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He accused me of destroying farms – 15-year-old boy on why he nearly killed age-mate

A 15-year-old boy, Buba Bindiga, attacked his age-mate with a machete in Kwara state for allegedly accusing him of destroying farms.  It would be recalled that the...

You’re poor if you allow your phone to ring in church – Pastor

The founder and senior pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie has claimed that anyone who lets his phone ring in the church is a...

Two SHS students die after being struck by lightening

In a tragic development, two schoolgirls have died after being struck by lightning while on their way from school. The two schoolgirls were students...

Three men caught with 650g cannabis sentenced to 3 weeks community service

As part of efforts to enhance the implementation of Non-Custodial measures in Bauchi State, the Non-Custodial Service Bauchi State Command is in receipt of...

TB Joshua’s widow and the battle for his Nigerian church

Evelyn Joshua has become the head of one of Africa's most influential evangelical churches, but the 52-year-old is faced with the challenge of maintaining...

Teacher accused of Satanism after snakes appeared in classroom

A school teacher from Chipinge has slapped Chimana Secondary School Development Committee (SDC) and village heads with a $5 million defamation lawsuit after they...

Support Africa to tackle youth unemployment – UN General Assembly urged

The United Nations (UN) Eminent Peace Ambassador in Ghana, Bishop Dr Sam Owusu, has appealed to the General Assembly to help Africa tackle youth...

Man shares horrifying story of how his parents burnt him over his wife

He was nearly burnt alive by his biological parents for choosing a wife, as against the mystery woman his parents presented to him. This is...

Prison warden held after Kenya terror convicts escape

The Kenya government says security agencies are on high alert following the escape of three terror convicts from Kenya's most secure prison. One of those...

Student who beat lecturer to coma breaks silence

Final year Microbiology student of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, Salaudeen Waliu, has opened up on why he assaulted his female lecturer and supervisor, Zakariyau.  Recall...

School ceiling collapse injures 12 children

Twelve children and an adult have been hospitalized after a school ceiling collapsed in South London.  The incident occurred on Monday November 15, on the second floor...

Student allegedly beats lecturer into coma

A student at the University of Ilorin in Nigeria has been detained by the police after accusations he beat up a female lecturer. Police say...

Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam runs for President in Lybia

The son of Libya’s late leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, has registered as a candidate in the country’s first direct presidential election next month. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi...

Aliko Dangote bereaved

The group vice-president of Dangote Industries Limited, Sani Dangote, has died. Sani, who is Aliko Dangote‘s younger brother, died on Sunday in a United States...

Woman caught cheating with another man stabs husband to death

A man identified as Abdulateef, popularly known as Dagana, has been stabbed to death by his second wife after he caught her with another...

Mother of three almost lynched for stealing a goat

A mother of three is thanking her stars for being alive after she was caught stealing a goat. Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...

Bundles of foreign currency pulled out of woman’s bra [Video]

The moment a woman dipped her hands into another woman's bosom to dig out wads of cash was filmed at an event. Apparently, friends of...

Homeless teen jailed for living in ceiling for 2 months without owner’s knowledge

A homeless 19-year-old  teen from Mutare has been jailed after he was found living in the ceiling of a private home without the knowledge...

40 pupils arrested for chaos over school food, smashing headmaster’s car

The Zimbabwe Republic Police have been given a seven-day ultimatum by human rights lawyers to hand over names of police officers who reportedly assaulted...

House help locks boss in bathroom, bolts with laptop and other items

A woman from the Lang’ata area in Nairobi found herself in a rather awkward situation after her house help locked her inside a bathroom...

Mother loses three children including a 10-month-old baby to house fire

A mother is in mourning after she lost her three children to a night fire in Limuru Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya. An alarm was raised...

Man eats from the same plate with a hen [Video]

A man was filmed sharing a plate of rice with a hen. In the video, the man is seen eating from the plate with a spoon while...

Nurse shares horror encounter with patient

A nurse has narrated an unusual encounter with a patient whose skin could not be penetrated with a needle. She explained that several attempts to...

Rwanda goes electric with locally made motorbikes

For 12 years Didier Ndabahariye has been ferrying passengers around the streets of Kigali – one of the thousands of motorbike taxi drivers, known...

Couple arrested for sharing ‘nude photo’ of President freed

A Court has finally set free the couple from Beitbridge who got arrested last year in June for sharing a photoshopped nude picture of...

Malawi Parliament welcomes country’s first ever Albino MP

Malawi’s Parliament on Monday welcomed the country’s first ever elected albino lawmaker when it reconvened after months of recess. The presence of Overstone Kondowe...

Mother calls out school as 3-year-old daughter is left with cane marks

A mother has called out a school after her daughter, 3, was flogged by a teacher.  The three-year-old returned from school with multiple cane marks...

I regret giving birth to him – Mother of Boko Haram leader speaks

Falmata Shekau, mother of former Boko Haram leader, late Abubakar Shekau, has said she regretted giving birth to him because he was a tragedy...

Police officer stabs colleague to death

A police officer has allegedly stabbed his colleague, Sergeant Yerin Sapele, to death in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital. It was gathered that the two...

Prayerful man who killed wife, children slumps and dies in court

A 38-year old-Gweru man, who grabbed headlines on Tuesday after he brutally murdered his wife and their two minor children, collapsed and died at...

Boxer dies after collapsing in ring after knockdown [Video]

Zimbabwean boxer, Taurai Zimunya, has reportedly died shortly after he collapsed following a knockout on Sunday evening. Zimunya, 24, a licensed professional boxer, collapsed in...

Bizarre moment as SHS students are reportedly attacked by spirits [Video]

Classes have been stopped at Mbungu Secondary School in Zimbabwe after suspected goblins attacked female learners at the school premises. In a video that has...

University bars graduands without first class from convocation hall

The University of Ibadan has barred graduands without first-class honors from attending the 2021 convocation ceremonies physically. Instead, they were asked to join the convocation...

LGBTQ: Drama as celeb is blocked from attending red carpet event

Churches in Zimbabwe have mobilised to block SA media personality Somizi Mhlongo from coming to Zimbabwe because of his sexual orientation. Somizi was expected to...

DR Congo announces new Ebola cases

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed eight new Ebola virus cases in North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

Minister jumps through office window to escape arrest as police chase him over corruption

Police officers who stormed Kenya’s Nairobi City Hall to arrest the county’s acting secretary Dr Jairus Musumba over alleged corruption missed him by an...

Man kills daughter’s boyfriend, claims he sold her to a sex-trafficking ring

A Washington man killed his daughter’s teenage boyfriend after he believed he sold his child to sex traffickers in Seattle, police said.  John Eisenman, 60,...

Photoshoot ends badly as man slips on footbridge

A photoshoot ended badly for a Harare man after he slipped and fell while posing for some photographs at Julius Nyerere Way footbridge. Vincent was...

Conjoined twins survive 27-hour intense surgery

One of Cameroon's rare conjoined twins have survived an intense operation lasting 27 hours to separate them. The adorable nine-month-old sisters, named Elizabeth and Mary,...

Couple, two daughters die in accident on their way to funeral

Four family members on Monday perished in a road accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, Kenya while heading for the burial of their kin in...