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Free State police arrested two foreign nationals for attempting to hijack a fuel tanker on the N5, outside Paul Roux, at midnight on Thursday. The men, aged 35 and 44, are expected to appear in the Senekal Magistrate’s Court on Monday. They face charges of attempted truck hijacking and another …

At least 40 African countries print their money in the UK, France and Germany — decades after independence, raising questions about self-sufficiency. DW examines what prompts them to outsource their currency production. Last July, a delegation from The Gambia visiting the Nigerian Central Bank asked if the Gambian dalasi could …

Police in Bundibugyo District in western Uganda are investigating a probable murder case after the district ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) registrar was found dead. The body of Robert Kifunga Aguma, 43, was on Saturday morning found along Gabata cell-Mpumpai cell footpath near Bimala River lying supine and barefoot. Rwenzori …

The Nigeria Police have upgraded their crime reporting mobile application known as ‘NPF Rescue Me’.The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, who confirmed the upgrade in a statement on Saturday said the app was valuable to effectively report emergencies and criminal activities. Baba, in the statement titled, ‘Technology-driven policing: …

Four persons on Saturday lost their lives while 13 others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred along Ikaramu-Akunu Akoko Road in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the crash involved an 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number MBA 752 XA, …

Armed bandits on Saturday afternoon breached the security at the international airport in Kaduna, leaving an aviation security guard killed after opening fire on workers and passengers. A witness told Peoples Gazette the incident occurred shortly after 12:00 noon when the attackers scaled the airport barriers and caused widespread panic …

Multi-award winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has revealed that money does not give him satisfaction. Burna Boy said this on his official Twitter handle in the early hours of Saturday. The Grammy award-winning singer also claimed to be the highest-paid artist in African music history. …

Five people have been killed in an attack by armed rebels on an army base in the Central African Republic (CAR), regional officials have said. On Thursday, deputy prefect Jean Ulrich Semberkpanga said three of the dead in the four-hour attack on Tuesday were civilians – two women and a …

There was serious confusion among residents of Danmani community, in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna on Friday night, following an explosion. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred close to a POS operator shop, close to Abubakar Sadiq Mosque. The eyewitness explained that an object suspected to be …

Returning home a month after fleeing advancing rebel forces proved to be a fatal mistake for Zemzem’s family. The young woman, whose name we have changed to protect her identity, ran away from her small town in the Amhara region with her husband and baby son in August last year. …