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Ten people were killed when gunmen assaulted a family at their farmhouse in a township outside of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, according to police on Friday. Police released a statement in which they stated they had detained two individuals in connection with the shooting, which claimed the lives of seven women and three men. They did not provide a reason for the killing. A fourth suspect was fatally shot when approached by officer, according to the authorities, while a third suspect managed to flee. The suspects’ identities were not immediately revealed. A 13-year-old kid was the casualty who was the youngest.…

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talked with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Friday, and both urged a swift ceasefire in Sudan according to Sunak’s office. In a statement to the media, a spokesperson for Sunak stated that they had decided to keep working together to de-escalate the violence and safeguard people, especially our countrymen. After over a week of violence between its forces and a rival paramilitary organisation, the Sudanese army earlier announced that it has agreed to a three-day ceasefire beginning on Friday to allow civilians to observe the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Fitr.

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed regret to anyone who has been harmed by administrative decisions. While welcoming the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja population to his ninth and final Sallah celebration at the Presidential Villa, Buhari extended an unreserved apology. The President commended Nigerians for their patience during his eight-year administration while speaking at the event, which was attended by prominent members of the administration from the Abuja community, led by Minister of the FCT Mohammed Bello. “Thank you for tolerating me…I consider myself lucky to have been a Governor, Minister Head of State and now President for two terms,”…

Five police officers were slain by gunmen on Friday at a checkpoint at Okpala Junction in Imo State’s Ngor Okpala Local Government Area. They also murdered a couple from the Amankwo Okpala community named Mr. and Mrs. Chinaka Nwagu. According to witnesses, the incident, which happened at about 8 am, caused fear among local residents and bystanders. When gunshots were heard, many fled for safety, abruptly stopping business operations. Three police officers were shot and killed at the scene, according to one of the witnesses, while the other two were shot and killed as they fled to a neighboring business.…

Dr. Maji Peterx, a mental health expert, has identified three strategies for preventing rape and sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) in children: communication, building self-esteem, and teaching coping mechanisms. This was announced by Peterx, who is also the Country Director for Equal Access International, at a three-day workshop in Abuja for Palladium’s Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project, which is funded by USAID. He claims that child forced marriage (CEFM) and sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) are widespread problems that have a harmful influence on people’s mental health and social structures. In order to prevent abuse, he recommended parents, guardians,…

Leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, and House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, emphasized peace and tolerance in their Eid-el-Fitri remarks yesterday. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the incoming president, Senator Remi Tinubu, Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and a few state governors were also present. In his address, Buhari discussed the general election, the result of which he called the biggest achievement of his government. He claimed it was a remarkable choice on his part to let the elections proceed unhindered. The message of the fasting season, which highlighted the daily plight of…

In the last two weeks, the Defence Headquarters, military personnel have carried out numerous operations in the Northeast, North Central, and Northwest, freeing 468 hostages and killing 54 terrorists. At the twice-weekly press conference on military operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, director of defence media operations, announced this on Thursday in Abuja. In addition, 122 terrorists, bandits, their accomplices, and other criminals were captured by the military throughout the time, according to Danmadami. The remaining victims were reunited with their relatives, and he added that 30 wounded rescue victims had been taken to the hospital. Danmadami said that throughout the region’s…

Twitter, a microblogging platform, has removed the Legacy verification check from well-known Nigerian musicians. The Nigerian singers Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and Peter Okoye had their verification badges taken from the microblogging platform on Thursday. Recall that Elon Musk, the owner of the blogging platform, had hinted at plans to commercialize verification tick in a tweet from March that included links to join the premium service. He said, ”We will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks on the 1st of April. To keep your blue checkmark, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue.” Announcing…

Mayor Dele Oshinowo, the head of Lagos State’s Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area, has urged both Muslims and non-Muslims to adopt a culture of tolerance and selflessness in order to improve the world. Oshinowo offered guidance at a Ramadan lecture on Thursday at Agboyi-Ketu Secretariat in Lagos. The chairman urged Nigerians to be kind to one another and abstain from impolite behaviors. He claimed that one of the causes of people committing crimes was a lack of love. Similarly, Alhaji Suleiman Idris, Chief Imam, Yarosalam Central Mosque, in his lecture titled: “Expectations of Citizens from their Leaders” urged leaders to…

The military and intelligence community are prepared to address any danger to national security, according to a statement from the Defence Headquarters expressing commitment to a peaceful transition to the new administration on May 29. At the biweekly press conference on the activities of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, Director, Defence Media Operations, provided the assurance. Danmadami advised the population to ignore the anxiety brought on by Nigeria’s opponents’ predictions of security dangers. “Like the general elections have passed and the victors have been declared, people are just being cautious to make rumours about circumstances…