AFRICA

Nigerian police arrest cult members who beheaded man, used victim’s head to play football

Police authorities in the Anambra State of Nigeria have arrested suspected cult members who killed a member of a rival group and used his head to play football. The incident happened on the premises suspected to be the residence of some students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Igbariam in …

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Biden’s first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit scheduled for December – White House

A number of African leaders will be guests of the American government in mi-December 2022 when President Joe Biden hosts the first in-person summit with his peers. The United States has been under increasing pressure to assert its influence on the continent amid a growing role economic giant and rival …

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VIDEO: Sex workers run helter-skelter as police officers burst popular joints

A video is making rounds of alleged prostitutes taking to their heels after the police stormed all their popular joints in Benin city. It has been alleged that the Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki ordered the eradication of all prostitutes “ashawo” from the state. Edo state has been known to …

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Man found dead with calabash, money and white clothing material

A man has been found dead inside a hotel room in Angwan Gwari Kwamba in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic incident happened at Unique Hotel opposite Royal Academy, Suleja. Speaking with Daily Trust, the Manager of the hotel, Adeniyi Durojaiye, said the man checked in on …

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Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos demands pardon after death of father

Angolan billionaire, Isabel dos Santos has requested a pardon to dismiss all criminal accusations brought against her and other members of the dos Santos family. The declaration by the Angolan billionaire, which a spokesman in Lisbon confirmed on Tuesday, July 19 came over two weeks after her father, former President …

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Mauritius ranked Africa’s most peaceful nation – 2022 GPI report

The island nation of Mauritius has been ranked the most peaceful country in the sub-Saharan Africa region, maintaining a spot it held in 2021. This is according to the 2022 edition of the Global Peace Index, GPI, report released this week. The country’s overall score stood at 1.57 with the …

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Somalia plane crash: Passenger plane flips over at Mogadishu airport [VIDEO]

On Monday, July 18, the Jubba Airways plane crashed and rolled over on the runway of the Mogadishu airport before taking fire. The dramatic video shows the plane upside-down on the edge of the runway, burning fiercely, spewing dense smoke. When the incident happened, the aircraft was traveling domestically from …

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South African man passes away after partaking in a drinking competition

Authorities in South Africa said a man collapsed and died after he partook in a drinking competition. According to Sowetan Live, police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said the incident happened at a bar in the village of Mashamba. Mojapelo said the deceased man was part of a group of people …

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VIDEO: Racist Chinese filmmaker charged by Malawi court for trafficking

Lu Ke, a Chinese national behind racist videos involving Malawian children has been charged with five counts of child trafficking by a court in the country. He was extradited over the weekend to Malawi from neighbouring Zambia after he fled in the wake of a BBC documentary that exposed his …

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Anger in Nigeria after wanted man is made chief

An emir in the Nigerian state of Zamfara has been suspended after he coronated a man said to be a wanted terrorist. According to Premium Times, Aliyu Marafa, who is the emir of Yandoton Daji, was suspended by the Zamfara State government after the alleged turbaning of Ada Aleru. Aleru …

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