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16, March 2022
Football: Man Utd must hit reset button after miserable season 0
Manchester United were established members of Europe’s elite a decade ago but they have been reduced to the status of also-rans in the Premier League and even in their own city. Under Alex Ferguson, the club reached three Champions League finals in four years from 2008 to 2011. Since then they have won a meagre […]
16, March 2022
China says it is ‘not a party’ to Ukraine Crisis 0
China says it does not want to get caught up in the diplomatic and economic blowback Russia is facing from Western nations over its invasion of Ukraine. State media said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed his government’s wishes during a lengthy phone conversation Monday with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares. According to a […]
16, March 2022
Biya regime says it will rebuild hospitals destroyed by Boko Haram 0
Cameroon’s government says it will rebuild hospitals and clinics destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists along the border with Nigeria. In a visit to the area this week, officials said the facilities were needed for villagers who have suffered from the conflict as well as for former Boko Haram members who have been rehabilitated. Cameroon’s Ministry […]
16, March 2022
From airlines in Nigeria to shoppers in Malawi- Africa feels economic fallout from Ukraine crisis 0
From airlines in Nigeria to shoppers in Malawi, Africans are feeling the impact of the Ukraine crisis in wrenching increases in the price of fuel, grain and fertiliser. Global oil prices scaled decade-long highs of more than $100 a barrel shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, inflicting a hefty blow to many businesses […]
16, March 2022
SOBA UK and Saint Joseph’s Feast Day Celebration: When, Where and why 0
The Feast of Saint Joseph as a custom was adopted by the Vatican and in 1570; the Holy Father Pope Pius V extended its use to the entire Roman Rite. From the late 19th century through the middle of the 20th century, Saint Joseph’s Feast Day was established to honour St. Joseph as the spouse […]
15, March 2022
Ruxit: Russia says quitting Council of Europe 0
Russia said Tuesday it would pull out of the Council of Europe after pressure mounted for Moscow to be expelled from the pan-European rights body over its invasion of Ukraine. Essentially jumping before it was pushed from the Strasbourg-based body, the Russian foreign ministry said it had given notification of its departure to the Secretary […]
15, March 2022
Termination of French Cameroun military presence in Ambazonia only a matter of time 0
The Vice President of the Southern Cameroons Interim Government says the presence of Francophone army soldiers in Ambazonia homeland is temporary whose termination is only a matter of time. Dabney Yerima made the comment on Monday during a conversation with the Cameroon Concord News Group. The exiled Ambazonia leader said he recently endorsed a campaign […]
15, March 2022
UN chief warns of ‘hurricane of hunger’ amid Ukraine crisis 0
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the “hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system” in the wake of a simmering crisis in Ukraine. Addressing correspondents outside the UN Security Council in New York on Monday, the top UN official said 45 African and least-developed countries import at least a third […]
15, March 2022
Press Freedom: Assange denied permission to appeal against US extradition 0
The UK’s highest court has refused to give permission to Wikileaks’ founder, Julian Assange, to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the United States. A court spokesperson said the whistle-blower’s application did not raise “an arguable point of law”, dealing a serious blow to his hopes to avoid deportation. “The application has been […]
16, March 2022
Race and identity shaping US politics- Ukrainians got it. Southern Cameroonians didn’t 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
Looking at how swiftly the U.S. moved to grant temporary protections for Ukrainians living in the United States. Russia’s assault on Ukraine careens toward its third week. Talks between the two nations continue, but how or when the Kremlin-led bombardment will end remains anyone’s guess. The Russian invasion ignited a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, particularly […]