AFRICA

Third coronavirus case confirmed in South Africa

The wife of SA’s first novel coronavirus patient has been diagnosed with Covid-19. This brings to three the number of South Africans diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. “This morning we have received results of the direct contact of the first patient, his wife. She had also traveled with him to …

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Pig Gives Birth To A ‘Human’ Like Piglet (PHOTOS)

Social media goes crazy as photos of a human-like piglet delivered by a pig I South Africa hits the Internet. This not being the first time. In June 2017, a similar incident was reported in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province where a sheep supposedly gave birth to “human babies”. Along …

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SS2 student dies after she was allegedly flogged by teacher (Photo)

A female student has died after her Mathematics teacher flogged her for not doing her assignemnt. The student of Government Girls Arabic Secondary School Fago in Sandamu Local Government Area of Katsina State, Fatima Tasi’u, has died after she was allegedly flogged by her Mathematics teacher, Abubakar Suleiman. The father …

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Monday is not a holiday for schools -GES

The Ghana Education Service has stated that Monday March 9, 2020 is not a holiday for schools. Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, Director-General of the Service in a statement said teachers and students are to resume school and active academic work after the Independence Day celebration on Monday, March 9, 2020.A …

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Five die in flooded cave while praying

An incessant rainstorm that pelted down last night has killed five among eleven believers who were praying in a cave located in Nyamagabe District, southwestern Rwanda. By the time of publication, three bodies had been found while local police and authorities searched for the rest. The victims had not yet …

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South African nurse arrested; Human parts found in car

A South African nurse, working at a hospital in North Pretoria was arrested after being found in possession of human organs by the  Tshwane police flying squad. The arresting officers found two boxes of surgical gloves, a mask and three boxes containing human placentas with names on them. Police spokesperson Constable Bontle …

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Fulani herdsmen attack and rape chief’s wife

Suspected Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday attacked the Mbanyiar community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State and raped three women including the district head’s wife. According to a native of the community, who simply identified himself as Terka, the suspected herdsmen headed straight to …

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Three Men Sentenced To Death For Stealing Pineapples

Kenya’s appellate court has dealt three men a severe blow after upholding their death sentence. The three men were sentenced to death for stealing 30 pineapples from a farm Thika owned by Del Monte. The men namely; Julius Mugambi, Edward Mburu and Francis Maina were found guilty after being positively …

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Nude photos of popular pastor leaks on social media

Controversial Zimbabwean Prophet, Apostle Casper Bonga‘s nude photos as well as photos that appear to have been taken from an orgy, have been leaked online. The photos of the foul-mouthed clergyman were leaked online by a social media account which claims to belong to his ex-wife Grace Mupesa. The development …

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Tanzania starts repairs on road linking to Rwanda

The Tanzanian Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication is repairing a section of the Morogoro-Dodoma highway where a bridge collapsed due to heavy rains on Monday. The road links Rwanda to Dar es Salaam post, where about 90 per cent of goods destined for Rwanda come through. On Tuesday, heavy …

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Video: Ghanaian pastor gets Coronavirus ‘cure’

A Ghanaian pastor claims he has discovered the cure for the deadly Covid-19 virus, popularly known as Coronavirus. Apostle Job Antwi said the Holy Spirit gave him the chemical equation of the therapy after days of prayers and he has decided to share it to save the world. The World …

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Watch out for deadly AMR; 700,000 people could die yearly – WHO

The National Awareness campaign geared toward educating the public about Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), dubbed National AMR Awareness Campaign, has been launched. According to WHO, “Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe. The term antibiotic resistance is …

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Video: Woman ‘pregnant without baby’ on verge of death

Mary Quansah, a 45-year-old woman, is on the verge of death due to very complicated ailments that have led to unusual bulging of her stomach to make her look like nine months pregnant. The distraught woman, who is in constant pain, was admitted at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital November …

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Guinea-Bissau president resigns after one day

One of the two men who had been declared president of Guinea Bissau resigned his office on Sunday – after just one full day in office. Despite not being in the December ballot Cipriano Cassamá was appointed by parliament, the majority of whose deputies have refused to acknowledge the election …

