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Shock as man is discovered dead while standing in a park

A startling and unsettling discovery unfolded in a park in Lagos State as local residents came upon a deceased man who was found standing. An...

Second person to receive pig’s heart dies two months after surgery

Lawrence Faucette, the second living person to receive a genetically modified pig heart in a transplant, has died six weeks after the experimental procedure....

Landlady fakes tenant’s death to collect rent and unpaid bills from his family

In a rather bizarre incident which unfolded in Zimbabwe, a landlady conspired with her tenant identified as Kenny Tore, 49 to fake his death. Kenny...

Man hospitalized after a fight with daughter-in-law

A man in his 70's is nursing injuries after his daughter-in-law engaged him in a fist fight over grazing land in Migori. Kajulu Two...

Woman marries adopted son 31 years her junior, sparks controversy

A 53-year-old Russian woman sparked outrage in her home republic of Tatarstan by tying the knot with a 22-year-old man whom she had raised...

Woman buried in mortar-shaped coffin [Video]

A video of a Ghanaian funeral ceremony in which a coffin in the shape of a mortar was carried by men has gone viral...

Man fakes heart attack to avoid paying the bill at 20 restaurants

A Lithuanian man has been arrested in Spain after allegedly faking heart attacks at 20 restaurants around the country in order to avoid paying...

Methodist pastor commits suicide after his adultery scandal was leaked on church Whatsapp group

A United Methodist Church Reverend has reportedly committed suicide after his adultery scandal was leaked in the church’s WhatsApp group. Local news platforms in Zimbabwe...

Man sues ex-girlfriend for $61,000, alleging she failed to repay loan

All within six months, the couple met as friends, became romantic, he loaned her $80,000 and they split up, according to a claim filed...

Ambulance boss apologises after patient declared ‘dead’ wakes up

An ambulance trust has apologised after a patient declared dead by one of its crews woke up in hospital. The individual, who has not...

University of Exeter rolls out degree in magic

A degree course in magic being offered for 2024 will be one of the first in the UK, the University of Exeter said. The "innovative"...

Lady accuses father of sexual assault, provides audio evidence to Nhyira FM

A 21-year-old lady shocked listeners of Kumasi-based Nhyira FM when she accused her biological father of sexual assault. She claimed her father started having sexual...

Man fakes his own kidnapping to hide infidelity from girlfriend

An Australian man reportedly made his girlfriend believe that he had been kidnapped so he could spend New Year’s Eve with his mistress. 35-year-old Paul...

Man imprisoned 22 years ago escapes on the day of his release

A Russian man who had spent the last 22 years of his life in a penal colony for serious crimes recently escaped on the...

My father rejected all my suitors – Single 96-year-old woman with no child cries out

A 96-year-old woman, Susanna Nwachukwu, has shared the story of her lifelong struggle with singleness, and the role her biological father played in her...

SHS student caught with 40 girls underwear

In a shocking incident in a High School in Zimbabwe, a pupil was reportedly found in possession of more than 40 girls’ underwear. The discovery...

Woman who breastfeeds her husband shares benefits to her marriage

A mum of three who bizarrely says she breastfeeds her husband says it has made them closer and him healthier - despite the backlash. Rachel Bailey, 30,...

Man disguises as woman, cohabits with boyfriend for 3 months before arrest

Two suspects have been arrested in Kwekwe, facing charges of sodomy after it was discovered that they had been living together, with one of...

Photos drop as man marries seven wives in one day

A businessman, Ssaalongo Nsikonenne Habib Ssezzigu, a resident of Bugereka village, in Uganda Mukono district over the weekend married seven wives in a historical ceremony he...

Man in court for living double life; married to two women at the same time

A man is facing seven years in jail for living a double life married to two women in Britain and Germany at the same...

Ex-girlfriends unite, storms groom’s wedding to ‘destroy’ him

A man in China had what was supposed to be one of the happiest days of his life turned into a nightmare when a...

Man gets struck by lightning twice in 5 minutes

A Chinese man can consider himself extremely lucky to be alive after being struck by lightning twice in less than five minutes. The chances of...

Man jailed for systematically terrorizing neighbours with loud music

A Barcelona man was sentenced to one year in prison after a court found that he had been terrorizing his neighbours for at least...

Son impersonates dead mother to steal $70k from grieving father

A UK man has been jailed for draining tens of thousands of pounds from his father’s bank accounts by faking both his voice and...

Woman feeds the same family of foxes every day for 25 years

A UK woman has become somewhat of an online sensation thanks to the family of adorable foxes that has been showing up on her...

Girl cuts village power supply to meet lover

A girl from Bihar’s Bettiah cut off the power supply of her entire village to meet her boyfriend in the dark. Preeti did it...

Accra-London road journey: Group ships vehicles back

The renowned Wanderlust Ghana collective's vehicles, employed for their remarkable journey from Accra to London by land, are presently in transit back to Ghana,...

Woman survives after spending 90 minutes in the grip of a crocodile

An Indonesian woman has survived a crocodile attack for 90 minutes before finally being rescued and taken to a hospital. On July 27, Falmira De...

Woman spends three days in cockroach-infested drains to rescue puppies in sewers

A woman has spent three days crawling inside cockroach-infested storm drains to save puppies. Callie Clemens, the ex of Koby Clemens, son of former Yankees...

Many women waiting to be married – Man who wedded 3 the same day says the target is 10

A polygamous man who wedded three women on the same day in the same ceremony has said that there are many women waiting desperately...

Church divided after Bishop allegedly sent nudes to his nephew’s wife

A Zimbabwean church is at the brink of splitting after its bishop allegedly sent n*de pictures and proposed love to his nephew’s wife. It was...

Man goes blind during Guinness World Record attempt

A man who forced himself to cry for seven days says he went temporarily blind as a craze for eccentric feats of endurance sweeps...

Witch trapped at Gomoa Mampong during pastor’s midnight prayers

A team of policemen have rescued an alleged witch at Gomoa Assin in the Central Region. The woman, whose identity is not immediately known,...

Lightning reportedly kills three suspected kidnappers

Three suspected kidnappers have been reportedly struck dead by lightning in Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the incident linked to the efforts of a...

Man attempts to break a World Record for the Longest Crying Marathon [Video]

A Nigerian man has set out to break a World Record for the Longest Crying Marathon by any individual.  In a viral video, the man...

Woman on verge of losing finger after buying ring from friend

In a distressing incident that unfolded in Kasoa, located in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Faustina Richter, a 35-year-old woman,...

Man found dead after wife failed to cook chicken

Authorities are conducting an investigation into the death of a man believed to have died by suicide after an alleged dispute with his wife...

Man killed during fight over cigarette at Santa Maria

A young man has allegedly been stabbed to death at Santa Maria washing bay in Accra during a fight over cigarette. According to reports, the...

Man who sued WhatsApp admin for removing him from platform wins case

The court in Uganda’s Makindye division recently issued a directive to the administrator of a WhatsApp group, instructing them to restore the membership of...

25 years of research lost after cleaner turned off fridge

A cleaner destroyed decades of “groundbreaking” work by shutting off a lab freezer containing key samples over an “annoying” alarm sound, US lawyers have...