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The police has arrested a 20-year-old apprentice for killing his master at Imafon community, in the Akure South Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The deceased, an asbestos operator, smashed the phone of the suspect on the floor over a dispute and the suspect attacked his master in retaliation,” …

A Kenyan court has sentenced to death a former Kenyan policeman for the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer and two other people more than six years ago. Kenya does not carry out death sentences, even though the death verdict is allowed by law. Two other ex-policemen and a …

Emergency agencies say efforts are ongoing to rescue unidentified number of people trapped in a building which collapsed on Thursday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The three-storey building, which was under construction, is in Gwarinpa, a residential suburb. Nkechi Isa, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Management Agency, said in …

Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia was “again” threatened by German tanks, drawing a new parallel between the war against Hitler and his offensive in Ukraine. This statement comes after Berlin promised armored vehicles to Kyiv. “It’s unbelievable, but German Leopard tanks are threatening us again,” said the Russian president, …

Alerted by the death of a deer in the zoo in the city of Chilpancingo, in southern Mexico, local authorities have uncovered a vast system of embezzlement committed by the director, José Rubén Nava, who was removed from his post on January 12, reports the AP agency, relayed by The …

The latest corruption perception index released yesterday has ranked Uganda as the fourth most corrupt country in the East African Community (EAC) where it has maintained a score of 26 for the past two years, after it dropped from 28 in 2019. Globally, Uganda ranks number 142 of 180. Uganda …

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned in Kinshasa the “cruel atrocities that cover humanity with shame” in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rebelling against “the bloody and illegal exploitation of the wealth from this country”. “I address a vibrant appeal to all people, to all internal and …

Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, Reuters agency reported, citing police and a security source source on Wednesday. This is the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month. Insecurity is a big issue for voters in this …

The Catholic church in South Sudan is planning to hold special prayers on Thursday for the safe arrival of Pope Francis who is scheduled to be in the country on Friday. Pope Francis is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo where he celebrated one of his biggest Masses on …

A four-year-old child died in England on Tuesday after being attacked by a dog, several British media reported, including Sky News. Police officers were called by emergency services to intervene in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) in the south-east of the country. They were informed that a dog had attacked a child …