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Woman weeps as she recounts how she found out her husband is gay [Video]

A Nigerian woman couldn't hold back her tears as she recounted how she found out her husband was gay. The lady who identified herself as...

Fan caresses artiste’s private part on stage during performance [Video]

A video has gone viral on Twitter showing a male fan groping popular South African dancer Zodwa Wabantu during her recent performance.  In 2019 a...

Check out what a pastor was caught doing to church members [Photo]

In Christianity it is believed that pastors are supposed to be representatives of God on earth. They are the ones who are supposed to spread...

Woman who went missing found dismembered under hubby’s bathtub

The search for a missing Eastern Cape caregiver, who was reported missing in July 2019, ended in disappointment when her decapitated body was found...

Gunmen invade winners chapel abduct church members

Unknown gunmen have attacked a branch of Living Faith Church Worldwide along Lokoja–Okene road in Adavi Local Government Council of Kogi State. The kidnappers invaded...

Lecturer sues ex-commissioner for allegedly ‘snatching his wife’

A former Nasarawa State Commissioner for Agriculture and Water Resources, Prof. Alanana Otaki, has been sued by a Deputy Provost of College of Agriculture, Science and Technology,...

Two married men fight in public over ‘sidechick’

Two married men have allegedly destroyed a car while fighting over a woman in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According to Facebook user, Atsuwe Shadrack,...

Child bride who was convicted of killing her husband pardoned

Kano child bride, Rahma Hussein, has been pardoned seven years after she was convicted for killing her husband.  Madam Hussein, who was arrested at the age...

My father has been sleeping with me for over 7 years – Teenager tells police

A 45-year-old school teacher, Nelson Akinsowon, who has allegedly been having carnal knowledge of his 17-year-old daughter since she was 10 years old, has...

Veteran actor dies after being bedridden for five years

Veteran Nollywood actor, Victor Olaotan, has been reported dead aged 69. Mr Olaotan had been bedridden for five years after being involved in a ghastly...

Sarkodie reveals how he spent his biggest paycheck [Video]

Rapper Sarkodie has finally disclosed how he spent his first paycheck since he made a debut in the Ghana music industry. According to him,...

Nigeria state oil firm makes first profit in 44 years

Nigeria’s state oil company has made a profit for the first time in its 44-year history, the government has announced. President Muhammadu Buhari, who is...

Buhari turns heads with his shoes [Photo]

Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, has set social media buzzing with his pair of shoes he wore to an event. The shoe was a blue suede on...

Samsung remotely disables TVs looted in South Africa

Electronics giant Samsung has “blocked” TVs stolen in South Africa during the unrest in July, rendering them unusable. The company says it has an inbuilt...

Citizens rely on insects for food as severe drought hits Madagascar

Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", according to the United Nations (UN), which says tens of thousands...

Uganda welcomes first group of Afghan refugees

A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early Wednesday in Uganda where they will be given temporary...

Lecturer rejects KNUST appointment over poor salary

A Zimbabwean lecturer, Dr Matthew Chiwaridzo, has declined an officer as a senior lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in...

Woman gets married to groom’s photo [Watch]

Social media users have been thrown into disarray after photos of a woman getting married to her groom's photos popped up. The lady, believed to...

Zuma allies seek donations for legal bills

Allies of South Africa's graft-tainted former president Jacob Zuma, who was jailed for contempt of court last month, on Tuesday pleaded with the public...

Bishop Oyedepo bans use of earphones, airpods in church

Founder of Winner’s Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has banned the use of earphones and others in his church, describing them as devil’s tools. According to...

Africans lack basic means to prevent Covid-19 transmission – Study

Millions of Africans are at risk of contracting Covid-19 due to a lack of the most basic public health tools to protect themselves, including...

Desperate Nigerians sell homes and land to free kidnapped children

After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam's 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he sold his car and a parcel of land and cleaned...

I slacked a lot and I’m sorry – Elikem Kumordzie tells Pokello in latest post

Ghanaian celebrity tailor, Elikem Kumordzie, has asked his ex-wife, Zimbabwean socialite, Pokello Nare, to forgive him after their failed marriage. In his latest post...

Residents face 12 months jail term for blowing nose without tissue, spitting

Leaders in Nairobi are introducing new rules and regulations they say will keep Kenya’s capital clean and hygienic. The new rules and regulations were introduced...

Nairobi to jail people who blow their nose without handkerchief in public

A new law has been passed in Nairobi which prohibits blowing of nose without hankerchief or tissue in public.  The new rules and regulations, which are aimed...

WTO boss welcomes bias ruling over ‘grandmother’ jibe

The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has welcomed a ruling by the Swiss media regulator that found a newspaper headline...

‘The bigger your belly the more women find you attractive’ [Photos]

As the saying goes, one man’s food is another man’s poison. That is what the case is like in the Bodi Tribe, Ethiopia. In...

Lesbian murders children to spite mother

A 34-year-old South African lesbian, Busisiwe Labi, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months imprisonment for killing her two children. Judge Belinda Hartle...

Nigeria expects to lift Twitter ban by end of year

Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year, Information Minister Lai Mohammed told Reuters on Thursday, adding that...

Uganda suspends 54 civil society groups

The Ugandan government said on Friday it had ordered more than 50 non-governmental organisations to suspend operations, a major escalation of its efforts to...

I have lived with diabetes for 35 years – Obasanjo opens up

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has spoken out about living with diabetes for the last 35 years. President Obasanjo said many of his friends...

Two-year-old girls die in house fire after being allegedly locked by guardian [Photos]

Two girls, aged two, burnt to death after they and another child were allegedly left home alone by a caregiver in a locked house...

Uganda scraps controversial anti-p*rnography ‘miniskirt’ law

Uganda’s constitutional court is scrapping a controversial anti-pornography law whose provisions included a ban on wearing miniskirts in public, in a decision hailed by...

House help in court for allegedly defiling 12-year-old boy [Photo]

A 22-year-old Kenyan house help has been charged with raping a 12-year-old boy for six months and forcing his five-year-old sister to have oral...

Tanzania: Ex-minister dies from coronavirus-related complications

Tanzania’s former Finance Minister, Basil Mramba, has died at the age of 81 after being hospitalised with Covid-19 complications, his family says.He died on...

South Sudanese women demand promotions, administrative roles in armed forces

The women of South Sudan are demanding that they be promoted in the army, police, and other organised forces so that they can participate...

Law graduate cries for job

A desperate law graduate has taken to social media to publicly appeal that she needs help with getting a job. Zainab Aderonke Adeyemo shared...

Man reports wife to police for buying stolen baby [Photo]

A Kenyan man has handed his 25-year-old wife to the police for faking a pregnancy and later buying a baby to pretend she had...

Man allegedly loses his mind as woman turns into goat while in bed with him

One Joel Namasaka claimed his girlfriend turned into a goat while in bed with him at Mayuge village, Navakholo constituency in Kakamega county of...

Russia will not support Equatorial Guinea

The security in Equatorial Guinea is falling apart: the weak and underequipped army is not ready to confront the gathering outside forces ready to...