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South African Mother Found Guilty Of Selling 6-year-old Daughter

Human trafficking: South African mother found guilty of selling her 6-year-old daughter
Racquel “Kelly” Smith, a South African, was convicted of abducting and trafficking her daughter, Joshlin Smith, who was six years old. On Friday, May 2, 2025, Racquel, her partner Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis, and their friend Steveno “Steffie” van Rhyn were found guilty in the Western Cape High Court. Judge Nathan Erasmus declared, “The State was successful in establishing Mr. Appollis, van Rhyn, and Ms. Smith’s guilt on the principal counts.” “First of all, you are guilty of the crime of human trafficking. You are guilty of kidnapping, which is count two. Joshlin Smith was judged to have been robbed ofRead More

US: War Against Sleaze In Nigeria, Core Priority Of Biden Administration

United States Consul General, Claire Pierangelo
Declares American President committed to supporting Nigeria’s anti-corruption initiatives The United States Consul General, Claire Pierangelo yesterday stated that countering corruption “is not only a key concern” in Nigeria butRead More

FAO, WFP List Nigeria Among 20 ‘Hunger Hotspots’

Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)
Call for urgent, targeted humanitarian action A new report jointly anchored by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that acute food insecurityRead More

Ghana’s Serbian Coach Sacked Over AFCON 2021 Failure

Serbian tactician, Milovan Rajevac
Following Ghana’s unimpressive performance in the ongoing African Cup of Nations, the country’s Sports Ministry in an emergency meeting on Friday instructed the Ghana Football Association to sack its SerbianRead More

30 Firms To Commence Manufacturing Covid-19 Pills For Poor Nations

COVID-19
Full dose to sell for $20 in Nigeria, others, $700 in US A United Nations-backed agency, Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), has struck a deal for nearly 30 generic drug makersRead More

World Health Organisation Asks Countries To End COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

World Health Organisation (WHO)
The World Health Organisation has urged nations to lift or ease COVID-19 travel restrictions. According to WHO, the restrictions are detrimental to economic growth and have proven to have littleRead More

Canada: Premier Suspends Nigerian-born Attorney General Over Traffic Fine

Canada
The Premier of Alberta, Canada, Mr. Jason Kenney, has ordered his Justice Minister and Solicitor General, Mr. Kaycee Madu, to relinquish his ministerial duties pending the outcome of an investigationRead More

Poor Nations Reject COVID-19 Vaccines Over Short Shelf-life

COVID-19 vaccine
Africa begins talks for supply of anti-virus pills FG moves to document data on COVID-19 intervention Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributedRead More

WHO Foundation Appoints Mrs. Saraki Ambassador For Global Health

Mrs. Toyin Ojora Saraki
The WHO Foundation yesterday announced the appointment of Mrs. Toyin Ojora Saraki as WHO Foundation Ambassador for Global Health. According to the organisation in a statement, Mrs. Saraki, a formerRead More

Oil Defies 2022 Surplus Forecast, Continues Bullish Run On Fading Virus Fears

Crude oil
May worsen inflationary pains by major consumers Although still early in the year, oil prices have started off 2022 on a positive note, defying experts’ prediction of a ballooning surplus,Read More

ECOWAS Imposes Further Sanctions On Mali Junta

ECOWAS Court
Suspends all commercial, financial transactions between country and member states, freezes assets Seeks AU, UN, others’ support on enforcement The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced furtherRead More