AFRICA

George Floyd’s memorial fund set a world record as donations hit its peak. Death before dishonour came into play in George Floyd’s life as his memorial fund set a world record shaking all grounds. As it stands now, the fund has been able to gather $13Million from 500,000 donations across …

France says it has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa, Abdelmalek Droukdel, in an operation in Mali. Defence Minister Florence Parly said Droukdel along with members of his inner circle had been killed in the north of the country on Wednesday. French forces had also captured a senior …

The weather across the country will once again be fine and cool on Saturday, says the South African Weather Service. The weather in your region: Gauteng, the North West and Free State will be fine and cool. The expected UVB sunburn index is low. Mpumalanga will be partly cloudy in the east with morning fog patches …

President Muhammadu Buhari is not in charge of Nigeria, said, Prof Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, on Thursday. Soyinka was reacting to the letter written to Buhari by the former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar(retd), wherein he advised Buhari to change his mode of appointments, noting that …

The First Satanic Church which was launched in February this year has now been officially registered in South Africa. The church’s mission reportedly is to educate the public on the Satanic Religious Board and to address common misconceptions about Satanic practises as well as ease what they term as ‘Satanic …

Former President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors and Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari “Garba Shehu ” has voiced out on the fire outbreak that guts in the presidential villa of Nigeria in Abuja, indicating its cause to be from an electrical spark. According to him, this unfortunate …

A fire incident occurred at the presidential villa on Thursday June 4 as confirmed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Shehu said the fire occurred at a store near the State House Chapel in the Presidential Villa on Thursday afternoon. He described it as …

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has increased by 3 267 to 40 792, while the death toll has jumped to 848. Out of the 56 more COVID-related deaths reported on Thursday, 54 are from the Western Cape and one each in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. “We …

A thief fell asleep in the middle of his operation after breaking into a TV presenter’s house in Tanzania. Confirming the incident in an interview with East Africa Radio, ITV Zanzibar presenter, Farouk Karim said the thief entered his compound by scaling the fence. The journalist added that the thief …

A man has died after he was struck by lightning during a downpour in Edo state.   The man, identified simply as Mr. Edafe, died on Thursday, June 4, in Benin, Edo State.   The deceased was reportedly working at a building site around the Cattle Market in Asoro Hill, on …