AFRICA

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his immediate family members have been banned from travelling to the US over corruption allegations related to abuse of office and bribery. According to the Tuesday announcement by Counselor for Public Affairs Eric Watnik at the US Embassy in Nairobi, Sonko’s ban from the …

Two girls have been rescued in Stanger after being reported missing on Monday night. The girls aged 4 and 15, who are alleged to have gone missing from their home last night were found 2km away from their home. IPSS medical rescue, SAPS and K9 search, and rescue were on …

Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has backed President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, terming him as “a man of peace”. Western nations have imposed punitive sanctions on Russia, including the freezing of Mr Putin’s foreign assets over his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr Zuma said Mr …

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, captained his team to victory in a novelty football match. This was part of activities to mark his 85th birthday on Friday. Obasanjo, who starred for his team against the Ogun State Government team led by the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, scored two of …

Senegal has condemned the Ukrainian embassy for calling for fighters to join its effort to repel Russia’s invasion, warning that recruiting mercenaries or even volunteers breached its laws. In a statement Thursday evening, Senegal’s foreign ministry said it had summoned the Ukrainian ambassador after reading, “with astonishment”, an embassy Facebook …

Popular Guinean singer and rapper, Mousse Sandiana Kaba, popularly known as Grand P, has engaged his longtime girlfriend, Eudoxie Yao. In a video clip that was shared on Instagram by the rapper’s girlfriend, Grand P went on his knees with a ring to propose to her. According to Tuco.co.ke, Grand …

Paying for sex is prevalent among African men with 1 in 10 of them using the services of sex workers, suggests new research. Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada and Imperial College London also found that men who pay for sex are 50% more likely to be HIV-positive …

A 15-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the stomach during a violent altercation with a fellow pupil outside a Durban school on Friday. KwaZulu-Natal police said a case of murder was being investigated by the Pinetown police following the incident. “It is alleged that at approximately 14:45 a male, …

Aman from the Democratic Republic of the Congo identified simply as Luwizo has tied the knot with triplets in a colorful ceremony. The 32-year-old got married to triplets, Nadege, Natacha, and Nathalie, in the ceremony held last month in Karehe, located in South Kivu, DR Congo. In an interview with …

As hundreds of Nigerians in Ukraine are struggling to return home, about 115 young men, recently, offered to join Ukraine in its fight against Russia. The men, who besieged the Ukraine Embassy in Abuja, also put down their names in a register provided by the embassy, Guardian reports. The Second …