Nigerian police have rescued 58 people who had been abducted and held hostage by criminal gangs in central Kogi State, local media reported. It was not clear how long they had been held. A police spokeswoman said the rescue was a joint operation in Udulu Forest which was carried out …
Read More »Zelensky calls for creation of a special court for crime of aggression
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression, during a speech of about twenty minutes given this Thursday during an unannounced visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC). “We all want to see another Vladimir here in The Hague,” he said, …
Read More »South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels
Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation on Saturday. The diamond, which weighs 530 carats, was discovered in South Africa in 1905 …
Read More »Tiwa Savage at the coronation of King Charles III
The famous Nigeria artist Tiwa Savage has been invited in the United Kingdom as King Charles III will be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London. Tiwa Savage will represent Africa at the great coronation ceremony of King Charles III scheduled for May 6, 2023 at Westminster Abbey …
Read More »A young lady found dead in boyfriend’s room
A 25-year-old lady was found in her boyfriend’s room under mysterious circumstances at Atwima Agogo in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “I heard my daughter has passed on somewhere. When I was called I was told she died somewhere, so I asked them to verify …
Read More »WFP suspends food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray after theft allegations
The U.N. World Food Programme suspends food distribution in Ethiopia’s war-ravaged Tigray region in response to reports that significant amounts of aid were being diverted, the agency said. The announcement follows a similar one by the U.S. Agency for International Development, which said on Wednesday it had discovered that food …
Read More »Nigeria calls for life imprisonment for illegal explosives makers
The Nigeria senate has passed a bill recommending life imprisonment, without the option of fine, for manufacturers of unlawful explosives in the country. The passing of the bill on on Wednesday followed the consideration and adoption of a report by a senate committee on solid minerals, mines, steel development and …
Read More »Antonio Guterres calls for immediate end to fighting in Sudan
UN chief Antonio Guterres has called on the warring factions in Sudan to stop the fighting immediately, before the conflict escalates into an all out war. Mr Guterres said the people in Sudan were facing a humanitarian catastrophe, with hospitals destroyed, food and aid warehouses looted and millions facing food …
Read More »The struggles of a mother with 11 blind children
A mother describes herself as one of the unluckiest mothers on the planet, as she is the only one to have 11 children all with visual defects. “Shortly after her marriage, she welcomed her first child who was born blind, then a second and third, all suffering same predicament,” she …
Read More »Mother stung 75 times by bees while protecting her children
In the valley town of Buckeye, Arizona, in the United states, a woman and her children experienced an apiphobic nightmare during an outdoor outing. With her family, this woman stopped in a parking lot in the middle of the Arizona countryside in order to take souvenir photos, as told by …
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