AFRICA

A war in far-away Ukraine has worsened Zimbabwe’s decades old multi-layered economic crisis with the southern African country’s agriculture industry being the hardest hit amid heightened food insecurity and rising cost of living, United Nations agencies have warned. In a report titled: Impact of the Ukraine Crisis in Zimbabwe that …

The Plateau State Police Command has rescued a 17-year-old malnourished girl, allegedly locked up in a goat pen by her aunt, for over one week in Rikkos, Jos North Local Government Area of the state.   A neighbour alerted the National Human Rights Commission in Jos after which the police …

Four persons were killed and three others injured when a car rammed into a cement-laden truck on the Abeokuta – Sagamu expressway.   The spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, made this known through a press statement he issued in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital on …

Kenyan Priscilla Sitienei reputed as the world’s oldest pupil has died at the age of 100, local media portals have reported. The Standard newspaper quoted her grandson Sammy Chepsiror, as saying: “She died peacefully in the presence of some family members. We are thankful for the 100 years of her …

A Zimbabwean court on Tuesday released on bail 14 opposition activists arrested after clashes with ruling party members at a funeral for an opposition supporter whose mutilated body was found in a well. The members of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) were arrested along with leading lawmakers …

The Osun state police command has declared a 22-year-old man, Oluwapelumi Akinbola, missing.   A statement released by the command says Akinbola left home on September 25, 2022 to an unknown destination and has failed to return home since then. The police say efforts by his friends and family members to locate his …

A Kenyan couples have decided to dissolve their marriage over Leaked video of the woman The cheating wife sent her nudes to a pretender who promised to come and marry her off from her husband. The married woman happily set herself up in a room and recorded herself to the …

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk has said he would reduce his time at Twitter and eventually find a new CEO to run the social media company, adding that he hoped to complete an organizational restructuring this week. Musk made the remarks while testifying in a Delaware court on Wednesday, …

A heartbroken woman narrated how she contracted HIV from her cheating husband. The mother of one in a TikTok video narrated her ordeal after she got tested. According to her, she tested due to her husband’s incessant cheating habit. Despite knowing about his deeds, she kept forgiving him. She said …

Two policemen were on Monday, dispatched to their early graves by a tipper truck in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The policemen who were on their way to resume duty were killed at Adebayo area of Ado Ekiti metropolis while traveling on a bike along Ado-Ifaki dual carriage way. …