AfricaWorld Newspaper 22nd October 2022

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W H A

On
 Thursday ,
 the
 w o r l d w a s
 t r e a t e d t o t h e
 n e w s o f t h e B r i t i s h
 P r i m e M i n i s t e r ' s
 u n t i m e l y r e s i g n a t i o n .
 Liz
 T russ
 stepped
 down
 because
 she
 could
 not
 deliver
 on
 the
 mandate
 she
 was
 elected
 upon. In
 our
 opinion,
 T russ
 is

a n h o n e s t m o d e r n
 p o l i t i c i a n w i t h
 u n p a r a l l e l e d l e a d e r s h i p
 q u a l i t i e s . D e s p i t e h e r
 a p p a r e n t p o l i t i c a l
 humiliation
 as
 being
 one
 o f t h e s h o r t e s t s e r v i n g
 P M s ( 4 4 d a y s ) i n t h e
 history
 of
 British
 politics,
 the
 greater
 good
 of
 the
 British
 people
 seats
 at
 the
 very
 core
 of
 her
 heart.

What
 the
 world
 witnessed
 last
 Thursday
 is
 a
 political
 culture
 that
 is
 completely
 unrelatable
 to
 the
African
 l e a d e r s h i p s i t u a t i o n A f r i c a n e e d s u r g e n t
 p o l i t i c a l r e i n v e n t i o n ,
 w h i c h c a n o n l y c o m e
 t h r o u g h g r e a t e r p o l i t i c a l
 p a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d c i v i c
 consciousness.

W e
 are
 a
 continent
 with

n o np e r f o r m i n g l e a d e r s
 w h o a r e
 n e v e r
 a c c o u n t a b l e f o r
 t h e i r
 a c t i o n s .
 A f r i c a n
 p o l i t i c i a n s
 k e e p
 u s i n g t h e
 p o p u l i s t
 n a r r a t i v e
 to
 polarize
 t h e
 e l e c t o r a t e
 t h e r e b y ,
 d i v e r t i n g
 t h e
 a t t e n t i o n
 f r o m t h e
 m o s t
 n e e d e d
 a c c o u n t a bility

W e a r e u n d e r n o
 circumstance
 advocating
 f o r e u r o c e n t r i c n o r
 w e s t e r n t y p e o f p o l i t i c s
 but
 rather
 core
 values
 of
 e v e r y m e a n i n g f u l
 l e a d e r s h i p ;
 a c c o u n t a b i l i t y ,
 transparency ,
 priorization
 of
 public
 interest,
 integrity ,
 e v e n d e v e l o p m e n t a n d
 freedom
 of
 the
 press.

N o
 w o m a n
 i s
 u g l y
 w h e n
 t h e
 w e a t h e r

s
 c

l d

T H E
 E S S E N C E
 O F

C H R I S T I A N I T Y

F a l s e h o o d
 always
 opposes
 t h e t r u t h . C a i n
 murdered
 Abel.
 Esau
 h a t e d h i s b r o t h e r
 Jacob
 and
 would
 have
 killed
 him
 if
 he
 had
 the
 o p p o r t u n i t y T h e
 b r o t h e r s o f J o s e p h
 sold
 him
 into
 slavery J u d a s , i n t i m a t e
 c o m p a n i o n o f J e s u s
 b e t r a y e d H i m f o r 3 0
 pieces
 of
 silver This
 tug
 of
 W ar
 still
 patterns
 o u t r e l e n t l e s s l y i n
 f a m i l i e s a n d
 r e l a t i o n s h i p s
 everywhere.

D o n o t b e a f r a i d o f
 those
 who
 oppose
 you
 b e c a u s e y o u h a v e
 responded
 to
 the
 call
 o f J e s u s . B e r a t h e r
 a f r a i d o f f a i l i n g t o

a c k n o w l e d g e J e s u s
 b e f o r e m e n J e s u s
 wants
 us
 to
 love
 our
 families
 and
 friends
 but
 n e v e r m a k e i d o l s o f
 t h e m W h e n J e s u s
 s p o k e a b o u t d i v i s i o n
 within
 families
 He
 likely
 h a d i n m i n d t h e
 prophecy
 of
 Micah:
 a
 man's
 enemies
 are
 the
 m e n o f h i s o w n
 household
 (Micah
 7:6).

T h e e s s e n c e o f
 Christianity
 is
 loyalty
 to
 Jesus
 Christ
 ­
 the
 Son
 of
 God
 and
 Savior
 of
 the
 world
 ­
 a
 loyalty
 that
 takes
 precedence
 over
 e v e r y o t h e r
 r e l a ti o n s h i p .
 Th e l o v e
 of
 God
 compels
 us
 to
 choose
 who
 will
 be
 first
 i n o u r l i v e s . P l a c i n g
 a n y t h i n g e l s e a b o v e

God
 is
 idolatry A true
 d i s c i p l e l o v e s G o d
 above
 all
 else
 and
 is
 willing
 to
 forsake
 all
 for
 J e s u s C h r i s t ( 2
 Corinthians
 5:14)
 Hand
 your
 ways
 to
 Him,
 obey
 H i s w o r d , a n d t r u e
 happiness,
 peace,
 and
 joy ,
 is
 assured
 in
 the
 Lord
 your
 God.

