Duduzane Zuma, son of former South African president Jacob Zuma, attends the Randburg Magistrate Court on homicide charges related to a fatal car crash in 2014, in Randburg, near Johannesburg, South Africa July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko A South African ...
Read More »3-year-old missing boy found dead in soak-away pit
The body of a 3-year-old boy who went missing has been found in a soakaway pit in Lagos. The boy, identified as Waris, was found dead in the soak-away pit of an uncompleted building on Simpson street in Ebute-Meta, Lagos. According ...
Read More »“The sex was consensual” Married pastor who raped girl, 17, inside church says
A married Tennessee pastor with kids is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in the men’s bathroom in church. 46-year-old James “Ronnie” Messer, the pastor of a Newport church, is accused of raping the teenager at Crossway Worship Center. He was arrested Saturday ...
Read More »Sudanese teenager saved from death penalty appeals for unconditional release
A Sudanese teenager who killed her husband as he tried to rape her has appealed against a court decision jailing her for five years in a case which could help curb sexual violence in the north African nation, campaigners said on Thursday. ...
Read More »Sudan extends ceasefire with rebels
President Omar al Bashir of Sudan Sudan has extended a unilateral ceasefire with rebels fighting in three states to overthrow the government, the presidential palace said in a decree on Thursday. The government has been fighting rebels in the state ...
Read More »Egyptian court convicts 37 for illegal organ trading
An Egyptian court on Thursday convicted 37 people on charges related to illicit trading in human organs and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from three to 15 years in jail, witnesses said. The Cairo Criminal Court also cleared three ...
Read More »Court sends wife of Boko Haram commander to rehabilitation centre, jails 113 other terrorists
A Federal High Court sitting at the Wawa Cantonment in Kainji, Niger State has sentenced 113 Boko Haram members to jail over their involvement in terrorism. According to reports, the suspects were found guilty on charges of membership of Boko ...
Read More »Twin brothers recruited same day into Niger state police command, die same day in road accident
Twin brothers, Mohammed Hassan and Mohammed Hussanini, who were recruited into the Niger state police command, have died on the same day in a fatal accident. According to reports, the twin police officers were crushed to death by a reckless ...
Read More »Former minister in Bayelsa state, Lionel Jonathan-Omo, slumps and dies after falling off his balcony
Former Minister of Environment in Bayelsa state, Lionel Jonathan-Omo, has died after he slumped and fell from a balcony in his country home in Ogbolomabiri area of Nembe, Nembe Local Government Area of the state yesterday July 12th. According to reports, ...
Read More »Herdsman stabs police officer to death in Kebbi
A police inspector was killed by a herdsman in Bagudo local government area of Kebbi state yesterday July 11th. According to reports, a farmer had reported the herdsman to the police officers at Kaoje police station in the local government. The ...
Read More »Serial rapist ‘Hammer Man’ sentenced to life in prison and 259 years in South Africa
Judge Francis Kganyago of the Limpopo High Court on Wednesday, sentenced serial rapist, Hammer man to life in prison as well as 259 years on 30 rape charges, attempted murder and housebreaking as well as robbery. David Mamvura, a Zimbabwean citizen, ...
Read More »Antonio Conte finally sacked by Chelsea
Chelsea football club have sacked Antonio Conte, 48, as their manager after reaching a £9million agreement to terminate his contract. The Italian coach reportedly left his position at Chelsea on Thursday morning and said his goodbyes to the players and staff at ...
Read More »Police arrests gang which specializes in the kidnap, rape and murder of women in Imo State
The Imo State Police Command has arrested members of a gang over the rape and murder of women in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galandachi, who confirmed the arrest said the gang specializes in the kidnap, rape ...
Read More »Show host survived a ghastly accident (photos)
Onwuka was involved in a ghastly auto crash this morning that left his car mangled but he survived without a scratch. He went to the hospital after the accident but was given a clean bill of health. He was even ...
Read More »Bobrisky slays in curve-hugging dress (Photos)
Bobrisky has been spotted rocking a red curve-hugging dress, paired with red high heels, and he sure is looking good. Fully equipped to look like a woman, it appears there is no stopping for this young self acclaimed publicist Check ...
Read More »Throw back photos of some Nigerian celebrities
Guess who ? Funke Akindele Nigerian actress, Jennifer as she is popularly called by many of her fans have always served us the best facial expression which has birthed countless memes as the one below. Davido OBO Davido before ...
Read More »Chaos, teargas rock Nairobi’s Kamukunji
Chaos, bonfires and teargas on Thursday morning turned parts of the capital Nairobi into no-go zones as traders clashed with police and county askaris. The businesspeople who sell their wares at Wakulima, also known as Marikiti, and Muthurwa markets were ...
Read More »Zimbabwe opposition takes to streets in vote-rigging warning
Thousands of Zimbabwean opposition supporters took to the streets of Harare on Wednesday demanding fair elections following alleged irregularities in the electoral roll ahead of the July 30 vote. The electoral register has long been a contentious feature of Zimbabwe’s ...
Read More »Suspected cattle thieves ‘kill 26’ in NW Nigeria
Twenty-six people were killed in two days of violence blamed on cattle thieves in northern Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday. Bandits on motorcycles attacked several villages on both sides of the border between Sokoto and Zamfara ...
Read More »Police to withdraw Ekiti aspirants security personnel
The Nigerian Police says all security details attached to prominent personalities including the governorship aspirants in Ekiti State will be withdrawn on Saturday. This is to enhance the credibility of the July 14 governorship election. The Deputy Inspector General of ...
Read More »House of Representatives rejects executive order
The Nigerian House of representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to implement the Executive Order signed last week to strengthen the government’s fight against corruption. The Order was to give the government power to confiscate stolen assets of suspected ...
Read More »Photos-Teenager attacks an elderly man with machete in Imo State
An elderly man was seriously injured in a vicious machete attack in Umuagwu Umuohiagu, Imo State. It was gathered that the victim along with other elders had gone to deliver a message to the teenage boy for violating ...
Read More »James Ibori’s older brother, Chief William Ibori dies 4 months after he married a much younger bride
Chief William Ibori, the elder brother of former governor of Delta State James Ibori, is dead. The former Unugbrogo of Oghara kingdom in Delta state reportedly passed away very early this morning, according to some online sources. Others say he died late ...
Read More »Boyfriend of ex-Ondo deputy governor’s daughter, Khadijat Oluboyo, gives disturbing details of how she was killed
Adeyemi Alao, the boyfriend of Khadijat Oluboyo, daughter of the former Ondo deputy governor, has given shocking details of how she was killed. Recall that on Sunday July 8th, Khadijat’s body was found in a grave Adeyemi dug inside his room ...
Read More »A policeman was beaten to pulp for shooting someone in Delta State.
A policeman was yesterday beaten to a pulp after shooting a man in the leg for berating them for shooting the tyre of his son’s car while chasing him in Agbor, Delta State. According to reports, the policeman and ...
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