A fire incident in Lagos State has stalled the appeal trial of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, at an Ikeja Special Offences Court. It was gathered that the inferno made it impossible for Evans and others to reach the court on Friday. The notorious kidnapper is facing trial …
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Nigeria: Mass burial held for Owo church shooting victims [PHOTOS]
The funeral of the 40 persons gruesomely killed by unknown gunmen who attacked the St. Francis Catholic church, Owo, on June 5, is currently taking place in the state. The funeral mass is being attended by the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, his wife Betty and other government functionaries. Below are …
Read More »How terrorists killed two Nigerian army senior officers of same parents within two years
Nzan Ayam Osim, a Major in the Nigerian Army has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Niger State. This is coming barely two years after his elder brother, Nzan Anara Erick, a captain in the army was also killed by same bandits in Niger State. The …
Read More »Africa is at risk due to environmental factors
As the natural environment degrades, environmental problems are produced not only by incorrect use of natural resources, but also by unreasonable exploitation, overpopulation of states, low population incomes, and unemployment. The high rates of population reproduction connected with the increase of acreage and pastures, the expanding number of towns, and …
Read More »Tanzania grain stuck at Kenya border due to new export requirement
Tanzania has imposed a new requirement on grain traders to get an export permit before shipping maize out of the country, in a policy shift that has locked already bought stocks of grain by Kenyan millers at the border. Kenyan millers say the new requirement could paralyze their operations at …
Read More »Police investigating murder of man, woman in Juba
Police are investigating a man who allegedly shot dead his wife and another man at a pub in the South Sudanese capital, Juba on Wednesday evening. According to sources, Longar Akok, a National Security officer, was arrested by the National Security personnel shortly after committing the crime and then handed …
Read More »Three siblings die in Cape Town fire that displaced 11 people
Three children died in a fire in Wallacedene, Cape Town on Thursday morning. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said crews were alerted shortly before 06:30 to informal structures on fire in Pietersen Road. He said: Crews from Kraaifontein and Brackenfell were dispatched, and it was just …
Read More »Fibroid: Eight tins wey fit make woman to get dis tumour for belle
One research don show say fibroid dey affect 3 to 10% of women between di age 25 and 50 years for Nigeria. Na sabi pipo do di research for Teaching Hospitals inside Calabar, Port Harcourt and Enugu southern Nigeria. ”Fibroid na di most common tumour wey dey grow inside women …
Read More »Methodist women go unscathed as the bus conveying them involved in terrible accident
A bus conveying Methodist women to Umuahia somersaulted four times and nobody died nor was injured. Below is the testimony that was shared “At the mention of the name- Jesus every knee shall bow, this was the song of a Methodist women wing that survived a fatal accident on their …
Read More »This Black child became the iconic image of the Soweto Uprising that helped end apartheid
On June 16 each year, Youth Day is celebrated nationally in South Africa to commemorate the Soweto Uprising, or the “16 June” events, which took place on this day in 1976. Thousands of Sowetan students protested the introduction of Afrikaans (the language of their oppressors) as a language next to …
Read More »Nollywood actor Moses Armstrong arrested for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl
A Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom State command, for allegedly defiling a minor. His arrest was confirmed by the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, during an interview with Qed. Rollas, according to the report …
Read More »Somali terror couple jailed for 15 years
A military court has convicted a Somali couple in the capital Mogadishu for terrorism activities under Somalia’s Islamic State (IS) branch. Dayib Moalim Hassan and his wife Halima Abdi Mursal were on Thursday identified as having worked for the terrorist group Daesh under the pseudo names of Mustaf and Hawa. …
Read More »Muslim customer arrested for beating prostitute to death after sighting a Quran under her ‘unholy’ pillow
The circumstances surrounding how three men who patronized the services of a prostitute but ended up beating her to death after seeing her in possession of the Holy Quran of Muslims is currently under investigation by the police. The customer identified as Abubakar Musa while the prostitute was identified as …
Read More »Man shot dead, four of his cows stolen
The authorities in Yirol East County, Lakes State, have confirmed that one person has been killed with four of his cows stolen near Wulu camp The incident took place on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The act was perpetrated by armed raiders suspected to be from the neighboring Panyijiar County of …
Read More »3 killed, 5 injured as gold mine collapses in Budi County
Three people have been confirmed dead and five others injured when a gold mine collapsed in the Camp 15 area of Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State, over the weekend, county officials said. Arkangelo Lokolimoi, the kimotong Payam executive director, said the incident occurred on Saturday at around 4 pm and …
Read More »Four gangsters sentenced to life in jail for murder
