AFRICA

Filmmaker, Edgard Leroy, has reportedly died in a fatal motor accident, which occurred at the Sagamu area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday, June 11, 2022. The movie director died four weeks after he won an award for the Best Indigenous Movie (Yoruba) Category at the African Magic Viewers Choice …

Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade have reportedly rescued Mary Ngoshe, who is believed to be one of the girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014. Recall, that some members of the insurgent group invade the government school abducting 276 students. Their …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has sent a warning to the Christian community in the South-East about plots by the Fulani herdsmen to attack churches in the region. The spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, who made this known in a statement, affirmed that the herders had already infiltrated …

South African boxer Siphesihle Mntungwa says the “criticism and insults” he has been subjected to in the wake of his opponent Simiso Buthelezi’’s death after their fight is causing him stress and making him contemplate suicide. During their bout, Buthelezi, 24, was seen fighting an imaginary opponent in the final …

A former Nigerian striker, Akeem Omolade, has been found dead inside his vehicle at Palermo, Italy According to a report by Goal, the 39-year-old, who spent his entire career in Italy, was found dead on Monday in a Peugeot car. He was found dead in his car days after complaining …

Boris Johnson has defended plans to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda as three men due to be on the first flight failed in their bids to avoid being removed. Up to eight people are due to be on Tuesday evening’s flight but appeals against removal are being heard. The PM …

An Abuja-based businessman identified as Hussaini Aliyu Takuma has been murdered and dumped inside a well around his farm at Jeda village in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Kuje Police Divisional Headquarters, FCT, had on Saturday, exhumed the body of Hussaini, which was taken …

  The Lagos State Police Command has charged three suspects to court for allegedly beating a sex worker, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze for keeping the Holy Quran in her room, reports Thecitypulsenews. According to our source, one of the suspects patronised Saliu and after having sex with her, …

Pope Francis has apologised to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for postponing his July visits to the two countries indefinitely for health reasons. He had planned to visit the DR Congo cities of Kinshasa and Goma on 2 to 5 July before travelling to the South Sudanese …

The Nigerian government has issued new guidelines for the operations of social media multinationals in the country including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and other platforms. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) late on Monday issued the new regulations for the interactive platforms in Nigeria. A statement signed by NITDA spokesperson, …