AFRICA

A Nigerian mother has incurred the wrath of Nigerians after she beat up her 2-year-old daughter who was allegedly raped in Lagos. According to the lady who shared details of the incident, she said she met the mother and her two daughters around Idumota in Lagos. She noticed a red …

In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani says children are now having to police their credulous parents on WhatsApp. Just a few years ago, local comedians had a field day with jokes about elderly Nigerian mothers and their nonchalant attitudes towards their mobile phones. …

There seems to be trouble between former president Jacob Zuma and his 25-year-old fiancée Nonkanyiso Conco. The pair, who have a young son together, have allegedly separated and Conco has since moved out of the house that was rented for her by Zuma near Ballito, Durban. Conco’s father, Fartescue, said …

A restaurant owner was hacked to death in an early-morning attack in KwaZulu-Natal, the authorities have confirmed. Paramedic service Midlands EMS reported a crew was dispatched to “a well-known eatery in the Balgowan area at 08:30” in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on Saturday morning. Upon the crew’s arrival “they were met …

Mrs Queen Igbinevbo, the pregnant wife of Comrade Promise Igbinevbo has died after she was raped and murdered at home. Mrs Igbinevbo was alone at her home in Benin when her attackers gained entrance into the home through the ceiling. A source who spoke to LIB said the intruders had come in search …

There are reports in South Africa that last week’s lifting of an alcohol ban – which had been imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus – has led to a sharp rise in trauma cases at hospitals some of which are already under strain due to the pandemic. A specialist …

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended a nationwide overnight curfew by another 30 days after warning that ending it risked tens of thousands of additional coronavirus deaths. But the nightly curfew will be three hours shorter, running from 21:00 to 04:00, and several areas that had been under lockdown will …

Veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, aka Mama G, has revealed what should be done to actors found guilty of rape. Kemi Filani News recalls that Actress Sylvia Oluchi hours ago, accused veteran movie director, Lancelot Imasuen, of sexually assaulting her, during a film shoot in 2008. Reacting, Patience Ozokwor in a chat with …

Students are jubilating over the death of their lecturer because he has been allegedly practising sex for grades with their ladies. Dr. Mekino Nnaemeka Okonkwo shared a photo of a late lecturer recognized as Anunkakampi to wish him peaceful rest in his grave. His post on Twitter, however, backfired as …

The trio on Thursday appeared before Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court on charges of demanding property by written threats contrary to the penal code. The suspects; Hamis Mukota and his wife Donah Werukwendera, are jointly charged with Tracy Nangendo. The couple is said to have sneaked into the house of Iganga-based …