PRA YERS

Lord
 Jesus,
 may
 we
 be
 s o r e n e w e d a n d
 consumed
 by
 the
 fire
 of
 Y our
 lovethat
 Y ou
 will
 be
 all
 we
 desire.
 Amen

Lord
 Jesus,
 pour
 on
 us
 a n d fi l l u s w i t h t h e
 p o w e r o f Y o u r H o l y
 Spirit,
 may
 we
 always
 seek
 to
 please
 and
 do

L o r d J e s u s , a s w e
 commit
 our
 all
 to
 Y ou,
 may
 we
 find
 peace,
 joy ,
 grace
 and
 happiness
 in
 Y ou.
 Amen

Lord
 Jesus,
 these
 and
 a l l o u r p r a y e r s w e
 p r e s e n t t o Y o u g r a n t
 them
 we
 pray
 through
 Christ
 our
 Lord.
 Amen

Y our
 will.
 Amen

Z A M B I A N
 C O U P L E
 S E T

T O
 W I N
 A F R I C A N

R A L L Y
 C H A M P I O N S H I P

By:
Vesla
Centurion
Kals

AZambian
 r a l l y i n g
 c o u p l e
 h a s c r e a t e d a
 s o c i a l m e d i a
 b u z z a f t e r i t s
 determination
 to
 b r i n g h o m e th e
 A f r i c a n r a l l y
 c h a m p i o n s h i p
 t r o p h y b e c a m e
 vivid
 to
 all.

I n a n e x c l u s i v e
 i n t e r v i e w w i t h
 t h e B B C ,
 n a v i g a t o r
 U r s h l l a G o m e s
 said
 Friday
 that
 t h e r e w a s
 n o t h i n g m o r e
 f u l fi l l i n g t h a n
 r a c i n g w i t h h e r
 h u s b a n d L e r o y
 Gomes
 as
 they
 t a r g e t e d t o w i n
 t h e i r fi r s t A f r i c a
 R a l l y
 Championship.

The
 Gomes
 are
 l e a d i n g t h e
 A f r i c a r a l l y
 s t a n d i n g s a n d
 need
 to
 finish
 not
 less
 than
 ninth
 in
 the
 last
 race
 this
 weekend
 on
 the
 Zambian
 soil
 to
 win
 the
 championship.

“ T h e r e ' s s u c h a h i g h
 level
 of
 trust
 that
 comes
 being
 in
 the
 vehicle
 with
 h i m H e u n d e r s t a n d s
 my
 comfort
 levels
 and
 I

u n d e r s t a n d h o w f a r t o
 p u s h h i m i n t h e c a r , "
 Urshlla
 said.

She
 added
 that
 rallying
 w i t h h e r h u s b a n d h a d
 m i n i m i z e d c o n fl i c t s
 between
 the
 pair
 as
 they
 h a d b e c o m e a l m o s t

telepathic.

Urshlla
 previously
 turned
 d o w n r e q u e s t s t o
 n a v i g a t e o t h e r d r i v e r s
 because
 of
 the
 bond
 she
 d e v e l o p e d w i t h h e r
 husband,
 she
 said.

L e r o y t e r m e d
 r a c i n g w i t h h i s
 w i f e a n h o n o u r
 and
 privilege.

“ I w o u l d n ' t a s k
 a n y o n e e l s e t o
 be
 in
 the
 same
 car
 with
 me
 other
 t h a n m y w i f e
 e s p e c i a l l y w h a t
 w e c o u l d
 a c h i e v e a t t h i s
 r a l l y I w o u l d n ' t
 w a n t t o s h a r e
 that
 moment
 with
 a n y o n e e l s e , ”
 said
 Leroy

T h e p a i r i s
 s c h e d u l e d t o
 c o m p e t e d w i t h

other
 drivers
 f o r t h e
 c o n t i n e n t a l
 championship.

On
 the
 sidelines,
 the
 couple's
 13y e a r o l d s o n ,
 Seth
 Gomes,
 is
 e x p e c t e d
 c o m p e t e i n t h e
 Z a m b i a M o t o r
 S p o r t
 A s s o c i a t i o n
 j u n i o r
 championship.

This
 is
 for
 drivers
 aged
 below
 16.

According
 to
 the
 couple,
 their
 son
 will
 be
 navigated
 by
 his
 uncle
 Riyaz
 Latiff,
 elder
 brother
 to
 Urshlla.

C H A D
 A N T I - J U N T A

P R O T E S T S
 C L A I M
 5 0
 L I V E S

By:
Ollus
Ndomu

r o t e s t s a g a i n s t t h e

P c o n t i n u e d m i l i t a r y
 r u l e i n C h a d h a v e
 d e s t a b i l i z e d t h e c o u n t r y ,
 killing
 atleast
 50
 people
 in
 the
 process.

