AFRICA

A retired police officer, Paul Edike, has been reportedly murdered, after abduction by armed men suspected to be assassins. It was gathered that the incident occurred late Friday in Effurun, Uvwie council area of Delta state. The deceased was said to be returning from a ceremony when the hoodlums struck. …

Viral news reaching browngh.com indicates that a young Nigerian man has met his untimely death a day after taking pictures while sleeping in a coffin. The 21years old man identified as Isaac Terkende died a day after he slept in a coffin and took pictures to share on social media. The news …

Athletes often have that one thing that fuels their determination to succeed and for women’s marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei, it is her difficult childhood. “When I think back to my humble beginnings and the challenges we went through growing up, I tell myself I cannot go back to that …

Mozambique’s main opposition party has called for Tuesday’s elections to be cancelled, citing violence and fraud. Renamo accused the ruling party, Frelimo, of violating the August peace deal between the two sides. A European Union observer mission said the elections were marred by an uneven playing field, violence and a …

On Friday, October 18, some Boko Haram terrorists were killed in a bombardment of their meeting venue by the Air Task Force (ATF) of the operation ‘Lafiya Dole’. The bombardment was in Ngoske at the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the …

Former President John Dramani Mahama, who is in Maputo, Mozambique to observe presidential, legislative and provincial elections, has presented a preliminary report. Addressing the media on behalf of a team of observers deployed by the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)Mr Mahama commended Mozambique for upholding democratic norms …

The second phase of Kenya’s new railway line, connecting the capital Nairobi to the Rift Valley region, will be opened today for passenger services only. Cargo services will have to wait for the construction of a dry port, which could take longer than planned after the local Maasai community moved …

Morocco’s king has pardoned Hajar Raissouni, a journalist sentenced to a year in prison last month for extramarital sex and an abortion, along with her fiance, a doctor and two of his colleagues, the justice ministry said on Wednesday. The case of Raissouni, who had denied the charges against her, …

Liberia has been named number one in the world when it comes to helping strangers, according to the World Giving Index, an annual ranking of people’s generosity. Helping strangers is one of the three criteria the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation used to draw up the overall index of generosity. It …

In spite of reports of fuel tanker explosion killing many across the country, some Nigerians were spotted in a viral video scooping fuel from a tanker that spilled its content. The incident occurred this morning at Mile 2, Lagos and eyewitnesses said it was a near-tragic incident that led to …