Almost a year after the arrest of a 32-year-old Social Studies teacher at the Kulpi R/C Junior High School in the Savannah Region following accusations that he had sodomised 18 pupils, he has finally been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. According to 3news.com, the Tamale …
Read More »Nigeria: Man beats pregnant wife to death for not cooking dinner
A tragedy occurred in Nigeria where a man who could not fathom why his pregnant wife failed to prepare food before going to church pounced on her and beat her to death, local media reported. The unfortunate incident reportedly occurred at a town in the Sapele Local Government Area of Nigeria’s …
Read More »“Nearly 80,000 Russian soldiers killed or injured in Ukraine,” Washington says
Nearly 80,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, said Colin Kahl, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, on Monday. According to the pentagon number three, the objectives announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin have not yet been achieved. “The Russians lost …
Read More »Antony Blinken: “U.S will not dictate Africa’s choice”
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the United States will not dictate Africa’s choices, despite having sought support from the continent’s 54 countries in efforts to isolate Russia over its Ukraine invasion. Mr Blinken was presenting a new strategy document for sub-Saharan Africa at the University of …
Read More »Mali: dozens of soldiers killed in attack by Islamist militants
Militants killed 17 Malian soldiers and four civilians in an attack near the town of Tessit on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing army source. Nine soldiers were also reported missing and vehicles and equipment were destroyed, it said in a statement released late on Monday, adding that it suspected an Islamic …
Read More »Monkeypox: Belgians forced to travel to France to get vaccinated
Belgians traveled to France in order to get vaccinated against monkeypox, as there is a lack of doses in their country, RTBF reported. Faced with the lack of available doses, conditions for access to the monkeypox vaccine are restricted in Belgium. Sex workers, people who contracted two sexually transmitted infections …
Read More »Nigeria threatens to withdraw from ECOWAS
Nigeria is threatening to withdraw from the regional group, Ecowas, following allegations that Nigerian candidates are being sidelined for jobs and promotions. Some in Ecowas have also complained of nepotism – alleging that relatives and cronies are sometimes selected for posts. Sidie Tunis, the Ecowas parliamentary speaker, has ordered all …
Read More »UN chief denounces “suicidal” attacks on nuclear power plants in Ukraine
UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres on Monday called any attack on nuclear power plants “suicidal” and called for a halt to military operations around that of Zaporizhia, Ukraine, so that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can access it. According to the UN head, any attack on nuclear power plants is …
Read More »Nigeria: Boko Haram leader killed in air strike
Nigerian army announced on Sunday that it killed the leader of the Boko Haram militant group, Alhaji Modu, alias Bem Bem, last week, the BBC reported. The army said 28 militants were also killed in the airstrike carried out on 3 August in the north-western Borno State. Modu allegedly coordinated …
Read More »Ghana: several injured after gas explosion in Oti region
A radio presenter with Ke FM at Kpasa in the Oti Region, Ghana, together with his five friends has sustained varying degrees of injuries after a gas cylinder in their room exploded, citinewsroom reported. Three of the injured are said to be in critical condition and on admission at the …
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