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Hong Kong authorities confirmed that 146 people died after flames ripped through seven apartment towers at a government housing complex in the northern Tai Po district, and police warned the count could climb higher with 150 folks still unaccounted for. Thousands lined up for blocks to drop off...

Kenya's Nubian community dropped a petition asking the government to add them to the official list of ethnic groups, and they say getting recognized would end decades of legal limbo. Professor Makau Mutua heard them out and admitted they've been getting screwed on civil rights, land ownership...

Rwanda's president called out the wave of military takeovers sweeping across Africa and said more coups might be coming because leaders keep ignoring their own people while bowing to Western powers. Paul Kagame told reporters that when 90 percent of these power grabs happen, something was...

Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka laughed off buzz about President Ruto teaming up with ODM for the next election cycle, saying the supposed partnership will collapse before anyone casts a ballot. He claimed political operators are just trying to look strong while Gen Z voters sit back and watch...

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claims his DCP party will dominate Nairobi politics by the next election cycle, and he says the Orange Democratic Movement is finished controlling the capital. Speaking at a church service after his candidate won the Kariobangi Ward seat, Gachagua...

Zimbabwe's ruling party threw everything at a special election in Nkulumane after the previous member died in a wreck back in October. Zanu-PF candidate Freedom Murechu got a massive rally at Nketa grounds with party bigwigs like former legislator Stars Mathe and Mnothisi Nsingo showing up to...

Hundreds of K-pop fans rolled up to the Korean Cultural Festival to geek out over music, fashion, food, and art from the peninsula. LG sponsored the whole thing and ran a dance battle where crews performed choreography routines that turned the venue into a concert vibe. The electronics company...

The Beeta Arts Festival is coming back to Abuja for round five, and founder Bikiya Graham-Douglas says the Connected Voices theme will spotlight theatre, film, music, dance, and visual art at the Continental Hotel. Stage performances will feature Ivie Okujaiye and Habiba Zock-Sock alongside...

A peace group blasted former Kano governor Ganduje for floating plans to launch his own Hisbah squad after 12,000 officers got canned. The International Peace and Secure Society says letting a private citizen run religious police would wreck the state's security setup, and they called it...

Gunmen raided a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba during worship hours, and they grabbed the pastor along with his wife plus several other churchgoers. Information Commissioner Kingsley Fanwo said the attackers probably camped out in nearby bushes for days before striking, and he called out...

Senator Gbenga Daniel went off on Ogun State leadership during a community tour, claiming the governor runs things with just two or three cronies who shut down anyone trying to give advice. The former governor said officials suspended him through some sketchy backroom deal, even though he backs...

Nigeria's student loan program has handed out cash to nearly 789,000 kids since the thing went live, and they've processed over a million applications total. The fund dropped about 82 billion naira on tuition payments to 262 schools, plus another 58 billion went straight to students for living...

A journalist group in Kano says political drama between state officials and former governor Ganduje is pulling security forces away from actual crime-fighting work. The forum warned that beef between political camps is making rural areas less safe, and criminal networks are using the chaos as...

Abia State officials rolled out electric buses that they claim will cut transport costs and eliminate exhaust fumes for riders. Transport Commissioner Chimezie Ukaegbu announced at a summit that 20 vehicles arrived already, and another batch lands soon. The state built terminals and installed AI...

Ogun State officials are setting up free lead-poisoning tests for people living near those battery-recycling plants in Ogijo after some viral videos sparked contamination concerns. Health Commissioner Dr Tomi Coker says the testing center at Ogijo Primary Health Centre is ready to go with all...

The Nigerian Air Force dropped bombs on terrorist camps in the northwest and northeast regions, and they say they took out a bunch of militants. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame confirmed the strikes happened after intelligence teams spotted the targets. Fighter jets hit two separate locations in...

Nigerian Army troops pulled off a late-night rescue in Kano State's Tsanyawa area after locals rang them up about bandits causing chaos. Operation MESA forces teamed up with the air force and police units to track down the attackers, and they managed to free seven people who'd been grabbed. The...

Open Forum just called out Akwa Ibom officials for letting Uyo turn into a pothole-riddled mess with garbage piling up in weird spots around town. Matthew Kofi Okono from the group said one trash dump sits right next to a primary school entrance and the Township Stadium, which is basically...

Youth from Ifon in Ose Local Government just hit the streets demanding that Ondo State install a new traditional ruler after their last king got shot by highway bandits half a decade back. Oba Israel Adewusi died after gunmen ambushed him on the Benin-Owo-Akure road while he was heading home...

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from Kogi Central just called out Senator Osita Ngwu from Enugu West on Facebook over some deleted WhatsApp messages between lawmakers. She told him to repost her removed comments in the senators' group chat, or she would drag the whole thing onto the Senate floor...