Chadians
 are
 resisting
 the
 iron­fist
 rule
 of
 Junta
 leader
 Mahamat
 Idriss
 Deby
 who
 was
 sworn­in
 recently
 as
 P r e s i d e n t f o r a s e c o n d
 time.

I n a m e d i a s t a t e m e n t
 issued
 mid
 this
 week,
 the
 c o u n t r y ' s P r i m e M i n i s t e r
 Saleh
 Kebzabo
 said
 about
 50
 people
 were
 killed
 in
 the
 d e m o n s t r a t i o n s , w h i c h
 occurred
 on
 the
 date
 when
 t h e m i l i t a r y o r i g i n a l l y
 p r o m i s e d i t w o u l d c e d e
 power
 to
 civilians.

S

g

T

allAfrica
 reported.

I V O R Y

AU

i

According
 to
 local
 media,
 P a s c a

O

arrested
 in
 January
 this
 y e a

possession
 of
 pieces
 of
 ivory
 weighing
 10kg. In
 deliverying
 judgment,
 a
magistrate
said
Ochiba
 w a s a

e r
 a n d d e s e r v e d t h e
 maximum
 sentence,
 for
 the
 f u t u r e p r o t e c t i o n o f
 endangered
 species.

Several
 parts
 of
 the
 capital
 N

D

w

C h a i r p e r s o n M o u s s a F a k i
 Mahamat,
 who
 earlier
 served
 as
 Chadian
 Prime
 Minister ,
 condemned
 the
 "repression
 o f d e m o n s t r a t i o n s " b y t h e
 Junta.

France
has
also
condemned
 the
 crackdown
 and
 denied
 claims
that
it
was
involved
in
 the
 repression.
 The
 UN
 has
 c a l l e d f o r a n i n v e s t i g a t i o n
 into
 the
 deaths.

reportedly
 firing
 smoke
 and
 tear
 gas
 at
 several
 thousand
 protesters.

African
 Union
 Commission

O

Deby
 who
 at
 38­year­old
 is
 the
 youngest
 African
 leader ,
 came
 to
 power
 in
April
 2021
 a n d o r i g i n a l l y v o w e d a
 restoration
 of
 civilian
 rule
 in
 1 8 m o n t h s E a r l i e r t h i s
 month,
 he
 reneged
 on
 his
 promise,
 delaying
 elections
 to
 October
 2024,
 becoming
 t h e c o u n t r y ' s " t r a n s i t i o n a l "
 President.

R T

J A I L S

R A D E R
 F O R

In
 July
 2017,
 Ochiba
 was
 arrested
 with
 four
 pieces
 of
 i v o r y a n d t h e s k i n o f a n
 okapi
 and
 sent
 to
 prison.

a n i m a l s w i t h z e b r a l i k e
 markings
 and
 are
 endemic
 to
 the
 Democratic
 Republic
 of
 Congo.

I F E

By:
Joshua
Illya

T h e U g a n d a W i l d l i f e

A u t h o r i t y ' s e x e c u t i v e
 d i r e c t o r , S a m M

2 0 1 9

t h e

imposing

convicted
 of
 poaching
 or

r

species.

are
 just
 over
 7,900
 elephants
left
in
the
wild
in
 Uganda,
 and
 the

O k a p i a r e r a r e f o r e s t

a r k e r
 trophy
 at
 the
 1968
 Olympics
 Games,
 died
 at
 his
 Lanet
 home
 in
 the
 outskirts
 of
 Nakuru
 City
 o n t h e w e e h o u r s o f
 W ednesday

H i s w i f e , M a r y N d e t i , s a i d
 W aruinge,
 77,
 was
 a”
 loving
 and
 caring
 husband.”

“ H e h a s b e e n s i c k f o r q u i t e
 sometime.
 I
 have
 been
 taking
 him
 to
 hospital
 and
 doctors
 had
 not
 established
 what
 was
 ailing
 him,”
 she
 said.

Ndeti
 said
 her
 husband
 died
 at
 a r o u n d 2 a m W e d n e s d a y
 m o r n i n g a f t e r a b a t t l i n g a n
 unknown
 illness.

W aruinge
 is
 survived
 by
 four
 c h i l d r e n L u c y , N a n c y ,
 Andrew
and
 T om
­
and
several
 g r a n d c h i l d r e n a n d g r e a t
 grandchildren.

H i s s o n A n d r e w t o l d N a t i o n
 Sport
 said
 that
 his
 father
 had
 a
 nagging
 hand
 problem.

“He
 was
 supposed
 to
 go
 for
 an
 X­ray
 W ednesday
 morning,
 but

he
 passed
 on
 before
 we
 could
 take
 him
 to
 the
 hospital
 in
 the
 morning,”
 said
 Andrew

“One
 of
 his
 hand
 was
 completely
 d e a d a n d l a s t w e e k w e h a d
 taken
 him
 to
 hospital,"
 added
 Andrew

His
 body
 has
 been
 moved
 to
 the
 PN
 mortuary

B o x i n g
 F e d e r a t i o n o f
 K e n y a F i r s t
 V i c e c h a i r p e r s o n ,
 I s a a c M b o t e
 s a i d
 W a r u i n g e ,
 w h o s t a r t e d
 h i s b o x i n g
 c a r e e r i n t h e
 late
 1960s
 at
 t h e h i s t o r i c
 M a d i s o n
 S q u a r e
 G a r d e n i n N a k u r u , h a d b e e n
 sick.

