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Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok stars in Nigeria’s Kano state for defaming the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The TikTokers, Mubarak Muhammad alias Unique Pikin and Nazifi Muhammad Bala, had pleaded guilty and asked for leniency. But the judge ordered them to be given 20 lashes each, …

Senegalese president Macky Sall reacted on social networks after reports that Sadio Mané will miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar due to injuries. Released on injury yesterday with Bayern Munich against the Werder Bremen (6-1) after 20 minutes of play, Sadio Mané will live a big blow since he …

A Nairobi court ordered the pilots of Kenya Airways to come to work on Wednesday and, for the moment, to cancel their strike. The pilots have been refusing to work in protest over the suspension of contributions to their retirement fund by Kenya Airways management. The judge, Anna Ngubuini Mwaure, …

Congolese fighter planes have bombed M23 rebel positions in the east of the country, causing people to flee into neighbouring Uganda, local media reported. A rebel spokesman said the jets deliberately targeted civilian settlements around the Sabyinyo volcano. The military denied the accusation. Kinshasa accuses Kigali of supporting the M23 …

Nigerian actress-turned-politician, Tonto Dikeh has revealed that she was always taken care of by her father and stepmother, adding that they never made her miss her biological mother. In all her 37 years on earth, she counts herself fortunate to have not known her biological mother. In an interview where …

A man who was scantily clad and gave the impression of a mentally ill person has been arrested with a bag full of dead babies in Nigeria. It was learned that the man’s movement aroused the suspicions of passersby who demanded to know the contents of his bag. The suspect …

At least 14 passengers were burnt to death along Gaya-Wudil road in Kano State,in Nigeria, following an accident involving a Toyota Hummer bus and a Hyundai jeep confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps. The bus belonging to Kano Line, was coming from Gombe State when it collided with the …

A Ghana Police Service Chief Inspector, known in his neighborhood as a staunch Arsenal supporter, has died while watching a match between Arsenal and Chelsea, the MyNewsGh website has reported. He collapsed after the full-time whistle was blown at the match viewing center during the Chelsea vs Arsenal match. He …

Several residents of Mukono District in central Uganda have accused religious leaders, traditional healers and witchdoctors of spreading wrong information about Ebola Virus Disease which has so far 135 people and killed 53 in the country, Dailymonitor reported. According to local leaders, religious leaders, witchdoctors and traditional healers in the …

October 2022 was the hottest month ever recorded in Europe, the European climate change service Copernicus announced on Tuesday, in the wake of a record summer. “Average temperatures were nearly 2°C above the 1991-2020 reference period”, said Copernicus in a press release, which had already announced that the summer of …