Adunni Ade, a Nollywood actress, has been accused of owing her late colleague, Murphy Afolabi, N250,000. This was revealed during the 8-day Fidau Prayer held in Murphy’s honor on Monday, 22nd, 2023. The funeral committee alleged that Adunni borrowed the money from the dead before his death for a movie production. He did not trip…
Israeli police reported that a suspected Palestinian gunman wounded two individuals Tuesday near a Jewish site in annexation-era east Jerusalem, and that security personnel were looking for the offender. Days before the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan ended, there were violent attacks and clashes in Israel, east Jerusalem after its annexation, and the occupied…
When Olga Slyshyk’s husband, Mykhailo, a military engineer operating on the front lines in eastern Ukraine, failed to contact her on her birthday in January of this year, she started to fear the worst.The 40-year-old educated lawyer frequently went offline for days at a time, but Slyshyk knew he would get in touch on January…
A Moscow court found outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza guilty of treason and other crimes on Monday and sentenced him to 25 years in prison—the worst punishment of its type since Russia invaded Ukraine. He had contested the charges. Kara-Murza, a 41-year-old opposition politician and father of three who possesses both Russian and British passports,…
The Taliban government in Afghanistan said on Wednesday that a prohibition on Afghan women working for the UN was an internal matter and that it “should be respected by all sides.” After extending to the UN a prohibition on Afghan women working for NGOs enacted in December, Taliban authorities earlier this month sparked anger on…
The government said on Saturday that two individuals had perished after a hot air balloon traveling close to Mexico’s renowned Teotihuacan archaeological monument caught fire. In a statement, the state of Mexico’s administration stated that the passengers “jumped from the balloon,” adding that a youngster had burns. Without mentioning their identities, it stated that the…
Oscar Pistorius, a paralympic champion from South Africa, could be released from prison this week, ten years after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that made headlines across the globe. During a hearing in Pretoria on Friday, a parole board will decide whether Pistorius should be granted early release. Singabakho Nxumalo, a spokesman for…
The Taliban authorities in Kabul have imprisoned the originator of an initiative that advocated for girls’ education in Afghanistan, according to reports from his brother and the UN on Tuesday. Since the Taliban regime banned girls from attending secondary school last year, Afghanistan is the only nation in the world with an education prohibition. The…
Rescuers looked for more than 60 individuals reported missing on Monday after a landslide in southern Ecuador that at least seven people died in was caused by months of heavy rain. In the village of Alausi, located in the province of Chimborazo, about 300 kilometers (180 miles) south of Quito, the mudslide occurred overnight on…
The inaugural summit was the President’s fulfillment of his campaign promise to support democracy, which he promised when he ran for office. As Russia assaults Ukraine and China launches a diplomatic offensive, the United States seeks a united front against authoritarianism as it kicks off its second Summit for Democracy on Tuesday. After his predecessor…
