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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,...

346 terrorist attacks recorded in Africa in 1st quarter of 2022

Deputy National Security Coordinator, Edward Kweku Asomani, says the African continent has experienced about 346 terrorist attacks within the first quarter of the year. He...

Full details: Achimota Forest lands, gold businesses and guns in Sir John’s will

When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo signed an executive instrument declassifying parts of the Achimota Forest as a forest reserve, many Ghanaians greeted the...

Meet the father of 11 joining medical school at 69

An Ethiopian father of 11 children has become a social media sensation in the country after he enrolled at a university at the age...

Fetish priest spotted in viral video preparing charm for a pastor [Watch]

An encounter between a fetish priest and a 'man of God' has stirred controversies in social media. The fetish priest was preparing a charm ahead...

Huge crowd hails Davido as he visits Lagos with US rapper DaBaby for a music video shoot [Videos]

Since American rapper DaBaby arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, he has been demonstrating his love for the city and moving freely with people as if...

Ghanaians cautioned against travelling to northern Mali

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has cautioned Ghanaians against embarking on trips to the Gao Region of Northern Mali and its environs. Commercial transport operators...

Senegal leader backs PSG’s Gueye over LGBT row

Senegalese President Macky Sall has expressed support to Paris Saint-Germain and Senegalese player Idrissa Gueye amid reports the footballer refused to wear a rainbow-coloured...

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League halted after fan violence

Zimbabwe's Premier Soccer League (PSL) has suspended all matches until further notice following pitch invasions, violence and vandalism at a game between Highlanders and...

Police arrest 4 after Lagos mob killing

Police in Nigeria say four suspects have been arrested so far in connection with the killing of a musical sound engineer by a mob...

CCTV captures scary moment lady’s bag was snatched in broad daylight [Video]

A video making rounds on social media has captured a broad daylight robbery reported to have happened in Congo. A young lady's bag was snatched...

Kendrick Lamar tours Accra, meets Black Sherif, Stonebwoy, others

American rapper Kendrick Lamar seems to be exploring Accra as much as he can during his visit to Ghana. Kendrick Lamar was first spotted at...

Panic as photos of late Robert Muagbe’s son pop up after his surgery

Son of late President Robert Gabriel Mugabe is reported to have been hospitalised at a private hospital in Singapore. According to a local online publication,...

Shock as beer lovers form their own church

Beer drinking has long been frowned upon by churches, as preachers say it pushes people into uncouth and “sinful” conduct. The tide seems to be changing...

Nigerian student killed following alleged blasphemy

Violence has broken out at a tertiary college in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto after a female Christian student allegedly made blasphemous comments...

Child who spent 3 years in mother’s womb and started talking at 7 months doing wonders

A three-year-old child has become an icon to behold as she has the spiritual ability to heal people suffering various ailments. Eunice Julius from Kinyarwanda...

Man disguises as woman, gets married for 16 months

A man who disguised himself as a woman and was married for 16 months has claimed his plan was successful due to his Satanism...

South Africa angry after Morocco offer to host Liberia AFCON qualifiers

Another venue row involving Morocco is brewing, this time over qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast.     Liberia...

Policeman sentenced to death for murder

A Congolese military court has sentenced a high-ranking policeman to death for his role in the 2010 murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya,...

Nigeria’s Buhari tells cabinet ministers planning election runs to resign

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that any cabinet ministers seeking to run in next year's elections should resign before May 16, the minister...

Man allegedly turns into cow after bonking married woman [Video]

In a dramatic turn of events, an unidentified man reportedly turned into a cow after he allegedly had sex with a married woman. In a viral...

EOCO boss, COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah joins Commonwealth anti-corruption institutions

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has been elected as an Executive Member of...

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...