Author: Kerkula Blama

Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital in Copenhagen following a successful operation. The Denmark midfielder had been at Rigshospitalet in the capital since suffering a cardiac arrest in Denmark\’s opening Euro 2020 game against Finland. Christian Eriksen has visited his Denmark teammates and coaching staff after being discharged from hospital. A statement from Denmark’s FA read: ‘Christian Eriksen has been through a successful operation and was today discharged from Rigshospitalet. ‘Today he also visited the national team in Helsingor – and from there he will go home and spend time with his family.’ A separate message from Eriksen read:…

A diamond believed to be the third largest ever found has been put on display in Botswana. The precious stone weighing 1,098 carats was shown to Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, two weeks after, Debswana, a diamind unearthing firm, found it. Botswana is Africa\’s largest producer of diamonds. The gem is only slightly less heavy than the world\’s second-largest diamond which was also found in Botswana in 2015. Debswana says the diamond is 73mm long, 52mm wide and 27mm thick. \”This is the largest diamond to be recovered by Debswana in its history of over 50 years in operation,\” said Lynette…

An 18-year-old newlywed bride reportedly died on her wedding night whilst having sex with her husband. The Sun reported that the lady who was consummating her marriage with her 29-year-old new husband, started to feel unwell and collapsed at their home in the city of Ibirite in Brazil on Thursday evening. The couple had gotten married during a ceremony at the husband\’s farm earlier in the day. According to O Tempo, the husband dashed out to call his neighbour for help and ordered a taxi to take his wife to hospital but its driver refused. A second taxi was called, but the driver…

Boko Haram has reportedly gotten a new commander, following the death of its leader Abubakar Shekau. The Jihadist group confirmed the death of Shekau in a video message from its presumed new commander, Bakura Modu also known as Sahaba. Modu urged his faction’s commanders to remain loyal despite the loss of their commander. The video provided to AFP by a source close to Boko Haram and confirmed to be Bakura Modu by another local source, showed that the fight against insurgency is far from over.

More than 30 women have sued pornographic content company, Pornhub, alleging exploitation for using their explicit videos without seeking their permission. The women say the videos were uploaded to Pornhub without their consent and have lodged a civil suit in California accusing Mindgeek, the parent company of Pornhub of running a \”criminal enterprise\”. Pornhub\’s content is mostly uploaded by its own community but the public can see it. However, the company has said every video uploaded is reviewed by human moderators. Brown Rudnick LLP, the law firm representing the plaintiffs, says the lawsuit alleges claims under the Victims of Trafficking…

The administration of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion University (AMEZU) has revoked the degree it conferred on 14 people during its recent graduation ceremony for academic fraud and financial malpractice. The University has given a 21-day ultimatum to 69 of its recent 408 graduates to come forward and clear their tuition and graduation fees in the tone of US$98,000 and L$1.4 million, or their degrees will be revoked as well. The school also suspended several of its senior staff including Dr. Martin F. Richards, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Danny Horton, Assistant Dean for Admissions, Records, Patrick Tokpah, Director of…

The President of Liberia his excellency Dr. Dr. George Manneh Weah has done a quick press release about the resurgence of cover 19 in Liberia with a new variant that causes death very quickly. The President has taken heed to health authorities advice and has thereby instructed them to instill health protocols that will be carried out by authorities of the Justice Ministry and its joint security team. The proposed lockdown protocols will be made and take effect in the next 24 hours. In the release, the President said. “MY FELLOW CITIZENS: I have been made aware of an alarming…

The Copyright Society of Liberia (COSOL) says the government of Liberia is losing millions of dollars annually as a result of widespread abuse of the country’s 2016 Intellectual Property law broadly. The amount, which is US$4 million has been estimated by COSOL) after the release of an Inspection Report which among other things, finds that pirates are engaging in Intellectual Property (IP) theft without any fear of prosecution. The report noted that the flagrant violation of the rules and policies governing the trade of copyright materials means the government cannot generate much-needed tax revenue from IP to fund the development…

A small plane crashed shortly after take-off in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, June 16, killing all three people on board.The plane was carrying two pilots and a passenger when it crashed near Kavumu airport, which serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, , the region\’s governor said.First responders in fluorescent bibs picked through the crumpled wreckage in the middle of a large field, according to a Reuters witness at the crash site.\”I confirm the crash. There were three people on board who all died,\” South Kivu Governor Theo Kasi told Reuters.

Sergio Ramos was understandably in an emotional mood as he bid farewell to Real Madrid during a press conference on Thursday. The 35-year-old, who has spent the last 16 years at the club and became captain, used words to the effect of Zinedine Zidane when the coach left Los Blancos at the end of his first spell in charge, stating that it is a \’see you later\’ rather than a \’goodbye\’. \”The moment has come, one of the most difficult in my life; the time has come to say goodbye to Real Madrid. I arrived hand in hand with my…