Obama issues statement on the death of George Floyd [read]
Former US President Barack Obama has issued a statement on the death of George Floyd, the black man who died after being pinned down...
Priest beheads man as sacrifice to end Coronavirus
A drunk 70-year-old priest decapitated a man as a sacrifice to end the coronavirus pandemic after smoking marijuana in India.Sansari Ojha from the Brahmani...
Monkeys snatch blood samples of suspected Covid-19 patients in India
A troop of monkeys snatched the blood samples of suspected coronavirus patients at a government hospital in the Meerut district of the north Indian state of Uttar...
Ethiopian army ‘shot man dead because phone rang’ – Amnesty
An Ethiopian soldier shot a man dead in front of several people after his phone rang during a public meeting, Amnesty International says.It is...
Newborn baby buried alive in mud survives after miraculous rescue by villagers
A newborn baby buried alive in mud was miraculously rescued by villagers and has luckily survived.The boy was only identified by his tiny leg...
Ugandan sex workers risk their lives in lockdown
Sex workers living with HIV in Uganda have stopped taking their medication because of a lack of food and income as restrictions have left...
Kaduna: This man and his girlfriend stole 64 chickens
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State has jailed a 35-year-old man, Abdullahi Sani, and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sarah Paul, for stealing 64...
COVID-19: South Korea forced to close schools again after spike in cases
South Korea has been forced to close hundreds of schools, museums and art galleries due to a fresh spike in coronavirus cases as the...
Rawlings reacts to murder of George Floyd by Minnesota police officers
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has reacted to the killing of George Floyd by four police officers of Minnesota.The former president, in a tweet,...
Trump’s ventilators ‘have not arrived in Nigeria’
Nigeria's information minister has said the country is yet to receive ventilators promised by US President Donald Trump in April.Lai Mohammed has denied Mr...
Revealed: George Floyd and police officer who killed him worked together as security guards
A Minneapolis bar owner claims both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the officer who subdued Floyd with his knee, worked as security guards for...
WWE legend blasts Trump over response to George Floyd’s death
The response of the US President Donald Trump to protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd has angered WWE legend Dave Bautista....
Transgender model shares photos of her husband’s eight-month baby bump
A Colombian transgender model has posted a heartwarming photo of her kissing her husband's eight-month baby bump. Danna Sultana, who was born male and identifies as...
All the countries that will pay you to visit them after lockdown is lifted
Countries hit hard by the coronavirus crisis are offering to pay travellers to visit them once the pandemic is over in order to boost...
George Floyd: Protesters set Minneapolis police station ablaze
A police station in Minneapolis has been set alight during a third night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man in...
Police arrest CNN reporter live on air as he covers George Floyd protests
A CNN crew was arrested on live TV by a riot squad while covering the protests over the police death of George Floyd.Incredible footage...
Officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck ‘tried to kill’ black man in 2008
The white police officer who knelt on unarmed George Floyd's neck before he died has been accused of trying to kill another black man...
Twitter hides Trump’s tweet about Minneapolis protests
Twitter hid a tweet from President Donald Trump on Friday, accusing him of breaking its rules by “glorifying violence” in a message that said...
Coronavirus test kits now being sold in black markets – Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said yesterday Nigerians have started selling COVID-19 diagnostic test kits in “black markets”.Speaking...
Covid-19: ‘Miracle’ mother cheats death after 77 days in ICU
A woman who made a miraculous recovery from COVID-19 after teetering on the brink of death for months in ICU thanks God and church...
Family of black man killed by police officers say officers involved should get death penalty
George Floyd's fiancee and family have appealed for calm and said he wouldn't want people to get hurt after a night of violence saw...
4 police officers fired after video shows one kneeling on neck of a man who later died [Video]
Four Minneapolis police officers were fired Tuesday, authorities said, amid protests and outrage after a viral video showed one of them kneeling on the...
Donald Trump threatens to shut down Twitter
Donald Trump has threatened to shut down social media sites he accused of stifling conservative voices.It comes as Trump is expected to order a...
Coronavirus: The virus causing COVID-19 is changing, here is what it means
Coronavirus: The virus causing COVID-19 is changing, here is what it meansAs countries across the globe continue to ease lockdown restrictions, more and more...
875 people commit suicide during lockdown period
A total of 875 people have committed suicide during the lockdown period in Nepal.The country has been under lockdown since March 24.According to the...
Teacher convicted of multiple sex crimes begs judge for castration instead of prison
A former Pensacola, Florida, teacher who pleaded guilty last year to sex offenses involving students begged a judge last week to consider ordering him...
Moroccan actor arrested for blasphemy
Police in Morocco say they have detained a well-known actor for making what they call blasphemous comments about Islam.The Office of National Security says...
Donald Trump features viral Prampram pallbearers in hilarious campaign video [Video]
American President, Donald Trump has featured Ghana’s dancing pallbearers in a short campaign video that is targeted at presidential candidate, Joe Biden.The video with...
Man steals 126 slippers to ‘kiss, cuddle and have sex with them’ (Photos)
A man has been arrested in Thailand for allegedly stealing his neighbours' shoes in order to have sex with them.The erapat Klaiya, 24,...
Coronavirus: Denmark opens borders to divided lovers
Denmark has opened its borders to couples who were separated from their partners by the coronavirus lockdown.As of Monday, cross-border couples who reside in...
Ghanaian mum graduates from medical school together with daughter in U.S [Photos]
Dr Cynthia Kudji, 49 years and her daughter, Jasmine, went viral after they both graduated from medical school in the US on the same...
Man allegedly releases cobra to kill sleeping wife
A man in Kerala, India killed his wife by letting loose a cobra in her room after failing with a viper once before, the...
‘My cousin has picked a name for her son but the poor kid is going to get bullied for it’
Every day, all over the world babies are born and given names.Often a lot of thought goes into a name choice and there are...
Coronavirus vaccine status: Stages of COVID-19 vaccine development in India
8COVID-19 vaccine status in India explainedThe number of COVID-19 infection cases has breached the 1.40 lakh mark in India as of today (May 26)....
Coronavirus has affected my eyesight – Boris Johnson
The prime minister has said he was ‘having to wear glasses for the first time in years’ after suffering coronavirus.Boris Johnson told today’s...
Adorable photos of ‘socially distant’ baptism go viral (photos)
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, people are coming up with new ways to do things while maintaining social distancing.Social distancing is the new normal....
Tanzania to redeploy pot-bellied policemen
Traffic police officers with pot bellies in Tanzania are to be redeployed because they embarrass the police service, Interior Minister George Simbachewere said over...
Parrot to give evidence in its owner’s murder trial
The comments of a parrot may be used in an upcoming rape and murder trial.Elizabeth Toledo, 46, was raped and then killed in the...
How to travel safely during COVID-19 crisis
How to travel safely during COVID-19 crisisEven as the coronavirus cases continue to surge, some of the restrictions regarding the lockdown have been relaxed....
Coronavirus: WHO fears ‘silent epidemic’ in Africa without enough testing
The World Health Organization is warning Africa against relaxing its testing efforts on Covid-19.So far Africa has recorded over 115,000 cases of coronavirus with...