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New Year celebrations end in tragedy as stray knockout sets house on fire

A family in Harare, Zimbabwe was left counting losses after a stray firecracker landed on their thatched house, ignited and razed down a portion...

Man arrested over massive fire at South Africa Parliament

A man has been arrested after a large fire severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. A police...

Fire ravages South Africa Parliament

A fire broke out at the South African Parliament building in Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday morning, and spread to the wing housing...

Pastor, five others die in New Year’s Eve boat accident

A boat mishap has claimed the lives of a 39-year-old pastor and five others The accident occurred when two-speed boats collided around 1:30 am on...

Desmond Tutu: Body of South African hero to be aquamated

The late anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to be aquamated - a process using water that is described as an environmentally friendly alternative...

Italy gives safe port to 558 migrants rescued at sea [Photos]

Italy on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, allowed a charity boat carrying hundreds of migrants rescued at sea to dock in the Sicilian port of...

If you think fighting Nigerians is the way to go then… – Kwaw Kese tells Shatta Wale

Rapper Kwaw Kese has slammed Shatta Wale after the latter dissed Nigerians during his performance at his recently-organised stadium concert dubbed Freedom Wave Concert....

Covid-19: Ghana experiencing a fourth wave of pandemic – GHS

Ghana has chalked another grim milestone as afar as the Covid-19 virus is concerned. The country, according to experts, is experiencing its fourth wave...

Win AFCON or vomit money invested in you – Guinea leader warns squad

Guinea Interim President, Mamadi Doumbouya, has strongly cautioned his national football team to return home with the trophy or refund their investment ahead of...

Shatta Wale blasts Nigerians on social media

Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has been venting his spleen against Nigerians on social media. The whole point triggered during his recently-held Freedom Wave Concert at...

Man to serve one year jail term for stealing panties

An Embu court has fined a man Sh80,000 or serve one year in prison for stealing a woman’s underwear. The accused, Pius Mugendi, had...

Deadly bombing at restaurant packed for Christmas

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least six people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded restaurant in...

Mahama pays glowing tribute to South Africa’s Desmond Tutu

Former President John Dramani Mahama has paid a glowing tribute to the late South African Archbishop, Desmond Tutu. Mr Mahama has eulogised the deceased...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu passes on aged 90

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died. Tutu was 90 years. South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa,...

Photos of 83-year-old monarch exercising go viral

An 83-year-old Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has been spotted exercising in his palace. The photos making the round on Facebook show the monarch wearing...

Female soldier arrested for accepting marriage proposal

A Nigerian female soldier has been arrested for accepting a marriage proposal while on duty, an army spokesman has said. She had breached the military's...

Clinic shuts down as ‘spirits’ sexually assault nurses

A clinic in Zimbabwe has temporarily shut down after nurses complained of being sexually assaulted by invisible creatures at the institution. The clinic was commissioned...

Pastor launches anointed bra, panties for ladies looking for husbands [Photos]

A Nigerian pastor, Dr J.S. Yusuf, has introduced anointed underwear with a print of his face to attract men for single ladies seeking life...

Lady recounts how her friend was deceived into renting an isolation centre

A Twitter user, Teefah Hassan, has shared the story of how her friend who was in dire need of accommodation was conned into renting...

Police arrest 6 armed robbers who forced passengers to strip naked in bus

Six suspected armed robbers who stripped naked and robbed a bus crew and its passengers of over US$20 000, among other valuables have been...

Tears as bride dies on wedding day [Photos]

A bride, identified as Wezzie Msiska, reportedly died in a ghastly road accident while she was on her way to the church to exchange...

Drama as clinic closes down after nurses complain of being raped by spirits

In what seems to be stranger than fiction encounter, a Zimbabwe clinic was closed after nurses fled, complaining that invisible creatures were raping them....

Court charges mother for allegedly selling baby

A court in Liberia has charged a mother with human trafficking after she allegedly sold her six-month-old baby to an unknown woman for just...

Tears as bride dies hours after wedding

Police in Uganda are investigating circumstances under which a woman died hours after her wedding in Kampala. According to a police report, the lady, identified...

Suspected thief found dead under vehicle at mechanic shop

A suspected thief has been found dead under a parked vehicle at a mechanic workshop in Ago Egun area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The man...

I was shocked – Hit-and-run driver says after being arrested 19 years later

Justice has finally caught up with an errant motorist who committed a hit-and-run accident 19 years ago. The accident, which occurred in 2002, resulted...

41-year-old man raped by four young men

A 41-year-old man is on admission at the hospital after he was raped by four men. According to reports, the victim was walking home...

Nigerian lawmakers reject gender equality bill

Lawmakers in Nigeria have rejected a bill seeking to empower women and promote gender equality. Senator Biodun Olujimi from the south-western Ekiti State was forced...

I will love him till the end – Lady weds bedridden lover [Photos]

True love it is said can be found in the most unlikely places and circumstances and this has been proven by a couple that...

Man with 59 wives, 300 children dies at 74

Popular Nigerian native doctor, Simon Odo, who married 59 wives and gave birth to over 300 children and grandchildren, is dead. The Enugu-based fetish...

Court orders Jacob Zuma to return to jail

A South African court has ruled that the country’s former President, Jacob Zuma, should be returned to prison, saying his medical parole was “unlawful”. The...

Drama in court as pastor’s 17 wives clash with family over his inheritance

There was drama at the Master of the High Court’s offices when relatives of the late rapist and polygamist, Robert Martin Gumbura, clashed with...

Love doesn’t judge – 22-year-old declares after tying knot with lover, 76

The 54 years age difference between a Rwandan woman and her lover is not enough to keep them worlds apart as well as the...

Son of popular polygamist to marry his two girlfriends

A 20-year-old South African man, Mpumelelo Mseleku, is planning to marry his two girlfriends, Vuyokazi Nciweni and Nompumelelo Makhanya. Mpumelelo is the son of Musa Mseleku,...

COVID-19: UK removes all African countries from the red list

The United Kingdom (UK) has removed all 11 African countries from its red list, which severely restricted travel between those countries and the UK. The...

Cultists set student ablaze for refusing to join

A university in Nigeria has confirmed an incident where a final-year student was attacked and set ablaze for refusing to join a cult. The student...

Outrage as an underage boy marries lover

People have expressed outrage after photos of an underage ''couple'' were shared online. The boy got married to a girl on Thursday, December 9, 2021. A...

BBC Africa Eye uncovers Nigeria’s most-feared organised crime group, ‘Black Axe’

BBC Africa Eye investigates Black Axe, one of the most feared and powerful organised crime groups in Nigeria.   This highly secretive organisation – referred to as a “cult” in...

Man puts up his kidney for sale to raise cash for bride price

A Kenyan man has put up his kidney for sale to raise bride price to marry his dream girl.  The unidentified man claimed that his...

Covid-19: South Africa’s President tests positive

South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being treated for mild symptoms. Mr Ramaphosa started feeling unwell on Sunday after...