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Otumfuo tours World Golf Museum in St Andrews, Scotland

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is on a three-day official visit to Scotland.As part of his visit, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who is...

Over 4k Ghanaians studying in US

The U.S. Embassy has reemphasised its commitment to supporting many West African youth to realise their dreams of furthering their education in world-class colleges...

Akufo-Addo leaves for Cuba, US and Austria

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has at the invitation of the President of Cuba, Miguel Mario Diaz-Canal Bermudez left Ghana to participate in a...

Morocco earthquake: The teacher who lost all 32 of her pupils

The thoughts of one Moroccan schoolteacher immediately turned to her pupils when she felt the 6.8-magnitude earthquake strike a week ago.Nesreen Abu ElFadel...

EBID President nominated for another international award

Dr George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), has once again...

‘Alien’ corpses displayed in Mexico’s Congress as UFO expert testifies

The fossilised bodies presented in glass cases by journalist and UFO scientist Jaime Maussan at Mexico’s parliament are said to be 1,000 years old.The...

Woman who breastfeeds her husband shares benefits to her marriage

A mum of three who bizarrely says she breastfeeds her husband says it has made them closer and him healthier - despite the backlash.Rachel Bailey, 30,...

Meghan Markle ‘can’t wait to visit Nigeria’ after discovering her African heritage

An Invictus Games organiser has revealed that Meghan Markle 'can't wait to visit Nigeria with her mum and the kids' after she was said...

Mexican ‘drug lord’ El Chapo’s wife released from prison

Emma Coronel, the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has been released from jail in the US.She pleaded guilty to...

Nationwide blackout across Nigeria after power grid collapse

“A total system collapse” has resulted in widespread power blackouts across Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy.The outage on Thursday affected all of Nigeria’s 36 states...

Man arrested after touching reporter during live broadcast

Spanish police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a journalist after he allegedly touched her while she was live on TV.Isa...

Another Nigerian breaks Guinness World Record

After Tonye Solomon walked 60 km (37 mi) with a football on his head from Amassoma to Yenagoa in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, many of...

Police rush to reports of ‘ritual mass murder,’ but it was just a yoga class

When a yoga teacher turned out the lights toward the end of one of her classes in Britain this week, her hope was to encourage peaceful relaxation....

2023 MTV VMAs: Check out some glamorous red carpet looks

The awards was no joke, and the artistes represented in nothing but glam and fashion.Honestly, they came in real HARD! On the red… um...

Man disguises as woman, cohabits with boyfriend for 3 months before arrest

Two suspects have been arrested in Kwekwe, facing charges of sodomy after it was discovered that they had been living together, with one of...

The Real Housewives of Lagos returns for a second season in September on Showmax 

Showmax has announced the return of The Real Housewives of Lagos for a second season, premiering 29 September 2023, with new episodes on Fridays.  The popular reality TV series will build on the success of the...

Ghanaian man suspended for insulting Christians, Muslims

A Ghanaian man residing in the United States of America has faced consequences for making disrespectful comments against Christians and Muslims in a viral...

Kenya alarmed over addicts using animal tranquilisers

Kenya’s anti-drugs abuse agency, Nacada, has raised concern over drug addicts injecting themselves with animal tranquilisers as an alternative to heroin.It follows the...

Outrage as Zimbabwe President names son in cabinet

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of nepotism after naming his son in a new cabinet following his controversial re-election last month.Mr...

Morocco quake leaves half of village’s population dead or missing

The first resident of Tafeghaghte we met offered a blunt assessment of the devastation caused by Morocco’s earthquake.“People in this village are either in...

Osu Alata, Ashante clans climax 2023 Osu Homowo [Photos]

Over the weekend, the Osu Alata and Ashante clans in the Greater Accra region came together to climax the 2023 Homowo festival.The clans, as...

At least 26 dead in Nigeria boat accident

At least 26 people died in northern Nigeria after a wooden boat they were travelling in capsized in a dam on Sunday.The vessel...

African Union joins G20 as a permanent member

The African Union (AU) has been invited to join the G20 as a permanent member.The G20 summit is being held in South Asia for...

Give God your first fruit to prosper — Pastor Adeboye tells graduates

At the 15th convocation ceremony held at Redeemer's University campus in Ede, Osun state, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian...

Morocco earthquake: 632 killed as buildings damaged

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 632 people, the country’s interior ministry says.The epicentre was in the...

Cryptocurrency boss jailed for fraud

A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars.Faruk Fatih Ozer,...

Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg

Scientists have grown an entity that closely resembles an early human embryo, without using sperm, eggs or a womb. The Weizmann Institute team say their...

Drake shows off massive collection of bras fans threw at him on his tour

Drake might be internationally known for his chart-topping hits, but on his recent tour, he is drawing attention for an unexpected reason: his ever-growing...

Gun used to kill popular SA rapper AKA found

Police in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, have said they are making progress in attempts to find the killers of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his...

Wrong-way driver calls police on himself by mistake

A driver in Nebraska phoned police to report that he was almost hit by a driver who he said was going in the wrong...

QIU Operating Officer urges African students to study environmental technology amidst climate crisis

Chief Operating Officer of Quest International University (QIU) in Malaysia, Nicholas Goh, has highlighted the importance of environmental technology education in rescuing the world...

Rwanda suspected serial killer arrested after bodies found in kitchen

Rwandan police have arrested a 34-year-old suspected serial killer who is alleged to have murdered more than 10 people and buried them in his...

Ugandan MPs told HIV/Aids drugs used to fatten pigs

Ugandan MPs have been told that the drug authorities have known for years that anti-retroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV/Aids have been fed...

Gabon coup leaders: Ousted President Ali Bongo now free

Gabon’s military leaders say they have freed deposed President Ali Bongo from house arrest, where he has been since they seized power last week.This...

Kwesi Pratt Jnr’s advice to African leaders over coup d’etats

Veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has admonished African leaders to desist from creating situations that would lead to coup coup d'état.The Managing Editor of...

I’m alive and well – Veteran Nollywood actor reacts to death rumours

Veteran Nollywood actor, Tony Umez has debunked rumours of his death.Mr Umez has said the reports are malicious and a deliberate attempt by...

Fire guts Lagos International Airport [Video]

Passengers and staff were left terrified following a fire breakout at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.The inferno started...

African leaders propose new taxes to fight climate change

African leaders have issued a declaration proposing new taxes across the world to fund action against climate change.The Nairobi Declaration was issued at the...

APM’s petition against Tinubu incompetent – Tribunal

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed as incompetent, the case the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, filed to nullify President...

Ghana is not immune to a coup d’état – Yaw Nsarkoh

Africa has seen a rise in coup d’état over the past few years, with many experts warning that there might be more to come. Despite...