A 26-year-old mother has been arrested by Gomoa Dominase District Police Command in the Central Region of Ghana for throwing her baby down a public toilet. The Command led by DSP David Osei Fofie, arrested the suspect as residents realized that she was at the chop bar where she worked …
Read More »Tanzania: flights resume in Bukoba airport after deadly crash
The Bukoba airport in north-western Tanzania has reopened after being closed following a crash that left 19 people dead. The passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land at the airport on Sunday. The first passenger plane was expected to land at the airport on Thursday, the …
Read More »UK urges Egypt to resolve hunger striker situation
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would continue to press the Egyptian government to resolve the situation of imprisoned Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Reuters reported. “I know the whole House will share my deep concern about his case, which grows more urgent by the day,” …
Read More »China lost 11% of its billionaires in one year
The number of billionaires in China has experienced its strongest decrease in 24 years this year, according to an annual classification, while the second world economy slows down under its strict Zero Covid policy and the real estate crisis. According to the ranking established by Chinese cabinet Hurun and published …
Read More »Rights group condemns public whipping of Nigerian TikTok stars
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok stars in Nigeria’s Kano state for defaming the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The TikTokers, Mubarak Muhammad alias Unique Pikin and Nazifi Muhammad Bala, had pleaded guilty and asked for leniency. But the judge ordered them to be given 20 lashes each, …
Read More »Sadio Mané will miss the World Cup, President Sall reacts
Senegalese president Macky Sall reacted on social networks after reports that Sadio Mané will miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar due to injuries. Released on injury yesterday with Bayern Munich against the Werder Bremen (6-1) after 20 minutes of play, Sadio Mané will live a big blow since he …
Read More »Kenya Airways pilots ordered to resume work
A Nairobi court ordered the pilots of Kenya Airways to come to work on Wednesday and, for the moment, to cancel their strike. The pilots have been refusing to work in protest over the suspension of contributions to their retirement fund by Kenya Airways management. The judge, Anna Ngubuini Mwaure, …
Read More »DR Congo: fighter planes bomb M23 rebel positions
Congolese fighter planes have bombed M23 rebel positions in the east of the country, causing people to flee into neighbouring Uganda, local media reported. A rebel spokesman said the jets deliberately targeted civilian settlements around the Sabyinyo volcano. The military denied the accusation. Kinshasa accuses Kigali of supporting the M23 …
Read More »‘Thank God I never knew my mother’- Tonto Dikeh
Nigerian actress-turned-politician, Tonto Dikeh has revealed that she was always taken care of by her father and stepmother, adding that they never made her miss her biological mother. In all her 37 years on earth, she counts herself fortunate to have not known her biological mother. In an interview where …
Read More »Man arrested with bag full of dead babies
A man who was scantily clad and gave the impression of a mentally ill person has been arrested with a bag full of dead babies in Nigeria. It was learned that the man’s movement aroused the suspicions of passersby who demanded to know the contents of his bag. The suspect …
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