In order to keep you updated on what is happening in Africa and around the world, we have compiled a run-down of the top stories that are currently trending on social media.
Super Falcons: Nigerian national women’s football team, which last year won the African Women’s Championship, have fallen nine places in the current FIFA rankings.
Faltering Falcons African champions #Nigeria’s Super Falcons have fallen NINE places in the latest FIFA world rankings to number 38. #slump
— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) September 25, 2015
#HajjStampede: Nigerians are paying tribute to journalist Bilkisu Yusuf, who reportedly died in the Hajj stampede near the holy city of Mecca. Also Nigeria’s influential Muslim leader, the Emir of Kano, has urged the Saudi authorities not to blame pilgrims for the stampede at the Hajj in which at least 717 people died.
Update: The #hajjStampede at Mina killed 717 pilgrims, making it the deadliest in years: http://t.co/8M25oYbuETpic.twitter.com/DfM8MWAaRm
— Religion NewsService (@RNS) September 25, 2015
#HajjStampede: Nigerian professor, Newspaper Editor among 717 dead http://t.co/4Gm0uatQBP
— SilverbirdTV (STV) (@SilverbirdTV) September 25, 2015
Kenya’s Teacher Strike: A Kenyan court has temporarily suspended a teacher’s strike that began four weeks ago. The court ordered teachers to postpone their industrial action for 90 days and resume classes immediately.
Court orders teachers to go back to class http://t.co/BeW4IOGudbpic.twitter.com/dJ1ZiOAz53
— Daily Nation (@dailynation) September 25, 2015
Court suspends teachers’ strike for 90 days, teachers told to resume duty immediately #CitizenLiveAt1
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) September 25, 2015
Ghana Judicial Corruption: The film by investigative undercover Ghanaian reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas about alleged judicial corruption is going be shown for free in cinemas nationwide.
Ghana film about alleged judicial corruption is being shown for free in cinemas #BBCAfricaLivehttp://t.co/ali0Xtsez0pic.twitter.com/msOdID6CBC
— BBC Africa (@BBCAfrica) September 25, 2015
“secretly filmed footage of 34 judges taking bribes” Great @guardian profile of Ghana’s clever journo @anasglobal http://t.co/nHiYwDNgaa
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) September 25, 2015
