April 29, 2022

Hundreds of people were on Friday arrested following a deadly attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar, a regional official has confirmed to newsmen.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that no fewer than 20 people were murdered on Tuesday when heavily-armed ‘extremist Christians’ reportedly attacked mourners at the funeral of a Muslim elder while also destroyed properties belonging to Muslim residents.

These allegations were made a local Islamic group who claimed to have interviewed with several eyewitnesses.

The head of the Amhara region’s peace and security bureau, Desalegn Tassew who spoke to correspondents stated that about …

No fewer than 150 Catholic Bishops from 16 countries of West Africa are expected to converge in Abuja for a conference on peacebuilding in the region.

Rev. Fr. Michael-Nsikak Umoh, National Director, Social Communications of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.

He said that the General Assembly of the Reunion of Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) would hold on May 9, at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja.

The event has the theme: “Fratelli Tutti: Path to Build Brotherhood and Sustainable Peace in West Africa.”

“The conference will address global …

A 26-year-old commercial truck driver, Johnson Aja, who allegedly drove recklessly and without a driver’s license, was on Friday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The police charged Aja with reckless driving and driving without a driver’s license.

The Prosecution Counsel, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on April 13 at Market Street, Agege Lagos.

She said that the defendant drove a Foton Delivery Truck with registration number: FST 480 XN, in a reckless and dangerous manner and caused the death of Olamide Awolabi, aged 21.

The offense, Ajayi said contravenes the …