HomeWorldAfrica

Africa

New visa, travel changes coming to South Africa – Here’s what you need to know

Department of Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced a number of new visa changes heading into the festive season. In a presentation on Sunday...

President’s blog down after he reveals weight loss

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's personal blog site is down after he published a post revealing he had been on a diet to lose 30kg (4st...

Extreme poverty may hit Nigerians soon – World Bank warns

The World Bank in its 2019 Nigeria Economic Update Report which was released on Monday Decemeber 2, warned that Nigeria might be home to 25...

Watch: Pastor shares anointed bread to church members

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5m21GInjQs/ READ: Policeman shot dead in latest bullion van attack A clergyman in Delta state has gone viral after a video showing him handing...

I’m not tired – Museveni says after 33 years as Uganda’s President

Controversial 75-year-old Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has stated that he is not tired of holding on to the country's Presidency after 33 years of ...

Robert Mugabe ‘left no will’

Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe died with $10m (£7.7m) cash in the bank, a legal letter from his daughter quoted by state media says. But...

Why American rapper Rick Ross is coming to Ghana in December

American rapper, Rick Ross, will arrive in Ghana in December for a musical concert as the 'Year of Return' season lingers on. The musician...

People cyber-bully me: President’s daughter cries

Daughter of Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has begged Nigerians to stop criticising her on social media over her father’s actions as President. At the...

Burkina Faso church attack kills at least 14

At least 14 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire inside a church in Burkina Faso. The victims were attending a service at a...

READ: The twins with peculiar similarities

Florence Taiwo Olawoyin and Eunice Kehinde Adeniran are 55-year-olds who share much more than being born as identical twins. They got married on the...

APC threatens to expel member seeking third term for Buhari

The All Progressives Congress (APC) seems to have severed its ties with its member who filed a lawsuit in which he sought for...

Two men jailed for gay sex

Two Zambian gay men caught red-handed while having sex in 2017 have been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the conservative country's court.  Japhet...

Groom calls off wedding after bride lied about her university degree

A groom has called off his wedding slated for this weekend following a discovery that his wife lied about her University degree. READ:...

How Ghanaians are reacting to BoG’s new GH₵ 2 coin, 100, 200 Cedi notes

Following the release of GH₵ 2 coin, 100 and 200 Cedi notes into the circulation by the Bank of Ghana, a number of...

47 Nigerian men plead not guilty to homosexuality charge

Some 47 Nigerian men pleaded innocent on Wednesday to a charge of public displays of affection with members of the same sex, an...

Woman squeezes husband’s balls to death

A middle-aged woman, Eki Ekhator, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing her husband by violently grabbing...

Pastor ‘disciplines’ church members with cane [Video]

A video making rounds on social media has a pastor whipping church members with cane for reasons that are not immediately clear. Most comments...

‘Silent genocide’ going on in Zimbabwe’s hospitals

Zimbabwe's senior doctors have released a scathing statement explaining why they are joining their junior colleagues in not turning up to work. They are protesting...

Family bows to pressure, allows boy, 17, to marry his fiancée, 16 [Photo]

Somto, a 17-year-old boy and his 16-year-old fiancée, have tied the knot traditionally according to Nnewi customs and tradition, over the weekend.According...

Nigeria ‘witchcraft conference’ forced to change name

Protests by religious groups have forced an academic conference being held to discuss witchcraft to change the topic of discussion to...

Nobel winner Wole Soyinka’s journey with prostate cancer

When Professor Wole Soyinka went for a routine medical check-up in 2014, the doctor asked him to take more tests. It was then...

American rapper Future to perform first time in Nigeria

American rapper, singer and songwriter Future has revealed he would be performing at his first headline concert in Nigeria on the 29th of December...

Photo: 44-year-old woman gives birth to quintuplets 16 years after marriage

A Nigerian couple have become new parents after they welcomed a set of quintuplets, three boys and two girls, 16 years after they got...

Mother allegedly sells day-old baby for GHC 4,609

The Lagos State Police arraigned 34-year-old Chineye Nwankwo before an Ikeja Magistrate Court on Monday, November 25, for allegedly selling her one-day-old baby for...

13 French troops killed in helicopter crash in Mali

Thirteen French soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president's office said. The accident happened...

Congo student: ‘I skip meals to buy online data’

Bonheur Malenga, a Congolese university student, found himself facing a dilemma one day last month about whether to purchase online data. "As I was hungry,...

Plane carrying 19 people crashes after takeoff

A Dornier-228 aircraft carrying on board about 19 people has crashed into homes, shortly after taking off in Goma, in the Democratic Republic...

I won’t make the mistake of attempting a third term- Buhari

President Buhari has dismissed rumors that he might be seeking  a third term. President Buhari dismissed the rumors when he spoke at the National Executive Council...

I target old lonely sex-starved women – Serial blackmailer

A suspected ‘most wanted’ serial rapist, Chuks Emmanuel, has been arrested in Egbeda, Lagos State, for alleged rape and fraud.According to the police,...

Shatta Wale celebrates 2020 Grammy nomination

Ghana’s award-winning dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has reacted to his possible Grammy Award win in 2020. The...

2020 Grammy Awards: Burna Boy’s African Giant album nominated

African Giant, the recently launched album of Nigerian Musician Damini Ogulu, popularly called Burna Boy has been nominated for 2020 GRAMMY. Adomonline.com checking out...

Real reason why Obasanjo is not afraid of death

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he is not afraid of death. READ: Investigations into Menzgold at advanced stage – State prosecutors Speaking at a two-day...

Naomi Campbell spotted with Nana Addo, Jack Ma

English model, actress, and businesswoman, Naomi Campbell was part of the tall list of celebrities who visited Accra for the maiden edition of Africa...

Prosecutor dies after gun goes off in SA court

A lawyer has died after she was hit by a bullet when a gun, which was being used in court as evidence, went off...

‘Frogmen dig faeces by hand’ in Tanzania – report

Up to 90% of Tanzania's biggest city is not connected to the sewage system, a joint report released on World Toilet Day has found. It...

President Buhari honours Customs officer who rejected bribe

President Muhammadu Buhari has presented Integrity awards to two public servants, Bashir Abubakar and Mrs Josephine Ugwu of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria for...

Photo: Pastor caught with coffin, female panties

Pastor Sunday Egbo, the General Overseer and founder of Christ Mercy Ministry in Ajuonu community of Obukpa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State...

Why I sleep with other men, take beer daily — Prophetess

A Mapo Customary Court on Monday, in Ibadan, dissolved a marriage of 22 years and advised married couples to fear God and...

Watch: Governor beaten by constituents while shopping in Paris

Governor Gentiny Ngobila Mbala of Kinshasa got disgraced by his fellow Congolese while shopping in Paris, France as seen in a video which has...

Uganda orders recall of faulty condoms

The authorities in Uganda have ordered the recall of two batches of condoms distributed by Marie Stopes Uganda, a non-government organisation that offers...