Ekeomah Atuonwu The international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was temporarily shut in the early hours of Thursday after the mangled body of a dead man was found on Runway 18R of the nation’s flagship airport. The identity of the corpse could not be ascertained as of press time. Also, it could not be […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Ugandan animation studio, Creatures Animation, has made a deal to produce the country’s first animated Disney film as part of the upcoming anthology series “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” which will feature producers from across Africa. “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire”, is a ten-part collection of short animations by producers from six African countries that is set […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have directed that female presenters on local television stations cover their faces while on air. The move comes just days after authorities ordered women to cover their faces in public, a policy reminiscent of the Taliban’s previous hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions that has sparked outrage both […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Another sandstorm in Iraq’s climate-stressed region has sent at least 4,000 people to the hospital with breathing problems and forced the closure of airports, schools, and government offices across the country. A dense cloud of dust engulfed Baghdad and blanketed many other cities, including the Shia shrine city of Najaf to the south and Sulaymaniyah in […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to government spokesman Lionel Bilgo, a 16-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation has been in Ouagadougou since Tuesday, May 17 to continue its analysis of the national situation. This delegation, led by Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway and ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, is “composed of experts in the military and security, humanitarian, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced an additional $215 million in emergency food assistance for Nigeria, Algeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya, among other countries. He stated that the US has pledged more than $2.3 billion in food assistance since February to help the countries affected by the Ukrainian […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to the youth, police in Nkoranza shot and killed Albert Donkor on suspicion of being an armed robber. Nkoranza is a town in Ghana’s northwestern region. The enraged youth blocked roads, burned car tires, and later attacked the municipal police headquarters, destroying police vehicles and property while law enforcement officers fired warning shots. Locals believe Mr Donkor was killed by […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Rescue workers have discovered no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside a flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso, the government and mine owner announced on Tuesday, effectively putting an end to hopes that eight missing miners could still be alive after a month. The Perkoa mine, owned by Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp (TV.TO) and located […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, at least nine people were killed after an explosion on Aba Road in Kano’s Sabon Gari neighborhood on Tuesday. The bodies were discovered in the rubble of a building that had collapsed next to a primary school. The police previously stated that the explosion was caused by a gas […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu An explosion occurred on Aba Road in Kano’s Sabon Gari neighborhood, injuring several people and possibly killing some. Details about the explosion and its cause are still sketchy, but images from the scene show that it damaged some buildings and injured several people, including schoolchildren. The images also confirm that the explosion claimed […]
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