Nigeria headteacher sentenced to death after pupil’s murder
A high court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has sentenced a primary school owner and his friend to death by hanging for the kidnapping and subsequent killing of…
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Botswana to reduce VAT to cushion impact of rising inflation
Botswana on Wednesday announced the reduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) by two percentage points to help cushion the impact of the rising inflation on households and the economy.…
Head of Nigerian prostitutes jailed for human trafficking
Iforma Okeke, aka Mama Blessing, a 33-year-old hairdresser and head of Nigerian prostitutes in Ayamfuri in the Central Region, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit…
79 people hospitalized over suspected food contamination in Sierra Leone
A total of 79 people have been hospitalized Wednesday due to suspected food contamination in Kenema city, east of Sierra Leone. The patients reportedly attended a graduation party on Tuesday…
Terrorists flog passengers abducted from Nigeria’s Abuja-Kaduna train (video)
The terrorists who abducted Kaduna-Abuja train passengers have released another video where the victims were being flogged. The victims were abducted when bandits attacked the Kaduna-bound train on March. Eight…
NHS faces worst crisis ever as staff exodus puts patient safety at serious risk
A damning report warns the NHS is facing the biggest shortages in its 74-year history, with the Conservative Party accused of doing nothing to ease the strain. The Tories have been…
Virus response disadvantages young Aussies
Young Australians have been disproportionately disadvantaged by the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response and urgent support is needed, a new report says. Children and young people are the “forgotten heroes” of…