Plane crash claims lives of top military chief, 9 others
Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said. “Today at 2:20…
Google sacks 28 staffers for staging anti-Israel protests
Google said it has fired 28 employees who staged a sit-in and protests in the company offices the previous day to demand the tech giant end its business dealings with…
LGBT Ghanaians await court ruling on restrictive new law
April 18, 2024 Members of Ghana’s LGBT community and activists are waiting to see whether the West African country’s president will sign into law a bill that would further restrict…
Clean up begins after at least one dead in heavy UAE rain, floods
April 17, 2024 Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates were clearing debris on Wednesday after at least one person died and homes and businesses were damaged in a…
More than 250 websites selling fake weight-loss drugs reported by anti-counterfeit firm
April 16, 2024 The cybersecurity firm BrandShield has taken down more than 250 websites selling fake versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs in the GLP-1 class, the company’s CEO…
Chad interim president Deby kicks off campaign for vote set to end junta rule
April 15, 2024 Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby kicked off his presidential campaign on Sunday for an election next month meant to end three years of military rule on…
One of the oldest books in existence expected to fetch over $2.6 million at auction
April 3, 2024 A book from Egypt that was written at the dawn of Christianity and is considered one of the oldest books in existence will go up for auction…
Hotel to auction Cristiano Ronaldo’s bed with starting price at £4,300
Cristiano Ronaldo’s bed is to be put up for auction by Slovenian hotel – with starting price set at £4,300 (N7.095m) after the forward stayed in Ljubljana for Portugal friendly…
Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us – Study finds
March 27, 2024 Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people. The virus that causes AIDS, for example, crossed over…
OPEC+ unlikely to change output policy before June meeting
March 27, 2024 OPEC+ is unlikely to make any oil output policy changes until a full ministerial gathering in June, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters ahead of next week’s gathering…