Five people were shot dead and 31 wounded on Tuesday during protests in Kenya over proposed tax hikes, an NGO said. “At least five people have been shot dead while treating the injured. Thirty-one people have been injured,” the Kenya Continue Reading 

A senior officer of the Nigerian Customs Services has passed on during an investigative hearing organised by the House of Representatives. It was learnt that the custom official developed sudden health complications while fielding questions from Continue Reading 

Rare celebrations erupted in multiple Afghan cities on Tuesday after the national cricket team reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time with a nail-biting T20 win over Bangladesh. Thousands gathered in the capital Kabul and in Khost, Continue Reading 

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has strongly refuted claims made by Dangote Refinery regarding the issuance of licenses for dirty fuel and the importation of substandard petroleum products. Vice Continue Reading 

Not fewer than 11 persons have been reportedly killed in the communal conflict between the indigenous people of Alago and Tiv people of Keana in Keana local government in Nasarawa State. President of Mzough U Tiv, MUT, Nasarawa State chapter, Continue Reading 

Microsoft violated EU antitrust rules by bundling its Teams communications app with its popular Office suite, Brussels said on Tuesday, as the US tech giant vowed to do what it takes to address competition concerns. The charge sheet comes after Continue Reading 

Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years, it remained “unacceptably high”. The United Nations health Continue Reading 

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, said that stakeholders in the water resources sector should stop paying lip service to investing appropriately in providing residents with water. Sanwo-Olu said this at the 2024 Lagos Continue Reading 

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s wife, Stella, said she was “elated” that he will be a “free man” after a US judge signs off on his landmark plea deal on Wednesday. Stella Assange said the end of his years-long Continue Reading