AFRICA

The Enugu State Command has arrested one Effiok Umo and his wife, Nnenna Umo, both of Okwojo Ngwo, Udi LGA, for allegedly abusing and assaulting their twelve (12) years old daughter, Mercy Umo, after she fell asleep while slicing onions for the food they were preparing.     A statement from …

A young man simply identified as Godstime has died after he was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend over N12, 000 in Amukpe, Delta state, Nigeria on Sunday, July 12.   According to Facebook user SapeleOghenek, Godstime, pictured above, had gone to a place where they gamble. He and …

Ivory Coast’s Vice-President Daniel Kablan Duncan has resigned. His resignation follows the sudden death of the Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly last week. The secretary-general of the Ivory Coast presidency, Patrick Achi, said that Kablan Duncan, was leaving “for personal reasons.” The vice-president had put in his resignation letter to President Alassane …

Police on Sunday arrested a 35-year-old man, who went into hiding for about six months, after allegedly trying to murder his girlfriend by dousing her in paraffin and then setting her alight. According to police, the suspect allegedly had a heated argument with his 19-year-old girlfriend on 21 December 2019 …

The coronavirus pandemic is going to get “worse and worse” if certain governments do not take decisive action to curb the spread of the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said we are seeing “dangerous increases in cases” in countries where …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Badmus Folarin, who allegedly used a hot knife to inflict second-degree burn on the buttocks of a 10-year-old boy. During interrogation, the suspect alleged that the victim, who is living with the family, opened a tin of Milo belonging to …

Fire on Monday gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An eyewitness explained that the fire started from the top of the skyscraper which dots the skyline of Central Business District, Abuja as smoke billowed from the pinnacle. First responders including firefighters …

The said church located in Ohafia local government area of Nigeria’s Abia State and founded by one Ifekwe Udo was demolished by the youth of the community. Ifekwe Udo became popular in the past quarter of the decade for his visible effort in providing employment opportunities for the jobless youth …

The corpse of an unknown man has been found in a bush around C to C junction Agbo Ngrinze at Okigwe express road, Amichi, Anambra State.   It is speculated that the deceased whose hands and legs were found tied, struggled with those who murdered him.   Facebook user, Onwuka Udonsi Kalu …

Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icons Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has passed away, public broadcaster SABC has reported. She passed away in Johannesburg on Monday morning aged 59. The death has been confirmed by a family source, SABC reports. She was the South African ambassador to …