Kenya’s government has sent a team to probe a helicopter crash that claimed the life of military chief Gen Francis Ogolla and nine others. The incident occurred shortly after takeoff in the country’s northwest, with Gen Ogolla among the 12 occupants. The deceased were flown to Nairobi, while two survivors receive medical attention. President William…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has adjusted upwards it’s forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth for the year 2024 to 3.3 percent. This revision was announced in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook for April, which was released on Tuesday during the 2024 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Washington, United States. The updated…
A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured in the attack. The 40-year-old suspect began stabbing people at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, which is in the city’s eastern suburbs, before a police…
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Friday (12 April) selected Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva to serve as managing director for a second five-year term, starting on 1 October this year, the global lender said. “The Board commended Ms. Georgieva’s strong and agile leadership during her term, navigating a series of major global shocks,” it…
Owowoh Oluchukwu Officer Cadet made history on Friday as she became the first Nigerian female officer to graduate from the esteemed Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom (UK) The 24 years old, Oluchukwu joined 134 other Officer Cadets in London for the Sovereign’s Parade, marking the culmination of 44 weeks of rigorous training…
Canada’s government says it is preparing for another “explosive” wildfire season, for which it is training extra firefighters. A warmer-than-normal winter has left little snow on the ground and has compounded droughts in several regions. Last year was by far Canada’s worst for wildfires, with 15 million hectares (37 million acres) of forest burned. Linking…
A public hospital in Kenyan capital Nairobi has sacked 100 doctors who are taking part in a nationwide strike that has been ongoing for almost a month, its management said on Tuesday. The Kenyatta University Referral Hospital said new doctors had been hired in place of those striking. Doctors in Kenya went on a nationwide…
China will remain the largest growth engine for the world economy in spite of its slowdown, the Asian Development Bank said.“China is obviously going to still be important for some time to come. They still account for nearly half of GDP in Asia Pacific,” ADB’s chief economist Albert Park said in a press conference for…
Former US President Donald Trump exited a Bloomberg Billionaires’ list as Truth Social shares plummeted on Tuesday. The Republican leader had joined the world’s richest earlier this month as Trump Media began trading at $78.The development comes at a time when the businessman-turned-politician is facing millions in legal payouts as well as the rising costs…
In Hong Kong’s largest gold smuggling bust, the city’s authorities seized an estimated $10.7 million worth of the precious metal that had been concealed as machine parts being shipped to Japan. According to a government statement Monday, 146 kilograms of gold had been “molded and camouflaged” as part of two air compressors in the cargo…