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50 killed, houses burnt as bandits wrecked havoc in fresh attack

About 50 people have been reported killed by gunmen suspected to be armed bandits in Kerawa, Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, and Unguwar Barau villages, all of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state at the weekend. Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the incident, though no casualty figure was given as …

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Senegal confirms first coronavirus case

Senegal’s health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan Africa after one was confirmed in Nigeria last week. The patient is a French man who lives in Senegal and flew back from France on Feb. 26, Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf …

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Nigerians React As Nakket Video Of Actress Maryam Leaks Online

Nigerians have taken to social media to voice their opinions after the nude video of popular Kannywood actress Maryam Booth went viral earlier today. The video had shown the actress completely unclad seemingly in a hotel room of some sort. While some Nigerians have criticized her for the video others have blamed those responsible …

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Mad man caught with 5 human heads and two phones

A man, believed to be completely mad, has been arrested by residents of his community who suspected him of being a ritualist. The man was nabbed around the Oye Ekiti area of Ado Ekiti in Nigeria. Information gathered by the residents later revealed that the mad man was actually a …

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Man angrily tears Holy Bible, uses it as toilet roll

A man, identified as Udummiri Nwakalu from Onitsha, Anambra State, has scattered the holy bible into pieces and used the pieces as toilet roll. The man confessed that the reason he destroyed the holy bible was because he cannot worship a God who cannot protect his own people and could …

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Man kills 50-year-old woman over missing iPhone

The long arms of the law has caught up with a 27-year-old man, Ejike Okata,  for allegedly hacking his neighbour, Adeyiba Oladipupo, to death. The culprit is now cooling his feet at Ogun State Police Command. It was gathered that Okata had confessed to killing the 50-year-old woman because she allegedly wrongly …

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34 UCC students arrested on KNUST campus

Thirty-four students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) were on Saturday, 29 February 2020 arrested on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The suspects were rounded up at the university, during the climax of a hall week celebration by students of the Unity …

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Man butchers his 50-year-old neighbor to death over phone

The Ogun state police command has arrested 27-year-old Ejike Opata, pictured above, for killing his 50-year-old neighbour, Adeyiba Oladipupo, at their house in Ayegbami, Ijebu Ode. A statement from the state police command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said trouble started when the deceased accused the suspect of stealing her phone. Ejike …

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Man divorces wife for deceiving him with artificial breasts

A man who felt deceived by the size of the wife’s boobs has divorced the woman two days after both walked down the aisle. Mr. Ejike Emeodi is said to have divorced his wife Miss. Christy Nkemdilim for deceiving him with artificial breasts. Emeodi claimed he discovered two days after …

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Poliovirus detected in Koforidua – GHS

The Ghana Health Service has detected a strain of Poliovirus (Polimylitis ) in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Capital. The polio virus was found recently in the polluted Nsukwao river which flows through both New Juaben North and South Municipality. The virus was detected through routine surveillance by a team of …

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Man to die by hanging for stealing Techno phones

An Ado Ekiti High Court has sentenced a middle-aged man, Isa Abdulkareem, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Mosunmola Abodunde, while delivering the judgment on Friday, held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubts and consequently found the defendant guilty as charged. During the trial, the …

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The school with 42 pupils, 10 textbooks and 3 desks in a class

A cursory look at the discouraging educational support received in Bonsaho among other socio-economic deprivations provides a textbook demonstration of cases in similar areas across the country left unattended. The school is found in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District in the Central Region. On a visit to the town after a frustrating journey through …

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180 Ghanaians promised jobs in Niger enslaved

At least 180 Ghanaians have been rescued from slavery in Niger. According to Interpol officials of the French-speaking West African country, the rescued Ghanaians all men traveled to the country for the greener pastures only to be enslaved. Documents of 115 of the men who were first rescued had been …

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Teenage girl allegedly stabs lover to death over N3,000

The police in Ogun State have arrested an 18-year-old girl, Idowu Abosede, for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, Aliyu Ibrahim, to death. The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by Sagamu Divisional Police Headquarters from Seriki Huasa in Sagamu, saying the suspect and her deceased boyfriend were at loggerheads …

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