Two cousins have been subjected to flogging in a cleansing ritual aimed at shielding the community from generational curses after being caught red-handed in a sexual relationship in the Eastern Uganda. The duo were found in the man’s house after suspicions that they were involved in a sexual affair. The cousins …
Read More »Prisoner turns to an organization to end his life
A detainee ended his life in Switzerland by resorting to an organization to help suicide, a first in this country, according to information which will appear Thursday in the newspaper Wochenzeitung. The man, whose name has not been released, died on February 28 with the support of the organization Exit. …
Read More »A teenager was found hanging on a tree
The body of a 17-year-old boy was found hanging on a tree as he was declared missing in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. The deceased was said to be living with his father along the College Road area of the community before the incident. “His family …
Read More »Nigeria’s election body postpones state governors election
Nigeria’s electoral commission has postponed elections for state governors and local assemblies by one week. The polls had been scheduled to take place on Saturday. They will now be held on 18 March. Nigeria’s opposition had asked to check electronic voting machines. A court rejected their complaint. But the electoral …
Read More »‘Equal opportunities for women are key to a better world’- Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Wednesday decried violence and prejudice against women and said granting equal pay and opportunities could help create a more peaceful world, as a new survey of Catholic women showed that many felt the Church discriminated against them. In a book preface published by the Vatican News website …
Read More »A man killed his 100-year-old grandmother
A 37-year-old man hacked his 100-year-old grandmother to death using an axe in Hamburg, Germany, according to report. “A cervical cord severing caused by sharp and blunt force was the cause of death,” according to the preliminary autopsy. An axe was found at the crime scene as an element of …
Read More »Uganda’s parliament Speaker promises to pass anti-gay bill at all costs
Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, said the anti-gay bill would be tabled and dealt with quickly at “whatever the cost”. Ms Among made the remarks after the architect of the Bill, Mr Asuman Basalirwa, was unable to table the Bill for first reading yesterday because the Ministry of Finance …
Read More »Two Nigerians arrested with cocaine capsules
Two Nigerians were arrested for concealing 167 capsules of cocaine in their stomach at the Mumbai airport in India, according to the India TV. The two passengers were arrested by police after arriving at the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport from Lagos via Addis Ababa. They were taking to court …
Read More »US heading for TikTok app ban
The United States took a significant step on Tuesday towards a ban on the popular TikTok app via a White House-backed bill, amid growing Western distrust of the Chinese social network. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that he “welcomed” a bill tabled the same day …
Read More »Ugandan authorities close main road after bomb threat
Uganda’s police on Wednesday briefly closed a busy expressway that connects the capital, Kampala, to the country’s main airport after a security scare, local, media reported. A bomb squad was deployed to conduct an investigation along the Entebbe expressway before it was cleared for public use, according to tweets by …
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