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Woman on motorbike snatches two-week-old baby from his mother’s arms

A mother in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, is in pain after her baby was snatched from her arms by a woman who was...

Tragedy as police vehicle runs over 9-year-old girl

A nine-year-old girl from Dete, who was in Grade 3, lost her life after she was reportedly run over by a police vehicle while...

Soldier detained for assaulting nurses during his wife’s delivery [Photos]

The 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, Kwara State, has detained a soldier for allegedly assaulting two female nurses.  The incident...

Trafficked to Europe for sex: A survivor’s escape story

Every year thousands of women are trafficked to European cities and put to work having sex with men. Jewel, a young Nigerian who had...

Coup in Sudan; Civilian leaders arrested

Members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those...

Popular gospel musician kidnapped and robbed

Famed Zimbabwean gospel artiste, Kudzaishe Nyakudya, has been assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by three unknown men who reportedly walked away with an undisclosed...

Drama as man catches his pregnant wife in bed with his bestfriend

A heartbroken man from Chiredzi North was reportedly left with no option but to dump his six months pregnant wife at his best friend’s...

I killed a Catholic priest because he sodomised me – Man tells court

A suspect linked to the murder of Reverend Father Michael Maingi Kyengo from Machakos county in Kenya, has said that he killed the Catholic Priest...

School girls allegedly lynch boy who sneaked into their dormitory at night

Police report that a 17-year-old student at Gathiruini boys secondary school in Kiambu county, lost his life after he was lynched by girls from...

Baby survives after mother buried her in shallow grave

A newborn girl has miraculously survived being packed in a suitcase and buried in a shallow grave. She was allegedly packed in a suitcase by...

Sex, hope and activism: meet ‘Uganda’s rudest woman’

Her sexually explicit protests have been likened to pornography, but Ugandan activist and writer Stella Nyanzi says sex is the most effective -- and...

George Weah rewards taxi driver who returned $50k

Liberia’s President, George Weah, has honoured an 18-year-old motorcycle taxi rider who found and returned $50,000 (£36,000) to a businesswoman who had lost the...

16 arrested for hosting sex party

Some 16 people have been arrested by the police in Harare after being caught red-handed at a sex party in the residential suburb of Kuwadzana. The lewd...

Man burns wife, children over divorce

A 49-year-old Odzi woman was burnt to death while her minor children are battling for life at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital after her Mozambican...

Nairobi: Female police officer attacked, uniform stolen

A female police officer is nursing injuries after being stabbed in the back by unknown assailants in Nairobi. The officer, attached to the Kenyatta...

Gbagbo’s statesmanship must be commended

Former President of Cote D’Ivoire, Koudou Laurent Gbagbo deserves commendation for his statesmanship and the love for peace and democracy since returning to his...

Blind woman arrested over exhumed human skull

A visually impaired woman, identified as Mrs. Eseme James, a native of Nnung Oku Ibiet village in Oruk Anam Local government area of Akwa...

Man kills wife’s lover after luring him with erotic texts

An alleged philandering man from Chivi died after he was stabbed to death by his lover’s husband. The suspicious husband lured the cheating man...

Shock as ‘female prisoner’ is discovered to be actually male

There was chaos and drama at Shurugwi Female Prison last week after a supposedly female prisoner was discovered to be a male. According to the...

15-year-old commits suicide after he was caught having sex

A Form One student from Chitungizwa in Zimbabwe, has committed suicide after being busted by his own mother bedding a 14-year-old girl. The boy was...

90-year-old defiles 2 granddaughters; claims victims ‘seduced him’

The Dedza Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced a 90- year old grandfather to 21 years imprisonment for defiling two granddaughters aged 10 and...

71-year-old man allegedly dies during sex romp in hotel

Tragedy struck in Sagamu when a 71-year-old man, identified as Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi, reportedly died during a sex romp with a commercial sex worker...

Devil tempted me to rape 11-year-old girl – Suspect tells court

A 42-year-old man, Joel Jacob, who is being remanded in a Jos Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl, claims that the devil...

Woman sues two brothers for stoning her house at night

Two brothers have found themselves on the wrong side of the law over malicious damage claims. The suspects, Paul Njau Kibue and John Njua...

Teacher arrested for trading blows with student in classroom [Video]

A private school teacher has been arrested following an outcry that trailed a viral video of him assaulting his student. The teacher, identified as Michael...

Don’t allow pain of losing election influence suspicion of cheating – Akufo-Addo

The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Nana Akufo-Addo, has charged presidential aspirants on the African continent to prioritize...

Masquerades arrested after robbery operation

Two masquerades have been arrested for allegedly robbing a resident of Melege community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspects, identified as Sheriff...

Judge summoned after being accused of failing to check bank balance in fraud case

A Nairobi court has summoned Kitale High Court judge, his wife, and his son to appear in court on November 12, 2021, in a...

Elon Musk mocks Jeff Bezos as he extends lead as world’s richest man with $222 billion

Elon Musk has come through on his promise to send Jeff Bezos a silver medal now that the Tesla CEO has surpassed the Amazon founder to become...

Student allegedly stabbed to death over woman

A Form Four student was on Monday, October 11 stabbed to death after he had issues with another man over a woman in a...

Woman in police custody for alleged child theft

A woman, who claimed to have been given a two-month-old baby, is in police custody as investigations go on. This was after she was...

Woman in court over slap that led to loss of neighbour’s teeth

A Kenyan woman has landed herself in court after she allegedly slapped a young boy whom she found sitting outside to a point of...

Headmaster bags life sentence for defiling 13 male pupils

The International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) Uganda on Friday, October 8, sentenced a pastor to life imprisonment after he was convicted...

Two allegedly killed over memory card

Two families are grieving the loss of their loved ones after their people were killed in separate incidents for demanding their memory cards. In...

SHS student fakes own kidnap to extort money from ‘stingy’ mum

A Senior High School 3 (SHS) student in Abia State, identified as Obinna Nwatu, has been arrested by the police for faking his kidnap to...

Suspected thief electrocuted in attempt to steal transformer cables

A suspected thief met his death on Tuesday while allegedly vandalising an electric cable on Eric Moore Road, in the Surulere area of Lagos...

Man allegedly kills neighbour for mocking him over wife

Police in Yala, Siaya County, Kenya are in pursuit of a 28-year-old man who clobbered his 30-year-old neighbour to death. According to the police,...

Mahama mourns as ‘true friend’ passes on

Former President John Dramani Mahama is mourning the death of Kenyan legal practitioner, Evans Monari. Mr Monari reportedly passed on on Monday night at the Nairobi Hospital's...

Mountain Gorilla in famous selfie dies aged 14

Ndakasi, the Gorilla who photobombed a Selfie, has died in the arms of her caretaker. She died at age 14 in the Democratic...

Rapist teacher ignores judge, reads Bible while being sentenced

A primary school teacher caused drama at the Milimani law courts in Nairobi moments where he was slapped with a 20-year jail term for defiling...