Author: Kerkula Blama

Malaysia\’s Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday August 16 resigned from his position after months of political turmoil. Muhyiddin offered his resignation to the King after holding a special meeting with his cabinet. This follows months of political instability that led to the loss of his majority in parliament. His resignation also hampers efforts to reboot a pandemic-stricken economy and curb a resurgence of COVID-19 infections. He said in a televised address that he had submitted his resignation to the king because he had failed to maintain the confidence of a majority of lawmakers. The Southeast Asian nation\’s King has…

Five people have reportedly died during desperate attempts to climb airplanes at Kabul airport and flee the Taliban There was pandemonium on the civilian side of the airport, where hundreds crowded around non-military planes as the Taliban rapidly captured the capital. Pictures on social media show people rushing onto an elevated gateway to reach planes, resulting in casualties on the tarmac resulting in five deaths. The British and UK Government have admitted it could take weeks to get everyone out, while locals made increasingly desperate attempts to flee the Islamist militants. The chaos at the airport comes after the Taliban took over…

A British national stuck in a UN safehouse in Afghanistan says he has accepted his fate and feels ‘abandoned’ as the country falls to the Taliban. Miles Routlege, 21, from Birmingham says he visited the country because he thought it\’ll be safe to visit because the country would not fall to the Taliban for several months. However, on Sunday, August 15, Taliban troops rolled into the capital, seizing power as president Ashraf Ghani ran for his life. Miles, whose ambition is to visit some of the world’s most dangerous places, claims he was stopped by insurgents near Kabul international airport…

The death toll after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti has risen to 1,297 with more than 5,700 injured, according to the country\’s civil protection agency. Of the 1,297 fatalities, 1,054 are in the South administrative region, 119 are in Grand\’Anse, 122 are in Nippes and two are in the Northwest region, the civil protection service reported on Sunday August 15. The quake destroyed 13,694 homes and damaged another 13,785, officials from the agency said. The destruction has also pushed hospitals to the brink and blocked roads that would carry vital supplies. \”When it comes to medical needs, this is our…

Inter Milan fans have defaced another mural of their former striker Romelu Lukaku after his £97.5million move to Chelsea. The supporters are angry with the player and their own club for allowing the star forward who scored 30 goals last season as the Nerazzuri won their first Serie A title in 11 years, to leave despite assurance from both the club and player that the Belgian would be staying. The latest defaced mural scribbles out part of the Belgian striker\’s face and has \’sell-out traitor\’ written in Italian. Originally the mural depicted Lukaku clashing heads with former Manchester United team-mate…

The criminal investigation involving Mr. Charles MacArthur D. Gull, the suspended Managing Director of the Port of Buchanan and his Chief Statistician Amara Kamara has taken a new twist following the pronouncement by MacArthur that he has fled the country. Writing on his official Facebook Page, Mr. Gull said owing to the threats to his life, he was compelled to falsely admit to the commission of the crime, but now that he is safe, he will unlock the truth surrounding the saga. “It is about time I speak and make clarity about the entire allegation. I had no option than…

The Government of Liberia (GOL), through the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has guaranteed that it will follow all necessary extradition procedures with the Government of the United States to ensure the prosecution of former and suspended Liberian public officials who are accused or indicted in audit and investigative reports released by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) and other anti-graft institutions operating in the country. The LACC conducts investigations on acts of corruption involving public officials and institutions in Liberia, while the GAC conducts audits on public officials and institutions. Addressing a news conference held at the commission’s offices in Congo…

Afghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani has left the country as the Taliban prepare its last and final offensive into capital of Kabul. Government officials, one from former President Hamid Karzai’s office and another an aide on the Afghan security council, told The Associated Press that Ghani departed the country on Sunday, August 15. Ghani left along with his National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib and a second close associate. The escape of Ghani comes after the Taliban captured US made helicopters and Russian made planes in preparation of an attack on Kabul, the country\’s capital of 3 million people that houses the…

The Director of the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS), Alex Dixon, has disclosed that the escalation of the latest fire incident at the C. H. Rennie Hospital in Kakata, Margibi County was due to the malfunctioning of “faulty” fire extinguishers which were available at the public health facility during the outbreak. It can be recalled that residents of Margibi and scores of citizens across Liberia woke up to news early Sunday morning that the hospital has gutted fire, leaving the Operation, Records and Emergency Rooms, among others totally destroyed. The C. H. Rennie Hospital is the only referral hospital in…

Elliot Page, formerly Ellen Page, put his abs on display as he posed for a shirtless selfie. The 34-year-old, who came out last year as trans, shared the mirror selfie to Instagram. Elliot came out as a transgender man on social media in December 2020. In March 2021, he told TIME magazine that he had undergone top surgery. In April, he spoke to Oprah Winfrey about his transition. When asked what part of it has brought him the most joy, Elliot said, \”Getting out of the shower and the towel\’s around your waist and you\’re looking at yourself in the mirror and you\’re just…