Gen. Juan José Zúñiga (second right) being held authorities Source: Africa Publicity A senior Bolivian Army officer, Gen. Juan José Zúñiga, has been arrested after leading a failed coup attempt against Bolivia’s President, Luis Arce. Gen. Zúñiga had led a group of soldiers with armored vehicles on Wednesday, June 2024, vowing to “restore democracy” in…
Kenyan President William Ruto has withdrawn and rejected the controversial Finance Bill 2024, following widespread protests and violence across the country on Tuesday June 25. Protesters stormed the National Assembly, setting a section of the parliament building on fire, and clashing with police. The protests, led by youth, were sparked by the passing of the…
The decomposed body of Nana Obiri Source: Africa Publicity The corpse of a missing woman has been found in Ghana. The deceased, who has been identified as Nana Nana Obiri, reportedly went missing for two weeks before her body was found. Nana Obiri, aged 45, is said to have gone snail hunting but did not…
Tumelo “DJ Melzi” Mphai has dismissed rumours linking him with the embattled Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) commissioner Dr Nomsa Masuku. Masuku has been in the news after she was recently arrested and accused of fraud. Some on social media have linked DJ Melzi to Masuku, but no so, says Mphai. Some…
The victim Source: Africa Publicity A 10-year-old girl has been hospitalized in Ghana after allegedly being raped. The victim was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old man and is hospitalized in Sogakope in the Volta Region of Ghana. The rape incident occurred in the Tongu area of the Volta Region. Reports indicate that there are increasing…
Scenes from the protests in Nairobi, Kenya Source: Africa Publicity Dead bodies have reportedly been seen on streets in Kenya as police clashed with thousands of citizens who are protesting over a tax hike. Reports say Kenyan police have been firing live rounds at demonstrators in the capital, Nairobi on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The…
A teenager was among four suspects arrested for illegal firearm possession and ammunition in KwaZulu-Natal. Police seized five firearms and ammunition during the arrest after a farm worker reported the matter. ILembe District SAPS spokesperson Captain Alex Thomson explained that in a significant operation, Mandeni police officers responded quickly to information received at the station’s…
The Judge presiding over the alleged Kasoa ritual case has ordered for the second accused, Nicholas Kini to be transferred from police cells to the Nsawam prison. The 18-year-old has been on trial together with 15-year-old Felix Nyarko for the alleged murder of 10-year-old Ishmael Abdallah who was killed in 2021. The two have been…
The management of Ghana Airports Company Limited has announced that the new terminal building at Prempeh I International Airport in Kumasi will be functional from Monday, July 1, 2024. In preparation for the transition from the old terminal to the state-of-the-art facility, the Ghana Airports Company Limited in collaboration with stakeholders, says there would be…
In a heartwarming display of community support, the Women’s Network for Peace Ghana (WNPG) has made a generous donation of educational items to Icon International School, ahead of the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) organized by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The donation, which included mathematical sets, pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, long…
At least 1,301 people died during Hajj, Saudi Arabia says, mostly unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat. This year’s pilgrimage took place during a heatwave, with temperatures at times exceeding 50 C. More than three-quarters of those who died did not have official permits to be there and walked under direct sunlight…
The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has launched the Homowo Clean-up exercise and says all shops must remain closed on the day of the exercise. “We expect all shops and businesses in the designated area to close on the day of the exercise. We also urge leaders of various groups and associations to…
Source: Africa Publicity At least nine people have been reported dead and 25 others injured in terror attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia. According to reports, those killed were seven law enforcement officers, a priest and a church security guard. The Russian news agency, TASS reported that four “militans” were also killed. The…
Julio Foolio Source: Africa Publicity US rapper, Julio Foolio, was reportedly killed during his birthday celebration in Tampa, Florida. According to multiple local media reports, Foolio was celebrating his 26th birthday when he was “basically ambushed” in a Holiday Inn Hotel room and killed. The Jacksonville rapper was shot and killed early Sunday, June 23,…
Source: Africa Publicity Fire has reportedly engulfed the Headquarters of Christ Embassy Church in Lagos, Nigeria. According to multiple social media posts and video shared, the outbreak occurred in the Auditorium of the Christ Embassy Church Headquarters in Oregun, Lagos, on Sunday morning, June 23, 2024. Officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue…
Bob Gist and his friend in their boat with the rescued dogs Source: Africa Publicity A group of fishmen in the US has saved 38 exhausted and struggling dogs from drowning in the Mississippi Grenada Lake. The dogs were chasing a deer when they fell into the Lake, according to multiple local media reports which…
