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Lawmakers in Nigeria's state of Kaduna have passed a bill recommending full surgical castration as punishment for those found guilty of raping children under the age of 14. The state's governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai is expected to sign the bill into law as he has been one of the supporters of…

The world’s most expensive sheep has been sold for a staggering $490,000 at an auction in Scotland. The Pedigree Texel ram lamb Double Diamond was sold to three farmers at the Scottish National Texel Sale last Thursday by a breeder named Charlie Boden. “The Texel is a breed that is justly famous: a…

Legendary Jamaican short-distance runner Usain Bolt has tested positive for Covid-19, according to reports in the Caribbean nation. Bolt, considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time, was diagnosed with the disease on Sunday, a day after he celebrated his 34th birthday.  The 100m and…

A 19-year-old man has joined the race to unseat incumbent Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in the 2021 election. Hillary Humphrey Kaweesa picked presidential nomination forms from Uganda’s Electoral Commission this week and says he has all it takes to lead the nation.  "I want to make the…

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has picked US Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Senator Harris, 55, has been a US senator representing California since 2017. Prior to that. She served as California Attorney General from 2011 to 2017. Harris was born in 1964 in Oakland…

At least 50 people have died and 3,000 injured after two powerful explosions rocked Lebanon’s capital city, Beirut on Tuesday. The massive explosion at Beirut's port sent shockwaves across the city, shaking buildings and shattering windows. Although the exact cause of the explosion remains unclear…

A 10-year-old Nigerian girl has secured a job as a coding instructor in the United Kingdom. Emmanuella Mayaki recently received the offer from Southfield Primary School in Coventry, England, where she will take up the after-school sessions as the new coding club teacher. She will be coaching other…

(AP)  - Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after battling the coronavirus. He was 74. A post on Cain’s Twitter account on Thursday announced the death. Cain had been ill with the virus for several weeks. It’s not clear when or where he was infected, but he was hospitalized…

The family of former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa has dispelled claims that he died of Covid-19. Family spokesperson, William Erio said the 81-year-old was diagnosed with Malaria and succumbed to cardiac arrest. "He was feeling better on Thursday and I was with him until 8 pm that day. After…

Former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa has died at the age of 81. Mkapa, who governed the nation between 1995 and 2005, passed away on Friday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dar es Salaam. His passing was confirmed by President John Magufuli, who said the country’s third president…