“He
 has
 been
 in
 and
 out
 of
 the
 h o s p i t a l b u t h i s c o n d i t i o n e d
 worsened
 recently ,”
 said
 Mbote.

Mbote
 said
 W aruinge
 was
 one
 of
 Kenya's
 greatest
 boxers
 of
 all
 times.

“ W a r u i n g e w a s a l e g e n d H e
 was
 one
 of
 the
 finest
 boxers
 that
 Kenya
 has
 ever
 produced.”

Retired
 boxing
 referee
 Joseph
 “ D o n K i n g ” M w a n g i M u t h o g a
 eulogised
 W aruinge
 as
 a
 role
 model.

“Kenya
 has
 lost
 the
 best
 boxer
 in
 our
 boxing
 history He
 was
 a
 superb
 boxer
 who
 was
 a
 shining
 star He
 will
 be
 remembered
 by
 g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e , ” s a i d
 Muthoga.

Philip
 Mainge,
 who
 started
 his
 b o x i n g c a r e e r t o g e t h e r w i t h
 W aruinge
 at
 Madison
 Square,
 said:
 “It
 is
 unfortunate
 Kenya
 has
 a
 lost
 a
 legend
 who
 died
 as
 a
 poor
 man
 despite
 the
 glory
 he
 brought
 to
 the
 country ."

N

R

A

s a

m a d

h e

ribe
 Hotel
 in
 Nairobi
 on
 October
 17,
 2022.
 Photo
 credit:
 Omollo
 |
 Nation
 Media.

Drifting
 champion
 Ahmad
 Daham
 will
 on
 Friday
 address
 students
 at
 the
 University
 of
 Nairobi
 (UoN)
 on
 the
 sport
 and
 career
 matters.

He
 has
 since
 met
 drift
 car
 builders
 a n d t u n e r s a t K e n y a n t o p r a l l y
 driver ,
 Karan
 Patel's,
 garage
 along
 Mombasa
 Road
 and
 Boosted
 Auto
 Garage
 in
 Lang'ata.

h e d r

f t

a

g G

e

n n e s s W o r

d
 Record
 holder
 has
 been
 in
 the
 country
 since
 Sunday
 courtesy
 of
 A u s t r

manufacturer ,
 Red
 Bull
 GmbH,
 through
 its
 R e d B u l l
 brand.

T h e 3 5 y e a r o l d
 J o r d a n i a n
 national
 is
 p r o m o t i n g
 m o t o r s p o r t b y
 m e e t i n g
 l o c a l
 p l a y e r s ,
 d r i f t c a r
 b u i l d e r s a n d u

drivers.

Drifting
 is
 a
 globally
 recognised
 motorsport
 discipline
 in
 which
 the
 driver
 intentionally
 over­steers
 a
 car
 to
 break
 traction
 of
 the
 rear
 or
 all
 four
 tyres
 around
 a
 corner

The
 sport
 continues
 to
 gain
 huge
 i n t e r e s t i n K e n y a e s p e c i a l l y
 among
 the
 young
 people.

I n h i s m e e t i n g w i t h d r i f t i n g
 enthusiasts
 at
 the
 UoN,
 Daham
 is
 expected
 to
 share
 tips
 on
 how
 to
 become
 a
 top
 drift
 driver
 and
 the
 safety
 measures
 required.

He
 stressed
 the
 need
 for
 those
 harbouring
 dreams
 of
 becoming
 professional
 drift
 drivers
 to
 start
 their
 careers
 with
 drift
 simulators.

“I
 had
 been
 drifting
 for
 such
 a
 long
 time,
 got
 a
 lot
 of
 experience
 but
 d u r i n g C o v i d 1 9 , I h a d a d r i f t
 s i m u l a t o r a n d m y d r i v i n g
 improved
 a
 lot.
 T o
 me,
 with
 the
 advancement
 in
 the
 sport,
 it
 is
 the
 best
 tool
 to
 start
 with,”
 Daham
 t o l d j o u r n a l i s t s o n M o n d a y i n
 Nairobi.

“He
 is
 a
 very
 nice
 guy W e
 are
 both
 into
 motorsports
 and
 love
 driving
 cars.
 It
 was
 a
 great
 experience
 learning
 about
 a
 different
 car
 and
 s e t u p f r o m w h a t w e w o u l d
 n o r m a l l y h a v e i n r a l l y i n g , ” s a i d
 Patel
 after
 meeting
 Daham.

