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  • Ugandan Man Detained, Suspected Of Planning Bomb Attack On Church

    Ugandan Man Detained, Suspected Of Planning Bomb Attack On Church

    Reports By African News says officials in Uganda said on Sunday they had foiled a bomb attack on a cathedral in the capital Kampala and arrested a man suspected of trying to activate the explosive device among worshippers. Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Rubaga Miracle Centre cathedral after the man tried to enter with an explosive device, said police spokesman Patrick Onyango.

    “We carried out a controlled detonation of the improvised explosive device consisting of nails, a motorbike battery, a charger and a telephone handset that was to be used in the attack,”

    He told reporters outside the cathedral. He said police tracked the 28-year-old after receiving a tip about a possible attack on a place of worship, and found a bomb in his rucksack when he was arrested. Police are looking for three other men as the suspect indicated that he may have had accomplices.

    The perimeter of the cathedral was cordoned off; sniffer dogs and members of bomb squads inspected the area; however, no threat was detected.


    “The terrorist was a few metres from the entrance but the security forces intervened and he was arrested before he could enter the church and detonate the bomb”,

    Says the evangelical pastor Robert Kayanja.

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  • RUTH KADIRI Issues Warning To Ghanaian Television Stations

    RUTH KADIRI Issues Warning To Ghanaian Television Stations


    Reports By Pulse, Popular Nollywood Actress and filmmaker, Ruth Kadiri, has issued a strong warning to Ghanaian television stations that have been broadcasting her content without proper authorization. She has also announced her intention to take legal action against those who engage in such unauthorized broadcasting.

    The actress shared her frustration and stressed the importance of respecting intellectual property rights. She pointed out that the unauthorized airing of her movies not only violated her rights but also negatively impacted the livelihoods of the many individuals involved in the production process.

    In a video shared online, Ruth Kadiri expressed her frustration with local broadcasting platforms that were airing her content without the appropriate permissions. She cautioned that she would not hesitate to involve her lawyers in addressing this issue:

    “I have a lot of love for the entire country, but I’m deeply disappointed that a major TV station in Ghana would take my content, edit it, and broadcast it as if they have the license to do so. And it’s not just one station, it’s multiple. I’ve hesitated to watermark my content because I believe it would detract from its quality. This is my first warning, and it will be the last because if it happens again, you will hear from my legal team.”

    She further emphasized the importance of supporting content creators by respecting their work and obtaining the necessary rights rather than resorting to unauthorized broadcasting

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  • Nigerian Man Charged In US For Murdering Wife

    Nigerian Man Charged In US For Murdering Wife

    Reports by Ripples Nigeria, A Nigerian man identified as Hassan Adeyemo, has been arrested and charged for allegedly shooting his wife, Sarah, to death in their apartment in Florida. A statement from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSC) on Wednesday said Adeyemo is being held at Orange County jail in Florida after he was arrested at the scene of the shooting on Saturday night.

    “He was said to have been involved in a domestic argument with his wife, Sarah Nanchin Adeyemo, when he brought out his gun and fatally shot the woman,”

    The statement said, adding that Adeyemo was arrested at the scene of the shooting and charged with the murder.

    “OCSO deputies responded to a home on the 6600 block of Taxiway Circle around 7:22 Saturday evening for a shooting.”

    Deputies found the 42-year-old woman with bullet wounds. She was transported to an area hospital where she later died.

    “Her husband, Hassan Teddy Adeyemo, 46, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder with a firearm.”

    “He was booked into the Orange County jail Sunday and remains there on no bond. No other details on the circumstances surrounding the shooting have been released,”

    The statement added.

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  • TEMS Reflects On Her Newfound Fame, Says ‘It’s Like Being In A Zoo’

    TEMS Reflects On Her Newfound Fame, Says ‘It’s Like Being In A Zoo’

    According to Pulse, Tems discussed her newfound fame in a newly released conversation with Kendrick Lamar for Interview magazine. Admitting that she feels the pressure that comes with success, she stated that she deals with it by staying true to herself.

    In her words,

    “When you become more known or seen, it’s very easy to get caught up in.”

    “What do people expect of me now?” But for me, it’s like, “What do I expect of myself now?”

    Because you’re the one that has to live with yourself, the one that has to sleep with the decisions that you make.” “Trusting yourself is so key, and I’m not going to stop trusting my guts just because people can see me now. It’s like being in a zoo. The animals don’t change their behavior just because you’re looking at them. They’re always going to be who they are. So why should I change?”

    The Oscar-nominated singer also shared some advice that could be useful for artists, and fans alike. According to Tems, remembering why you started is the key to staying on the right path.

    “Yeah, you have to remember how you felt when you started as an artist, to understand the reason you’re doing what you’re doing,”

    The singer advised.

    “Yes, it’s to be seen, or to make a name for yourself, but beyond that, why are you doing it? Most of the time, it’s because you have a story to share, a message to give.”

