Two explosions have struck the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, killing at least 13 persons and injuring scores on Friday. The Kenyan National Disaster Operation Centre said the first explosion occurred in a minibus and the second in the large open-air Gikomba market. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya has vowed to fight…
World Press Freedom Day: Editors Call For Synergy
As Nigeria joins other countries around the world to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has urged all stakeholders in the media to synergize to form a formidable partnership in order to save the ship of the state from running aground. In a press release signed by Femi…
U.S. Reiterates Support for Nigeria Over Terror War
John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State has reiterated the United States support for Nigeria in routing Boko Haram insurgency from the country. John Kerry is on a 3-days tour of some African countries including Ethiopia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, to discuss the security and political situation in parts of the continent,…
Freedom House welcomes Kerry’s Call for Release of Ethiopia’s arrested Journalists
Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization has welcomed the call by John Kerry, U.S Secretary of State for immediate release of the arrested nine Ethiopian bloggers and journalists held in custody. Vukasin Petrovic, director of Africa programs at Freedom House who made this known yesterday also urged the United States and other governments to encourage…
Berklin Lesbians Inaugurate Lone Cemetery
Safia association, a national group primarily for elderly lesbians in Berlin, German capital, has announced plans to inaugurate a separate cemetery for its members on Sunday, April 6. Usah Zachau, spokeswoman for the Safia association told the AP news agency on Tuesday that a 400-square-meter (4,300-square-foot) area of the Lutheran Georgen Parochial cemetery, established in…
Controversial Catholic Bishop Resigns
The controversial Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst has resigned. The Vatican made the notice of acceptance of the resignation of Tebartz-van Elst whose reckless spending on renovations for his personal residence enraged his congregation and ran against the Pope’s message of humility and modesty for the Roman Catholic Church. The Vatican said, “The…
A Nigerian to Head New York City Housing Authority
Shola Olatoye, a Nigerian whose parents are migrants in the United States, has been appointed the head of New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, which oversees the city’s public housing of over 400,000 residents. Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York, who announced the appointment, said Olatoye would be part of the new team he has set up to help fulfil his goal…
Obama and Castro: Can Mandela End The Cold War?
What appeared like a routine diplomatic exercise at FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, Tuesday December 10,2013, is beginning to evoke an ecstatic debate in the United States, and before long in Cuba over the future relationship between the two countries. Mr. Barack Obama, president of America had on his way to read his tribute…
At Mandela’s Burial: Graca is Woman of the Moment
Just how much important is Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of late Nelson Mandela? Not much to Jacob Zuma, South African president. Dressed in black and seated very close to Graca Machel, Mandela’s widow at the memorial service for Mandela in Soweto, South Africa, Winnie failed to make the list of dignitaries recognized by Zuma. Reading…
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