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Kenya’s President endorses opposition leader

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially endorsed opposition leader Raila Odinga to succeed him in the presidential elections set for 9 August. President Kenyatta urged...

Nigerian authorities destroy cannabis farms

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed about 2.5 sq km (1 sq m) of cannabis farms in Ondo state in the...

Family suspends funeral after discovering corpse’s manhood is missing

South African couple, Portia and Bellium Tjale have put their late son’s funeral event on hold after they discovered that his manhood is missing. Reports say the...

Asamoah Gyan among football legends invited to Senegal’s new stadium

Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan, was among Africa's greatest Legends to be invited to grand opening of Senegal's newly-built multi-purpose stadium. The former Sunderland star...

2023 African Games Ghana: Samson Deen gets LOC appointment

Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has appointed the President for National Paralympic Committee, Samson Deen, as member of the Local Organizing Committee...

Kelvyn Boy reacts as Wizkid, King Promise enjoy his ‘Down Flat’ song [Video]

Kelvyn Boy is obviously the man of the moment as he is presently having one of the biggest jams in the country and beyond. In...

Death has forgotten me – Woman who witnessed First World War cries

"I want to die because I am tired and weak. Others are working all I do is sleep the whole day, yet I want...

No vote registration no sex: Zim women launch campaign ahead of election

Zimbabwean women have come up with a novel campaign to force men to register to vote: a sex boycott. Cora Ndebele, 39, and her team...

One dead, 2 pupils hospitalised after consuming poisoned snack classmate gave them

A grade 4 pupil has died and two others have been hospitalized after consuming food laced with poison at a school in Harare. The victims...

Double tragedy: Woman dies in freak accident on her way to bury husband

A family has been left traumatized and searching for answers following a horrible tragedy which befell a hearse transporting a body for burial....

Politician expelled from ruling party for wearing yellow suit

Zimbabwean politician, Eric Knigh, has been expelled from the ruling party for posting a photo on Facebook which saw him wearing a yellow suit. In...

Mourners flee after relative of the deceased dropped beehive at funeral service

A dramatic scene was recorded at a burial ceremony in Gatanga, Kenya as mourners flee for their lives after a relative of the deceased dropped...

Drama as wife, 4 side chicks shock husband with arranged lunch

A 36-year-old Ugandan man is undergoing medical examination after collapsing at a restaurant where he was being treated for lunch. Kelvin Waweru got the shock...

Woman gives birth to baby girl inside courtroom

A Harare woman is reported to have given birth to a healthy bouncing baby girl at Harare Magistrate Court. According to Zimmorningpost, 39-year-old Patience Mubaiwa went...

Man kills neighbour over bucket of water

A 29-year-old tailor, Gado Yahaya, is in court for allegedly killing his neighbour during an argument over a bucket of water. The incident occurred at Rigasa...

Journalist rents a billboard to appreciate her husband on Valentine’s Day

Tanzanian media personality, Zamaradi Mketema, started off an online conversation after putting up a huge billboard with her husband’s face, as one of her Valentine’s Day...

Man finds love with rich woman with a growth disorder [Photos]

A South African couple is going viral on Facebook after the two met on a platform. Sharon Ndlovu, 34, the daughter of Property Investor millionaire,...

Bizarre: Tenant given list of items to contribute towards landlord’s funeral

A tenant has shared a list of the items his landlord's son expects him to contribute towards the burial of the late landlord. In a letter...

90% of the things on women’s body are artificial – Priest says [Video]

An Anglican priest has tackled women for being "artificial". Speaking in Igbo from the pulpit, Right Reverend E.O. Ikeakor,  said: "Of all the things on women's...

Drama as man discovers wife’s romantic affair with his father

A man got the shock of his life when he discovered that his wife was engaged in a long-running adulterous affair with his own...

Women in Kenya celebrate as govt legalizes polygamy

A new law that went into effect in Kenya makes it legal for a man to marry as many women as he wants. And...

Tanzanian MPs decry rise of emergency contraceptives

Tanzanian MPs say the use of emergency contraceptives, known as P2, is on the rise to prevent pregnancies among girls and women aged between...

4 million bottles of beer destroyed in Nigeria

Religious Police in Nigeria have destroyed nearly four million bottles of beer in a crackdown on alcohol. The bottles were crushed into the ground by...

Blows fly in as tenant impregnates landlord’s wife and daughter

A landlord rocked his tenant with a fist fight after he discovered he had impregnated his wife and daughter right under his watch. Information received...

Sex worker kills boy, 14, for failing to pay for services

A sex worker has reportedly killed her 14-year-old “client” after he failed to pay for services rendered by the lady of the night. The minor...

Marry 5 wives or be jailed – Swaziland King orders country men

The King of Swaziland, King Mswati III, has made a declaration in the country that men are required to marry at least five wives...

Mane, Cissé, Mendy, Aboubakar grab top TotalEnergies AFCON awards

Senegalese trio, Saido Mane, coach Aliou Cissé, keeper Edouard Mendy together with Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar took top honours at the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon...

Apiate explosion: Maxam fined $6 million

Maxam Ghana Limited, the company at the centre of the explosion that occurred at Apiate in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region, has...

E-Levy: Time is ticking for crisis-ridden Ghanaian economy – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken to social media to express himself on the current state of Ghana's economy and the controversial E-Levy...

‘Kush’; Sierra Leone’s new illegal drug [Video]

Kush, a cheap new illegal drug, is ravaging communities in Sierra Leone. The BBC has heard reports of young people killing themselves or harming themselves...

Ghanaians would’ve rejected you for your dreadlocks – Ras Kuuku tells Senegal’s coach after AFCON win

Dancehall musician, Ras Kuuku, has taken to social media to praise the coach of Senegal's national football team, Aliou Cisse, following his dramatic penalty...

AFCON: Senegalese nationals celebrate in the streets of Harlem, New York

Some Senegalese nationals were spotted celebrating in the streets of Harlem, New York after their national team won the country’s first African Cup of Nations on Sunday,...

Man jailed for stealing bottled water

A 38-year-old man, Adesile Mayowa, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for stealing packs of bottled water. The chief Magistrate at Ado-Ekiti in Nigeria,...

Revealed: Egypt goalkeeper Gabaski’s bottle contained vital penalty information

The bottle belonging to Egypt goalkeeper, Mohammed Abou Gabal, was discovered with penalty information of all Senegal players after the Africa Cup of Nations...

Let’s guard against these credit rating agencies – Akufo-Addo to African leaders

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged African leaders to guard against the continuing consequential power of rating agencies on African economies. The credit ratings by these...

Senegal declares national holiday to celebrate AFCON win

Senegal's President, Macky Sall declared on Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team's first ever African Cup of Nations crown following...

‘High heels pastor’ breaks silence; gives reason for fashion choice

A pastor, who was the center of many news headlines for rocking high heels, has responded to the controversies. The Togolese pastor, who was mocked...

Woman found dead after sex, with another unconscious man on top of her

A Mombasa woman has been found dead in her house in Bamburi after what is believed to be after a steamy night with a...

Akufo-Addo leaves for 35th AU summit in Ethiopia

President Nana Akufo-Addo has left Ghana to lead a delegation to the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), being...

How couple married for years with 3 children found out they are siblings

An African couple who have practically lived most of their lives together have split up after finding out they are blood-related. After over 20 years...