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Ghanaian reggae and dancehall singer Rudebwoy Ranking has been confirmed dead by colleagues, multiple sources have reported in Ghana. According to local media reports, the musician whose real name is Mustapha Rahman, passed away at 28 on 24 April, 2023, at the Ridge Hospital in the capital Accra, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. Condolences have been pouring in from the musician’s colleagues and fans on social media, with many remembering him as a talented and promising artist and advocate for social justice. The musician was known for using his platform to raise awareness about issues affecting…
A 27-year-old woman, Olivia Naseren, has been arrested by detectives in Kitengela, Kajiado county of Kenya, for allegedly stabbing her two-year-old daughter to death and feeding on her remains. Naseren reportedly killed her child, Glory Njeri, after she parted ways with the child’s father. A Police report revealed that the woman cut her baby into pieces before feeding on the intestines and kidney. This occurred after she became violent and started breaking household items shortly after locking herself in the house while playing with the baby. The noise attracted her neighbours who watched in disbelief as she descended on her…
Arsenal have released an official statement confirming their women football team returned home safely on Monday morning after one of their plane engines burst into flames. The team were returning to London following their first-leg Champions League semifinal in Wolfsburg when a bird flew into the engine on Sunday evening and it burst into flames. The Maltese airline plane made a loud bang just before taking off on Sunday, reports German newspaper BILD. Arsenal women team were travelling back to north London after a 2-2 draw against the Fraun-Bundelisga reigning champions VfL Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Stadium when the incident…
Pope Francis has called for dialogue between warring military factions in Sudan as a bloody outbreak of fighting entered a second week. Fighting in Sudan between the forces of two rival generals erupted on April 15, killing more than 400 people, igniting a humanitarian catastrophe, and raising fears of a prolonged and unpredictable civil war. Battles continue to rage in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere between troops loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed “Hemedti” Hamdan Daglo, commander of the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Analysts warn the conflict could draw in foreign armed groups and regional…
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will miss the Madrid Open, apparently due to a fitness issue, the Spanish event said on Saturday. The Madrid Open said on Twitter: “Wishing you a speedy recovery, we hope to see you back on court as soon as possible, Nole.” While no specific reason was given for Djokovic’s withdrawal, he did discuss issues with his elbow recently, mostly downplaying the extent of the problem. Rafael Nadal, who shares the record of 22 Grand Slam titles with Djokovic, said this week that he would miss the Madrid tournament due to a nagging hip injury that has sidelined…
Having secured a place in the semifinals of the Champions League this week, Pep Guardiola’s team took another step toward a treble with a routine victory at Wembley Stadium. Three goals for Riyad Mahrez protected Manchester City’s bid for three trophies. The Algerian forward’s hat trick in a 3-0 win against Sheffield United on Saturday advanced City to the FA Cup final. City can also seize control of the English Premier League title race against leader Arsenal on Wednesday. In City’s current mood, it is difficult to see anyone stopping the defending league champion from emulating Manchester United’s 1999 treble…
Bayern Munich lose away from home and Borussia Dortmund seize its chance as the Bundesliga got a new leader on Saturday. Donyell Malen scored twice in Dortmund’s 4-0 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt as the “black and yellows” capitalized on Bayern’s earlier 3-1 loss at Mainz to move one point above the defending champion with five rounds remaining. “The table looks very well now,” Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl said with a smile. The pressure was on Dortmund after it failed to exploit Bayern’s 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim last weekend, but Edin Terzić’s team responded with a committed performance to firmly…
Liverpool hopes of a top-four finish in the English Premier League was preserved after the club defeated relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest 3–2 on Saturday. Liverpool twice relinquished a lead before scoring a winner through Mohamed Salah. Diogo Jota put Liverpool 1-0 and 2-1 ahead at Anfield only for goals by Neco Williams — a former Liverpool player — and Morgan Gibbs-White to pull Forest level. The last of five goals in a wild spell of 23 second-half minutes was converted by Salah, who side-footed in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free kick in the 70th minute for his 16th of the league campaign. Liverpool…
The death toll from an explosion in a coal mine in Colombia has risen to seven with the discovery of four more bodies, official have said. The new toll was given by the head of the firefighting department in the central Cundinamarca region, Alvaro Farfan. The blast ripped through the mine overnight Wednesday into Thursday in Cucunuba municipality around 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of the capital Bogota. Authorities said they suspected pockets of gas trapped in the mine detonated. Rescue teams initially found three bodies and four workers were missing. These bodies were finally spotted on Friday. Videos shared…
The United States Government is deploying additional troops to an East African base in case they are needed to evacuate diplomatic officials or civilians from Sudan, the Defense Department said Thursday. The additional personnel and capabilities are being sent to Djibouti where 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at Camp Lemonnier, the large U.S. military base that is the hub for U.S. military operations in the Horn of Africa, the Pentagon has announced. “We are deploying additional capabilities nearby in the region for contingency purposes related to securing and potentially facilitating the departure of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan, if…