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‘Men with only one wife are living a half life’

Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the APC, has said men who have only one wife are "missing a whole lot"...

Togo Electoral Commission revokes license of important elections observer just days to election

The National Independent Election Commission (CENI) of the Republic of Togo has revoked the elections observer license of the National Consultation of Civil Society...

Church refuses to bury man who stopped paying tithe

A church has been accused of refusing to officiate the burial ceremony of a man who stopped attending the church three years ago...

Checkout super-car Funny Face chose after Adebayor gave him options [Video]

Comedian and actor Funny Face couldn't conceal his joy when his best friend footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor asked him to choose any of his luxurious...

Acid Attack Survivor: ‘There are more good people than bad’

An Ethiopian woman disfigured after her estranged husband attacked her with acid in 2017 says that despite her suffering she has reasons to be...

Women living with HIV in Kenya twice as many as men – Survey

About 1.3 million adults in Kenya are living with HIV/Aids, an estimated 4.9 percent of those aged between 15 to 64 years old, according...

Rest in peace to me: Man commits suicide after posting on Facebook

</h2> In yet another incident that has left social media users all over shell-shocked, a Kenyan man, Dennis Yego, was found dead on Wednesday near...

Photos: 50-year-old man marries 6 women in one ceremony

A 50-year-old South African man, Gobela Faniyakhe from Umhlabuyalingana, northern KZN dropped jaws when he married six women the same day. He said he was...

Lady arrested while attempting to kidnap her bestie’s mum

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a woman, Paulina Santos, of Azuba community in Lafia, who was allegedly scouting for criminals to kidnap...

Dutch government returns stolen 18th-century ‘precious crown’ to Ethiopia

The Dutch government returned a stolen ceremonial crown to the Ethiopian government Thursday. The 18th-century crown, which has great religious significance, went missing from a...

Man electrocuted while plucking mango

A yet-to-be-identified wheelbarrow pusher was electrocuted Wednesday morning while attempting to pluck mangoes from a tree along Enugu Road, in Nsukka Local Government Area,...

Muslims, Christians, we’re all sons of Abraham – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Christians and Muslims are all sons of Abraham despite religious differences. He made this known on the second anniversary...

Stonebwoy dishes out new classic highlife tune, ‘Sobolo’ [Watch]

Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has released a new song, Sobolo and music fans, especially highlife lovers, are ecstatic about. Taking inspiration from veteran highlife artiste, Dr...

Davido ties knot with Chioma in new music video [Photos]

Nigerian music star, Davido, is set to release visuals for his One Milli song which features his girlfriend, Chioma. Behind-the-scene photos circulating on...

Prince gives up royal life to be a plumber in London (photos)

A 62-year-old Nigerian prince, Akeem Adenuga, has given up his royal life to become a plumber for Thames Water in London. Akeem Adenuga’s brother, King...

Africans face most expensive internet charges in the world; new report says

Consumers in African countries are paying some of the highest rates in the world for internet access as a proportion of income, according to...

Coronavirus: A Cameroon student on how he recovered

When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of...

Mentally-challenged couple love-up on Valentine’s Day

A mentally-disabled man and woman were spotted somewhere in Edo state in Nigeria celebrating Valentine's Day.  ALSO READ: Drama as election is held to choose suitor...

Drama as election is held to choose suitor for young lady (Photos)

Two boys identified as Inusa and Ibrahim have contested in an election to win a girl, Khadijah, they both fell in love...

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 arrested Patrick 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 picture Winner: 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_again A 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...