JOHANNESBURG/ACCRA – Almost 300 Ghanaian nationals returned home on Wednesday after waves of anti-immigrant protests in South Africa heightened safety concerns. The group, which included children, boarded a flight from Johannesburg to Accra in what authorities described as a voluntary repatriation process for Ghanaian citizens who say they no longer feel safe. South African authorities...
Teachers in Oyo State on Friday, May 29, 2026, staged a peaceful protest in Ibadan and Ogbomoso over the abduction of their colleagues and several pupils during recent attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The protest followed the May 15, 2026, invasion of schools in the Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities...
A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing at least 16 students, the government said on Thursday, May 28. Outside the school, anxious family members waited for news of their missing loved ones. The fire ripped through a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls’ Academy...
CALABAR, NIGERIA – Suspected Serial Killer Akaninyene, an indigene of Obot Akara, was arrested yesterday in Creektown following intelligence that linked him to the disappearance and murder of a recent victim. Security operatives, acting on the tip, tracked him to an isolated hut he built inside a forest in Abanyama, Ukim Ita Community, Creektown. On...
CALABAR, NIGERIA – A commercial mini-bus driver, identified as Godwin Ukpai Okobo, has been arrested for allegedly killing a Traffic Management and Regulatory Agency (TRAMRA) officer, Mr Akerete Okon, during a violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, May 25, 2026, at about 10:00 a.m. around the Marian Hills...
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has confirmed the release of the remaining victims abducted during a deadly terrorist attack on Karku community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, bringing an end to months of fear, uncertainty, and anguish for residents and families of the captives. The Diocese announced the development in a statement...
NAIROBI– Uganda has closed its border with neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo with immediate effect to try to limit the spread of Ebola, Uganda’s government said on Wednesday. The border will be closed for four weeks, except for Ebola response teams, humanitarian and security operations, and food and cargo transport, senior health official Diana Atwine...
NIGERIA – Southampton and Royal Antwerp have led an outpouring of tributes following the death of former Nigerian forward Victor Udoh, who was found dead in the city of Abuja. Victor Udoh, the 21-year-old Nigerian forward who represented Southampton and Royal Antwerp during his short but promising career, has died after being found dead in...
ABUJA, NIGERIA – A disturbing incident involving the Nigerian Navy has sparked outrage online after reports emerged that a female naval officer, identified as Warrant Officer Yusuf (WO Yusuf), allegedly died following a disciplinary punishment at a naval medical facility in Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred at the Nigerian Navy Sick...
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