Namibia to Conduct Culling of Wild Animals to tackle Drought
Namibia plans to kill 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and distributethe meat to people struggling to feed themselves due to a severe drought acrosssouthern Africa. Authorities say the culling was necessary to address severe drought and meatfrom the animals will be distributed to people struggling to feed.A statement by the country’s environment ministry says […]
Premier League Week 2 Round-up
The English Premier league entered Week 2 in the new season with interesting results across all 10 games. Manchester City who are defending champions, continued their title defense with a fine 4-1 win over promoted Ipswich, Chelsea whooped Wolves 6-2, Tottenham saw off Everton 4-nil, and Liverpool beat Brentford 2-nil. Other results Arsenal beat Aston […]
FBI to conduct victim interview on Trump
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has agreed to carry out a “victim interview” on former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. Meanwhile, FBI explained that the victim interview will be conducted on Trump over the failed assassination attempt on his life about one month ago in Butler, Pennsylvania. Also, Kevin Rojek, FBI special […]
Organised labour suspends nationwide strike
Organised labour has agreed to postpone the nationwide strike for the next five days. According to Vanguard, this will allow uninterrupted meetings with a government committee about raising the minimum wage. According to a labour source, the decision came after a productive meeting between union leaders and government officials, including the head of the civil […]
Woman accused of false testimony meets pastor, says no grudge against megachurch
The woman who was accused of giving false testimony at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, Anyim Vera, has said she has no grudge against the church. A video that went viral on Sunday showed the church’s Senior Pastor, Paul Enenche, questioning the credibility of the woman’s testimony at his church in Abuja. The woman, who […]
Bassirou Faye Sworn in as Senegal’s Youngest President
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sworn in yesterday as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory, 10 days after being released from prison. The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office, but several African leaders attended the ceremony in the new town of Diam-nia-dio, near the capital Dakar. Taking his oath, Faye also […]
South African Ntobeka Mafu is Helping Small-Scale Farmers Succeed
“Being busy doesn’t mean you are making money, I’ve been busy for three years, I’ve only started making money in the fourth year,” 23-year-old entrepreneur Ntobeko Mafu told her class on a rainy day in February in Nhlazatshe, a rural area in the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. Mafu was standing in her garden presenting to 30 […]
