Mixed reactions have trailed the viral photos and videos of African leaders bundled on several buses to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in the UK on Monday, September 19, 2022. Visible in the viral photos are Kenya’s President William Ruto, Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu, Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen Jeje Odongo, and other African…
Queen Elizabeth Il has died at Balmoral at the age of 96. The royal family announced the passing of the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom who reigned for 70 years today, Thursday 8th, September 2022. According to a statement issued by the Palace announcing the queen’s death: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this…
As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, President Biden and Vice President Harris worked with Democrats, Republicans, and Independents to create the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides eligible households $30 per month off their internet bills. ACP-eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer,…
Ihiasota Boniface, USA New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch today announced the launch of the nation’s largest curbside composting program starting this fall, as a weekly collection of compostable materials becomes automatic and guaranteed for every single resident in the borough of Queens. Beginning…
Diana Armstrong from Minnesota USA has broken the Guinness world record for the longest fingernails on a pair of hands (Female) and the longest fingernail; on a pair of hands ever (female) Measuring 1,306.58cm (42 ft 10.4 in) as of 13 March 2022, the combined length of Diana’s fingernails is longer than a standard yellow…
Ihiasota Boniface, USA Nearly 50 years after making his first trip to Israel as a newly elected senator, US President Joe Biden returned for the first time as president on Wednesday to open a four-day Middle East visit that will focus on slowing down Iran’s nuclear program, getting oil to American gas pumps and improving…
By Ihiasota Boniface, USA The Uhuru, a socialist and African Internationalist Movement in Valencia, Spain has called on all African nations and other countries of the world to stand up against the massacre of several African emigrants at the Moroccan-Spain border, with a view to preventing them from entering Spain. According to the press release…
By Ihiasota Boniface, USA Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice have been arraigned and detained by a UK court for allegedly bringing a child to London with a view to harvesting his organ. According to a statement released by the Metropolitan Police which reads, “A woman and a man were…
A herbalist in Ghana has called the authority on a US-based father, Evans Oppong, who has planned to use two of his children for money rituals. The man had promised the herbalist GHS 10,000 and other gifts when the job is done. According to the herbalist who identified himself as Nana Adu-Baafo Jnr, “This man…
Nigerian students have set another pace abroad yet again as all the nine Master of Laws students of the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada who are Nigerians graduated with an LLM Degree in the 2022 graduating class. The names of the students are; Oluchi Jennifer Chijioke, Ola Eke-Okoro, Maryam Wuraola Lawal, Toritsemofe Alexandra Mene, Emmanuel…