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The mayor of a town in western Mexico was assassinated this Monday, June 3, barely 24 hours after the triumphant election of the country’s first woman, Claudia Sheinbaum, the regional government said. The government of the state of Michoacan condemned “the homicide of the municipal president (editor’s note: mayor) of …

At least five people dead after a violent strrom hit Bauchi State in northern Nigeria, according to the first toll. The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, announced in a statement, that heavy rains and a strong storm had occurred in Bauchi. Ahmed Mohammed Wakil noted that …

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said that from July looser eligibility criteria would allow “permanent residents who have lived in Australia for 12 months” to serve in its military. Recruitment of British, Canadian, New Zealand and American citizens will be favored, he added. Australia has a very large coastline but …

A man arrested in connection with the disappearance of two Ghanaian friends, whose decomposing bodies were found near his home in Abia State, Nigeria. The body was reportedly discovered in a bizarre state on Monday, June 3, 2024, by a team of Police officers as part of investigations. Nigerian activist, …

Millions of Nigerians are without electricity after the national grid was shut down as part of a general strike over the rising cost of living. The country was plunged into darkness shortly after 02:00 local time (01:00 GMT) when union members prevented operators at the country’s power control rooms from …

kumawood actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lilwin has been arrested by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Manhyia Divisional Police Command. The Police explained the delayed arrest was due to his ill health. This is in connection with an accident which led to the death of …

At the invitation of the President of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, President Nana Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Friday May 31, 2024 for Seoul, Korea. President Akufo-Addo is leading the Ghanaian delegation to this year’s edition of the Korea-Africa Summit scheduled to be held from 4th to 5th June, 2024 in …

Elected this Sunday, June 2, President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum becomes the first woman to occupy this position. Here’s everything we should know about her. Coming from a politically engaged family, the left-wing candidate and former mayor of Mexico City promises to fight against the violence hitting her country. Born …

Lightning struck a tree in the grounds of a castle, injuring 18 people in the north of the Czech Republic this Sunday, June 2, emergency services said, revising an initial report which reported at least 13 injured . The incident took place in the park of Liberec-Vratislavice Castle, about 90 …

A housewife has been accused of killing her husband over alleged infidelity in at Akungba Akoko in Akoko North East Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria. “The suspect used a pestle to smash her husband’s head while he was asleep in their residence,” according too reports. The couple had been …