Police have arrested a 17-year-old girl who allegedly stabbed her adoptive mother to death in Oda, Akure, Nigeria. “The deceased’s family claimed the suspect was suffering from mental illness,” according to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami. “The decomposing body of the deceased was found at her …
Read More »Son killed 75-year-old father to death
A man has been arrested for macheting his father to death over a parcel of land in Uruting Village, Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. “The 75-year-old deceased owned numerous parcels of land in the state,” according to his son. “The deceased sold some of the land, …
Read More »Airline offers 90 free tickets to baby born mid-flight
In a message published on Saturday March 16, the Mexican national airline Aeroméxico reported a birth which took place during a flight which linked Mexico City to Ciudad Juárez the day before. “We welcomed a new passenger in mid-flight! His birth is something extraordinary that touched our hearts,” we can …
Read More »Sudanese football club will now play in the Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzania has agreed to let Sudanese football club Al Hilal compete in their premier league, while war continues to rage in Sudan. Al Hilal will compete in the Tanzania Mainland Premier League starting in August, under special conditions. The Sudanese club will not be able to win the league and …
Read More »Boy drowns in stream at Gomoa Potsin
11-year-old boy has died after drowning in a stream at Gomoa Potsin in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased had gone swimming with his friends when the unfortunate incident occurred,” reports said. The death of the deceased has deeply affected his relatives and the community …
Read More »Bar managers detained in Russia for LGBT+ “extremism”
The managers of a bar in the Urals in Russia were placed in pre-trial detention for LGBT+ “extremism”, a court in the city of Orenburg announced this Wednesday. “This is the first criminal case of this type in Russia after the Supreme Court’s decision to classify the LGBT movement as …
Read More »No bail for Zimbabwean cult leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa
The leader of a religious sect in Zimbabwe has been denied bail after his arrest last week for suspected child abuse. Ishmael Chokurongerwa was charged with exploiting minors after police found 251 children working on his farm. Unregistered graves, believed to be of infants, were also found. The self-proclaimed Apostolic …
Read More »Nigeria launches mega solar power plant to strengthen national grid
Nigeria has signed an agreement for the construction of a 20 MW hybrid hydro-solar power plant, the first phase of a 300 MW project. The project is part of the country’s plan to transition to clean and renewable energy solutions. The project will be built in Shiroro, in the central …
Read More »The US concerned about drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau
US Ambassador Michael Raynor expressed US concern over drug trafficking, human trafficking and respect for the values of democracy, including the freedoms of citizens in Guinea-Bissau. Recently, there have been reports of heavy drug circulation in Guinea-Bissau. Former Guinean Prime Minister Nuno Nabiam himself denounced it, but the Bissau authorities …
Read More »Nigeria: at least 100 people kidnapped by armed men during weekend attacks
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped around 100 people, including women and children, in two weekend attacks in Kaduna state, residents and police said on Monday. Kidnappings by criminal gangs demanding ransoms have become an almost daily occurrence in Nigeria, especially in the north, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them. Kaduna …
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