AFRICA

In an exclusive investigation BBC Africa eye uncovers how rogue pastors exploit the trust and belief of their followers for profit and power in Uganda. For hundreds of millions of Africans, Christianity is the cornerstone of their existence. But an increase in rogue pastors has led to a fight for …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Friday in Abuja urged the Muslim Ummah nationwide to seek greater personal discipline, which is necessary for the realisation of a great nation. According to a statement signed late Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said …

A combined team of soldiers, operatives of the Department of State Services and the police have been deployed in Kaduna to locate and possibly rescue passengers abducted by terrorists, who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train on Monday. It was learnt that the Federal Government had given the Nigerian Air Force express …

Despite missing out on the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are ahead of Ghana’s Black Stars in the latest FIFA world rankings. The Super Eagles were rated 30th on FIFA’s March rankings, which were revealed on Thursday. Ghana’s Black Stars are ranked 60th in the world, whereas Senegal’s …

A 32-year-old, Iliya Musa, has allegedly raped a 75-year-old grandmother to death in Adamawa State in Nigeria. SaharaReporters further learnt that the incident happened last Saturday in Maduguva community in the Mubi North Local Government Area. Samuel Adamu, who is the son of the rape victim, said, “The rapist come …

Four youths have lost their lives in Ago-Dada in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following a lightning strike in the community. The incident was said to have occurred during a rainstorm in the community. A source in the village said the killing of the young boys sparked …

A village in northern Mozambique has been thrown into a state of surprise after a teenager buried in November last year resurfaced. Eurélia Manuel Benjamim, was presumed dead and buried in her home village of Lindi late last year. She said she never died and had gone to work on …

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has imposed a R200 000 fine or four years in prison, with half of either of the two suspended, for ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini. She was sentenced on Friday morning. This comes after Magistrate Betty Khumalo found Dlamini guilty of perjury for lying under oath …

There are three slots yet to be filled to complete the set of teams that will be in Qatar later this year for the FIFA World Cup. But whiles those three candidates are keenly awaited, football’s world governing body, FIFA, will go ahead with the draw of the competition. That …

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has expressed grief as many people drowned in Guni-Zumba River while fleeing terrorists attacks in Guni and Kurgbaku communities in Munya local government area of the state. Recall that the victims including women and children were said to have drowned while trying to …