AFRICA

Twenty-eight bodies have been found in northwest Burkina Faso over the weekend, the government said, noting an investigation was underway as speculation grows over who may be responsible. “The government was informed of an incident at Nouna … during the night of December 30-31,” a government statement said late on …

Kingstone from Nairobi said that he joined Illuminati to kill his wife after he caught her cheating with her boss. He was born in western Kenya and grew up there. After he finished high school, he moved to Nairobi and went to college there. After he finished school, he met …

In surprising news, two brave teenagers from Zimbabwe fought off a charging lion bare-handed while protecting the cattle they were herding. The two teenagers, Khulekani Ndlovu (16) and Njabulo Ncube (17), walked away with relatively minor injuries after the death-defying encounter with the lioness. According to the daily publication The …

The male lawmakers attacked Amy Ndiaye after she criticised an opposition religious figure. The judge also ordered Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb to pay Ms Ndiaye five million CFA francs ($8,100; £6,750) in compensation. In a video widely shared online, Mr Samb is seen walking towards Ms Ndiaye and slapping …

Suleiman, a young man, has asked God to take his life because of the pain in his body. He is sick with a disease no one knows about. Suleiman, a 27-year-old man, says that he started to feel pain in his chest and had wounds that started to get worse. …

A woman in India is asking for help after growing horn-like features on her head that have left her in ‘unbearable pain’.   Mimiya Bai says doctors are ‘puzzled’ with her condition, which began three years ago. Now aged 60, Bai is waiting for treatment and is in consultation with …

When I heard rumours of a new contender for the world’s tallest man in northern Ghana, I set out to find out if it was true. The only problem? Measuring him. A local hospital in northern Ghana told 29-year-old Sulemana Abdul Samed during one of his recent check-ups that he …

    A young woman identified as Odide Regina Uke, has been allegedly raped and murdered in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State.   It was gathered that Regina was killed by a commercial motorcyclist after arriving in the community from Abuja to celebrate Christmas with her family.   …

The headmaster of the Zumba Primary School and his subordinate fled the school premises after being attacked on broad daylight by some invisible creatures. It has been reported that these invisible creatures used to attack students and teachers on several occasions but this time the evil creatures attacked the students …

    A 27-year-old disc jockey (DJ) based in Kilifi county, Kenya, has reportedly died after being allegedly assaulted while at work at a local hotel.   Salim Moriasi alias DJ Goodie’s family alleged that he was killed on Christmas Day at about 1:00 am after a scuffle at the County Lux …