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Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines
Friday, August 9th, 2024
Chaos erupts after Ethiopian Airlines passenger forced to give up seat for Minister • An Ethiopian Airlines passenger was reportedly ousted to accommodate a minister, sparking outrage amongst the online travel community. While the rights of airline customers are typically considered solid once they book their tickets, this is not always the case. In some […]
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Kano, Africa & World Politics, Headlines, State News
Monday, August 5th, 2024
Tailor promoting spread of Russian flag arrested in Kano Tailor One of the people behind the spread of the Russian flag in Kano, North West Nigeria, has been arrested. The Nation had reported that some Protesters of the #EndBadGovernance were waving Russian flags in different parts of the country. However, the police on Monday, August […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, August 5th, 2024
The statement said: “The Embassy has noted the reports in Nigerian media and the circulation of videos and images in digital media depicting protesters in northern states of the country carrying Russian flags and chanting slogans to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The government of the Russian Federation as well as any Russian officials are not […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, August 5th, 2024
Deadly protests: Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, flees country, military takes over Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule ended on Monday as she fled weeks of deadly protests and the military announced it would form an interim government. Hasina had sought since early July to quell nationwide protests against her government but she fled […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, July 13th, 2024
Sudanese police order all foreigners to leave Khartoum Sudanese security authorities have ordered all foreigners to leave the capital Khartoum and the surrounding region. They have two weeks to do so, according to a statement from the section of the police dealing with foreigners. Foreigners should leave for their own safety amid the fighting still […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
President William Ruto of Kenya on Thursday dissolved his cabinet, sending home all Cabinet Secretaries and the Attorney-General. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi are however spared from the purge, believed to have been occasioned by anti-Finance Bill 2024 protest. Ruto said recent events in the country necessitated withdrawal of the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
Bishop Allan Kiuna, the co-founder and senior pastor of Jubilee Christian Church (JCC) in Nairobi, has passed away. He died in a Nairobi hospital where he had been admitted after his condition worsened on Tuesday, a family spokesperson confirmed. Family and friends gathered at his Runda home following the news of his death. Allan Kiuna […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority. The unnamed traveller was stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, May 20th, 2024
A helicopter in the convoy of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in “an accident” on Sunday, state media reported, without specifying if the president was on board. “Some unconfirmed reports say that the helicopter carrying President Raisi has had an accident in East Azerbaijan province,” state television said, adding that rescue efforts were underway. […]
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United Kingdom (UK), Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
The United Kingdom Home Office has told a retired 74-year-old Ghanaian man, Nelson Shardey who has lived in the UK for 42 years that he is not British. According to BBC, the Home Office asked him to wait another 10 years before he could stay permanently. Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, had for many years […]
