US and British citizens among 37 sentenced to death in DR Congo coup trial
Thirty-seven people - including three Americans, a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian national - have been sentenced to death over an attempt to...
UK increases financial requirements for international students
International students planning to study in the United Kingdom will face higher financial requirements from January 2025, following new rules announced by the UK...
Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable
African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not...
After migrant boat tragedy, Senegal’s president vows sanctions against people smugglers
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal promised severe sanctions against people smugglers during his visit on Wednesday to the town of Mbour, the departure...
Tunisia coast guard recovers bodies of six African migrants
Tunisian coast guards recovered the bodies of five African women migrants and a baby in waters off the town of Monastir, a judge said...
Passengers stranded after strike at main Kenya airport
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya's main airport after workers went on strike in protest at a planned takeover by an Indian...
UK court jails Nigerian nurse for leaving her 10-week-old baby to die
A Nigerian working as a nurse in the United Kingdom, Ruth Auta, has been sentenced to three years in prison for neglecting her ten-week-old...
34 Lives lost through inland water transport accidents — Report
A Performance audit report conducted by the Auditor-General has exposed safety issues and regulatory shortfalls in the country's inland water transport sector.The report, covering...
Floods hit millions in West and Central Africa
Parts of Central and West Africa have seen heavy flooding over an unusually intense rainy season, unleashing a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds have...
Nigerian officials warn people off church’s ‘miracle’ water
Nigeria’s drug approval agency has warned people not to buy “miracle” products produced by a church with popular Nigerian Christian televangelist Jeremiah Fufeyin at...
Fire breaks out at another Kenyan school
A fire broke out at a girls' boarding school in a town in central Kenya late on Saturday, leaving at least three students injured...
At least 48 killed in Nigerian fuel truck explosion
At least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the...
Kenya: Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei burned alive by boyfriend
Marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei ran in the Paris Olympics last month. This week, her boyfriend doused her with petrol and set her ablaze, police said...
Burkina Faso issues new passport without ECOWAS logo
Burkina Faso’s junta administration has unveiled a new generation biometric passport that no longer carries the insignia of the Economic Community of West African...
Fake CV lands top ‘engineer’ in jail for 15 years
The man who had been chief engineer at South Africa’s state-owned passenger rail company has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for faking...
Nigeria, now 3rd largest debtor in World Bank’s scheme
A financial statement published by the World Bank has placed Nigeria as the third largest debtor to the Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) as...
Police arrest doctor who fled after a woman died during butt enlargement procedure
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended Dr. Idara Bassey, who was wanted in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman during a...
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II honoured with Honorary Doctorate at University of Cape Coast
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in recognition of his...
Burkina Faso issues new passports without West African bloc’s logo
Burkina Faso has launched new biometric passports without the logo of West Africa's main political and economic bloc on their cover, further signalling its...
Daughter of South Africa’s ex-President Zuma to be Eswatini king’s 16th wife
A daughter of the former South African President Jacob Zuma and the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a traditional ceremony...
British man baffled by Nigeria declaring him a top fugitive
A British national has said he is at a loss as to why the Nigerian police have accused him of planning to overthrow Nigeria’s...
Man shot dead while testing bulletproof charm
The Edo State Police Command has said it has arrested a 19-year-old self-acclaimed native doctor over the death of his client.The native doctor, who...
Hounded South African beauty queen wins Nigeria contest
After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned beauty queen...
UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine...
US rapper Fatman Scoop dies aged 53
US rapper, Fatman Scoop has died aged 53 after collapsing at concert on Friday in Connecticut, his representative has told the BBC.He was halfway...
Mass poison: Canada-based Nigerian woman under probe for threatening genocide
A Nigerian woman based in Canada, Amaka Sunnberger, is under probe for threatening to poison Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin extractions.A representative of the...
Nigerians paid N1bn ransom to kidnappers in one year – Report
A recent report has revealed that between July 2023 and June 2024, Nigerians paid N1.048 billion in ransom to kidnappers.The report by SBM Intelligence...
Tears flow at burial of Nollywood veteran Onyeka Onwenu
Tears and sorrow filled the air as friends, family, and fans gathered to bid farewell to Nollywood veteran and music icon, Onyeka Onwenu at...
Here is what the experts are saying about the new COVID-19 vaccines
Newly updated vaccines against Covid-19 will be in pharmacies soon, just as the US is experiencing a surge of infections. But is it a...
2025 AFCONQ: Otto Addo names 23-man squad for Angola, Niger matches (Photos)
Black Stars head coach Otto Addo on Thursday 29th August 2024 announced a 23-man squad for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)...
Airport cleaner returns $10,000 found in plane
An employee of the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company, Auwal Dankode, has been hailed for his integrity after returning $10,000 found in a plane.The worker...
South Africa billionaire overtakes Dangote as ‘Richest man in Africa’
South African billionaire, Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest person, according to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires...
Boy accidentally smashes 3,500-year-old jar on museum visit
A 3,500-year-old jar has been accidentally smashed into pieces by a four-year-old boy during a trip to a museum in Israel.
The Hecht Museum in...
Woman arrested for threatening HR manager with ‘juju’ over unpaid salary
In a bizarre and unsettling incident in Zimbabwe, a 58-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly using a live tortoise to threaten her Human Resources...
I need prayers – Producer of film which led to Jnr Pope’s death cries out
Four months after the tragic drowning incident that claimed the lives of actor Jnr Pope and three crew members, film producer, Adanma Luke has...
‘I found out that my son had died on social media’
As record numbers of young Africans risk their lives trying to reach the Canary Islands, Spain’s Prime Minister begins crisis talks with Senegal, Mauritania...
Tanzanian president names ‘troublesome’ lion after rival
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named a "troublesome" lion after one of the country's opposition leaders.President Samia was visiting the Tanzania Wildlife Authority...
Doctors strike in Nigeria over kidnapped colleague
Doctors in Nigerian public hospitals have started a seven-day nationwide strike to demand the release of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who has been...
Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands
At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the country, the...
60% of Africans believe climate conditions for Agric production have worsened… – Afrobarometer survey
A recent Afrobarometer survey has unveiled alarming perceptions about the impact of climate change on agriculture across Africa.According to Dr Edem Selormey, Director of...