At
 Boosted
 Auto
 Garage,
 Daham
 was
 pleased
 with
 the
 work
 done
 by
 b u i l d e r s
 a n d
 t u n e r s H e
 a d v i s e d
 t h e m t o
 p u s h
 t h e m s e l v e s
 c o n t i n u a l ly
 so
 as
 to
 l e a r n
 more.

“ I l i k e t o
 p r o m o t e d r i f t i n g a n d t o t e a c h
 p e o p l e a b o u t
 b u i l d i n g ca rs
 a n d
 how
 to
 avoid
 mistakes.
 Hopefully ,
 we
 are
 going
 to
 have
 a
 wonderful
 show
 on
 Saturday ,”
 he
 said.

“ T u n i n g i s a t r i c k y t h i n g u n l i k e
 drifting.
 There
 is
 no
 one
 tip
 on
 how
 t o b e c o m e b e t t e r A n y s m a l l
 m i s t a k e c o u l d r u i n a c a r , t h e
 pistons
 or
 the
 bearings.
 The
 more
 c a r s y o u t u n e t h e b e t t e r y o u
 become.”

D a h a m i s a u n i q u e d r i f t d r i v e r
 because,
 unlike
 the
 rest,
 he
 builds
 his
 own
 cars
 for
 competition.

He
 will
 end
 his
 tour
 of
 Kenya
 with
 a
 d r i f t e r s ' c l i n i c a t K e n y a t t a
 International
 Convention
 Centre
 in
 Nairobi
 on
 Saturday
 where
 he
 will
 a l s o t h r i l l p a r t i c i p a n t s i n h i s
 t r e a s u r e d L e x u s R C F c a r
 christened
 “Katana”.

“Katana”
 means
 the
 sword
 of
 the
 Samurai
 in
 Japanese
 language.

Daham
 said
 that
 it
 cost
 him
 around
 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 d o l l a r s ( a b o u t
 Sh36,330,000)
 to
 build
 his
 car ,
 and
 safety
 measures
 alone
 cost
 20,
 000
 dollars
 (about
 Sh2,422,000).

MET A
INTRODUCES
 QUES T
P RO

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

Tech
 giant
 Mark
 Zuckerberg
 has

 announced
 that
 his
 company ,
 Meta,
 is
 i n t r o d u c i n g M e t a
 Quest
 Pro
 to
 expand
 v i r t u a l r e a l i t y i n t h e
 arena
 of
 technology . O n h i s o ffi c i a l
 F a c e b o o k ,
 Z u c k e r b e r g p o s t e d
 s a y i n g “ I n t r o d u c i n g
 Meta
 Quest
 Pro,
 our
 n e w a d v a n c e d
 h e a d s e t b u i l t t o
 e x p a n d w h a t ' s
 p o s s i b l e i n v i r t u a l
 reality .
 Now
 with
 high
 r e s o l u t i o n m i x e d
 r e a l i t y , f a c i a l
 e x p r e s s i o n s e n s o r s ,
 s e l f t r a c k i n g
 c o n t r o l l e r s , a n d
 more”.

M e t a ' s M e t a Q u e s t
 P r o i s q u i t e
 c o n v e n i e n t d u r i n g
 t h i s M e t a v e r s e e r a .

M e t a v e r s e i s a d i g i t a l
 a v a t a r ­ b a s e d u n i v e r s e
 d e s c r i b e d a s a v i r t u a l
 reality
 world
 where
 users
 can
 interact,
 play
 games
 and
 experience
 things
 or
 activities
 as
 they
 would
 in
 the
 reality .

Zuckerberg
 further
 said,
 “Quest
 Pro
 is
 the
 start
 of
 a n e w w a y t o d o
 c o l l a b o r a t i v e a n d
 c r e a t i v e w o r k i n t h e
 Metaverse.
 Mixed
 reality
 lets
 you
 create
 and
 bring
 d i g i t a l o b j e c t s i n t o t h e
 p h y s i c a l w o r l d a r o u n d
 y o u F a c e e x p r e s s i o n
 sensors
 let
 your
 avatar
 match
 your
 gestures
 and
 e x p r e s s i o n s f o r m o r e
 natural
 interactions.
 I'm
 l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o
 seeing
 what
 you
 all
 build
 w i t h t h i s n e w
 technology”.

Earlier
 this
 year ,
 the
 tech
 giant
 promised
 to
 invest

i n M e t a v e r s e b y
 h i r i n g 1 0 , 0 0 0 E U
 b a s e d M e t a v e r s e
 developers.
 He
 was
 among
 other
 Big
 tech
 c o m p a n i e s b i d d e r s
 i n c l u d i n g M i c r o s o f t ,
 S a m s u n g , W a l m a r t ,
 M c D o n a l d s a n d
 g a m i n g c o m p a n i e s
 just
 to
 list
 a
 few
 that
 h a v e i n v e s t e d i n t o
 M e t a v e r s e t o
 i n c r e a s e r e t u r n s f o r
 their
 firms.

