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I stole plantain to raise money for my girlfriend’s makeup – Suspect cries

A young man has been arrested for stealing bunches of plantain in Ebedebiri, Sagbama LGA of Bayelsa, after he was accosted by some Good...

Chief orders Mugabe remains reburied

A traditional chief in Zimbabwe has ordered that the remains of the country's former president Robert Mugabe be exhumed and reburied at a national...

Nigeria names ‘Covid test fugitives’

The authorities in Nigeria have published the names of 90 travellers who arrived in the county in the last two weeks, saying they are...

Nigerian Armed Forces Command undertakes study tour at Ghana Immigration Service

The Nigerian Armed Forces Command Staff College has visited Ghana for a study tour to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).According to the statement signed...

Divorce event planner reveals why some married men cheat

A Twitter user, whose bio says he is a 'divorce event planner', has said most married men do not cheat out of their own...

Black Lives Matter activist shot in London

Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head, her party says.The Taking the Initiative Party said...

Lady roaming for network falls off storey building [Video]

A yet-to-be identified Ghanaian lady based in Egypt is currently battling for life after falling off a three-storey building.The incident is said to have...

About 8,000 people displaced as volcano erupts in Congo

Around 8,000 people crossed into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to seek refuge following the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano...

Nigeria’s army chief, 10 other soldiers killed in air crash

Nigeria’s army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash in the north-western state of Kaduna, officials say.The incident happened as...

China doesn’t condone illegal mining – Ambassador

The Chinese government will not condone the participation of Chinese in illegal small-scale mining in Ghana.Besides, the Chinese government did not approve the procedures...

Suspected fraud boys spray money in church [Video]

A viral video has shown moment some young boys sprayed money lavishly in a White Garment church. While the young boys were hailed by the...

Lady narrates why she gave birth to two children for her biological brother [Video]

A lady has narrated her shocking story of how she got pregnant and produced two children for her biological brother.After being raped and impregnated...

Rastafari group seeks to legalise ‘spiritual’ marijuana use

The Rastafarian Society of Kenya has filed a petition to decriminalise the use of cannabis or bhang for 'spiritual' purposes.They argue that followers and...

Man strips in bank over this… [Video]

A video making rounds online captured moment a man stripped in one of the new generational banks to protest against ''illegal withdrawals'' from his...

Boko Haram leader, Shekau reportedly killed

The leader of Boko Haram faction, Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly been killed.Eons Intelligence reports that his death happened...

Man allegedly poisoned to death at his birthday party [Video]

A young man, believed to be a Nigerian, has allegedly been poisoned to death by some friends at his birthday.Though the reason...

Woman celebrates living with HIV for 22 years

A beautiful South African woman has taken to Twitter to celebrate her life after testing positive for HIV 22 years ago. Sharing a beautiful photo of...

Judge kidnapped inside court

A Nigerian judge was on Tuesday kidnapped from inside a court in the northern state of Katsina, local media report.The Sharia court judge, identified...

Bitcoin falls further as China cracks down on crypto currencies

The price of Bitcoin has fallen below $40,000 (£28,210) for the first time in three months, after China imposed fresh curbs on crypto-currencies.Beijing on...

Woman, 16-year-old daughter killed in botched rape attempt

A Nigerian woman, Nkechinyere Nnaama, 49, and her 16-year-old daughter were allegedly murdered in a suspected botched rape attempt on March 30, 2021.According to...

Family members fight over corpse at cemetery [Video]

A fight broke out among family members during a funeral for their deceased loved one.The family members had gathered to commit the deceased...

UK returns to Nigeria $5.9m stolen by ex-governor

Nigeria has received 4.2 million pounds ($5.9 million) looted by a former Governor, who was jailed in Britain for money laundering and fraud, the...

Malawi burns thousands of expired AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses

Health authorities in Malawi have incinerated 19,610 expired doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, saying it will reassure the public that any vaccines they...

Nigeria set to legalise marijuana

The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, says the lower chamber of the National Assembly is set to legalise the use...

U.S.A rapper J. Cole joins Rwanda basketball team; makes historic debut [Video]

Jermaine Cole, popularly known as J, Cole, is having quite the weekend with not only the Friday release of his album, “The Off-Season,” but...

Man kills his two children for money ritual

A 46-year-old man, Musilumu Mbwire, has been arrested for allegedly killing his two children for money ritual at Jiira Village in Bbaale Sub-county, Kayunga District, Uganda.The...

My jobless friend betrayed me after I secured a job for her – Lady narrates

A lady has taken to social media to express grief about a friend who ended up backstabbing her after she helped in uplifting her.There...

From prison to Parliament: Opposition lawmaker narrates her ordeal

Opposition lawmaker Nusrat Hanje has opened up about her ordeals in prison where she stayed for over four months before being released.Ms Hanje, 30,...

30 sentenced to death over anti-police clashes

Thirty people were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a one-day trial for their role in anti-police violence...

I was raped by my pastor when I went for deliverance – Woman shares heartbreaking story [Video]

A Nigerian lady has come out to share her heartbreaking story of surviving rape several times which she said started from her childhood. Dorothy Edet,...

Man dumps wife for refusing to sell one of their triplets

A  30-year-old woman from Marange, Manicaland Province, has said that she was dumped by her husband for refusing to sell one of their triplets while in South Africa...

Man commits suicide after wife denied him s3x

A man, identified as Dumisani Matonsi, has committed suicide after his newly wedded 18-year-old wife denied him of his conjugal rights at Somabula in...

Buhari’s son-in-law declared ‘wanted’

Corruption investigators in Nigeria have declared that the president’s son-in-law Gimba Yau Kumo is “wanted” in connection with an alleged $65m (£46m) housing fraud.The...

New twist in Robert Mugabe burial row

A Zimbabwean chief has denied reports that he had summoned former First Lady Grace Mugabe to his traditional court, in the latest twist in...

Policeman beaten to death in Eid clashes

A police officer in Congo's capital Kinshasa was beaten to death and 46 others were wounded as rival Muslim groups clash during Eid celebrations...

Wife allegedly dies during sex in ‘lover’s house

A married woman has allegedly died following a sex marathon in her lover's house.The deceased, whose identity is yet-to-be known, was rushed to the...

Man dies while dancing at an event [Video]

An event came to an abrupt end recently after one of the male attendees suffered a cardiac arrest while he was dancing and died...

Somalia rejects Mahama’s appointment as AU envoy

Somalia has rejected the appointment of former Ghanaian President John Mahama as the African Union’s (AU) special envoy to help mediate its political impasse...

Transgender women jailed for ‘homosexuality’

Two transgender women in Cameroon were sentenced on Tuesday for “attempted homosexuality," according to their lawyers.The two women were arrested earlier this year for...

South Africa to allow women marry multiple husbands; here is why

In the near future women in South Africa will soon be allowed to marry more than one husband, in the same way, that polygamous...