The decapitated body of a former local MP, Nelson Achukwu was found, two weeks after his abduction by gunmen for a second time, Police in Anambra state said. On both occasions, his family has paid a ransom for his safe return, local media reported. It is not clear who abducted …
Read More »Nigeria: court challenge highlights sharia law
A Nigerian court on Thursday will hear a challenge against sharia law in the mostly Muslim northern state of Kano, in a case that is set to reignite debate on the place of religious laws in a country whose constitution is neutral on religion, Reuters agency reports. Nigeria is divided …
Read More »South Africa: Zondo commission submits final report on Zuma-era graft
The final part of a mammoth report into alleged corruption in South Africa under the former president, Jacob Zuma, has been handed to his successor Cyril Ramaphosa. The report by Judge Raymond Zondo is more than 5,000 pages long. It paints a picture of a country whose coffers were looted …
Read More »“Ennemies arise when God lifts you up”- Samuel Eto’o
The boss of Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o declared that enemies arise when God opens doors for you, a message probably to his detractors. The former FC Barcelona player made this comment after being criticized several times. Critics have multiplied since his rant in place of the Indomitable Lions …
Read More »Brazil: former miss dies after undergoing surgery
Former beauty queen in Brazil, Gleycy Correia died on Monday after a surgical operation which plunged her into a coma. Miss Brazil 2018 Gleycy Correia, 27, died Monday at a private clinic in southeastern Brazil. According to family sources, the girl had been in a coma for almost 2 months …
Read More »Tanzania: monkey snatches baby from his mother and kills him
A month-old baby died in Mwamgongo, western Tanzania, when a group of monkeys entered their home, snatched him from his mother and killed him. Mother Shayima will find it difficult to grieve as her baby, Luhaiba Said, died in tragic conditions. Indeed, the mother was breastfeeding the baby when a …
Read More »Egypt: men arrested for singing in a mosque
Authorities in Egypt arrested three men after one of them was allegedly filmed singing and dancing in a mosque, according to the AFP news agency. The clip later went viral. In the video, the accused man is singing along to what locals call a mahraganat song. It is a type …
Read More »Nigeria: court dissolves this couple married for 33 years
A Nigerian customary court has dissolved a couple married for 33 years because husband and wife say they are fed up, pulse.ng reported. The court’s decision was based on issues of infidelity, dishonesty, and criminal tendencies,the report said. The man identified as Udeze approached the Igando Customary Court claiming that …
Read More »Ghana: man kills himself and his two children
A 40-year-old man poisoned himself and his two children at Shama Junction in Shama district in western Ghana, the starrfm website reported. Before their deaths, the man identified as Eshun had made efforts to reunite with his estranged wife, but to no avail. Reports say he had picked up the …
Read More »AU suspends participation in UN-led talks on Sudan
The African Union suspended its participation in the UN-led talks to end the Sudan political crisis after its representative in the talks cited lack of transparency and exclusion of important political actors from the process. Mohamed Belaish, the AU representative in Khartoum was quoted by the state-run Sudan news agency …
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