The Donkorkrom Magistrate Court remanded four suspects who were arrested for cultivating about 80 hectares of cannabis in a forest reserve in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region, Adomonline website reported. The suspects, Blewu Nomenyo, Korsi Mawuena, Charles Kale, Emmanuel Kojo and the leader, Anakpo Micheal, a teacher …
Read More »Morocco: three firefighters die in suspected criminal fire
At least three firefighters died on Monday evening during a fire in a forest in northern Morocco, the country’s authorities said. Two others were seriously injured. The five firefighters were in their vehicle which fell into a ravine as they battled the flames, they added. “A preliminary investigation says this …
Read More »Egypt: At least 41 dead, most children in church fire
An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, Reuters agency reported. Most of the victims are children and have suffered from smoke inhalation. The blaze started just before 9 a.m. in the Abu Sifin church …
Read More »Saudi wanted for bombing blows himself up during arrest
A Saudi man wanted for a deadly attack in 2015 detonated an explosive belt during his arrest this week in Jeddah, killing himself instantly and injuring four, the state news agency said on Friday. Abdallah Al-Shehri was on the list of people suspected of having participated in an attack that …
Read More »Music: the misadventure of Kizz Daniel in Tanzania
The author of the global hit ‘Buga’, Kizz Daniel is in trouble in Tanzania after his arrest by the police, when he was supposed to give a show to his many fans. He is unquestionably one of the most talented and fashionable artists of his generation. Kizz Daniel, already popular …
Read More »South Africa: more than 100 vultures die in suspected poisoning
More than 100 vultures and a hyena have died at South Africa’s Kruger National Park after feeding on a buffalo carcass suspected to have been poisoned. “Rangers on patrol discovered the carcass of a buffalo, which appeared to have been laced with poison. They also found over 100 dead vultures …
Read More »Mozambique: authorities ban filming of accidents
Mozambique has banned people from filming accident or disaster scenes before calling in the emergency authorities to provide assistance, the BBC reported. The move is aimed at changing the attitudes of citizens who only take photos of accidents or other emergency situations and publish them on social media. The measure …
Read More »WHO deplores attacks against primates in Brazil over monkeypox fear
The World Health Organization (WHO) assured on Tuesday that the monkeypox epidemic raging around the world is not linked to primates, deploring attacks on these animals in Brazil. The WHO, questioned about reports of attacks on monkeys in Brazil said the monkeypox epidemic is not linked to monkeys. “People need …
Read More »Ghana: Social Studies teacher jailed 7 years for sodomising 18 pupils
Almost a year after the arrest of a 32-year-old Social Studies teacher at the Kulpi R/C Junior High School in the Savannah Region following accusations that he had sodomised 18 pupils, he has finally been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. According to 3news.com, the Tamale …
Read More »Nigeria: Man beats pregnant wife to death for not cooking dinner
A tragedy occurred in Nigeria where a man who could not fathom why his pregnant wife failed to prepare food before going to church pounced on her and beat her to death, local media reported. The unfortunate incident reportedly occurred at a town in the Sapele Local Government Area of Nigeria’s …
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