Author: Papa Linc

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the leader of the World Trade Organization, began the year with a plan to score quick negotiating victories that she said would help reboot the dysfunctional Geneva-based trade body. Now, seven months into her 4 1/2-year term, Okonjo-Iweala has fully grasped the frustrating reality of the WTO’s historical inertia, even privately floating the idea of resigning if no headway can be found on critical issues, according to five trade officials in Geneva who declined to be identified. This year, Okonjo-Iweala has repeatedly told ambassadors and staff that she could easily walk away from the job, and reminds them…

Just one in 300,000 children who test positive for Covid die and even youngsters who haven’t been vaccinated face a tiny risk of succumbing to the illness, according to UK Government data.  Figures published by the Department of Health highlight the tiny risk children face from coronavirus, which becomes deadlier the older a person is.They show around one in 330,000 boys aged between 10 and 14 and one in 200,000 girls of the same age who test positive for Covid end up dying. The rates include both healthy children and those with underlying health conditions which put them at a much higher…

While predicting who will win a Nobel Prize is famously difficult — the short list is secret, as are the nominators, and documents revealing the juicy details are sealed from public view for 50 years, here are some Nobel-worthy candidates and the life-changing discoveries they have made. The Lasker Awards and Breakthrough Prizes (the latter founded by founded by Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg), often seen as precursors to a Nobel Prize, were given in 2021 to the scientists whose work was crucial for the development of Covid-19 vaccines. The Lasker went to Katalin Karikó, a senior vice…

• Judges look at the evidence in court to make final pronouncements, the Special Prosecutor has said • He stated that it is only the complainant and God who knows the truth on a case in court • Without evidence, the complainant will be found guilty, he addedSpecial Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has indicated that, judges work more with evidence in criminal cases than they do with truth. According to him, only God and the person involved know the truth but lawyers and judges work with evidence in court.He also said lawyers work with available document presented to them and based…

– Advertisement – Comic actor Kwadwo Nkansah, famously known as Lil Win, has narrated how he fell victim to lottery fraudsters who swindled him of his hard-earned money. He shared his experience during a stakeholder engagement with the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Samuel Awuku, and celebrities from the entertainment industry on ways to fight lotto fraud and increase the reputation of the organization. The event took place on Tuesday, 28th September 2021 at the Alisa Hotel. Narrating his ordeal in Twi, Lil Win disclosed that he was defrauded to the tune of GHS3,000 with the assurance of…

Mustapha Ussif (first from left) with colleague ministers from Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria Mustapha Ussif, the Minister of Youth and Sports has committed himself to the development of the Ghanaian youth and sporting activities in the country. Mustapha Ussif made the affirmation when he signed an agreement with colleague Youth and Sports ministers from Nigeria, Algeria and Egypt. The agreement which was signed at the 56th Ordinary Committee Session of the Association of National Olympic Committee of Africa (ANOCA) is centred on four key areas of youth and sports development in the respective countries. The action plans are Digital Skills…

An Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia has declined bail application for Mrs. Ojiugo David Kelechi, lady who allegedly meted out inhuman treatment on her 10-year-old househelp, Miss Ifunanya Ede in Umuahia, ABN TV reports. The presiding judge, Hon Justice KC J. Okereke ruled that the victim has suffered severe pain over the abuse she suffered from the hand of her employer. ABN TV reports that Ifunanya was subjected to inhuman treatment, with hot water boiled to a hundred centigrade forced down the throat by Ojiugo David Kelechi, a member of Christ Embassy church Umuahia. The burns affected the…

Big Brother Naija season 6 housemate, Whitemoney has spoken on questions he doesn’t want interviewers asking him during his media rounds. As the shine ya eye edition of the reality show is coming to an end, the finalists had a conversation earlier today about life after the show. Whitemoney and Cross were talking about their media rounds when the businessman noted that there are some questions he wouldn’t be entertaining. According to him, he wouldn’t want anyone asking him if he saw himself coming this far on the show. “I have done a lot of things in this house. I…

A man with an eerie resemblance to Brian Laundrie has gone viral after being repeatedly mistaken for the missing fugitive.The unnamed man, has even set up a TikTok account with the name @notbrianlaundrie to assure people he is not in fact Laundrie, who is a person of interest in Gabby Petito’s murder.His first TikTok featured another creator’s footage of him at a party, captioned ‘Brian Laundrie sighting.”I’d just like to put all of these rumors to death,’ he said in the video which has racked two million views in just two days.While both men share similar complexions, beards and bald…

Years in the making, and delayed 12 months by the Covid pandemic, Expo 2020 Dubai is here. First held in London in 1851, World Expos have long been a place to unveil new ideas and technology, and Dubai’s is the first to be held in the Middle East.Opening on October 1, it will run 7 days a week for six months. More than 190 countries will be represented at the event, each with their own pavilions, showcasing their culture and innovations.Watch more here. Source link