Bandits Wipe Out Pastor, Wife, Two Children in Fresh Plateau Attack

Rita Eze28 April 2026

NIGERIA: Tragedy struck Gako village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State late Sunday night when armed men attacked the community, killing a pastor, his wife, and their two children in what has been described as a brutal and coordinated assault. The victims, identified as Reverend Ayuba Choji, his wife Chundung Ayuba, and their...

Kaduna Police Nab 30 Kidnappers, Recover Firearms, Vehicles in April Crackdown

Amos Mathew28 April 2026

KADUNA — The Kaduna State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing crackdown on criminal activities, arresting no fewer than 30 suspected kidnappers and four gunrunners within the month of April 2026. The Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this during a press briefing in Kaduna, noting that the Command also recovered...

Survivors Honour Epstein Accuser Virginia Giuffre One Year After Her Death

Vivian Orok Nyong27 April 2026

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Africa’s Migrant Expulsions: Cycles of Hostility and the Fragile Promise of Unity

Sam Agogo27 April 2026

NIGERIA: The cry of “foreigners must go” is not a mere slogan — it is a dangerous echo of Africa’s unresolved past, a recurring wound that continues to bleed into the present. From Accra to Johannesburg, migrants have become the convenient scapegoats of economic hardship, insecurity, and populist politics. What unfolded in Ghana in July...

Protests Turn Violent in Indonesia’s Papua as Calls Grow to Remove Military

Kingsley Oyong Akam27 April 2026

JAKARTA — Protests turned violent in Indonesia’s insurgency-hit Papua on Monday as hundreds of residents demanding the withdrawal of military personnel clashed with law enforcement, a police official said. A military operation conducted in the region earlier this month allegedly resulted in the death of 15 people, including women and children. The operation was carried...

Starmer Faces Commons Vote on Potential Probe Over Mandelson Appointment

Kingsley Oyong Akam27 April 2026

Britain’s parliament will vote on Tuesday over a possible inquiry into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, looking at whether he misled the House of Commons over the appointment of former US ambassador Peter Mandelson, the Times newspaper reported. Any such inquiry could have serious implications for Starmer’s future. He has so far resisted pressure to quit...

City Make History with Comeback Defeat of Saints in FA Cup Semifinal

Merit Jay27 April 2026

Manchester City booked their place in a record-breaking fourth consecutive FA Cup final after a late comeback sealed a 2–1 victory over Championship side Southampton at Wembley on Saturday, keeping alive their hopes of a domestic treble. City, fielding a largely rotated side, were made to work hard by a spirited Southampton team sitting fifth...

Mali Defence Minister Feared Dead After Large-Scale Jihadist Attack

Kingsley Oyong Akam26 April 2026

Mali’s Defence Minister Sadio Camara is feared dead after a large-scale jihadist attack by an al Qaeda affiliate on his residence near the main army base outside Bamako on Saturday, according to multiple reports. The operation in Kati, 15 kilometres north of Bamako, was part of a wider assault by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM),...

Pope Leo Calls War Makers ‘Thieves’ Stealing Humanity’s Future

Kingsley Oyong Akam26 April 2026

Pope Leo on Sunday described those who wage wars and appropriate the earth’s resources as thieves who rob the world of a peaceful future, issuing a warning about the use of nuclear power on the anniversary of the Chornobyl reactor accident. Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster on Sunday...

Another Assassination Attempt on Trump Rocks White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Kingsley Oyong Akam26 April 2026

USA-President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on Saturday night after a man opened fire on security personnel nearby — marking the third assassination attempt on Trump since 2024. The man fired a shotgun at a Secret Service agent at a checkpoint...

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