AFRICA

Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped at least 140 schoolchildren in the north-west of the country, police say. At least eight people were also abducted from the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre in Zaria early on Sunday morning. Two nurses and a 12-month-old child were among those seized, said a hospital …

A typical African president is shielded from prosecution for as long as he or she is in office. In some jurisdictions, once out of office; they can be dragged to the courts once they leave office yet still there are countries where a former president maintains immunity from prosecution. In …

• TB Joshua’s security aid believes the late prophet never performed miracles • He said he did magic at his church • He indicated that people who claim to be healed from a particular sickness deceive the public  Cletus Ossai, former security aide to the late TB Joshua, has said …

Day two of di funeral ceremony of di founder of di Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua wey also dey known as TB Joshua witness di presence of many dignitaries. Members of di family of di late pastor for dia tribute say though dem experience trial and …

There was a fire outbreak at the Synagogue Church of All Nations located in Ikotun area of Lagos State on Monday night. The PUNCH gathered that the fire, which gutted a store house in the church’s premises, started around 11 pm. The fire incident happened on the night of the …

The Pietermaritzburg high court will on Tuesday hear an urgent application from legal representatives of former president Jacob Zuma to stay the execution of his arrest. Zuma was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment by the Constitutional Court for contempt of court, after he defied an order by the apex court to …

  The venue is the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, headquarters in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos. The event is the candlelight procession kickstarting the funeral rites for Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua. Today (July ) is the first day of a weeklong series of events …

Lagos State Goment don go inspect facilities for Synagogue Church of All Nations before di burial of di founder, Prophet Temitope Joshua wey die June 5th for di age of 57. Dis dey happun as di burial of late T.B Joshua go take place between di 5th of July to …

• Prophet Chinonso Stephen says he sees political tension in Ghana • He said this tension will last for three years • A lot of Ghanaians will die but can be averted through prayer Prophet Emmanuel Chinonso Stephen, a Nigerian clergyman, says Ghana will be experiencing political tension that will …

Forty-three migrants were missing off the Tunisian coast and 84 others were rescued after their boat sank while heading to Europe, a Tunisian Red Crescent official said on Saturday. A rescue operation started on Friday after the boat capsized near the coastal town of Zarzis in Tunisia’s Medenine province, Munji …