AFRICA

A woman has been rescued after her husband allegedly detained her in his house for one year with limited food in Nguru town, Yobe State. Sadiya, a mother of four, was allegedly given only kunu – a local drink – to survive on by her husband Ibrahim Yunusa Bature. He claimed he locked …

Senegal’s poster boy, Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the opening Group A match against the Netherlands at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The former Liverpool star, unfortunately, suffered an injury while in action for Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga encounter against Werder Bremen. Subsequently, he was ruled …

Rwandan president Paul Kagame over the weekend had cause to slam the police for not taking action on a Member of Parliament, MP, who was involved in a drink-driving offence. According to local media reports, the MP was not arrested because he enjoyed ‘immunity,’ as a lawmaker. MP Gamariel Mbonimana, …

The US Department of State is offering a reward for information that would lead to the arrest or disruption of three Al-Shabaab leaders said to be responsible for attacks in Somalia, Kenya and the neighbouring countries. Anyone with information on any of the three could receive a reward of up …

Zambia is seeking answers from Russia over how a government-sponsored nuclear engineering student got killed on the front line in Ukraine. The 23-year-old Lemekhani Nyirenda, was student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, but in 2020 he was sentenced to nine years in prison for an unspecified offence. Zambia’s Foreign …

These ethnic communities practice certain traditions that will shock you, Africa is full of bizarre practices some of which are known, and many others that are unknown to the world. Some of these strange customs still exist many years after civilization. These ethnic communities practice certain traditions that will shock …

Police in Busia District in eastern Uganda are hunting for a 20-year-old mother who allegedly buried her 10-month-old son alive after developing a misunderstanding with her boyfriend. Sharon Anyango, a peasant and resident of Luhalali village, Buhehe Sub-county in Busia District allegedly killed her son, Humphrey Bwire on Wednesday, after …

The 3-year-old missing girl, Lydia Azatyom, who was rescued from a dry well in Jos, Plateau State, has been found dead after she disappeared again.   LIB reported that the child was declared missing by her family on Thursday, October, 27, 2022 after she disappeared while playing with other kids in the …

An 8-year-old boy who was kidnapped by his stepfather has been rescued by detectives in Kenya and reunited with his distraught mother.   The suspect, Nemwel Ondari, kidnapped the boy on Saturday morning, November 12, after a domestic disagreement with his wife, Everline Nandera.   The suspect was arrested following a report …

A suspected notorious goat thief identified as Jonathan Dakup aka Tuko was caught in Tudun Wada area of Jos, Plateau State. It was gathered that cases of goat theft in Jos and environs have been on the increase. Few days ago, an Area Court in Jos sentenced a 20-year-old unemployed …