The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of four persons in a fatal motor accident which occurred at Opa Community in Akure South Local Government Area in Nigeria. “The accident involved a Silver Color Toyota Corolla and a Green Nissan Almera heading to Ondo city from Akure,” said …
Read More »A 75-year-old evangelist disappeared after going door-to-door
A 75-year-old Jehovah’s Witness Evangelist is nowhere to be found after embarking on house-to-house evangelism at Kormantse-Kokodo near Mankessim in the Central Region, Ghana. The aged evangelist was always said to be active in the Church’s Evangelism ministry though she cannot speak well. “She left home to join colleague Jehovah’s …
Read More »Ugandan pastor charged with raping Latvian tourist
A Ugandan pastor accused of raping a Latvian tourist after he allegedly invited her to his church has been arraigned in a Kampala court and remanded to Luzira prison, Dailymonitor reported. Pastor Joseph Collins Twahirwa appeared in a court in Kampala to answer rape charges brought against him following his …
Read More »Kenya: a 99-year-old man gets married for the first time
A 99-year-old Kenyan man has married his girlfriend aged 40 after 20 years of dating as the lovebirds tied the knot in a colorful wedding ceremony. “it was his first marriage in the 99 years he has lived as for the lady she has three children from a previous relationship,” …
Read More »Ghana: a mother and son found hanging dead
The bodies of a young mother and her son were discovered hanging in Ajoa, in the Western Region of Ghana, according to reports. The woman was hanging straight from a dry line rope while the young boy’s hands were tied before he was hanged. “She could be in her early …
Read More »Gambian VP Badara Alieu Joof announced dead in India
The Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died in India,following a short illness, President Adama Barrow has announced. The vice-president died after a short illness, although Mr Barrow did not mention whether he was receiving treatment in India. https://twitter.com/BarrowPresident/status/1615622485772304386?s=20&t=N9iSUN0zDlirQ1ChOAPRAA Mr Barrow picked Mr Joof as vice-president after being re-elected in …
Read More »Ukraine: Interior Minister killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv
A helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning near a kindergarten in the Kyiv region, killing 18 people including Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky, the Ukrainian presidency announced. This is bad news for Ukrainians. At least 18 people have died after a helicopter crashed near the capital Kyiv. The Office of the President …
Read More »A policeman shot a trader in Alaba market
A policeman shot a trader as police invaded the market to make an arrest, but was resisted by traders at Alaba Rago market in Lagos State, Nigeria. The situation resulted in a clash between the policemen from the Okokomaiko division and the traders. A policeman was said to have fired …
Read More »South Africa: pet tiger that escaped from farm finally killed
A tiger that escaped from a private farm in South Africa over the weekend has been killed, local media reported. The tiger was the subject of a massive search after it escaped from a farm in Walkerville, south of Johannesburg. It attacked a person, two dogs and a pig while …
Read More »Man sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling eight-year-old girl
A 27-year-old electrician has been sentenced to life in prison for deflowering the eight-year-old daughter of a man who sheltered him in Nigeria, according to reports. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had convincingly proved the charge of defilement against the convict. The prosecution submitted that the survivor was …
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