Society

A Brazilian magistrate has fined football star Neymar $3.3 million for building an artificial lake at his suburban Rio de Janeiro mansion without an environmental permit, authorities said on Monday. The Mangaratiba city council imposed four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake in the player’s …

A 41-year-old farmer has committed suicide at Tei Nkwanta near Koforidua in the Eastern Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim was found hanging on a rope after some family members broke into his room to search for him,” reports said. “He was struggling to pay Ghc600 debt, hence we …

A woman set fire to a policewoman and her two children in the community of Nnokwa, Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect had an altercation with the policewoman, resulting in the fight, she then hit the policewoman with a pestle till she fell and became unconscious. The suspect …

South Sudan’s Catholic bishops are calling for urgent intervention by the international community to help resolve the conflict in neighbouring Sudan and to provide humanitarian assistance to the needy people, local media reported. A letter signed by eight bishops addressed to the government of South Sudan, the international community and …

An 18-year-old boy was found dead as he took his own life in the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. “The lifeless body of the boy was found in their sitting room, with a rope around his neck tied to the hook of a ceiling fan,” …

A 40 -year-old man was killed and dumped in River Brupan at Assin Breku in the Assin North District of the Central Region, Ghana. The body of the deceased was found well dressed in Jeans trousers and orange colour Lacoste. The deceased was found on Friday, June 31, 2023, with …

A gang of thieves killed a 24-year-old Okada driver and fled with his motorcycle in Kwarfokurom, in Ghana’s Eastern Region, according to reports. “The gang hired his services to Kwarfokurom near Nsawam and shot him halfway through the journey and robbed him of the motorbike,” reports said. The mother of …

A 17-year-old student from Busibo secondary school was killed in a fight with other men in Kayamoukondo cell in Sheema municipality, Uganda, according to reports. “The incident happened when the deceased and his brother had taken coffee for sale at kanyamoukondo trading center,” reports said. “The deceased started loading the …

The iRecorder app is no longer the nice screen recorder. Now it spies on Android users who have downloaded it. A recording taken without your knowledge every quarter of an hour. This is the sad reality of the iRecorder app. Available only on Android phones, this application has changed a …

US rapper Travis Scott will not be prosecuted for the crowd movement that killed ten people during the Astroworld festival he co-organized in Texas in November 2021, judicial authorities announced on Thursday. “It is tragic that ten innocent people were killed while trying to enjoy an evening of music and …