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A Brazilian teenager killed his parents and sister at the family home, using his father’s service weapon, after feeling “very frustrated” at being deprived of his phone, according to details from the survey delivered this Wednesday, May 22. This triple homicide which shocked Brazil took place on Friday May 17, …

Thailand’s National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from the country by a British collector of antiquities. A tall bronze figure called the Standing Shiva or Golden Boy and a smaller sculpture called Kneeling Female are thought to be around 1,000 years old. …

Damini Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy has ventured into filmmaking as an executive producer in Black Mic Mac’s upcoming movie 3 Cold Dishes. “Burna Boy will be executive producing the movie through Spaceship Films, a company he co-founded with his mother, Bose Ogulu”, according to reports. The movie will …

A four-year-old boy moved his father’s vehicle unsupervised when he was left alone in the black SUV at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central region, Ghana. “The father parked on the shoulders of the road and stepped out to attend to other matters,” according to reports. The four-year-old, satisfying his curiosity, moved …

Nigerian students have been expelled from university courses and ordered to leave the UK after a currency crisis left them struggling to pay tuition fees on time. Teesside University students were blocked from their studies and reported to the Home Office after the value of Nigeria’s naira plummeted, wiping out …

Women and children have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to the authorities after years of being held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria. The 350 hostages were being held in the Sambisa forest, a hideout of the extremist group that launched an insurgency in …

Kenyan mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui has been found dead after going missing on Everest, local media reported. Mr Kirui, 40, and his Nepali guide Nawang Sherpa, 44, disappeared on Wednesday while attempting to summit Everest without supplementary oxygen, reports said. The guide is yet to be found by the search …

Chadian Prime Minister Succes Masra resigned, following the confirmation of Mahamat Idriss Deby’s victory by the constitutional council. “In accordance with the constitution, I have today presented… my resignation and that of the transitional government, which has become irrelevant with the end of the presidential election of May 6,” Masra …

Ivorian influencer Emma Lohoues has been named one of the 100 most influential personalities in Africa by The Business Executive Ghana. She will receive her award at a ceremony to be held on Thursday May 30 in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. The Empire 17 company boss will now be cited …

A 50-year-old taxi driver has been found dead on a public toilet at Assin Juaso, in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. This follows the disappearance of the victim popularly called One Day. “Residents in a state of shock, suspect he was murdered,” accoording to Adom News. …