A 52-year old pastor, Adetokunbo Adenokpo, has been arrested for allegedly abducting a dispatch rider and detaining him in an underground facility in his church in Sagamu, Lagos. Parading the suspect before newsmen, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, DCP Frank Mba, said the pastor, who is the General …

A 20-year-old woman, Chioma Dioke, has narrated how kidnappers forced her elder brother to have sexual intercourse with her while they were in captivity. Speaking on Tuesday, July 28, Miss Dioke said the kidnappers held them inside a bush called Sambisa forest located in Ezzagu in Ishielu Local Government Area …

A Man has chopped off his girlfriend’s right hand for rejecting his marriage proposal. According to reports, the 16-year-old was in the company of her friend on that disastrous day. He then cut- off her right hand as well as inflicting several injuries on her back and legs. Sharing her …

Four policemen escorting a bullion van from Enugu State to Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, have been confirmed dead following gunmen attack on Wednesday July 29.   The incident occurred at Ezzamgbo Junction in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state and it was gathered that the robbers first attacked the escort van conveying the …

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday sacked his Education Minister David Mabumba. Mabumba’s sacking was announced in a statement from Mr. Lungu’s spokesperson Isaac Chipampe. No reason was given for the minister’s dismissal but it followed the circulation of a viral video of a man purported to him, seen naked …

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said government will re-evaluate the alcohol ban regularly as it wants to limit the hardships facing the economy and livelihoods during the Covid-19 lockdown. Dlamini-Zuma filed the reasons why government reimposed the alcohol ban as wine farmers took it to court …

The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has gone into self-isolation after his vice-president tested positive for coronavirus. President Barrow will isolate for two weeks. A statement from the country’s State House said Vice-President Isatou Touray had tested positive for the virus. Ms Touray said she was in “good spirits and will …

A woman in Ebonyi state in Nigeria, Ngozi Chukwuani, who was chained to a pillar for 10 hours by her husband, has been rescued. The husband, identified as Uche, fled with the padlock key after chaining his wife, Nigerian Tribune reports. The report is that the couple reside at Number …

Students of Kpandai senior high school (SHS) have clashed with school authorities and the District Police Command after the school’s Headmaster, Mugisu Abubakari confiscated over 100 phones of some students. Adom News’ Job Odehyeba Owusu who was at the scene said the headmaster initially asked the students to voluntarily hand …

A three-year-old girl was killed by a bullet to the head on Tuesday night, the youngest casualty as gang violence continues in Eerste River, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said three unknown individuals opened fire outside a house in Normandie Street, Heather Park, at about 20:30. The child …

Shooting a person who threatens your life seems like a clear-cut case, but legally, it’s never that simple. This past weekend, Pieter van der Westhuizen – a former police officer and brother of late Springbok Joost – shot and killed two attackers when they stormed into the Querencia Ministries church in Wierda …

The opposition in Mali has rejected a compromise deal proposed by West African leaders to end the political crisis in the country. On Monday, presidents from the countries in the West African regional bloc Ecowas proposed a plan, which included resolving an election dispute by re-running polls for 31 MPs. …

Islamic scholars in Kano State, under the aegis Council of Ulamas, have kicked against the decision made by State As­sembly for castration for rape. The state House of Assembly had on July 15, adopted the proposal for the castration of confirmed rapists following a motion sponsored by a member, Nuraddeen Alhassan. However, in …

Police in South Africa is investigating the killing of two alleged armed robbers at a church in Centurion municipality in Gauteng Province, local media report. The reports say three armed men stormed Querentia Ministry Church in Wierda Park on Sunday and started robbing the worshippers. A congregant identified as Pieter …

Emerging videos available show Assistant Headmaster of Ejisu Secondary -Technical School who detained two students overnight in his office may have been abusing students prior to the latest incident. Kofi Appiah had, on July 21, admitted to locking the students up for allegedly stealing an electric stabilizer. One of the …

The police in Ogun state have arrested a herbalist and four others for allegedly carrying out robbery attacks in Osiele and its environs in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. A statement from the public relations officer of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the names of …

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a “thug” and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this week’s planned anti-government protests that authorities say are meant to overthrow the government. Without providing evidence, ZANU-PF spokesman Patrick Chinamasa told reporters that U.S. ambassador to Harare, …

Morocco has announced new restrictions in major cities to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The country is stopping people from entering and leaving some of its biggest cities following a surge in COVID-19 cases. The interior and health Ministries said on Sunday some of the cities to be locked …

A long-distance truck driver from Memel in the Free State was stabbed to death on the N11 between Ermelo and Amersfoort at around 19:00 on Friday after he stopped to change a flat tyre. According to TimesLIVE, Jan Stickling, 58, who worked at KRM Plastics, was making his way home with an …

  COVID-19 survivor, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has revealed the cost of his private treatment. According to him, he spent about GH₵200,000.00 for his treatment at home. “People should be thankful to government for paying the cost of treatment. Mine cost GH₵200,000 so imagine if I were a poor man; I …

A man is currently on the run as Police officers in Bungoma County, Kenya are searching for  him for burning his daughter’s thighs and private parts with a hot iron. The man, who resides in Bukembe market, is said to have committed the cruel act on Saturday and then disappeared …

The COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve in the Africa region since it was first detected in Algeria on 25 February. As of 24 July, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports 638,903 cumulative cases in 47 African countries,10,000 of which are healthcare workers. In a virtual press conference on 23 July, WHO regional …

The West African Examination Council has released the names of some suspects behind the leakage of  WASSCE questions. The individuals, 8 males, and 2 females have confessed to the crime and are in custody assisting in investigations. Their modus of Operandi is to create fake websites under the guise of …

The lives of thousands of persons living with HIV/AIDs hang in a balance as antiretroviral drugs in Ghana are fast depleting. While some patients are receiving less than half of their needed dozes, others have been virtually travelling from health facility to health facility unable to access these essential program …

A lady has outlined the health benefits of drinking sperms. Says she drinks it to fight COVID-19. A lady from VICE media has explained the reason why she takes sperms. She stated that she takes it to protect her skin and also helps fight against the COVID-19. She said her journey …

COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus has killed 114 more people on Sunday, pushing the death toll to 6 769. Of the additional deaths, 34 were reported in Limpopo, 30 in the Western Cape, 29 in Gauteng, 12 in KwaZulu-Natal, seven in the Eastern Cape and two in the …

Two people have been shot dead in a church in Centurion on Sunday after they allegedly stormed in during a service and proceeded to rob the congregants at gunpoint. According to police, three individuals entered the church in Wierda Park and robbed the churchgoers of their personal belongings. One of …

Zambian MP Princess Kasune Zulu, who is living with HIV and is a prominent AIDS activist, has announced that she has tested positive for Covid-19. Ms Zulu, a member of the opposition United Party for National Development, was tested last Thursday. Some 15 Zambian MPs have so far tested positive …

Leaders of the West Africa regional grouping Ecowas will hold an extraordinary summit on Monday to propose measures to resolve the political crisis in Mali. The virtual summit comes after two missions to Mali’s capital, Bamako, failed to reconcile the government of embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and opposition groups …

26-year-old Pwadimadi Zeham, pictured above, has been arrested by men of the Adamawa state police command, for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in the state. Disclosing this to newsmen, the spokesperson of the police command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said Zeham was arrested last Thursday July 23 in Numan town in …