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South Africa: 500 suspects arrested in female-led operation

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August is women’s month in South Africa and an all-female led team of police officers undertook an operation meant to crackdown on criminals. The all female police officers over a period of four days arrested more than 500 suspects and recovered 16 unlicenced firearms. The operation was carried out across several communities in Gauteng, police officials said. The police officers… Read More
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Nigeria man returns $7mln mistakenly paid him by bank

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A Nigerian transport business manager has returned $7 million paid him mistakenly by First Bank of Nigeria. The Managing Director of Peace Mass Transit, Dr. Maduka Onyishi was expecting to receive a payment of $3 million into his bank account. But he realized his account was credited with $10 million instead of $3m which was coming from the Central Bank… Read More
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Nigerian couple give birth to twins after 25 years of waiting

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A Nigerian couple, Rev. Yunusa Sabo Nmadu and his wife have finally welcomed their first set of children after waiting for years without a child. Rev. Yunusa who is the General Secretary of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Nigeria and his wife welcomed a set of twins after 25 years of marriage. They got married in 1994 but… Read More
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Sisters give birth same day and hospital, on their father’s birthday

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Two sisters gave their father the best gift by giving birth on his 75th birthday. The two sisters did not just give birth on the birthday of their father but also on the same day and hospital. Because Of Them We Can reported that the delivery by the two sisters in New York happened on July 3. The sisters also… Read More
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Kenya: How lactating MP sneaked baby into parliament

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On Wednesday Kenya’s Presiding Speaker Chris Omulele asked orderlies to throw out Kwale Woman representative, Zulekha Hassan for entering the chambers with her 5- month old son. There was drama in the Kenyan National Assembly when a lactating legislator was forced out of the chamber. The legislator had opposed the speaker’s action arguing that she came to breastfeed the baby while attending to the house… Read More
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Burundi: 6-year old YouTube star killed by malaria

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At the age of six Darcy Irakoze, known as Kacaman took YouTube by storm with his popular comedy sketches. He was destined to shine further and build an astonishing career even as a kid, but that will not happen. The Burundi star has died of Malaria on Thursday after being diagnosed of the disease on Wednesday. His manager confirmed hi… Read More
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Kenya: Fart compels speaker to halt assembly sitting

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A foul smell as a result of a reported fart has disrupted a Kenyan regional assembly sitting. The sitting debating the provision of market stalls was halted on the orders of the Speaker. Assembly member Julius Gaya drew the attention of the Homa Bay County Assembly speaker to the development which led to finger pointing. “Honourable Speaker, one of us… Read More
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Nigeria: Students taking selfies blamed for bridge collapse

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Authorities of a northern Nigerian university have blamed students for the collapse of a bridge after they posed to take selfies on it. The deadly collapse of the bridge on Monday led to the death of three students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi state. On Tuesday students of the university staged a protest over the incident to… Read More
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Ghana: Unidentified gunmen seize 4 Indians, 2 Ghanaians

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Unidentified security operatives in Ghana have seized four Indian businessmen in a dawn operation in a town called Ahodwo near Kumasi in the country’s Ashanti region. Two other Ghanaians who work for these Indians were also been seized, according to local media reports. The whereabouts of these Indians and Ghanaians have not yet been made public. Security officials have also… Read More
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Nigeria: Soldiers kill three policemen in deadly attack

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Some unidentified soldiers in Nigeria have shot dead three police officers in a deadly attack. The soldiers also killed a civilian in the attack carried out along Ibi-Jalingo Road, Taraba State. Local media reported that several other officers were also injured during the attack. The Police officer reportedly came under attack while taking a kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu, to the… Read More