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Scenes at Rawlings’ residence [Video]

News of the death of former President of the Republic of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has shaken the world. It...

Photo of mother and son takes social media by the storm, people can’t believe it’s true

A beautiful local mum, Norma Dayeli, recently stunned Stayers after she took to Facebook's ImStaying group to share a picture of herself and her...

Akufo-Addo congratulates Ouattara, Alpha Conde on election victory

President Akufo-Addo has congratulated to Alpha Conde and Alassane Ouattara, Presidents-elect of the Republic of Guinea and the Ivory Coast respectively. In his congratulatory message...

Why some Nigerians are angry at govt over Dangote

Nigerians on social media have reacted to the Federal Government's decision to exempt businessman Dangote from border closure. According to reports, the government gave only...

Zimbabwean social media star bought casket a week before his death [Photo]

It has been claimed that Zimbabwean socialite and businessman, Genius Ginimbi Kadungure, who died in a road accident on Sunday, November 8, bought his own casket...

Fatal Rolls Royce crash: Birthday girl talked about her death before it happened (Watch)

Mimie Moana, the popular Zimbabwean fitness expert, whose birthday socialite Ginimbi and others were returning from before the fatal Rolls Royce Crash, talked about...

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Mandela foundation ‘celebrates’ Trump’s defeat

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has "celebrated" the projected defeat of Donald Trump's presidency and urged President-elect Joe Biden to fix the problems of "racism,...

Liberians who fled civil war elected in US elections

Two Liberians whose families escaped civil war in the 1990s and sought refuge in the US have been elected to office in the states...

Serial rapist jailed 300 years

A notorious serial rapist, Malibongwe Ncokolo, has been sentenced to seven life terms and 300 years imprisonment by the Bisho High Court in Eastern Cape,...

From Ghana to Nigeria: Little pieces of home

The young Ghanaian men and boys who come to this farm in Osun state, Nigeria, each year to find work mostly say they do...

Bricklayer kills apprentice for money rituals a day to his 14th birthday [Photos]

A schoolboy was murdered in Oyo state one day to his 14th birthday and his boss has been arrested for his murder. The 21-year-old bricklayer,...

Coronavirus: Lagos to impose fresh lockdown, other measures

The Lagos State Government may impose a new lockdown and return other measures if there is a recurrence of high cases of coronavirus in...

‘Sayooo’: Drama as rivals welcome their man at airport [Video]

An interesting drama occurred at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Nigeria as two rivals stormed the facility to welcome their man. Reports indicate the...

Gunmen kill pregnant woman, abduct husband

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a pregnant woman at Rigachikun in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident reportedly took place...

#EndSARS: ICC opens inquiry into Nigeria protests

The International Criminal Court has told the BBC that it will "analyse materials" it has received about the violence which hit Nigeria last month...

Man writes to church to demand offertory

A Kenyan man, identified as Dishon Kinyanjui Kinuthia, has written to his church to demand a refund of his offertory. The letter dated October 30,...

Drama as man writes to church for refund of his offerings

A man has written a letter to his church, demanding a refund of all the offerings he contributed to the church for the 19...

Coronavirus: Four die as Nigeria records 137 new cases

Four more persons have died in Nigeria from Covid-19 related causes on Tuesday, while 137 new cases of infections were reported. The Nigeria Centre for...

Biden and Trump duking it out in battleground states as polls close across the country

Tight races are unfolding in Ohio, Florida and North Carolina as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden battle for the White House in...

Soldier in frenzy mode after allegedly taking ‘wee’ [Video]

A soldier was filmed in his uniform exhibiting wild behaviour after allegedly taking synthetic marijuana, a strong street drug popularly known as 'Colorado' or...

Ivory Coast election: Political parties, groups issue communiqué

Following the previous declaration of the opposition dated November 1, 2020, the opposition parties and political groups, after the parody of the presidential election...

BBC Africa Eye uncovers global pyramid scam run from Europe to dupe Nigerians, others

A new investigation by BBC Africa Eye has uncovered an audacious global pyramid scam, run from Europe, that is using smartphones to cheat ordinary...

Drama as exhumed body ‘breathes’ after a year of burial [Video]

Villagers in Umuoji, Amucha, in Imo state, were left in shock when the corpse of a dead man was exhumed and they discovered he...

Robber who dresses like a woman busted [Photos]

A 'male prostitute' cum robber, who dresses as a woman for his night operations, has been busted. Reports indicate the man of Kenyan descent,...

Gay man tests positive for HIV after gang-rape [Photo]

A Nigerian gay man named Ayo took to Instagram to share how he got HIV after he was gang-raped. Ayo said three men raped him...

Senegal President dissolves government

Senegalese President, Macky Sall has dissolved his government, according to a statement from the presidency. President Sall has signed four decrees to that effect. No reason...

Nigeria fines TV stations for covering protests against police brutality

The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) in Nigeria has fined three television stations in the country over alleged unprofessional coverage of the #EndSARS protests. The channels...

Coronavirus: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa self-quarantines

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is self-quarantining after a guest at a dinner he attended later tested positive for Covid-19. The president is not showing...

Ghanaian-British MP secures first ‘Black History Month’ debate in 5 years

Ghanaian-British Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead, Abena Oppong-Asare has secured a debate in Parliament in recognition of Black History Month. The backbench business...

Top Nigerian comedian breaks down in tears following car crash that got one person dead [Video]

Nigerian comedian, Emmanuel Ogonna Iwueke, popularly known as Craze Clown, has shared an emotional video of himself in tears following a fatal accident that...

Davido calls on ICC to prosecute Buhari

Popular Nigerian artist, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has signed a petition urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to charge President Muhammadu Buhari...

Popular Nigerian pastor curses #ENDSARS protest looters

The general overseer of Living Faith Bible Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has stated that the hoodlums looting and vandalising businesses owned by members of...

Don’t do for politicians what they wouldn’t do themselves – Joe Mettle advises youth

Gospel singer, Joe Mettle, has advised the youth to refrain from political activities that would go a long way to affect the country ahead...

I’m ready to die if that means people will get a better Nigeria – Falz

Rapper Folarin Falan, popularly known as Falz, says he is ready to die for people to get a better Nigeria. According to him, humans are...

Museveni launches karate team to “guard votes” [Photos]

Uganda’s ruling party, National Resistance Movement (NRM) has launched a karate team to help security forces guard votes in the coming February 2O21 general...

Full speech of President Muhammadu Buhari on the #EndSARS protest

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020: Fellow Nigerians, It...

Donald Trump wants to speak with me – Rev Owusu Bempah [Video]

Controversial man of God, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, says President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump wants to have a conversation...

Moment Duncan-Williams prophesied about #EndSARS and other global uprisings [Watch]

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams of the Action Chapel International had once prophesied about the #EndSARS protest ongoing in Nigeria and other reported cases of unrest...

Black magic: Bullets fail to enter body of #EndSARS protester despite police shooting at him with AK47 (Watch)

The protestors at the ongoing #EndSARS peace walk in Nigeria witnessed a rare moment when policemen, who stormed the protest grounds, failed to kill...