AFRICA

The Ghana High Commission in Nigeria has sent out a notification that all stranded Ghanaians willing to return must pay a fee to assist their evacuation to Ghana tomorrow – Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The fee ranges from US$800-1,000 from Abuja to Accra, and US$700-900 from Lagos to Accra. Per …

A man, identified as Zubairu Dalhatu Malamai, is definitely not allowing his newly married ex-lover walk away after squandering his money. A legal letter to his ex, Zainab Abdullahi Yahaya, said Mr Malamai had invested so much into her life, future and investment in their three-year dating period. Mr Malamai’s …

A Policeman, Inspector Monday Gabriel, went berserk, in Ikoyi area of Lagos, opening fire on his colleagues, killing one of them in the process, while others sustained bullet wounds. Vanguard gathered the Police officer, Gabriel, attached to Squadron 21 of the Police Mobile Force, Abuja, was on Special duty at …

Police in Lugazi Municipality, Buikwe District are investigating circumstances under which a 20-year-old man allegedly hacked his elderly father to death for denying him food. The incident happened on Friday in Bamuganya Village, Najjembe Division. Ssezibwa Regional Police Spokesperson, Ms Hellen Butoto, identified the deceased as Mr Andrew Lubanga, 70. …

The Zimbabwean government has summoned US ambassador Brian Nichols to explain remarks by US national security adviser that Zimbabwe was stoking anti-racist protests in the country. Violence has erupted in cities across the US sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd. US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, …

There is outrage in Nigeria following the murder of a 22-year-old student, Uwavera Omozuwa in a church. The hashtag #JusticeForUwa is trending in Nigeria, with her family appealing for help to track down her killers. Uwavera had been studying in a “quiet” church near her home in Benin City when …

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has said government forces engaged in extensive fighting against Islamist militants who overran a town in the north of the country on Thursday. It’s the first time the government has acknowledged the attack on Macomia – the third town to be seized by jihadists in recent …

China will give Africa 30 million test kits per month, as well as 10 000 ventilators and 80 million masks, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa disclosed on Sunday during a virtual meeting with top editors in the country. He did not specify when this initiative will start or how long …

Militants in Burkina Faso attacked a cattle market and a humanitarian convoy, killing at least 35 people, the government said on Sunday. The latest violence underscores deep instability in parts of Burkina Faso, which has been battling armed groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State since 2017. Twenty-five …

A 23-year-old lady, identified as Uwaila Omozuwa, has died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State, after she was beaten and raped inside her local church. It was gathered that Uwaila, who was an 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, goes to read everyday at The Redeemed Christian Church …