World-renowned singer Rihanna has spoken out for the first time on the murder of black American George Floyd by a white police officer. According to Rihanna, the murder has left her angry, sad, and devastated – she’s essentially broken from the racism on display. Rihanna took to Facebook to send …
Read More »Trump’s ventilators ‘have not arrived in Nigeria’
Nigeria’s information minister has said the country is yet to receive ventilators promised by US President Donald Trump in April. Lai Mohammed has denied Mr Trump’s remarks made last week that he had sent 1,000 ventilators to the West African country. Mr Mohammed said that if the consignment had arrived, …
Read More »Ghana ranked third Most Corrupt Country in the world
Transparency International, the nongovernmental organization based in Germany, defines corruption as the misuse of public power for private benefit. The organization’s most recent version of its Corruption Perceptions Index also states that the failure to significantly control corruption is fueling a global crisis in democracy. Colombia is perceived to be …
Read More »Another Black man screams as cops draw guns on him and his grandmother
Terrifying footage has emerged showing the moment numerous cops drew guns on a young Black man in the presence of his family and his 90-year-old grandmother. The 21-year-old Black man was visibly scared when several Texas cops pulled guns on him and repeatedly screamed, “Show me your hands” even though he …
Read More »Protesters set Minneapolis police station ablaze
A police station in Minneapolis has been set alight during a third night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man in custody on Monday. A police officer was filmed kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, 46, despite him saying he could not breathe. President Donald Trump …
Read More »Ghanaian veteran reaches out to UK’s Capt Tom
A 95-year-old World War Two veteran, Pte Joseph Hammond from Ghana, has sent a video message to fellow Burma veteran Capt Tom Moore, asking him to send a message to other veterans in Africa. In the message he said: “I fought in second world war in Burma, just like you, …
Read More »Clashes escalate after death of US man in custody
Police and protesters have clashed for a second night in the US city of Minneapolis after an unarmed black man died in police custody. Tear gas was fired by police, while protesters threw rocks and sprayed graffiti. Businesses were also looted. George Floyd, 46, died on Monday and video showed …
Read More »Canadian rapper Houdini shot and killed in Toronto
Houdini was one of three people taken to hospital with injuries but he was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. The two others, a woman, 27, and a 15-year-old boy are expected to recover from the attack. Toronto Police believe it was targeted shooting after gunfire broke out outside the hotel …
Read More »Trump threatens to shut down social media companies
President Trump has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to close down social media platforms. The threat came after Twitter added fact-check links to his tweets for the first time. The battle between the president and the social-media companies has been brewing for a time. But now it feels as …
Read More »Canadian rapper Houdini shot and killed in Toronto
Houdini was one of three people taken to hospital with injuries but he was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. The two others, a woman, 27, and a 15-year-old boy are expected to recover from the attack. Toronto Police believe it was targeted shooting after gunfire broke out outside …
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