Considering
 the
 fact
 t h a t t e c h n o l o g y h a s
 c o n t r i b u t e d
 i m m e n s e l y t o
 e n v i r o n m e n t a l
 d e g r a d a t i o n , M e t a ' s
 n e w s t r i d e s a r e
 r e p o r t e d l y e c ofriendly

“

T h e t e c h n o l o g y i n
 o u r d a t a c e n t e r s i s
 p r e t t y w i l d T h e y ' r e

b a s i c a l l y l i k e a
 g i a n t
 s u p e r c o m p u t e r ,
 p o w e r i n g o u r
 g l o b a l
 infrastructure
 and
 f u t u r e a d v a n c e s
 i n A I a n d t h e
 metaverse.
 W e're
 always
 improving
 o u r d e s i g n s a n d
 b u i l d i n g m o r e ,
 including
 our
 new
 p l a n t o a d d 2
 million
 square
 feet
 t o o u r E a g l e
 M o u n t a i n D a t a
 C e n t e r i n U t a h T h i s o n e u s e s
 less
 water
 to
 cool
 our
 servers
 more
 e ffi c i e n t l y . A l l o f
 o u r d a t a c e n t e r s
 run
 on
 100%
 renewable
 energy .”

U s e r s o n M e t a ' s
 F a c e b o o k , I n s t a g r a m
 a n d W h a t s a p p s o c i a l
 p l a t f o r m s h a d s t a r t e d
 d r o p p i n g d u e t o t h e
 competition
 created
 by
 t h e e m e r g e n c e a n d
 subsequent
 popularity
 of
 T i k T o k a n d Y o u T u b e M o r e o v e r , M e t a f a c e d
 h i t s f r o m A p p l e I n c ' s
 (AAPL.O)
 whose
 privacy
 changes
to
the
operating
 system
 made
 it
 harder
 for
 b r a n d s t o t a r g e t a n d
 m e a s u r e t h e i r a d s o n
 F a c e b o o k a n d
 Instagram.

R e g a r d l e s s , t h e e v e r
 a d v a n c i n g d i g i t a l w o r l d
 c o u p l e d w i t h a d v a n c e d
 h e a d s e t s c o u l d t e l l a
 whole
 lot
 different
 story
 for
 Meta.

F A S H I O N

B e l l a
 H a d i d ' s
 S p r a y - o n - D r e s s

D u r i n g
 P a r i s
 F a s h i o n
 W e e k

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

s t y l e ; v i n t a g e / a n t i q u e ,
 out
 of
 season/
 trend
 of
 course
 trendy/
 seasonal
 styles
 like
 the
 one
 that
 was
 sprayed
 onto
 Hadid
 a t t h e P a r i s f a s h i o n
 week,
 Coperni
 show

1.
 Bella
 Hadid
 shined
 the
 P a r i s F a s h i o n W e e k a t
 the
 Copreni
 show
 when
 she
 modelled
 up
 stage
 in
 nothing
 but
 a
 G­string
 but
 s h e l e f t t h e s t a g e i n a
 stylish
 jaw
 dropping
 dress
 given
 her
 on
 the
 stage.

2 T h e A m e r i c a n m o d e l
 had
 a
 stylish
 white
 high
 slit
 off
 shoulder
 sleeves
 h i g h ­ t e c h d r e s s s p r a y
 painted
 on
 her
 by
 three
 a s s i s t a n t s u s i n g p i s t o l s
 w e b b y l a u n d e r. H a d i d
 modelled
 throughout
 the
 spraying
 with
 spray
 paint
 of
 the
 high­tech
 dress
 on
 f r o m a c a n t h r o u g h
 sprayers
 onto
 her
 body
 t h a t h a s b l o w n t h e
 internet.

3 . T h e d r e s s t h a t w a s
 f a s h i o n e d b y t h e

A m e r i c a n m o d e l w a s
 spray
 painted
 on
 her
 by
 t h r e e a s s i s t a n t s u s i n g
 p i s t o l s w e b b y l a u n d e r Consider
 this
 dress
 as
 a
 c o m b i n a t i o n o f s c i e n c e
 and
 fashion.

T h e f a s h i o n g e n i u s e s +
 s c i e n t i s t s b e h i n d t h e
 masterpiece
 are
 from
 a
 London
 based
 company ,
 fabrican
 L TD
 created
 by
 Dr .
 Manel
 T orress
 back
 in
 2 0 0 3 , a n d h a s b e e n
 whistle
 blown
 since
 the
 P a r i s f a s h i o n w e e k ,
 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2
 F a s h i o n e d b y B e l l a
 Hadid.

The
 dress
 is
 a
 high
 tech
 f a s h i o n m a s t e r p i e c e
 i n s p i r e d b y m e r e l y
 canned
 cheese
 and
 spray
 cheese.
 This
 high­
 tech
 fashion
 was
 invented
 by

Dr
 Monel,
 T orres.
 It
 is
 an
 invention
 of
 a
 fabric
 made
 from
 synthetic
 polymers
 t h a t i s o n l y g a r b e d b y
 s p r a y i n g o n D r T o r r e s
 was
 one
 of
 the
 fashion
 technicians
 who
 dressed/
 sprayed
 Hadid
 on
 stage.

