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Wiyaala pays tribute to late Captain Maxwell Mahama in latest video [Watch]

Singer Wiyaala has released the video to her song ‘The Captain’s Lament’ which pays tribute to the late Captain Maxwell Mahama who passed on...

How I suffered, endured after getting married to please my father – Top Nigerian actress recounts [Video]

Veteran Nigerian actress, Patience Ozokwor, has narrated how she got married at a young age to please her parents, especially her father.The actress, in...

Man jailed 400 years for defilement

A 46-year-old man, who defiled his 10-year-old stepdaughter close to 1,000 times over five years, has been sentenced to nine life terms in the...

Heavy traffic as two soldiers ‘storm’ street for proposal [Photos]

Two soldiers believed to be Nigerians have gotten the expected, 'yes' any man in love with a woman would love to hear.Viral photos of two Nigerian soldiers...

Woman marries late boyfriend’s corpse [Video]

A widow, identified as Beatrice Mbayi, married her late fiancé, William Godfrey Mukalama, in Funyula Busia County, Kenya.The wedding ceremony was attended by a...

Sad news hits Barack Obama

Barack Obama's step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at a hospital in Kenya at the age of 99.Affectionately called Granny Sarah by the former president,...

Massive protest hits India as police allegedly kills Nigerian, stabs another

A 43-year-old Nigerian national died after allegedly being hit on the head by a policeman in West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar on Sunday.The man,...

Musician buys his own coffin in anticipation of his death [Photos]

A popular Kenyan musician, Philip Ptaroba Okoyo, popularly known by the stage name, Japesa, is in the news, and this time not because of...

Fresh graduate rides over man while spraying cash in celebration [Video]

A video, which captured the moment some fresh graduates of Auchi Polytechnic accidentally ran into an excited man who seemed to be sharing their...

Man kicked out of shopping mall over ‘indecent African attire’ [Video]

South African activist and author, Thando Mahlangu, was bounced out of a shopping mall over his choice of outfit considered 'indecent attire.'In the video clip...

Suspected thief gives the camera a big smile after arrest [Photos]

The photo of one suspected criminal smiling 'sheepishly' during a mugshot after being caught for stealing at the University of Calabar has become a...

Shocking: Photos of ‘Okada’ with long seat that can carry 8 people at once break the internet

The photos of a motorcycle carrying eight people at once have stirred massive reactions on social media.Chief among what people asked was: Why...

At least 32 killed in Egypt train crash [Photos]

At least 32 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a train crash in central Egypt, the country's railway authority says.Two...

Two brothers, one other sentenced to death by hanging for stealing

Two brothers and their accomplice, Ovie Nana have been sentenced to death.The two, Isaac Sunday and Isaac Lucky, will be hanged for stealing, a...

I like s3x – 12-yr-old girl’s reason for eloping with man, 38

A  Magistrate Court sitting has remanded a 12-year-old girl (name withheld), in the Port Harcourt Remand Home for telling the court that she willingly...

Super Eagles embark on boat trip to Benin for AFCON qualifiers [Photos+video]

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have embarked on their trip to Porto Novo, Benin Republic by boat ahead of their 2022 Africa Cup of...

Woman arrested with 18 wraps of heroin in private part [Photo]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Nigeria has arrested a Chadian lady, Vivien Tarmadji, who attempted to board a flight en route to...

Little boy dies after falling from coconut tree

A yet to be identified boy has died after he was impaled through the head by the rod shooting out from the foundation of...

British top university to return looted Benin Bronze

The University of Aberdeen on Thursday said it would return a Benin Bronze artefact to Nigeria within weeks.This is one of the first...

I still kneel and submit to my husband – Tanzanian President [ Video]

President Samia Suluhu has revealed that she still kneels and submits to her husband.President Suluhu, who became the first female President of the East African...

Check out how secret camera exposed man who feigned spinal cord injury in court [Video]

There was drama in a Nigerian court when a man standing trial walked in with the support of a crutches and bandages all over...

Customs officer drowns in attempt to intercept boat carrying smuggled items

A customs officer attached to the Western Marine Command drowned Monday, March 22, while chasing smugglers along the Badagry water channel.The Nigerian Customs Service...

Hang on to that COVID-19 vaccination card, it’s important

Proof of vaccination may allow us to begin resuming our normal activities in the near future.Photos that display the COVID-19 vaccination card like a...

Jealous rival beats husband’s new wife, burns her to death

A lady, identified as Fatima Ibrahim, has reportedly been burnt to death by her husband's first wife in Minna, Niger State.The tragic incident is reported...

Driver’s gear improvisation causes stir [Photos]

A Twitter user has taken to the platform to express how shocked he was to see a Lagos bus driver use a showerhead as a...

It is destiny – Groom reveals why he married brother’s fiancée one month after his death

A groom in Kaduna State, Sulaiman Muhammad, has explained why he married the fiancée of his elder brother, Abubakar, an Airforce officer who died...

Lawyers hit street over murder of colleague [Photos]

Lawyers in Anambra State on Monday held a peaceful march in Awka over the rising cases of insecurity and the murder of their colleague,...

Horror: Man strangles wife as five-year-old daughter watches on

A middle-aged man, identified simply as Gbenro, is in police grips for strangling his wife, Wayesola in their home at Ondo State.The incident is...

Paul Okoye celebrates 7th wedding anniversary with wife

Nigerian singer and member of defunct Psquare, Paul Okoye, has marked seven years of marriage with his beautiful wife, Anita Okoye.The singer took...

Five relatives killed in Magufuli mourning stampede

Five members of a single family died in a stampede, as thousands of people paid their respects to Tanzania’s late President John Magufuli at...

African leaders pay glowing tributes to Magufuli

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has said Tanzania’s former leader John Magufuli “will stay in the hearts” of many following his death last week at...

Wife bites off husband’s p3nis for cheating

A man will no longer be able to have sex for the rest of his life after his wife bit his Penis off.Asifa Nakagolo,...

Wife of late Air Force officer marries his older brother [Photo]

The wife of the Nigerian Air Force officer, who was killed in February, has married his older brother. Late Abubakar was among the NAF personnel killed...

South Africa sells AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to other African countries

South Africa has concluded the sale of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines it had acquired but did not use to other African Union (AU) member states,...

Joy News uncovers smuggling syndicate illegally shipping out tons of gold

Joy News’ investigations have uncovered how a gold smuggling syndicate illegally exports gold through the country’s land, airports and seaports.This illegal business is...

I target pastors after my ugly experience with gay reverend father – Suspect confesses

A robbery suspect under investigation for attacking a reverend father has said that he began attacking clergymen because his life was ruined by one...

Tears flow as mourners line Tanzania streets at Magufuli’s funeral [Photos]

Thousands of mourners have been filing past the coffin of Tanzania's ex-President John Magufuli, who died on Wednesday aged 61.His coffin, draped in the...

Buhari’s look alike spotted driving a bus causes stir [Photos]

Nigerians have reacted to viral photos of President Buhari's look-alike.In the photos shared online, the President's look-alike was spotted driving a bus in Lagos....

Man confesses to gang-rape after 3 friends died mysteriously

A confession posted on Facebook has caught the attention of users.A Facebook account with the name DonKelly Onyeka shared a post, confessing to gang-raping...

Man clashes with his girlfriend for saving his name ‘big head’ [Video]

A video of a man clashing with his girlfriend after finding out she saved another man's number on her phone with 'my love' and his...