Qatar, a Gulf country with a Muslim majority, reaffirmed this Thursday evening the prohibition by religion to consume insects, after the addition in early January by the European Union to its list of authorized foods of new products containing them. The insect-based products do not meet “the requirements of the …
Read More »Gunmen killed a vigilante in Anambra State
Some assailants have shot dead a member of the Anambra State Vigilante Service attached to the Central Security, Obosi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. The men of the vigilante service were on a routine patrol when they ran into the hoodlums, who engaged them …
Read More »Ghana: three men shot dead in a gold store
Six robbers have attacked a gold buying store and shot indiscriminately, killing three people at Wassa Ntwetwena in the Assa Amenfi East Municipality of Ghana’s Western Region, according to reports. “The victims included the gold dealer, his friend and a passerby,” according to witness. The Police have launched a manhunt …
Read More »Brazil: Lula accuses Bolsonaro of fomenting a coup attempt
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he was “certain” that Jair Bolsonaro was the mastermind behind the attack on government buildings in Brasilia on January 8, and that he was thus seeking to carry out a “coup d’etat “. “Today I am aware and I say …
Read More »Apprentice killed master and dumped corpse in well
The police has arrested a 20-year-old apprentice for killing his master at Imafon community, in the Akure South Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The deceased, an asbestos operator, smashed the phone of the suspect on the floor over a dispute and the suspect attacked his master in retaliation,” …
Read More »Kenya: ex-policeman gets death penalty for lawyer’s murder
A Kenyan court has sentenced to death a former Kenyan policeman for the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer and two other people more than six years ago. Kenya does not carry out death sentences, even though the death verdict is allowed by law. Two other ex-policemen and a …
Read More »Nineteen rescued from collapsed building in Nigeria capital
Emergency agencies say efforts are ongoing to rescue unidentified number of people trapped in a building which collapsed on Thursday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The three-storey building, which was under construction, is in Gwarinpa, a residential suburb. Nkechi Isa, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Management Agency, said in …
Read More »Russia again ‘threatened by German tanks’ according to Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia was “again” threatened by German tanks, drawing a new parallel between the war against Hitler and his offensive in Ukraine. This statement comes after Berlin promised armored vehicles to Kyiv. “It’s unbelievable, but German Leopard tanks are threatening us again,” said the Russian president, …
Read More »Zoo director accused of having killed and cooked four goats for an end-of-year party
Alerted by the death of a deer in the zoo in the city of Chilpancingo, in southern Mexico, local authorities have uncovered a vast system of embezzlement committed by the director, José Rubén Nava, who was removed from his post on January 12, reports the AP agency, relayed by The …
Read More »Uganda ranked fourth most corrupt country in East Africa
The latest corruption perception index released yesterday has ranked Uganda as the fourth most corrupt country in the East African Community (EAC) where it has maintained a score of 26 for the past two years, after it dropped from 28 in 2019. Globally, Uganda ranks number 142 of 180. Uganda …
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