Excessive heat kills several people in India

Severe heat has left dozens dead over a 24-hour period in India’s Bihar state, as the country enters the third week of searing temperatures, officials said on Sunday. The deaths occurred in three districts of the poor northern state, where temperatures have hovered around 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in recent days, senior health official […]

Things Fall Apart named one of 12 novels considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart has been named one of 12 novels considered “the Greatest Book Ever Written”. The book was named on the list compiled by Encyclopaedia Brittanica, and Achebe masterpiece is named amongst other great literary works. Here is our selection of 10 quotes from Things Fall Apart. One of Africa’s literary giants […]

MPA launches ‘Rolling ICE’ on SDGs for second cycle schools

By Eugene Davis Second cycle schools across the country will have the opportunity to exhibit their knowledge and skills in a special competition christened ‘Rolling ICE’ on Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), aimed at encouraging collective action and responsibility among high school students towards attainment of the SDGs. The Rolling ICE, which is an acronym represents – […]