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At least 34 people were exonerated last week by a resolution from the state of Connecticut, in the United States, nearly 376 years after their conviction for witchcraft. Last week, the state of Connecticut in the United States passed a resolution exonerating at least 34 people convicted or executed for …

Thirteen people have died in a span of three days and four others are admitted in critical condition after eating suspected toxic food in Namibia, local media reported. All are from a household of 22 people in Kayova village, in north-eastern Kavango region. The deceased, majority children, are said to …

A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for presenting a five-year-old girl for money ritual at Pokuase in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. The victim was kidnapped by the suspect at a public toilet in Accra. “He presented the minor to a herbalist at Pokuase for money …

A court in Libya sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015, Reuters reported. The Attorney General’s office …

A 40-year-old man has filed for divorce from his wife because of how stunning she looks, in the capital city of Lusaka, Zambia, according to reports. The man has taken the extraordinary step of seeking the dissolution of his marriage, citing that his wife is exceptionally beautiful. This surprising revelation …

A woman and her two daughters were found dead in shop by the men of the Lagos State Police around PPL, Ijagun Okokomaiko area of the state, Nigeria. “The deceased have locked themselves inside the shop for days before their corpses were recovered,” according to reports. People were worried as …

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men for stabbing a 13-year-old boy to death over rubber slippers ownership at Iganmu under the Bridge, Nigeria. “The suspects escaped from the scene after stabbing the boy.”“The victim was stabbed by two suspects over a minor issue concerning ownership …

A 26-year-old British man died in Greece, visibly “struck by lightning”, while paddling, the Guardian and Sky News reported. The victim, whose identity has not been made public, was in the water while his girlfriend filmed him from the beach, despite the bad weather. “The lightning would have hit the …

A twenty-two-year-old fisherman drowned in Lake Volta, in the Pru East district of Ghana’s Bono East region. “The unfortunate incident happened on Thursday, May 25, 2023,” according to reports. “The young man met his untimely death on his second attempt at fishing,” reports said. “The deceased jumped into the river …

A 44-year-old man fell into the Ago River on his way home from farm work in the Adansi North district of Ghana’s Ashanti region, according to reports. Tragedy hit the people of Adokwai near Dompoase in the Adansi North district of the Ashanti Region. “He failed to return home at …