A 23-year-old man has been arrested by police in Bauchi State for allegedly raping a 10-year-old mentally handicapped boy in Nigeria’s Bauchi State. The suspect was arrested by operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace in the state, the command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, said. “The suspect lured the victim with a …
Read More »Hunter held for alleged killing of Osun man
A hunter has been arrested for shoting a resident to death in Latico area in Iwo, Osun State, Niegria, according to reports. “The suspect was attempting to evacuate the corpse when a resident of the area arrived at the scene and contacted the police,” according to reports. Police operatives dispatched …
Read More »Popular Ghanaian lawyer passes on
Nana Serwah Godson-Amamoo, a leading lawyer with the AB & David Africa law firm, has died in Dubai on Thursday, March 28. Her law firm, AB&David confirmed the sudden incident in a post on its Facebook page. She died shortly after partaking in a training session ahead of a scuba …
Read More »Kenyan doctors’ strike over salaries, training extends into third week
Kenyan public hospital doctors who have been on strike since last month convened in two major cities on Tuesday to discuss their grievances against the government, Reuters reported. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents over 7,000 members, went on strike on March 15 to demand …
Read More »Kenyan hospital to dispose of unclaimed bodies including 475 babies
Kenya’s largest public referral hospital has announced it will dispose of hundreds of unclaimed bodies currently at its morgue if family members are unwilling to collect them. “Interested members of the public are therefore requested to identify and collect the bodies within seven days, failure to which the hospital will …
Read More »10 dead in an accident on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway
Ten people, including a two-year-old child, lost their lives following a collision between several vehicles on Monday night in the Salama region along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The accident occurred at around 8:30 pm in Salama area along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. “The nine bodies were taken to the facility by the …
Read More »Famine threatens 20 million people
20 million people are severely affected by drought in southern Africa and will be unable to feed themselves until 2025, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These millions of people are in Zimbabwe, southern Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. The World Food Programme’s Country Director for Zimbabwe, …
Read More »Bees attack a church, killing a man
One person has died following a bee attack on members of the Roman Catholic Church in Owuoso, a suburb of Asante Agona in Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The Reverend Father and his congregants were holding the Good Friday Easter Mass when the swarm of bees invaded the auditorium to attack the …
Read More »Al Shabaab terrorists kill six Kenyan traders
Six Kenyan traders were brutally killed in a cross-border in the Somalia border town of Dhobley, according to reports. The victims were hawkers who regularly crossed the border to open their shops in Dhobley. “Gunmen with covered faces, suspected to be Al-Shabaab militants, arrived in a white Probox vehicle and …
Read More »Germany legalizes cannabis for recreational use from April 1
From Monday April 1, Germany will become the third country in the European Union to legalize recreational cannabis under conditions. This flagship law of the government of Social Democratic Chancellor (SPD) Olaf Scholz was adopted – 407 votes for, 226 votes against -, after having been the subject of numerous …
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