Africa

Popular Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing has made headlines for her decision to share dildos, also known as s3x toys, at a party for her mother’s death on Saturday, September 24, 2022 in Lagos. The party was held in Lagos and filled with glam and splendour. When the guests were ready …

A Circuit Court in Koforidua in the South Eastern Region of Ghana has sentenced a private security guard to eight (8) years imprisonment for inflicting deep match wounds on his cousin. The convict Daniel Addy, 52, will serve his jail term in hard labour and pay an amount of GHC6,000 …

Eighteen candidates are running for the highest office in Nigeria as current President Muhammadu Buhari, 79, steps down after serving the constitutionally required two terms. The campaign for the next presidential elections began on Wednesday against a backdrop of security and economic crisis. There are two main candidates: Bola Ahmed …

A 14-year-old pregnant girl and other children were rescued from being trafficked from the central region to Ivory Coast, Joynews agency reported citing James Kofi Annan, CEO of Challenging Heights. Mr Annan said the rescued children consisted of six girls and 18 boys, with one of the girls pregnant when …

A prison inmate, Richard Ofosu Dame, now free has been confessing his evil deeds including his attempt to kill his own mother, crimecheckghana website reported. Dame, however, claims that God took hold of her mother’s life and protected her despite the many traps he threw at her. Dame said he …

UNAids Uganda executive director Winnie Byanyima blasted an MP saying he “lacks the skills, competence and integrity of an MP”. MP Mwesigye Frank had accused the opposition leader Bobi Wine of double-speak using Ms Byanyima’s photos. The UN boss, who is a Ugandan national and married to politician Kizza Besigye, …

Citizen movements and civil society, including Lucha, declared a two-day general strike on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 September to denounce the authorities’ inability to deal with the M23 rebels. Organizers of the protest said the aim was to urge the authorities to react against the presence of M23 rebels …

Nigerien authorities announced temporarily suspension of oil products deliveries to Mali except for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Reuters reported. Niger said in a statement that it would also revoke authorizations already issued, but did not specify the reasons for the suspension. This decision echoes the tensions …

Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday appointed former central bank governor Njuguna Ndung’u as the new finance minister. Ndung’u, a professor of Economics, worked as the Central Bank of Kenya Governor between 2007 and 2015. He stepped down in March 2015 after serving the maximum of two four-year terms. Ndung’u, …

Scientists from more than 50 African countries gathered in Kigali for the 8th annual conference of the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association to find ways to eradicate malaria, a disease that kills more people in Africa than anywhere else. somewhere else. Every two minutes and each year a child dies of …