Tiwa Savage, other famous artistes billed to perform at Coronation Concert
The BBC has announced that singer-songwriters Paloma Faith and Tiwa Savage, rock ‘n’ roll legend Steve Winwood, internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang and pop...
Otumfuo, wife to attend King Charles III’s coronation
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and his wife Lady Julia, will grace the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The...
Sperm donor who fathered 550 children ordered to stop
A Dutch man suspected of fathering more than 550 children worldwide through sperm donations has been ordered to stop.The man named Jonathan aged 41,...
Ukraine’s Zelensky holds first war phone call with China’s Xi
Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelensky says he has had a “long and meaningful” phone call with China’s Xi Jinping, their first contact since Russia’s war began.He...
Pope Francis gives women historic rights to vote at meeting
The Pope will for the first time allow women to vote at an influential global meeting of bishops in October – a move that...
Twitter’s blue tick restored to high-profile accounts
Some Twitter accounts with more than one million followers have had their blue tick badges re-instated by Twitter without paying to subscribe.Beyoncé, Harry Kane,...
I quit – Teacher who went viral for fighting student breaks silence
Xaviera Steele, a North Carolina teacher who has been charged with simple assault for fighting against a high school student, is telling her side of the story. A...
How to link your WhatsApp on four devices (Android and iOS)
You can now use WhatsApp on up to four linked devices at once without the need to keep your primary phone connected.You’ll need to...
The pilot who survived after being sucked out of window
On June 20, 1990, pilot Captain Tim Lancaster boarded a flight that would see him defy death in a horrific incident at 17,300 ft...
WhatsApp now allows users to use accounts on multiple devices simultaneously
WhatsApp users can now access their accounts on multiple devices without having to sign out and in again.The feature, which has been in...
Mob burns 13 suspected gang members to death
A group of 13 suspected gang members has been beaten and burned to death by a mob in Haiti’s capital after being seized while...
Man to be executed over cannabis charge
Singapore is set to hang a man for trafficking cannabis, in the city-state’s latest controversial execution.Activists say Tangaraju Suppiah was convicted on weak evidence....
Check out photos of woman declared 2023 World’s Sexiest Woman
Ashley Graham is Maxim’s 2023 Hot 100 cover star and the world’s sexiest woman. No one is more deserving. The brand announced the news on April 17...
Malian president’s chief of staff, three others killed in ambush
The chief of staff for Mali’s interim president, Oumar Traore, and three others have been killed in an ambush, the government said on Thursday.The...
24-year-old final year student gives birth to quintuplets
Oluomachi Nwoye, a 24-year-old student in her final year at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU) in Abia state, has delivered quintuplets at...
Kenyan police exhume bodies from suspected cult graves
Kenyan police have begun marking out the locations of more than a dozen suspected graves in the east of the country thought to contain...
US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access
The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues.In...
42 soldiers and soldiers’ aides killed in 2 more attacks in Burkina Faso
“Ten soldiers and 32 civilian auxiliaries of Burkina Faso’s army were killed on Saturday and Sunday in two attacks in the north of the...
Beyoncé and Ronaldo among those to lose Twitter blue check in purge
What do Beyoncé and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common? As of Thursday, they are no longer verified on Twitter.The social media giant began removing...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch
Elon Musk's SpaceX company's mammoth new rocket, Starship, has exploded on its maiden flight.No-one was hurt in the uncrewed test that lifted off from...
‘My pregnancy saw me vomit 40 times a day with same illness as Kate Middleton’
A mum has spoken about the trauma of her pregnancy, as she vomited 40 times a day while suffering from the same illness as Kate Middleton.Jessica...
Couple banned from flight after being caught having indecent sexual activity
A Durban businessman had a stroke of bad luck when he found himself seated next to a couple shamelessly engaging in indecent behavior.The man,...
Rapist taxi driver jailed for sex attacks
Detectives are appealing for potential victims of a rapist taxi driver to come forward after he was jailed for 12 years for attacking two...
Check out Obrafour’s ‘Oye Ohene’ lyrics Drake sampled for ‘Calling My Name’
Ghanaian rapper, Michael Elliott Kwabena Okyere Darko, known in showbiz circles as Obrafour will be smiling to the bank if he wins his case...
Ghanaian rapper Obrafour sues US rapper Drake
Ghanaian rapper Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko, popularly known as Obrafour, has sued Canadian US-based rapper Drake for sampling his song without permission.After...
600-pound satellite expected to crash back to earth today
A dead NASA spacecraft is set to fall from space and crash into the Earth on Wednesday — and there is a one in 2,500 chance...
Sudan: Student shot and buried in University campus
A student has been killed at the University of Khartoum after being hit by a stray bullet amid continuing deadly clashes in Sudan’s capital...
Two MPs fall in love, set to marry
Two elected MPs are to marry in what is believed to be a first for Kenya’s Parliament.Eric wa Mumbi, MP for Mathira, and Betty...
US arrests 2 for setting up Chinese ‘secret police station’ in New York
US prosecutors have arrested two men in New York for allegedly operating a Chinese “secret police station” in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighbourhood.Lu Jianwang, 61, and...
Haunting last texts of three women found dead with throats cut on beach trip
Chilling text messages show some of the last messages sent by a group of women who were horrifically murdered on a beach trip in...
Celine Dion releases new song amid failing health
Canadian singer, Celine Dion has made headlines again after releasing her new song, Love Again, one which will also be the main theme of the movie she...
Sudan crisis: ‘I thought we’d die’ – Hospital patients cry for help
Patients in Sudan are trapped in hospitals without electricity and water, the BBC has been told, while others needing medical care are being evacuated,...
Man jailed for 10 years over fake money
A British man has been jailed for 10 years in Morocco for possessing and distributing counterfeit money while on holiday.Oliver Andrews, from Bournemouth, had...
Man’s life turns into ‘horror movie’ after finding hidden door in basement
A man's life has been turned into the plot of a horror story' after discovering a mysterious door in his basement.He explained how...
Teenager shot by a homeowner after going to the wrong house to pick up siblings
Protesters took to the streets after a homeowner shot and wounded a teenager who had gone to the wrong home to pick up his...
Judges and audience stunned as man sets himself on fire during British Got Talent audition
A contestant on the 2023 edition of British Got Talent shocked viewers and the judges on Sunday with his act.Thomas Vu, 35, left judges...
Protests at funeral of footballer who set himself on fire
Tunisian footballer Nizar Issaoui has died from burns sustained in a protest against “police injustice”, his family said, in which he set himself on...
Former Indian politician and brother shot dead on live TV
A former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother.Atiq Ahmed, who was under police escort,...
4 dead after pastor asks disciples to ‘starve to get to heaven’
Kenyan police are investigating the deaths of four people suspected to have starved to death on the orders of the leader of a controversial...
US Ambassador, Embassy staff in Sudan take shelter as fighting breaks out between militia troops and army
The US Ambassador and Embassy staff in Sudan have been forced to take shelter as the country's army and a powerful paramilitary group exchange...