AFRICA

Police Camp Set On Fire over ‘Harassment’

A police camp in Kenya’s Naivasha town, west of the capital Nairobi, was set on fire by angry residents who were protesting against alleged harassment. The residents set the house of the officer in-charge on fire before flames spread to the other houses. Fire fighters put out the fire but …

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If you mess around with my wife, I will kill you – Pastor Adeboye

The clergyman stated this in a video which shows him delivering a sermon during a devotion service concerning marriage. Pastor Adeboye stated that he can tolerate whatever anyone does to him, but will never stomach such when directed to his wife. He said, “You can do whatever you like to …

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21-yr-old man in police net for defiling Police Inspector’s daughter

A 21-year-old man identified as Zuozoa, from Agudama-Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been arrested and is cooling off in police custody for allegedly defiling a 16years old daughter of a serving Police Inspector. The suspect, a former undergraduate of a private university before he …

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Police Arrested After Dragging Woman by Motorbike

Three police officers in Kenya have been arrested after one of them was filmed apparently dragging a 21-year-old woman tied to a motorcycle. Accusing her of involvement in a robbery, another man is seen whipping her as she pleads for them to stop. The crowd in a town in the …

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2 police officers charged over allegedly robbing fellow cop and his wife at gunpoint

Two police officers stationed in Limpopo, who are accused of robbing another police officer and his wife at gunpoint, were arrested on Wednesday. The accused are Sergeant Reuben Madida, 48, and Warrant Officer Machel Raedani, 56, National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi said in a statement. They appeared in …

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Woman charged for allegedly stabbing cheating husband to death

A 42-year-old woman has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing her husband to death after catching him with another woman. According to a statement by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Suzan Barbara Maetja from Ga-Kuranta Village, Limpopo, allegedly came home earlier than expected on Monday, and found her husband …

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SA court opens door for independent candidates

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the current Electoral Act, which bars independent candidates from running for office, is unconstitutional. It’s a ruling that could change the face of South African politics. Until now only members of political parties were allowed to run for office. In future elections, the …

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Mother blames, beats 2-year-old daughter for being raped

Trending on social media at the moment is the story of a mother who has accused her two-year-old daughter for allowing herself to be raped. The mother described her toddler as an ‘ashawo’ to wit prostitute, because the baby kept going to the man. She subjected her daughter (victim) to …

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Mother Burnt To Death Together With Her Three Children

On Tuesday, a woman and her three children, including a one-month-old baby, were burnt to death in their apartment in the Nkangbe area of Minna. The woman lived with her husband and Fati, his other wife inside the building. An intense fire immersed the building which burnt her and her …

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Pregnant woman gunned down in drive-by shooting in King William’s Town

E A 35-year-old pregnant King William’s Town woman was shot and killed in her driveway by unknown gunmen on Tuesday afternoon. The woman died after the occupants of a Toyota Fortuner SUV opened fired on her, said police spokesperson Colonel Sibongile Soci. She said the incident took place in Clubview at …

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