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Nigeria to receive about 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The Federal government has announced that Nigeria is scheduled to take delivery of 3.92 million doses of the COVID19 vaccine on Tuesday, March 2.The delivery...

Woman beheads one-year-old son for this strange reason…

There was a somber mood at a village in Ndhiwa sub-county after a lady beheaded her one-year-old son for refusing to suckle.The 23-year-old woman...

How Marcus Garvey actually read his own obituary in a newspaper two weeks before he died

Marcus Mosiah Garvey was an eccentric man with arguably impossible dreams.But none of these things compare to the stranger-than-fiction story of how the...

Gay Ugandan asylum seekers ‘in danger if sent home’

Same-sex liaisons are illegal in Uganda. People convicted of homosexual acts can be sent to jail for the rest of their lives.Some gay Ugandans...

The Nigerian civil war massacre that shook Africa

Only West African neighbour Burkina Faso has seen more successful overthrows of government than Nigeria, the world’s biggest Black-populated nation and the continent’s largest...

14-year-old girl squeezes grandfather’s ‘balls’ during attempted defilement

 A 49-year-old grandfather has been arrested after being warded off by his 14-year-old granddaughter who he reportedly tried to rape. B-Metro reported that the incident occurred...

Fix your elections before you give us lectures – Uganda govt jabs US

A spokesperson for President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has slammed criticisms from the United States (US) government leveled against the way and manner in...

Cameroon police arrest 9 for practicing homos3xuality

Nine Cameroonians, suspected of being homosexuals, have been arrested in western Cameroon.Two of the suspects are still in custody, a police officer and a...

Anger as Naomi Campbell promotes Kenya using Nigerian music

The tourism industry is dwindling, being one of the hardest affected by the coronavirus pandemic and many countries are looking for creative means to...

Why this lady was sacked on her first day at work will shock you

A lady has reportedly been sacked on her first day at work after asking a manager if she 'stands a chance with him and can...

Woman arrested for having s3x with 13-year-old boy

A yet-to-be-identified Greendale woman has been arrested after she was caught red-handed having sex with a 13-year-old boy at the teenager’s parents’ home in Houghton Park,...

Tears as victims of Nigerian Airforce plane crash are laid to rest [Photos]

The burial ceremony of victims of the Nigerian Air Force plane crash in Abuja last Sunday has been held at the National Cemetery, Abuja.The...

It’s unfortunate Mahama dragged us to court over innocuous error – EC in closing address

The lawyers of the Electoral Commission (EC), first respondent in the ongoing petition hearing say it is unfortunate that they were dragged to court...

22 million Ugandans to miss Coronvirus vaccine

Ugandans in the age bracket of 0 to 17 years will not get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs due to limited data on their...

University students allegedly beat lecturer for slashing exam time

A lecturer at the University of Abuja was allegedly beaten by students of Banking and Finance department for reportedly collecting their answer scripts 45...

High Court judge under investigation after irate lover leaked his nudes

The Zimbabwean Judicial Services Commission has announced that it is now investigating Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Thompson Mabhikwa, after his nudes,  bedroom photos, as well...

Learn how vaccines work in 45 seconds! [Video]

The World Health Organisation has rolled out a new educational video to teach and provide insight into how vaccines actually work.This gesture is...

How Reuters reported closure of LGBTQ+ office

Anti-gay outcry has forced Ghana’s first LGBT+ community centre to temporarily close to protect its staff and visitors three weeks after it opened, its...

COVID-19: Why 22 million Ugandans will not be vaccinated

Ugandans in the age bracket of 0 to 17 years will not get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs due to limited data on their...

Nigeria overtakes India as most populous nation without electricity

With over 200 million population according to the United Nations (UN) population index, Nigeria is faced with numerous challenges among which is the stability...

Gambia massacre: Good news at last as probe into execution of 44 Ghanaians begins

Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will hold hearings at its current session, which began on February 22, 2021, on the 2005 massacre...

‘Juju’ man rapes lady seeking charm to stop boyfriend from dating other women

Police have arrested two witchdoctors in Mitooma district, Uganda for allegedly raping a female student of Kampala International University and stealing Shs2.9 million from...

Students ‘injured in fake-vaccine stampede’

Three students were injured in Cameroon’s South-West region after a stampede broke out following a rumoured Covid-19 vaccination campaign, The Guardian Post newspaper has...

Ebola vaccines arrive in Guinea

A special plane carrying a consignment of Ebola vaccine landed in Guinea on Monday night.A dust storm in the Sahara forced the aircraft off...

Bobi Wine withdraws Ugandan election petition, claims judges are biased

The Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says he is withdrawing his court case challenging the results of last month’s presidential election.Bobi Wine, whose real...

Meet the Ghanaian engineer behind NASA’s robotic arm for Mars

Standing at the porch of his house in Ghana, as a young boy, Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu was fascinated by the planes that flew in and...

Seven dead in military plane crash

Seven people were killed when a Nigerian military plane crashed on approach to Abuja airport on Sunday, a spokesman for Nigeria’s Air Force said. ”All seven...

Man snatches wig and slippers he bought for girlfriend over this…[Video]

A man, who caught his girlfriend having lunch with another man, confronted her and humiliated her by collecting the wig and footwear he bought...

Coronavirus: Swaziland king shares experience

Swaziland's King Mswati III said he had recovered from COVID-19 after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sent antiviral medication to help him.The small southern African...

Give Africa vaccines or they turn to Russia, China – Macron warns

Europe and the United States should, without delay, send enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa to inoculate the continent’s healthcare workers or risk losing...

Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows

Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous...

Six ring leaders of ‘Ghana-based criminal enterprise’ arrested in US

Six “ring leaders” of a “Ghana-based criminal enterprise” have been arrested in the United States (US) over $50m laundering charge, investigators have said.“The scams...

Kosta Papic lands big deal after Hearts of Oak exit

Former Hearts of Oak coach, Kosta Papic, has been appointed as the Technical Manager of Black Leopards FC of South Africa.The coach, who resigned...

Student takes gun to school after being asked to cut dyed hair [Photos]

A Senior High School student was caught in her school with a local gun she allegedly planned to use in shooting one of her...

I bought my third jet during coronavirus pandemic – Pastor boasts

The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International in Nigeria, Apostle Johnson Suleman, says he bought his third jet during the raging COVID-19 pandemic...

The story of Ford’s first African-American designer who sketched the original 1966 Bronco

He’s been called the 'Jackie Robinson of car design.' McKinley Thompson, Ford’s first African-American designer, was hired by the automobile manufacturing company at a...

I was judged for marrying a disabled man – Woman tells story

A Kenyan woman, who married a disabled Australian man, has told the BBC how people called her a gold digger after photos of their...

Nollywood actress Omotola trademarks first name

Popular Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has taken to her social media pages to announce that she has trademarked her first name, Omotola.Sharing a...

Land title of a university goes missing

The land title of Uganda's Kyambogo University has mysteriously disappeared from the registry of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), putting more than 407 acres...

Bride receives cutlass as wedding gift [Photo]

A social media user has recounted how a sister of hers was gifted a wrapped cutlass at her wedding over the weekend.As confused...