The newly-elected President-General of Ukwulu Town Union, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Christopher Uba, has revealed that the community’s vigilante commandant who was recently abducted has regained freedom from his abductors after the payment of N5 million ransom. The vigilante commandant, Kachy Ilodigwe, was reportedly kidnapped by about …

Eight Congolese soldiers and a civilian were sentenced to death, on appeal, by a military court in Ituri province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, judicial sources said on Tuesday. Two of the eight were high-ranking colonels.  The prosecution successfully argued that the two colonels had organised …

Gunmen on Boxing Day shot at a vehicle on Oke Ako-Ipao road in the Ajoni Local Council Area of Ekiti State. While the passenger escaped unhurt as the car was driven to safety, the driver was unfortunate as he was hit by bullets on both legs. A source at Oke …

Angola’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the preventive seizure of assets of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former president Eduardo dos Santos deceased last year. This is the second seizure of Isabel dos Santos assets in Angola since 2019.  The court order covers 100 percent of the shares of the …

Blizzard conditions continue to prevail in parts of the US North-East, the stubborn remnants of a massive sprawl of extreme weather including severe cold that gripped the country over several days, causing widespread power outages, travel delays and at least 47 deaths nationwide. The extreme weather forced the cancellation of …

Three people were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash at an army base near Niger’s capital Niamey. “A Niger Armed Forces MI-17 helicopter, returning from a routine training flight, crashed while landing on the military airstrip from Niamey airport,” the Nigerien Ministry of Defence said in a statement sent …

Traders at Ekpoma main market in Edo State lost millions of naira as fire burnt over 10 shops on Sunday morning.   One of the traders, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated the loss could have been more if not for the efforts of people who lived near the …

The Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar announced Saturday “a final opportunity” to draw up a road map for elections in the country. The announcement comes one year after the rival factions agreed to hold the polls. General Khalifa Haftar addressed Libyans in the second largest city of …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful for a better nation especially as the 2023 general elections are fast approaching. Obi made this call while delivering his 2022 Christmas message to Nigerians as contained in a statement made available to The PUNCH …

A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Saturday killing at least nine people and injuring 50 others, officials said. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the explosion, according to emergency services officials. …