AFRICA

Former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe and two others have been sentenced by the Federal High Court Jos Division to three-month imprisonment. The two others have been identified as Raymond Dabo and Evangelist Leo Sunday Jitung. The trio had been standing trial for four years on charges bordering on …

After more than 100 years, two Benin Bronzes, which were looted by British troops, have been returned to a traditional palace in Benin City, Nigeria. The artifacts were stolen from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria by British soldiers in 1897. A looted bronze cockerel known as the “Okukur” …

Lovelyn David, a level 400 student of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State has allegedly scalded her roommate, Angel Ogbowu with hot water over an argument. The act caused severe damage to Angel’s skin. According to sources, the incident occurred on Monday night, January 31, 2022. “They had …

No fewer than six persons have died in a fatal auto crash that occurred in the Tungan Maje area of the Federal Capital Territory.Also, nine people were said to be injured in the accident which happened around 10 am on Friday. An eyewitness who gave his name as Austin said …

Yohannes and Gebremeskel knew it would be cold inside the bulk cargo area of the Airbus A350 plane on the long flight from Ethiopia’s capital to Belgium. But the two ground technicians with Ethiopian Airlines, both of Tigrayan origin, said they felt a threat from the Ethiopian authorities that left …

Some folks of Depor pipeline a suburb in Benin city in the state of Edo, Nigeria were left with their mouths wide open after an alleged witch was spotted on a high tension pole. In the African setting, stories of witches and wizards are one of the common stories you …

A Limpopo snake catcher is recuperating after being bitten by a black mamba while trying to retrieve it from a ceiling. Gideon Vorster, from Tzaneen, was helping to remove the snake which was shedding its skin — a process that makes them violent and territorial — and it bit him …

Malian turn out in their numbers to celebrate the formal announcement of French troop withdrawing from the West African country. A massive rally attended by persons from all walks of life was also a show of support for the Assimi Goita-led junta. Some of the scenes witnessed included the burning …

Nigerian authorities say they have seized 120 tonnes of imported animal hides and skins in Lagos city. They were intercepted on suspicion that were already processed with chemicals for use in leather industries yet they were being sold as foodstuff, the national food and drug agency, Nafdac, said. In Nigeria, …

A 6-year-old girl has been raped and murdered in Limpopo, with the alleged perpetrator being stoned to death by residents. On Saturday, police were called to Petanenge village outside Tzaneen after a 28-year-old man was killed. The child was killed in Lusaka village nearby. Officers found that the child had …