Overcrowded stadium crush kills 11 people in Congolese capital

Overcrowded stadium crush kills 11 people in Congolese capital

Eleven people were killed on Saturday, including two police officers, in a crush at an overcrowded stadium concert in Kinshasa headlined by Congolese singer Fally Ipupa, the interior minister said. The capital’s Stadium of Martyrs was packed over its capacity of 80,000 and some of the crowd ended up forcing their way into the VIP and reserved sections, Reuters reporters at the concert…

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Nigeria’s Flamingos Wins Bronze Medal in FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India, Ahmed Musa Promised Cash Reward of N3 million

Nigeria’s Flamingos Wins Bronze Medal in FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India, Ahmed Musa Promised Cash Reward of N3 million

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has promised a cash reward of N3 million to the Flamingos after they clinched the bronze medal at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria defeated Germany 3-2 via penalties after normal time ended 3-3 in the Indian city of Mumbai on Sunday. Three million waiting for Flamingos in Abuja,” the former Leicester City man wrote in a reply to Super Falcons’ tweet…

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VIDEO: Bridge with Hundreds of People Collapses into River in Western India

VIDEO: Bridge with Hundreds of People Collapses into River in Western India

Hundreds of people fell into a river when a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state collapsed on Sunday and a number of them have been hurt, officials said. More than 400 people were on the bridge in the town of Morbi at the time and were plunged into the Machchu River, local TV channel Zee News said. “People fell in the river and there are casualties. We don’t have the numbers yet.…

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Ugandan Lawyer and Human Rights Activist 34, Allegedly Stabs Her Husband to Death

Ugandan Lawyer and Human Rights Activist 34, Allegedly Stabs Her Husband to Death

A 34-year-old Ugandan lawyer and human rights activist, Francesca Amony, has been arrested for the alleged murder of her husband, Dr. Joseph Etuk. Amony, a senior member of the Democratic Party (DP) and a former National Secretary for the DP Women’s League, presented herself to Lacor police post in Bardege-Layibi division, Gulu city, after she allegedly stabbed the medical doctor to death. The…

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Housewife 25, Arrested for Allegedly Killing her Husband with Poison in Borno

Housewife 25, Arrested for Allegedly Killing her Husband with Poison in Borno

The Borno Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah with poison. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the Newsmen in Maiduguri, on Sunday, October 30, said that the suspect was arrested on October 19 by men of the Command at Anguwan Doki. Umar said that the victim, who was the Chief Imam of the…

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Bombs Explosion In Somalia Left at least 100 people Dead and 300 Wounded

Bombs Explosion In Somalia Left at least 100 people Dead and 300 Wounded

The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia’s education ministry, next to a busy market intersection, killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday, warning the death toll could rise. The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia’s education ministry, next to a busy market intersection, killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, President Hassan Sheikh…

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Husband Violently Assaulted

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Violently Assaulted

The husband of United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been “violently assaulted” in their home in San Francisco, her office has said. A spokesman for the top US legislator said the attack took place on Friday morning and the assailant is in custody, adding that Paul Pelosi is receiving “excellent” medical care. The motives behind the assault remain unclear. “The Speaker was not in San…

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OGersh Hoists Labour Party Flag as the First Nigerian Political Party Flag on Mount Kilimanjaro

OGersh Hoists Labour Party Flag as the First Nigerian Political Party Flag on Mount Kilimanjaro

A supporter of Nigeria’s Labour Party, OGersh, climbed Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro for 10 and a half hours to place the party’s flag at the Uhuru Peak. OGersh hoists the LP Flag as the First Nigerian Political Party Flag on Mount Kilimanjaro on Fri 0ct 20,2022. After about 10½ hrs of climbing, he made it to the Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, 5,895km above sea level.…

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SDA! Fire Kills 11 Girls at Uganda School for Blind Children

SDA! Fire Kills 11 Girls at Uganda School for Blind Children

Eleven children have died after a fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday October 25, at a school for visually impaired children in Uganda. Police say they are investigating the cause of the fire at the boarding school after it killed 11 girls, ages four to 13. The fire at the Salama School for the Blind in Uganda’s central Mukono district broke out shortly after midnight Monday, in a…

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Major magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes outside of San Jose, California

Major magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes outside of San Jose, California

A major magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled northern California on Tuesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, with the epicentre about 12 miles east of the city of San Jose. “Additional shaking from aftershocks can be expected in the region,” the USGS said in a statement on Twitter. “We are continuing to monitor this region.” The quake occurred at 11.42am and is thought to have taken…

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Photos: Peter Obi Visits Idah to Commiserate with Flood Victims

Photos: Peter Obi Visits Idah to Commiserate with Flood Victims

Earlier today, Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate was in Idah in Kogi State to commiserate with the flood victims. Mr. Peter Obi also paid courtesy visit to the Atta of Igala. Peter Obi in idah kogi state.My president. pic.twitter.com/aPJEaR08i6— Jekwu (@pharaohjekwu) October 25, 2022 Peter Obi in Kogi state.. pic.twitter.com/4VacoBuOaJ— Christian C. Ozor (@ozor_cc) October…

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World's Dirtiest Man' Dies Aged 94, Months After First Wash in Decades

World’s Dirtiest Man’ Dies Aged 94, Months After First Wash in Decades

Iranian man who didn’t wash for half a century dies at 94 A hermit dubbed by media as “the world’s dirtiest man” has died at the age of 94, just months after having his first wash in decades. Amou Haji had refused to use soap and water for more than half a century, fearing it would make him sick. The Iranian, who lived in the southern province of Fars, had avoided previous attempts by…

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‌Photos: Peter Obi Visits Taraba State to Assess the Level of Damage Caused by Flood

‌Photos: Peter Obi Visits Taraba State to Assess the Level of Damage Caused by Flood

‌Today, I was in Taraba State to assess the level of damage caused by the flood, and also to interact and sympathize with the flood victims. I reassured them of our firm support to them, especially in these challenging times. – PO pic.twitter.com/qDg00GbbVx— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) October 25, 2022 ‌

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Rishi Sunak Is New UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak Is New UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak is new UK Prime Minister. He’ll be the first British-Asian PM & first Hindu PM, and at 42, the youngest PM in modern times. Former finance minister Rishi Sunak has been chosen to become Britain’s next prime minister, the third person to assume the mantle this year with the hopes of soothing the political and economic omnishambles left behind from Liz Truss’ brief tenure, after she…

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Surgeon who killed lover by putting cocaine on his penis ordered to pay £11k in damages

Surgeon who killed lover by putting cocaine on his penis ordered to pay £11k in damages

46-year-old Andreas David Niederbichler who was dubbed ‘Dr Coke Penis’ after he killed his lover when he sprinkled drugs on his manhood has been ordered to pay compensation. Niederbichler who was jailed for nine years in 2019 after the woman died after performing oral sex on him, had claimed the victim was aware he had put a line of cocaine on his genitals, causing her to suffer shortness of…

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3 Killed In Shooting At St. Louis High School

3 Killed In Shooting At St. Louis High School

A gunman broke into Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis Monday morning, fatally shooting two people and injuring six others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. St. Louis police say three people are dead, including the shooter, after a shooting at a St. Louis high school Monday morning, October 24. Speaking at a news conference, Police Commissioner Michael…

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Appeal Court Declines FG’s Request For Adjournment On Kanu’s Discharge

Appeal Court Declines FG’s Request For Adjournment On Kanu’s Discharge

The Court of Appeal on Monday refused to grant the request of the Federal Government to adjourn the application seeking to stay the execution of the judgment that struck out the terrorism charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court gave the Federal Government till 12 noon today to move its application.

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