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Three people have died and seven others were injured when a mosque collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Femi Osanyintolu said “the mosque collapsed while prayer was ongoing”. “Following an extensive exercise, the final casualty report …

At least 10 people were killed and 160 others kidnapped after a deadly raid on a village in Nigeria’s Niger state, local media reported. A large number of armed men, suspected to be from Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram, invaded Kuchi village on Friday night. “Those kidnapped were mostly …

Tens of thousands of genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes have been released in Djibouti in an effort to stop the spread of an invasive species that transmits malaria, the BBC reported. The friendly non-biting male Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, developed by Oxitec, a UK-based biotechnology company, carry a gene that kills female …

Nigeria’s National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has announced the Federal Government’s approval of a new regulation prohibiting the depiction of money rituals and the glamorization of vices in Nigerian films. This decision was disclosed by Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of NFVCB, during a National Stakeholders Engagement on …

Chadian interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has been sworn in as the country’s new president, three years after taking power following the death of his father Idriss Deby Itno. His inauguration comes the day after the resignation of his rival, Prime Minister Succes Masra, who obtained 18.54% of the votes. …

At least eleven people have been killed and two others injured after the explosion of a sugar factory in Tanzania’s eastern district of Mvomero, local media reported, citing authorities. The explosion occurred at about 01:00 local time on Thursday [23:00 GMT Wednesday] at a factory run by Mtibwa Sugar Estates …

A Brazilian teenager killed his parents and sister at the family home, using his father’s service weapon, after feeling “very frustrated” at being deprived of his phone, according to details from the survey delivered this Wednesday, May 22. This triple homicide which shocked Brazil took place on Friday May 17, …

Thailand’s National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from the country by a British collector of antiquities. A tall bronze figure called the Standing Shiva or Golden Boy and a smaller sculpture called Kneeling Female are thought to be around 1,000 years old. …

Damini Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy has ventured into filmmaking as an executive producer in Black Mic Mac’s upcoming movie 3 Cold Dishes. “Burna Boy will be executive producing the movie through Spaceship Films, a company he co-founded with his mother, Bose Ogulu”, according to reports. The movie will …

A four-year-old boy moved his father’s vehicle unsupervised when he was left alone in the black SUV at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central region, Ghana. “The father parked on the shoulders of the road and stepped out to attend to other matters,” according to reports. The four-year-old, satisfying his curiosity, moved …