2 masons rescued after they were tied in a manhole for alleged theft
Two persons have been left hospitalized after they were tied in a manhole by their employers for allegedly stealing iron rods. The two, Kwaku Akorli and Hope Hortor, 51 and 28 years respectively, were tied to bamboo sticks separately, as…
Kumasi: Teacher ‘roasts’ buttocks of SHS student with hard object
A second year Visual Arts student of the Islamic Senior High School at Kumasi in the Ashanti region has been seriously scathed following a severe caning by a teacher. The victim, who has been left with a rounded…
Six teenagers to appear in court after death of Egyptian teenager
18-year-old Mariam Moustafa died three weeks after she was attacked by a group of six women and girls The attack happened in Nottingham city centre in February and left the Egyptian-Italian engineering student, who had a place to study at…
8 Chinese students robbed in Johannesburg, 1 dead
A 19-year-old Chinese student was killed in a robbery in Johannesburg on Monday, August 20, reports Chinanews.com. Eights male Chinese students in a minibus were robbed on their way to the campus. When they jumped out of the bus to…
Uganda arrests U.S. citizen who assaulted hotel worker for ‘disgracing Jesus’
Uganda’s police has arrested an American citizen, Jimmy Taylor, who is being detained on charges of assaulting a worker at the Grand Imperial Hotel in the capital Kampala. In a tweet, the police force thanked the community for vigilantly sending…
Angry residents in South Sudan attack UN base
The attack on Monday was caused by what the residents claim is discrimination against them in employment. Some angry residents in South Sudan have reportedly attacked a UN compound in the country’s Upper Nile State. The East African reports that…
Ethiopia intercepts about $ 10m in joint security operation
Ethiopia police have in the past week seized huge cash sums and arms in different parts of the country, state affiliated FANA Broadcasting Corporate have reported. The report quoted the police as saying they had seized close to $10 million…
Convicted Lawyer, Nwobike, Stripped Of SAN Rank
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee said it had withdrawn the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria from Dr. Joseph Nwobike, who was in April convicted by the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja and sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment. Nwobike…
Black Star Film Festival 2018 Set For August
The 2018 edition of Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) is scheduled for August 11 to 18 in Accra. The festival, which is a non-for-profit organisation, focuses on the business of film by connecting people globally through film to African cinema. The…