South Africa: Three Shot Dead At Polling Station
Three suspects were shot dead by police late Monday night after they allegedly fled when officers approached them at a polling station in Plessislaer, KwaZulu-Natal. The three were apparently in a car...
View ArticleLive: South Africa Election Result Updates 2021
The South African Independent Electoral Commission has started counting the votes for the 2021 municipal elections. Maroela Media will from time to time publish the latest news about the results here,...
View ArticleEthiopia: Government Declares State Of Emergency
The Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency throughout the country, state media reported on Tuesday, as Tigrayan rebels who have clashed with pro-government forces for a year claimed...
View ArticleElon Musk Ready To Donate $6 Billion To End World Hunger
On his Twitter handle, US billionaire Elon Musk has pledged to donate $6 billion in Tesla shares, which represents 5.2 billion euros, provided the United Nations World Food Program can prove that with...
View ArticleSouth Africa: ANC Suffers Worst Defeat In History
The ruling party in the South African National Congress (ANC) has received less than 50% of the vote in South Africa’s democratic history. The results of Monday’s election have left Nelson Mandela’s...
View ArticleEthiopia Government To Continue Fighting Rebels Despite International Calls...
The Ethiopian government has said it will continue its fight against the Tigray rebels, despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. A statement on social media said Ethiopia was waging a war...
View ArticleJapan To Pay $880 To Persons Younger Than 18
Japan says it plans to give 100,000 yen ($880) in cash and vouchers, or both to people who are 18 or younger to help with the economic effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. The package was a pledge made by...
View Article99 People Dead As Fuel Tanker Explodes In Sierra Leone
No fewer than 99 people and more than 100 people have been injured in a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The victims’ of the explosion were those who went to collect fuel leaking from...
View ArticleGoodluck Jonathan Sends Directive To Ethiopia
Former president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan has called for peace in the ongoing feud between Ethiopian soldiers and soldiers of the Tigray Defence Forces. The former president who is ECOWAS Special...
View ArticleNiger: More Than 20 Children Killed, Buried After School Fire In Maradi
At least 26 children aged 3 and 8 died Monday in a fire outbrea at their school in Maradi, in southern Niger. The fire started in straw and wooden classrooms, called straw huts. Recall that in April,...
View ArticleSouth Africa Last White President, FW Dr Klerk Is Dead
The death of FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, was on Thursday announced by his foundation. Naija News reports that FW Dr Klerk died aged 85 at his home. “It is with the deepest sadness...
View ArticleAustralia: Plane Crashes Into The Sea
Many beachgoers have experienced a plane crash in an ocean at City Beach in Perth, Australia. It was disclosed that the beachgoers who were out to enjoy the temperature witnessed the crash at about...
View ArticleSouth Africa: 688 Girls Between The Ages Of 9 And 10 Gave Birth In 2020
According to information released by Statistics South Africa, 1,003,307 births were registered in the country last year. More than 34,000 of the new moms were under seventeen years old, with 688 of...
View ArticleFBI Email System Attacked By Hackers
The domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has raised alarm over an attack on its mail system. The hackers according to reports,...
View ArticleLate Libyan Leader, Muammar Al-Gaddafi’s Son To Run For President
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the former Libyan leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, has confirmed his presidential ambition after picking a form from the nation’s electoral body on Sunday, November 14. Naija...
View ArticleUgandan Soldiers Sentenced To Death For Murdering Civilians
Two Ugandan soldiers have been sentenced to death by a court martial for murdering seven Somalian civilians. The soldiers murdered their victims during their African Union Peacekeeping Mission(AMISOM)....
View ArticleTaliban Nab Man For Selling 130 Women In Afghanistan
A man who was allegedly into the business of luring poor women into slavery has been arrested in Afghanistan. The suspect whose name was not mentioned is said to have sold no fewer than one hundred and...
View ArticleTaliban To Pay Afghanistan Workers Three Months’ Salary
Taliban officials in Afghanistan have announced that thousands of wage earners will be paid from Saturday. Government workers have not received their salaries since the Taliban seized control of the...
View ArticleCar Bomb Targeted At UN Envoy In Somalia Kills Eight – Al Shabaab Claims...
No fewer than 23 people reportedly suffered various degrees of injuries in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Thursday after a car bomb exploded at a U.N. security convoy. Naija News understands that Somalia-based...
View ArticleOmicron Variant Of COVID-19: What We Know
A wind of panic has blown over the international community since the discovery of a new variant of Covid-19, Omicron, which would be more transmissible. Why is this new variant “so worrying”? The new...
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