Kevin Abosi Updates

Friday, 24 June 2022

Ikpeazu paves way for reactivation of old Aba factory

Indications emerged, yesterday, that one of the oldest privately owned soap/ detergent producing factories in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, known as International Equitable Association (IEA), would resume production soon.

European Union leaders on Thursday granted Ukraine the coveted status of official candidate to join their 27-nation club, a bold geopolitical step hailed by Kyiv and the EU itself as a "historic moment".

Nigerian singer Mercy Chinwo set to marry, shares pre-wedding photos

Nigerian Gospel musician Mercy Chinwo has announced her engagement to her fans and followers.

Finland is ready to fight Russia if attacked - defence chief

Finland whas prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said.

Monkey snatches and kills month-old baby as the boy's mother was breastfeeding him: Child taken after animal broke into home in Tanzania

A gang of monkeys invaded the property and grabbed the boy.

World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will defend his titles in a rematch with Britain's Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on August 20, promoters announced Sunday.

The child of billionaire Elon Musk is completely changing her identity to distance herself from her father.

US Harpoon missiles destroyed a heavily-armed Russian vessel in the Black Sea, say Ukraine's military

Ukrainian officials have said they struck a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea using two Harpoon missiles on Friday.

A 5-year-old British girl earned a Guinness World Record when she published a book that she wrote and illustrated.

Chinese researchers said that the country’s powerful Sky Eye telescope may have picked up signs of alien life, before a report was quickly deleted.

Fury did say in an interview on Tuesday that a fight with Usyk appeals to him more than an all-British bout with Joshua, something the “Gypsy King” reiterated on Wednesday.

'My husband says I need to hide upstairs when I breastfeed - I'm fuming'

Acceptance of breastfeeding has come such a long way, with people acknowledging that it’s a perfectly normal thing to do.

Pope cancels Africa trip, raising concerns for future mobility

Pope Francis' trip to Africa next month has been cancelled because of the 85-year-old pontiff's knee ailment, the Vatican said on Friday, raising questions about his ability to walk during the rest of his papacy.

Nigeria ruling party picks ex-governor of Lagos Tinubu to run for president

Nigeria's ruling party on Wednesday picked former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate to run for president in elections scheduled for February 2023.

US Supreme Court Halts Texas Law Targeting Social Media Platforms

A divided US Supreme Court blocked a Texas law that critics say would fundamentally transform Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook by requiring them to allow hate speech and extremism.

'The whole world' is racing to buy the drones that have helped Ukrainians obliterate Russian tanks and missile launchers, their designer says

Since the Russian invasion began in February, a powerful Turkish-made drone has helped Ukrainian defense forces thwart their enemy on the ground over and over again.

Rescuers searching a mountainside in Nepal on Monday recovered the bodies of 21 of the 22 people who were on board a plane that crashed a day earlier, officials said.

I was celibate for three years before divorce – Dancer Kaffy

Record-breaking Nigerian dancer, Kafayat Shafau, popularly known as Kaffy, has revealed that she stopped having sex with her husband three years before their divorce.

Violent NYC mobster released from prison because feds didn’t take care of his health problems: judge

A Brooklyn judge sprang a violent mobster from prison because he said the federal Bureau of Prisons did a lousy job taking care of the wiseguy’s medical problems.

MONTE CARLO -- Lewis Hamilton said he has never experienced anything as bad as trying to drive his bouncing Mercedes around the bumpy Monte Carlo circuit on Friday.

MR Hanganani Dube (76) of Simukululwe Village under Chief Dingani-Nelukoba said his last prayers as an elephant attacked him in a bush last year in Mabale, Hwange District.

In another bizarre incident, a Japanese man fulfilled his dream of becoming a dog. And to look like a dog, he paid a large sum of money for a "life-sized" dog costume.

In 2010, Polygon deputy entertainment editor Matt Patches tweeted: “If Top Gun 2 happens,

The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, is so tall that people perceive time differently from the top and bottom floors

Standing at 2,716.5 feet, Dubai's Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world.
It's so tall that people on the top and bottom of the building have a different read of time.

Former ‘Rhythm City’ actor Jamie Bartlett passes away

Former Rhythm City actor Jamie Bartlett has passed on. He was 55. The passing of Bartlett was confirmed by a family member, who spoke to eNCA on Monday evening.

Kylian Mbappe has done what 99 percent of us ordinary mortals would have done.

Man 'fell asleep' on the train and ended up getting arrested on court warrant

A Dorset man fell asleep on the train – and ended up getting arrested on a court warrant and appearing before Oxford magistrates.

Popular comedian and activist, Debo Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has stated that he would never support the ruling All Progressives Congress and its opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party.

Naira notes will be out of circulation soon, says CBN official

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that paper currency will soon be out of circulation, urging market men and women to sign into the e-Naira.

Maureen Esisi, ex-wife of Actor Blossom Chukwujekwu’s has reacted to his new marriage.

India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar

MUMBAI: India banned wheat exports on Saturday (May 14) days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high.

Elon Musk says he may die ‘under mysterious circumstances’ in cryptic tweet

Elon Musk suggested he might die “under mysterious circumstances” in a cryptic tweet that appeared to be referring to a threat by the chief of Russia’s space agency.

My wife forces me to have s3x with her: Man begs court to allow him to sleep in spare bedroom

WHEN it comes to abuse in a relationship, we typically imagine the survivor as being female.

But that is not always the case. Mzingaye Ncube from Nketa 6 suburb in Bulawayo is one of a growing number of male victims of domestic abuse who came forward for help.