AFRICA

A 40-year-old man, Etifa Obukulubu, is in police grips after setting his lover and her pastor on fire at Igbogene in Nigeria. The suspect, who confessed his crime to the police, said he was overpowered by his anger after catching his lover having a romp with her pastor. His lover …

A Zambian woman identified as Mildred Felitus Mweemba is currently in the grips of police over a misunderstanding between her and her husband. According to reports by the police she burnt her husband, Mr. Bruce Sikwibele on suspicion that he was having an affair within their residential area. Angered by just the …

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 attended the swearing-in ceremony of Guinean President Alpha Condé in Conakry, capital of Guinea. Earlier on Monday, 14th December 2020, the President had attended the swearing-in ceremony, in Abidjan, of Alassane Ouattara as President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.   Mr …

Presidential candidate Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, and the Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday engaged in counter-accusations of liability for the violence and other irregularities on the campaign trail. The National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidate was yesterday meeting EC officials after he was accused of continuously flouting Covid-19 …

A Reverend has been caught in bed with his assistant female pastor. Reverend Godwin Maere of the Baptist Church in Malawi was caught in a very compromising position with his assistant female pastor from Mzimbi. This news which has since gone viral in Malawi came with a photo of the …

Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole has tested positive for Covid-19, his spokesperson, Brigadier Vish Naidoo said a statement on Tuesday. Naidoo said Sitole underwent a test on Monday, after coming into contact with a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) who tested positive for Covid-19. “General Sitole is …

The government of Eswatini says Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has died, four weeks after he tested positive for coronavirus. A government statement said Dlamini, 52, died on Sunday afternoon in hospital in South Africa. No cause of death was mentioned, but Dlamini had recently been receiving treatment for Covid-19 in …

Nigerian authorities are stepping up efforts to rescue more than 300 students abducted by armed men who raided their hostels. Gunmen on motorcycles stormed the Government Science School in Kankara late on Friday and engaged security forces in a fierce gun battle, forcing hundreds of students to flee and hide …

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday tightened up national Covid-19 restrictions, including on alcohol sales and large gatherings. The restrictions kick in from midnight, he said. Of particular concern, he said, were large gatherings, which had the potential to become “super-spreader events”. “The current restrictions on the size of gatherings do …

More than a year after it closed its land borders, Nigeria is considering reopening them as soon as possible, according to its President, Muhammadu Buhari. The announcement was made during a meeting with governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Sources say Nigeria first …