The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Libyan rebel leader who led Gaddafi overthrow dies…
The former head of the rebel government that overthrew Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 Mahmud Jibril died on Sunday of the coronavirus, his party confirmed. Jibril, 68, was in Cairo where he had been…
African football legend dies of coronavirus just a…
Somalia sporting fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the death of football legend Mohamed Farah at the age of 59. Mohamed Farah is understood to have died from coronavirus on Tuesday, March 25, at…
Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu claims two lives
A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has walked into a tea shop in Somalia’s capital and detonated, killing at least two people. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the bomber, posing as a pedestrian, entered…
Sudanese Defence Minister dies in Juba
Sudanese Defence Minister died of a heart attack in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. General Jamal al-Din Omar was suffering from chronic illnesses, the Sudanese army spokesman said. He became head of the Defense…
Over 60 Ethiopians suffocate to death on truck…
More than 60 undocumented migrants believed to be Ethiopians have been found dead in a cargo truck in Mozambique’s northwestern Tete province. The truck entered Mozambique from Malawi and was stopped early Tuesday at a…
Famous Saxophonist Manu Dibango dies at the age…
Cameroonian Afro-jazz legend, Manu Dibango is dead, he died at the age of 86. The family of the Cameroonian singer and saxophonist on his facebook page on Tuesday,announced on his death from the consequences of…
10 dead during Guinea referendum
Officials count votes are under way in Guinea after at least 10 people were killed in the violence as debris burns on the streets of Conakry, in the aftermath of clashes between police and protesters…
Nollywood loses another actor
Veteran Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Gbenga Ajumoko is dead. According to Daily Independent, the actor allegedly died after battling with a chronic ailment. This is coming weeks after Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known…
Retired pastor and wife hacked killed in their…
A retired pastor and his wife who decided to go and drop off their helper at her house never made it back home as they were hacked to death as they sat in their vehicle.…
Man beaten to death in Kenya by mob…
A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya was beaten by a group of youths armed with stones and later died in hospital. The man, named locally as George Kotini Hezron, was going home after visiting a…
Lagos explosion kills at least 17 people
Huge plumes of dark smoke billows in the air at the site of a major explosion in Lagos Sunday as dead bodies were carried away. A resident recounts the disturbing and tragic incident that killed…
Egypt confirms Africa’s first CODVID-19-related death
Egypt confirmed the first fatality due to the coronavirus in the country – the first reported death on the continent. The health ministry confirmed the case involved a 60-year-old German citizen admitted to a public…
Nigerian singer dies in Dubai
Nigerian singer, Ejiro Emokinovo, has passed away in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after performing at the 90th birthday celebration of the mother of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The late Ejiro,…
Coronavirus:Zimbabwe government Speaks On Death Of Suspect
The Zimbabwe government has said that the death of a woman who had been returned from China and referred to Wilkins Hospital, an institution designated for infectious diseases, had nothing to do with the novel…
Two feared dead as mine shaft collapses
Two artisanal miners are feared dead after a mine shaft they were working in collapsed on Tuesday morning in Shamva. The accident occurred at Lumbo18 Zuze Syndicate Mine. National Police Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi…
Outrage floods Twitter as Mzansi responds to Tazne…
Social media is reeling after the discovery of 8-year-old Tazne van Wyk's body after almost two weeks of searching for the missing child. Van Wyk was last seen on February 7 when she left her…
Cameroon’s far north sees upsurge in armed attacks
There’s an upsurge in armed attacks in Cameroon’s far north region, security officers said. The village of Ouzal is the target of a spate of Boko Haram attacks this week, which left 3 civilians dead.…
