A 25-year-old farmer and his girlfriend were murdered by an unknown assailant at midnight in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region, Ghana, local media reported. Assembly Member for Abronye Electoral Area, Dognekoh Atta Kwasi Snr, revealed that on Sunday, around 8:30am, he had a call that someone had …
Read More »Nigeria: government to abolish English in junior school
The Nigerian government has announced a policy aimed at promoting the teaching of primary school pupils in local languages rather than in English. Education Minister Adamu Adamu told journalists on Wednesday that the new framework known as the National Language Policy had been approved for implementation. It stipulates that instruction …
Read More »Woman arrested for beheading her 11-month-old baby
Nigerian police arrested a woman for beheading her 11-month-old son at Ugep in the Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. The circumstances of the incident could not be immediately determined. The woman had been arrested, said the state Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Irene Ugbo, “Investigation is …
Read More »Islamic State announces the death of its leader
The Islamic State group, defeated in Iraq and Syria, announced on Wednesday the death of its leader, the Iraqi Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, specifying that he had been killed “while fighting the enemies of God”. In an audio message, the spokesperson for the jihadist group announced that a new “caliph …
Read More »Nigerian man arrested for beheading girlfriend in Ghana
A Nigerian man has been arrested by the police for beheading his girlfriend in Accra, the capital of Ghana, local media reported. According to reports, the man committed this heinous act in an attempt to go for money rituals. But he was caught by his landlord who reported him to …
Read More »School principal beaten after being caught sleeping with student
A South African Secondary School deputy principal at Kgagatlou Secondary in Polokwane, Limpopo was caught red-handed sleeping with a student in his office during school hours. The matter was instantly reported to the Mphahlele community whose members did not hesitate in administering mob justice on the teacher. In a video …
Read More »Emmanuel Macron paid a visit to the United States
French president Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Washington for a five-day visit even though the climate has been somehow tense between the EU and the United States in recent days due to some trade disputes. The French president is scheduled to hold a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden …
Read More »US Senate passes law protecting same-sex marriage
The US Senate voted on Tuesday (61 for, 36 against) the “Respect for Marriage Act”, a law protecting same-sex marriage. The “Respect for Marriage Act” will assure every married couple the validity of their marriage in any state in the United States, as long as the marriage is valid in …
Read More »China: authorities announce death of former President Jiang Zemin
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led his country through an era of profound upheaval from 1989 until the early 2000s, died Wednesday at the age of 96, the state-run China news agency said. New. He had come to power the day after the crackdown on protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen …
Read More »Nigeria: herbalist arrested for killing client in his shrine
A 23-year-old native doctor was arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for shooting his client to death while testing gunshot charms at his shrine in the Umuaram area of the state, Nigeria. He was arrested after the case was reported to the Isi-Uzo Police Division. He confessed to have …
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