A Kenyan court on Tuesday sentenced two men to 35 years in prison for murdering Ugandan Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat last year. After a nine-month trial, the High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret last week found Peter Ushuru…
Alleged theft: Police arrest 2 for flogging, dehumanising teenagers in Ebonyi
The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, has arrested two men for stripping, flogging, and dehumanising two teenagers over alleged fowl theft. Police spokesperson DSP Joshua Ukandu disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on…
Equatorial Guinea bans WhatsApp Multimedia sharing amid official’s sex scandal
The Equatorial Guinea government has prohibited its citizens on WhatsApp from downloading and sharing photos, videos, and audio files via mobile data. According to local news platform Ahora EG, this ban has frustrated citizens who are now unable to share…
1 dies as another building collapses in Rivers
A two-storey building under construction on Monday collapsed in the Egbelu Mgbaraja area of Ogbogoro Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, killing one person and leaving another severely injured. The incident, which occurred around 2 p.m. on Monday, is…
Court strikes out suit against #EndBadGovernance minors
Less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu ordered release of all #EndBadGovernance minors protesters in detention, a Federal High Court in Abuja, has struck out the suit against them. The court had earlier granted them N10 million bail with…
The Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say
Nearly 20,000 people were forcibly displaced in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics from tent camps or shelters in the Paris region, a coalition of more than 100 community groups said Monday. In its report, the group Le Revers de…
Stuart Hogg: Former Scotland rugby captain pleads guilty to domestic abuse against ex-partner
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse over a five-year period against his former partner. Selkirk Sheriff Court heard Hogg’s behaviour left the mother of his children scared and wishing “for it…
JK Rowling’s David Tennant tweet has spectacularly backfired
Users on social media have sensationally turned on author JK Rowling after she made a tweet aimed at actor David Tennant. Posting on X, Rowling, 59, aimed a joke at the Doctor Who star after the Conservative Party chose Kemi…
China files complaint with WTO over EU tariffs on electric vehicles
The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced it has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the European Union over proposed tariffs on its electric vehicles. The ministry said it was following through on a threat to take the tariff…
NAF strikes kill terrorists attempting to stop transmission line repair
The Nigerian Air Force, on Monday, said strikes from its fighter jets killed several terrorists planning to disrupt the repair being carried out on the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line. PUNCH Online reports that terrorists had destroyed the transmission line, a major…