Category: Metro

Civil servants caught having sex in their offices will face “severe measures”, the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea has warned after hundreds of allegedly pornographic videos were leaked to the public. The videos reportedly involve high-ranking civil servant Baltasar Ebang Engonga having sex with various women – including the wives of prominent officials – in his…

Zimbabwe’s government has banned “with immediate effect” police officers from using mobile phones while working. The ban is contained in a memo, ordering police officers to abandon their private communication gadgets while on duty. All officers are required to surrender their mobile phones to their supervisors once they get to their stations and only use…

Nigeria’s president has ordered the immediate release of a group of young people accused of treason, after footage of some of them collapsing in court sparked outrage. The 27 teenagers – among 76 suspects detained for months following their arrest in anti-government protests – are aged between 14 and 18. Bola Tinubu directed officials to…

One of the women allegedly involved in the leaked video scandal of Equatorial Guinea Government Official Baltasar Engonga has allegedly taken her own life. Rumour has it that the lady committed su!cide after seeing her private video with the promiscuous financial crime chief Baltasar, leaked on social media. A video recently shared on X shows the moment the family of the deceased woman are seen weeping bitterly as she…

A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda has killed 13 children and one adult, police say. They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck. Another 34 people were injured. The incident occurred at Palabek Refugee Settlement in the north-west of the country. The area has…

President Hakainde Hichilema has congratulated Mr Duma Gideon Boko on his victory in Botswana’s presidential elections. In a post on his Facebook page, the Head of State also congratulated the people in that country for their commitment towards fair and peaceful elections. President Hichilema commended outgoing President Mokgweetsi Masisi for “graciously” conceding and further consolidating…

Kenya’s High Court has lifted an order blocking the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as deputy president following the impeachment of his predecessor. In an unprecedented political drama that has gripped the nation Rigathi Gachagua was removed from office two weeks ago after parliament overwhelmingly approved an impeachment motion. President William Ruto immediately nominated Kindiki, currently…

Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political earthquake in the diamond-rich southern African nation. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) – in power since independence in 1966 – has won only one parliamentary seat as of early Friday morning. It looks set to be replaced by…

Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of him slapping and verbally abusing a taxi driver who had come to deliver food to his house. “I sincerely apologise for my words and actions during this incident… As a public servant, I understand the weight of my role and how my words…

Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been released without charge after being detained by police on suspicion of inciting violence, his wife told the BBC. She described on Sunday how six masked individuals forcibly took him from his home. His detention came after he called for an anti-government protest at a marathon in…

The First Grade Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has yesterday on 28 October 2024, suspended a ten-month prison sentence for Tendai “10May” Malata, citing it as his first offense. Malata who is social media attention seeker and influencer was found guilty of defaming Ms. Triephornia Thomson Mpinganjira through a social media platform, a charge he admitted…

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club’s poor start to the season. Ten Hag’s final game was Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham that left the club 14th in the Premier League with just three wins from their opening nine matches. United are also 21st of 36 teams in the Europa…

Police in Chiradzulu have arrested a 24-year-old man, Chisomo Bulahim, for allegedly murdering his girlfriend, Triza Umali, 26, after catching her with another man. According to the district’s Police Spokesperson, Cosmus Kagulo, the incident occurred on Saturday at Kanje Trading Center, in a beer-drinking joint where the deceased was working as a sex worker. “On…

FORMER Minister of Health, Dr Chitalu Chilufya, has clarified that he has not defected to the United Party for National Development (UPND) from the Patriotic Front (PF). This statement follows his recent attendance at a state function at Nakambala Sugar in Mazabuka. Speaking this during Radio Phoenix program, Let the People Talk, Dr Chilufya called…

The Speaker of Ghana’s parliament has suspended proceedings indefinitely following chaotic scenes in the chamber over a row about which party holds the parliamentary majority. Last week, it was discovered that four MPs had switched allegiance and would run for different parties in the 7 December general election. Speaker Alban Bagbin then declared that their…

A man from Birmingham has become only the second ever person on record to have three penises. The 78-year-old man donated his body to the University of Birmingham Medical School following his de@th, where students made the startling discovery as they dissected him. And the man went his whole life without realising he had not one, but three penises.…

Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has been seen in public for the first time in six weeks amid speculation about his ailing health. His absence from the public eye led to unfounded rumours of his death. But on Monday afternoon state television showed footage of the president’s arrival at the airport in the capital, Yaoundé,…

American billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), has announced a plan to give away $1 million daily to a randomly selected participant until November 5th. The total amount of money Musk will give away by that date is $18 million—equivalent to approximately K31 billion in Malawi. According…

The lawyer for a prominent Mozambique opposition figure has been shot dead in the capital, Maputo, along with an official from the same party. Elvino Dias was the attorney for Venâncio Mondlane, who ran for president of Mozambique representing political party Podemos in an election 10 days ago. Dias died with fellow Podemos official Paulo…

A man in Zimbabwe was shocked to discover that the pastor who officiated his wedding is the biological father of his two children. This revelation involves Pastor Vhetu from the End Time Messages church in Chiredzi, who has now been ordered to pay child support. DNA tests confirmed that Vhetu is the father of the…