President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his condolencesto President Joe Biden and the people of the United States onthe passing of the former Secretary of State, Colin Powell.Powell’s death was announced in a statement by his familywhich revealed that he died of complications from COVID-19.Buhari, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Adviser onMedia and […]
More than 20 people have been killed in floods in southernIndia after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting offtowns and villages.Several houses were washed away and people becametrapped in the district of Kottayam in Kerala state.Days of heavy rainfall in Kerala have caused deadly landslidesand the Indian military has joined rescue efforts.Officials on Sunday, […]
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, chairman of the WestAfrican bloc ECOWAS has told Mali’s ruling junta thatelections announced for February must go ahead asschedule.Akufo-Addo delivered the message to the country’sstrongman, Colonel Assimi Goita, during talks in Bamako onSunday.Goita is behind both Mali’s recent coups, having installed acivilian-led interim government under international pressureafter the first one only […]
Police say a mob in western Kenya has killed a self-confessed serial killer who escaped from custody two daysago.Masten Wanjala was traced by villagers to a house inBungoma town and beaten to death.Authorities had launched a massive manhunt for the fugitivewho admitted to killing more than 10 young boys during a five-year period.He also confessed […]
Five people have been killed and two more injured in Norwayafter a man used a bow and arrow, to attack them in the townof Kongsberg, southwest of the capital Oslo.A Police spokesman said a Danish man, aged 37 has beenarrested on suspicion of carrying out the attack, but believeshe acted alone and will investigate whether […]
A big fire has swept through the main square of a landmarkconcert hall and conference center in Egypt where thecountry’s top film festival is due to open Today.The festival has been held in the Red Sea resort since 2017and is the most glamorous and prestigious event for Egypt’sfilm industry.The fire has been put out, and […]
Seven miners have died and five are missing after amakeshift goldmine collapsed in eastern DR Congo’s SouthKivu province after heavy rain.local sources, Cyrille Bendera who represents local NGOs onWednesday, said the accident occurred near Shabunda.He said the torrential rains sparked the collapse, taking theartisanal diggers by surprise while they were hard at work in ashaft […]
A man, Masten Wanjala, who confessed to drugging andkilling more than 10 children in Kenya has escaped frompolice cells in Nairobi.Wanjala was due to appear in court on Wednesday over themurders of at least 14 boys in the capital, and areas ofeastern and western Kenya.Police say they noticed he had disappeared during themorning roll call […]
The Republic of Congo has announced a 45-day ban onweddings, a move that it said would help to stem the spreadof coronavirus.The communications minister, Thierry Moungalla, said this ina statement read on public television on Wednesday.He said the Central African country, also known as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the far larger DemocraticThe Republic of […]
Authorities in Zamfara have concluded plans to deploysecurity operatives to schools across the state in a bid toensure the safety of students and teachers.The state Governor Bello Matawalle revealed this onWednesday when he received some students in his office atthe Government House in Gusau.He assured his guests that his administration would soon paythe counterpart funds […]