4.The
 dress
 is
 a
 fabrican,
 a
 liquid
 fabric
 that
 actually
 t r a n s f o r m s t o a n o n w o v e n m a t e r i a l o n t h e
 s k i n / b o d y c r e a t i n g a
 "second
 skin"
 when
 the
 L i q u i d p o l y m e r a s p e c t s
 a r e c o m b i n e d w i t h t h e
 n a t u r a l a n d s y n t h e t i c
 aspects
 (In
 aerosol
 can).
India
 times

But
 the
 "second
 skin"
 is
 actually
 a
 material
 fabric
 g a r b e d l i k e a n y o t h e r
 c l o t h e s a n d c a n b e
 m a n i p u l a t e d i n t o a n y

5.
 This
 spray­on
 dress
 has
 however
 not
 been
 celebrated
 by
 all
 social
 e n v i r o n m e n t s . A n t i ­ f a s t
 f a s h i o n p r o d u c t s l i k e
 e n v i r o n m e n t a l i s t s h a v e
 n o t w e l c o m e d t h e
 i n v e n t i o n b e c a u s e i t
 g i v e s a n o t h e r l e v e l o f
 fast
 fashion
 (as
 fast
 as
 c a n n e d c l o t h e s w o r n b y
 q u i c k l y s p r a y i n g o n ) , e ­
 waste
 and
 generally
 pollution
 i m p a c t e d f r o m t h e u s e o f
 s y n t h e t i c p o l y m e r s Y e t ,
 a d v a n c i n g o n t h e s a m e
 technology
 could
 be
 another
 innovative
 way
 of
 enhancing
 recycling.

POV

I
 can't
 but
 notice
 the
 similarly
 between
 the
 spray­on
 dress
 t h a t w a s f a s h i o n e d a t t h e
 P a r i s f a s h i o n w e e k t o t h e
 muslin
 daka.
 Both
 material
 are
 majestic
 and
 uncommon
 f a b r i c s m a d e t o e l e g a n t
 dresses.
 Except,
 the
 muslin
 daka
 Is
 a
 revamping
 ancient
 fabric
 from
 as
 far
 as
 centuries
 ago
 and
 is
 originally
 100%
 o r g a n i c a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l
 f r i e n d l y w h i l e t h e s p r a y o n
 fabric
is
synthetic,
one
of
the
 deadliest
 component
 to
 the
 environment.

A F R I T A I N M E N T

N O L L Y W O O D ' S

A B U B A K R A

D O W N S
 T O O L S

N o l l y w o o d
 a c t r e s s
 H a l i m a
 Abudakar
 created
 a
 s o c i a l m e d i a b u z z
 mid
 this
 week
 after
 t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t
 t h a t s h e h a d
 a b a n d o n e d h e r
 acting
 career . I n a n o w w i d e l y

publicized
 Instagram
 p o s t , H a l i m a ' s
 m a n a g e m e n t s a i d ,
 “ H a l i m a A b u b a k a r
 quit
 acting.
 W e
 are
 so
 g r a t e f u l f o r a l l t h e
 prayers...
 God
 bless
 you
 all,
 but
 as
 from
 t o d a y , s h e w i l l n o
 longer
 act.
 It
 is
 her
 wish.

“

W e l o v e y o u a l l .
 T h a n k y o u f o r t h e
 s u p p o r t . S h e i s s o
 downcast.
 She
 really
 did
 love
 acting.
 Thank
 you.”

The
 actress
 has
 been
 b a t t l i n g a n
 undisclosed
 sickness
 for
 some
 time
 now .

T h e a i l m e n t h a s
 taken
 her
 off­screen
 in
 a
 space
 of
 3
 years
 and
 according
 to
 her
 management, the
 announcement
 is
 to
 allow
 her
 focus
 on
 h e r h e a l t h a n d
 a d e q u a t e m e d i c a l
 t r e a t m e n t . A d a p t e d
 from
 V anguard

B Y :
A yishie tu
A siedu

AFRIC AN
RECIP ES

W I T H
 V E R O N I C A
 N S A M A

Aw o n d e r f u l
 meal
 goes
 well
 w i t h a
 refreshing
 beverage.
 It
 makes
 it
 even
 more
 e x c i t i n g w h e n t h e
 b e v e r a g e i s
 h o m e m a d e . T h i s
 w e e k ' s s e g m e n t o n
 A f r i c a n R e c i p e s w i l l
 f o c u s o n T e j , a
 t r a d i t i o n a l E t h i o p i a n
 honey
 wine.

INGREDIENTS

2 p o u n d s o f r o w
 honey

5ltrs
 of
 water

8
 oz
 of
 brewing
 hops
 stems

4
 oz
 of
 Aroma
 hops
 stems.

How
 to
 Prepare

First
 step,
 mix
 the
 honey
 with
 the
 hop
 stems
 in
 a
 mixing
 container
 or
 bowl,
 and
 sock
 it
 for
 3
 good
 d a y s a t r o o m
 temperature.

