AFRICA

A 20-year-old lady, Miracle Kalu, who was arrested for selling her one-month-old baby for N130,000, to an unknown couple in Lagos, has blamed her action on hardship. She was traced to her residence in Orlu, Imo State, after the baby, who was being conveyed to his new parents in Lagos, …

A 49-year-old man from Bloemendal near Bethelsdorp in Port Elizabeth was arrested soon after the murder of his 45-year-old sister on Sunday night. According to police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, it is alleged that at about 19:30, the woman and her brother were arguing in the lounge of their home …

Police are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a teenager, approximately 16 years old, whose body was found lying in an open field in Jacksonville in Port Elizabeth on Sunday afternoon. According to provincial police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, a community member alerted police at about 12:45 that the body of a …

The authorities in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern Rivers state have demolished two hotels over an alleged breach of lockdown rules intended to contain the spread of coronavirus. State Governor Nyesom Wike, who supervised the tearing down of Edemete Hotel and Prodest Home on Sunday, said the operators had flouted an order …

Togo reported an outbreak of African swine fever in a farm northwest of the capital Lome, where 44 pigs have died of the disease since April 18. “Analyses at the Lome central veterinary laboratory have confirmed the presence of the African swine fever virus in this breeding farm,” said the …

South Africans have been told to prepare to live with the threat of coronavirus for a year or even more. President Cyril Ramaphosa said people will still be expected to social distance, wear masks and wash their hands for a while. He used his weekly newsletter on Monday to warn …

Military authorities have been alerted after a Naval officer identified as SM Ahmadu who is a coronavirus patient reportedly escaped from an isolation center in Oghara, Delta state. SM Ahmadu who was brought to the isolation center on May 1, 2020, ran away from the facility on Saturday, May 9 after threatening …

A Catholic priest, identified as Father Abel Mwelwa, has been suspended in Lusaka, Zambia, after his married lover allegedly died during a marathon sex in his house. Police in Lusaka say they have instituted an inquiry into the death of a 42-year-old woman who allegedly died in the Parish Priest’s House …

South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen to  10 015. Regrettably, the Health Department reported eight more COVID-19 related deaths: 3 from Western Cape, 1 from Eastern Cape, and 4 from Gauteng. This brings the total national deaths to 194. “We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of …

The Kaduna State Government has reacted to reports of soldiers firing at an Assemblies of God Church building during an operation against bandits in Chikun area of the state. The church was located in Kabarasha Village in Chikun local government of the state. In a statement issued by the Commissioner …