Donald Trump has criticized President Joe Biden, saying the country is so badly run, he never knew things would become so bad. The former US Presideny reflected on the first year of the Biden presidency, and said the country is “being absolutely destroyed.” Trump attacked Biden on everything from the …
Read More »Paul Onuachu becomes the first-ever Nigerian to win the Golden Shoe award (Photos)
Belgian Golden Shoe for 2021 has been awarded to Paul Onuachu, becoming the first Nigerian to win the award. Onuachu is the first Nigerian to win the award and only the fourth African overall. Three Africans had previously won the award: Cote d’Ivoire’s Aruna Dindane (2003), Morocco’s Mbark Boussoufa twice …
Read More »North Korea leader, Kim Jong Un bans leather coats to stop citizen copying his look
North Korea has reportedly banned people from wearing leather trench coats because dictatorial ruler Kim Jong-un doesn’t want his citizen dressing up like him. First worn by Kim in 2019, the coat became popular among the North Korean elite who were keen to show their loyalty to the Supreme …
Read More »Kim Jong-un orders North Koreans to worship ‘Kimjongunism’
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, wants to be worshipped by his people, as he is pushing “Kimjongunism” which hails him as a “Great Leader”. Portraits of his father and grandfather in the capital city of Pyongyang have been taken down to present the 37-year-old as unrivalled in his position of …
Read More »We won’t start a war with China, but will defend ourselves full on – Taiwan Military says
Taiwan will not start a war with China but will defend itself “full on, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Thursday, amid an increase in tensions between the pair that has raised concern internationally. Military tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, are at their worst in …
Read More »Last US forces leave Afghanistan as evacuations end
The United States has completed the withdrawal of it forces from Afghanistan, the US military said, nearly twenty years after it invaded the country following the September 11, 2001 attacks on America. Marine General Frank McKenzie, the head of the US Central Command, made the announcement at a Pentagon news …
Read More »We Will Hunt You Down, Biden Warns Kabul Airport Attackers
US President, Joe Biden has vowed to hunt down those responsible for twin explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan and said he had asked the Pentagon to develop plans to strike back at them. He made the promise as he joined UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson in vowing to …
Read More »Explainer: The Taliban and Islamic law in Afghanistan
Following the Taliban’s stunning takeover of the Afghan capital, Kabul, a pressing discussion has revolved around the new government’s legal system and, more specifically, how it will treat women. After the Taliban’s victory last week, senior commander Waheedullah Hashimi laid out the broad strokes of how Afghanistan will be governed. …
Read More »Investigation reveals how football can be used to launder money
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes the murky world of club ownership in England and how rules can be abused. English football clubs can be bought by criminals to launder the proceeds of their crimes, an Al Jazeera undercover investigation has revealed. The investigation delves into the murky world of club …
Read More »Zaki Anwari: Afghan footballer fell to death from US plane
An Afghan footballer who played for the national youth team fell to his death after trying to cling to a US plane airlifting people out of Taliban-controlled Kabul, a sports federation has said. The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan, a government institution that worked with sporting …
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