Eight students are set to face murder charges after a school fire killed 16 girls in central Kenya. Kenyan prosecutors have approved murder charges against several students accused of involvement in a deadly fire at Utumishi Girls’ School in Gilgil. The blaze, which broke out on May 28, killed 16 students and left dozens injured….
A Nigerian court has handed down death sentences to three men convicted of terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking. A High Court in Sokoto State has sentenced three men, including a Nigerien national, to death by hanging after finding them guilty of terrorism and arms proliferation charges. The convicts — Yusuf Muhammad, also known as…
Nigerian troops have rescued 47 people, mostly women and children, from ISWAP captivity in Borno State. The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), said the victims were rescued on June 20, 2026, in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. According to the military, sustained ground and air offensives against ISWAP…
A deadly bandit attack in Plateau State has left at least 25 people feared dead and several properties destroyed. No fewer than 25 people are feared to have been killed after suspected bandits attacked Kawel community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to local reports, the victims included 12 security…
Police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in western Sydney, marking the largest cocaine bust in the history of Australia. Australian authorities have confiscated 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated A$816 million after raiding an underground bunker system hidden beneath shipping containers in western Sydney. The drugs were discovered inside concealed compartments beneath false floors…
Police have detained a couple in Anambra State following allegations of severe child abuse that sparked public outrage. The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a woman, Chisom Chukwukere, and her husband, Chukwudi, over the alleged abuse of a 10-year-old boy in Awada, Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area. The arrest followed the circulation of…
A prosecution witness has told the court that former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello was not involved in the property deals under investigation. An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness on Tuesday testified that Yahaya Bello had no role in the property transactions linked to the ongoing alleged money laundering case against the former…
Polish authorities have launched a murder investigation after a Russian dissident artist was gunned down near the Belarusian border. A Russian artist and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin has been shot dead in eastern Poland in what investigators describe as an execution-style killing. The victim, identified as Robert Kuzovkov, was widely known by his…
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies says security operatives swiftly contained the incident. The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has confirmed an attack by gunmen on its premises, assuring the public that the situation was promptly brought under control. In a statement, the institute said investigations into the incident are…
A verdict that shook a palace and scarred a family — delivered on a Monday morning in Oslo. Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison by Oslo District Court. He was not present in the…
