AFRICA

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. …

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) yesterday said it had designated a network of six individuals connected to Nigeria-based terrorist group, Boko Haram. According to a statement on OFAC’s website, all six were found guilty of establishing a Boko Haram cell in the …

Veteran Nollywood actor, John Ikechukwu Okafor, also known as Mr. Ibu, has dismissed reports that he is in an extremely critical condition at the hospital. Speaking in a video, the ailing actor explained that he is steadily recovering and as such the public should disregard any false news. Mr. Ibu …

A 57-year-old woman and her son were arrested near Middelburg in Mpumalanga after they were linked to the murder of a man reported missing last month. Police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said Trueman Nkabinde was reported missing on 26 February. His car, a red Kia Picanto, was traced and found …

Actress Takor Veronica has been found dead in a hotel room in Benue State. According to multiple reports, Veronica was found dead one week after celebrating her birthday. She was reportedly found dead in the hotel room at Nyinma area of Makurdi. She informed Three suspects have been arrested in …

The leader of an anti-migrant group in South Africa was detained overnight at a police station in the commercial capital of Johannesburg. The reason for the arrest of Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini, 33, remains unclear. His group, Operation Dudula, has been campaigning against undocumented foreign nationals in the country. “We are …

A Nigerian father lost four of his children after they drowned following a boat accident in the northern state of Kebbi. Musa Labaran, who survived the accident, told the BBC that he made unsuccessful attempts to save the fifth child who was closer to him on the boat. He said …