A TikToker and model, Sophi St. Louis, has shut down trolls on X over comments on the colour of her skin. Sophi had shared lovely photos of herself on February12, gushing about how much she loves her skin. The photos generated a lot of responses, mostly positive. A few internet trolls, however,…
UYO – In a heartwarming display of school pride and support for budding cricket talent, three members of Nigeria’s record-making U-19 female cricket team were recently celebrated by their secondary schools in Uyo and Benin City. At Community Secondary Commercial School (C.S.C.S.) Ibiaku Itam in Uyo, star cricketers Deborah Bassey and Inyene Umoh received a…
Pablo Picasso, 1904, Le repas frugal (The Frugal Meal) This is Pablo Picasso the way he is rarely seen – at least in so far as the hundred or so pieces at the British Museum’s Picasso: Printmaker have been displayed. The viewer is treated to dazzling marked draughtsmanship that also evinces a mastery of techniques: the use…
The government of Ghana has disbursed GH₵6.081 billion in cash to Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) bondholders, following President John Mahama’s directive to settle outstanding coupons and build a financial buffer. Additionally, GH₵3.46 billion has been credited to bondholders’ securities accounts as a Payment-In-Kind (PIK), per DDEP terms. To enhance debt management, GH₵9.7 billion has…
In 1868, Priest Dorimedont Protopopov was sent to the Tungus people on account of his knowledge of the Yakut language and wide popularity among the natives. Since there were no chapels or churches on their territory, they themselves sent messengers on reindeer for Fr. Dorimedont to come to one of the rivers where they…
