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Social media has risen against a Lusaka man identified as Meckson Nkhata of Chilenje for exhibiting paedophilistic tendencies through a comment on Chilufya Tayali’s baby’s picture. Mr Tayali posted a picture of his daughter Kiya which attracted admiration and praise...
A footage has surfaced online showing the moment a man dressed as a Nigerian soldier threatening SARS officers over the continuous "harassment" of young Nigerians. The said man who alleged that military officers also partake in online fraudulent activities (yahoo),...
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo State Governorship Election, was defeated by the Peoples Democratic Party in his local government, Orhiomwon, The PUNCH reports. The Independent National Electoral Commission announced that the APC polled...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Godwin Obaseki, winner of the governorship election in Edo State. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, announced the total result of the election. He said APC...
A 19-year-old woman has died after being gang-raped by at least 11 men and thrown from the sixth floor of a building. Hamdi Mohamed Farah was lured to meet a male friend on Friday last week, September 11, but was attacked...
A soldier allegedly shot a man during an argument over why the man was not wearing a face mask in line with Covid-19 regulations. The incident happened at a shopping complex in Mogwadi, Limpopo, on Thursday, said police spokesperson Brig...
A lawyer arguing his case via a digital sitting of the Johannesburg High Court has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, after he reacted furiously to a judge’s verdict. By our count, he responded with at least 16 ‘F-bombs’. Darren...
A man boarded a bus using a snake as face covering. The commuter and his reptilian mask, which was wrapped around his neck and mouth, were seen on a bus from Swinton to Manchester on Monday. One passenger, said she...
Seven of the 219 prisoners who escaped from Singila prison in north-east Uganda have been captured. The prisoners shot and killed a soldier who tried to intercept them, before heading for Mount Moroto on Wednesday afternoon. Prisons service spokesperson said...
A 22-year-old Nigerian man, Ofon Phillip Idiong has been charged for killing his 22-year-old friend, Brian Njoku, who was also a Nigeria. According to reports, Ofon killed Njoku over a $40 debt which the deceased had been trying to pay but his...
Kanjedza, Blantyre, Woman attacked in the head by unknown thugs today as she went doing a morning run to gain fitness in preparation for re-opening of sports activities. She plays netball for one of the top teams in Blantyre.
More than 195 prisoners have escaped from a jail in north-east Uganda, officials say, bringing the local town to a standstill while security forces try to track them down. The inmates reportedly killed a soldier after they broke out of...
The most powerful iPad Air ever features new all-screen design with larger 10.9-inch display, new 12MP rear camera, next-generation Touch ID sensor, and more Cupertino, California — Apple today introduced an all-new iPad Air — the most powerful, versatile, and...
Williams Gates Sr., who stepped in when appeals for charity began to overwhelm his billionaire son and started what became the world’s largest philanthropy, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, died on Monday at his beach home on Hood Canal,...
The use of crowd control weapons during protests that have unfolded nationwide after the death of George Floyd has left scores of people with head injuries, according to a new study. Physicians for Human Rights, a Texas-based organisation, in a...
In Kenya, Shock engulfed mourners at a homestead in Mukonge Village, Lugari Constituency in Kakamega County on Monday, September 14 after four different vehicles hired to transport the body of an 88-year-old man to a nearby mortuary broke down in...
Drama ensued on Tuesday afternoon at Ahero, in Kisumu County after a dead body asked for drinking water. The incident happened during a funeral service while the family was preparing to lower the body to the grave. According to the...
The US President Donald Trump has vowed a response that will be “1,000 times greater in magnitude,” to any attack by Iran. This is after reports that Iran was plotting to kill the US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks....
Arik Air has resumed normal flight operations after Monday’s disruption by some worker’s unions. Recall that over the weekend, Arik management sought the intervention of the Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika to prevent a looming strike. However, Aviation Unions, on...
The first arrest has been made using the new Kano State CCTV system. This was made known by the special adviser to the Kano State governor on new media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai (@Peacock).
What can only be described as a horror movie played out on Monday September 14th at the Parliament building in Uganda when a 23-year-old man was arrested as he attempted to deliver a child’s head to the Office of the...
Two out of three herdsmen, who went into hiding after attacking a family in a farm settlement in Ogun State, have been arrested. The herdsmen stole a cash sum of N140,000 from the family then raped a 16-year-old member of the family...
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases dropped below 100 for the first time in five months on Sunday as the virus is dying out fast in the country. Figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday showed that country...
The All Progressives Congress has ferociously responded to the statement made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the state of the nation. Obasanjo had declared that Nigeria “is becoming a basket case and poverty capital of the world.” While speaking...
China’s ByteDance has picked a consortium led by Oracle Corp for a deal for the U.S. operations of short-video app TikTok. According to Reuters, the Oracle consortium has thus edged out the rival bid by Microsoft Corp. ByteDance has been...
Isaac Thomas, a 24-year-old final year student of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, was brutally murdered by supected Fulani miliia in Atakmawei, Zamandabo ward, in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) in Southern Kaduna. National Public Relations Officer of...
Residents of Kenyoni, a village in Kitutu Chacha North in Kisii County have ejected a 35-year-old married woman from their community for allegedly cheating on her husband with young boys. According to the family of the woman’s husband, the 35-year-old...
No fewer than 45 houses and properties worth millions of Naira have been submerged and destroyed by flood in Gallah ward of Agwara Local Government Area of Niger. The Member Representing Borgu-Agwara Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Alhaji Jafaru...
Once again, Serena Williams pursuit of winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title has ended at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Belarusian Victoria Azarenka stunned her 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Thursday,...
French health authorities recorded the highest daily increase in coronavirus infections since the beginning of the pandemic, as the government considers further measures to stop the virus’ spread. On Thursday night, 9,843 new cases were announced from the previous 24...
A prominent Ukrainian church leader who previously said the COVID-19 pandemic was “God’s punishment” for same-sex marriage has tested positive for the virus. Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church–Kiev Patriarchate, is reportedly stable and undergoing treatment. The church...
Covid-19 patience have run for their lives after a ventilator in the ward the were admitted caught fire. The footage that was shared on social media shows four medics, who are dressed in hazmats, surrounding a patient on a hospital...
After leaving the EU in January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pushed on with plans for the end of a status quo period in December and hoped a bill on Britain’s internal market would set in stone the transfer of...
Police in Kenya have arrested a 16-year-old boy on accusation of killing his 17-year-old neighbour over allegations that the deceased was eying his lover, a 14-year-old girl. The suspect, a Form Two student, fatally stabbed the now-deceased, a Form Three...
In his prime, Mike Tyson was one of the most popular and highest-earning boxers of all time. At only 20 years old, he became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time and was paid $30 million for one of his...
A mother of two is fighting for her life after the father of her two children allegedly hit her with an axe. The woman in her early 30s, identified as Augustina Jowho Broma was struck by her baby daddy, Anthony Edijala, aged 39, after he...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III has expressed his displeasure with the killings in Southern Kaduna. The Monarch who decried the killings during a meeting of Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council in Kaduna on Monday September 7, described it as a...
A horrific incident was recorded at Madeira Police Station in Mthatha, South Africa as a 28-year-old woman was shot dead by her husband inside the facility where she had gone to report him for domestic violence. The suspect said to be an employee of...
A man has been reported dead after he allegedly slept wearing his face mask at his work place where he was working as a security guard. According Nation reports, Solomon Ede wore his face mask consistently as part of measures...
Hope David Stabs Justice Esiri: The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old woman identified as Hope David for allegedly stabbing her lover, Justice Esiri, 24, to death. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 1 pm...
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