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Residents of Ajumako Ochiso in Ajumako Enyan Essiam District in the Central Region of Ghana have rejoiced after a 14ft python was shot and killed, Kasapa news reported. According to the residents, they had been leaving in fear and panic ever since the reptile was spotted in the town as …

Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission demanded the dismissal and prosecution of a number of police officers for torture, extrajudicial executions and unlawful detention. It comes after the committee’s investigations into police abuse against people protesting against police brutality in 2020. The panel headed by a senior judge, Sulaiman Galadima, ordered …

Young Ghanaians booed President Nana Akufo-Addo at a global citizen festival, scanding ‘away’ at his presence before he could make his point. The President had been introduced to the government’s moves in prioritizing women empowerment among other causes in line with the organizers’ mission for social justice. Young booed at …

Facebook founder and CEO of Meta Platforms Inc, Mark Zuckerberg, lost $71 billion, a big loss due to Meta’s price crash, the Capital website reported. From the 6th to the 20th place in the ranking of the richest people on the planet. His fortune is almost exclusively based on Meta …

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Ghana said though the country has made progress in the use of contraceptives since 1988, the rate of growth is slow, at less than one per cent a year. According to the agency, among married women, the use of modern contraceptives had increased …

At least 13 people including seven children died in a shooting at a school in Izhevsk, a city of 650,000 inhabitants in central Russia, the Russian investigative committee announced on Monday, according to which the assailant committed suicide. “The unidentified suspect was wearing a black Nazi symbolism sweater and a …

Nigeria is a beautiful place no doubt, but to survive on its streets and especially in the capital Lagos, you will need to be “smart” and also know the street language known as “Naija”. There are several slangs Nigerians uses to communicate with each other whenever they see their fellow: …

While Nigerian films are still struggling to gain international recognition, Nigerian musical artists are now recognized worldwide and some appear in Hollywood films. Nigerian artists are now winning global awards, charts and competitive spaces. Here are 5 Nigerian artists who have appeared in Hollywood movies: 1. Davido David Adedeji Adeleke, …

Nigerian police announced the arrest of a notorious suspected kidnapper known for flaunting his wealth on social networks, local media reported. Many knew John Lyon as a banker whose posts always advised people to work hard and to stay safe, local media report. South Bayelsa state police spokesman Asimi Butswat …

Samuel Eto’o has ambitions to see Cameroon win the next World Cup and it’s not the Lions’ last friendly loss to Uzbekistan that will affect his ambitions. Two months before the World Cup Qatar 2022, Cameroon, one of the African representatives at this great mass of soccer is sharpening its …