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Prostitutes go on strike over Covid vaccines

Sex workers in a Brazilian city have gone on strike for a week, demanding to be included in the group of front-line workers receiving...

Musician busted for ‘copying’ Wizkid’s songs and allegedly making about $78k monthly

Social media, especially Twitter was taken by surprise after an alleged impostor with the stage name 'Wisekid' pulled a fast one on unsuspecting Wizkid...

Stripper in court for infecting five police officers after ‘squirting in their faces’

A Florida lap dancer is facing 1,036 years in prison after she allegedly assaulted five police officers with her vagina, infecting them with chlamydia,...

Covid curfew breaker dies after doing 300 squats as punishment

A man has died after allegedly being forced to do 300 squats for breaking coronavirus curfew. Darren Manaog Peñaredondo was caught buying a bottle of...

Actress left with rotten nose after failed operation

An actress was left with a black rotting nose and lost out on work after botched cosmetic surgery. Gao Liu, 24, has now reached a...

When is Ramadan 2021?

The first day of fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, which is determined by the sighting of the new moon, is likely to...

Dubai deports models for posing naked

Eleven Ukrainian women who took part in a naked photoshoot on a high-rise balcony in Dubai will be deported, authorities said Tuesday, along with...

New twist to Hushpuppi, accomplice’s ‘fraud’ case

Hushpuppi’s friend, Woodberry, is due to face his Disciplinary Hearing next month for the mobile phone he was found illegally in possession of on...

Kim Kardashian officially declared a billionaire

Kim Kardashian West is joining the ranks of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other moguls: She is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes. Forbes released its annual...

Egypt: Ancient mummies paraded through the streets of Cairo in historic display [Video]

Ancient mummies of Egypt's royal pharaohs emerged from their resting places Saturday and were paraded through the streets of Cairo to a new home. What...

Faulty birth control pills gets 150 women pregnant

In Chile’s arid Atacama desert, Tabita Daza Rojas is trying to scrape together enough money to finish construction on her home before her baby,...

Woman finds out on son’s wedding day bride is her long-lost daughter

A woman, attending her son’s wedding, was left in tears after she identified the bride as her long-lost daughter. The incident happened in Suzhou,...

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to allow only ‘immunised’ pilgrims to Mecca

Saudi authorities said Monday that only people immunised against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round Umrah pilgrimage, starting from the holy month...

Details of 11m Facebook users leaked – Is your phone number on list?

The leaked details of 11 million British Facebook users have been discovered on a hacking website. More than 500 million users of the social media...

Covid rule-breaker ‘dies after exercise punishment’

A Filipino man who was found breaking quarantine rules has died after being made to do 300 squat-like exercises by police as punishment, his...

Russia’s President passes law that may keep him in office until 2036

Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will allow him to run for the presidency twice more in his lifetime, potentially keeping him in office...

Former beauty queen shot dead in her car [Photos]

A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student from Philadelphia has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family's...

Apple to finally let repairers in Ghana, other countries sign up to repair & spare parts programme

Apple’s Independent Repair Provider programme will soon be available in more than 200 countries, nearly every country where Apple products are sold. Launched originally...

7-year-old boy charged with rape

A seven-year-old boy has been charged with rape after an alleged incident on Thanksgiving in upstate, New York. New York State Police charged the unidentified...

Donald Trump launches website after social media ban

The former president and first lady, Melania Trump, have launched a website to serve their personal offices. The website, 45office.com, comes after Trump's ban...

Trump asks wedding party: Do you miss me yet?

Donald Trump turned up at a wedding at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend and railed against Joe Biden, China and Iran. The...

Sad news hits Barack Obama

Barack Obama's step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at a hospital in Kenya at the age of 99. Affectionately called Granny Sarah by the former president,...

At least 32 killed in Egypt train crash [Photos]

At least 32 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a train crash in central Egypt, the country's railway authority says. Two...

Kim Kardashian opens up about dealing with Kanye West’s meltdown

Kim Kardashian, the reality TV star, has opened up about dealing with Kanye West's meltdown in July 2020 in a recent episode of Keeping...

I still kneel and submit to my husband – Tanzanian President [ Video]

President Samia Suluhu has revealed that she still kneels and submits to her husband. President Suluhu, who became the first female President of the East African...

Boy buys cheap iPhone online, what he gets will shock you

A Thai teenager recently got his five minutes of internet fame, after going online to buy a cheap iPhone, only to receive a coffee...

Four Tanzanians held for ‘mocking’ Magufuli’s death

The Tanzanian police are holding four people for allegedly mocking the death of former President John Magufuli. Police arrested the four on a street in...

Music producer recalls awkward moment where he accidentally kissed Beyoncé in front of Jay-Z

American record producer/DJ/ songwriter, Benny Blanco, has revealed the awkward moment he accidentally kissed Beyoncé in the presence of Jay-Z about 10 years ago. The...

Gay man fights to get his twins recognized

A Namibian high court is to decide whether a gay man can return home with his twin daughters, who were born to a surrogate...

Prince Harry lands new job

The Duke of Sussex has joined Silicon Valley startup BetterUp as its Chief Impact Officer, the company told CNN Business on Tuesday. A spokesperson...

Moment singing contestant fainted on stage [Watch]

The latest 'American Idol' episode was showstopping, but not because of the performances. Contestants Ronda Felton and Funke Lagoke took to the stage to perform a duet...

Hang on to that COVID-19 vaccination card, it’s important

Proof of vaccination may allow us to begin resuming our normal activities in the near future. Photos that display the COVID-19 vaccination card like a...

Cardinals get pay cut as Vatican reduces costs

Pope Francis on Wednesday announced plans to cut the salaries of cardinals and priests, part of an ongoing effort by the pontiff to put...

Aide fired after Parliament House s3x videos drop

The crisis engulfing Australia’s politics has continued to grow following the emergence of videos showing staff members performing sex acts in parliament, leading to...

Meet the beautiful woman avoiding eye contact with anyone she finds attractive

A mum, suffering from a brain disorder, avoids eye contact with anyone she finds attractive so that she doesn't lose control of her body. Kirsty...

Five relatives killed in Magufuli mourning stampede

Five members of a single family died in a stampede, as thousands of people paid their respects to Tanzania’s late President John Magufuli at...

After woman gave birth to 5 kids at once, husband said he’s scared

A woman, Funmilayo, became a mother of 10 kids after giving birth to five children in a day. Her husband, Idowu Oluwadara, said before...

Kanye West doesn’t think Kim Kardashian will go through with divorce

Kanye West may not be on the same page with Kim Kardashian about getting a divorce. Rumour has it that the rapper/entrepreneur still refuses to believe that...

Joy News uncovers smuggling syndicate illegally shipping out tons of gold

Joy News’ investigations have uncovered how a gold smuggling syndicate illegally exports gold through the country’s land, airports and seaports. This illegal business is...

EU ‘not ready’ to share Covid vaccines with poor countries

EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced on Sunday that the bloc will  not share coronavirus vaccines with other countries until it has “a better production situation in...