Gunmen have killed seven people in Gara and Gamji villages in Burra District of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State,Nigeria. “The bandits have attacked the villagers and shot sporadically into the air and in the process, killed seven people and injured many others,” reports said. Operatives of the command …
Read More »What to know about Gen Tchiani, new coup leader in Niger?
Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known by the alias Omar Tchiani, has been named the leader of the junta that took power in Niger on Wednesday, ousting democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Here are five things we know about him: Gen Tchiani, 62, has been at the helm of the presidential …
Read More »Woman executed for drug trafficking in Singapore
A 45-year-old woman has been executed in Singapore, after being found guilty of trafficking 30.72 grams of heroin, local media reported. “The death sentence imposed on Saridewi Binte Djamani was carried out on July 28, 2023,” the Central Narcotics Bureau said in a statement. Saridewi Binte Djamani, who was convicted …
Read More »Delta chief arrested for defiling 14-year-old girl
A community chief in Delta State has been arrested by men of the state police command for defiling a 14-year-old girl in the Ukwuani Local Government Area of the stat, Nigeria. “The victim was lured with N50 for the third time into an uncompleted building,” reports said. The suspect had …
Read More »UN halts humanitarian operations in Niger
The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in Niger, after soldiers announced the overthrow of the country’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. It says more than four million people in the country are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded the immediate and unconditional …
Read More »DR Congo accuses Rwandan troops of border invasion
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused Rwandan soldiers of crossing into its territory. The Congolese army issued a statement describing the alleged incursion into North Kivu province as an intolerable provocation. It said the Rwandan soldiers had been forced back across the border. There has been no …
Read More »Ugandan court issues arrest warrant for opposition leader
A Court in Kampala has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and political activist Samuel Walter Mukaaku after the two allegedly fled from court in a case in which they are accused of incitement to violence, Dailymonitor reported. The court’s senior magistrate, Asuman Muhumuza, was asked …
Read More »10 people arrested for the murder of a policeman
Men of the Borno State Police Command have arrested 10 persons for killing a police constable in Maiduguri, the state capital, Nigeria. “The suspects were two females and eight males,” reports said. The officer killed was attached to the command’s fissure police unit and deployed in Malari, in the Konduga …
Read More »Outrage as trans women are barred from Miss Italy pageant
Italians are divided over the issue of transgender women entering the Miss Italy pageant after authorities decided to ban transgender people from the competition. A foreign election has come to shake Italy. It is not political, but rather societal. This is the coronation of Rikkie Kollé, elected Miss Netherlands 2023 …
Read More »Niger: Russia calls for immediate release of president Bazoum
Russia has called for the immediate release of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by soldiers in a coup. “We count on the rapid release of President Bazoum by the military,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. “We call all parties to …
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