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Boko Haram leader gives condition for Chibok girls’ release

Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect, has given a condition under which the remaining Chibok schoolgirls in captivity will be...

CJ Biggerman gets American executive producer after Rick Ross encounter [Video]

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars” - rapper CJ Biggerman reminisced on this quote when he ambushed America’s...

Kenyan men ‘escape’ to Valentine’s Day conference

What started out as a joke on social media in Kenya about one of the ways men could avoid their partners on Valentine's Day,...

Sudan to hand over Omar al-Bashir to ICC to face war crimes charges

Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir will be handed over to the International Criminal Court to face war crimes charges, it was announced Tuesday.Bashir, who was ousted...

I slept with women for money ritual – Former goalkeeper

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Idah Peterside, has narrated how his insatiable thirst for money led him into occultism. In an interview with Brila FM's Ifeanyi Udeze on...

Photos: Friends drag classmate to school after he refused to attend classes

For many people, education remains one of the most important tools to navigate life. This explains why a lot of people go through a lot to...

Charterhouse doesn’t have Ghanaian musicians at heart – Stonebwoy

Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has launched fresh attacks on Charterhouse Ghana with a claim that the organisation doesn't care about Ghana's music industry.According to...

80% of Liberian women ‘too unfit to join army’

Most women who applied to join Liberia’s army failed because they were physically unfit, army officials say.Eighty per cent of female candidates were not...

Wizard mysteriously trapped inside a locked car [photos]

Wonders never cease to end, as people of Ikhuewn community, BeninCity, Edo state are yet to come to terms with the story of...

Man, 78, returns home after 26-year quarrel with wife

Some 26 years ago, Edward Mwangi, walked out of his home in Gikandu village in Murang’a after picking a quarrel with his wife.His first...

Aphrodisiac addict dies after sex with a prostitute (video)

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8T4X7-JKHm/ALSO READ:Man chains wives, children…forces them to drink his semen (photos)Popular cult leader, 11 others arrestedPatrick Allotey feels sorry for himself for punching...

Popular cult leader, 11 others arrested

Lagos State Police Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants has arrested a suspected notorious cult leader, Maliki Bello, and 11 other cultists who...

Man chains wives, children…forces them to drink his semen (photos)

One Samaila Musa has been arrested by the police for locking up his two wives, Fatima Salisu and Hadiza Musa, in a room...

Oscars 2020: The winners in full

This year's Academy Awards have taken place in Los Angeles. Here's the full list of winners and nominees:Best pictureWinner: ParasiteFord v FerrariThe IrishmanJojo RabbitJokerLittle...

‘I was accused of bewitching my husband’

Esther Kiama was working as a teacher in Nyeri, central Kenya, when she received the call.Her husband, David, was unwell."And it is not a...

Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones

Apple has been fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers.The fine was...

Video: Policemen arrest fellow officers for collecting bribe

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8PGPECHuxQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_againA video making rounds online, captured moment some policemen arrested their colleagues for collecting bribe. The policemen attached to the Nigeria Police special squad 'Operation Puff Adder’...

South African Airways to cut routes in rescue effort

South African Airways (SAA), which entered a form of bankruptcy protection in December, will scale back some of its domestic and international routes from...

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma takes aim in rifle photo

South Africa's embattled former President Jacob Zuma has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy after tweeting a photo of himself taking aim...

Teenage wife kills husband 51 days after wedding in Katsina

Barely 51 days after the illegal child marriage between a 17-year-old identified as Rabi Rabi’u, and her 25-year-old husband, all hell has ...

Mr Eazi, Temi Otedola celebrate 3rd anniversary

Nigerian fashionsta and daughter of billionaire Femi Odetola, Temi Odetola, has taken to Instagram to celebrate three years of union between herself and boyfriend...

Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill reignite their beef with a heated war of words

Nicki Minaj and her ex-boyfriend Meek Mill tangled in a vicious and personal exchange on social media Wednesday.The situation began after Meek liked a photo...

Bomb scare at Living Faith Church: Father of suspect speaks!

Samuel Ezekiel, the father of the suspect who was arrested for allegedly attempting to bomb a Living Faith Church in Kaduna, has said his son, Nathaniel...

Nigeria unveils new visa policy to attract specialized skills

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled a new biometric visa policy, intended to improve transparency of their security database.The president announced the policy dubbed ‘Nigeria Visa Policy...

Davido buys Chioma expensive watch as early Val’s Day present [Photo]

Nigerian singer Davido continues to prove his love to his girlfriend Chioma as he serves her even more assurance with an early Valentine’s day...

Celebrities, fans celebrate Tiwa Savage as she marks 40th birthday

Celebrities and fans on social media are pouring out their heart-warming wishes to Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage as she celebrates her 40th birthday....

Tanzanian preacher granted bail over deaths in stampede

Tanzania's Boniface Mwamposa has been released on bail after he was arrested over a stampede that killed 20 people on Sunday during an outdoor religious service...

Seven persons to contest presidential election in Togo

Seven persons including President Faure Gnassingbe, leader of the Union for the Republic (UNIR), have been cleared by Togo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI)...

Arrest warrant issued for former South Africa President Jacob Zuma

Former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma pictured at the BRICS Summit in Ufa, Russia on July 9, 2015.A South African judge said she was left...

First Lady charged for murdering rival

The wife of the Prime Minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife.First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to...

Arrest warrant issued for former South African leader Jacob Zuma

A judge in South Africa issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for former president Jacob Zuma for failing to appear in court on a corruption...

Daniel Arap Moi Kenya’s longest-serving leader dead

Kenya's longest serving President Daniel arap Moi who died on Monday rose to power in 1978 upon the death of Kenya's first President Jomo...

Coronavirus: Chinese embassy stops issuance of visas to Nigerians

Barely one week after the government of the United States of America (USA) placed a visa ban on Nigeria and some other African countries,...

Okada ban: Horses troop in their numbers as alternative means of transport

In lieu of the Federal Government’s decision to ban Okada and Keke drivers from the state, Nigerians have been forced to go on endless...

Desmond Elliot’s weight gain gets fans talking, actor reacts

Fans of Nigerian actor and director, Desmond Elliot, are shocked over his new look in photos he shared on his social media page recently.Looking...

Burkina Faso: Gunmen kill 20 civilians in attack

As many as 20 civilians have been killed in an overnight attack in north-western Burkina Faso.Unidentified heavily armed men on motorbikes carried out the...

Coronavirus: First death outside China reported in Philippines

A man has died of the coronavirus in the Philippines in the virus' first confirmed fatality outside China.The patient was a 44-year-old Chinese man from...

Ghanaian students in coronavirus-hit China receive ¢40,000 from govt

Ghanaian students in China, who have been stranded following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, have received 50,000RMB, approximately ¢40,000 from government for their...

Tanzanian ‘anti-gay’ force official banned from US

A top Tanzanian official, who launched a surveillance squad dedicated to hunting down gay people, has been banned by the United States...

Bishop Oyedepo breaks silence on US visa saga

Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, says he was never denied visa to the United...