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A soldier of the Nigerian Army has reportedly shot himself to death in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Nigeria, according to reports. The soldier shot himself in the head on standby duty, the day Nigeria commemorated the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The bloody image that has gone viral on social …

The Central African authorities have inaugurated a digital training center and a broadband start-up incubator at the University of Bangui. This center is a reference framework for the development of fiber optics in the Central African Republic. The new center features digital equipment, a training room, technical platforms, offices, an …

A two-year-old toddler starved to death next to his dead father days after he suffered a heart attack in the United Kingdom. “The bodies were discovered by the social worker who used a key from the owner to enter the house as she had had no response after several days,” …

Former President Donald Trump has been announced as the winner justifying his status as the right-wing favorite for the November 2024 presidential election on the evening of the first Republican primary in the state of Iowa. With four criminal indictments to his name, the 77-year-old Trump is well ahead of …

One person has been shot dead in a robbery attack in Saboba, in the Northern Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased was shot after being awakened by a scuffle involving his brother, a businessman at the Saboba market, and the robbers,” reports said. “He was shot in the stomach …

At least seven members of a family have been confirmed dead following a midnight fire in the Tudun Wada area of Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. “The incident occurred as a result of a spark from an electricity plug when power was restored in the area,” according …

A mentally unstable man stabbed a worshipper with a cutlass as he was being taken for deliverance in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The suspect was brought to church for deliverance session while he picked up a cutlass from the altar and matcheted the victim,” …

The convoy of the wife of the Vice President of Ghana, Samira Bawumia has been involved in an accident on Saturday January 13, 2024 while travelling to the Ashanti region. “A sprinter bus run into two vehicles in Mrs. Bawumia’s convoy,” according to reports. The wife of the Vice President, …

The Kasoa Tollbooth Police have arrested a young man for allegedly stealing a 2-year-old baby girl from a community in Ghana’s Greater Accra region. “The suspect was with the little in a vehicle before the arrest,” according to reports. “The small girl started crying from kaneshie to Mallam Juction then …

Ugandan authorities have arrested Kenya’s former Assistant Minister for Internal Security Stephen Tarus on allegations of smuggling gold into the country using forged documents. Mr Tarus was arrested last week and arraigned before a Ugandan anti-corruption court on Wednesday for falsification of export documents, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) said. …