Five gang members, who terrorised a local Mpumalanga community, were sentenced for various crimes. The five appeared in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court on Tuesday. Eduard Ndlovu, 34, Thulani Maphanga, 32, Evens Mavimbela, 30, and Shane Ngobeni, 24, were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Bongani …
Read More »Islamic SHS Demo: All 39 student-victims discharged from hospital
All students admitted to hospitals following Monday’s clash between protesting students of Islamic Senior High School and the Police in Kumasi have been discharged. 22 of them were treated and discharged on Monday while the remaining 17 students were equally discharged on Tuesday and have reunited with their colleagues on …
Read More »Free SHS branded T-shirts estimated to cost GH¢38m being shared for students
Starrfm.com.gh has uncovered bulk printing of Free SHS branded T-shirts for distribution to about 1,274,412 students who are currently in schools across the country. The T-shirts are being procured by the Free Senior High School Secretariat at the office of the Presidency. The cost of procuring the shirts has not …
Read More »Six pupils killed, 13 injured after truck, bakkie collide
Six pupils have died in an accident in the Eastern Cape after a truck and a bakkie transporting school children collided, and then ploughed into pupils on the side of the road who were walking home. Police said the children are aged between 14 and 18. Police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana …
Read More »Another Chibok girl found with a baby
Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade have reportedly rescued Mary Ngoshe, who is believed to be one of the girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014. Recall, that some members of the insurgent group invade the government school abducting 276 students. Their …
Read More »Fulani herdsmen planning to disguise as worshippers, attack churches in South-East Nigeria
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has sent a warning to the Christian community in the South-East about plots by the Fulani herdsmen to attack churches in the region. The spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, who made this known in a statement, affirmed that the herders had already infiltrated …
Read More »‘People have branded me a killer’ – South Africa boxer becomes suicidal after opponent dies
South African boxer Siphesihle Mntungwa says the “criticism and insults” he has been subjected to in the wake of his opponent Simiso Buthelezi’’s death after their fight is causing him stress and making him contemplate suicide. During their bout, Buthelezi, 24, was seen fighting an imaginary opponent in the final …
Read More »Former Nigerian footballer found dead in his car
A former Nigerian striker, Akeem Omolade, has been found dead inside his vehicle at Palermo, Italy According to a report by Goal, the 39-year-old, who spent his entire career in Italy, was found dead on Monday in a Peugeot car. He was found dead in his car days after complaining …
Read More »Afram Plains, Birim North record three suspected cases of Monkeypox
Afram Plains South and Birim North districts in the Eastern Region have recorded three suspected cases of Monkey Pox disease. Speaking on Nkawkaw-based Agoo FM, Richard Essien, the director of Health at Afram Plains South District explained that two suspected cases were identified in the district during a community outreach …
Read More »Nigerian police hunt for killers of Abuja businessman who dumped his body inside well
An Abuja-based businessman identified as Hussaini Aliyu Takuma has been murdered and dumped inside a well around his farm at Jeda village in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Kuje Police Divisional Headquarters, FCT, had on Saturday, exhumed the body of Hussaini, which was taken …
Read More »Sex worker beaten to death by customer for keeping Quran under pillow
The Lagos State Police Command has charged three suspects to court for allegedly beating a sex worker, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze for keeping the Holy Quran in her room, reports Thecitypulsenews. According to our source, one of the suspects patronised Saliu and after having sex with her, …
Read More »Pope apologises for cancelling trip to Africa
Pope Francis has apologised to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for postponing his July visits to the two countries indefinitely for health reasons. He had planned to visit the DR Congo cities of Kinshasa and Goma on 2 to 5 July before travelling to the South Sudanese …
Read More »Nigerian government gives new regulations on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp
The Nigerian government has issued new guidelines for the operations of social media multinationals in the country including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and other platforms. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) late on Monday issued the new regulations for the interactive platforms in Nigeria. A statement signed by NITDA spokesperson, …
Read More »Nigerian Catholic church to conduct mass burial for victims of terrorists’ attack in Ondo Friday
The Catholic Diocese of Ondo State has said that the victims of terrorists’ attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State would be given a funeral mass on Friday. The church disclosed this in a pamphlet seen by SaharaReporters. According to …
Read More »London-Lagos biker receives Chieftain title in Nigeria
The London-Lagos biker, Kunle Adeyanju, has been conferred the Are Aniyikaiye of Offa Land in his state of origin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Adeyanju announced the reception of the chieftaincy title conferred on him by the Olofa of Offa on his verified Twitter page on Monday. The member of Rotary Club …
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