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Mugabe buried in steel coffin encased in concrete as family claims people are ‘after his body’

Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe was buried in a steel-lined coffin under a layer of concrete on Saturday, September 28th, following a bitter...

Switzerland to auction 25 luxury cars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea’s president

An auction house in Switzerland is set to sell 25 luxury cars including Ferraris, Rolls-Royces and Lamborghinis that Geneva authorities seized from Teodoro Nguema...

Police uncover baby factory in Lagos, rescue 19 pregnant girls

A statement from the state police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana, says the discovery was made following a tipoff from concerned members of the public. According...

Xenophobia: Obasanjo advises Nigerians evacuated from South Africa to return

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in the Rainbow Nation to get ready...

RCCG pastor stabbed to death during vigil

A Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has stabbed to death during a church vigil. Vanguard reports that the in incident took...

Man attacks, robs employer for sacking him

A 27-year-old man, Ebuka Everest, has been arrested for attacking his former employer, Theresa Nnamdi, in Ogun state.Everest was said to have tied his...

The dilemma of how to appease Mugabe’s spirit

That question has been puzzling many Zimbabweans since it emerged that the body of former President Robert Mugabe - who died more than three...

Torture House: Hundreds freed in police raid

Nearly 500 men and boys have been rescued from a building in the northern city of Kaduna, where the detainees were allegedly sexually abused...

Army Corporal arrested with 169 blocks of cannabis

A Corporal in the Nigerian Army identified as Muzambilu Abdullahi has been arrested in possession of 169 blocks of Indian Hemp...

Video: Lady allegedly runs mad after alighting from G-Wagon

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wyZuznP7k/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again READ: Special Report: Find out where poisoned water is used to grow vegetables for public consumption (video) A lady, suspected to be a student of...

How an encounter with Bill Gates changed my mentality about wealth and charity – Dangote

Africa’s richest man and chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, has said his meeting with Bill Gates changed him into a different person...

‘The fastest way to become poor is to become MP’ – Kenya MP says as he quits

He is known for his trademark green suits and colourful jibes often directed at real and perceived enemies of Deputy President William Ruto. Dr David...

Thieves steal TV sets from South African Police Commissioners home

Thieves have stolen two television sets from a home of South Africa's police chief Gen Khehla Sitole, a police spokesman has said. "Actually it was...

Man, who allegedly raped 17-year-old mentally deranged girl, set on fire

A 39-year-old man accused of raping a mentally deranged teenager at Muhovhoya village in Limpopo, South Africa, was set on fire by an angry mob which...

Ghana grabs two awards with Africa’s highest score in ‘Aviation Safety Oversight’, Airport Security

Ghana has been awarded two International Civil Aviation Organization Council President certificates for maintaining one of the highest aviation safety and security standards Globally...

Pastor commits suicide by jumping from 4th floor

Reverend Berry Dambaza, a senior Zimbabwean pastor with Upper Room Ministries died on Monday, September 23, after committing suicide by jumping from the third...

Photo: Police give serial killer food after arrest

The notorious Port Harcourt serial killer, Gracious David West, who was arrested on September 19, 2019, by the Rivers State police has been paraded....

Pastor shares encounter with a lady who nearly ‘raped’ him

A Nigerian evangelist, Dr Gospel Agochukwu, has shared his encounter with a former "sex worker" in Abuja. According to Agochukwu, a few years ago, the...

Mother who killed her 4 children gets four life sentences

The woman found guilty of murdering her four children in Klarinet in eMalahleni in Mpumalanga, has been sentenced to four life terms in prison...

No need to apologise to Nigeria – Mayor of Johannesburg

Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, has revealed that he feels that apologising to Nigeria over the xenophobic attacks was unnecessary.  Speaking on CNBC Africa’s Political Capital...

Obasanjo frustrated over failure to get a divorce from wife

Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has once again encountered a stumbling block on getting a divorce from his estranged...

Woman dies on flight to Joburg

Police have open an inquest docket after a woman died on board a British Airways flight to Johannesburg from Cape Town on Wednesday. Police spokesperson...

Pregnant 1st wife sends her 7-yr-old daughter to kill 2nd wife’s baby

A 22-year-old housewife, Harela Uba, has been arrested for allegedly killing the three-day-old baby boy of her husband’s second wife in Shakodna, Niger...

Police officer dismissed for serial theft

A Nigerian police officer attached to the Jigawa state police command has been dismissed for stealing a TV set and a pair of shoes. The...

Liberia invites ICC to advise on war crimes court

Liberia's President George Weah has invited the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the country to discuss the idea of setting up...

Congo’s former health minister detained over alleged mismanagement of $4.3 million in Ebola funds

Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister Oly Ilunga has been detained over allegations of mismanaging public funds worth $4.3 million that were allocated...

SA apologises to Nigeria for xenophobic violence

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South...

SA apologises to Nigeria for xenophobic violence

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South...

Video: Nigerians’ reaction to South African violence will be dangerous – Nigerians in Diaspora President

The President of Nigerian Citizens in the Diaspora, Ogbonna Kaycey, has shared his thoughts on the xenophobic attacks in South Africa against African migrants, particularly Nigerian. In...

Man kills wife for refusing to breastfeed their baby

One Kingsley Madukwe has been arrested for beating his wife; Glory Madukwe, to death for refusing to breastfeed their crying one-month-old baby at...

Sleeping with 27 men has cost me huge deals – Presenter

Kenyan media personality, Kamene Goro has revealed that her public disclosure of sleeping with 27 men in her adult life has cost her a...

Video: South African president, Cyril booed at Mugabe’s funeral service

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZLliEAglm/ Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa got embarrassed today as he was booed by angry Zimbabweans at the funeral service of former ...

Video: Robert Mugabe’s most famous quotes

Former President of Zimbabwe is known for his controversial comments especially on world stage. READ: Listen: Why Elvis Afriyie Ankrah cannot be prosecuted During his 37-year...

Commotion as man hanging on moving train falls and dies

The death of a train passenger has caused commotion after angry youth stormed the site of a construction company. Report has it that the train,...

Man slaps his wife, a mother of 8, to death for refusing to breastfeed their baby

One Kingsley Madukwe has been arrested for allegedly beating his wife, Glory Madukwe, to death for refusing to breastfeed their crying one-month-old baby at...

Carpenter commits suicide over wife’s infidelity

A carpenter, identified as Abiodun Tijani, has committed suicide by hanging over the alleged infidelity of his wife, according to a report by TheNation. The incident happened...

Robert Mugabe: African leaders gather in Zimbabwe for state funeral

African leaders are gathered at the funeral of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe in the capital Harare. Well-wishers saw his casket being paraded into the...

Girl, 19, to receive 80 strokes of cane for smoking marijuana

A Shari’a Court l sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Thursday, September 12 sentenced a 19-year-old girl, Zainab Abdullahi to 80 strokes of the...

Keep your De Klerk, we will keep our Mugabe – Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema gave a defiant tribute to former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who he called a “patriot”, at a memorial service held...

Tribunal affirms Buhari’s victory in presidential election

The presidential election tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the February 23 presidential election. The five-man tribunal headed by Justice...