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27, June 2024
Fibroid: Ignorance is not bliss! 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News, Health, Life
Women around the world face many health challenges, especially after a certain age. When young, most girls hardly think that the health challenges their mothers and aunties have faced could one day visit them. Why do they think so? Maybe youthfulness! As most us do understand, youthfulness is beautiful but it could be marked by […]
26, June 2024
Ambazonia War and Adoration: Why Eucharistic Devotion Is Surging Amid Devastating Civil Conflict 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Religion
Amidst killings and kidnappings, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Bamenda find peace, healing and strength in newly built perpetual adoration chapels throughout a war-weary city. When Catholics across the world go to Eucharistic adoration, they typically pray for the health and well-being of their friends and families, an increase in virtue, and to know God’s […]
26, June 2024
Dschang: 5 killed, 25 injured in road accident 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
At least five people were killed and 25 others injured in a road accident in the West region, according to police and medical authorities. The tragedy occurred Tuesday evening after the brake of a passenger bus failed as it was descending a steep hill at La Falaise locality in Dschang town of the region, local […]
26, June 2024
Germany’s new visa programme makes it easier for skilled workers to immigrate 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, News
If you’ve ever longed to live in Germany, now might be the perfect time to try. The country recently announced a new work visa, the Chancenkarte, or “Opportunity Card”, which offers non-EU nationals a new opportunity to immigrate to Germany. The Chancenkarte, which opened for applications on 1 June, offers a new points-based system that […]
26, June 2024
Undisputed heavyweight world champion Usyk vacates IBF belt 0
by soter • Headline News, Sports, World
Oleksandr Usyk has confirmed he will vacate his IBF title just weeks after he became undisputed world heavyweight champion. The Ukrainian, 37, became the first heavyweight to hold the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC belts when he beat Tyson Fury on a split decision in Saudi Arabia last month. With Usyk now contracted to a […]
25, June 2024
French court backs Douala port in Bolloré dispute 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
On June 19, the Court of Cassation in Paris ruled in favor of the Port of Douala (PAD) in its dispute with the French group Bolloré over container terminal concessions. The court overturned a previous decision by the Paris Chamber of Commerce, which had ordered the port to pay €58.6 million to a Bolloré subsidiary […]
25, June 2024
Indomitable Lions: Samuel Eto’o and MINSEP at it again 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
The Cameroon football scene has become entrenched in a crisis with no immediate resolution in sight. The language between Samuel Eto’o, FECAFOOT, and MINSEP has notably changed since the Marc Brys affair. Tensions remain high despite the FIFA window for World Cup 2026 qualifiers and the “Indomitable Lions’” relatively favorable results. President Paul Biya had […]
25, June 2024
Yaoundé: Biya regime slashes public sector job openings by half in 2024 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Cameroon’s Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reform, Joseph Lé, has recently authorized a series of recruitment competitions for the public sector. A total of 1,210 positions are available for 2024, marking a nearly 50% decline from the 2,235 positions opened in 2023. This reduction comes after the number of openings surpassed 2,000 for the […]
25, June 2024
Wikileaks founder Assange freed after US plea deal 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from a high-security British prison after he reached a plea deal with the US authorities that ends his 12-year legal battle and allows him to return home to Australia. “Julian Assange is free,” Wikileaks said in a statement posted on social media platform X on Monday. According to […]
27, June 2024
Bolivian general arrested after failed coup 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Bolivian police have arrested a former general who staged a failed coup, with President Luis Arce asserting his authority over the country’s military and thanking the public for keeping up their support for the government. The troops of Juan Jose Zuniga, who was fired earlier this week as commander of the Bolivian Army, raided the […]