The Ekiti State in Nigeria has banned a proposed 72-hour kissing marathon aimed at breaking the current Guinness World Record.
This comes after a Nigerian...
Architect Sir David Adjaye is no longer working on the UK’s Holocaust memorial or advising London’s mayor, after being accused of sexual misconduct.
On Tuesday, the...
Spotlight Awards Africa has celebrated impactful young entrepreneurs for their contributions in various business sectors.
Managing Director of Adom Group Of Companies and guest of...
South Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning, his traditional prime minister has said.
The king sought medical attention...
Ten African public universities, including the University of Ghana (UG) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have been provided a...
The court in Uganda’s Makindye division recently issued a directive to the administrator of a WhatsApp group, instructing them to restore the membership of...
Differently abled Zimbabwean motivational speaker, Sinikiwe Kademaunga, and her husband, Reuben, are expecting their first child.
Thev28-year-old Kademaunga, who was born without hands, knees and...
Muslims in Sudan have been celebrating Eid al-Adha amid the sound of gunfire despite a ceasefire announced by the warring military groups.
Residents have...
Economist Bogolo Kenewendo made the headlines five years ago after becoming, at 30, Botswana’s trade minister and one of the youngest, if not the youngest, government...
The South African presidency has warned people against scammers using President Cyril Ramaphosa’s name to defraud the public.
It said scam messages purporting to be sent by...
British actor Idris Elba, who also has Sierra Leonean citizenship and heritage, has called for a peaceful general election in Sierra Leone, which will...
A referee, identified as Mustapha Bello, was killed after being struck by lightning during a friendly football match in Madalla town, Niger State.
The deceased,...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has suspended indefinitely the head of the country’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Abdulrasheed Bawa was asked...
Arnold Zikhali, a 36-year-old soldier from Zimbabwe, has been making headlines with his incredible feats of strength and his jaw-dropping appetite.
In an exclusive...
Polygamist pastor from Botswana, Seraki Kemmonye Seraki, has prayed to God to reward all hardworking men with new wives.
Seraki recently revealed that he plans...
Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni has said he has contracted Covid-19 after one of three tests conducted on him turned out positive.
Mr Museveni, who gave...
Uganda's progress in tackling HIV is in "grave jeopardy" after the president approved tough new anti-homosexuality legislation, the UN and US have warned.
An increasing...
The new President of Africa's largest democracy, Nigeria, has been sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Abuja.
Bola Tinubu, 71, won February's election...
Africa’s biggest oil refinery has been opened in Nigeria, where it is hoped it will alleviate chronic fuel shortages.
Nigeria is a major oil producer...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Africa and the world will miss outgoing Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari.
“As leaders, we all have our high and...
A 27-year-old electrical engineering student has died while trying to fix the power at a hospital affected by the fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region.
Muhammedin...
Several heads of African states, mostly from Commonwealth countries, have arrived in London for King Charles’s coronation on Saturday May 6,2023.
Among those already in...
