A Roma court on Saturday decided not to convict a 66-year-old man who admitted intentionally touching the buttocks of a 17-year-old girl, as the attack lasted “between 5 and 10 seconds”. But according to the judges, “this handful of seconds” is too short and the act, in fact, “does not …
Read More »A girl fleeing from a dog dies from electrocution
A 13-year-old girl was electrocuted to death while fleeing from a dog in the grounds of her home in the Makoko district of Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The deceased was on her way to the toilet located within the premises when the dog started barking,” reports said. …
Read More »Nigeria: fake lawyer sentenced to three years in prison
A magistrate’s court in Osogbo has sentenced a 25-year-old man to three years imprisonment for falsely presenting himself as a lawyer in Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect had presented himself as a barrister at law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, duped five unsuspecting members of the public, and …
Read More »“We are not Amazon” UK Defense minister launches to Zelensky
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Wednesday that the UK is “no Amazon” when it comes to supplying arms to Ukraine. This spade is addressed to the Ukrainian president who, according to London kyiv, could show more “gratitude” towards his allies. “This war is a noble war (…) but …
Read More »Ghana urged to stop expulsion of refugees fleeing jihadists
UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has urged authorities in Ghana to stop the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso. It said it was concerned by reports that hundreds of Burkinabè citizens – mainly women and children – had been deported from Ghana after fleeing there to escape violence in their homeland. …
Read More »Nigeria: Pastor jailed for stealing chemicals
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing chemicals worth N130,000 from Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The suspect, who is a pastor, broke into a chemical shop and stolen the items,” reports said. He was caught, charged and arraigned before the …
Read More »Wagner handed over more than 2,000 military equipment to Russian army
Russian army announced on Wednesday that it had received from the paramilitary group Wagner more than 2,000 pieces of equipment, 2,500 tonnes of ammunition and 20,000 small arms, thanks to the agreement reached after its abortive rebellion in June. “The Russian Armed Forces, according to plan, are completing the reception …
Read More »A car ran over a mentally challenged man
According to reports, a mentally handicapped man was hit by a car on the Kwame Nkrumah interchange in Ghana. The accident reportedly occurred at 7:00 am on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. “The individual was struck by a vehicle while wandering through the narrow streets of the interchange,” reports said. The …
Read More »South Africa designed world’s best country to visit
Readers surveyed by the UK’s Telegraph newspaper say South Africa is the world’s best tourist destination. The right-wing paper gushes over the beauty of Cape Town, calling it “a supermodel at the foot of Table Mountain”. It also hails the “fine vintages” of South Africa’s wine country and calls the …
Read More »US wants to act as zombie drug deaths rise
The White House announced on Tuesday that it must crack down on a steep rise in deaths from overdoses of Xylazine, also known as the “zombie drug”. Xylazine is a particularly dangerous substance, originally an anesthetic for horses, regularly mixed with other drugs such as fentanyl or heroin. A study …
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