Kevin Abosi Updates

Friday, 27 January 2023

Taiwan: Chen Chien-jen announced as new premier

Chen Chien-jen is to become Taiwan's new premier, President Tsai Ing-wen announced on Friday morning.

Announcing the appointment in Taipei on Friday, President Tsai said, "Today I announced that former VP Chen Chien-jen will take over as head of the cabinet from Su Tseng-chang."

An investigative police officer (IPO) Inspector Abe Leonard ohas testified in the ongoing trial of a 57-year-old medical director, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, who is accused of defiling his wife’s niece, before Lagos State Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja.

Trump's Suspension from Facebook and Instagram Ends in 'Coming Weeks,' Meta Announces

Meta has announced that former U.S. President Donald Trump's suspension from Facebook and Instagram will end "in the coming weeks," according to a Meta Newsroom article penned by Nick Clegg, the company's president of global affairs.

Afghanistan: Freezing weather kills at least 124 people

At least 124 people died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan in the past fortnight, Taliban officials say.

About 70,000 livestock had also perished in what is the coldest winter in a decade, a State Ministry for Disaster Management spokesman said.

Nigeria bets on new deep seaport to drive economic growth

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari marked Monday (Jan. 23) the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope will help grow the West African nation's ailing economy.

A woman who fatally shot her terminally ill husband inside a Florida hospital was taken into custody over the weekend after SWAT team members used a nonlethal explosive device to distract her and then tried to use a stun gun on her, authorities said Monday.

At least seven people were killed and one critically injured in two related mass shootings on Mondayn in Half Moon Bay in the US state of California.

Turkey’s president cast serious doubt on NATO’s expansion Monday after warning Sweden not to expect support for its bid for membership into the military alliance following weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups.

Brazil, Argentina set to announce a joint currency - report

The plan will focus on how a new currency which Brazil suggests calling the "sur" (south) could boost regional trade and reduce reliance on the US dollar.

The mutilated body of a distinguished Cameroonian journalist and radio presenter was found near the capital on Sunday, five days after unidentified assailants reportedly abducted him outside a police station.

People in Burkina Faso have broadly welcomed plans by the military government to oust French troops within a month.

Italy’s chief diplomat held talks Sunday with Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo that focused on regional security and the conflict in neighboring Libya, as well as sensitive bilateral issues.

New Zealand’s Labour party has unanimously endorsed Education Minister Chris Hipkins to succeed current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as party leader.

Hipkins was the only nominee for the leadership position so his endorsement on Sunday was largely a formality.

LA mass shooting suspect kills 10 near Lunar New Year fest

A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the fifth mass killing in the U.S. this month.

Pizza Hut attempts world record with 14,100-square-foot pizza

Chain restaurant Pizza Hut celebrated the return of one of its popular menu items by cooking a 14,100-square-foot pizza in Los Angeles.

The Canadian government on Saturday agreed to pay $2.1 billion to settle a lawsuit seeking reparations for forcing thousands of Indigenous Canadians to attend residential schools.

The lawsuit, first brought by 325 First Nations in 2012, argued that the government schools led to a loss of language and culture in an effort to assimilate young Indigenous Canadians.

A HARARE man told magistrate Tamara Chibindi that he had lost weight due to his ex-wife’s abuse.

Sabastian Jowa said this while applying for a protection order against his ex-wife, Ruth Jowa, who he accused of verbal and physical abuse.

Gabon's foreign minister dies of heart attack

Gabon's Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo died on Friday of a heart attack, President Ali Bongo said in a statement.

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions.

Israel has a new IDF chief: Here are the challenges waiting for him

Having served in and commanded the IDF special forces, headed Military Intelligence, led the Southern Command and served as IDF deputy chief, one might think that Herzi Halevi has seen it all.

And yet, sitting in the lonely chair of the IDF chief of staff, he is now in a new situation.

American neuroscientist Christopher Nowinski has slammed Dana White's new Power Slap series following its debut on Wednesday evening.

Former ECW and WWE star The Blue Meanie recently commented on Triple H's decision to let Shinsuke Nakamura wrestle in Japan.On January 1,

Donald Trump has officially asked to be able to return to Facebook, his campaign team said on Wednesday, calling not to "reduce a presidential candidate to silence.”

