Tag: metro news

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…

President Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect, removed three Constitutional Court judges from their positions as adjudicators of the highest court. Mr Hichilema’s decision was acting on the recommendation in the report presented to him by the Judicial Complaints Commission(JCC). The removed judges Anne Sitali, Judge Mungeni Mulenga and Judge Palan Mulonda. State House chief…

The Hamas have confirmed the death of their leader Yahya Sinwar who has been killed by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza. More than a year after Hamas’ devastating October 7 attacks on Israel, the country’s military said Thursday it had killed the man it considers to have been the chief architect of that cross-border…

Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital. In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya’s recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to…

Malawian social media users are not commenting and sharing a photo of female musician Tunoh who appears in bed wearing pantie and bra. The picture, posted by Umatha Daily, is showing the alleged artist with her man in bedroom both posing for the camera while while half naked. The photo has attracted significant attention, with…

Kenya’s Senate is set to vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office at the end of the second day of his impeachment trial. The deputy president is on Thursday defending himself before the lawmakers in the upper house of parliament, two-thirds of whom are required to oust him. He faces 11…

Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province on Saturday night survived what could be fatal road accident in Zambia. The accident happened at Chakolwa Game Camp as chief was returning from the Malaila traditional ceremony of the Bisa people in Nabwalya, Muchinga Province in Zambia. Meanwhile, the chief is recovering well.…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s daughter Nomcebo Zuma, who is King Mswati’s 16th wife recently took her first international trip with her new husband King Mswati. Swaziland News reports that Jacob Zuma’s 21-year-old daughter, Nomcebo was recently introduced as King Mswati’s latest wife during the recent uMhlanga Reed Dance Ceremony. The King left the…

The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, following rumours of his death. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji told regional governors that these stories “disturb the tranquillity of Cameroonians”. “Any debate in the media about the president’s condition is therefore strictly prohibited,” he insisted, threatening that “offenders will…