    Tems has come a long way since she put out the For Broken Ears EP in 2020. She has since surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, appeared on the soundtrack to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and scored collaborations with artists like Drake and Beyonce. She also co-wrote Rihanna‘s Lift Me Up, which went on to score an Oscar nomination. Tems is currently working on her debut album.

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  • Television Host FRANK EDOHO Reiterates That He Isn’t A Wife-Beater, Says ‘I Don’t Do That, and Anyone That Says That Is A Big Fool Because I Support Women’

    Television Host FRANK EDOHO Reiterates That He Isn’t A Wife-Beater, Says ‘I Don’t Do That, and Anyone That Says That Is A Big Fool Because I Support Women’

    Reports By Pulse, In a recent interview with Teju Babyface on the King of Talks podcast, the host asked him about the allegations levied against him, painting him out as a wife beater. When asked for his opinion on where the allegations came from, he stressed that he doesn’t know, adding that he does not possess any of the characteristics of a wife-beater. He said,

    “Why are you beating a woman? Then what? I don’t do that and anyone that says that is a big fool because I support women. Anybody that is a wife beater, first of all, looks at all women like they’re beneath them, so beneath them that they can trample upon them.”

    Going on, Frank cited an instance that shows how supportive he is to his wife, noting that he learned photography to help her take professional pictures of her work as an interior designer. Through that instance, he emphasised that no wife-beater would support their wife, and he is no wife-beater.In his words,

    “I did Photoshop and Lightroom, learned photography, learned cinematography for my wife and her business and I stand by her and her business. If she ever needs me, I’d be there in a pinch and she knows that.”

    Frank stressed that he never laid a hand on his ex-wife Katherine Obiang, his current wife Sandra Onyenucheya, or any woman he has ever worked with. The Who Wants To Be A Billionaire host noted that he prefers to stay quiet and keep malice during an argument and has never hit anyone. He and the mother of his three children, Katherine, split up in 2011 and the marriage finally ended in 2013. During their marriage, the domestic abuse rumors’ raged on but the host stands firmly on his case that it never happened.

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  • Gabon Army Officials Seize Power Following The Re-election Of President Ali Bongo, Report Say

    Gabon Army Officials Seize Power Following The Re-election Of President Ali Bongo, Report Say

    Reports by Reuters says Military officers in oil-producing Gabon have reportedly seized power on Wednesday and put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, stepping in minutes after the Central African state’s election body announced he had won a third term. The officers who said they represented the armed forces declared on television that the election results were cancelled, borders were closed and state institutions were dissolved, after a tense vote without international observers that was set to extend the Bongo family’s more than half century in power.

    Hundreds of people celebrated the military’s intervention, while France, Gabon’s former colonial ruler which has troops stationed in the African nation, condemned the coup. The officers said they had detained Bongo, who took over in 2009 from his father Omar, who ruled since 1967. They said they had arrested the president’s son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, and others for corruption and treason.

    Opponents say the family has done little to share the state’s oil and mining wealth with its 2.3 million people. Violent unrest had broken out after Bongo’s disputed 2016 election win and there was a foiled coup attempt in 2019. After the officers’ announcement, internet access appeared to be restored for the first time since Saturday’s vote.

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  • Nigeria To Introduce HPV Vaccines To Protect Against Cervical Cancer

    Nigeria To Introduce HPV Vaccines To Protect Against Cervical Cancer

    According To Premium Times, WHO (World Health Organization) estimates that cervical cancer could be first cancer to be eliminated if 90% of girls are vaccinated against HPV. The Nigerian government has disclosed plans to introduce the lifesaving Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to protect teenage girls against cervical cancer and other related diseases. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known during the bi-annual review meeting of religious leaders on PHC Delivery in Abuja on Monday.

    Mr Shuaib said the government will begin the rollout of the HPV vaccines on 25 September for girls between the ages of 9 and 15.

    “This cervical cancer affecting our mothers, sisters and daughters is caused by HPV,”

    He said.

    “On 25 September this year, we will be introducing the HPV vaccine that prevents cervical cancer when given to our daughters between 9 and 15 years.”

    HPV and Cervical Cancer.
    Cervical cancer, a type of cancer that develops in a woman’s cervix, is the fourth most common cancer among women globally. Experts said in 2018 alone, it caused an estimated 311,000 deaths worldwide. Research by The Lancet also reveals that more than 44 million women globally stand to develop cervical cancer between 2020 and 2069. It also warned that deaths from cervical cancer will increase a further 50 per cent by 2040 and that many women, their families and communities will be impacted.

    According to WHO, HPV types 16 and 18 cause at least 70 per cent of cervical cancers and pre-cancerous cervical lesions.

    “With initiatives like this, we are optimistic that improved healthcare will be made accessible to those who before now have been far from it, especially those in the rural areas.”

    Says Daniel Okoh, The National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop.

