelectric plant in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Ruzizi dam attracts thousands of bottles, cans, and other garbage […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The death toll from a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia over the weekend has risen to 25, with fears that 35 others in the same boat drowned, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). According to IOM, the ship was carrying 60 migrants and refugees, the majority of whom were […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Afghanistan is the world’s unhappiest country, and it was that way before the Taliban took power last August. This is according to the World Happiness Report, which was released ahead of the UN-designated International Day of Happiness on Sunday. Afghanistan was ranked last out of 149 countries surveyed in the annual report, with […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana 🇬🇭, has admitted that the current economic hardship in the country is real but has given the assurance that the government is working hard to resolve the situation sooner than later. The President made these remarks when he addressed the 92nd Speech and Prize Giving Day Durbar of […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, has lamented the fact that Nigeria loses over 95% of its oil production to thieves. This comes as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has described the rising price of Automotive Gas Fuel (AGO), also known as diesel, as a very concerning development that has had a […]
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