Ekeomah Atuonwu Face-to-face classes have begun for millions of Filipino students in more than 10,000 public and private schools, as limited in-person sessions began for the first time. It’s been two years since pandemic-driven movement restrictions were implemented in the country and most of the world in March 2022. According to a Department of Education […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Relatives and collaborators of former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maga, who died on March 21st at the age of 67, gathered in Bamako to pay their respects to the late PM, who was laid to rest in the Bozola cemetery. A large crowd gathered at the gates of the Bozola cemetery in […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to local media reports, 7,000 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram have surrendered in northeast Nigeria in the last week. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, a top commander in the region, Major General Christopher Musa, an onslaught targeting ISWAP and Boko Haram fighters has […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Following clashes between Senegalese soldiers and separatists near the Gambian border, over 6,000 people have fled their homes in The Gambia and Senegal. The figures were released on Tuesday by the Gambia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA). The Senegalese military launched an operation against separatist rebels in the West African country’s southern Casamance […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu David Beasley, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme, has warned that the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine will send shockwaves throughout Africa and the Middle East, sparking a mass migration crisis unless Western leaders take action to prepare for food and resource shortages. Because both countries contribute roughly 25% […]
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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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