AFRICA

A Zimbabwean court has disqualified a former minister from challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the August 23 election because he lives in exile. High Court judge David Mangota ruled on Wednesday that Saviour Kasukuwere, who has been living in South Africa since the 2017 coup that toppled former ruler Robert …

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved a resolution on religious hatred and bigotry in the wake of a Quran-burning stunt in Sweden that led to protests across the Muslim world. The motion passed on Wednesday, but was opposed by the United States and the European Union, which …

A Cameroonian has attempted a world record bid for the longest hours of continuous crying. The man is a comedian known on social media as 237 Towncryer. On Monday, July 10, 2023; he started his crying marathon, he has tagged a cry-a-thon; seeking to set a world record of 100 …

A suspected thief was caught and tied to an electric pole in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.   According to a Facebook user, the suspect was caught on Monday morning, July 10, 2023.  

23-year-old man who returned from Ghana has been found dead in a hotel room located along the East-West Road axis of Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.   According to the Nigerian Tribune, the deceased, identified as Victor Benjamin, lodged in room No: 414 of Wetland hotel …

Residents of Ede community in Osun State were thrown into mourning on July 10, after a 72-year-old man identified as Kareem Aderemi, died by suicide.   The deceased who was said to have been battling Parkinson’s disease and partial blindness, reportedly shot himself dead with a gun at his residence. …

Four men have been apprehended by the vigilantes in Gurungawa town in Kumbotso LGA of Kano State, for stealing dogs and ducks.   Vigilante commandant of the town, Abdulhamid Dan-Azumi, said that his men noticed the movement of the suspects around 3 am when dogs were barking, noting that the …

Nigeria’s state-owned oil company says an oil tanker carrying 800,000 litres of stolen crude has been intercepted offshore while heading to Cameroon. It said the vessel would be destroyed as a deterrent. Nigeria’s state-owned oil firm said the oil had been stolen from a well in the south-western state of …

A Nigerian chef who uses the handle @veekeejoe on Twitter set tongues wagging after asserting that some members should be sacked from entering their church premises. In a tweet, @veekeejoe said that some people’s attire for church is immoral, and that these individuals need to be denied access to the …

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