Kenya A heavy police presence in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, ahead of protests planned to mark the anniversary of last year’s anti-tax demonstrations that left 60 people dead and 20 still missing. Police in riot gear barricaded parliament and the Prime Minister’s office and
Nigeria The Convener of Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria, (IBBN), Prophet Isa El-Buba has called on the country’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deploy soldier into the hinterlands of northcentral Benue State and other troubled zones in the country aimed at flushing out the killers of innocent citizens. The Prophet said rather than organising […]
Nigeria Working together in unity has become a recipe to combat a common enemy, else, the incessant attack on our communities will continue unabated, Dr. David Olofu, President and Founder of Apa Legacy And Sustainability Initiatives, a social economic group, said.. Olofu who is a philanthropist said the defence of their father land has become […]
Israel The second week of the Israel-Iran war started with a renewed round of strikes despite talks between European ministers and Iran’s top diplomat. Friday’s talks, which aimed at de-escalating the fighting between the two adversaries, lasted for four hours in Geneva, but failed to produce a breakthrough. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump continued to […]
Zimbabwe It’s before sunrise on a Saturday and a small group has gathered at Socialite Bar in on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital. Instead of nursing hangovers, they sit with eyes closed and bodies in meditative poses on the bare floor. It’s an unlikely setting for a yoga class. In Zimbabwe, the practice is rare […]
USA President Donald Trump on Thursday called for fewer federal holidays, saying the days off cost America billions of dollars in losses. “Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Juneteenth, a newly designated federal holiday […]
Florida A robotic prostatectomy surgery was performed remotely from Florida on a patient in Angola as part of an FDA-approved clinical trial. “We will operate from the United States to Africa in an FDA-approved clinical trial. We’ll be performing a robotic prostatectomy for a man in Angola who otherwise would not have access to high-end […]
Nigeria A youth leader in Nigeria’s Northcentral Benue State, Magagi Alidu, in this interview with journalists, decries the massacre of Benue people and the state of the displaced people in the state. Alidu, who is the President of Ochetoha K’Idoma Youth Wing Worldwide, also spoke on the causes of the recent gruesome murder of over […]
Zambia What was expected to be a dignified farewell to Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has turned into a diplomatic and political standoff, ending with his burial being moved outside the country he once led. Lungu, who died earlier this month in a South African hospital from an undisclosed illness, will not be laid to […]
Iran Tens of thousands of people in Yemen took to the streets of the country’ capital, Sanaa, on Friday to show solidarity with Iran and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Protesters carried the Iranian and Palestinian flags and chanted against Israel, and the U.S.. The war between Israel and Iran erupted June 13, with Israeli […]