Africa

A policeman shot a trader as police invaded the market to make an arrest, but was resisted by traders at Alaba Rago market in Lagos State, Nigeria. The situation resulted in a clash between the policemen from the Okokomaiko division and the traders. A policeman was said to have fired …

A tiger that escaped from a private farm in South Africa over the weekend has been killed, local media reported. The tiger was the subject of a massive search after it escaped from a farm in Walkerville, south of Johannesburg. It attacked a person, two dogs and a pig while …

A 27-year-old electrician has been sentenced to life in prison for deflowering the eight-year-old daughter of a man who sheltered him in Nigeria, according to reports. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had convincingly proved the charge of defilement against the convict. The prosecution submitted that the survivor was …

A Zimbabwean Form 6 school girl, aged 17, has died within 30 minutes after she was bitten by the highly venomous snake a black mamba while in class. The deceased returned to the classroom after sports and was struck on the thigh by the black mamba, which had somehow slithered …

Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain, Lionel Messi has joined a campaign to help visually impaired Ethiopians. In a social media post, the football star said he was honoured to team up with assistive devices company OrCam to donate visual aids to Ethiopians. Impaired vision is one of the main public health …

A church building has suddenly collapsed, killing a two-year-old girl and also causing body injuries to a 45-year-old man at Abuakwa, kumasi, Ghana, according to reports. “The man and the girl were passing by when the building collapsed while the church building was under construction but caved in,” according to …

Officers from the Lagos Police Command arrested a couple for assaulting two minors belonging to the woman’s ex-husband, local media reported. The woman with the help of her new lover subjected the children to assault, according to reports. Unhappy with the assaults, the couple’s neighbors reportedly called the police who …

A man and his lover have died in a fire incident in his house in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The man invited his girlfriend to his house then interrogated her over an alleged affair she had with another man, which led to …

South African opposition groups, a trade union and business owners have threatened to sue the government over the crippling blackouts in the country, local media reported. They have given the government up to Friday to stabilise electricity supply or face legal action for contravening its duty to provide electricity. They …

Veteran Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie, has debunked rumors of being struck with cancer on her Instagram page on Sunday, January 15, 2023. The Nollywood actress clarified the said rumors, while establishing that she only spoke of having a cancer scare. According to Mercy Johnson, her earlier statement about having …