IPMAN To Continue Strike As Petrol Prices Hit N2,000/Litre In Adamawa
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Adamawa/Taraba chapter has decided to continue its strike despite petrol selling for N2,000 per litre....
Two Police Inspectors Jailed For Involvement With Banned Secessionist Group In Ghana
An Accra High Court has sentenced two police inspectors to a total of nine years in prison for being part of the Western...
Man With Human Skull Arrested In Ogun State
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly exhuming and beheading a corpse for ritual purposes in the Car Wash...
Brazil Declares State Of Emergency As World’s Largest Wetland Burns
Regional authorities in Brazil have declared a state of emergency on Monday due to uncontrollable fires in the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical...
Despite Security Personnel On Duty, Thieves Steal GH¢71,000 Transformer Near A Ghana Police Station
Despite security personnel being on duty, thieves stole a transformer worth GH¢71,000 from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) near the Bunso police...
Floods, Landslides Kill 24 In Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Floods and landslides have killed at least 24 people over 10 days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s largest city, authorities reported on Monday after...
Fire In South Korea Lithium Battery Plant Kills 22 People
A series of powerful explosions caused a fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea, killing 22 workers, most of whom were...
Death Toll From Indian Toxic Alcohol Rises To 56
The death toll from a toxic batch of illegal alcohol in India has risen to 56 people, leaving 117 others in the hospital,...
Massive Wildfire In Southeast Turkey Kills 11, Injures Dozens
A massive wildfire swept through Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, killing 11 people and critically injuring five, according to the health minister on Friday....
Gunmen Abduct Pregnant Woman Due For Delivery In Ogun State
Gunmen have kidnapped a pregnant woman, known as Mrs. Ogunbunmi, in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state. Mrs Ogunbunmi, due to deliver soon,...
Namibian Court Rules Against Laws Criminalising Same-sex Relationships
A top Namibian court on Friday ruled against the country’s colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex relationships, marking a win for the LGBTQ community....
Cholera Outbreak: WHO Reports Over 1,900 Deaths, 195,000 Cases Worldwide
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported 1,932 deaths and 194,897 cases worldwide due to a cholera outbreak. These figures cover the period from...