US: ‘I’m the winner’ says Pres Trump in Republican party caucases as Democrat sees chaos

US President, Donald Trump DES MOINES (Iowa, US), Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chaos in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, where contest results have been delayed by technical glitches, have been seized upon by Pres Donald Trump as a victory.The outcome of the first stage in the Democrat race to pick a…

Nigeria: Five arrested by police for falsely claiming to have contracted Coronavirus

ABUJA, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While the whole world is sitting on tenterhooks with taking stringent measures to stay safe from the dreaded Coronavirus, some people thought it was funny to fake contracting it. Five Abuja residents – four men and a woman – have been reportedly arrested and paraded…

Malawi court cancels Peter Mutharika election, orders new vote

Pres elect Arthur Peter Mutharika sworn in for his second term LILONGWE, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawi’s constitutional court ordered a new presidential election after annulling the results of a vote that re-elected President Peter Mutharika in May, citing widespread polling irregularities, including the use of correction fluid on ballot…

Nigerian stowaways nabbed for illegal ship travels to Europe

LAGOS, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian authorities have arrested five individuals illegally clinging to a ship bound for Spain. Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Lagos Seaport Command intercepted the stowaways aboard a vessel en-route Las Palmas following intelligence made available by the master of the vessel about about…

US: Jersey’s $300m seizure of late dictator to be returned to Nigeria

Sani Abacha, de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998 TRENTON (Jersey, US), Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US will returned more than $300m seized from Nigeria’s former dictator to the country from the state of Jersey.The money was laundered through the US under the presidency…

Tanzania: Preacher arrested after 20 worshipers are killed in stampede inside his church

A woman is consoled at Mawenzi hospital after the death of her granddaughter killed in stampede during a church service DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The preacher in a church where 20 people were killed in a stampede has been arrested, said the Tanzanian government. The Saturday incident happened…

Lesotho: First lady charged with murdering rival, PM’s estranged wife in 2017

Maesaiah Thabane MASERU, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife.Earlier First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to be questioned by police in the southern African mountain kingdom.Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has also been questioned about…

Kenya: Thirteen children killed in primary school stampede

NAIROBI, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 13 children died and dozens ofothers were injured in a stampede as they left their primary school in Kenya, local police said, with investigators still trying to ascertainthe cause of the tragedy. The police have launched an inquiry into what caused the crowd…

World has ‘window of opportunity’ to halt virus spread: WHO chief

GENEVA, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The dramatic measures taken by China to rein in the deadly new coronavirus outbreak have prevented significant spread abroad, providing a “window of opportunity” to halt transmission, the World Health Organization said. But the UN health agency’s chief also called for greater solidarity, accusing some…

26 killed in central Nigeria attacks: police

ABUJA, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — A total of 26 people were killed inrecent attacks in Nigeria’s central Plateau State, local police said. Up to 190 houses were damaged or destroyed following the attacks byunknown gunmen across two local areas of the state on Jan 26-28, the police said in a…