AFRICA

Elebuibon said, “Eledumare is displeased with the shedding of the blood of innocent Nigerians. And there is grave punishment for that. It is happening in the north and down south. Political leaders and heads of security agencies in Nigeria must work to put an end to this. If they fail …

A 30-year-old man has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command after a CCTV camera exposed him for raping an 11-year-old girl in the state. The man, identified as Jomaph, was reportedly arrested along Oleh Road in the timber town at about 7a.m. Vanaguard reports, that the victim (name …

South Africa’s police minister has said the suspect who killed himself in police custody had confessed to the murders of several women in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Mzumbe magistrates’ court on Monday hoping to catch a glimpse of the suspects who were arrested for the …

Twelve people have been killed in three days by militia in the Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials have told AFP. The Allied Democratic Forces group attacked an army position in the village of Mwenda on Saturday night, killing eight people, local administrator Donat Kibwana is …

Cricket South Africa (CSA) president Chris Nenzani has resigned with immediate effect. Nenzani‚ who has been the head honcho of the embattled organisation since February 2013‚ stepped down on Friday when he submitted his letter of resignation. Nenzani’s resignation‚ less than a month before he was due to step down …

A white man got more than he bargained for after going off on a racist tirade while travelling with some black people in a Tube in Central Line on Sunday, August 16.   The video which has gotten lots of reactions on social media, came with the caption ‘Being black in …

A 60-year-old woman has been killed in Parkwood. It’s understood she was driving her vehicle when she was shot in the head, according to Radio786. The incident happened on the corner of Parker’s Walk and Acacia Road on Saturday, August 15. Police say no arrests have yet been made and that …

A group of community members in Matlala, outside Polokwane, attacked an 18-year-old and set him alight. His body was burnt beyond recognition. Police are on the hunt for a vigilante group after the murder of a Limpopo teen in a mob attack. The 18-year-old’s body was burnt beyond recognition in …

Suspected Islamist militants have attacked a hotel on the beachfront in the Somali capital Mogadishu. A loud explosion at the Elite hotel on Lido beach was followed by gunfire, amid reports that government forces were fighting the attackers. The hotel is popular with local politicians and Somalis from the diaspora. …

Mr. Joseph Kabuleta who declared his intentions to contest against President Museveni in 2021 has been intercepted by riot police in Hoima town. Mr Kabuleta was driving in a white Toyota vehicle in his home town of Hoima on Friday. He had just left his home Rwenkobe, on the way …