AFRICA

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 …

Four police stations have been temporarily closed for decontamination in the last 24 hours due to Covid-19. The police stations affected are Bloemhof, Lomanyaneng and Hartbeespoortdam in the North West, and Selosesha in the Free State. In Bloemhof, the “Community Service Centre will now be operating from the Detectives Offices; No. 6 …

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed President Akufo-Addo deciding to go into a 14-day self-isolation was a result of a member of the president’s security detail testing positive for the novel coronavirus. President Akufo-Addo on July 4 started his isolation with a release signed by the Information Minister indicating that …

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a dawn to dusk curfew on South Africans amid a rapid rise in COVID-19 Infections. Addressing the country on Sunday night, the President indicated that every citizen will be confined to their homes from 21:00 until 04:00 daily, except where you have a …

Gal Pissetzky, a top Chicago based attorney, who is representing Hushpuppi has said that his client has been kidnapped and not arrested. Gal Pissetzky during an interview with the BBC about the Nigerian socialite, who is now in the grip of America’s FBI and facing multiple charges of cyber scam …

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced the dissolution of the constitutional court in an attempt to calm unrest that saw four people killed in street protests on Friday. The president said he said would not tolerate such violence. The court has been at the centre of controversy after it …