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Rihanna to launch Fenty beauty products in Africa

Rihanna has announced that her Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin products will become available in eight African countries from the end of this month. In...

‘I survived a kidnapping but part of me died that day’

After a surge in the number of abductions in recent years, South Africa has one of the highest rates of kidnapping in the world,...

Mayweather visits Nigeria; reveals plans to establish a boxing academy

Floyd Mayweather, the retired American boxer, says he plans to build “a boxing camp” in Nigeria to help the development of the sport. The former...

Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan rejects presidential nomination

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected a presidential nomination form, saying it was bought without his consent. The form was for the ruling All...

Man dies as wife welcomes baby after 16 years of waiting

A man called Prince Chinedu has reportedly passed on after welcoming a set of twins. Prince, who had in over 16 years anticipated the birth...

Mahama in Ethiopia for forum on Africa’s security

Former President John Mahama is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend a meeting of the Board of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in...

Confusion as man proposes to his lover at her father’s funeral [Video]

A man decided to console his grieving girlfriend during her father’s funeral by asking for her hand in marriage. In the video circulating on TikTok,...

Stray bullet kills 25-year-old woman days to her wedding

A 25-year-old lady, Lilian Onyinyechukwu Nwabuike, who died after she was hit by stray bullet was laid to rest on Friday, May 6.  According to...

DR Congo confirms third case of Ebola

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have identified a third case of Ebola in the city of Mbandaka, the World Health...

Airport boss sacked over low fuel and dark runways

Liberia’s president has sacked the head of the country’s only international airport after dark runways, caused by power failures, had forced numerous incoming flights...

Senegal midwives go on trial over mother’s death

Six midwives have gone on trial in Senegal following the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child in a public hospital in...

Lady found dead in hotel with body parts missing

A lady identified as Mirabel Ezinne has been found dead in a hotel with her body parts allegedly missing. The young lady reportedly arrived at...

9 babies born at the same time celebrate first birthday [Photos]

The world's only nonuplets, nine babies born at the same time, have celebrated their first birthday. 26-year-old Halima Cissé, from Mali gave birth to five...

Akufo-Addo receives peace award

The Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) has presented to President Nana Akufo-Addo the ‘Africa Peace Award’. The award is for contributions to the...

Nigeria’s President Buhari shock at beheading of Nigerian couple

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari says he’s shocked to learn that a military officer and his female partner were shot dead and then beheaded in...

HIV doesn’t kill – Activist claims as he marks 18 years of living with the virus

A Nigerian gay rights activist has opened up on his battle with Human Immune Virus (HIV). Bisi Alimi, revealed how he had been battling with...

Don’t slam Burna Boy when you couldn’t promote your own brother’s career – Pundit tells Kwaw Kese [Video]

Hitz FM's Daybreak Hitz pundit, Martinez has slammed rapper, Kwaw Kese for calling out Nigeria's Burna Boy on social media after his Madison Square...

8 miners trapped underground for 2 weeks in Burkina Faso

Rescue workers in Burkina Faso are trying to reach eight miners who have been trapped underground for more than two weeks. The zinc mine at...

Police chase lady for sleeping with a dog

The Nigeria Police Service has launched a search for a lady captured in a viral video having sexual intercourse with a dog.Twitter has been...

South African President booed at May Day rally

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa had to leave a May Day rally after workers stormed the stage where he was speaking. Chanting “Cyril must go,”...

Fire guts late TB Joshua’s church

Fire is reported to have gutted the church of the late influential Nigerian preacher, TB Joshua in Lagos, Nigeria. According to reports, the fire destroyed...

Queen commiserates with Kenya as ex-President Kibaki’s funeral commences

Queen Elizabeth has eulogised Kenya's former President Mwai Kibaki as a "great statesman" who had "a lifelong record of service to the Kenyan people". Mr...

Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki’s funeral service underway [Photos]

The funeral service of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, who died last Thursday aged 90, is under way in the capital, Nairobi. Global dignitaries including...

Beauty pageant organiser arrested for sexually abusing contestants

The organiser of Miss Rwanda beauty pageant has been arrested on allegations of sexually abusing contestants, the authorities have said. The arrest of Dieudonné...

Nigeria warns of possible Eid al-Fitr bomb attacks

Nigeria’s secret police have warned of possible bomb attacks during celebrations for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of...

I needed money to pay bride price – Notorious robber tells court

A notorious armed robber who was recently nabbed for stealing US$36,000 from a home told a court he needed the money to pay...

Nigeria arrests suspected billionaire drug lord

The Nigerian authorities say they have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, described as a billionaire drug baron, while on board a plane at Lagos'...

Togo MPs pass vote to join Commonwealth

Togo’s parliament has passed a resolution asking the government to make a formal bid for membership of the Commonwealth, a group of mainly former...

Brave Nigerian man riding motorcycle from London to Lagos enters Africa

A London-based Nigerian Kunle Adeyanju, who commenced a cross-country charity ride from London to Lagos on a motorbike, has arrived in Africa. Adeyanju, who began...

Six people killed in blast at restaurant in Somalia’s capital

Six people were killed on Friday by a blast at a seaside restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, an ambulance service official told Reuters. "So far...

Akufo-Addo commiserates with Kenya over death of ex-President Mwai Kibaki

President Akufo-Addo has expressed his deepest condolence to the people of Kenya over the death of former President Mwai Kibaki. Taking to Twitter on April...

21-year-old student arrested, faces imprisonment for twerking

Authorities in Russia have arrested a 21-year-old Zambian student for twerking at a World War Two memorial. Tionge Ziba reportedly did the erotic dance in...

Over 100 Nigerians killed in explosion

Over 100 Nigerians have been killed in an explosion that occurred at an illegal bunkering site on April 23, 2022. The Saturday night explosion occurred...

Ivory Coast navy seizes record cocaine haul off coast

Ivory Coast’s navy has seized a record amount of cocaine plastic-wrapped in small bundles bearing the tattered logos of French fashion house Louis Vuitton...

Boy curses devil for making him steal meat [Video]

A boy serving punishment for stealing meat cursed the devil for making him do it. In a hilarious video shared online, the boy is seen...

Kenya’s former president Kibaki dies at 90

Kenya's former president, Mwai Kibaki, has died at the age of 90, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. His 2002 election ended 40 years of one-party...

Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan speaks on running for presidency

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has said he can’t tell if he will run for presidency in the 2023 general election. He stated this...

All West African economies in trouble – Ibn Chambas

CHAIRMAN of ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme Task Force, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has stated that all economies within the sub-region are facing difficulties as...

Politician pledges free condoms for sex workers when voted to power

Mithika Linturi has pledged to support commercial sex workers by providing an enabling environment for their trade if elected Meru governor in August 2022. Addressing...

Russian soldier killed in Mali – reports

A Russian soldier has reportedly been killed in Hombori in Mali's central Mopti region. The AFP news agency quoted a military memo as saying that...