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Ramadan: Nigerians face arrest for ‘eating in public’

Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern Kano state have been deployed to mosques to ensure the safety of lives and property during the holy month...

Livestream: TikTok CEO testifying before US Congress

Chief Executive for video blogging platform, TikTok, Shou Chew, has appeared before the United States Congress for the first time. This follows backlash from legislators...

Ghana drops in World Happiness ranking

Ghana's position on the latest World Happiness Report, a United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network publication, has dropped to 111th in 2022 from 95th...

Kenya to introduce one town, one pub to fight alcohol abuse

Kenya’s deputy president has tried to take a radical step to reduce alcohol abuse in the country’s central region by saying that county governments...

Lance Reddick, star of The Wire and John Wick, dies aged 60

Lance Reddick, an actor in the popular HBO series The Wire, has died aged 60, according to US media outlets. Reddick was also known for...

ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, a member of Putin’s government, it announced...

Man serving 400 years in jail freed as he’s found not guilty after 34 years

A Florida man who spent the past 34 years behind bars walked out of court in Fort Lauderdale a free man on Monday after...

Christian Atsu: How orphanage children have lost the man they called ‘father’

The head of an orphanage supported by Christian Atsu has revealed how children there used to call the Ghana midfielder ‘father’. The 31-year-old, who had...

Lion who was ‘king’ of the Serengeti killed by rivals

A lio, known as the king of the Serengeti, has been killed by rivals. Tour operators and visitors to the national park have paid tribute...

US drone crashes after encounter with Russian jet

A Russian fighter jet has collided with a US drone, causing the unmanned US aircraft to crash into the Black Sea, the American military...

Students die after lorry rams into Uganda classroom

Three Ugandan students were killed after a lorry rammed into their classroom at a school near the capital, Kampala. At least 18 other learners were...

Africa’s second largest home of crocodiles dries up

The second biggest crocodile habitat in Africa has dried up completely following failed rainy seasons. Lake Kamnarok in Kenya’s Rift Valley was once home to...

US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Ghana

The Vice President of the United States (US), Kamala Harris, has announced plans to visit Ghana later in March with her husband Douglas Emhoff. The...

Refrain from meddling in our foreign policy matters – Morocco King’s Royal Cabinet warns PJD

The Royal Cabinet of the King of Morocco has called on Justice and Development Party (PJD) to refrain from meddling in its foreign policy...

Women can now swim topless in Berlin’s swimming pools

Women in Berlin can now swim topless in the city’s public pools if they choose to – just as men can. As well as being hailed as...

Paying for prayer: I went into debt, trying to secure a miracle

varline Okello breaks down in tears as she tells me she is hundreds of dollars in debt, after paying a pastor to pray for...

Woman jailed for beating husband daily in their 20 years of marriage

A husband who suffered abuse at the hands of his wife for 20 years has opened up about the harrowing years.  Sheree Spencer, a mother...

Man robs bank for $1, asks to be sent to prison

A 65-year-old man robbed a bank in the United States for just $1. Fox News reports that Donald Santacroce walked into a Wells Fargo in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he...

Nigeria probes Lufthansa for alleged mistreatment

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun investigations into the alleged maltreatment of more than 200 Nigeria-bound passengers by German airline, Lufthansa Airlines. Local media...

Scientists revive ‘zombie’ virus frozen in permafrost for 48,500 years

Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are thawing the region’s permafrost — a frozen layer of soil beneath the ground — and potentially stirring viruses that, after lying...

Family spends 8 months with no glass in windows after masked intruders break in

A fearful family whose home was raided by masked men spent eight freezing months without glass in their front door and windows. Anthony Corkill was asleep last year when...

Ukraine hunts Russian killers of unarmed smoking soldier

Ukraine has vowed to find the Russian soldiers who apparently killed an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war, after graphic footage emerged online. “We will find...

Ghanaian forward Philip Awuku scores in Tuzlaspor debut 

Ghanaian defender, Philip Gameli Awuku, has helped his team secure three points and a victory in a sensational 1 – 0 win over Gençlerbirliği...

Turkey earthquake: Survivors living in fear on streets

Songul Yucesoy carefully washes her dishes, soaping the plates and cutlery before rinsing off the bubbles and laying them out to dry. An unremarkable...

Twitter can’t protect you from trolls any more, insiders say

Twitter insiders have told the BBC that the company is no longer able to protect users from trolling, state-co-ordinated disinformation and child sexual exploitation,...

Chris Rock speaks about Will Smith’s slap for first time

Comedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying "she hurt him way more than he hurt...

Disgraced ex-lawyer sentenced to life in prison

Disgraced former lawyer, Alex Murdaugh, has been sentenced to life in prison, a day after being convicted of murdering his wife and son. Judge Clifton...

Nobel Prize-winning activist sentenced to 10 years in jail

A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison. He was convicted of smuggling and financing “actions...

US shouldn’t rush to embrace Nigerian election results – US Senator Jim Risch

U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has asked the US Government not to rush to embrace Nigeria...

Nigeria: Fresh court documents prove Obi has started legal proceedings against APC’s Tinubu

After vowing to challenge the Nigerian Presidential results legally, Nigeria’s third-placed presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has begun the legal proceedings. He strongly rejected the...

Watch how Prophet Jeremiah Omoto accurately predicated outcome of Nigerian polls

A video has emerged on social media in which the General Overseer, Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry Inc, Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, predicted the outcome...

Our meetings with Chinese delegation progressing well, fruitful – Finance Ministry

The Ministry of Finance has said that the government’s meetings with the Chinese delegation from EXIM Bank China are progressing well. In a statement on...

U.S. releases statement on 2023 Presidential election results in Nigeria

The U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria has released a press statement a day after Nigeria elected a new President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read the...

Nigeria election 2023: We won and will explore all legal means to reclaim our mandate – Peter Obi [Video]

The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, says he won the poll, and he will explore...

‘I couldn’t read until 18 — now I’m the youngest black professor at Cambridge’

Jason Arday, 37, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and global development delay when he was just a kid. He couldn’t speak until he was...

Kobe Bryant’s wife settled with millions over leaked images of his dead body

Los Angeles County has agreed to pay nearly $29m (£24m) to NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's widow after police shared graphic images of his fatal...

Survivors of Greece train crash describe ‘nightmarish seconds’

Survivors have told of a “nightmarish 10 seconds” as their train carriage overturned and was engulfed in flames in a crash in northern Greece. At...

Nigerians summon Avengers, Justice League to salvage ‘vote-rigging’ in general election

“With great power comes great responsibility” is a piece of parting advice popularised by Spider-Man in Marvel comics. But some Nigerians took it personal. Many...

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey in latest major aftershock

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has hit eastern Turkey, killing at least one person and wounding dozens while causing some damaged buildings to collapse. Monday’s earthquake...

At least 59 migrants dead, dozens feared missing as boat sinks in Italy [Video]

At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have died and dozens more are feared missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern...