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Nigeria’s Buhari moves to block food imports

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to block food importers' requests for foreign currency in a bid to boost local...

Tanzanian govt to publish names of married men to protect single ladies from unnecessary heartbreaks

Authorities in Tanzania are considering publishing the identities of all married men on a website run by a state agency as part of efforts to curb...

Pastor Adeboye speaks against taking Holy Communion

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye has stated that it is an aberration for Churches to take...

Read suicide note left by banker on Facebook before he died

A 46-year-old banker has committed suicide hours after he left a note on Facebook. The man, identified as Ibeakanma Onyechere, was found dead at his Victoria Island...

PHD student dies after robbers forced him to lay down on the highway (Photo)

The plans of 'Dr' Joseph Imoter Ukpanya to meet his family members in peace has been cut short by dare devil armed robbers. Mr Ukpanya...

Cursed be these Fulani herdsmen – Oyedepo rains curses on killers of Winners Chapel pastor

David Oyedepo, the Senior Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel, has rained curses on the killers of Jeremiah...

Gambia removes Yahya Jammeh’s image from bank notes

The Central Bank of Gambia began distributing new 50, 100 and 200 notes of its dalasi currency on Tuesday August 7, following...

Kenya’s Homa Bay: Fart pushes Speaker to suspend debate

A heated debate about market stalls was disrupted by a foul smell and furious finger-pointing at a Kenyan regional assembly on Wednesday,...

Must watch: How lesbianism from SHS led me to an occult group in Ghana – Woman confesses

A Ghanaian woman has revealed how she was ushered into lesbianism the first year she attended Senior High School (SHS). According to her, she...

American actor Samuel L. Jackson’s perspective after visiting Ghana

American movie star, Samuel L. Jackson has arrived in Ghana to shoot a documentary on slavery, titled 'Enslaved'. The actor, known for his renowned works,...

Fake Jesus has died

Michael Job,a United States preacher and actor, who posed as Jesus Christ. was on Thursday reported dead moments after attending an interdenominational Christian event...

Police rescues 4 kidnapped pastors

Good news has reportedly greeted the family of the abducted Redeem Christian Church Of God pastors as the search party headed by the Nigerian...

Burundi opposition offices ‘smeared with faeces’

More than 10 offices of Burundi’s main opposition party have been set alight or defaced with human faeces over the last two months, a...

Video: Stonebwoy hints of new song with Jamaica’s Elephant Man

Award-winning dancehall musician, Stonebwoy has, in a new Facebook video, made his fans aware of a new song he has with Jamaican star, Elephant...

Two-year-old boy kills snake in mother’s compound

A Nigerian mum took to Facebook to describe how her two-year-old child killed a major snake while playing in their compound. As indicated by Osinachi...

Ghana gears up for 2019 Ghana World Music Festival

Ghana! Get ready for the Ghana World Music Festival 2019 powered by Hitz 103.9 FM, Joy Prime TV and The 'Year Of Return' committee. A...

First Lady, Chair of AU Commission to grace inauguration of Bisa Aberwa Museum on Sunday

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, is expected in Ghana at the weekend as a special guest at the formal inauguration...

Virus causes lights out in South Africa

A virus has hit a website belonging to Johannesburg’s electricity supplier, City Power, meaning people can't buy electricity - leaving hundreds of customers in...

Beji Caid Essebsi: Tunisian president dies aged 92

Tunisia's first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92, the country's presidency says. He was the world's oldest sitting president. He was...

Video: Burna Boy’s performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live

BET Award-winner, Nigeria's Burna Boy, was a guest on American TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. The superstar, who is promoting his upcoming 'African Giant' album, performed...

Don Jazzy releases pre-wedding photo; warns bloggers

Mavin Records boss, Don jazzy has issued a stern warning to Nigerian bloggers after sharing a solo pre-wedding photo on social media. According to him, people have...

Kenya returns stolen Tanzanian gold

Top Kenyan officials led by Foreign Minister Monica Juma have handed back 35.4kg of gold smuggled from Tanzania. The value of the gold - which...

Akufo-Addo congratulates newly elected UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly elected United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.He said his government looks forward to working with the...

Yahya Jammeh accused of killing journalist

Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was accused on Monday of ordering the murder of AFP correspondent, Deyda Hydara, 15 years ago. During a public hearing before the...

People want Miss Ghana queens to look like slay queens – Inna Patty

Organiser of Miss Ghana pageantry and Chief Executive Officer, Exclusive events, Inna Maria Patty, says Ghanaians want the Queens to look like slay Queens. The...

Photo: Man-of-the-match in Malawi presented with a live chicken

A reward for man-of-the-match for a footballer in Malawi has gone viral on social media. READ: Focus on your unresolved cases – Tiger Eye lawyer...

DR Congo Health Minister resigns in Ebola row

The Health Minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned in protest at the handling of the Ebola outbreak in the east...

Nigerian man attempts to travel on wings of local airline

There was fear and panic aboard a local flight in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos when a man attempted to make the flight but by...

Stray bullet kills Nigerian journalist covering clashes

In Nigeria, a 23-year-old trainee journalist, Precious Owolabi, is now confirmed to have died after being hit by a stray bullet during clashes between...

Kenya’s finance minister, top officials arrested for corruption

Kenya's Finance Minister Henry Rotich and other treasury officials have been arrested on corruption and fraud charges related to a multimillion-dollar project to build...

I wrote my exam 30 minutes after giving birth

An 18-year-old student who was rushed to hospital from an exam hall tells the BBC she went back to complete her tests just 30...

Man commits suicide over cheating wives

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean man, identified as Jotham Chakawa, has committed suicide because his two wives were allegedly cheating on him. Reports say that Jotham...

Sarkodie rates Beyoncé’s song with Shatta Wale

Rapper Sarkodie has shared his views on Beyoncé’s 'Already' song featuring Shatta Wale which was released today. Many didn’t expect Sarkodie to react as...

Why Beyoncé chose me – Shatta Wale

After news emerged that Shatta Wale had been featured on Beyoncé’s soundtrack album featuring other acts such as Wizkid, Jay Z, Yemi Alade, Kendrick,...

Beyoncé wouldn’t have featured me without local champion tag – Shatta Wale

Ghanaian dancehall act, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, aka Shatta Wale, says American star, Beyoncé recognised him because of the local champion tag on him. According...

Beyoncé drops ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ album featuring JAY-Z, Shatta Wale and more

This week has been inundated with reports of Shatta Wale jumping on a song with American singer Beyoncé, wife of Jay Z to push...

Photos: Abraham Attah spotted working out at one of Ghana’s beaches

Abraham Attah, Ghanaian actor who shot to Hollywood fame after his debut movie, 'Beast of No Nation', has been spotted going through series of...

Video: Fuse ODG headlines closing ceremony of 2019 AFCON

Ghanaian musician based in the United Kingdom, Fuse ODG has shared with his fans how excited he is to perform at Egypt this Friday,...

Guiltybeatz breaks silence on how he met Beyonce

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale hijacked social media yesterday after news broke that he had featured on a song on Beyonce’s 'Lion King: The Gifted'...

Shatta Wale ‘fires’ ‘hypocrite’ Sarkodie after Beyonce feature – Find out why

Dancehall Naa (king), Shatta Wale says he doesn’t believe Sarkodie’s congratulatory words to him were genuine after news broke that he had been featured...