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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps has arrested a 67-year-old man for molesting his 25-year-old daughter in Dutse Local Government Area, Nigeria, according to reports. “The victim was locked in a room within the house for many years,” reports said. The room, she was living in served as her …

A court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has started calling witnesses as it considers a petition against President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February elections, according to reports. The opposition Labour Party says it is presenting additional material to support its argument that the poll was rigged. Opposition lawyers are …

General elections in Zimbabwe will take place on August 23,2023, outgoing president Emmerson Mnangagwa announced. Elected in 2018 following a coup that deposed President Robert Mugabe a year earlier, Emmerson Mnangagwa is currently completing a second term in office. His main rival, 45-year-old lawyer and pastor Nelson Chamisa, had expressed …

A 45-year-old lawyer was gunned down at his residence by unknown assailants in kitiko Birongo in Ndejje Division in Uganda, according to reports. “Unidentified individual was seen shooting before briefly withdrawing only to return and shoot him at close range multiple times in the head,” reports said. “Assailants quickly fled …

In addition to medical and therapeutic aids, more and more applications can now help smokers reduce or even stop their tobacco consumption. This Wednesday, May 31 marks World No-Tobacco Day. Here are four apps to become more aware of tobacco consumption or, even better, to approach its cessation in the …

Central African Republic’s president Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced that his country will soon hold a constitutional referendum that would potentially allow him to seek re-election in 2025. President Touadera said he took the decision after consulting the president of the National Assembly and the president of the constitutional court. Mr Touadera …

A 16-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being attacked by her stepfather at Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim was impregnated by her stepfather and she confronted him to seek a safe abortion,” reports said “The …

At least 34 people were exonerated last week by a resolution from the state of Connecticut, in the United States, nearly 376 years after their conviction for witchcraft. Last week, the state of Connecticut in the United States passed a resolution exonerating at least 34 people convicted or executed for …

The Zimbabwean government summoned the acting US ambassador to the country over election-related social media posts, which it said amounted to activism and meddling in internal affairs. Last week, the US embassy encouraged Zimbabweans to register to vote “and make sure your voice is heard”. In a statement on Tuesday, …

Thirteen people have died in a span of three days and four others are admitted in critical condition after eating suspected toxic food in Namibia, local media reported. All are from a household of 22 people in Kayova village, in north-eastern Kavango region. The deceased, majority children, are said to …