AFRICA

  Justice Olukayode Ogundana of an Ekiti State High Court has sentenced one Ajakaiye Toyin to death by hanging for the murder of one Afe Omoniyi, a commercial motorcyclist. Toyin had engaged the service of Omonyi on August 23, 2022, to convey him from Agbado-Ekiti to his farm along Ode …

A 4-year-old boy who disappeared in Kenya’s hyena-infested Tsavo National Park was found after six days of searching. According to BBC, the minor, identified as Ayub, was in the company of his elder brothers when he disappeared. The group was said to be herding livestock. And though the area he …

A Nigerian mother of three has been left in s ate of shock after discovering that her husband had died two years before they met and married. This chilling and frightening story was on Twitter by a user, identified as @peace_igho, who took to the platform to narrate the ordeal …

A beautiful Nigerian lady tried to end it all after reading a breakup text from her boyfriend just a few days before her birthday Apparently, the lady was genuinely committed to the relationship and never expected such a development to happen anytime soon even if they were going to break …

  Twelve persons have lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred along Agaie-Lapai Road in Niger State.   The accident occurred on Saturday, December 17, 2022, when a truck lost control and rammed into some tanker drivers waiting by the roadside due to the dilapidated state of the …

A man is has beaten his in-law for giving his baby tribal marks without his consent. Tribal marks, also known as scarification, is a traditional practice in some African cultures where designs are carved into the skin to identify a person as a member of a particular tribe or group. …

Analysts warn of more protests ahead of the 2023 elections despite President Weah’s popularity in parts of Liberia. Hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday at the outer section of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia to protest against soaring costs of living, a day before President George Weah’s …

An employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Jude Ozuogu and his wife, Ifeoma Ozuogu, have been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for child abuse. The state police had in July 2020 arrested the couple for maltreating their 10-year-old maid, Nneoma Nnadi. Neighbours alleged that the couple subjected the victim …

Joanne Deborah Chesimard was her real name when she was born, but “Assata Olugbala Shakur” became a more well-known moniker. According to reports, Assata, a native New Yorker, is the first terrorist to be listed as The Guardian’s most wanted woman. Between 1971 and 1977, when she initially gained notoriety, …

She is more beautiful than my wife!” “Your honour I was forced to sleep with my (step) eight times because she looks more beautiful than my wife”, Boyd Chileshe tells the court. Facts before the court are that Idah Tembo 22, was impregnated by her step-father after sleeping with him …