Xi makes video calls to people across China, extending festive greetings ahead of Year of Rabbit

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended festive greetings to all Chinese people when he held virtual talks in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with the general public from across the country ahead of the Spring Festival.

The UN said they were investigating whether the mass graves were linked to recent attacks blamed on a local militia group. The graves were found in the restive Ituri province, where violence has flared since December.

Fighting back tears, Ardern told reporters in Napier that Feb. 7 will be her last day as the country’s leader.

Gambia’s Vice President Badara Joof is dead

Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Tuesday.

A polar bear chased down and killed a woman and a young boy when it entered a remote village community in Alaska before a resident was able to shoot and kill the bear during the attack.

The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Wales, Alaska -- the westernmost point of the American mainland with an estimated population of about 170 people -- when a polar bear reportedly entered the remote community, police said.

Rafael Nadal's Australian Open title defence is over after a second-round defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald in which he struggled with an injury.

Sister Andre prays on the eve of her 117th birthday in Toulon, southern France, on Feb. 10, 2021.

Randon, known as Sister Andre, was born in southern France on February 11, 1904, when World War I was still a decade away.

WhatsApp is an instant messaging app that is used to send messages, pictures, videos and audio files. It's been super popular over the years because of its features like group chatting, voice messages, and location sharing, and it is commonly used among those who wish to message friends who live in other countries.

Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says that around $415m (£338m) of crypto has been stolen by hackers.

About $323m was hacked from its international exchange and $90m from its US platform since the firm filed for bankruptcy, FTX's CEO says.

Ye reportedly tied the knot with Bianca Censori last week.

Kanye West is reportedly a newly married man, and now his bride’s family is speaking out about the nuptials.

Last week, reports began swirling that the rapper privately tied to knot with Yeezy Architectural Designer Bianca Censori.

Veteran British broadcaster, Piers Morgan, has demanded Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag to apologise to Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo for disrespecting him.

China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop

China’s population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tension with the U.S.

In the hours after Nepal's deadliest plane crash for 30 years, a video went viral in India - it showed one of the victims, Sonu Jaiswal, livestreaming from the plane just seconds before the crash.

No cash, no bank heists in Denmark; criminals now go online

COPENHAGEN, Denmark- For the first time in years, Denmark hasn’t recorded a single bank robbery. There wouldn’t have been much point.

Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez won his first title as the team’s manager on Sunday, prevailing 3-1 over Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final at King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before 57,340 paying spectators and many more crammed onto the stairways in the stands, having managed to get into the venue without seat tickets.

The alleged boss of the Sicilian Mafia Matteo Messina Denaro has been arrested after 30 years on the run.

Messina Denaro, who has been on the most wanted since 1993 for his alleged role in a series of bombings carried out by the mafia and has been convicted in absentia for several murders, was detained in a private health clinic in Palermo, in Sicily, Italian media reported Monday.

Billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu is now the fourth richest man in Africa

Abdul Samad Rabiu has claimed the title of Africa’s fourth-richest man, unseating Egypt’s richest person, Nassef Sawiris, months after rising to the position of Nigeria’s second-richest man by exceeding the fortune of Nigerian telecom tycoon Mike Adenuga.

Zimbabwe-- POLICE have intensified the manhunt for Jaison Muvhevhi who allegedly shot and killed three people in Wedza on Friday.

Muvhevhi, who is a former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer shot and killed a “prophet” from an apostolic sect church before fatally shooting a senior police officer and seriously injured another, who had come to attend to the scene.

The death toll from a Russian strike on an apartment block in the south-central Ukrainian city of Dnipro overnight Saturday reached 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.

Multiple people have died and others were injured when a bomb exploded inside a church today (Sunday, January 15).
Horror footage taken at the Kasindi Lubiriha church in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, showed the bodies of the dead and wounded being thrown onto pickup trucks following the incident.

An estimated 80,000 Israelis gathered at Tel Aviv's Habima Square in intermittent rain on Saturday evening in order to protest the government's plans for reform of Israel's judicial system, after a week of growing tension and harsh rhetoric between the reform's supporters and opposers.

The UK is set to be plunged into an icy blast as low as -12C in some areas, with the snowfall predicted to rival the deluges of 2009 and 2010 even being forecast by some meteorologists.

If everything goes according to plan, Nigerian carriers are expected to receive 40 brand new aircraft in the next 36 months, starting from early this year.