•British flag Five children, including three, aged 12, have been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of killing an 80-year-old man, who died following a “serious” assault at a park. Leicestershire Police today said it had launched a murder investigation after the elderly man died in hospital from injuries sustained on Sunday evening. O...
•Boat mishap At least 12 migrants died off the northern French coast today trying to cross the Channel to England in the deadliest such disaster this year, the French government said, as a major rescue operation was underway. Announcing the death toll on X, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin also said that two migrants were […]
•Kenya flag A popular Kenyan pastor is being investigated for cult activities after allegations he and other church elders sexually abused a number of women and girls, police said. The case came to light after the church run by Daniel Mururu in Meru County in central Kenya was torched by irate locals late last month, […]
•Rebecca Cheptegei A Ugandan Olympian is in intensive care in a Kenyan hospital after being doused with petrol and set on fire allegedly by her partner, officials said today, the latest horrific incident of gender-based violence in the East African country. Long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, was assaulted after her Kenyan partner Dick...
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston and fleeing to Kenya has been extradited back to the United States. This is the latest development in an international case that involved his arrest at a Nairobi nightclub and subsequent escape from jail, reports AFP. Kevin Kangethe, 42, is accused of killing nurse Margaret “Maggie” […]...
Safety is a fundamental right, but unfortunately, women in some parts of the world face significant dangers simply because of their gender. The most dangerous countries for women are those where gender-based violence, lack of legal protections, and social inequality are prevalent, reports Nigerian Tribune. Here are some of the most dangerous c...
•Amaka Sonnberger Toronto Police has arrested the Canadian-Nigerian woman who recently threatened to poison Yoruba and Benin citizens living in Canada. Toronto Police Service, in a statement on its website yesterday titled, “Suspected Hate-Motivated Threatening Investigation, Woman Arrested,” revealed this. Amaka Sonnberger is scheduled to app...
•Rwandan President Paul Kagame The Rwandan Army said several military generals, including a former chief of staff, have retired in a major reshuffle that saw more than 1,000 personnel sacked or pushed into retirement. President and Army Commander-in-Chief Paul Kagame “approved the retirement” of General Jean Bosco Kazura as well as 1,162 milit...
South Korea facing the world’s lowest birth rate, is now turning to financial incentives in a bid to reverse its demographic decline. The Saha District in Busan has rolled out a new program that offers residents up to $38,000 for dating and marriage, reports AFP. This initiative is part of a broader effort to combat […]
•A women campaigning against rape during a protest A French retiree goes on trial Monday accused of recruiting dozens of strangers online to rape his wife after he drugged her into unconsciousness, in a case that has horrified the country. Fifty other men are also on trial in the southern city of Avignon alongside the […]

