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Man who disappeared while going to buy rice reunites with family after 47 years

A Kenyan man, James Mwaura, who disappeared from home 47 years ago, has found his way back home in Molo, Nakuru County, thanks to Facebook. Mr Mwaura, now...

Meet the man whose saliva burns like fire

Having to be born different is one of the most challenging aspects of human existence, and especially, having to face judgmental lot in society. This...

JSS 2 student stabs School Prefect [Photo]

Senior Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Education, Mr Castro Ezama has decried high level of moral decadence and increasing cultism in Secondary and...

Girl, 15, allegedly commits suicide over grades, lists names of mates who mocked her

A 15-year-old girl, who sat for her Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Bwikya Muslim Primary School in Hoima City in western Uganda last year,...

Tunisia Health Minister sacked as Covid-19 spirals

Tunisia's Health Minister, Faouzi Mehdi has been sacked as the country struggles to cope with surging numbers of coronavirus cases. He faced criticism for organizing...

Fraudsters inject 800 Ugandans with water instead of Covid shots

At least 800 people in Uganda received fake Covid-19 vaccines in June from “unscrupulous people” as employers rush to inoculate workers amid a spike...

Séléka: The history of a Central African armed group

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former Séléka leader, is facing charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the crimes he committed in the...

13 Nigerian policemen killed in ambush

The authorities in Nigeria say 13 policemen were killed in an ambush by suspected armed gangs in the north-western state of Zamfara on Sunday. Seven...

Woman dies 4 days after her wedding [Photos]

A 31-year-old woman, Ate Joy Veronica, who died four days after her wedding, has been buried in Benue state.  Veronica and her husband, Irabor Samuel,...

Mali interim President survives assassination attempt

Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita has been targeted in an attempted stabbing attack after Eid al-Adha prayers at the Grand Mosque in the capital,...

Church sacks 40 pastors for not meeting targets for ‘tithes and offerings’

A man, who identified himself as a former pastor of a church in Nigeria, has claimed he and other pastors were sacked by the church for...

The MP who was slapped but not beaten

When Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur hit global headlines for becoming the first North African woman to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, another Tunisian woman...

Nigerian pilot escapes as another military jet crashes

The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) on Monday confirmed the crash of an Alpha Jet aircraft in Zamfara. The aircraft was returning from air interdiction between the...

Fuel tanker explodes; at least 13 killed

At least 13 people were killed when a petrol tanker overturned and caught fire in western Kenya over the weekend. The truck collided with another...

Jacob Zuma appears in virtual corruption trial from jail

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma has appeared on a video link from prison to attend a corruption trial. Mr Zuma faces charges of fraud...

Amputee hawker buys house, owns pure water factory [Photo]

Mary Daniel, the sachet water hawker who went viral because she's an amputee, has acquired a 17.5 million Naira apartment in Lagos. The 27-year-old Kogi indigene...

Groom abducted at wedding ceremony by men yet to be identified

There was chaos at a wedding ceremony after unknown men stormed a wedding venue and kidnapped the groom. The incident reportedly occurred inside the New...

Bizarre: Kidnapped 12-year-old boy found inside coffin

Security operatives in Kwara State have rescued a 12-year-old boy suspected to be a kidnapped victim.  The boy was rescued by the joint border patrol...

Nigerian army general shot dead in attack

A senior Nigerian army officer has been shot dead by gunmen while travelling from the central city of Lokoja to the capital Abuja. Maj-Gen Hassan...

Man gifted 246 cows for mother’s funeral

The backyard of Nigerian entrepreneur, Obi Cubana, has been turned into a cattle ranch ahead of his mother’s burial ceremony. This became so as Cubana...

How cooking oil helped shop employees to stop looters during South Africa riots [Videos]

Shop workers in a South African town hit by ongoing riots foiled looters by pouring cooking oil on the floor outside the entrance to...

Pirates on rampage in Gulf of Guinea – Abducts Ghanaian fishing vessel crew

Pirates have abducted nine crew members of Ghanaian-registered fishing vessels in separate attacks off the Gulf of Guinea. Five abductees in the first attack have...

South Africa Zuma riot: Top politician apologises for punching looter

The leader of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province has apologised for punching a looter who was attempting to make off with goods stolen from a...

Meet the woman running to become Somali president

When Somalia’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam, announced her candidacy for president in the next elections, the reaction in Mogadishu was...

No-stress scripture: Nigerian Christians embrace Pidgin Bible

At the Heavenly Citizen's Church in Lagos, the pastor and congregation have adopted a new tool to help them understand Christian scripture: the first...

‘Vampire’ gives chilling confession of killing over 10 children, drinking their blood

A Kenyan man described by authorities as a “bloodthirsty vampire” has confessed to the grisly slayings of 10 children — in some cases, sucking...

Covid in Namibia: ‘Fifteen of my relatives have died’

Former Namibian football star Marley Ngarizemo has lost 15 relatives including his father, brother, sister-in-law and an aunt since the third wave of Covid...

At least 45 dead in South Africa riots after jailing of ex-president

At least 45 people have now died in the violence that has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the jailing of former President...

I can’t be friends with every pastor – Oyedepo on TB Joshua’s funeral snub

Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, also known as, Winners Chapel, has said he couldn't be friends with every...

Cheating ends in joy as two men peacefully exchange wives

Two middle-aged men from Busia County in Western Kenya have mutually agreed to exchange their wives to settle their differences. Josh Odour and Sakis...

Six dead as pro-Jacob Zuma protests intensify in South Africa

Six people have so far been confirmed dead amid #FreeZuma protests in South Africa, where the army has been deployed to quell tension. The protests...

Photos of late T.B. Joshua’s Mausoleum

Popular Nigerian Televangelist, Prophet T.B. Joshua, was laid to rest in his church premises on Friday, July 9. Here are photos of his Mausoleum:

Man slumps and dies after reading DNA results

Anger has trailed the death of a man who slumped allegedly after reading the result of a DNA test conducted on his son. According to...

Popular footballer marries for third time

The captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa, got married over the weekend for the third time. According to the Nation, Musa got married in...

Checkout TB Joshua’s final resting place [Photos]

Popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua has been buried in Lagos after a week of funeral rites. He was buried at the church’s premises after an...

COVID-19: Nigeria records first confirmed case of deadly Delta variant

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2. A statement released...

Over 9,000 sign petition to stop Nigerians from eating dogs

Over 9,000 people around the world have signed a petition to stop Nigerians from eating dogs.  The petition was launched on Change.org by one Natasha Choolun. It...

COVAX aims to deliver 520 million vaccine doses to Africa this year

The global vaccine distribution scheme, COVAX, aims to deliver 520 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa this year, its managing director said, with supplies...

Twin sisters impregnated by same boy

Teenage twin sisters have been allegedly impregnated by a 16-year-old boy at Tole, a town in West African country, Cameroon. According to reports, the 16-year-old...

Pastor Chris to hold healing crusade on TB Joshua’s funeral date

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Founder and President of Christ Embassy church, is set to hold a three-day healing programme ‘Healing Streams With Pastor Chris’ from...