Facebook is due to start hiding posts from people who spam users’ news feed with clickbait, sensationalised and misinformative articles. In a statement , the social media giant said it was making the update “to reduce low quality links” in users’ news feed. Facebook said it carried out research which showed that a small group […]
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A satellite built by three Rwandan engineers and a team of Japanese at Tokyo University, Japan will be launched into orbit next month. Known as RWASAT-1 in technical terms, the satellite was launched to the International Space Station on September 24. This was revealed on Tuesday at a joint press conference between the Rwanda Utility […]
– The country’s Wildlife management agency said the move was aimed at reducing the high number of animals in the park – China had reportedly bought a total of 93 elephants by end of 2018 – The proceeds from the sales, according to the agency, would be used on anti-poaching projects, conservation work, research and […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has replied former United Kingdom,s Prime Minister,David Cameron saying he never any assistance to rescue abducted Chibok girls by the Boko Haram. In a statement by Jonathan entitled: My Response To David Cameron’s Claim said: ”In fact, meetings were held at the Obama White House and at the Portcullis House in […]
Iran Parliamentarians have moved a bill in order toprotect the rights of children which includes aclause that lets a man marry his own adopteddaughter considering the fact that she is 13 yearsold. However, activists of the country have expressedalarm that the bill sanctioned by parliament, givesan opportunity for the caretaker of a family tomarry his […]
granted bail to OmoyeleSowore with a bond of N100million and two sureties inlike sum. The court also granted thesecond defendant, OlawaleBakare, bail with a bond ofN50 million. Mr Sowore is facing trial foralleged fraud, treasonablefelony and cyberstalkingamong other offences. His lawyer, Femi Falana, hadon Friday, urged the court inAbuja to grant bail to MrSowore, and […]
James Maddison has picked out Chelsea andTottenham midfielders as the Premier League’s best passers as he adapts to his new role inBrendan Rodgers’ Leicester City system. The Englishman picked out Chelsea’s Jorginho and Tottenham’s Harry Winks as his two most difficult midfield opponents in the Premier League. Maddison is playing a slightly deeper role than […]
Indonesia’s new parliament elected its first female speaker, Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala, granddaughter of the country’s first president, after members of the House of Representatives were sworn in onTuesday, amid continuing protests against several new or proposed laws. Puan Maharani, Sukarno’s granddaughter and the daughter of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri, was unanimously elected as House […]
A court in Morocco has sentenced journalist Hajar Raissouni to a year in jail for having had an “illegal” abortion and sexual relations outside of marriage. The 28-year-old’s Sudanese fiance and gynaecologist on Monday were also handed one and two-year jail sentences, respectively, while an anaesthetist and medical assistance were given suspended sentences of a […]
A NDOLA Court has convicted a 21 year old woman who subjected three boys aged 7, 6 and 4 to touch and insert their fingers into her private parts. Ndola Magistrate Mary Goma found Precious Tembo guilty of three counts of indecent assault on children and convicted her accordingly. The court committed the matter to […]
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber marry for the second time. The first time was in September 2018. Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber marry for the second time. The first time was in September 2018.According to reports, the pop star and supermodel exchanged vows during what seem like a second wedding in the South of Carolina.The […]
Saudi Arabia has executed 134 people this year, including six who were kids when they were arrested. The prisoners were killed by brutal methods that have been frowned upon, including crucifixion and beheading, according to a human rights organisation. At least 58 of those killed were foreign nationals and most were accused of spreading Shia […]
Bobi Wine has called his signature red beret a ‘symbol of resistance’ [File: James Akena/ Reuters] The Uganda government has designated the red beret as official military clothing that could land members of the public who wear them in jail, a move that essentially bans the uniform of leading opposition leader Bobi Wine and his […]
For the second time, the U.S. Town of Hempstead, on Tuesday, honoured Nigeria by hoisting the nation’s flag in commemoration of its 59th Independence anniversary. The flag-raising ceremony, held at the premises of the Hempstead Town Hall, was organised by the city council in collaboration with the Nigerian community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
A photographer at a camp in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve was in for a surprise when he came across an incredibly rare, “blacker” newly born Zebra. Mr Antony Tira – A renowned tour guide-cum photographer – at Matira bush camp, spotted and photographed the black dotted foul and posted it on the camp’s Facebook […]
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe has been laid to rest in the rural village where he was born, three weeks after his death at the age of 95. He was buried in the courtyard of his home in Kutama, about 90km (55 miles) west of the capital Harare. Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on […]
The Football Association of Zambia ( FAZ ) has taken note of the various crowd trouble incidences in the Week Four round of matches in the Super League . FAZ has been particularly drawn to happenings at Shinde Stadium on Saturday where Kansanshi Dynamos fans and officials were allegedly attacked in the aftermath of their […]
ABOUT 30, 000 condoms will be distributed during Zambia Ending AIDS campaign later this month in Kitwe. The campaign, scheduled for September 27 and 28, also targets 3,000 people for HIV testing using HIV self-testing kit. Speaking during the media orietation programme in Kitwe last Friday, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) community mobilisation […]
The number of people believed to have died of starvation owing to the hunger situation in Shang’ombo District in western province has now risen to five. Shang’ombo Member of Parliament Mubika Mubika has disclosed that the latest death has been confirmed to him today, 1st October, 2019. Mr. Mubika has told QTV News that this […]
The UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says it is clear that President Edgar Lungu and his Patriotic Front have failed to govern the country. Mr Katuka has charged that President Lungu and the PF have no solutions to the problems they have caused on millions of Zambians. He said President Lungu’s ministers do not even […]
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