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Nigerian president has suspended the minister of humanitarian affairs with immediate effect and asked the corruption watchdog to investigate financial transactions involving her ministry, the president’s spokesperson said on Monday. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, is the first minister to be suspended, less than six …

A two-year-old girl has been electrocuted after touching an exposed wire connected to her neighbour’s house in the Langbasa area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The deceased was electrocuted after coming into contact with a wire that was linked to his neighbour’s gate,” according to the deceased father. “Her death is …

The Ghanaian chef Failatu Abdul-Razak had clocked up 113 hours of cooking since January 1, 2024. in Tamale in northern Ghana. She plans to reach 200 hours in the longest culinary marathon. Her ambition is to break the world record for the longest culinary marathon, currently held by Irish chef …

A former interior minister of The Gambia goes on trial in Switzerland on Monday accused of crimes against humanity. Ousman Sonko faces a lengthy list of charges, including participating in or ordering the killing, torture and rape of political opponents. Sonko has denied all the charges, AFP news agency reports, …

Pastor TB Joshua, Nigerian founder of one of the largest evangelical Christian churches in the world, is alleged to have sexually abused and tortured worshipers, the BBC reported. Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of All Nations members accuse the late TB Joshua of atrocities, including rape and forced abortions. The allegations …

A mentally retarded man inflicted stab wounds with a cutlass on a 21-year-old man who was trying to intervene in a confrontation between two mentally retarded people in Ghana. The victim is currently in critical condition after sustaining severe cutlass wounds. “The situation turned dire as one of the mentally …

The United States said it was troubled by comments from Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who last week called on citizens to stone gay people. The comments escalated a crackdown on LGBT community in Burundi. “The United States is deeply troubled by President Ndayishimiye’s remarks targeting certain vulnerable and marginalized Burundians,” …

A prominent LGBT rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities say they have faced a wave of abuse since a harsh anti-gay law was enacted last year, was stabbed on Wednesday and is in critical condition, his organisation said. Steven Kabuye was “stabbed to near death by unknown assailants a …

Spanish police opened on Thursday an investigation into the alleged poisoning of nearly 50 cats, a criminal offense which could earn its perpetrators several years in prison. The incident took place in the village of La Carlota, located near Córdoba, in the south of the country, where residents discovered the …

Ghana’s first female professional photographer, Mrs Felicia Ewuraesi Abban has died at 87 on January 4, 2024 in the capital Accra. Mrs. Abban passed away in Accra, leaving behind a legacy that transcends her remarkable contributions to the art of photography. Throughout her illustrious career, Mrs Abban not only broke …