A Nigerian court on Monday sentenced to death a police officer convicted of shooting dead a pregnant lawyer on Christmas Day 2022, Reuters reported. The Lagos State High Court had in January put on murder trial police officer Drambi Vandi who was accused of shooting Bolanle Raheem, who was pregnant …
Read More »Cardiologist suspected of having drugged numerous women to rape them
A 35-year-old cardiologist is targeted by 51 different charges in Denver (Colorado), suspected of having drugged then sexually assaulted or raped numerous women met on dating applications, reports ABC News. At a court hearing on Friday October 6, he pleaded not guilty. The 30-year-old was arrested last March, targeted by …
Read More »Gabonese coup leader appoints new parliament
General Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of the coup d’état in Gabon, has appointed the members of a new national assembly and senate for a transitional period before elections promised for an unknown date. Army and police chiefs joined forces on August 30 to stage a bloodless coup, widely supported by …
Read More »Death toll following landslide in Cameroon rises
The death toll from Sunday’s landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé has risen to 30, with 17 others injured, says the country’s interior minister, who was on site to assess the damage, local media reported. Several homes in Mbankolo, an impoverished neighbourhood, were reduced to rubble following heavy rains. There are …
Read More »A father defiles his seven-year-old daughter
Men from the Edo State Police Command have arrested a man for allegedly deflowering his seven-year-old daughter in Idokpa community, Nigeria. The suspect was arrested after the men of Egba Division got credible information about the crime in the in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state. The suspect confessed …
Read More »Ugandan security forces block Bobi Wine’s party office
Ugandan police and military officers have blocked the main office of the National Unity Platform (NUP), the party led by opposition politician Bobi Wine. “There is heavy military deployment at our secretariat in Kamwokya, and they are currently off limits,” the NUP party shared in a post on X on …
Read More »Ghana: students arrested for beating a colleague over a man
Six students have been taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a friend who was romantically involved with the boyfriend of one of them in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Francis Tamanja told the court that the complainant received a phone call from one of the accused persons and was asked …
Read More »Cameroonian capital affected by deadly landslides
Many people are feared dead and others missing in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, after landslides destroyed several homes in Mbankolo area, local media reported. It followed heavy rainfall across the city on Sunday evening. State media are reporting that at least 13 people have died from the disaster, with the figure …
Read More »Zimbabwe imposes restrictions after dozens of cholera deaths
Zimbabwean government has introduced restrictions to control a cholera outbreak that is suspected to have killed more than 100 people. The measures include suspending some social gatherings and restricting the number of people allowed to attend funerals in areas affected by the outbreak, which include many districts across the country …
Read More »Boy brutalized for selling his father’s corn
A 17-year-old boy is battling for his life at Salamkrom in the Nkoranza South Municipality of the Bono East region, Ghana. “The victim was brutalised by some men alleged to be Fire Service personnel and Unit Committee members,” according to Adom News. “The victim has sold a bowl of maize …
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