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Johnson Sirleaf, Tanzania President, others named 2021 Influential Women in Africa

Former Liberia President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tanzania President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, have been named in the list of top 100 most influential women...

Rwandan court finds real-life ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero guilty on terror-related charges

A Rwandan court on Monday found Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide,...

Rwanda: The mysterious deaths of political opponents

The death of former Rwandan lieutenant Revocant Karemangingo, a critic of President Paul Kagame, is the latest addition to a list DW has compiled...

CCTV captures man in police uniform breaking into home [Video]

A Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has exposed a man purported to be a police officer who broke into a resident's home. In the video, which...

Military junta rejects ECOWAS’ demand to let Conde leave Guinea

Guinea’s military junta said on Friday it would not bow to regional pressure and allow President Alpha Conde, detained since his overthrow on September...

Guinea: Akufo-Addo, Ouattara to confer with coup leader

The chairman of ECOWAS, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday visited Guinea to meet the military leaders in that country, a day after the...

One dead, many injured as festival turns bloody

One person has been killed after violence erupted during a community annual festival in Ughelli Kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria. It was gathered that several...

Two children mauled to death by hyena while asleep

Two children have been killed by hyenas at Baisa village in Kinango, Kwale County, Kenya. The siblings, Lugo Nyale, 2, Mbodze Nyawa, 1, were attacked...

Missing siblings found dead

Lifeless bodies of two sisters, who were reported missing, have been discovered by the Limpopo police, South Africa in a bush on Tuesday evening,...

Mistress allegedly pours hot water on housewife in her sleep

A married woman, Adeola Moshood, 33, is critically ill at Gbagada General Hospital in Lagos after her husband’s mistress, Precious Ahanonu, attacked and poured...

Footage of how thief tactically stole man’s phone [Video]

An unidentified man committed the almost perfect thievery, but for a hidden camera that captured all his tricks. A video widely in circulation shows the...

Nigerian tech expert dies in his sleep, 7 days after winning $125 million U.S. govt contract

A Nigerian tech expert, David Gbodi Odaibo, has reportedly died in his sleep, seven days after winning a $125 million United States government contract.  His brother and Chief...

Bishop Oyedepo shares how a worshipper ran mad after trying to steal from his church

Bishop David Oyedepo, President and Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has revealed how a worshipper ran mad while trying to steal from the...

Rare snow surprises residents in Cameroon

Rare snow in the tropical country of Cameroon near the equator has surprised many residents who took to social media to share their excitement. The...

Governor’s son reports mum to anti-graft body over alleged fraud

Abdulazeez Ganduje, son of Kano State governor, Umar Ganduje, has reportedly dragged his mother and the first lady of the state, Hafsat Ganduje, before the Economic...

Pastor accused of selling fake oil that cures coronavirus

Bishop Climate Wiseman, the Kenyan pastor and founder of Bishop Climate Ministries in Camberwell District, South London, United Kingdom, has denied fraud allegation after allegedly...

Twin brothers marry one wife [Video]

A young lady, whose name is identified as Marie Josiane from Rwanda, is said to have married two male twins.The twin brothers are expecting...

TB Joshua still General Overseer of Synagogue church – Wife

The Chairperson of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Lagos, Evelyn Joshua, has declared that her late husband, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known...

Angry students burn down school as principal fails to register them for WAEC exam [Photos]

Some angry students have burnt down a whole school over the failure of the Principal to register them for the West African Examination Council...

Man allegedly kills mother for ‘hiding food in her room’

A 28-year-old South African man, Mukhethwa Tshivhase, has allegedly killed his mother with a broomstick because she ‘hid their food in her room’ The suspect,...

Popular actor ties knot with colleague in plush ceremony [Photos]

Nigerian movie superstars Stan Nze and Blessing Obasi, have tied the knot in a plush ceremony. It was a star-studded event that took place on...

Twin brothers married to same woman share interesting story

A set of twin brothers have transcended from sharing the same birthdays and properties to sharing one wife. The identical twins have wedded a Rwandan...

Panic as bandits allegedly send threat letter to four communities

Residents of Dange/Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto have been thrown into panic and confusion after bandits allegedly sent a threat letter notifying them of impending attacks. Recall...

God does not make mistakes – Pastor Adeboye tells ‘transgenders’

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye, has reacted to the growing number of 'transgenders' in the world. The clergyman,...

Two die as church building collapses during service [Photos]

No fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead after a building belonging to the Holy Ghost Church in Abeda Pave Community, Chachanji Ward in...

TB Joshua’s disciples evicted from Synagogue Church [Video]

Some local disciples of late Temitope Balogun Joshua, aka T.B. Joshua, have been evicted from the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). Speaking with Daily...

Fake lawyer who practiced for 10 years arrested

A man, identified as Adebowale Babatunde, has been arrested for parading himself as a lawyer while presenting himself as a counsel before a Magistrate...

Court approves appointment of T.B. Joshua’s wife as SCOAN trustee

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has approved the appointment of Mrs Evelyn Joshua as a trustee of the Synagogue Church Of All...

Man commits suicide, leaves behind phone’s pattern and MoMo pin in note

Lawrence Munene, 24, who committed suicide in his house on Monday, September 6, has been found to have left behind a suicide note, his...

Commotion as fraud boy’s British client snatches his wife [Photos]

An inter-racial couple’s wedding is presently trending on social media with claims that the Nigerian bride was previously engaged to the fraud boy known...

Staff of former Nigerian President kidnapped

Three workers of former President Olusegun Obasanjo have been abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at a village in Abeokuta, Ogun state, According to reports, the three...

Police officer shot dead inside station

A Police officer, identified as Sergeant Basharu Alhassan, has been shot dead at Warawa Divisional Police Headquarters in Kano. He was said to have been...

Popular pastor and wife celebrate 54th wedding anniversary

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E. A.  Adeboye, and his wife, Folu, are celebrating their 54th wedding...

Guinea’s president arrested by soldiers who staged coup [Video]

Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea’s capital have announced a nationwide curfew “until further notice” and the replacement of regional governors by the...

Beggar busted for making her son pose as physically challenged [Video]

A Nairobi woman who begs at vantage points with her physically challenged son has been exposed at a hospital where they had gone for...

“The period God stopped talking to me” – Pastor Adeboye opens up

Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has disclosed how he made a mistake of pride and he suffered for...

Yvonne Nelson’s ex, Iyanya gets top political appointment

Nigerian singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, has been appointed the Senior Special Assistant on Tourism and Entertainment to the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade. The...

Wife files for divorce after husband refused to get COVID-19 vaccine

A South African lady has filed for divorce from her husband of 18 years after he refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Recounting how her husband,...

Policewoman allegedly insures family members, hires hitmen to kill them and claims insurance money

A female Gauteng police officer allegedly insured her family members then went on a killing spree, wiping them out with the help of hitmen...

Widow, children rendered homeless as brother-in-law takes over house

An 84-year-old man, Maxwell Akuwuodor, has allegedly rendered a widow, Mrs Rosena Akuwuodor, and her four children homeless. Our correspondent, who visited the scene of...