Former Russian president, and now deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council, Dmitry Medvedev, on Thursday warned NATO allies that a potential Russian defeat in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war. Alerts from the Kremlin to NATO are increasing as Western countries announce, in turn, delivering weapons or tanks in …
Read More »29-year-old man found hanging in his room
A 29-year-old man was found dead hanging from a crossbar inside his room in Bibiani, in Ghana’s North West Region, according to reports. “The mother of the deceased went to check up on him son and found him hanging dead in his room,” according to Adom News. Some residents gave …
Read More »Nigeria: last hostages of train station kidnap rescued
The authorities in Edo state in southern Nigeria says the last two hostages from a group of people who were kidnapped from a train station in the state almost two weeks ago have now been released. Seven suspects, including two village chiefs, have also been arrested and are currently in …
Read More »Ghana: a security man found dead in his room
A 38-year-old security man was found dead in strange circumstances in Kpandai Zongo, a suburb of the Northern Region of Ghana. The decomposing body was discovered after neighbors invaded his room to investigate the source of an unusual odor emanating from his room. The deceased who was a worker of …
Read More »Disabled man jailed for human trafficking in Kenya
A man at the centre of a BBC African Eye investigation has been found guilty of trafficking disabled people in Kenya and ordered to pay a fine of 30,000,000 Kenyan shillings or face 30 years in prison. Many were taken from their parents with the promise of a better life. …
Read More »Fire destroys many properties in Anambra
15 shops were razed following a fire outbreak at the Isuanuocha community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The shop owners had gone home when a security man on duty noticed the brazen fire from one of the shops and started alerting the people,” according to …
Read More »10-year-old boy shot and killed another 11 -year-old child because…
A 10-year-old in Mexico shot and killed another 11-year-old because he beat him at video games, several Mexican media reported Wednesday. The attacker shot the victim with a pistol that he picked up at the family home in a miserable area of the state of Veracruz (southeast). The two children …
Read More »8-year-old wealthy heiress gives up millions in diamonds to become a nun
Devanshi Sanghvi, heiress of the jewelry business Sanghvi and Sons in the Indian city of Surat (Gujarat, west) has decided to give up her fortune to become a nun in a strict religious order of the Jain faith. Renouncing a fortune of millions of dollars in diamonds, the eight-year-old Indian …
Read More »Man arrested for stealing teenager’s phone in Nigeria
Police have arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly used a cutlass to steal a teenager’s phone at the Okerube bus stop in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “I was standing with my cutlass at Okerube Bus Stop when the boy was passing by. I requested that he give …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni speaks against LGBT campaigns
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against campaigns supporting rights of homosexuals in the country. The president described homosexuality as “nonsense” during remarks made on Wednesday at a graduation ceremony at the National Defence College. Mr Museveni said he was glad to have attended a recent meeting in the …
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