Galatasaray players will donate their salaries to victims of the earthquake that left more than 35,000 dead and millions homeless in Turkey, the club president announced on Wednesday. “Many of our players gave up their salaries to [fund] earthquake relief operations,” Dursun Özbek told a news conference. Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and …
Read More »UN Security Council warns of rising sea levels
Concerned about rising sea levels, the UN Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss the issue of rising sea levels and its corollaries on peace and global security. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres expressed Tuesday, his concern about the rise in sea levels. “Rising seas are swallowing up the future,” …
Read More »Mother of seven gives birth to quintuplets
The Polish-British parents of seven gave birth to five new babies in one fell swoop just for Valentine’s Day, with the mother saying on Tuesday she felt “better than expected” after such a pregnancy. Dominika Clarke, already mother of seven children aged 10 months to 12 years, gave birth to …
Read More »Man arrested for stealing 200,000 chocolate eggs
A 32-year-old Briton was arrested by police on Monday in connection with an investigation into the theft of 200,000 chocolate eggs in the Birmingham area of northwestern United Kingdom. The man, who admitted the facts, faces about two years in prison for theft and degradation. It was the previous Saturday …
Read More »Ugandan army denies torturing opposition activist
Uganda’s military has denied accusations of abducting and torturing an opposition activist, a day after pictures emerged showing the victim with visible marks of torture on his chest, local media reported. In a Twitter thread, opposition leader Bobi Wine had said his supporter was burnt with hot metals on the …
Read More »Kenya’s ex-president Kenyatta to lead AU mission in Nigeria elections
The African Union has appointed former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta to lead its observation mission in the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria. Nigerians go to the polls on 25 February. The observer mission includes representatives from the AU member states’ election bodies, civil society, independent experts and AU organs. Its …
Read More »A man sentenced to die by hanging for armed robbery
A justice of the Ikeja Special Offenses Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to death by hanging for armed robbery in Lagos, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery, preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. …
Read More »Man beaten to death for stealing plantain
A 40-year-old man has been beaten to death for stealing plantain from a farm at Ajumako Bisease in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region,Ghana. The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday, February, 13, 2023. “The deceased resided at Ajuamko Kokoben”, according to Adom News. He went to commit …
Read More »“More than 7 million children affected by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria”- UN
More than seven million children are affected by the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria, Unicef said on Tuesday, fearing that several thousand of them may have lost their lives. “In Turkey, the total number of children living in the ten provinces affected by the two earthquakes amounted to …
Read More »A pastor arrested for carrying a gun at altar
A church leader who carried an assault rifle belonging to a police officer known as the church’s security officer during a Sunday sermon on “spiritual weapons” has been arrested in Abuja, Nigeria, according to reports. The police officer was also taking to the police custody. “He realized that even with …
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