Woman ‘refused’ pregnancy test at pharmacy and told it’s ‘not essential item’
A woman who says she was refused a pregnancy test at a pharmacy claims a worker told her it was 'not an essential item'.The...
Coronavirus: Which African airlines are taking off and when?
While the reopening of air borders is looming, many uncertainties remain about when air traffic will return to normal to and from Africa. Jeune...
All we want is your daughter’s virginity – Kidnappers tell victim’s parents
Suspected cultists who kidnapped a young girl in Bauchi State have revealed that all they needed from her was her virginity.The 20-year-old girl, Patience,...
How lockdown affected the lives and finances of sex workers
As darkness falls, a group of women emerge from the shadows, ready to ply their trade near the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court.The group identify themselves...
Guinea-Bissau leader sacks ministers
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has dismissed five government ministers.Ministers for defence, interior, economy, agriculture and energy were all dismissed in a decree on...
Covid-19: Three die, one permanently blind after drinking hand sanitiser
Three people died and one is permanently blind from methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitiser in New Mexico, health officials said.An additional three people are in...
Scientists discover Covid-19 goes beyond just being a respiratory disease, it does more damage
Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which may have lingering effects...
Police officer arrested after video shows him with knee on woman’s neck
The arrest of Safiya Satchell might have gone down as another anonymous case — were it not for the bystander video that showed a...
Woman arrested after sharing pictures of children painting her breasts
An activist has been arrested for posting a YouTube video showing her two children painting on her topless body.Police in India have just released...
NASA to rename headquarters after its 1st black female engineer Mary W. Jackson
NASA announced Wednesday it will rename its headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first African-American female engineer. Her contributions were highlighted in the...
UN workers caught having s3x in back seat (Photos)
The United Nations has said it is 'shocked and deeply disturbed' by a video clip which appears to show two of its workers 'having sex' in...
FBI lists 6 Nigerians among most wanted cyber-criminals
Nationnewslead has learnt that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) on Saturday, June 27, added six Nigerian nationals among its most-wanted cyber-criminals list.The six...
Meet the woman with two wombs carrying a twin in each [photo]
The case of a woman who discovered she had two wombs and was pregnant with a twin in each has been described as “one...
Anas drops trailer of coronavirus exposé [video]
Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is set, in the coming days, to show his latest investigative work. This time with an exposé about the deadly and fast-spreading...
How an iconic painting of Jesus as a white man was distributed around the world
The first time the Rev. Lettie Moses Carr saw Jesus depicted as Black, she was in her 20s.It felt “weird,” Carr said.Until that moment,...
The secret spreaders of Covid-19 no one is talking about
The rumours quickly spread among the Syrian fighters in Libya. A group of mercenaries recently hired by the internationally recognised Libyan government were in hospital...
Yemen: Coronavirus aid loss ‘harming millions of children’
Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation in Yemen amid a “huge” drop in aid caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Earth tremors show that a big earthquake is coming – Disaster Risk Management expert
A Disaster Risk Management Expert has cautioned that a bigger earthquake may be approaching due to the steady increase of earth tremors across the...
Black people more racist than Whites -Ex- Formula 1 boss
Billionaire Formula one car racing boss, Bernie Ecclestone, has played down racism within the sport and made the astonishing claim that "in many cases,...
Who would be the first to get a Covid-19 vaccine?
Probably people in the country where the first effective vaccine is developed.About a dozen different vaccines are in various stages of testing worldwide, including...
Prison officer jailed after harbouring an escaped convict she fell in love with
A PRISON officer harboured an escaped convict after falling in love with him, a court heard.Chloe Jones, 30, let lag Philip King stay at...
Kim Jong-un dead rumours resurface as Japan has ‘suspicions’ about his health
Theories Kim Jong-un is actually dead have resurfaced as he vanishes from the spotlight once again.Japanese officials say they have 'suspicions' about the secretive...
Amid coronavirus pandemic, we are ignoring the scary tuberculosis health crisis
As the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to rise at an alarming rate across the globe, India has already reported close to 5 lakh cases...
Stranded Nigerian chess player ‘broken and traumatised’
Top Nigerian chess player Oladapo Adu has said he is “traumatised” as he remains stranded in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 12 weeks after being stuck...
Miner becomes overnight millionaire
A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after selling two rough Tanzanite stones - the biggest ever find in the country.Saniniu...
Watch: Man grabs shark with bare hands
A man was filmed grabbing a shark with his bare hands on Delaware beach and the video has gone viral.The swimmer grabbed the shark off Cape...
Meet the popular social media influencer who is pregnant with stepson’s baby after ditching his dad
A popular social media influencer, who ran away with her husband’s eldest son, has shared the first ultrasound image of their baby.Marina Balmasheva hit...
Iran arrests men for ‘selling babies on Instagram’
Three men have been arrested in Iran on suspicion of trying to sell two babies on Instagram.Tehran’s police chief, Brig-Gen Hossein Rahimi, said one...
Black Lives Matter: Advocacy pays off as 3 are indicted for killing Black man
Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, have been charged with murder in the February shooting to death of Ahmaud Arbery. A video apparently...
Hushpuppi: Interpol releases official video of how notorious fraudster & gang were arrested in Dubai [Watch]
Dubai Police has released the first-ever visuals of how most-wanted Nigerian, Hushpuppi and his 12-member gang were arrested.He was arrested by the International Police...
Coronavirus: How long does it really take to get a vaccine ready? We explain to you the process
Will we get a vaccine to fight COVID-19 this year?The world over recorded one of the biggest spikes in COVID-19 cases yesterday (June 23)...
COVID-19 antibodies may fade in as little as 2 months, study says
As the world grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests that antibodies -- the proteins produced by the immune system that can grant protection against...
Gabon MPs vote to decriminalise homosexuality
Members of Gabon's lower house of parliament have voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to reverse a...
The country where hundreds of thousands of people haven’t heard of Covid-19
Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according...
Coronavirus bodies stashed in bin bags next to patients as crisis in Brazil deepens
Bodies of coronavirus victims are being stashed in bin bags next to patients as the Covid-19 crisis continues to worsen in Brazil.Earlier this year,...
Brazil’s President ordered to wear mask in public
A judge in Brazil has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to wear a protective mask when he is in public spaces in the capital, Brasilia,...
Nigeria: Wife damages husband’s genitals over alleged infidelity
Nigerian law enforcement officials have commenced an investigation into the allegation against a housewife, who reportedly damaged the genitals of her husband.One Omolara Seriki,...
Coronavirus: Liberia’s Education Minister flown into Ghana for treatment
Liberia’s Education Minister has been flown into Accra and is undergoing treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, sources close to Ghana’s Covid-19 management team...
Coronavirus: Newborn Mexican triplets test positive in ‘unprecedented’ case
Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus in an “unprecedented” case, according to local health authorities.Medical experts are investigating whether the disease...
South Africa to start Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine pilot
South Africa has rolled out the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial this week.The university leading the pilot has said, as the country grapples with...