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Influencer, 32, dies after falling off waterfall while taking selfie

Instagram influencer, Sofia Cheung, username @hike.sofi, recently died after falling 16 feet off a cliff in Hong Kong on July 10th. Her latest Instagram post...

Buhari to get US$11.6M for monitoring of WhatsApp, phone calls

The Nigerian Senate has approved N4.8 billion (equivalent to US$11.6 million) to be allocated to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for the monitoring of...

At least 45 dead in South Africa riots after jailing of ex-president

At least 45 people have now died in the violence that has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the jailing of former President...

Six dead as pro-Jacob Zuma protests intensify in South Africa

Six people have so far been confirmed dead amid #FreeZuma protests in South Africa, where the army has been deployed to quell tension. The protests...

Rare photos reveal what the interior of aeroplane looked like in 1930

Only the rich and famous flew in the 1930s, but while it looked glamorous the planes were cold, loud and often dropped hundreds of...

Nigeria stun US basketball team after winning pre-Olympic friendly game [Video]

Nigeria has pulled off one of the greatest upsets in international basketball history by stunning the United States in an Olympic exhibition game in...

Haiti President’s widow speaks for first time

The injured widow of Haiti's president has described the moment assassins "riddled" her husband with bullets after bursting into their home in the middle...

Lightning strike kills 16 selfie-taking people

Some 16 people have reportedly been killed by lightning strike in India. Many others have reportedly been injured in the lightning strike in Jaipur in...

Checkout TB Joshua’s final resting place [Photos]

Popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua has been buried in Lagos after a week of funeral rites. He was buried at the church’s premises after an...

COVID-19: Nigeria records first confirmed case of deadly Delta variant

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2. A statement released...

New York train station flooded

Heavy rains continued to spill through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Friday as Tropical Storm Elsa made its way up the Northeast...

Waitress loses job after being sent home for ‘ugly and inappropriate’ top

A waitress claims she was sent home for wearing an "ugly and inappropriate" top to work - and then lost her job when she...

2 US citizens among group held over killing of Haiti President

Two US citizens are among 28 people detained over the assassination of Haiti’s president, the chief of national police has said. Jovenel Moise, 53, was shot...

Woman crushed to death while celebrating birthday in a nightclub

A woman was crushed to death by a giant karaoke television screen while celebrating her birthday in a Russian nightclub. Tatiana Pokhorenko, 35, died on...

Biden defends decision to end Afghan military operation

US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan, saying that US operations will end on 31 August. The fourth...

Meet man with ‘world’s longest tongue’

A man has broken a record for having the 'world’s longest tongue". Praveen, from Tamil Nadu, made it to India’s Book of Records after stretching...

Pastor Chris to hold healing crusade on TB Joshua’s funeral date

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Founder and President of Christ Embassy church, is set to hold a three-day healing programme ‘Healing Streams With Pastor Chris’ from...

Haitian First Lady in critical condition after husband’s assassination

Haitian first lady Martine Moïse will be treated at a hospital in Miami following an attack on Wednesday morning in which her husband, Haitian...

Thief leaves emotional apology note after stealing from policeman [Photo]

A thief in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind city stole valuables from the home of a policeman and left behind a note of apology to the...

Brand influencers to face jail over edited photos

Influencers in Norway will soon have to label any photo they post on social media which has been retouched. The new regulation comes as an...

South African police plan to arrest ex-President Zuma

South African police plan to arrest former President Jacob Zuma by midnight on Wednesday, in the absence of any further instruction from the Constitutional...

Soldier kicked out of military for stealing colleague’s ATM card

A British Army soldier has been kicked out the military after nicking a colleague's bank card - to buy FIFA points for his Xbox. Private Lewis Billam...

Jamaica to petition Queen Elizabeth for compensation

Jamaica will demand slavery reparations from the Queen as former colony's government is set to petition Her Majesty for compensation to all its citizens. Jamaica...

President assassinated at home

Haiti's President, Jovenel Moïse, has been killed in an attack in his home in the nation's capital, according to the country's interim Prime Minister. Claude...

Man bitten by python while sitting on the toilet

A 65-year-old man was left with minor injuries after a reticulated python bit him while he was sitting on the toilet. He was said to...

Covid-19: UK to scrap wearing of face masks, distancing rules

Face masks will no longer be legally required and distancing rules will be scrapped at the final stage of England’s Covid-19 lockdown roadmap, Boris...

Prince William’s wife self-isolating after COVID-19 contact

British royal Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is self-isolating and has cancelled her engagements after someone she came into contact with subsequently tested positive...

Ugandans to be jailed for violating Covid rules

Ugandans who violate the Covid pandemic control restrictions may go to jail for up to two months. According to new rules released by the health...

Methodist Church approves same-sex marriage

The Methodist Church has become the largest religious denomination in Britain to permit same-sex marriages. A vote to change the definition of marriage at the...

Military plane crash kills at least 45

A military plane has crashed in the southern Philippines killing at least 45 people, with dozens more pulled alive from the burning wreckage. The transporter...

Ukraine’s female soldiers to march in high heels

Plans by Ukraine’s defence ministry to have female soldiers march in high heels instead of army boots in a parade next month have caused...

Pope Francis undergoes surgery for ‘colon diverticulitis’

Pope Francis is undergoing surgery for “colon diverticulitis,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told CNN on Sunday. It comes just hours after the 84-year-old pontiff, attended...

#EndSARS: Court throws out case against Davido, Burna Boy, 47 others

Justice Bello Jawu of a High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by one Kenechukwu Okeke, a human rights activist, against...

Jacob Zuma: Supporters form ‘human shield’ to stop ex-president’s arrest

Supporters of South African ex-President Jacob Zuma have formed what they say is a human shield outside his home to try to prevent his...

Delta variant fueling Africa third wave – WHO

Along with Alpha and Beta, Delta is fuelling an aggressive third wave across Africa, with case numbers climbing faster than all earlier peaks, according...

Beautiful lady wanted for robbery [Photos]

Authorities in Atlanta have declared a woman wanted after she allegedly stole $1 million worth of jewelry from a man she had gone on...

Groom slumps and dies at his wedding [Photos]

A groom with terminal cancer collapsed and died at the altar as his horrified bride walks down the aisle with their son.  Father-of-eleven Paul Wynn,...

Coup plotters sentenced to 15 years

Three soldiers in Gabon have been sentenced to 15 years in jail for an attempted coup in 2019, when President Ali Bongo was recovering...

Shocking: Man, 40, breaks p*nis during s3x

This man discovered the most painful way to take a “break” from sex. A frisky UK fellow reportedly made medical — and sexual — history...

Malawi’s female MPs dress as school girls [Photos]

Malawians have been sharing photos on social media of female Members of Parliament dressed up as schoolgirls - some delighting in their outfits others...