Society

The speaker of Kenya’s parliament has directed the education ministry to investigate allegations that a university in the country has been forcing Muslim students to attend Christian religious services. Daystar University, a private Christian institution on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, is also accused of withholding grades of students …

South Africa’s provincial government in KwaZulu-Natal has announced that it will build a new palace for the Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. The KwaZulu-Natal premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube made the announcement during her State of the Province Address on Wednesday. The plan for a new palace is in line with Zulu customs …

The price of cocoa, the raw material for chocolate, reached its highest level in 47 years on international markets. This was due to a severe shortage of supply, caused by difficulties in the main cocoa-producing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast. In New York, cocoa exceeded $6,000 per tonne, while …

Two medical students have been arrested in Zambia after they were caught having gay sex in a toilet, local media reported. The pair were subjected to invasive medical checks afterwards on police orders. Police spokesman Rae Hamoonga alleged the two men were caught in a toilet cubicle together. “The individuals …

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for killing his father with a pestle in the Anglo-Jos community, Jos South Local Government Area, Nigeria. “The suspect had picked a pestle and hit his father during a disagreement,” according to reports. “The father became unconscious and was rushed to the Plateau State …

Suspected hoodlums have stabbed a 33-year-old freelance photographer in Tundun Fulani Area of Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. “The hoodlums have trailed Salawadeen to his house and stabbed him many times in the presence of his three children,” according to reports. “The killers forced their way intoapartment and killed him,” according …

Daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Sharif on became the first woman to head a province in Pakistan. She takes charge of Punjab, the country’s richest and most populous province. Following in the footsteps of her father, one of the leading figures in Pakistani politics, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, …

A popular Nigerian cast member of the US reality dating TV show 90 Day Fiancé has been missing in the US since last Friday, his wife says. Michael Ilesanmi’s whereabouts remain unknown after he left the house he shared with his wife without his belongings, his wife, Angela Deem, said …

A 34-year-old man is on the run after allegedly killing his younger brother’s pregnant wife in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. “The deceased was found with multiple cutlass wounds on her throat, neck, hand, and back but it is not clear what triggered the …

A 30-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for sodomizing a 12-year-old boy at Kasoa Adade in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region, Ghana. “The suspect lives in the same vicinity with the victim and is well-known to his family,” according to reports. “The suspect lures the boy with …