The Nigeria Police Service has updated the public on its inquiries into Mohbad’s enigmatic death by holding a press conference. On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, the Nigerian singer who was 27 years old passed away. Outrage over Mohbad’s death led to multiple protests and demands that the Nigeria Police look into what happened to him….
Military officers in Gabon declared they were seizing power from President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a stunning coup on Wednesday, threatening the family’s half-century rule over the central African nation. Men in army uniform appeared on national television to announce the president’s house arrest during the military takeover, prompting celebrations and reports of gunfire on…
A tribunal has begun hearing a petition by several opposition candidates in Nigeria to annul Bola Tinubu’s victory in February’s presidential election. Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar are challenging Mr. Tinubu’s victory on several grounds – including the fact that the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) failed to upload the result on its website portal…
A controversial Kenyan preacher linked to the deaths of four people from starvation after following radical religious teachings has been arrested. Makenzie Nthenge is alleged to be behind a religious cult in the coastal Kilifi region, in which his followers had reportedly been willing to fast to death after being convinced it was a shortcut…
A Kenyan lawmaker has died while receiving treatment at a hospital after being involved in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident in the capital, Nairobi. Kullow Maalim Hassan was a second-term MP for the Banisa constituency in north-eastern Kenya. His family told local outlets that the MP was hit on Saturday by a speeding motorcycle rider. He…
South African Tourism’s sponsorship deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur could be scrapped, with the country’s tourism minister describing it as “unlawful and invalid” after taking legal advice. Patricia de Lille, who was appointed on 6 March as part of a cabinet reshuffle, said she had advised SA Tourism to halt proceedings around the…
