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Three policemen were shot by robbers as they have mounted a roadlock on Freeman Street in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State, Nigeria, reports said. “The robbers were trying to connect the street to exit the community when they encountered the policemen who were conducting a stop-and-search,” reports said. …

A woman’s body has been found in a supine position on rocks in the Densu river near the Dam of Ghana Water Company in Koforidua. The deceased dressed in local cloth with a black piece of cloth around the waist is not known in the Densuano community and its surrounding …

Five young Iranian ladies have been arrested for dancing to Nigerian Afrobeat singer and rapper, Rema’s song ‘Calm Down’ . The video of the five girls went viral for dancing to Rema’s hit song without headscarves. The footage showed the women were dancing and slightly showing their stomachs. It spread …

Two pilots from the Indian aviation company SpiceJet have been suspended after drinking coffee and eating sweets in the cockpit of an airliner, Times of India reported on Thursday. “Both pilots have been suspended pending an investigation,” an airline spokesperson said. The incident occurred on March 8 when the flight …

A carpenter mistakenly cut off his 11-month-old son’s two fingers while cutting wood at Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central region, Ghana. “The baby was rush to the hospital for treatment as he was bleeding a lot”, according to Adom News. “Her husband came to threaten …

A sixty-year-old man has been shot dead while having sexual intercourse with his side chick in a bush in Mpumalanga, South Africa, according to reports. “Two arrests have been made in connection with the murder,” the South African Police Service confirmed. “We normally go to the spot to rob couples …

Gianni Infantino was re-elected as head of FIFA at the end of the 73rd Congress of the organization held in Kigali in Rwanda as he was the only candidate. He will lead FIFA at least until 2027. In office since 2016, the lawyer was reappointed by acclamation. “Being president of …

At least 2,000 suspected gangsters were transferred to El Salvador on Wednesday in the “largest prison in America” built for 40,000 inmates as part of the “war” on crime launched a year ago by President Nayib Bukele. “In a new operation, we transferred the second group of two thousand gangsters …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old primary five pupil in his room in Nigeria, reports said. “He told me that his wife was calling me to run an errand for her,” according to the victim. “He took …

A 38-year-old teacher has been arrested for using the thumbs of his hands and legs to defile four female pupils of the Duba Danul Huda Islamiya School in Nigeria. “The suspect committed the act between January to March, 2023, adding that the victim’s father reported the case to the police,” …