An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos has sentenced a 51-year-old man to life imprisonment for defiling his colleague’s nine-year-old daughter, Nigeria. “The need for proper and good parentage cannot be undermined at this age and time where defilement and rape are the order of the day,” …
Read More »Four men sentenced to death by hanging in Lagos
Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery and kidnapping of a woman in Nigeria, reports said. “The victim was kidnapped while she was about to leave her house,” according to the state Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Babajide Martins. The …
Read More »Gunmen killed a fisherman in Bayelsa
Some suspected herdsmen have attacked and murdered a 49-year-old man in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. “The victim was working on his fishing camp in the bush when the armed men shot at and killed him, “reports said. A farmer from the community was also shot …
Read More »Uganda urged to reconsider its anti-homosexuality law
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said anti-LGBT draft legislation passed by Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday undermines fundamental human rights and urged the government to reconsider implementing it, the BBC reported. The hastily passed bill says anyone identifying as LGBT could face a long prison sentence. Individuals belonging to …
Read More »Four students raped a mentally unstable girl
Four students of Eleyele Secondary School have been arrested for raping and defiling a 16-year-old schoolmate who was mentally unstable in Ibadan, Nigeria, according to reports. “The police charged the minors with conspiracy and unlawful sexual intercourse,” reports said. “The students conspired to commit the offense,”according to Inspector Folake Ewe, …
Read More »Spectacular sandstorm pollutes air in northern China
Air pollution reached very high levels on Wednesday in the Chinese capital, Beijing due to a sandstorm, which covered other parts of the country with an orange haze and harmful to health. In parts of northern and northwest China, including the semi-desert region of Inner Mongolia, high winds and dust …
Read More »Top 10 of happiest African countries in 2023
The World Happiness Report has released its 2023 report on the happiest countries in the world. World Happiness Report is an annual study that illustrates the real feelings of people around the world about their life situation. No African country is in the top 10 and Mauritius, which occupies 1st …
Read More »A former Black Stars player passed away
A former Black Stars player Emmanuel Oblitey has died at the Joy Specialist Medical Clinic in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. He died on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at the age of 69. The former Black Stars was a member of the Africa Cup of Nations winning squad in 1963. …
Read More »Death penalty for recognized LGBTQ people in Uganda
Ugandan MPs on Tuesday passed an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that would make same-sex acts punishable by death, prompting strong condemnation from human rights defenders. Almost all of the 389 legislators voted late Tuesday in favor of the anti-homosexuality bill. The new law provides life imprisonment for sexual relations between homosexuals and …
Read More »Marburg virus identified in Tanzania after death of five people
The Tanzanian health ministry says a mysterious disease that killed five people has been identified as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, local media reported. The virus causes high fever, often accompanied by bleeding and organ failure. It is part of a group of viruses that includes Ebola. Tanzania’s health minister, Ummy Mwalimu …
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