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Revealed: T.B. Joshua reportedly flew to Turkey for stroke treatment

Prophet T. B. Joshua, a famous Nigerian preacher, televangelist, and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) is reported to have suffered a...

Trump orders China to pay $10 trillion over COVID-19 crisis

Donald Trump has ordered China to pay "10 trillion dollars" to the United States (US) for the "death and destruction" caused by the Covid...

Trump suspended from Facebook, Instagram for two years

Facebook said Donald Trump’s accounts on the social giant’s platforms will be suspended for two years — until January 2023 — and will only be reinstated...

Nigeria’s proposed new name drops

What is someone from the United African Republic called? Uranium or Urea? The answer is keeping many Nigerians awake as they ponder over a proposal...

Woman bleeds to death while giving birth in hospital

A 36-year-old woman bled to death due to a rare complication while giving birth in hospital, an inquest has heard. Leyla Lliff, from Erith, South...

Bar attendant arrested for chopping off boss’ manh**d

Police in Spain have arrested a bar worker for allegedly slicing off her boss'manhood with a knife while she claimed he was attempting to rape...

Rapper arrested for spraying $5,000 at his graduation [Video]

A young United States rapper, Metro Marrs, pulled off a stunt that would probably have got him a pat on the back in other...

Nigerian church members in UK quarrel over stolen funds (Video)

Members of a White Garment Church in the United Kingdom (UK) have been captured engaging in war of words over money leading to police...

The coronavirus surges across Africa as vaccine programs flounders

A sudden, sharp rise in coronavirus cases in many parts of Africa could amount to a continental third wave, the World Health Organization warned...

His own sweet pass my husband’s own – Wife justifies cheating [Video]

A woman, who was caught sleeping with her married neighbour, has explained why she engaged in the affair though she had a man she...

‘Superman’ hit by bus

A comedian dressed as Superman was hit by a bus while performing a stunt on May 30. Luiz Ribeiro de Andrade, who is nicknamed Superman, tried to film...

Model says she was banned from Twitter for being ‘too hot’

When it comes to social media, we've heard of platforms banning users for cruel comments and harassment, but one woman claims she was booted...

Get a shot and have a beer – Biden woos Americans to get COVID-19 vaccine

This Bud's for you, and anyone else ready to roll up their sleeve to put the pandemic behind them. The White House's new partnership with...

Int’l S3x Workers’ Day: What you need to know

International Sex Workers' Day is celebrated to honour and recognise the exploited working conditions of sex workers. On 2nd June, 1975, 100 sex workers approximately...

Twitter deletes Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet

Twitter has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet in which he threatened to deal with Nigerians “misbehaving” in “the language they understand”. President Buhari had in...

Kenya detains Ghanaian accused of ‘sakawa’

The Kenyan authorities have arrested a Ghanaian national who is alleged to have fraudulently obtained $83,000 (£58,490) from a woman in a romance scam. The...

Popular boxer confesses to sleeping with prison counselor to reduce his sentence

Former boxing champion, Mile Tyson, has revealed that he slept with a prison counselor in order to reduce his prison sentence. In the prime of...

Heartbreak as university student takes her own life while family is on holiday

A university student took her own life while her family was away on holiday. Beth George had a history of mental health problems but had...

China scraps two-child policy allowing families to have three children

China has said it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of slowing a...

UK PM Boris Johnson marries for the third time [photos]

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secretly planned wedding at Westminster Cathedral. The marriage took place in a...

Mali suspended from ECOWAS

The leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has, with immediate effect, suspended Mali. This is the outcome of the emergency summit...

Serial rapist sentenced to 1,088 years in prison

Tears and shouts of “we are free, we are no longer prisoners” erupted in the Pretoria High Court room GA on Thursday as serial...

14-month-old Kenyan needs the world’s most expensive drug to stay alive

A 14-month-old Kenyan, Ayah Lundt, was born healthy and hitting all the developmental milestones as the months went by.Her parents noticed things were off...

Lovers find out they’re siblings after dating for 10 months

A man and his girlfriend, who had been dating for 10 months and fell in love, have discovered they are biological siblings after they...

Man drinks wife’s urine for years; this is why

A saying goes that the emotion that can break one’s heart is sometimes the very one that heals it. A man has shared a bitter...

France asks for forgiveness after Rwanda genocide

French President Emmanuel Macron, in a visit to Rwanda, has said France recognised its “responsibility” in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, asking for forgiveness for...

WhatsApp sues Indian govt over privacy rules

WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in a bid to block new rules it says would lead to "mass surveillance" by forcing social media platforms to...

Exclusive photos: Check out current state of River Pra amid galamsey fight

Though the government is committed to put an end to galamsey across the country, the menace seems to be increasing polluting more water bodies...

Letter from Africa: Why Queen of England has a throne in Nigeria

A myth among the Efik people of southern Nigeria is that one of their 19th Century kings was married to Queen Victoria of England. "I...

Soldier allegedly kills man who gave him lift [Photos]

The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested a soldier for the alleged murder of a businessman in Ikot Abasi Local government area of the...

Blind man has sight partially restored after 40 years

A blind man has had his vision partially restored using optogenetic therapy and engineered goggles — the first successful case of such therapy in...

First man in world to get Covid-19 vaccine dies

The first man in the world to be given the Covid-19 vaccine has died. Tributes have been paid to 81-year-old William Shakespeare who hit global...

Russia threatens to slow down Google for failing to delete prohibited content

Russia has threatened to decelerate Google’s traffic and issued the company with a small fine for failing to remove what it says is unlawful content.  A Russian...

Meet the blind cat with huge eyes

They say it is our uniqueness which makes us special, and this is certainly true in the case of Pico, a blind Norwegian Forest...

Release Mali’s president immediately, UN says

UN chief António Guterres has demanded the immediate release of Mali's President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, who have been detained by soldiers. They...

TikTok boss quits at age 38 after amassing $44bn fortune from controversial app

One of the billionaire brainboxes behind TikTok is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the hit...

Massive reaction as lady delivers twins 2 years after saying it on Twitter

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to announce new additions to her family as she delivers twins successfully. In a Twitter post,...

Chief orders Mugabe remains reburied

A traditional chief in Zimbabwe has ordered that the remains of the country's former president Robert Mugabe be exhumed and reburied at a national...

Nigeria names ‘Covid test fugitives’

The authorities in Nigeria have published the names of 90 travellers who arrived in the county in the last two weeks, saying they are...

Indian couple holds mid-air wedding ‘to escape Covid-19 restrictions’

An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions. Video...