Author: Kerkula Blama

A girl who became pregnant at 13, and claimed her 10-year-old boyfriend was responsible, is expecting another child. Darya Sudnishnikova, from Zheleznogorsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia made headlines last year when she claimed her boyfriend Ivan, who was 10 at the time and still in primary school, got her pregnant. Darya with Ivan, then 10, when she was pregnant with first child However, Darya later told police that she had been raped by another 14-year-old boy. She gave birth to daughter Emilia in August 2020 at the age of 14. Darya, now 15, says tests show she is now six weeks pregnant, and she has…

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara is expected to meet his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo on today Tuesday, 27th July A.D. 2021. This will be their first meeting since the post-electionviolence in 2010 that left thousands dead and millions displaced. The meeting will take place at the presidential palace. Mr Gbagbo recently returned to the court after being acquitted of war crimes by the International Criminal Court. Both leaders have been pushing for peace and reconciliation. A spokesperson of Mr Gbagbo is quoted as saying that the leaders have been speaking on phone for weeks ahead of today’s talks. Mr Gbagbo recently…

Elon Musk\’s Tesla is now worth $630billion after its quarterly profit surpassed $1billion for the first time. The financial milestone was announced on Monday, July 26. The Palo Alto, California, company earned $1.1billion, or $1.02 per share, in the April-June period. Tesla earned $1.45 a share in the latest quarter, easily topping the 94 cents expected by Wall Street analysts, according to FactSet. Tesla now boasts a market value of roughly $630billion, far more than any other automaker and 14 times more than what the company was worth just two years ago. The company\’s CEO, Elon Musk, is now sitting…

Global cigarette manufacturers, Philip Morris International says it will stop selling Marlboro cigarettes in Britain within the next ten years as it called on the UK government to ban the sale of its tobacco products. The remarks come amid a broader push by the UK government to reduce the prevalence of smoking as many financial investors have already stripped tobacco from their portfolios, and a growing number of institutions have pledged to implement tobacco-free policies. Philip Morris International (PM) CEO Jacek Olczak told the Sunday Telegraph that the UK government should treat cigarettes like gasoline-powered cars, which will be banned…

A woman, Diana Nasimiyu Kibisi has been arrested for allegedly strangling her two children to death in Jerusalem-Waithaka, Dagorreti sub-county, Nairobi. Dagoretti sub-county Commander Francis Wahome said the suspect killed the children on Sunday evening, July 25, and went to Waithaka Police Station to surrender herself. She told police officers that the remains of her children Sydney Miheso, 4, and Miracle Miheso, 2, were lying on the sofa of her house. Police officers on duty swung into action and visited the crime scene where the remains of the two children were found. Diana was thereafter arrested and is in police…

At least 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom are expected to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria not later than October, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, announced this at the inaugural Nigerian Cultural Show exhibiting the nation’s diverse cultural heritage, sites and traditional festivals at the Cultural Centre of Nigeria House in New York, United States of America. Aduda also said the reparation of the artefacts would go with building an ultramodern museum in Edo State and the training of some curators to man the artefacts. He said Nigeria…

Sudan\’s Mohamed Abdalrasool has pulled out of Tokyo Olympics instead of facing Israeli fighter Tohar Butbul, becoming the second judo star to leave the games rather than face an Israeli opponent. The 28-year-old was a no-show for his fight against 27-year-old Tohar Butbul in the 73kg class on Monday morning, July 26. It comes after Fethi Nourine of Algeria quit the contest last week because he might have had to fight Butbul, saying he was protesting Israel\’s treatment of Palestinians amid the long running conflict between both countries. Fethi Nourine. Abdalrasool, ranked 469th in the world, has not given a reason…

Kanye West\’s listening party for his latest album \”DONDA\” set a record on Apple that no artist has ever come near. Sources told TMZ that Kanye\’s album event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta broke the Apple Music Global Livestream record with 3.3 million viewers who tuned in on their screens. This is way more than the previous record set by Gucci Mane and Jeezy in their highly-anticipated Verzuz battle earlier last year at a reported 1.8 million viewers. The DONDA streaming was a one-time deal, meaning it aired live for people to stream, but hasn\’t gone back up on Apple for people to watch again. This means that the 3.3 million views…

Renowned Liberian intellect, humanitarian and writer, Bookman Muapoe has taken to Facebook to quickly reminisce on the swift success of MC Caro’s career as Liberia’s first, daring and competitive female rapper amidst the release of her first studio album tagged “King Caro”. “Bookie” who has not really been known as a huge critic of Liberian music; at least not showing most often, has of recent being sharing the link of MC Caro’s newest album that is making rounds and securing huge numbers of streams on all international digital platforms, as well as sitting at spot number one on ITunes top…

The 16-year-old twin sisters who were impregnated by same boy in Cameroon, have given birth to two healthy boys. Ayisha Togina, who shared their story earlier, confirmed the latest development on Friday, July 23. Togina also said that they secured and furnished one room for the new mothers and their babies. \”You have not lived until you do something for someone who cannot repay you. Thank you people of goodwill, your support and efforts have been blessed by God. The twin girls are now mothers of 2 healthy baby boys. (Darrel and Nathan) As every good deed, no one in this world is…