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A Nigerian man by name Alika Ogorchukwu, has been beaten to death in Civitanova Marche city in the Province of Macerata, Marche Region of Italy. The Nigerian Embassy in Rome confirmed the news in a statement. “The incident occurred on a busy street, in front of shocked onlookers, some of whom made videos of the attack, with little or no attempt to prevent it,” the statement said. “His Excellency, Ambassador Mfawa Omini Abam has condemned the gruesome murder and has commiserated with Mrs. Charity Oriachi, wife of the deceased and the rest of his family. The Embassy said it is currently collaborating with relevant Italian authorities to ensure justice is served. Watch video of the incident bellow 

 The kidnappers of two actors have today asked for  $100,000 as Ransome. It should be noted that Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel are actors in the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood ) who were kidnapped on the 28th of July 2022, as announced by the president of Actors Guide in Nigeria by name Emeka Rollas. He also stated that they are working closely with the securities and calling on the population in prayers. These actors were abducted on their way from a movie set in Ozalla in Enugu state and later on, it was noticed that money from the accounts of these actors have been withdrawn by an unknown person.

 What the Guardian Post says this Sunday 31st July 2022.  

 A Nigerian pastor in South Africa has been mercilessly beaten by his church members for using church money to buy his wife a car Pastor Adeleke used the money deposited into the church’s bank account to buy a gift for his wife on her birthday. The church members became so angry after finding out and later got the pastor well beaten immediately he arrived church. The case Is still being investigated by the South African police.

A young girl by name Christelle Bouzeka is said to have attempted to Commit suicide after she Failed to Pass this year’s Baccalaureate exams. The young lady couldn’t bear the news of her failing the exams and decided  to drink close to a liter of kerosene with the aim of taking her own life. Christelle was rushed to the hospital and is said to be currently receiving treatment and is battling between life and death. This incident happened in Bandjoun, West Region of Cameroon.

  French President Emmanuel Macron will be on a visit to Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau,  from July 25 to 28,   According to the presidency, t he visit will focus on the food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, agricultural production issues and security issues, according to the presidency. Per the agenda,  The first stage of this trip will be on Tuesday in Cameroon where he  will discuss With president Paul Biya the possibilities of French investment in Cameroonian agriculture. On Wednesday, the French president will travel to Benin and  On Thursday, Emmanuel Macron will end his tour in Guinea-Bissau, a small West African country. It will be Macron’s first trip to a lusophone country on the African continent. Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo is about to take over the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

 Several individuals are in shock and panic this Wednesday evening the 20th of July 2022, at the Tiko-Mutengene road in the South West Region of Cameroon where a truck crushed three vehicles thereby causing a lot of casualties. A driver in a taxi was able to escape death by jumping out of the car all for safety. (More details coming up....)

  CAF have revealed the top three (3) for both men's and Women’s categories ahead of Awards Gala     which will be held in Rabat, Morocco on July 21, 2022, at 20h00 local time. (19h00 GMT).  Moh Salah and Sadio Mane who are both former winners, have both made it to this year’s final shortlist for the player of the year Men’s category along side Senegalese and Chelsea’s goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. Full list of top 3 nominees (in alphabetical order);  Player of the Year (Women)  Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon & Internazionale Milano) Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona) Grace Chanda (Zambia & BIIK Kazygurt) Player of the Year (Men) Edouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool) Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich) Interclub Player of the Year (Women) Andile Dlamini (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns) Bambanani Mbanie (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)  Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvald...

 Filling stations in different part of Yaoundé which is the political capital of Cameroon have been flooded with bikes and Car owners seeking to buy fuel. Drivers flooded Total Nkomkana a filling station in Yaounde yesterday , upon hearing that the station had fuel.  Many are forced to spend hours at the filling stations standing on long queues trying to buy fuel which is unavailable. Several filling stations across the city had to shut down because of lack of fuel 

Customs Director-General Datuk Zazuli Johan, right, holds an elephant tusk during a news conference at Selangor Customs Office at North Port in Port Klang, Malaysia, Monday, July 18, 2022. Malaysian authorities said Monday they have seized a container of African elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal skulls and bones estimated to be worth 80 million ringgit ($18 million). The Customs Department said in a statement it discovered the contraband hidden behind sawn timber following checks on July 10 on a ship coming from Africa. This included 6,000 kilograms (13,227 pounds) of elephant tusks, 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of pangolin scales, 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of rhino horns and 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of animal skulls, bones and horns, it said. Investigations are ongoing on the importer and shipping agent, the department said without providing further details. It was unclear if the container was meant to be shipped to other parts of Asia. Ivory tusks, rhino horns and pango...

Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh is dead.   The star died on Sunday in Warri, Delta State.   Her death has been confirmed by Emeka Rollas, President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.   It was gathered that ‘The Johnsons’ star, collapsed and died around 11 pm on Sunday  The actress was popular for her role of Anita in the movie ‘Domitilla’ in 1996, and also for comic characters, especially in the series The Johnsons. Recall, Ada lost her only child back in October 2020. Up until her death, the actress mentioned that she was battling a mental illness. She was 48 years old.

 In South Africa, a church in Durban called the Nazareth Baptist church held its annual virginity test on Tuesday the 05th of July 2022, on female church members who are above the age of 18 years old So those who completed the testing were given a white mark on their foreheads and a certificate of virginity as proof that they have passed the test and are still virgins.

 The famous Cameroon female footballer and captain of the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon Gaelle Enganamouit who was alleged to be practicing lesbianism after she announced her resignation  has taken to social media to apologize to Cameroonians in her words..."Cameroonian people I admit to having dishonored you, I appeal to your mercy. Everyone makes mistakes no one is perfect nor holy. I know through this act my career, my life, my passion in football has to finish".   It is of great importance that Gealle Enganamouit announced her resignation on the 04th of November 2021, from the national team on the grounds of a threat from the president of the Cameroon football federation at that time by name  Seidou Mbombo Njoya. This apology has come with some critics and acknowledgments from many Cameroonians. Some say she has been forgiven and needs to come back to the team because she was a great player and has been missed while other groups of Cameroonians think she shou...

Hundreds of illegal migrants have been captured on camera crossing into the United States through the southern border in Texas. This reportedly marks one of the largest groups to flood into the U.S. in recent months. In the video shared on Twitter by Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, hundreds of illegal border crossers were being guided into the water by smugglers at the river in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday, July 14. “The line of people went so far into the trees, it’s hard to get a count. Hundreds upon hundreds.” Melugin tweeted. In another tweet, Melugin revealed that when the group first entered the water, no Border Patrol officers were on scene,  “only one Texas National Guard humvee.”  Federal sources told Fox there were 2,258 illegal crossings in Del Rio Sector on Tuesday alone. Over a seven-day period, there were more than 13,000 crossings in the sector. Texas lawmakers immediately accused the Biden administration of enabling the crossings, and called on the White Hou...

Many people were feared dead after a building in the Onipanu area of Lagos State collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday. The affected building is said to be at Oke Arin street, off Shyllon Ilupeju. The incident reportedly happened at about 1.07 am on Wednesday. It was gathered that this incident happened barely two weeks after a church building under construction collapsed opposite Number 17, Cardoso Street, off Martins Street in Mushin. The Onipanu incident was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu. “The Alpha Cobra team of Lagos State Emergency at Onipanu En route Oke Arin street off shyllon Ilupeju.” He said. It is not clear the number of casualties recorded in the latest incident.

Indomitable lionesses face their toughest test at the 2022 WAFCON on Thursday when they have to go past rivals Nigeria to qualify for next year’s FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The WAFCON quarterfinal against the Nigeria the best team in Africa according to latest FIFA Rankings, will determine one of four tickets to next year’s World Cup. The Lionesses put themselves in this tight corner no thanks to an opening day draw to Zambia and a second match draw to Togo for them to finish as runners-up in Group B Nigeria  also were not all-conquering in the group stage of the tournament as they had to settle for second place on six  points. Both teams now know they have to raise their game to reach the semifinals that comes with the top prize of a World Cup ticket. Nigeria hold the proud record of having featured in all the FIFA Women’s World Cups.

