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Museum worker sacked over missing treasures

The British Museum in London has sacked a member of staff and police are investigating after treasures were reported “missing, stolen or damaged”.  Items including...

Niger coup: Sending troops will cause collateral damage – Sheikh Aremeyaw

The Spokesperson of the Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has raised concern about the potential collateral damage that would be recorded should the Economic...

Canada wildfire: Car ‘began melting’ as families evacuated north

Wildfire is bearing down on the capital city of Canada’s Northwest Territories, with thousands of people under evacuation orders. The conflagration – which has already...

Niger: Foreigners’ safety would be at risk should ECOWAS employ military force – Seidu Abudu

The President of the Ghanaian community in Niger, Seidu Abudu, has revealed that any plans ECOWAS has for using military intervention to address the...

ECOWAS army heads to meet in Accra today

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Army Heads will today, August 17, 2023, begin a meeting in Accra. The gathering is...

Niger crisis: ECOWAS is not anywhere near deploying military force – Rtd Col. Aboagye

Security analyst Rtd Colonel Festus Aboagye has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may take a while to deploy a...

Nigeria army helicopter crashes amid deadly attack

A Nigerian military helicopter sent to rescue wounded soldiers from a deadly attack in the central Niger state crashed on Monday, after it was...

Zuckerberg says Musk ‘not serious’ about cage fight

Elon Musk “isn’t serious” about holding a cage fight and “it’s time to move on”, Mark Zuckerberg has said. In a post on his social...

Niger coup leader agrees to hold direct talks with ECOWAS

A group of Nigerian Islamic scholars who met Niger’s coup leader have said the general has agreed to hold direct talks and resolve a...

Niger coup: Russia warns ECOWAS not to take military action

Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation” after regional bloc Ecowas said it would assemble a standby...

Lady killed, womb removed after nightclub outing

The body of a young nurse was discovered without a womb after a night outing in Ibadan. The nurse, Omoniyi Boluwatife, was found dead and...

Supermarket shut down after spider capable of causing permanent erection is spotted

An Austrian supermarket has been evacuated over fears of a banana-loving spider sighting that is capable of causing permanent erections in men. The Penny shop in Krems an der...

ECOWAS is a joke paradise – Diplomatic consult on Tinubu’s chairmanship

An international diplomatic consultant has described the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a joke paradise over the election of Nigeria's President...

Zuma escapes further jail time due to overcrowding

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been freed from serving further time in prison after being granted a remission status. Remission status is...

ECOWAS orders immediate standby force against Niger junta [Video]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS,...

Presidential aspirant shot dead at rally

A candidate in Ecuador’s forthcoming presidential election who has campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Fernando Villavicencio, a...

Mic Cardi B threw at fan sells for nearly $100,000 at auction

The microphone that Cardi B hurled at an unruly fan last month in Las Vegas is now worth a whole lot more than it...

Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years for the shooting of fellow musician Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez shot Grammy winner Megan Thee...

41 migrants die in shipwreck off Italy

Forty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors told local media. A group of four people who survived the...

Niger junta closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline expires

The military junta said it shuttered the country's airspace because of the "threat of intervention." An ECOWAS demand to restore President Bazoum or risk...

Franklin Peters: Meet the father who embarked on the 10,000 km Accra to London journey in a Lexus with his son

Among the adventurous group from Wanderlust Ghana, a brave Ghanaian team who undertook a remarkable 10,000 km journey from Accra to London, was a...

Ghanaian explorers wrap up 10,000 km road journey from Accra to London, they highlight unique routes they followed [Photos]

In an extraordinary endeavour, 13 Ghanaians have embarked on a remarkable journey from Ghana to London. Their journey commenced on Saturday, July 22nd, with...

Woman, 32, dies from drinking too much water

An Indiana mother of two has died after drinking too much water too quickly, according to her family. Ashley Summers was enjoying a visit to...

Police raids leave at least 43 people dead

Police raids targeting drug gangs in three Brazilian states have left at least 43 people dead. In the latest operation in Rio de Janeiro, police...

Ambassador speaks fondly of Ghana unions in Germany

Ghana's Ambassador to Germany, Gina Blay, has spoken highly of Unions of Ghana Associations in the country. Madam Blay has said they have immensely...

Ghana’s Ambassador to Germany opens up on state of citizens

Ghana's Ambassador to Germany, Gina Ama Blay, has revealed there are a lot of Ghanaians who are thriving and living a successful life in...

‘First English slave fort in Africa’ uncovered on Ghana’s coast

The exact location of what is thought to be the first English slave fort in Africa may have been found – the BBC has...

Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners

The owners of Twitter have been accused of trying to “bully” anti-hate campaigners into silence with letters threatening legal action. The Center for Countering Digital...

Senegal dissolves main opposition party PASTEF, leader announces hunger strike

Senegalese authorities have taken a decisive action by dissolving the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics, and Fraternity (PASTEF), the main opposition party. The...

India railway constable shoots four dead on train

A constable with India’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been arrested after he shot dead four people on a train near the city of...

Daredevil known for high-rise stunts dies after falling from 68th floor

French daredevil stuntman, Remi Lucidi, known for his extreme sports, was tragically found dead after falling off the 68-story Tregunter Tower complex in Hong...

Scientists revive 46,000-year-old worm

Scientists have revived a worm that was frozen 46,000 years ago — at a time when woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and giant elks still...

Russia: Vladimir Putin gifts Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa a helicopter

Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa with a helicopter, signalling Moscow's efforts to strengthen its relationship with the southern African...

Mystery as woman vanishes after boarding ferry

A desperate search has been launched after a woman vanished on board a ferry - but didn't get off at the final destination. Police...

Mahama speaks on Ghana having a third force like Nigeria’s Peter Obi [Video]

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has highlighted the potential influence of a third force on Ghana's general election, drawing parallels with Nigeria's...

Ring worn by Tupac in his last public appearance sells for $1M in auction

Nearly 30 years after his 1996 death, rapper Tupac Shakur is still setting records. On Monday, Sotheby’s New York said a piece of jewellery once owned by the...

Check out the world’s most liveable cities for 2023

After a pandemic slump, quality of life is again on the rise in many of the world’s cities. In fact, overall liveability has reached...

Doctor, wife charged for $1.3M COVID-19 loan fraud scheme

A Nevada (USA) doctor and his wife have been charged with fraudulently obtaining about $1.3 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans through the US...

Obama’s chef found dead, body retrieved from nearby pond

A personal chef to former US president Barack Obama has died during an accident on a paddle boarding trip near the Obamas' Massachusetts home. Tafari...

Cecilia Abena Dapaah reported a robbery, so why was she arrested?

A government minister in Ghana must have thought she was doing the right thing by going to the police to report a theft at...