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Tragedy as guest dies, groom loses legs

A wedding ceremony over the weekend ended in a tragedy when the groom lost his legs in an accident. A guest, who was traveling with...

Nigeria disbands SARS after nationwide protests

The Nigeria Police Force has dissolved an anti-robbery unit following protests against alleged human-rights abuses by some of its officers. “All officers and men serving...

Nigeria’s Vice President’s daughter joins #EndSARSNow protest

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo's daughter, Kiki has joined the #EndSARS protest aimed at stopping police brutality and scrapping the controversial police unit.  The development was...

Nigerians laud Ghana Police Service amid #EndSARS protest

For days now, hundreds of Nigerians have taken to the streets to demand an end to police brutality. The development was triggered after a viral...

Africa ‘needs $1.2tn’ to recover coronavirus losses

The economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left Africa needing $1.2tn (£920bn) over the next three years, the...

Youth beat up Catholic priest for this reason

Rev. Fr. Ejike Fabian Odunze, the parish priest of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Nkomoro in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has...

Woman charged for transmitting HIV to her friend’s baby

A woman in Zimbabwe has been charged with deliberately transmitting HIV to her friend's baby by breastfeeding him.  The 23-year-old woman, from Harare, infected the...

Lady celebrates living with HIV for 22 years [Video]

A South African woman has taken to Facebook to celebrate living with HIV for 22 years.  Mancobeni Makhwayi, who shared her story on the social...

Woman sells grandson over father’s failure to pay bride price

An old woman has been arrested for allegedly selling her grandson over his father's failure to to pay for the wife’s bride price. The suspect,...

Prison officer commits suicide after being denied promotion [Photo]

After being denied promotion consecutively for three times, 28-year-old Alfred Bassa, a staff of the Nigerian Correctional Service, formerly known as Nigerian Prison Service,...

Man drowns trying to retrieve $20 in river

A man has drowned after jumping from a bridge into a river in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, to retrieve a $20 note that he had...

Woman claims she killed her two children under hallucination

The woman, arrested for allegedly killing her two children aged six and three, Hauwa’u Habibu, says she was paranoid and hallucinating when she attacked...

Hackers steal billions belonging to Airtel, MTN, Stanbic, others

Unidentified hackers broke into the systems of Pegasus Technologies, a company that integrates mobile money transactions between telcos, banks, and other local, regional, and...

Lightning kills woman two weeks after her wedding

A  24-year-old woman was struck dead by lightning two weeks after her wedding. The deceased, Kamuya Nabirye, died on the spot after being hit by...

Soldier jailed after bragging to his girlfriend over this!

A Zimbabwean soldier, identified as Tendai Saunyama Kandima, has bagged a 12-year-jail sentence after bragging about being the mastermind behind the White City bombing in...

Drama as thieves beg Catholic priest for forgiveness during robbery

An interesting drama occurred on Monday when some armed robbers invaded the residence of a Catholic priest in Makurdi, Benue State, Rev. Fr. Solomon...

Popular beauty queen allegedly commits suicide after losing her phone [Video]

A popular beauty queen, identified as Nora Able, has been reported to have allegedly taken her life after losing her phone. According to reports, the...

It’s a demotion to vie for Nigeria’s presidency – Bishop Oyedepo

David Oyedepo, the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, has said that he considers it a demotion if invited...

Man breaks into mortuary to have s3x with late lover

A man, identified as Leroy Chacon, has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a mortuary to have sex with his late lover who died...

Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium ordered by ING Bank to withdraw all its funds and close accounts

Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium capital, Brussels, has been ordered by its banker to withdraw all its money so that the bank will proceed to...

Davido reacts in anger as popular Ghanaian bar bounces his boy [Video]

Nigerian superstar, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has caused a stir on social after one of his crew members was denied entry...

Drama as angry family deposits body of deceased member at a bank over delay in funeral policy payment

Angry family members of a deceased man who died in a shanty fire in Galeshewe, Kimberly, South Africa on Friday, October 2, took the...

Demons pushed me into defiling little boys – 46 year old man confesses

A 46-year-old man identified as Michael Nwoha has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling three underaged boys at his residence, at No.10...

Nigeria@60: Buhari preaches national unity, identity over regional allegiance

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to see themselves first as one instead of people from different parts of the country. Buhari’s administration has...

Shatta Wale collaborates with Ed Sheeran

Dancehall musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah popularly known as Shatta Wale has teamed up with UK pop star Ed Sheeran on a song which...

Nigerian senator fined for s3x toy shop assault

A Nigerian senator has been fined $130,000 (£100,000) and told to apologise to a woman he physically assaulted in a sex toy shop last...

Togo appoints first female Prime Minister

Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé has appointed the country's first ever female prime minister. Victoire Tomegah Dogbé is an economics and marketing graduate and had held...

Angry husband kills man he caught having s3x with his wife

A husband has hit a man dead with a stick after he caught him having sex with his wife inside their marital home on...

Two men hack each other to death over woman

Two men have died fighting for a woman in Kayunga, Kyampisi sub-county in Mukono district. The deceased have been identified as Hassan Kiwango, 45,...

Footballer by day, criminal by night, the double life of Kenyan footballer

He was known by many names, David Odhiambo son of Nicodemus, alias Daniel Odhiambo son of N. Owiti, alias Daniel Odhiambo son of Nicodemus,...

The mystery of the black couple who gave birth to a white baby [Video]

In 2010 when white baby, Nmachi Ihegboro, with blonde hair and blue eyes was born to a black couple in Britain with no known...

Togo’s Prime Minister, others resign

Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have resigned, in an expected political reshuffle delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The move late on...

Togo govt resigns months after President’s re-election

Togolese Prime Minister, Komi Seloum Klassou, resigned together with his government on Friday, seven months after the re-election of the country’s leader. Klassou submitted his...

Man tricked to buy iPhone 6 and vitamin C as pro max [Video]

A viral video on social media has captured moments iPhone 6 and vitamin c were sold to a young man as iPhone 11 pro...

Buhari puts presidential aircraft up for sale

An aircraft in Nigeria's Presidential Fleet, Hawker 4000 with the registration number 5N-FGX/: RC 066 has been put up for sale by the country's federal...

Prophetess accused of s3xually molesting female congregant

A 29-year-old Prophetess from Gweru, Zimbabwe has been arrested over an alleged sexual molestation of a female congregant.  Prophetess Juliet Masakanire who is said to be the...

China has a new richest person, Jack Ma dethroned

A bottled-water and vaccine tycoon has become China’s wealthiest person in a day also marked by massive losses among the world’s tech elite. Zhong Shanshan’s...

Zambia suspends debt service payments on loans totaling $3 billion

The Zambian Finance Ministry has suspended debt service payments to holders of its securities amounting to US$ 3 billion. The Ministry, prior to the Covid-19...

5 things every teacher needs to know before teaching in South Africa

So, you’re a teacher or volunteer, and you’re planning on heading out to South Africa to help out, share your wisdom, and help one...

What was done to a lady caught stealing soap will shock you[video]

A lady was subjected to humiliation after being caught shoplifting in Zimbabwe.  Zim Celebs reported that the lady from Mkoba was doused with flour and water...