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Popular actress in court for failing to pay bills at restaurant

A popular Kenyan actress, Diana Clara Ojenge, alias Mishi Dorah, was on Thursday, June 2, charged at the Kibera law courts with obtaining Sh152,550 credit...

Nigeria: Zipline begins drone deliveries to health facilities in Kaduna State

Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, today completed the first drone deliveries in Nigeria’s Kaduna State. These initial flights mark the final stage of...

Actress jailed for failing to pay restaurant after ordering food worth over GHS 11,000

Kenyan actress, Diana Clara Ojenge alias Mishi Dorah was on Thursday, June 2, charged at the Kibera law courts with obtaining Sh152,550 (over GHS 11,000)...

Methodist Church leader shares harrowing kidnapping experience

The head of Nigeria’s Methodist Church, Samuel Kanu has said a ransom of 100m naira ( $240,000, £193,000) was paid to secure his freedom...

Chinese national jailed for mutilating Naira notes

The Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Li Lei Lei, a Chinese national, to 24 months imprisonment...

Man in court for stealing skull from cemetery

The police on Tuesday May 31, arraigned a 38-year-old man, Ebuka Enuma, before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos for alleged possession of a human skull. The...

African states report 1,400 monkeypox cases – WHO

Seven African countries have cumulatively reported about 1,400 monkeypox cases this year up to mid-May, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. These include 1,392 suspected...

Police probe sale of human toes for riches in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe police have said they are investigating possible trafficking of human body parts, following reports that people are selling their toes in exchange for...

Poverty forces Zim men to sell off their toes for thousands of Dollars

Over the past couple of months, there have been unverified claims that Harare people are now cutting off their toes and selling them for...

Anger as wife on contraceptive gives birth to quadruplets

A couple, who used contraceptives to avoid having more children in addition to their five kids, has welcomed quadruplets. Mr and Mrs Christopher Agbo from...

Party ‘delegate’ buys new car after elections [Video]

A Nigerian political party 'delegate' has been spotted in a viral video celebrating a new car he claims he bought just after the recently concluded political...

Pastor allegedly rapes 13-year-old

A 32-year-old prophet, identified as Godson Nse Thompson, is being detained for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl sent to him for intercessory prayers. The senior secondary...

Exclusive: Akufo-Addo’s 19 ministers who never declared their assets

At the peak of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s first term, he had sworn in more than 126 ministers and deputy ministers. Some of...

Kidnapped Nigerian Methodist Church leader freed

The head of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, Samuel Kanu, has been freed after being abducted on Sunday, a church official confirmed to the...

Nollywood mourns as another actor passes on

Nollywood stars have been thrown into mourning following the demise of a Yoruba movie actor, Gbadebo Osmond. Yoruba actress, Fausat Abeni, popularly known as Madam...

Clashes between gold miners leave 100 dead

Fighting between informal gold miners in a remote part of northern Chad has left around 100 people dead and 40 injured, the government says. What...

Tears as bride-to-be dies two months after her introduction ceremony

A bride-to-be, identified as Mary Hananiah, has died in Plateau State, Nigeria few months after her wedding introduction ceremony.  It was gathered that she passed away...

Why former sex worker ditched husband to return to the streets will shock you

A self-professed former hooker has confessed to dumping her husband so that she could resume her old profession. The woman is arguing that she...

Leader of Methodist Church in Nigeria kidnapped

The head of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, Samuel Kanu, has been abducted along with two other priests on their way back from a...

Nigeria records six monkeypox cases in May

Nigeria has recorded six monkeypox cases in May from four states, the country's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said late on Sunday. The cases were...

Nurse disguises as doctor to perform surgery on woman

A 39-year-old nurse, Lawrence Omatule, has been remanded for allegedly performing illegal surgery on a woman, which led to her death. Reports indicate that, Omatule...

Starlink approved in Nigerian and Mozambique – Elon Musk

Starlink, which says it can provide a high-speed internet connection to rural and remote parts of the world, has been approved for use in...

Alexandr Wang: Meet the world’s youngest self-made billionaire

Alexandr Wang grew up in the shadow of New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Lab, the top-secret site where the United States developed its first...

Shock as Banky W loses election hours after being declared winner

In a shocking twist, actor Banky W dramatically lost his very first election to represent his PDP party as its Representatives candidate in the...

Africa Trade Union Migration Network outlines measures to curb illegal migration

The Africa Trade Union Migration Network (ATUMNET) has outlined a number of measures to curb illegal labour migration in Africa. This comes after...

TUC urges African leaders to rethink migration policies

International Trade Union Congress (TUC) is urging African leaders to rethink policies regarding migration issues on the continent. It argued that, in spite...

Father charged with murder after allegedly poisoning his 3 sons

South African police have opened a murder case against a father for the death of three of his sons aged 6, 13, and 16...

US seizes ex-Gambian leader Jammeh’s $3.5m mansion

The US Justice Department says it has secured the forfeiture of a mansion bought by former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh for $3.5m (£2.7m) with...

Ram sentenced to three years in jail

A ram has been sentenced to three years in jail after it reportedly head-butted a woman to death. The ram allegedly launched an attack on...

Police find missing politician relaxing in side chicks house

A 43-year-old Tanzanian politician, Mutta Rwakatare, who was reported missing has been found relaxing in a woman’s house. The family of Rwakatare, the Kawe ward...

11 newborn babies die in hospital fire

Eleven newborn babies have died in a hospital fire in the western city of Tivaouane in Senegal, the country’s president has said. The fire at...

Gambia to prosecute Yahya Jammeh, 13 others

The Gambia has accepted a recommendation of its Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), to prosecute its former leader, Yahya Jammeh and 13 others...

Man jailed 6 months for stealing at police station

A Dei-Dei area court, Abuja, Nigeria on Monday, sentenced a 34-year-old driver, Habib Dada, to six months imprisonment, for stealing N13,250 (GH¢ 248) belonging...

Presidential aspirant remanded in alleged diversion of $7m public funds and property

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has arrested a presidential aspirant of the ruling APC party just days to the party’s presidential primaries. The Economic and Financial Crimes...

Angry MP turns Parliament into circus

A Tanzanian Member of Parliament angered by poor conditions of roads in his constituency has done a handstand in parliament to draw attention to...

Man arrested for trying to cut off taxi driver’s genitals

A man is being held in police custody in Chimoio, central Mozambique, after admitting attempting to sever a taxi driver’s genitals. The suspect told officers...

AfDB launches $1.5bn food emergency plan for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production plan to help Africa produce food to avert a looming...

Egyptian tycoon jailed for assaulting orphan girls

A court in Egypt has sentenced a media tycoon with close links to the government to three years in jail for his involvement in...

Dozens missing in Nigeria after militant attacks

More than 30 people are reported to be missing in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Borno after being attacked by suspected militants at the...

Cameroon’s ‘King Solomon’ dies aged 97

Cameroon’s Mankon community are mourning their paramount ruler, Fon Angwafor III Solomon, who has died aged 97. Fondly referred to as King Solomon the Wise,...