AFRICA

The United States has returned 23 looted artefacts to Nigeria. The Benin Bronzes were handed over to a Nigerian delegation at a ceremony on Tuesday in Washington. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, who received the artefacts, hailed the US and its institutions for the repatriation of the …

The authorities in Nigeria say the number of people killed by floods ravaging the country in recent weeks has risen to more than 500. More than 1,500 others have been wounded while 1.4 million are displaced. Since the end of July, the West African country has been grappling with a …

At least 25 people have been killed in South Sudan on Tuesday, October 11, after youths from two neighbouring communities in the country’s north clashed over a disputed borderline separating their areas. Violence is part of daily life in parts of South Sudan where clashes triggered by localised disputes over …

A Nigerian soldier, Iorliam Emmanuel, has been arrested for stealing and selling ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists. In a viral video, Emmanuel, said to have been attached to the 156 Task Force Battalion, codenamed “Operation Hadin Kai”, in Mainok, Borno state was disarmed, searched and found to be carrying ammunition. …

A WOMAN has died after being brutally r@ped by three men and set on fire in South Africa. The 34-year-old was dragged to a park in Roodepan, Kimberley, and attacked shortly after 8pm on Friday. She was raped in Lethabo Park before being doused with paraffin and set alight, SABC …

A 50 year old Joseph Olukoyade has been arrested by the police for turning his 14-year-old daughter into a s€x machine. The 50 year-old man, Joseph Olukoyade, according to the report did not only sleeps with the daughter but also beats and s€xually harass her. The report suggests he has …

The unveiling of an official website to promote political campaigns and soliciting funds ahead of the 2023 presidential election by the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has generated mixed reactions in some quarters especially on social media platforms. The former Anambra Governor, who encouraged his supporters to …

Three people were killed and six others injured in a shooting on Friday night at a house in Soul City, Kagiso. The shooting happened just after 22:00 at a house where a group of people had gathered to drink alcohol, Gauteng police said. “While they were drinking and enjoying themselves, …

An engine boat loaded with about 85 passengers has capsized and killed no fewer than 76 persons on board. It was gathered that the ill-fated boat, which had about 85 persons on board, took off from Onukwu Bridge and was heading to Nkwo market, Ogbakuba in Ogbaru Local Government Area, …

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has regained his freedom following the expiration of his prison term for contempt of court. The country’s government official disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 7. Correctional services said he had been released from their system having served only part of his …