A 15-year-old boy, Chukwuemeka, the only son of Jerome Akwuene, was found dead in his bedroom in the Ago-Okota area of Lagos State in Nigeria while preparing for his Examination Board exam of West Africa (WAEC) for next year. His corpse was found in his bedroom and knives next to …
Read More »Special request from Museveni’s son to world’s richest man Elon Musk
Ugandan President’s son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has made a special appeal to Elon Musk, now considered the richest man in the world. General Kainerugaba calls on Elon Musk to focus on Africa. According to him, the billionaire should return to Africa and stop wasting his time in “Bazungu” lands, a …
Read More »Elon Musk no longer wants to pay to provide internet to Ukraine
World’s richest man Elon Musk said his company Starlink will no longer pay to provide internet services in Ukraine, asking the US government to fund the cost of the satellite internet connection system in Ukraine. For several months, Elon Musk’s space company, which provides the Starlink satellite Internet system, has …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni signs law to combat hate speech
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a communications legislation to curb hate speech, his office said on Thursday, but critics warn it could squash free speech and cripple electronic commerce. The “Computer Misuse Amendment Act” was introduced by a ruling party legislator then passed by parliament last month amid …
Read More »Nigeria: terrorism charges against separatist leader dropped
Nigeria’s Court of Appeal on Thursday dropped terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu that had been brought by the government, in a unanimous decision by all three judges hearing the case, Reuters reported. The lead judge dismissed a seven count charge of terrorism against Kanu and discharged him, citing …
Read More »Tunisia forced to use its strategic oil stock
Internal and external factors had forced the Tunisian State to use its reserve stock of fuel, said the President and CEO of the Tunisian Company of Refining Industries (STIR), Fakhta Mahouachi on Thurday. According to Ms. Mahouachi, the next 24 hours will see an improvement in the supply of gas …
Read More »EU threatens to “annihilate the Russian army”
Any nuclear attack by Russia against Ukraine will lead to a military response from the West, said the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell, on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is not bluffing with the nuclear threat. “He must then understand that the countries that support Ukraine, …
Read More »Tiger captured after being accused of killing 13 people
Indian conservation authorities on Thursday captured a tiger blamed in the deaths of 13 people, an official said. The five-year-old male, dubbed “Conflict Tiger” or “CT-1”, was tranquilized and captured nearly a week after authorities agreed he posed a threat to humans, authorizing his capture. The big cat has been …
Read More »New charges against Chinese boss who ‘slit’ Ghanaian employee’s throat
The prosecution in the case of a Chinese national accused of using a flip knife to slash the neck of a Ghanaian concrete mixture operator, has preferred fresh charges against the accused person. Xue Hui, a manager of Poly Changda Engineering Company, was initially charged with attempted murder but has now been …
Read More »WHO sets trial date for Ebola vaccines
The head of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Wednesday that a clinical trial of vaccines against the Sudan strain of Ebola could begin within weeks in Uganda as the disease reaches the capital Kampala, causing concern. The East African country declared an Ebola outbreak on …
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