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Burundi’s ex-president Buyoya dies

Former President of Burundi, Pierre Buyoya, has died aged 71, his cousin and a diplomatic source have confirmed to the BBC. The family source said...

Tanzania ‘chooses local herbs over vaccine’

Tanzania has reportedly said it has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines, instead, pinning its hopes on research into “local herbs”. In an interview with...

Bizzare: Woman gives birth to a chicken-like creature [Video]

A 27-year-old woman shocked her neighbours who woke up on Sunday morning to the news of her delivering a chicken-like creature. Reports indicate the bizarre...

Bishop suspended for doing the unthinkable

A popular Diocesan Bishop has been suspended for allegedly having sex with the wife of another priest. According to a letter seen by Premium Times,...

If you have this blood type, you’re at a high risk of severe Covid

It's not just your habits or pre-existing conditions that determine how you'd respond to the novel coronavirus if you were to contract it. The...

Akufo-Addo attends swearing-in ceremony of President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire [Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo attended the swearing-in ceremony, in Abidjan, of His Excellency Alassane Ouattara as President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire...

Pastor, herbalist jailed for dealing in human parts

A church founder, identified as Pastor Gabriel Josaya, also known as Eli-Wakuku and a herbalist identified as Gabriel Moyosore, have bagged a four-year jail sentence for dealing...

Demands by ghost of a murdered man will shock you

The avenging spirit of a businessman who was murdered 36-years-ago, is reportedly demanding for compensation from the families of the five men behind the sad act.  Manica...

Maid jailed for infecting employer’s baby with syphilis [Photos]

A Ugandan househelp, Vicky Abiria has been sentenced for feeding her boss' baby with her urine.  Abiria was sentenced to four years imprisonment by Kira...

Coronavirus: Nearly 30 Nigerian army generals test positive

The Nigerian army says close to 30 generals have tested positive for coronavirus after they attended a military conference. Testing was ordered when a major-general...

African leaders congratulate Akufo-Addo

African leaders continue to extend their well-wishes to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his successful re-election at the just-ended presidential election in Ghana. Heads...

Nigeria readies to receive 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

The Nigerian government says it’s put machinery in place to receive 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine by early next year. This comes as the...

Why Bridget Bema, the ‘stubborn’ Kenyan girl is trending [Video]

A young Kenyan girl named Bridget Bema recently caught the attention of social media users after a video of her being called...

South Africa officially in a second wave of Covid-19

South Africa’s health minister has said the country is now experiencing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Minister Zweli Mkhize said four provinces –...

82-year-old Nigerian king hits the gym [Video]

Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi, the present Alaafin of Oyo, has been spotted working energetically on his punches despite his age.   In the video, shared on...

Kenyan man ‘who woke up in a morgue dies’

A Kenyan man who "came back to life" in a morgue where he had been taken after being presumed dead last week has died,...

Nobody told me goat was an animal – Vegetarian cries out

A self-acclaimed vegan has called out a restaurant customer care to cry out after she ordered for 'Goat Curry' and ate it, claiming she...

Panic as angry man kills kinsman over bride price

A serious tragedy has struck in Umueje village, Obinze community, in the Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State after a man, named Victor...

Man who earns GH¢ 308 monthly took lady out, she ate food worth GH¢69 and this happened

A Nigerian man, identified as Olusegun on Twitter, has shared a very 'horrible' dating experience he had while his monthly salary was still N20,000...

Man calls out his father for naming him Martha

A South African man has taken to Twitter to call out his father for naming him after his grandmother, Martha.  In his tweet, he said...

I spent money on 4 different men yet they dumped me – Lady cries out

A heartbroken Nigerian lady has taken to Twitter to narrate how she has spent on different men who later dumped her after chopping her money. In...

‘Wizard’ returning from coven crash lands! [Video)

A young man accused of being a 'wizard' allegedly "crash landed" on the roof top of a building. The man who was clutching a hundred naira note...

READ: Obasanjo’s love letter to Mahama and Akufo-Addo

Nigeria’s Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Ghana’s presidential candidates against violence ahead of the December 7 general elections. He urged the key players in...

Why a man stabbed his partner to death will shock you

A Nigerian man has been accused of stabbing his partner to death for refusing to register her new car in his name.  Facebook user, Ngozi...

Shock as Kenyan man ‘comes back to life’ in morgue

A critically ill Kenyan man, who collapsed in his house and was rushed to hospital, shocked morgue attendants after he regained consciousness as they...

African players bid farewell to ‘legend and icon’ Maradona

Liberia's President George Weah was among African football greats who have shared tributes to Argentina's football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday aged...

Two policemen dismissed for impregnating 15 female police trainees

The Minister of Justice, Helena Kida, has dismissed two police male training instructors after they were found guilty of impregnating a total of 15...

Captain Planet sparks fear in Nigeria over death dream

A member of defunct music group 4x4, Captain Planet, has sparked fear among some Nigerian musicians after sharing his bad dream. Captain Planet, in a...

White man whipped for calling a fuel attendant ‘monkey’ [Video]

A white man received the beating of his life for allegedly calling a fuel attendant 'Monkey.' The incident reportedly occurred at a petrol station in South...

2021 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List

The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are right around the corner, airing Sunday, January 31, 2021, on CBS, but the nominations are here now! Find out...

Man, 50, with two wives faces castration for defiling 6-year-old girl

A 50-year-old man has been arrested for defiling his neighbour's six-year-old daughter at Hanyi Danmasani, Rigasa in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna...

17-year-old girl who got 7 A1s in WASSCE dies [Photos]

The teenager, who got 7A1s in the 2019 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), has died. Chisom Chukwuneke, made straights A’s in the entrance...

Trump imposes new rule for some African travellers

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 (£11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel...

Kenyan university beats Oxford in law competition

Kenya’s Kenyatta University has beaten the United Kingdom’s Oxford University in the semi-finals of a competition for aspiring lawyers. Oxford – one of the most...

Popular prophet jailed two years for fraud

Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe of Celestial Church of Christ Global Genesis Parish has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for defrauding a United Kingdom-based...

What man found inside yam he was given to deliver abroad [Video]

A man has been left in shock after he discovered an incriminating substance inside a tuber of yam. According to the Nigerian man, he was...

Eno Barony crowned Best Female Rap Act in Africa at AFRIMMA 2020

Rapper Eno Barony has been crowned the Best Female Rap Act in Africa at the 2020 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA). The self-acclaimed Rap Goddess...

Man, 70, allegedly impregnates 15-year-old granddaughter

Men of the Ogun State Police Command in Nigeria have arrested a 70-year-old man, Hunsu Sunday for allegedly defiling his 15-year-old granddaughter and subsequently...

AU mourns ‘charismatic continental statesman’

African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat has paid tribute to Ghana's former leader Jerry Rawlings, saying that "Africa has lost a stalwart of...

George Weah mourns Rawlings

Tributes are being paid to Ghana's former leader Jerry John Rawlings following his death at the age of 73. Liberia's President George Weah said "Ghana,...