Shock as popular South African DJ shot dead in Johannesburg
A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime. Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was gunned down in the city…
Plane carrying Nigerians crashes at Imo airport
Four people were rushed to the hospital after a small aircraft crashed while landing at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo State. The plane, a Cessna 172 operated by Skypower Express, reportedly somersaulted on the runway during the…
How Sharia Law Found a Place in UK: History, Practice, and Public Debate
How Sharia Law Found a Place in UK: History, Practice, and Public Debate Did you know? Sharia councils have legally operated in Some parts of UK for decades. These councils do not override British law but instead handle…
Rebels say they will withdraw from key DR Congo city at US request
A rebel leader in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says his fighters will withdraw from a key city at the request of the US. Corneille Nangaa’s statement came days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the capture of…
Australian Paralympic long jump medallist Hum dies aged 32
Australian Para-athlete Nicholas Hum, who won a long jump bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021, has died at the age of 32. Hum made his international debut at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships and competed in…
Professor shot at his US home dies in hospital
QA Massachusetts university professor who was shot at his home has died, campus officials say. Nuno F Gomes Loureiro, 47, a nuclear science and engineering professor from Portugal, was shot “multiple times” on Monday and died on Tuesday morning in…
Court Orders PSG to Pay Mbappé €61m Over Unpaid Salaries, Bonuses
Real Madrid and France captain Kylian Mbappé has been awarded €61m after a Paris labour court ruled in his favour in a long-running financial dispute with his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by the…
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Dies at 71
The former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad (retd.), has died at the age of 71. The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, confirmed the former jurist’s demise in a condolence message issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on…
Missing Belgian woman’s phone found two years after she disappeared in Australia
Police in Australia’s Tasmania said on Sunday they would join a privately organized search for a Belgian woman who went missing in wilderness more than two years ago, after her mobile phone was discovered in the southern island state. Celine…
Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president
Son of Nazi party member and admirer of Pinochet, Kast’s campaign was built on promise to expel thousands of migrants Jose Antonio Kast, Chile’s president-elect, speaks during an election night rally in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday. Photograph: Tamara Merino/Bloomberg. The…