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Over 50 civilians have been killed by the Sudanese army in the Nuba Mountains in the state of Southern Kordofan, said a spokesman for the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, an opposition group. Spokesman Qamar Delman said members of Sudan’s armed forces bombed Abu Gabeiha, a civilian area. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement is allied with the government of South Sudan, ...

Scientists in Nigeria have discovered a new method for the prevention of sickle cell anemia through embryo genetic testing. This was unveiled by a consultant Gynecologist, Dr Ibrahim Wada, at Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja. Dr Wada, while unveiling the new method at the hospital, said there was no objection to using a technology to determine the health of an unborn ...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 14 teenagers, who were allegedly forced into prostitution during a raid on a brothel at Temiogbe, in Akute area of the state. Report says the girls are between the ages of 13 and 20. They were arrested together with their pimp. Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, an assistant superintendent of police, said the brothel harbored ...

More than 100 people have been killed on Monday after a petrol pipeline explosion and fire in Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Thomas Atuti, area police commander said, “We are putting the number of dead at over 100, we are waiting for body bags to put the victims into.” Deputy police spokesman, Charles Owino also said, “The scene is bad, there is ...

Ola Oduwole: I was in New York on 9/11. It was unbelievable. I couldn’t believe such a thing would happen in this country, especially using a plane as a tool of war, and I thought it was a war. Innocent people were killed that day, including those trying to rescue others, and I always thought such a thing could never ...