Nigeria’s army chief has died in a helicopter accident in the north central Kaduna State, multiple local media portals have reported. Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru was appointed to the top post months back after President Muhammadu Buhari changed the entire top brass of the military hierarchy. Government has yet to …
Read More »Suspected robber lynched; another drowns at Sakaman
lynched a suspected robber A mob at Sakaman in Accra, has lynched a suspected robber, after his alleged accomplice drowned in a nearby lagoon in an attempt to escape. They had allegedly robbed a lady of her handbag, using a pair of scissors, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs. …
Read More »Fourth wife stabs husband to death for impregnating another woman
A 47-year-old woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen, has allegedly stabbed her husband to death for impregnating another woman, as reported by Daily Post. The suspect is said to be the fourth wife of the 51-year-old deceased husband. The two were co-butchers at an abattoir in Ogun State. The woman was arrested following …
Read More »Boko Haram leader, Shekau reportedly killed
The leader of Boko Haram faction, Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly been killed. Eons Intelligence reports that his death happened during an attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a splinter group. ISWAP fighters, led by its commander, Bana Duguri, stormed the Sambisa …
Read More »Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau killed by rivals – Nigeria media
• The Boko Haram leader is reported to have died after an attack from fighters of a rival group, ISWAP • ISWAP broke away from the Shekau-led faction in 2016 after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS) • Shekau has been the leader of Boko Haram since 2009 following …
Read More »Judge kidnapped inside court
A Nigerian judge was on Tuesday kidnapped from inside a court in the northern state of Katsina, local media report. The Sharia court judge, identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila, is said to have been kidnapped in the afternoon local time after armed attackers broke into the court in Zakat village. …
Read More »Nigeria: Hoodlums set INEC offices ablaze
Two offices belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi were set on fire by hoodlums on Tuesday night. The offices hit by the inferno were located in Ezza North and Ebonyi Local Government areas. The Nations reports that no casualties were recorded but the buildings and …
Read More »PHOTOS: Woman, 16-year-old daughter killed in botched rape attempt
A Nigerian woman, Nkechinyere Nnaama, 49, and her 16-year-old daughter were allegedly murdered in a suspected botched rape attempt on March 30, 2021. According to Facebook user, Amaka Okeagu, the mother came back home from school and found a young man she shared her flat with, attempting to rape her …
Read More »Namibia grants travel documents to gay couple’s twin daughters
• The twin infant daughters of the couple can now travel to Namibia • One of the parents is a Namibian professor whiles his husband is Mexican • The couple married in South Africa and got the girls through surrogacy The Namibian government through its home affairs ministry, has …
Read More »Meet Uganda’s 80-year-old master mechanic
What started as a part-time activity on the veranda of his father’s shop in 1957, became the livelihood for an 80-year-old motorcycle mechanic in Uganda’s Jinja City. Mr Elias Lwanga left his ancestral home in Katende Village, Mawokota Sub-county in Mpigi District in 1965 and has since settled in …
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