After
 3
 days,
 scoup
 out
 6
 c u p s o f t h e h o n e y
 mixture
 together
 with
 the
 hop
 stems
 and
 boil
 it
 for
 15
 minutes
 on
 low
 heat.

heat.
 Leave
 it
 to
 cool
 and
 pour
 it
 back
 into
 the
 mixing
 container .

Then
 cover
 it
 (seal)

 for
 15
 days
 and
 this
 s h o u l d b e d o n e a t
 room
 temperature.

After
 15
 days,
 if
 you
 discover
 that
 it's
 too

d r y

p o u r i n a c u p o f
 h o n e

a

d

e t i t r e s t
 overnight.

Note:
 Y ou
 can
 add
 water
 and
more
hop
stems
if
at
 all
 it
 turns
 out
 to
 be
 very
 sweet.

Let
 it
 ferment.

A n d o n c e i t h a s
 fermented,
 strain
 it
 and
 serve
 it
 cold.

UY

Main
Responsibilities

Qualifications:

-
F ull
Gr

N I G E R I A N F I R S T

L A D Y ' S
 A P O L O G Y

S T I R S
 P U B L I C
 A N G E R

Pidgin,
 Aisha
 Buhari
 said
 it
 was
 befitting
 t o a p o l o g i z e t o
 N i g e r i a n s f o r a n y
 governance
 failures
 u n d e r t h e B u h a r i
 regime.

"People
 expected
 so
 much
 from
 us.
 And
 maybe,
 after
 seven
 y e a r s , w e h a v e n ' t
 d o n e t o t h e i r
 e x p e c t a t i o n . O n l y
 God
 knows
 what
 is
 in
 s o m e b o d y ' s m i n d , "
 F i r s t L a d y A i s h a
 said.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e
 F i r s t L a d y , t h e
 government
 tried
 its
 best
 to
 serve
 Africa's
 m o s t p o p u l o u s
 c o u n t r y b u t t h e
 l e a d e r ' s b e s t m a y
 not
 have
 been
 the
 b e s t t o s o m e

Nigerians

" S o t h e
 g o v e r n m e n t t h e y
 h a v e r e a l l y t r i e d T h e y h a v e d o n e
 t h e i r b e s t , b u t
 maybe
 it
 is
 still
 not
 the
 best
 to
 others."

" T o t h e m , t h e y h a v e
 d o n e t h e i r b e s t o n l y
 God
knows.
So
we
must
 apologise
 to
 Nigerians.

W h e t h e r w e h a v e m e t
 with
 their
 expectation
 or
 not,"
 Mrs
 Buhari
 added.

T h o u g h M r s B u h a r i d i d
 n o t s p e c i f y a r e a s s h e
 t h i n k s t h e N i g e r i a n
 g o v e r n m e n t c o u l d h a v e
 done
 a
 better
 job,
 social
 m e d i a c o m m e n t a t o r s
 h a v e s t r o n g l y c r i t i c i z e d
 the
 apology

I n h e r F a c e b o o k
 s t a t e m e n t , O b i o m a

s a i d , " A i s h a B u h a r i
 s h o u l d d o m u c h m o r e
 than
 mere
 apology
 about
 t h e f a i l u r e o f t

g

blind
 can
 see
 that."

t h e r s h a v e h a d t h e
 following
 to
 say:

" T h e y s h o u l d a l s o
 a p o l o g i z e t o s o u t h e r n
 Cameronians
 for
 illegally
 k i d n a p p i n g o u r l e a d e r s
 and
 renditioning
 them
 to
 t o r t u r e c h a m b e r s i n
 Y aounde.
 T rying
 so
 hard
 to
 f r u s t r a t e o u r q u e s t f o r
 freedom,"
 Kemira
 Akenji

"That
 is
 humility .
 A sign
 of
 humbleness.
 W e
 are
 all
 human
 beings
 a n d h u m a n b e i n g s a r e
 never
 satisfied
 so
 the
 only
 w a y t o s a t i s f y a h u m a n
 b e i n g i s t o a p o l o g i z e , "
 Wilson
 Mbezyina

" S h e i s a p o l o g i z i n g
 b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e p u t
 bribing
 and
 corruption
 as
 the
 first
 job
 opportunity
 in
 Nigeria,"
 Angela
 Pretty

I n t h e l a s t t w o y e a r s ,
 Buhari
 regime
 has
 faced
 g r o w i n g c r i t i c i s m f o r i t s
 blantant
 failure
 to
 control

I s l a m i s t v i o l e n c e a n d
 a r m e d g a n g s ,
 i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d
 c o r r u p t i o n , e t h n i c
 d i v i s i o n s , w i d e s p r e a d
 unemployment
 as
 well
 as
 c a r r y i n g o u t b r u t a l
 c r a c k d o w n s o n c i t i z e n
 protest
 movements
 such
 as
 #EndSARS.

P r e s i d e n t B u h a r i l e a v e s
 o ffi c e i n F e b r u a r y n e x t
 year
 after
 serving
 his
 two
 consecutive
 constitutional
 terms.