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Meek Mill, Black Sherif, Stonebwoy, Asake, other music stars gear up for Afronation 2022

US rapper Meek Mill will be teaming up with African music stars such as Stonebwoy, Black Sherif, P Square, and Davido among other notable...

More than 500 dead in Nigeria floods

The authorities in Nigeria say the number of people killed by floods ravaging the country in recent weeks has risen to more than 500. More...

5 catholic priests sacked over alleged insubordination

The Catholic Bishop of Nnewi Diocese in Anambra State, Nigeria, Right Reverend Jonas Benson Okoye, has dismissed five priests in his diocese over alleged insubordination. The five...

Investigative journalist Francisca Enchill, 24 distinguished others make list of finalists for WAMECA 2022

Corruption Watch's investigative journalist, Francisca Enchill from Ghana and 24 distinguished journalists, have made the list of finalists for the 2022 edition of the...

Ex- South African Prez Jacob Zuma freed as prison sentence ends

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been freed following the expiry of his prison sentence for contempt of court, the government said on...

Africa has world’s highest suicide rates – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa has the highest rate of people dying by suicide in the world. In a statement, the agency said...

How ‘thieves’ have been tapping Nigeria’s oil at sea for 9 years [Video]

In a shocking revelation, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has narrated how an...

Fistfight breaks out over control of Kenya parliament

Fighting broke out in Kenya’s parliament on Thursday evening following a ruling by the Speaker that broke a deadlock over which coalition has the...

FDA reacts to WHO’s caution against 4 paediatric medicines found in The Gambia

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confirmed the World Health Organization's (WHO) identification of four substandard medicinal products in The Gambia. The four products...

Sudan: Roads Minister apologises for bad roads

South Sudan’s roads minister has apologised to the public for the bad condition of roads in the country as a study found that they...

Zambia ex-Health Minister charged with $17m in corruption scandal

The authorities in Zambia have charged a former health minister with corruption. Chitalu Chilufya is accused of conspiracy to defraud the state $17m (£15m) over...

Burkina Faso’s coup leader assumes presidency

Burkina Faso’s coup leader Ibrahim Traoré has assumed the presidency, following last week’s seizure of power by military officers. A statement read on national television...

Morocco issues first cannabis production permits

The Moroccan government has issued 10 permits for farmers to legally grow cannabis for industry and export for the first time. Farmers in the northern...

Man kills brother while testing ‘bullet-proof’ charm

A Nigerian boy has been killed by his brother while testing a newly-bought “bullet-proof” charm, police say. The two believed they had “fortified themselves with...

Woman with two husbands shares struggles [Video]

A young woman married to two men says she is uncomfortable meeting both of them in the bedroom at the same time. Francine Jisele from...

Sex for grades is corruption – Buhari

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says sexual harassment in the country’s universities has reached alarming proportions, and law and order agencies are rightly treating it...

President’s son loses army post after Twitter rant

The Ugandan President’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has been dropped from his position as the commander of the country’s land forces. He was however promoted to...

Liberia arrests 3, seizes $100m cocaine haul

The authorities in Liberia say they have seized $100m (£88m) worth of cocaine in a suburb of the capital Monrovia. The operation also involved officers...

Nigeria ad regulator sues WhatsApp owner for $70m

Nigeria’s advertising regulator is suing Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – as well its local affiliate for 30bn naira (about $70m;...

Neighbour rescues 13 women held hostage for six months

Thirteen young women who were abducted by unknown people in Zambia have been rescued months after they disappeared. The women, aged between 17 and 28,...

Ibrahim Traoré: From shy schoolboy to Burkina Faso military ruler

Said to have been a shy but intelligent boy in school, Burkina Faso’s Capt Ibrahim Traoré has become the latest military officer to seize...

From shy schoolboy to Burkina Faso’s new military ruler

Said to have been a shy but intelligent boy in school, Burkina Faso's Capt Ibrahim Traoré has become the latest military officer to seize...

Single ladies searching for husbands attend church in wedding gowns [Video]

Single ladies in search of husbands recently attended a church service dressed in wedding gowns. The christian ladies attended the church service dressed in wedding...

Burkina Faso’s military leader agrees to step down after coup

Burkina Faso's military leader, who was ousted in a coup on Friday, has formally agreed to step down, religious and community leaders said. They said...

Burkina Faso unrest: Military officers remove leader Damiba

An army captain in Burkina Faso has announced on national television that he has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba. Ibrahim Traore cited Lt...

Akufo-Addo, other West African leaders arrive in Mali over detained Ivorians

Mali's transitional authorities have received a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) for talks on the fate of 46 Ivorian...

Sex worker and client die in building collapse

Some emergency officials have shared more information on some of the victims of the building which collapsed in Lagos on Friday, September 23.  It was...

My husband holds PhD in coup – Sierra Leone First Lady

Fatima Bio, the wife of Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, has said her husband holds a PhD degree in staging coups therefore nobody...

Suspected notorious kidnapper arrested in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria have arrested a suspected notorious kidnapper known for flaunting his wealth on social media. Many knew John Lyon as a banker whose...

Cholera kills 20 Boko Haram members

A cholera outbreak in Hajj camp where about 12,000 surrenders are currently kept in Maiduguri, Borno state's capital, has led to the death of about 25...

Church of England bars Desmond Tutu’s daughter from leading funeral

The late Desmond Tutu’s daughter has been barred by the Church of England from leading a funeral because she is married to a woman. Mpho...

Floods sweep away 1,500 corpses from Nigerian cemetery

Floods have destroyed more than 1,500 graves at a cemetery in the central Nigerian town of Mariga in Niger state. More than 500 graves have...

Court remands Chinese man over girlfriend’s killing

A Magistrates’ Court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has remanded in custody a Chinese businessman who is accused of killing his Nigerian...

Uganda confirms fresh outbreak of Ebola virus

A 24-year-old man infected with Ebola has died in central Uganda in a fresh outbreak confirmed by health officials. The health minister has told journalists...

African leaders who attended Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

Several African leaders were among hundreds of foreign dignitaries who attended the funeral of British Queen Elizabeth II in London. Some 2,000 people gathered in...

Nigeria makes biggest ever cocaine seizure

The Nigerian drug enforcement agency says it has made what appears to be the biggest seizure of cocaine in the country’s history. Some 1.8 tons...

Massive reaction as Ghanaians in UK hold funeral for Queen Elizabeth II [Video]

Some Ghanaians in the United Kingdom have decided to organise their own funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth II. While the late monarch was being...

Woman die in accident while chasing husband and side chick

A middle-aged woman was killed in an auto crash while chasing her husband and his alleged mistress in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Sunday. It was...

Your guide to the Queen’s funeral

After days of lying-in-state, the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II will begin its final journey on Monday morning as part of a...

Stop forcing ladies to wear head coverings – Deeper Life founder

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi, has told ushers in his church to stop making the wearing of...