A deceased covid-19 victim’s loyal dog who waited for his owner inside the lobby of a Wuhan hospital for over three months has been given to a dog shelter. The seven-year-old male mongrel – given the name Xiao Bao (Little Treasure) – arrived at Wuhan Taikang Hospital in Central China’s Hubei Province with his elderly owner […]
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Meet Ella: New Zealand’s first artificial intelligence officer
The police have unveiled their first AI officer, with hopes she’ll soon be smiling and blinking out of screens in stations all around New Zealand. Ella, the artificial intelligence cop at the centre of the police’s new digital services, was revealed at the police national headquarters in Wellington this morning. Ella, which stands for Electronic […]
Obinim celebrates ‘freedom’ by flaunting US$100 notes after release from police custody
Founder and leader of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), Daniel Obinim has released photos of himself flaunting US$100 notes barely a day after he was released from police grips. The photographs, available on the Bishop Obinim Ministries Facebook page capture the embattled pastor in a jubilant mood. Clad in an all-white apparel with an […]
Reflections of life by Danaa Samad
The streams of life continue to flow We live a day at a time Through mercy and grace In our mind’s eye Every step is but a mystery Every moment is gift onto our souls Every second is priceless in value And limited in myth and in reality The baobab leaves in the West […]
Meet Jaja, Nigeria’s first millionaire and how the British ended his trade dominance in 1884
Jaja of Opobo, the man who rose against the odds of poverty and colonial rule to become Nigeria’s first international trader and millionaire in the 19th century was born as Mbananso Okwaraozurumbaa in a small village in Orlu in what is now Imo State in present-day Nigeria. The founder and king of a prosperous city, he […]
They’re mother and daughter from Ghana, graduated from medical school same year and work in the same hospital
Ghanaian mother and daughter in New Orleans who attended medical school at the same time and graduated this year have lots to smile about after reaching a groundbreaking milestone. Though Dr. Cynthia Kudji, and her daughter, Dr. Jasmine Kudji, studied medicine at different schools, they are set to undertake their residency at the same institution, making them […]
COVID-19: Couple, guests take to their heels as task force storms wedding [Video]
Members of the Cross River state Covid-19 taskforce disrupted a wedding that was in session at the Christ Apostolic Church in Calabar, the state capital on Saturday May 16. The state government banned public gathering as part of efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19. A video shared online shows the would-be couple and their guests […]
Bekwai: Man who bit student’s clitoris jailed 7 years
The Bekwai Circuit Court has jailed an excavator operator seven years for defiling a 15-year-old student. 27-year-old Derrick Amponsah reportedly bit the victim’s clitoris in the cause of the act. The second-cycle student was left bleeding profusely from her genitals. The incident took place at Manso Yawkrom in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region. […]
Zambia: Catholic Priest suspended and arrested after his married lover allegedly died in his apartment
A Zambian Catholic priest, Abel Mwelwa, is in deep trouble after his married lover allegedly died in his house during a marathon of sex. In a memo to the clergy, religious groups and lay faithful in Lusaka, the Archbishop of Lusaka, Alick Banda, said Father Mwelwa has been suspended. “I hereby wish to inform you […]
COVID-19: Churches must remain closed-Dr. Boadi Nyamekye
General Overseer of the Makers’ House Chapel, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye is pushing for churches to remain closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. His position supports that of Dr. Mensah Otabil of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) who a few days ago posited that it is not a good time lift the ban on social […]
An inimitable gentleman bows out-Tribute to Dr. Alex Ire by Kasise Ricky Peprah
AN INIMTABLE GENTLEMAN BOWS OUT!!! I will not allow Covid 19 to drown you out I cannot ever forget how you have always stood stout Many use the word “gentleman” loosely With you that word is but meagre From our days on the hill, when you were studying the science of curing people and […]
Details: How the fabulously rich are injecting blood from teenagers to gain ‘immortality’
If you’re a millennial, you might have felt for a while now that older generations are out to suck us dry. To their Yin of affordable housing, secure jobs and actual pensions, we seem to have the Yang of six-figure car garages for homes, ‘gigs’ for jobs, and a retirement age that like a mirage on the […]