Those responsible for the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the financial institution Signature Bank will be “accountable”, US President Joe Biden said. “I am firmly committed to holding accountable those responsible for this mess,” Joe Biden said in a statement, assuring that “American people and businesses can be …
Read More »Gunmen killed 35 people in kaduna State
18 people were killed when terrorists clashed with local security guards in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. This is just as the death toll of the attack on Ungwan Wakili community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. “Search parties were still busy looking for …
Read More »A taxi driver found dead by hanging in Ghana
A 20-year-old cab driver was found dead hanging from a tree at Gomoa Akotsi in the Gomoa East District of Ghana’s Central Region. “The deceased was hired by suspected assailants who are believed to have killed him and bolted with his taxi,” according to Adom News. The driver also had …
Read More »Lightning kills two football players in western Kenya
Two football players died after being struck by lightning while playing a match in Kisii county in western Kenya, local media reported. Two other players were taken to hospital for emergency treatment after they got injuries during the weekend tournament. A football federation official was quoted as saying that the …
Read More »Wagner boss wants to become president of Ukraine
The boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigojine, said he wanted to become “president” of Ukraine, in a video posted on social networks on Saturday by the press service of his company Concord. “I have a political ambition: I have decided to stand in the Ukrainian presidential election …
Read More »More than twenty migrants die in a shipwreck in Madagascar
Twenty-two migrants aboard a boat en route to the French island of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, died in a shipwreck on Saturday off the coast of Madagascar, Malagasy maritime authorities announced on Monday. Forty-seven people were said to have taken the boat clandestinely, intending to reach Mayotte, but it …
Read More »A 40-year-old man found dead after brutalizing his wife
A woman is battling for her life after her husband inflicted cutlass wounds on her for threatening to end their marriage at Kudjie in the Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region, Ghana. The victim sustained multiple injuries and is currently on admission at the Ho Regional Teaching Hospital. The 40-year-old …
Read More »South Africa troops sent to hospitals amid general strike
South Africa has deployed military personnel to hospitals as a public health crisis intensifies after medics joined other public service workers in a strike to demand better pay. The military personnel are offering medical services in the worst affected facilities. Public workers have been protesting since Monday last week to …
Read More »Russian group Wagner opens recruiting centers in 42 cities
The boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner announced on Friday the opening of 58 recruitment centers in 42 cities across Russia, as he seeks to replenish his troops which are suffering heavy losses in eastern Ukraine. The Wagner group is on the front line in the battle for the …
Read More »29 fishermen killed during a fishing trip in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed fishermen as they were fishing in the Lake Chad region in Borno State, Nigeria. “The fishermen were killed while on fishing and wood-cutting activities by terrorists riding on motorcycles,” the local government area confirmed. “The terrorists started shooting sporadically killing 29 while seven others …
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