Ekeomah Atuonwu The world must not overlook Afghanistan because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN refugee head said warning that ignoring its humanitarian needs might be “extremely risky”. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, who is on a four-day visit to Afghanistan, said the international community must continue to engage with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities since […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigeria’s inflation rate increased in February after falling in January, as the continent’s most populous country battles gasoline shortages that have pushed prices up. The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 15.70 percent between February 2021 and February 2022, up from 15.60 percent in January, according to the country’s statistics office. The Consumer […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Ethiopian pilgrims planning to visit Israel for the Easter holiday have been placed under restrictions. The Israeli authorities expressed concern that many of the travelers would not return home due to the violence in Ethiopia’s north. Tourist firms stated that Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority issued a letter instructing Ethiopian Christian travelers to apply […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Face masks will no longer be required to be worn in public places, according to Namibian President Hage Geingob. Geingob also stated that international visitors who have been vaccinated will not be required to undergo PCR testing before entering the country. The elimination of Covid-19 limits coincides with a drop in the number of new viral […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigeria’s airline operators, represented by Mr. Allen Onyema, Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Air Peace, have claimed they can no longer afford the cost of aviation fuel. This came after aviation fuel marketers failed to persuade the House of Representatives as to why the product’s prices were skyrocketing on a daily basis. The airlines are […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu On Monday, Nigeria’s national grid collapsed for the second time in 2022, resulting in nationwide blackouts. After the national grid collapsed, the blackout in Nigeria worsened at about 10:40 a.m. Monday. With a text message delivered to its subscribers, the EkoElectricity Distribution Company and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) backed up the Eko DisCo. “Dear esteemed […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Algeria has restricted the export of foods that the country primarily imports, citing a growing food crisis caused by Russia’s military activity in Ukraine. At a meeting of the Council of Ministers, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune issued the prohibition. “On the joint proposal of the Ministers of Agriculture and Trade, the President of the Republic ordered to prevent the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria arrested Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem, the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his body while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya. The preacher, who […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The United Nations World Food Programme (UNEP) has warned that the Horn of Africa is experiencing the driest conditions recorded since 1981. Severe drought has left an estimated 13 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia facing severe hunger in the first quarter of this year. The Horn of Africa is a large […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The death toll from a cyclone that struck Mozambique 🇲🇿 this week climbed to 12 on Sunday after devastating wind and rain lashed the southern African country. Cyclone Gombe has affected more than 30,000 people, injuring 40, and destroyed more than 3,000 homes since making landfall on Friday. In the port city of […]
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