Ekeomah Atuonwu Senegalese authorities detained two health workers from a neonatal unit where 11 newborns died in a fire last week. When the fire broke out at the Abdoul Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital in Tivaouane, a town 120 kilometers (75 miles) northeast of Dakar, the nurse and a nurse’s aide were on duty. According to RFM, they were arrested for “neglecting […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu On Monday, Namibia received 23 historic items of jewelry, tools, and other objects looted under colonial rule and returned to Germany on an indefinite loan. The relics’ repatriation is part of a mission to promote rapprochement between the two countries. “All the objects were collected from various Namibian communities during the German colonial […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu After 41 days, a Nigerian biker, Kunle Adeyanju, who embarked on an adventurous trip from London to Lagos for charity, has arrived in Lagos. Kunle Adeyanju left London on April 19 with a simple goal in mind: reach Lagos and raise funds to support the fight against polio. 13 countries and 13,000 kilometres later, Nigerian-born Kunle Adeyanju crossed, Sunday, the Benin-Nigeria border after […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu A stampede at a church charity event in southern Nigeria on Saturday killed 31 people and injured seven, according to police. The shocking development at the program was aimed at giving hope to the needy. According to one witness, among the dead were a pregnant woman and several children. According to Grace Iringe-Koko, a police spokeswoman, the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Concerned about illegal logging and pollution in Banco National Park in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Ivory Coast, authorities are erecting a concrete perimeter wall in the hope of preserving the park’s unique ecosystem. Banco covers more than 34 square kilometers (13 square miles) of western Abidjan, making it the world’s second largest […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Dangote Industries Limited has been named the Most Admired Brand in Africa for the fifth consecutive year. The company received awards in eight categories on Wednesday at the Brand Africa award ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria. Among the other awards are: Most Admired Nigerian Brand, West Africa’s Most Admired Brand that represents African Pride, West Africa’s […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu William Sachiti, a Zimbabwean-born British serial entrepreneur, is no stranger to inventing technological innovations. The serial inventor has created everything from digital advertising bins to driverless cars. William Sachiti, real name Pasihapaori Chidziva, was born in Zimbabwe on May 1, 1985, and now lives in the United Kingdom. He is the founder and CEO of Kar-go, a driverless […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, President Macky Sall’s health minister, has been sacked. A government decree was issued, according to news reports, after 11 babies were killed in a fire in a hospital neonatal ward. According to the decree, Sarr will be replaced by Marie Khemesse Ngom Ndiaye, the ministry’s director general. On May 25, 2022, a fire ravaged the neonatal unit of the MameAbdou Aziz Sy Dabakh hospital in […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), residents in Greater Accra, the Central and Western Regions should brace themselves for more rain tonight. Among the towns highlighted by the Agency were Cape Coast, Accra, Akyem Oda, Ho, and Takoradi. The rain will be accompanied by thunderstorms, according to the forecast, and as a result, it advised […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu While the world continues to struggle with the coronavirus, which has caused the death of over six million people, it has also started dealing with monkeypox, detected in dozens of countries, especially in European countries, the USA and Canada. As cases of monkeypox continue to rise globally, this very rare infectious disease has hit home. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a disease […]
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