Ten fire incidents were recorded by the Ghana National Fire Service on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Accra, Ghana. This comes after a bakery and some shops were burnt at Kotobabi Abavanna Down and a similar incident at Circle Tiptoe Lane which also led to the destruction of several shops. …
Read More »EU observers denounce irregularities in Nigerian poll
A European Union observer mission has denounced the lack of transparency and operational failures in the Nigerian election, according to its preliminary findings. It said there was confidence in the independence and professionalism of the electoral body during preparations for the elections. “But public confidence has declined due to the …
Read More »A man committed suicide after a battle with cancer
A 55-year-old man committed suicide after a long battle with stomach cancer in Kiambu County, Kenya, according to reports. “The man left his bedroom to answer to a call but took too long to return to the bedroom,” according to the police. “The wife looked for him in the compound …
Read More »A man died during sex with a pastor’s wife
A man identified as an herbalist, has slumped and died while allegedly having sex with a woman at a hotel in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria, according to reports. The woman was the wife of a cleric in one of the churches in the area. “She raised …
Read More »Nigeria: 3 arrested for raping a girl after disagreement with her father
Three men were arrested by the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, in collaboration with vigilantes, for raping a 13-year-old girl over father’s sin in Nigeria’s Anambra state. Four suspects are involved in the incident. While three of them were arrested, the fourth escaped when security guards invaded …
Read More »Nigeria: burglar sentenced to 21 years for stealing rice
A burglar has been sentenced to 21 years in prison by the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, for stealing rice in Nigeria. The complainant said, “my shop was burgled twice, my foodstuffs and soup ingredients, including rice, semovita, wheat and tomato paste, among others, which I was selling, …
Read More »Billionaire Elon Musk in the sights of American authorities
The US administration is now questioning whether some of billionaire Elon Musk’s businesses should be scrutinized for national security reasons, Bloomberg reported. In this case, the Starlink satellite network, deployed by the company SpaceX, is in the sights of the authorities. Last week, Elon Musk asked the Pentagon to pay …
Read More »Nigeria: arrest of suspected billionaire drug lord
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has arrested Chief Afam Ukatu, a suspected drug dealer, described as a billionaire drug baron, while onboard a plane at Lagos airport, local media reported. In a statement, the agency said investigations had identified Mr Ukatu as a major importer of large …
Read More »South Africa: President Ramaphosa pledges fundamental economic reform
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday his country needed fundamental change to revive economic growth. Addressing the many troubles that have plagued the country in the past decade in his State of the Nation speech, Ramaphosa singled out its unreliable power supply as one of the biggest threats …
Read More »Zimbabwe: opposition leader creates new party
Nelson Chamisa, once leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has formed a new party ending years of leadership struggles that weakened the opposition. “We have lost everything except ourselves. If you want MDC Alliance, take it,” he said as he announced the launch of …
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