Sixteen people were found kidnapped in a single room at Ankaful Zongo in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly in the Central Region of Ghana. The victims, aged 12 and 20, are believed not to be Ghanaians as they were unable to speak any local language. They are suspected to be …
Read More »At least 29 migrants found dead after several shipwrecks in Tunisia
At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned in the sinking of three boats off Tunisia, the coast guard announced on Sunday. Twenty-nine bodies were found and the coast guard “rescued eleven illegal migrants of several African nationalities after the sinking of their boats” off the coast of …
Read More »School partially closed in Uganda after sodomy reports
Ugandan authorities have closed the boarding section of a primary school in the central Mubende region after seven schoolboys reported to have been sodomised by the school’s caretaker, local media reported. The caretaker reportedly pleaded guilty to the charges in court last week and is waiting for sentencing. State Minister …
Read More »Burkina Faso suspends French media after al-Qaeda interview
Authorities in Burkina Faso on Monday announced the suspension of France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview with the head of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM, Reuters reported. France 24 earlier this month aired an interview with Yezid Mebarek, also known as Abu …
Read More »Man sentenced to life in prison for raping nine-year-old girl
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 …
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