AFRICA

A yet-to-be-identified woman abandoned a newborn on Wednesday at an uncompleted building in the Sarkin Kudu area of Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Our correspondent learnt that the baby was found bare on Thursday morning with his placenta yet to be removed. It was also learnt that security …

Three siblings were on Thursday evening June 3, found dead inside a parked car they were playing in the Owode Elede area of Ikorodu, Lagos. The Nation reported that it is speculated that the kids identified as Oliseh, Daniel and Destiny Egba, three, six and eight years respectively, suffocated. It …

Guinea’s military-led transition government has announced a new set of prices for petroleum products, despite repeatedly promising it would not increase the cost of the commodity. The decision announced on Tuesday saw the prices of petrol, diesel, and oil go up 12,000 GNF ($1.36) per litre, up from 10,000 GNF …

Kenya seeks to dominate in the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by constructing the biggest import and storage gas facility in Mombasa and licensing more private companies to compete with Tanzania which has dominated the business for years in the region. The announcement to construct a 25,000 tonnes storage …

The Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof Adepoju Olusola has returned N17 million, part of the over N50 million meant for cooperative societies in the institution which had been diverted in 2020. SaharaReporters had reported how Olusola allegedly embezzled staff deductions (Contributions of …

Nollywood star, John Okafor better known as Mr Ibu has arrested a colleague who hacked his verified Instagram account. Mr Ibu’s daughter, Chioma Jasmine made this known via her social media account explaining that her father has taken the hacker who happens to be a Nollywood actor to a police …

Five people were killed and 56 others injured when a bus overturned on the N1 north outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo. The provincial transport and community safety department said on Thursday that it was alleged that the driver had lost control of the bus – that had been pulling a trailer …

A former Miss France, Sonia Rolland has been indicted in a corruption enquiry involving former Gabonese president Omar Bongo. The French portal, Le Parisien, reports that Sonia is being held over the case of the “ill-gotten gains” of the Gabonese presidency. Ms Rolland is a Rwandan-French actress and was Miss …

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. In a television address, he said he had given the judiciary multiple opportunities and warnings to “purify” itself. Among the sackings announced in the government’s official gazette was Youssef Bouzaker, the former head of the …

A former head of South African intelligence agency has sued President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged crimes that include “kidnapping” and bribing robbers who stole millions of dollars from one of his properties. Arthur Fraser accuses the president of concealing a theft incident in which alleged criminals entered Mr Ramaphosa’s property …