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Rwanda: Gasogi United Saga Takes New Twist as Players Resume Training

[ad_1] Businessman Charles Nkuliza Kakooza, alias KNC, may have informed the Rwanda FA about his decision to disband his team Gasogi United, but no player has left the club yet. The team has not stopped training either, Times Sport has learnt. KNC told the media that he has disbanded his club with immediate effect after what he referred to as 'corrupt refereeing' after Saturday's 1-0 league loss to AS Kigali at Kigali Pele Stadium in a week 17 fixture. Rwanda […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Actress Omoni Oboli’s Son Is Engaged

[ad_1] "My heart has been bursting with joy, and I can't keep it to myself." Tobe, the son of Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli, is engaged to his fiancée, Marelle. Ms Oboli announced this on her Instagram page on Wednesday, expressing her overflowing joy. Tobe, the actress's first son, proposed to Marelle on a cold winter night. The 45-year-old actress married Nnamdi Oboli in 2000 at 22, and they have three sons: Gozi, Chizi and Tobe. The actress described Marelle as […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

Africa

Africa: Digital Press Briefing With Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee

[ad_1] MODERATOR: Good afternoon from the State Department's Brussels Media Hub. I would like to welcome everyone joining us for today's virtual press briefing. We are very honored to be joined by the Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs, Molly Phee. A quick reminder that today's briefing is on the record. And with that, why don't we go ahead and get started. Assistant Secretary Phee, thank you so much for joining us today. I'll turn it over to […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

Japan

Mount Fuji climbers face ¥2,000 fee from summer as tourism rises

[ad_1] Kofu, Yamanashi Pref. – Climbers ascending Mount Fuji from the most commonly used trail in Yamanashi Prefecture will be charged ¥2,000 ($13) from this summer to ease congestion at the landmark mountain and to fund safety measures, a local government source said Thursday.The move comes amid growing concerns over unsafe climbing practices such as "bullet climbing," or trying to reach the summit of Japan's tallest peak for sunrise in […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

News

Kenya: Lesser Gym Work, Shedding Weight, Nutrition – Coach Kim Explains Omanyala Changes

[ad_1] Nairobi — Renowned sprints coach Geoffrey Kimani has explained the different slight changes he has made to African record holder Ferdinand Omanyala's training regime and general lifestyle as he seeks to turn the talent into a world beater heading into the Olympic Games in Paris this year. At the start of the season, Omanyala announced that he was switching coaches, and chose to work with Kimani who has had a proven track record in working at the top of […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

Japan

Trump say’s he’d block Nippon-U.S. Steel deal, dubbing it ‘terrible’

[ad_1] Republican front-runner and former U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would block Nippon Steel’s deal to buy United States Steel if he wins the November election, highlighting how his economic nationalism could imperil foreign investment in the U.S."I would block it instantaneously. Absolutely,” Trump said Wednesday after meeting with the members of the Teamsters union in Washington. "We saved the steel industry. Now, U.S. Steel is being bought […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Again, YouTube Takes Down TB Joshua’s Official Channel

[ad_1] YouTube has yanked SCOAN's official YouTube channel for the second time in three years. YouTube has taken down Emmanuel TV, the main channel run by the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). It is the second time in three years that openDemocracy's reporting has led to YouTube suspending content from Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). openDemocracy is a UK-based independent media platform and news website. This development comes on the heels of the damning BBC Africa Eye documentary […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

Japan

Major union UA Zensen calls for 6% pay raise to support BOJ policy shift

[ad_1] One of Japan’s biggest unions plans to push for pay gains above 6% in a bid to kick-start a virtuous wage-price cycle that would enable the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates and strengthen the yen."The yen’s depreciation has gone too far, and I would like to see the BOJ take some policy steps to correct the situation,” said Akihiko Matsuura, president of UA Zensen, a labor union […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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