Man in court for living double life; married to two women at the same time
A man is facing seven years in jail for living a double life married to two women in Britain and Germany at the same...
Delta flight forced to turn around because of diarrhoea incident
A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona on Friday night was forced to turn around after a passenger had diarrhoea.The Airbus A350...
Plate-sized surgical tool left in woman’s abdomen for 18 months
A device “the size of a dinner plate” was left in the abdomen of a woman in New Zealand after she gave birth via...
The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father
Young, vibrant and bubbly, YouTuber Tiba al-Ali became a hit with her fun-loving videos about her life.She started her channel after moving from her...
Somalis with albinism: Pelted with stones and raw eggs
Referring to the stigma he faces in Somalia because he has albinism, 25 year-old Elmi Bile Mohamed says: “People tell me I am a...
New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules
Apple’s latest iPhone will almost certainly feature a USB-C charge point when it is unveiled on 12 September.The firm’s phones currently use its proprietary...
US First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19
US First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House says.The 72-year-old, who is...
Central African bloc suspends Gabon over coup
The Central African regional bloc, known as Eccas, says it has suspended Gabon’s membership in response to last week’s coup.Earlier on Monday, the coup...
Stay off the press – JSI to military juntas in Africa
Amidst the wave of successful military coups sweeping across the African continent, JournalistsSanctuary International (JSI) has called on the military governments to not disturb...
Shooting outside wedding venue leaves 2 dead, 6 injured
A shooting outside a wedding venue in Ottawa, Canada, on Saturday night, has left two people dead and six injured, the police say.Police and...
Torrential rain in Spain causes major flooding
Several weather warnings have been issued across Spain as heavy rain causes major flooding across parts of the country.Maximum red weather alerts are in...
Popular Nollywood actor announces end of his 16-year marriage
After 16 years of marriage, famous Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo has announced his separation from his wife, Bunmi.The couple reportedly met in 2004 and got married...
Gabon coup: Military chief says suspension of democracy only ‘temporary’
Gabon’s new military leader has pledged to return the country to democracy, but has refused to provide timelines for fresh elections.General Brice Oligui Nguema...
Goldfields addresses bullying, sexual harassment and racism in latest workplace culture report
Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) on August 30, 2023, released the findings of an Independent Review into Workplace Culture undertaken...
Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the country’s transitional leader.Gen Nguema...
Ex-girlfriends unite, storms groom’s wedding to ‘destroy’ him
A man in China had what was supposed to be one of the happiest days of his life turned into a nightmare when a...
Kenya hit by condom shortage
Kenya is grappling with a shortage of condoms, exacerbated by dwindling donor funding, leading to concerns about access to safe sex measures and the...
Ali Bongo: The playboy prince now under house arrest
Ali Bongo, the man ousted as Gabon’s president, is a man of many faces.To some, he is a spoilt, playboy prince who saw ruling...
Gabon President Bongo calls on ‘friends’ to ‘make noise’ over coup
Gabon’s president has called on “friends all over the world” to “make noise” over the coup in the country, in a clip that’s been...
Designer of Nigeria’s flag dies at 87
Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the patriot who designed Nigeria’s flag, is dead.According to his family, he passed away in the early hours of Tuesday,...
President Ali Bongo’s eldest son under arrest
More details have emerged on the arrest of one of President Ali Bongo’s son, which was announced by coup leaders a little earlier.According to...
Gabon’s President Bongo under house arrest – Report
President Bongo, 64, is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors, as military officers have said on national TV in the last...
Live worm found in woman’s brain during surgery
In a world-first, scientists say an 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman.The “string-like structure” was pulled...
Niger coup: Why commit our limited resources to a war we may not win – Togbe Afede
The Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has joined the chorus urging the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to resort...
Gabon elections: How the Bongo family’s 56-year rule has hurt the country and divided the opposition
Gabon’s president Ali Bongo Ondimba (2009-present) recently announced his intention to stand for re-election in the country’s presidential poll scheduled for 26 August. He is, to state the...
We are defending peace – Gabon soldiers’ statement
Soldiers in Gabon called for “calm and serenity” as they announced they had taken over power in the early hours of Wednesday morning.They said...
Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon
Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power.They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election,...
President Putin won’t attend Wagner leader, Prigozhin’s funeral – Russian Government
President Vladimir Putin of Russia will not attend the funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary chief who launched a failed mutiny against Russia’s military...
Scammer poses as ‘God’, asks woman for deposits at ‘Bank of Heaven’
A Spanish man stands accused of taking advantage of an overly religious old woman by posing as her Lord and Savior and asking her...
Man jailed for systematically terrorizing neighbours with loud music
A Barcelona man was sentenced to one year in prison after a court found that he had been terrorizing his neighbours for at least...
11 in court over cash, fake gold
Six Zambians and five Egyptians have appeared in court after a mystery plane landed in Lusaka with more than 100kg of counterfeit gold, nearly...
Nigeria strikes oil thieves in air raids
The Nigerian air force says it carried out strikes on illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta region on Sunday.The force said...
Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault
Thousands of air passengers have been suffering long delays and cancellations after a “technical issue” hit UK air traffic control systems.People are stuck...
UK animal health system project trains Ghana’s national food safety lab system
Four officers from the National Food Safety Laboratory (NFSL) under the Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana, have successfully...
UK and Ghana working together to improve knowledge about honey bee health and husbandry
A four member delegation from the University of Ghana (UG) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Schools of Veterinary Medicine are...
Ghanaian gay man seeks asylum in Canada
A Ghanaian young man who is an advocate of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQI+) community has found a way to flee to Canada,...
China state media calls on British Museum to return artefacts
A call for the British Museum to return Chinese artefacts after the recent theft of about 2,000 items is heating up social media in...
Paper straw cases cancer, poses major health risk – New study finds
We may all think we're doing our bit for the planet by sipping our drinks out of a paper straw.But the 'eco-friendly' alternatives contain...
Mahama congratulates India on moon’s south pole landing
Former President John Mahama has joined world leaders to congratulate Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and his people for the successful landing of the...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference speaks on ECOWAS’ military intervention in Niger
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has unequivocally denounced ECOWAS’ intention to deploy military forces to Niger to restore constitutional democracy following a recent coup...