Rare Ruby From Mozambique Makes History Sells For $30M+

A 52 carat ruby and a pink diamond have set two world auction records after they were sold for over $30 million in a single sale in New York on Thursday. The ruby named "Estrela de Fura”, a whopping 55.22 carats, was discovered last year in a mine in Mozambique. The record was previously held by the Sunrise Ruby, a 25.59 carat Burmese stone, which sold for 30.3 million dollars (£24,148,191) at Sotheby’s Geneva in May 2015.  Uncut "Estrela de Fura” was 101 carats. The name "Estrela de Fura” means “Star of Fura” in Portuguese. The name refers to the company that mined the stone. Polished rubies of more than five carats are extremely rare.

Ugandan Government Goes Tough on LGBTQ, Impose Death Penalty On Offenders

Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni had yesterday signed the Ugandan toughest anti-LGBTQ laws proposing the death penalty to perpetual offenders which has provoked widespread condemnation from the West, including the threat of aid withholding. Since the discussion on same-sex relationships started in the West, most African leaders have refused to subscribe to the idea of viewing it with disdain with Uganda inclusive.

Sudan Crisis: FG Evacuates 500 Nigerians, Spends $1.2M

The Federal Government (FG) says it has spent $1.2million (about N560m) to transport Nigerians stranded in Sudan by road to safe places where they can be flown home. The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, who disclosed this, Wednesday, also said no Nigerian had died in the fight between warring military factions in Sudan so far.

Ousmane Sonko Trial: Nine Killed As Riot Erupts In Senegal

Violence erupted in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Thursday after a court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail for “corrupting youth,” a move that dims his hopes of contesting next year’s presidential election. At least nine people were killed during the clashes between riot police and protesters in Senegal who threw rocks at the police and set buses on fire. The casualties were made known by Interior Minister Antoine Diome in a late-night news conference after a day of violence across the country. The southern city of Ziguinchor, where Sonko is the mayor, was worst hit by the clashes. 

BREAKING: Ekweremadu Bags 10 Years In Prison For Organ Harvesting

Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice and Doctor Obinna Obeta have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the organ harvesting charges brought against them by a UK court. The former deputy senate president was sentenced to ten years while his wife received six years sentence in prison.

Sudan Crisis: Buhari Calls For Ceasefire As Death Toll Rises

Fierce fighting between military and para-military has continued in Sudan’s capital despite a temporary ceasefire to address humanitarian needs including the evacuation of wounded, on the second day of battles that left dozens killed. The death toll among civilians… has reached 97, more than half of them in Khartoum and its suburbs, while “dozens” of military and paramilitary personnel died according to pro-democracy doctors. Over 1000 were wounded on Sunday. The clashes are part of a power struggle between Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the commander of the armed forces, and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemedti”, the head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group, thousands of ex-militiamen of the Darfur war who have become official auxiliaries of the regular troops, degenerated into violence on Saturday morning in the streets of this country of 45 million inhabitants, among the poorest in the world, torn by war for decades.