Controversy has trailed the comments made by Lazarus Chakwera, the president of Malawi, moments before he travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) to attend the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. Although organisers of the summit allowed a small in-person event in London, the Malawian president cited “unreliable internet connection” […]
A former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has been appointed as Chairman of the International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP)-Africa. This was disclosed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a statement on Thursday. ISCP-Africa is an association of incumbent and former heads of state and their deputies, established in 2019 by the Universal Peace […]
Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma was allowed to leave prison on Thursday to attend his brother’s funeral, the government said. Zuma, 79, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court last month after snubbing graft investigators probing his presidency. He turned himself in on July 8 […]
A senior administrator in the US Catholic Church has resigned amid allegations that he frequented gay bars and used gay hookup app Grindr, according to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. The organization released a statement on Tuesday acknowledging accusations of misconduct against its general secretary, Jeffrey Burrill, by Catholic outlet The Pillar. “In order […]
The United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges to beat the sweltering 50 degrees Celsius heat, the Daily Mail of UK has reported. The rain is formed using drone technology that gives clouds an electric shock to ‘cajole them’ into clumping together and producing […]
At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines — some injected with water — in a scam that involved “unscrupulous” doctors and health workers, government officials said Wednesday. The counterfeit jabs were administered over May and June during a deadly surge of the coronavirus in the East African nation, when new infections […]
Media expert and social commentator, Japheth Omojuwa, popularly known as JJ Omojuwa, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Halifax International Security Forum, Washington DC. A statement from HFX on Monday in Abuja, said Omojuwa became the first Nigerian and African to make a list of respected global leaders who make up […]
Britain’s Anthony Joshua will defend his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organisation heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on September 25, his promoter announced Tuesday. “The date is set and we are fully locked in,” said Joshua in a Matchroom Sport statement. “I put it […]
The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos spent a few minutes in space Tuesday on Blue Origin’s first human mission, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists. “A very happy group of people in this capsule,” said Bezos after the spaceship touched down in […]
Haiti’s interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who has run the country following the assassination of president Jovenel Moise, will step down and a new government will be formed with Ariel Henry as prime minister, an official said Monday. The new government will not have a president, and will be tasked with organizing fresh elections “as […]
