Society

A magistrate’s court in Osogbo has sentenced a 25-year-old man to three years imprisonment for falsely presenting himself as a lawyer in Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect had presented himself as a barrister at law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, duped five unsuspecting members of the public, and …

A man has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing chemicals worth N130,000 from Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The suspect, who is a pastor, broke into a chemical shop and stolen the items,” reports said. He was caught, charged and arraigned before the …

According to reports, a mentally handicapped man was hit by a car on the Kwame Nkrumah interchange in Ghana. The accident reportedly occurred at 7:00 am on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. “The individual was struck by a vehicle while wandering through the narrow streets of the interchange,” reports said. The …

Readers surveyed by the UK’s Telegraph newspaper say South Africa is the world’s best tourist destination. The right-wing paper gushes over the beauty of Cape Town, calling it “a supermodel at the foot of Table Mountain”. It also hails the “fine vintages” of South Africa’s wine country and calls the …

The White House announced on Tuesday that it must crack down on a steep rise in deaths from overdoses of Xylazine, also known as the “zombie drug”. Xylazine is a particularly dangerous substance, originally an anesthetic for horses, regularly mixed with other drugs such as fentanyl or heroin. A study …

Two brothers drowned in an abandoned quarry in Anoff, a community in the municipality of Nsawam Adoagyiri, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. “The victims went to the abandoned quarry site of Mendor Quarry Company to swim in the stagnant water while returning from hunting but drowned,” reports said. The …

A 46-year-old man has been taken into custody for assaulting his wife to death during an alleged domestic incident in the USA, according to reports. “We found a 33-year-old woman unresponsive inside the residence after a 911 call about a domestic situation,” according to the police. “Life saving measures were …

A court in Libya has jailed 37 people convicted of human trafficking – following the deaths of 11 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, local media reported. Five members of the criminal gang were sentenced to life in prison – others received between one and 15 years. All had …

A 35-year-old woman lost a finger after buying a wedding ring from a close friend to replace the one she had lost in the Awutu Senya East municipality in Ghana’s Central Region. “She had lost her original ring several months ago and opted to acquire a replacement from a friend …

Some 86 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries were rescued on Monday aboard a boat off the Canary Islands, Spanish rescuers said. The migrants rescued on Monday are 80 men and 6 women. A sea rescue vessel brought them back to the island of Gran Canaria where they were met by …