AFRICA

A  24-year-old woman was struck dead by lightning two weeks after her wedding. The deceased, Kamuya Nabirye, died on the spot after being hit by lightning as she sat on a bench inside her house, while carrying her three-month-old daughter during a heavy downpour on Monday, October 5. This incident …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial of Ramon Abbas, the Nigerian Instagram celebrity facing wire fraud charges in the United States, has been moved to 2021. According to the chambers orders of Judge Otis Wright released September 23, the jury trial will continue by 9:00 a.m. on May 4, …

Liberia’s President George Weah has derided what he perceives as disrespectful text messages sent to him by young people seeking financial relief and claiming to be supporters of his Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) party. In a church sermon, the former world best soccer player told worshippers that out of …

At least eight migrants have drowned and 12 are missing after human smugglers forced them off a boat near Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Another 14 migrants survived and are receiving medical care, a statement said. The migrants were all believed to be Ethiopians returning to …

Nigeria’s police affairs minister says that there will be an investigation into alleged infractions by a notorious unit in the police force that has been accused of atrocities against innocent civilians and routine harassment. On Sunday, Nigeria’s inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (Sars) …

A Ugandan judge was injured in a road accident on Monday morning while travelling to a court in the western part of the country, according to the Uganda Red Cross. The Daily Monitor newspaper has identified the judge as Paul Gadenya. He was previously the chief registrar of the judiciary. …

A man, identified as Leroy Chacon, has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a mortuary to have sex with his late lover who died of coronavirus. The 50-year-old man was arrested by the Guyana police in South America and charged. Mr Chacon, according to reports, pleaded guilty for breaking into …

A 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, has been arrested by the police command in Kano State for using a cutlass to hack her two children to death over a dispute with her husband for taking a second wife. It is reported that the incident happened at Diso Quarters, Gwale Local Government …

A group of Zambian miners held by their Chinese employer for five months as a safety measure against coronavirus have been released, the Lusaka Times website reports. Their release on Sunday followed the intervention of a local MP. They had been held within the mine complex to prevent them from …

The feminine’s love for money undoubtedly starts from the womb. They seem to have needs even from childhood, it as if they have everything planned out before they land on earth. While baby boys are looking for balls to kick, baby girls are looking for money and they how to …