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Six Zambians and five Egyptians have appeared in court after a mystery plane landed in Lusaka with more than 100kg of counterfeit gold, nearly $6m (£4.8m) and weapons on board. A senior Zambian police officer is among those arrested. He has been charged with espionage. Court papers are also reported to list a former Egyptian military officer and businessman. The Egyptian authorities have claimed that the aircraft is privately owned, […]
A man in Uganda faces the death penalty after being charged with "aggravated homosexuality". His lawyer told Reuters the 20-year-old was the first to be prosecuted for the offence under tough new anti-LGBTQ legislation signed into law in May. According to the charge sheet, he is accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 41-year-old man, although no further details were given. "Aggravated homosexuality" can involve sex with children or vulnerable […]
Fighters from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab have retaken at least two locations that had just been captured by Somalia's army during a new offensive. There are reports of both sides suffering significant losses during a fierce battle for control of Cowsweyne. Sources at a military hospital said at least 50 wounded soldiers were brought in for treatment. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has pledged to defeat al-Shabab within months. On […]
Parents have been advised to take advantage of the free birth certificate being issued by the National Population Commission, NPC, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF. The Director, National Population Commission Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Zakari Suleiman gave the advice in Pai, Kwali Area Council of the FCT during a sensitisation campaign. The Director said the advise became necessary to ensure proper documentation for the future. On […]
The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has nabbed and paraded 20 suspected vandals and manhole thieves. Parading the suspects in Abuja, the Commandant of the FCT, Olusola Odumosu, said from intelligence report, most of the arrested thieves pretended to be homeless, slept under bridges but were caught stealing manholes and vandalising government property in various areas in the Federal CapitalTerritory. Odumosu said […]
Ex-agitators have expressed concern over the failure of the Niger Delta governors to provide palliatives to poor communities despite receiving N5 billion from the Federal Government. The Chairman of the coalition under the auspices of the Coalition of Ex-agitators, Mr Mpakaboari Gbobo conveyed the position of the ex-agitators in a statement issued on behalf of other members in Yenagoa. They said that whereas President Tinubu was sensitive enough to make […]
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military task force maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have arrested 17 suspects over alleged murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal acts. Capt. James Oya, the Media Officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement in Jos. According to Oya, the suspects were arrested between Aug. 21 and 28 at various locations within its area of […]
The UN says the war in Sudan is having a devastating impact on the whole country and could tip the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe. Fighting between the army and a paramilitary force began in April and is spreading. The UN says hundreds of thousands of children are severely malnourished and are at imminent risk of death if left untreated. The UN's Humanitarian Co-ordinator says hunger, disease and displacement […]
The United States treasury on Thursday announced the sanctioning of six Rwandans and Congolese alleged to have contributed to the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The US Department of State in its statement says “Each of these individuals is contributing to instability in the eastern DR Congo and, in many cases, perpetrating human rights abuses, including sexual violence and violence against children,” The […]
