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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded the prestigious Public Service Integrity Award 2022 to Chief Superintendent of Nigerian Police Daniel Itse Amah for rejecting a $200,000 bribe from thieves . The decision to award the prize to Amah was based on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt …

Kenya’s wildlife body is on the hunt for an elephant that strayed and damaged part of a private residence on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, over the weekend, local media reported. Last night, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said a lone elephant was sighted on Friday night at a …

Somali government announced that a co-founder and senior al-Shabab militant, Abdullahi Nadir, was killed on Saturday in the southern Middle Jubba region. The Somali information ministry said that Nadir was the head of al-Shabab’s religious propagation unit and was the subject of a $3m (£2.7m) US bounty. It added that …

Burkina Faso’s security forces announced on national television the overthrow of military leader Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba, months after the latter overthrew former President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Ibrahim Traore, the new coup leader cited Lt Col “Damiba’s inability to deal with an Islamist insurgency” as the reason. He also …

The United States has just made a solemn appeal to China and India, asking them to increase pressure on Russia not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin ratifies this Friday the annexation of the 4 Ukrainian regions to Russia following the referendums organized by the pro-Russian authorities. This …

Queen Elizabeth II died of “old age”, according to her death certificate, which has been released by the National Records of Scotland. The certificate records the Queen died at 15:10 on 8 September in Balmoral Castle, at the age of 96. Princess Anne is recorded as the person providing the …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday his country was formally applying for fast-track membership of the NATO military alliance. “We are taking our decisive step by signing Ukraine’s application for accelerated accession to NATO,” Zelensky said in a video on Telegram. He added that Kyiv was ready for talks …

A Chinese national, who allegedly slashed the throat of his Ghanaian employee at Kweikuma in the Sekondi-Takoradi municipality of the Western Region, has been arrested, local media reported. The suspect, identified as Xue Hue, is expected to make a court appearance today, September 30, 2022, to face justice. The victim, …

Mercy Amoah, 19, shared how she became addicted to drugs at an early age, the regrets she felt after her pregnancy and a plea for help to stop drugs. She revealed that her friends influenced her into the life of drugs and she dropped out of school while in Junior …

Many reports from local media in Burkina Faso and regional experts are pointing to a coup attempt. Heavy gunfire was reported near the main military camp in the capital Ouagadougou, and the state broadcaster, La Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina, has suspended transmission. There has been confusion amid the gunfire at …