A governorship candidate for Kogi state in central Nigeria has died while the votes were being counted. It is not clear what caused the death of Abubakar Audu, who is from President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC party. The BBC’s Chris Ewokor says the 68-year-old was believed to have received the most votes at the time of … Continue reading
Four people have died after a six-seater light aircraft crashed in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police confirmed that two men and two women were killed when the six-seater came down near Churchinford in the Blackdown Hills south of Taunton just before 11.45am. The aircraft was en route from Surrey to Dunkeswell Aerodrome in east Devon … Continue reading
Facebook is helping users in Paris quickly post safety status messages after a series of shootings and explosions around the city killed more than 100 people Friday. The social network has activated its Safety Check tool, which is automatically sending users in the affected area a note asking if they’re safe. When a user clicks … Continue reading
France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after at least 120 people were killed in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris. Eighty people were reported killed after gunmen burst into the Bataclan concert hall and took dozens hostage. The siege ended when security forces stormed the building. People … Continue reading
Benin’s former president Mathieu Kerekou, who ruled the west African nation for a total of 30 years after a coup then democratic elections, died on Wednesday, the government announced. He was 82. “I announce with regret and deep sadness the death on Wednesday October 14 of President-General Mathieu Kerekou at about 1:30 pm (1230 GMT),” … Continue reading
Prince Nawaaf Bin Abdul Aziz, the Saudi King Salman’s elder brother and his special advisor, has died at the age of 83. He died on Tuesday and will be buried in Makkah on Wednesday after the Isha prayer in the Grand Mosque, the Royal Court announced in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). … Continue reading
The Komenda Traditional Council has banned funerals and wake-keeping over the rising teenage pregnancy in the area. Omanhene of Komenda, Nana Kojo Kru, says the traditional council will be delegating sub-chiefs and queen mothers to monitor the rate of teenage pregnancies in the respective communities after they hold an emergency meeting on the issue. … Continue reading
Ghana football legend Charles Kumi Gyamfi has passed away at the age of 86. He died at the Cocoa clinic this morning after a long illness. C.K. Gyamfi as he was popularly called was not only a player of the Black Stars in the late 50’s but coached Ghana to win three African nation cup … Continue reading
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