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  The ethics committee of world governing body Fifa found Obert Zhoya, who was secretary general of Zifa’s referees committee, guilty of “abusing his position”.   A former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) official has been banned from the sport for five years and fined 20,000 Swiss francs for sexually harassing …

Two Supernumerary Police Officers have been suspended by the Nigeria Police Force for misconduct.   The officers, Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju were suspended for discreditable conduct and violation of social media policy of the Force.   The officers, biological sisters, were thrust into the limelight after TikTok videos …

Man ordered to pay $1k for urinating in his ex-girlfriend’s Louis Vuitton handbag   A South Korean civil court recently ordered a 31-year-old man to pay his ex-girlfriend 1.5 million won ($1,150) as damages for urinating in her designer handbag.   This bizarre story dates back to last October, when …

A 15-year-old girl has come up with a bizarre way of proving her love to her HIV-positive boyfriend – injecting herself with his blood.   The unnamed girl is said to have injected herself with her boyfriend’s blood, knowing full well that he was HIV-positive.   The news which broke …

Gunmen kidnap 4 Catholic nuns on highway Gunmen abducted four Catholic nuns on a highway in Nigeria’s oil-producing Imo state in the southeast, a local convent said on Monday, in the latest sign of widespread insecurity making road travel unsafe.   The latest abduction comes three months after the head …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as “unacceptable”, the current depreciation of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar and other currencies of international trade. “Other steps will be taken, in particular, to deal with the unacceptable depreciation of the cedi”, the President promised in an address at the opening of …

  Police have arrested three people in connection with the mummified bodiesImage caption: Police have arrested three people in connection with the mummified bodies Police find 20 bodies in suspected shrine Police in southern Nigeria have arrested three people following the discovery of 20 mummified bodies near Benin city in …

Japan’s young adults are a sober bunch – something authorities are hoping to change with a new campaign. The younger generation drinks less alcohol than their parents – a move that has hit taxes from beverages like sake (rice wine).   So the national tax agency has stepped in with …

  Raila Odinga has rejected the results of Kenya’s presidential election saying that the figures announced on Monday were “null and void”.   According to the results, Mr Odinga narrowly lost to Deputy President William Ruto.   Mr Odinga accused the head of the electoral body of a “blatant disregard …

Deputy President William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election amid dramatic scenes.   He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.5% of the vote, according to the official results.   The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by Mr Odinga’s campaign.   …