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Some terrorists killed a pastor’s son and whisked away his wife and three others as they attacked Karimbu-Kahugu Community in the Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. “The assailants invaded the village and went straight to the clergy’s residence,” report said. The terrorists operated for over an hour …

A 35-year-old man has been put before a Gender Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters in Accra for abusing his 15-year-old daughter sexually claiming the act is a tradition. The victim resided with the father and her stepmother. “The stepmother traveled for a funeral leaving her husband and the …

Women will now be able to swim topless in the swimming pools of Berlin, announced Thursday, in the name of the fight against discrimination between men and women, the direction of the swimming pools of the German capital. This announcement follows a referral to the Berlin office for the fight …

Police in Nigeria say at least 25 people have been killed in an attack by Islamist militants in north-eastern Borno state. The attack took place in the fishing town of Dikwa which is near a stronghold of Boko Haram insurgents, local media reported. The UN says extremist violence since 2009 …

Several people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness center in Hamburg, with the gunman believed to be among the dead, according to the German police. “The shooting had left seven dead and eight seriously injured,” report said. Police tweeted that “several people were seriously injured, some …

A burial ceremony has been held for the 21-year-old soldier, Sheriff Imoro, who was gruesomely murdered at Ashaiman in Ghana. It was a sorrowful moment for the family, friends and colleagues from the Ghana Armed Forces as they paid their last respects. Sheriff was interred at the Military hospital following …

Four bodies were found in a Swiss family villa ravaged by a fire and an explosion Thursday in Yverdon-les-Bains, said the Vaud cantonal police (west), still looking for a child. The police were notified that an explosion had sounded in the building, followed by a fire. At the time of …

Ugandan lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to Parliament that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations in a country where homosexuality is already illegal, defying criticism from human rights groups. Ms Anita Among, the speaker of Parliament, referred the Bill to a House committee for scrutiny, the first step in …

A 40-year-old passenger has been thrown out of a commercial vehicle at Akyem Apedwa junction stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region, Ghana. The passenger’s health condition worsened and was gasping for breath. He was aided by an eyewitness to cross the road in a desperate …

Two cousins have been subjected to flogging in a cleansing ritual aimed at shielding the community from generational curses after being caught red-handed in a sexual relationship in the Eastern Uganda. The duo were found in the man’s house after suspicions that they were involved in a sexual affair. The cousins …