  CAF released the final list of nominees for the men’s categories on Monday, just as it said the ceremony will be televised live across Africa and the rest of the world. Top African stars both at home and in diaspora have made the final list of 2022 CAF Awards nominees list even as the unveiling of the Awards Winners have been slated for July 21, 2022 in Rabat, Morocco. The winners of each category will be decided by a voting panel made up of CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, Head Coaches & Captains of Member Associations and clubs involved at the group stage of the Interclub competitions for the 2021/22 season. Full List of Nominees (in alphabetical order by Member Association): Player of the Year (Men) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City), Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon & Olympique Lyonnais), Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon & Al Nassr), Sebastien Haller (Cote d’Ivoire & Ajax) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool). Also in the list are: Naby Keita ...

In the Southwest Region of Cameroon, precisely Tiko Mutengene and Buea experienced heavy rainfall in the early hour of Saturday the 9th of June which led to the loss of properties. the poor drainage system in this area also caused many roads to be blocked with lots of drivers and passengers stranded.       Due to this rainfall, a minor at Lamber quarter in Mutengene was carried away and his corpse was later found after a thorough search by inhabitants of the locality. A building also collapse at Mutegene and 2 children were injured and are presently receiving treatment in the hospital  .

  Rwandan President Paul Kagame in an interview with France 24  announced that he will be seeking another term in office in the upcoming 2024 elections.  Kagame has ruled Rwanda for over two decades. “I consider running for another 20 years. I have no problem with that,” he told the France 24 news channel “Elections are about people choosing,” he added.   In the last presidential election in 2017, official figures showed he won 99% percent of the vote. The Friday announcement is a u-turn from the president’s comments in 2019 in which he said he was unlikely to seek re-election in 2024

  Early Friday, July 8, 2022, the commander of Mbiame Gendarmerie Brigade, was ambushed and killed by separatist fighters at a checkpoint in Mbiame, a locality in the Bui division Northwest region. Separatist commander simply identified as “general no pity” claimed responsibility for the attack and displayed the body of the slain commander on social media. In a video circulating on social media, No Pity with his fighters brought a coffin and transported the corpse of Richard Bakodock to an unknown destination. Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest have been experiencing an armed separatist conflict since 2017.

Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died, according to a statement from government officials issued Friday. The ailing 79-year-old leader had remained on life support for days in a Barcelona hospital, and his death was not unexpected. The statement from Angolan President João Lourenço called dos Santos “a statesman of great historical dimension, who ruled for many years with clarity” during oft-difficult times. Dos Santos served as Angola’s longtime leader from 1979 to 2017 before stepping aside. Dos Santos had been hospitalized in an intensive care unit after recovering from COVID-19 and a reported fall. He was in an induced coma at the facility in Spain. The dos Santos death followed controversy in recent days over discontinuing his life support measures, as well as charges of negligence from family members angry over his care.

  The country, which was the first in the continent of Africa to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in April 2022, announced its own digital currency, according to the nation’s leader. “Sango Coin will be the currency for the next generation,” President Faustin-Archange Touadera said in a virtual briefing .  The digital money may be widely available in 2022’s third quarter. “The Central African Republic sits on a mountain of resources — gold, diamonds, rare minerals, unexploited resources. Sango Coin will enable the direct access to our resources for the whole world,” Touadera said. Although Central Africa Republic is one of the first African countries to embrace digital currency, it isn’t the only. Afrotech previously  reported  that Ghana will also launch a new digital currency — e-cedi, which aims to move consumers away from decentralized crypto currencies like Bitcoin.

  South Africa became the third team to advance to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). In Rabat on Thursday, Bayana Bayana defeated Burundi 3-1. As a result, South Africa strengthened their hold on first place in Group C, where they currently have six points after two matches. Morocco and Senegal are two more teams that have advanced to the round of eight in this competition. They have both won their first two fixtures against Uganda and Burkina Faso the other two teams in Group A. On Friday, Morocco and Senegal face off to decide the winner of the group.

The Islamic state of Africa province (ISWAP) terrorist group has vowed to attack more prisons in Nigeria and other parts of the world. The group had earlier claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison in Abuja. The facility was under attack by gunmen. According to multiple sources, the terrorists invaded the facility around 9:05 pm and operated till 1:30am on Wednesday morning.  over 800 inmates including terrorists escaped during the attack by gunmen. However, ISWAP in a video released on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack. In the video, the terrorist sect showed some of its men shooting their way into the facility. ISWAP added that its fighters would continue attacking prisons in different parts of the world.