Kingsley Oyong Akam, Author at The Credibility News

UK Murder Suspect May Have Bought Gun to Kill Himself, Police Say

UK Murder Suspect May Have Bought Gun to Kill Himself, Police Say

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 July 2026

JOHANNESBURG – A man arrested in Johannesburg on Friday who is suspected of murdering his wife and two daughters in Britain bought an unlicensed gun, possibly to kill himself, South African police said. Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, appeared in a Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Monday and was remanded in...

Eight Killed, 34 Missing After Landslide Devastates Southwest China’s Chongqing

Eight Killed, 34 Missing After Landslide Devastates Southwest China’s Chongqing

Kingsley Oyong Akam18 July 2026

BEIJING — At least eight people have died and 34 remain missing after a massive landslide struck Pengshui County in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality on Friday, triggering a major rescue operation and forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents. Chinese authorities said the landslide occurred at approximately 9:08 a.m. local time, collapsing several residential...

Twenty Pupils Killed in Uganda Bus Crash as Government Bans School Outings

Twenty Pupils Killed in Uganda Bus Crash as Government Bans School Outings

Kingsley Oyong Akam18 July 2026

KAMPALA – Twenty schoolchildren died when the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from a trip to some waterfalls in eastern Uganda late on Thursday, authorities said. The government said on Friday it was banning all school excursions as the tragedy prompted outpourings of grief and online posts demanding better safety standards. Preliminary...

Peter Obi Outlines Leadership Agenda, Economic Reforms at Berlin Policy Roundtable

Peter Obi Outlines Leadership Agenda, Economic Reforms at Berlin Policy Roundtable

Kingsley Oyong Akam18 July 2026

BERLIN, Germany — Nigeria Democratic Congress -NDC presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Peter Obi has outlined his vision for Nigeria’s future, arguing that competent leadership, economic productivity, national unity, and security reforms are essential to reversing the country’s economic and social challenges. Speaking during a roundtable discussion hosted by the European Council on Foreign...

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Chokes U.S. Midwest and Northeast

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Chokes U.S. Midwest and Northeast

Kingsley Oyong Akam18 July 2026

NEW YORK – Heavy smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada enveloped a swath of the US from the Midwest to the Northeast on Thursday, prompting warnings from officials that residents should stay indoors wherever possible and avoid the acrid, unhealthy air. Detroit registered the worst air quality of any city in the world on...

Oscar-Winning Irish Actress Brenda Fricker Dies at 81

Oscar-Winning Irish Actress Brenda Fricker Dies at 81

Kingsley Oyong Akam18 July 2026

DUBLIN – Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for playing the determined mother of disabled artist Christy Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,” has died at the age of 81 after a period of ill health, her agent said on Friday. Fricker, described as among the most respected Irish...

Andy Burnham Becomes Labour Leader, Sets Sights on Downing Street

Andy Burnham Becomes Labour Leader, Sets Sights on Downing Street

Kingsley Oyong Akam18 July 2026

LONDON – Andy Burnham, nicknamed the “King of the North,” was elected leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a decade on a pledge to thwart the rise of the populist Reform UK. Burnham, who earned the regal moniker for his determination as mayor...

‘This Is the End of My Political Journey’ – UK’s Starmer Final PMQs

Kingsley Oyong Akam16 July 2026

LONDON, England – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer took questions from lawmakers in parliament in his final Prime Minister’s Questions session on Wednesday, July 15, before he steps down from office. “This is the end of my political journey. In six years, I went from historic defeat in 2019 to historic victory in 2024. And...

Peter Obi Highlights Nigeria’s Potential at High-Level ECFR Roundtable in Berlin

Peter Obi Highlights Nigeria’s Potential at High-Level ECFR Roundtable in Berlin

Kingsley Oyong Akam16 July 2026

BERLIN, Germany – Former Anambra State Governor, Labour Party presidential candidate 2023, and Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi on Wednesday participated in a prestigious international roundtable organised by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), focused on Nigeria’s future trajectory. The closed-door discussion, titled “Nigeria in 2027 and Beyond,” convened policymakers, diplomats,...

Teen Venezuela Quake Survivor Mourns Friends She Says Will Stay ‘Young Forever’

Teen Venezuela Quake Survivor Mourns Friends She Says Will Stay ‘Young Forever’

Kingsley Oyong Akam12 July 2026

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela – Maria Alejandra Sanz turned away when she heard rescue workers had pulled the lifeless body of one of her best friends from the rubble of a building levelled by twin earthquakes that struck the state of La Guaira in northern Venezuela last month. The 17-year-old high school student had lain in...

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