Tag Archives: YEARS

YouTube CEO Wojcicki steps down after almost 25 years at Google

YouTube Chief Executive and one of the first Google employees, Susan Wojcicki, has stepped down from her role, she said in a personal update on the video-sharing platform on Thursday, February 16.   Wojcicki, 54 who started work at the tech giant in her garage nearly 25 years ago, will be …

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PHOTOS: In office for 40 years now, Cameroon president celebrates 90th birthday

  Photos have been released from the 90th birthday of Cameroonian President Paul Biya who is currently the longest serving political leader in the world. Biya’s birthday falls on February 13. The president’s official social media handles shared photos of Biya in the company of the First Lady Chantal Biya …

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Man sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for defiling 8-year-old girl

A Non-Governmental Organization, Brave Heart Initiative has secured a court victory against a man who raped an 8-year-old girl in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.   The NGO, in a statement on Sunday, February 12, 2023, said the convict, Frederick Agbozuadu was found guilty and sentenced to five …

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Catholic bishop sentenced to over 26 years in prison, stripped of citizenship

A Nicaraguan court sentenced Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez to more than 26 years in prison on Friday, a day after the cleric and critic of President Daniel Ortega turned down an offer to be sent to the United States as part of a prisoner release. Alvarez was found guilty of …

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Sierra Leonean jailed 25 years for causing harm, robbery

A 24-year-old unemployed man had the shock of his life when an Adentan Circuit Court sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment for causing harm and attempted robbery. This was after the Court had found Lamin Sissy guilty of the charges. The Court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah sentenced …

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Man, 42, Arrested For Raping A Mad Woman

Laison Chitumbwi, 42, has been taken into custody on suspicion of raping his mentally ill neighbor. According to reports, the accused sneaks into the mad woman’s house whenever she is alone and rapes her. The accused’s arrest was confirmed by Investigator Luckmore Chakanza of the Harare Police Department, and the …

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72-year-old man who defiled his 13-year-old grand-daughter at Sekesua to spend 7 years in prison

  The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court in the Eastern Region on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, convicted and sentenced 72-year-old Eric Danso, alias Aboloway to seven years imprisonment with hard labor, for defiling his 13-year-old granddaughter. The court presided over by Kwasi Apiati Abadu (Esq) heard that the suspect committed the crime …

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Buhari, Ouattara and co.: These six African presidents are 80 years and above

Former President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana is concerned about the continued stay in office of some of his former peers. Mahama is questioning why octuagenarians and nonagenarians continue to run for and stay in political office despite the obvious challenges of capacity and health in some cases. But who …

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Asamoah Gyan paid for my knee surgery 7 years ago – Stonebwoy shows gratitude

Stonebwoy, a celebrated Ghanaian dancehall artiste, has made an astonishing revelation about how Asamoah Gyan paid for his surgery in Germany seven years ago. On May 7, 2016, Stonebwoy, originally known as Livingstone Etse Satekla, underwent knee surgery in Germany to correct an anomaly that left him limping. The Bhim …

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Meta to restore Donald Trump’s Instagram and Facebook account two years after ban

  Facebook-parent company, Meta has said that it will restore former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram in the coming weeks, just over two years after suspending him in the wake of the January 6 Capitol attack.   Meta made the landmark decision to bar Trump from posting …

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