Pakistani security forces announced the release of 155 hostages, while 27 assailants were killed in an ongoing operation to rescue passengers held hostage after a train ambush in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. The militants, affiliated to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), claimed responsibility for taking another 214 passengers …
Read More »Congo: many footballers die in boat capsize
At least 25 people have been killed after a boat capsized in southwest Congo, many of them soccer players, according to reports. The players were returning from a match in Mushie city in Maï-Ndombe province on Sunday night when the vessel capsized on the Kwa River, said Alexis Mputu, the …
Read More »South Africa: 12 dead in bus accident
At least 12 people were killed and 45 injured after a bus overturned on a highway in the South African city of Johannesburg, according to reports. Emergency crews were trying to lift the bus back onto its wheels to see if any more victims were trapped underneath it, said William …
Read More »Craig David talks about his admiration for Tiwa Savage
Renowned British R&B singer Craig David has shared his enthusiasm and admiration for Tiwa Savage following their collaboration on the song Commitment. In a recent interview on the Capital Xtra podcast, the 43-year-old called the Nigerian Afrobeats star a consistent and talented force in the music industry. He further asserts …
Read More »Farmer crushed to death by palm tree
A 40-year-old farmer has died after a palm tree fell on him in Bogije Village, Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. The incident occurred around 3:30 pm on Sunday and was reported to the police later that evening, according to the Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola. …
Read More »Maradona’s medical team faces trial
Seven medical professionals will go on trial, accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona four years ago in San Isidro, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. The case, which promises to be one of the most high-profile in Argentina in recent years, is expected to last four months and to …
Read More »188 churches closed in Cameroon
Almost 188 churches have been closed on the instructions of the Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji, sub-prefect of Yaoundé 4, Cameroon. “Of the 615 religious groups operating in his district, the administrative authority found that all 188 were operating illegally,” according to reports. From noise pollution to extortion …
Read More »A Japanese woman crowned the world’s oldest barber
Guinness World Records has officially recognized a 108-year-old Japanese woman as the world’s oldest professional barber. Shitsui Hakoishi, who turns 109 this year, says she plans to retire when she turns 110, saying she can no longer take as many customers as before because of knee pain. After earning her …
Read More »Cameroon: Lawyers on strike against police violence
Cameroonian lawyers launched a three-day strike on Wednesday to protest against police violence targeting their profession, according to reports. The protest was instigated by the Cameroon Bar Council, which issued a statement denouncing the physical violence, barbarism and other humiliating treatment to which lawyers are recurrently subjected by the forces …
Read More »Togo: Faure Gnassingbé appoints 20 senators
Togo’s Head of State, Faure Gnassingbé, appointed 20 senators to the country’s new Senate on Wednesday evening. This appointment completes the election of 41 senators on February 15, 2025, which was boycotted by part of the Togolese opposition. Togo’s Senate is expected to have 61 members, a third of whom …
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