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  • “The Trolls On Social Media Are Like Terrorists Bombing Innocent People With Hurtful Comments.” Says TUFACE IDIBIA

    “The Trolls On Social Media Are Like Terrorists Bombing Innocent People With Hurtful Comments.” Says TUFACE IDIBIA

    Reports by Pulse, Tuface Idibia, spoke on the brutal nature of people on social media, calling their comments hurtful, he made it clear that he is aware of what people say about him and his family on social media, likening the trolling to acts of terrorism on the innocent, speaking with Adesope on the Afrobeats Podcast Tuface said,

    “I get a lot of jabs. I got a lot of people that say stuff about me. People have trolled me severally on social media. And, sometimes it hurts. Sometimes some people will just go on social media to say rubbish. It’s just like terrorists bombing innocent people.”

    The father of seven noted that even though people constantly berated him, none of them came through to help pay his children’s tuition on his behalf. He expressed that trolls comment without the understanding that he parents his children in his way, and there is no guide to raising one’s kids.He said,

    “And I will start wondering how till today, none of those critics the way they are concerned about my family come to assist in paying my children’s school fees. Not even a single soul. Many people talk about kids, fatherhood, motherhood, all that whole circle. Many people talk about it with public opinion type of thinking. But it’s deeper than that. There’s nobody that has the exact blueprint for this thing.”

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  •  20 Year Old Ugandan Man Charged With Aggravated Homosexuality Punishable By Death

     20 Year Old Ugandan Man Charged With Aggravated Homosexuality Punishable By Death

    According To African News, A 20-year-old Ugandan man has become the first individual in the country to be indicted on charges of

    “aggravated homosexuality,”

    A criminal offense carrying the possibility of capital punishment as per the recently enacted anti-gay legislation, according to both prosecutors and the defendant’s legal counsel. Despite international pressure from Western governments and human rights organizations, Uganda introduced one of the world’s strictest statutes against the LGBT community in May. The legislation stipulates a sentence of life imprisonment for consensual same-sex relations.

    In instances deemed

    “aggravated,”

    Including repeated offenses, same-sex acts resulting in terminal illness transmission, or engaging in such acts with a minor, elderly person, or an individual with disabilities, the death penalty can be imposed. As stated in a charge document reviewed by Reuters, the accused was formally charged with aggravated homosexuality on August 18 after reportedly engaging in

    “illicit sexual activity”

    With a 41-year-old man. The specifics that warranted the classification as

    “aggravated”

    Were not explicitly outlined. Jacqueline Okui, spokesperson for the office of the director of public prosecutions, affirmed that the defendant was apprised of the capital charge within a Magistrate’s Court on August 18, given the charge’s jurisdiction within the High Court.

    The defendant was subsequently remanded. Okui refrained from providing further details about the ongoing case and stated that no prior instances of aggravated homosexuality charges were within her knowledge. Attorney Justine Balya, representing the defendant, expressed her belief in the unconstitutionality of the entire law. While legal challenges have been initiated, the judiciary has yet to engage with the matter. Balya indicated that her client is the inaugural case of prosecution for aggravated homosexuality and declined to delve into case particulars.

    Though Uganda has not implemented capital punishment for nearly two decades, the legal provision remains and President Yoweri Museveni had raised the prospect of resuming executions in 2018 to address rising criminality. The recent enactment of the law prompted international censure and threats of sanctions. Subsequently, the World Bank suspended new public funding for Uganda in response. The United States additionally imposed visa constraints on select Ugandan officials, and President Joe Biden initiated a review of U.S. assistance to the nation.

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  • GABON Government Imposes Curfew and Cuts Internet Access As National Elections Wrap Up

    GABON Government Imposes Curfew and Cuts Internet Access As National Elections Wrap Up

    According To African News, Gabon’s government announced a nationwide curfew and cut off internet access Saturday evening as voting in major national elections was wrapping up. The Central African nation’s communications minister, Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou, said on state television that there would be a nightly curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. He said internet access was being restricted indefinitely, saying there had been calls for violence and the spreading of disinformation. The announcement came after voters cast ballots to elect new local leaders, national legislators and Gabon’s next president.

    Incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba was seeking a third seven-year term and to continue a 55-year political dynasty. Bongo came to power in 2009 after the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who ruled the country for 41 years. Bongo, 64, won his current term in office by a narrow margin in 2016 amid violent protests. This year, the opposition united in favor of his main challenger, economics professor Albert Ondo Ossa, one week before Saturday’s elections. Around 847,000 people were eligible to cast ballots Saturday. Voters in Libreville, Gabon’s capital, complained of polling stations opening late. Voting was scheduled to begin in the morning, but many election sites had failed to open as of 2 p.m.

    “Voters must benefit from the 10-hour period provided for by electoral law,”

    Said Paulette Missambo, who withdrew from the presidential race in favor of Ossa, an independent candidate. Ossa’s platform revolves around breaking Gabon out of the status quo. He said that if elected, he would dissolve the National Assembly, redraw the electoral map and organize a new legislative election, with a goal of forming a government committed to addressing economic inequality.

    “Sixty years in power is too much. I’m not afraid of President Bongo,”

    Ossa said after casting his ballot at a Libreville school on Saturday afternoon. In anticipation of post-electoral violence, many people in the capital went to visit family in other parts of the country or left Gabon altogether. Others stockpiled food or bolstered security in their homes.

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