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50 Nigerian Students Seized For Alleged Internet Fraud

Nigerian authorities have arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters, nearly all of them students of Kwara State University in the west.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement on Thursday that the 48 students and two others were arrested in their various hideouts following days of surveillance.It said...

Russia Angers Guineas Junta After Government Dissolved

Guinea's military junta has protested to Russia's ambassador after his embassy reportedly warned of possible unrest in the capital, Conakry.The warning was issued after junta leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya dissolved the government on Monday, and ordered the closure of all borders.Ambassador Alexey Popov apologized to the junta for what he...

Kenya Scraps Entry Fee For South Africans And Several Other Foreign Nationals

Kenya has exempted passport holders from South Africa and six other countries from paying an unpopular entry fee introduced last month.The government scrapped visa requirements for all foreign passport holders last month.The move was seen as an attempt to promote Kenya as a tourist destination and to attract business travellers.But...

Cyber Attack Hits Malawis Immigration Service

Malawi's government has suspended the issuing of passports following a cyber-attack on the immigration service's computer network.President Lazarus Chakwera told MPs that the targeting of the department amounted to a "serious national security breach".He revealed that the hackers were asking for a ransom.But the president said the government would not...

Footballer Dani Alves Guilty Of Nightclub Rape

A court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub.He has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison.The 40-year-old, who is one of the most decorated footballers in history, had denied sexually assaulting the woman...

Man Stabbed Over Gossip

A 38-year-old man has been hospitalized after he was stabbed with a pair of scissors by a suspect who accused him of gossiping about him.Saidu Dauda was reportedly stabbed in the left rib and left shoulder by one Musah Fuseini, who has since been arrested and remanded by the court.The...

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