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The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested three people suspected of arms smuggling in Savelugu, in Ghana’s Northern Region. The suspects were apprehended on May 1, 2025, during an intelligence-led operation carried out at their respective hideouts. During the arrest, the police retrieved an AK-47 rifle, an SMG, a Smith …

Nine Zimbabwean women have been arrested in Harare for allegedly advertising massage services with happy endings, which are considered violations of the Criminal Law Act. According to reports, ” the women were offering sexual services for an additional charge during massage sessions, a practice that has become increasingly common in …

Widad Bertal, Morocco’s newly crowned world boxing champion in the 52-54 kg division, is juggling rigorous training with her burgeoning career as a multi-specialty nurse as she sets her sights on the 2028 Olympic Games. The 25-year-old clinched the gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Nis, Serbia, …

The Swedish police arrested a suspect on Wednesday, linked to the shooting that claimed the lives of three people and injured several others the previous night. The shooting took place on Tuesday night in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm. Police later launched a manhunt after the perpetrator fled the scene. …

An explosion struck a residential area in northern China on Wednesday, marking the second such incident in two days, according to reports. An explosion followed by a fire rocked a residential area in the Xiaodian district of Taiyuan, capital of the northern province of Shanxi, on Wednesday. The human toll …

One person has been shot dead after robbers attacked passengers in a taxi and a motorbike from Nyumoase on the Atebubu-Yeji road in the Bono East Region, Ghana. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Kobre in the Pru East District. The armed robbers …

On April 28, King Mohammed VI granted an audience to diplomats from the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, as part of the Kingdom’s relations with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The diplomatic climate between these three countries and Morocco has always been marked by sincere friendship, mutual …

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is losing members to the ruling APC, and 18 civil society figures published an open letter on April 27 accusing the Head of State of using fear and pressure. According to the signatories, these rallies to the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has sacked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform following accusations of rape. Mac-Albert Hengari was then arrested in flagrante delicto while attempting to bribe the alleged victim with $230,000 in cash. According to the authorities, the young woman was 16 at the time …

At least 12 people from Nigeria’s Bokko Ghide community, including two vigilantes, were killed by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Mohammed Timta, the Emir of Gwoza, the traditional and Islamic ruler of the area, confirmed the incident to Anadolu on Sunday …