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A massively obese Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) mufti, Shifa al-Nima was pulled from his hiding place by elite Iraqi SWAT team members in a raid on Thursday last week. The man was too large to fit in a police car and had to be put in the back of a police vehicle, wedged between a mounted machine ...

Evan McLaurin-Nelson of California was arrested in Los Angeles on the 4th of January this year after attempting to kidnap a six year old Monique Pegram outside a pizzeria in Venice Beach. The startling surveillance footage, released by the Los Angeles Police Department, shows the would-be abductor about to grab the girl from her mother’s lap at around 7 p.m. ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meagan Markle wrote a resignation letter noting that they are quitting as members of the Royal family and starting their own personal lives. In a personal letter from Harry and Meagan, they indicated that they intend to be financially independent. “We intend to step back as senior members of the Royal ...

South Africa’s Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda, Eastern Cape has declared that the undocumented illegal foreign children have right to free education. The High Court also ruled out that the undocumented S.A children should also not be denied access to education. This came after South Africa’s Centre for Child Law filed an application following reports that the Eastern Cape Department ...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that starting next year the country will be issuing visas on the arrival for all Africans. Buhari made his announcement yesterday in Egypt while attending the Aswani Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa. Posting on his twitter handle Buhari also said in January 2020 the country is committed to support the free ...

South Africa’s three main top opposition leaders stepped down from their respective positions in the Democratic Alliance (DA) party in a week time. The leaders who stepped down are the party’s first black president Mmusi Maimane, Johannesburge mayor who belongs to DA Herman Mashaba and the party’s Chairperson Athol Trollip. The two black leaders Maimane and Mashaba who resigned on ...

Zambian President Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu has declared October 25th, the day after they celebrate Independence Day a public Holiday. Zambia will be celebrating 55 years of Independence on the 24th of October. Posting on his social media Lungu said the purpose of a public holiday is to give citizens time to reflect on their duties and obligations. “As we ...

Nigerian based musician David Adedeji Adeleke (well known as Davido)   has welcomed his first son with wife Chioma Rowland and third child in four years. The 27 year old singer yesterday posted a picture on social media holding a bouncing baby boy in his arms. He also revealed the name of child as David Adedeji Adeleke OBO junior. On Surtaday ...

Mozambique is today holding its presidential, provincial and legislative elections. It is reported that President Filipe Nyusi of the Frelimo party has already casted his vote at   the Escola Secundaria Josina Machel in Maputo. At a press statement yesterday the head of Mozambique’s National Elections Commission Abdul Karimo has urged citizens to exercise discipline and ensure polling is done peacefully. ...

Most African leaders addressed an empty gallery at the 74th United Nations General Assembly held in New York. Amongst the African Presidents, President Emmerson Mnngagwa also addressed empty chairs. Pictures of African Presidents which include Morocco,Zambia,Guinea among others are shocking social media users especially Zimbabweans . In comparison to the former late President Robert Mugabe Zimbabweans are saying Mnangagwa was ...