Around 2.4 million voters in Liberia are eligible to cast their ballots on Tuesday in a general election in which President George Weah is seeking a second term. Nineteen candidates are hoping to replace the incumbent, former football star George Weah, who is seeking a second term. The two main …
Read More »Man slits motorcyclist’s throat and robs him in Niger
A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a commercial motorcycle rider before stealing his motorcycle in the Shabalile area of Mokwa, Niger, according to reports. “The suspect boarded the motorcycle to Eppa village and while on their way, he stopped the rider and macheted him to death,” according …
Read More »12-year-old boy convicted of murder of 60-year-old woman
A 13-year-old boy pleaded guilty on Tuesday October 3 in Sheffield, northern England, admitting to having killed a 60-year-old woman last April by hitting her while he was driving the victim’s car. The sixty-year-old woman was discovered dead in front of her home on April 5, visibly hit by her …
Read More »Algeria suspends mediation over Niger coup crisis
Algeria has announced the suspension of its efforts to mediate the political crisis in Niger following the coup in July. Its foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Monday that declarations from the Nigerien authorities had raised “legitimate questions about their real willingness to follow through on their acceptance …
Read More »Cardiologist suspected of having drugged numerous women to rape them
A 35-year-old cardiologist is targeted by 51 different charges in Denver (Colorado), suspected of having drugged then sexually assaulted or raped numerous women met on dating applications, reports ABC News. At a court hearing on Friday October 6, he pleaded not guilty. The 30-year-old was arrested last March, targeted by …
Read More »Gabonese coup leader appoints new parliament
General Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of the coup d’état in Gabon, has appointed the members of a new national assembly and senate for a transitional period before elections promised for an unknown date. Army and police chiefs joined forces on August 30 to stage a bloodless coup, widely supported by …
Read More »Death toll following landslide in Cameroon rises
The death toll from Sunday’s landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé has risen to 30, with 17 others injured, says the country’s interior minister, who was on site to assess the damage, local media reported. Several homes in Mbankolo, an impoverished neighbourhood, were reduced to rubble following heavy rains. There are …
Read More »A father defiles his seven-year-old daughter
Men from the Edo State Police Command have arrested a man for allegedly deflowering his seven-year-old daughter in Idokpa community, Nigeria. The suspect was arrested after the men of Egba Division got credible information about the crime in the in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state. The suspect confessed …
Read More »Ugandan security forces block Bobi Wine’s party office
Ugandan police and military officers have blocked the main office of the National Unity Platform (NUP), the party led by opposition politician Bobi Wine. “There is heavy military deployment at our secretariat in Kamwokya, and they are currently off limits,” the NUP party shared in a post on X on …
Read More »Ghana: students arrested for beating a colleague over a man
Six students have been taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a friend who was romantically involved with the boyfriend of one of them in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Francis Tamanja told the court that the complainant received a phone call from one of the accused persons and was asked …
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