AFRICA

The Akanu sector of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted a large quantity of dried leaves in loaded bags containing 127 parcels suspected to be marijuana in the Ketu North Municipality Volta Region. The arrest took place on August 1, 2019, at about 11:30pm. The Akanu Sector Commander, C/Supt. …

Relatives of people murdered under the regime of The Gambia’s former ruler, Yahya Jammeh, have expressed outrage over the release of three self-confessed assassins. The men, who were members of a paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers”, were freed from army custody two weeks after appearing before the Gambian Truth, …

A musician who was close to Ugandan pop star and opposition MP Bobi Wine has died of his injuries after being abducted and tortured. Allinda Michael, known by his stage name Ziggy Wine, was managed by Bobi Wine’s Firebase Crew music label. He was kidnapped on 21 July on his …

Michael Job, the US preacher and actor who recently visited Kenya as ‘Fake Jesus’ has reportedly died just a few days after attending an interdenominational Christian event as a guest speaker. According to a report by Kenyan Live News, ‘medics at Heyn Hospital have confirmed that Michael Job succumbed to …

A 10-year-old orphan was dumped at a hospital in Benue state while experiencing labour pains and the child has now given birth after having to undergo Caesarean section due to the small size of her pelvis. According to one Chigozie Effe who shared the news on Facebook, the child named Masenengen Targba …

A Nigerian court has allowed the leader of a banned pro-Iranian Shia Muslim group to seek medical leave in India after more than three years in custody. Supporters of Ibrahim Zakzaky have been protesting on the streets of the capital, Abuja, for months calling for his release. Sheikh Zakzaky, 66, …

At least 42 people have died in an air strike in south-western Libya carried out by the forces of rebel General Khalifa Haftar, local officials say. The victims were attending a wedding in the town of Murzuq, some reports say. Gen Haftar’s forces – which are based in eastern Libya …

Michael Job,a United States preacher and actor, who posed as Jesus Christ. was on Thursday reported dead moments after attending an interdenominational Christian event as a guest speaker. Medics at Heyn Hospital have confirmed that Mr Job succumbed to pneumonia while receiving treatment. Photos and videos showing him dressed as …

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday, condemned the Buhari government over Omoyele Sowore’s arrest. He described the act by by the Department of State Services (DSS) as “a terrorist midnight arrest.” Sowore is the convener of ‘#RevolutionNow’ protests, which has been scheduled to hold nationwide on Monday, August 5. …

A 17-year-old pupil at Tyelimhlophe Agricultural School in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape, has died after a fire engulfed the school’s hostel. The circumstances of how the fire started are still unclear. According to police, the pupil had been locked in the hostel by the matron. “It is alleged that a …