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The Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, the oldest recorded person in the world, has been confirmed dead in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture. Itooka, 116, died in a nursing home in Ashiya on Friday. She was the world's living oldest person according to the Guinness World Records. She became the world's oldest person after Spain's Maria Branyas Morera who passed away at the age of 117 years old last year August. Ms Itooka […]
Joe Biden, President of the United States of America, has blocked the sale of US Steel to Japanese company Nippon Steel in a $14.9 billion deal, according to multiple records. The move by Biden fulfils his political promise to Americans, however there has been concerns that the move could hurt Washington's relationship with Tokyo. In the heat of the 2024 US Presidential Elections campaign, American Steelworkers Union pressured the political […]
Shibuya-based Aoyama Gakuin University, retained their Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden title on Friday in Tokyo. The Christian private university has thus set a new record in the competition by finishing the two-day, 10-leg road relay race that covers 217.1 kilometers in 10 hours 41 minutes 20 seconds. Komazawa University, who won 2023 champions, set a reputable record time for the return journey but settled for second in 10:44:07. Kokugakuin University finished […]
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says he has been left devastated by the massive fire outbreak that destroyed numerous shops and stores in Ghana's biggest clothes market - Kantamanto. Thousands of traders have lost almost all their goods and capital as almost nothing was salvaged from the horrifying fire outbreak. Ghana's National Fire Service had to deploy about 13 tenders to bring the fire under control. During his final state of […]
The bodyguard of the Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo collapsed in parliament during the 2025 state of the nation address. Col. Isaac Amponsah collapsed on the floor while standing behind the outgoing Ghanaian leader while he was delivering his final state of the nation address in the house of legislature on Friday, January 3, 2025. 2024 NPP Presidential running mate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, quickly rushed onto […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slapped a $30,000 fine on Benin for displaying misconduct during a 2025 AFCON qualifying game against Rwanda in October. The Squirrels succumbed to a 2-1 defeat against Rwanda's Amavubi during the clash at the Amahoro Stadium on October 15, 2024. Players and technical team members of the Benin national team stormed the field at the final whistle and launched attacks at Malagasy center […]
Uganda has become the fourth African nation to join the BRICS after the East African nation became a BRICS Partner state member, joining 8 other nations to become members on 2025 New Year day. Uganda joins fellow African countries South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia who are all already members of the organisation which was birthed in September 2006 in New York. The announcement was made at the organisation's latest summit […]
Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has announced the passing of his mother on New Year's day. The Super Eagles guardian took to social media to announce the death of his mother on January 1, 2025 and said: "Rip mom, worst year of my life already". It can be recalled that the Chippa United goalkeeper lost his father in November 2024 and barely two months after the passing of his father, his […]
Kenyan lawmaker Andrew Okiya Omtatah was among protested arrested by the Kenyan Police during a protest on New Year's eve against growing cases of police abductions in the country. Omtatah has since been freed and a high court in the East African nation rejected an application by the police to further detain the Busia County parliamentary representative. Senator Omtatah had joined hundreds of peaceful protesters on the streets of Nairobi […]
A yet to be identified space debris weighing up to 1,100 pounds has crashed into the Kenyan village of Mukuku, leaving villagers shocked, the Kenyan Space Agency has confirmed. Officials from the agency said in a statement that they are investigating fragments of metal which they believe is from a rocket. Furthermore, the KSA said a metallic ring roughly 8 feet in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds, crashed into […]
