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  United Nations head, Antonio Guterres has struck a somber tone as he warned leaders convened in New York at the organization's General Assembly that the world is knowingly marching into a wider war."  Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 2022, and with the one year anniversary of the war approaching, Russia plans to carry out a blistering offensive on Ukranian territories, while Ukraine prepares to receive new western weapons to carry out their counteroffensive, meaning the war shows no signs of ending. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is inflicting untold suffering on the Ukrainian people with profound global implications. The prospects for peace keep diminishing, he said. "The chances of further escalation and bloodshed keep growing. I fear the world is now sleepwalking into a wider war. I fear it's doing so with its eyes wide open."  

Two Nigerian men have been arrested by the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) in connection with the theft of motor vehicle parts at the South African Police Service (SAPS) vehicle pound in Benoni, Gauteng.  EMPD spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, in a statement on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, said a third suspect, also linked to the crime, showed police where he planned to sell the stolen parts.    "On Monday, 6 February 2023 at about 9 am, the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department in conjunction with the South African Police Service (SAPS) Benoni, arrested two Nigerian male suspects aged 30 and 40 years old as accomplices to committing a crime, related to the stolen motor vehicle parts case, that occurred at the SAPS vehicle pound in Benoni,? Thepa said.   "The EMPD members with the SAPS detectives, conducted an operation to arrest more suspects involved in the theft of motor vehicle parts, from the Van Rhyn Deep SAPS13 vehicle poun...

  A 24-year-old woman suspected to have set ablaze an apartment in Kampala, Uganda, killing two people has been charged in court and remanded to prison. Susan Kaitesi was arraigned before Nabweru Chief Magistrate's Court and charged with two counts of murder and another count of arson.  She's accused of burning to death her 24-year-old cousin, Patricia Arinda and 27-year-old boyfriend, Ivan Lukonge, in what police described as a love triangle. The incident happened on January 12, 2023, at Jinja Karoli Kawempe Zone A Ward in Nabweru Kawempe Division Kampala District. Kaitesi allegedly locked up the victims in her apartment bedroom before setting it ablaze.  The suspect is said to have run away from the inferno while telling anyone within the vicinity that a gas explosion had taken place.  The neighbours and police rescue team, however, found the bedroom locked. When they broke into the bedchamber, they discovered two corpses. The gas cooker was intact...

Gunmen have killed a lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State. Prof. Anthony Eze of the Faculty of Education was shot dead in the early hours of Tuesday, February 7, 2023.  It was gathered that the assailants stormed the deceased's residence in Awka with a Toyota Corolla car and shot him at close range. A resident of the area said the deceased attempted to flee on sighting the assailants who rushed and shot him repeatedly in his chest. We were here this morning when the man was driving out of his house and suddenly a Toyota Corolla saloon car pulled towards the entrance of his house, the source said.  When he tried to drive back they followed him and shot him, emptying about four bullets into his chest. As soon as they executed their plot, they fled to an unknown destination while we ran for our lives. He said the deceased was rushed to the General Hospital Amaku where he was confirmed dead by the doctor. Acting Director of Information and Publi...

  Pope Francis has declared the sale of weapons to be the 'biggest plague in the world'. He made the comment while speaking to reporters on a flight home to Rome from South Sudan alongside Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Right Reverend Iain Greenshields, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The visit was part of an unusual 'Pilgrimage of Peace' in Africa by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the country's recovery from civil war. The Pope said on Sunday: 'Violence is an everyday theme. We have just seen it in South Sudan. It is painful to see how violence is provoked. 'One of the issues is the sale of weapons. The sale of arms: I think this is the biggest plagues in the world.' Said he had been told that if all sales of weapons stopped for a year, world hunger could come to an end. 'At the top today is the selling of arms. And not only among the great powers.   'Even to these poor people...

  Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu has been found alive following reports he was 'trapped' after an earthquake in Turkey. The 31-year-old defender, who played for both Chelsea and Newcastle was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which occurred on Monday February 6.   Portuguese outlet A Bola reported that Atsu was rescued from the rubble and has been transported to hospital after suffering injuries to his right foot and breathing difficulties. Hatayspor, Atsu's current club, is located in the Turkish city of Hatay, which is believed to be one of the areas worst affected by the incident. As well as Atsu, it has been reported that the club's sporting director Taner Savut and an interpreter were also trapped following the earthquake.  Other footballers, including Onur Ergun and Burak Oksuz, were rescued following the incident. Two other teammates of Atsu, Ruben Ribeiro and Ze Luis, are also safe, while Kerim Alici managed to free himself from the rubb...

  A woman who had been declared dead and placed in a funeral home, came back to life over the weekend.   The bizarre case unfolded when the 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Water's Edge Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Jefferson,  New York, on the North Shore of Long Island.   She was transported to the O.B. Davis Funeral Home in Miller Place.   However,  shortly after 2 p.m., the woman was found to be breathing, police said.   Funeral home staffers made the shocking discovery and the octogenarian was then brought to an area hospital, Suffolk County police said.  Her current condition is unknown.   Last week, an Iowa nursing home was fined $10,000 for similarly pronouncing a hospice patient dead and shipping her to a nursing home when she was actually alive.   A funeral home worker unzipped the body bag the 66-year-old woman was inside and found her gasping for air. The st...