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Kenyan President William Ruto has announced reform of the country’s police, with the aim of ending extrajudicial executions. President Ruto orders a police watchdog to draw up plans for reforms with civilian oversight. This comes just days after he disbanded a police unit alleged to be behind murders and disappearances …

Authorities in Nigeria’s Ekiti state have sentenced a 42-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl. In her statement to the Police, the victim said: “My father sent me to Iludun Ekiti from Isan Ekiti to bring his ATM card and N8,000 he kept at home. On my …

Ghanaian police have recovered the body of a man found hanging in a container alongside a railway line in Konongo, local media reported. The incident is believed to have happened at dawn. He was discovered by residents due to the hanging colourful cloth he allegedly wrapped around his neck. According …

A 58-year-old woman was found on her farm mutilated with her own cutlass and missing private parts in Fetteh Kakraba in the central region of Ghana, Adom news reported. The son of the deceased, indicated that his mother was reported missing after she failed to return from the farm. A …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned heads of security agencies for a meeting on Monday in the capital, Abuja, following terror alerts issued recently by several Western countries, media reported. The presidency said in a statement that the meeting was aimed at reviewing and strengthening the security network across the …

At 77, after having chained moments of glory and reverses of fortune while going through prison, Lula, an unsinkable icon of the Latin American left, was elected President of Brazil on Sunday, signing his return to the presidential palace in Brasilia. “Brazil is back!”, launched President-elect Lula on Sunday, advocating …

A gynecologist and in vitro fertilization expert based in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Oladipo Shittu, has debunked misconceptions in some quarters that children born through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) normally develop mental health issues during their stages of development. The medical doctor who is also a fellow of the West …

Nigeria’s Borno State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 25-year-old housewife for killing her husband, who is the chief imam of the region, with poison. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, said the victim, who was the Chief Imam of the area, returned from a mosque …

The Federal High Court in Lagos State, Nigeria has sentenced a mother of five to 10 years in prison for human trafficking and promoting prostitution. The convict was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, when she returned from Libya. She was accused of buying the victim for 300, …

Congolese singer Fally Ipupa has sent his condolences to the families of 11 people who died on Saturday during his concert in the largest stadium in the capital, Kinshasa. The stadium was packed beyond its 80,000 capacity – even the corridors were jammed, according to one witness. Reports said the …