AFRICA

Floods sweep away 1,500 corpses from Nigerian cemetery

Floods have destroyed more than 1,500 graves at a cemetery in the central Nigerian town of Mariga in Niger state. More than 500 graves have been swept away by the floods in the past week alone. The chief imam of the town, Alhassan Musa Na’ibi, told the BBC about 1,000 …

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VDEO: The Doctor who had s3x with a patient on admission bed fired

The Doctor, identified as Onuke was caught on viral video in a sexual conduct with a teenage patient. The teenage girl had come to facility and admitted while doctor had sexual intercourse with her on the admission bed. Though, it was mutual agreement between the duo, but, the management of …

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‘We are not a British colony’ – Video of Mugabe trends after London bus episode

A video of former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, trended on Tuesday, barely 24-hours after African leaders were shuttled in a bus in London when they attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19. In the short video clip, widely circulated on Twitter, Mugabe is heard saying: “We are …

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Some four exciting African cities that never sleep

ticle WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This The listed cities have a buzzing night life | File photo As a continent with diverse cultures and landscapes, Africa is blessed with many cities that prospective tourists should definitely keep on their ‘bucket list’. There’s no better experience in life than travelling and …

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Uganda confirms fresh outbreak of Ebola virus

A 24-year-old man infected with Ebola has died in central Uganda in a fresh outbreak confirmed by health officials. The health minister has told journalists that the victim had exhibited symptoms before succumbing to the disease. He was a resident of Ngabano village in Mubende district, about 147km (91 miles) …

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London order: Social media users mock African leaders with bus photos

Despite only two African leaders having been photographed on a bus in London as they attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, social media users are mocking all African leaders. Only William Ruto of Kenya and Samia Suluhu Hassan were captured in the now viral photo first circulated on the …

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Nigerian court sentences billionaire kidnapper, Evans to 21 years in prison

An Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos has convicted Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, a kidnap kingpin better known as Evans, on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. This comes a few months after Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja sent him to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of conspiracy …

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Shocking: DPP to drop explosive tapes – President’s Integrity hangs

The political crisis in Zambia is likely to deepen further following revelations by deep-throat sources close to the Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) Lilian Shawa Siyuni about explosive tape recordings of shocking machinations involving top appointees since President Hakainde Hichilema assumed office. The said conversations further reveal targeted witch-hunting, attempts …

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Terrorists attack communities in President Buhari’s state, kill one, kidnap about 50

As the security situation in Katsina State continues to exacerbate, Islamic terrorists have reportedly invaded Bakiyawa community in the Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state killing one and abducting about 50 persons. The terrorists who have been terrorising forests in the Batsari Local Government Area were reported to have …

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The Caribbean people who were on slave ships but never enslaved

The Garifuna people, descendants of Carib, Arawak and West Africa have always fought for their place, cultural identity and heritage since the 1800s against colonial rule and discrimination. They fought to survive when the slave ship transporting them got wrecked at sea. When they settled at St. Vincent in the …

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