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Nigerian military rejects as untrue Reuters report that it ran mass abortion programme

Nigeria’s Defence Chief, General Lucky Irabor, said on Thursday that the military will not investigate a Reuters report that it ran a secret mass...

SA minister calls on president to resign over scandal 

South Africa’s Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on the president to resign.  Cyril Ramaphosa is facing allegations that he covered up the theft of...

Black Sherif is the voice of African youth – Akon

More global legends are spotting the talent in the Ghanaian superstar Black Sherif. American musician, Akon is the latest to join the tall list of...

Police hunt MPs who attacked female colleague in parliament

Police in Senegal are searching for two opposition lawmakers who attacked a female MP during a brawl in parliament last week.  Massata Samb slapped...

Ugandan doctors kneel to appeal to President to contest for the 7th time

Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) were seen kneeling before President Yoweri Museveni to beg that he contests for the country’s presidency in...

Tragedy as 14 church members drown during baptism

Fourteen Johane Masowe churchgoers have been confirmed dead after they drowned in a river during a baptism ceremony on Saturday evening. Thirty-three members of the...

Addis Ababa: Adom FM Editor Kwasi Agyeman gets invitation to be member of APRM Communications Network

Shortly after his presentation at the African Union - African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, David Kwasi Agyeman, Adom FM...

Sad: Baby drowns in bucket of water

A year-old boy has died after falling into a bucket of water in Nnewi, Anambra state of Nigeria. The child's parents reportedly left him...

Charges dropped over student’s tweet about first lady

Charges have been dropped against a Nigerian student who was arrested over a tweet in which he allegedly accused the first lady of misusing...

Dangote Cement factory workers kidnapped

Armed men affiliated with Ethiopia’s rebel Oromo Liberation Army have been blamed for kidnapping more than a dozen staff working for the Dangote Cement...

Adom FM editor Kwasi Agyeman delivers paper on Electoral Integrity and Unconstitutional Politics in Africa in Addis Ababa

Kwasi Agyeman, a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, is among a few authors whose scholarly works were accepted...

Nigeria to abolish English in junior school

The Nigerian government has announced a policy aimed at promoting the teaching of primary school pupils in local languages rather than in English. Education Minister...

SHS headmaster beaten after being caught with student

A South African Secondary School deputy principal at Kgagatlou Secondary in Polokwane, Limpopo received deadly instant justice after getting caught bedding a student at...

Kenya minsters to forgo a month’s salary in drought aid

Kenyan ministers will forgo their salaries for one month in solidarity with people who have been affected by the ongoing drought in parts of...

Snake bites sex worker during quickie with client in the bush

There was commotion when a thigh vendor in Zimbabwe’s Zhombe region was bitten by a snake while having an intimate moment with a client...

FIFA World Cup 2022 opening match breaks Showmax Pro’s live-streaming record

The first day of the world's most prestigious football tournament, which streamed live on Showmax Pro courtesy of SuperSport on 20 November 2022, was...

Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima arrested for corruption

Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima has been arrested on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts, the country's anti-corruption agency says. He...

Notorious Kenya policeman to be charged with murder

A Kenyan policeman who gained notoriety after mobile phone footage showed him gunning down two men in 2017 is to be charged with murder. Kenya’s...

Mob kills patient inside ambulance

A South African mob attacked and killed a patient in an ambulance on suspicion of committing a crime, according to the Gauteng province health...

Twitter Africa employees accuse Elon Musk of discrimination over severance terms

Laid-off employees at Twitter’s Africa headquarters are accusing Twitter of “deliberately and recklessly flouting the laws of Ghana” and trying to “silence and intimidate”...

Nigeria starts commercial oil drilling in North

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially kicked off the historic drilling of crude oil in Nigeria’s north-east on Tuesday, supervising the first oil extraction in...

South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma ordered to return to jail

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to prison after upholding an earlier ruling that his medical...

#Qatar2022: Samini drops new World Cup theme song for African teams [Listen]

Dancehall musician Samini has dropped a new song, 'WinAfricaWin', for African football teams that qualified for the World Cup tournament currently ongoing in Qatar....

Student commits suicide in classroom after mate falsely accused him of rape

A student of Kriel High School in South Africa has reportedly hanged himself after being falsely accused of rape by a female student. The hashtag,...

Father arrested after 9-year-old girl gives birth

A nine-year-old girl from Masekesa village in Zimbabwe who made headlines recently after it emerged she was heavily pregnant has given birth. State media reports...

Robber busted in attempt to sell stolen phone to victim’s wife

A robber identified as Felix Ayeye has been arraigned before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos State. This was after...

Don’t be surprised if I commit suicide – Ex-wife of Zimbabwean Vice President

Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife, Marry Mubaiwa, has warned that she is contemplating suicide, saying that people should not be surprised if she...

Family members die in ghastly accident while attending wedding

A family of nine has lost their lives in a tragic accident while on their way to a wedding in Limpopo, South Africa. The...

Drink-driving MP resigns and apologises

A Rwandan MP, who resigned from Parliament on Monday, has apologised for “drink-driving”. On Monday, parliament approved the resignation of Gamariel Mbonimana for “personal reasons”....

Man allegedly kidnaps son to demand ransom from wife

Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday rescued an eight-year-old boy who had been reportedly kidnapped by his stepfather. In a statement, DCI...

Man jailed for stealing bread and other items

A 26-year-old man identified as Victor Samson has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing bread and other items worth N679,000. Samson, who was...

Akufo-Addo reacts to closure of Twitter Africa office

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as unfortunate, the decision by Twitter to fold up its operations in Africa. “We had looked forward to its presence,”...

Why slave descendants want the Benin Bronzes to stay in US

A group of African Americans has filed a lawsuit to stop the return of some Benin Bronzes from the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC...

King Charles hosts Buhari at Buckingham palace

King Charles welcomed the president of Nigeria to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon. President Muhammadu Buhari told journalists after the meeting that they had discussed...

Treasurer jailed for stealing tithe and offering

The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in South Africa on Wednesday, November 9, sentenced a Zimbabwean woman, Lady Memory Mutsika, to three years of...

Adultery blamed for high divorce rate in Zambia

Divorce in Zambia's eastern province - the country's main agricultural hub is on course to rise for a second year, reports the state-owned Zambia...

Liberians angry over President’s 9-day World Cup plan

Liberian President, George Weah has informed the senate that he plans to spend nine days in Qatar to watch the World Cup. Mr Weah –...

South Africa ex-President’s Nobel Peace Prize medal stolen

The Nobel Peace Prize medal of South Africa’s former President, FW de Klerk was stolen from his home in April, his foundation has confirmed...

Man dies in ghastly accident 2 days after his wedding

Social media users have been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of a new groom identified as Alhaji Kabiru Mai Magani Saminaka....

Rapper dies at 27 after his mother predicted his death

Upcoming Nigerian singer, Dablixx Osha, has been reported dead at age 27. His untimely demise is coming weeks after he released a song where he...