Retired Rear Admiral Alison Madueke has petitioned the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere to stop his ex-wife and former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his surname. In a petition seeking a declaration that a marital union has ended, Rear Admiral Madueke has asked the court to order Diezani...

Kenyan President William Ruto has declined to sign the contentious Finance Bill 2024 into law, sending it back to parliament for amendments. The bill, which aimed to raise taxes by $2.7 billion, sparked nationwide protests that turned violent, leading to at least 23 deaths and extensive property damage, including...

Kenya’s capital city has been plunged into chaos amid riots over tax hikes, with a blaze erupting at the country’s parliament and cops opening fire with live ammunition on crowds of angry protesters. Thousands of anti-tax demonstrators broke through barriers erected by the police outside the parliament building in...

A Bulawayo man suspected to be part of a gang of robbers that has terrorised Roman Catholic churches in the city was reportedly sold out by a priest’s finger ring that was stolen in one of the churches. Sources said a member of the church in New Magwegwe spotted...

Cyril Ramaphosa, 71, was re-elected South Africa’s president for a second term on Friday (June 14), after his African National Congress (ANC) cobbled together an unprecedented coalition government. Lawmakers in Capetown voted overwhelmingly to put Ramaphosa back in office for another five years after the May 29 general election produced no outright...

A plane carrying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima cannot be traced, with authorities in his office and his party saying they are all looking for him. Chilima was on his way to Mzuzu, where he was expected to connect to Nkhata Bay for the burial of the late Ralph...

Gunmen alleged to be kidnappers have shot and killed a top politician, Ejike Ukwueze, in Enugu State. It was gathered that Ukwueze was reportedly killed on Friday night while driving in a local area, Neke Odenigbo, in Enugu East Local Government Area of the state. In a viral video,...

Residents of Rongai in Kenya are reeling in shock following the unexpected presence of hungry lions in their community. An Instagram video that is rapidly trending shows domestic animals fleeing for their lives at night as the predators roamed the streets. The frightening incident occurred late at night while...

At least 11 worshippers have been killed and dozens others injured after a man attacked a mosque in Nigeria’s northern Kano state, police say. A man allegedly sprayed the mosque with petrol and locked its doors before setting it on fire, trapping about 40 worshippers, they said. The attack...

A retired 74-year-old Ghanaian man who has lived in the UK for nearly 50 years must wait a decade before the Home Office will let him stay permanently. Nelson Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, had for many years assumed he was officially seen as British. He only discovered otherwise...