Pedro Castillo, now-former President of Peru, was ousted from office last Wednesday after attempting to dissolve the country’s Congress and calling for fresh elections. Why did he want new elections? He probably made the desperate move in response to Congress’ threat to impeach him. Vice President Dina Boluarte took his position, making her Peru’s first…
Scientists in the United States of America on Tuesday announced a breakthrough in the pursuit of an alternative source of energy through nuclear fusion. What is nuclear fusion? Nuclear fusion is the process by which two or more atoms combine to form one bigger atom, which releases a tremendous amount of energy. The Sun and…
The Nigerian Senate says it will issue a warrant of arrest against the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. This is in reaction to the failure of the ministry’s Director of Cash Departments to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, which requested documents related to the disbursement of Service Wide…
A dangerous coup has been stopped in Germany. A coup in Germany? That’s right. In raids conducted across Germany, Austria, and Italy, German officials arrested at least 25 individuals. A former member of parliament, a Russian national, a special forces soldier, and a self-declared prince are purportedly members of a far-right and suspected terrorist cell…
The United States and Russia reached an agreement yesterday, for the first time in a long while, despite existing hostilities between them. What agreement? A prisoner swap agreement was reached by both sides yesterday, as American basketball star Brittney Griner was freed in exchange for a notorious Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout. Jailed in Russia…
Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has given a two-day ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other oil sector players to end the lingering fuel scarcity in the country. How’s this a concern of the DSS? This was disclosed by the DSS’ spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, during a press conference yesterday in…
For refusing to take part in seminars and weekend social events, a French man referred to in court documents as Mr. T was fired by his employer, Cubik Partners, in 2015. Why did he refuse? According to his lawyers, his refusal was because these “work events” were rife with “excessive alcoholism” and “promiscuity.” He expressed…
Kenya’s Charlot Magayi was among the winners in the 2022 edition of the Earth shot Prize. How did she win? Magayi won with her clean cooking innovation, Mukuru Clean Stoves, which aims to bring cleaner-burning stoves to women in Kenya and the African continent. With more than 950 million people in sub-Saharan Africa relying on…
The Nigerian Governors Forum has responded to the federal government’s claim that governors in the country are to blame for the high level of poverty in Nigeria. What’s their response? The governors said that the impact of insecurity on trade and agriculture was to blame for the rising rate of poverty among Nigerians. Additionally, they…
Ruling for as long as a lifetime is a phenomenon mostly associated with monarchs. Some leaders have, however, succeeded in turning their country’s supposed democratic system into a monarchy lookalike, as they hold on to power for decades. What’s the news? Equatorial Guinea’s president, Teodoro Nguema Mbasogo has been announced the winner of the country’s…
