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Son of ousted Gabon President charged with treason

The state prosecutor in Gabon says the eldest son of the ousted president, Ali Bongo, and several of his political allies have been charged...

I will run for fourth term in 2024 – Kagame

Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame has said he will run for a fourth term in next year's presidential election. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Mr...

Russian ‘evil cannot be trusted’, Zelensky tells UN

“Evil cannot be trusted,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly, as he urged the world to unite to end Russian...

Get your first debt restructuring right – IMF to debt trapped nations

Ghana is debt-trapped and has maintained its position as Africa’s highest borrower from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). After trimming about ¢90 billion of its...

British Vogue announces successor to Edward Enninful

British Vogue announced Monday that Chioma Nnadi will replace Edward Enninful as the head of the magazine. Nnadi — described as a “Vogue veteran”...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign a new Sahel defence alliance

The West African states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, have formed a defence alliance, according to Mali’s interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta in...

US military asks for help to find its F-35 fighter jet

The US military has asked for the public’s help to try and locate one of its F-35 fighter jets after the pilot ejected from...

South Sudanese mayor sacked after ‘slapping woman’

The acting mayor of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, has been sacked after he was caught on camera apparently slapping a member of the...

SA advises two-minute shower over water shortage

Water suppliers in Johannesburg, South Africa, have asked residents of the city and its suburbs to use less water amid an intensifying water shortage...

SHS student caught with 40 girls underwear

In a shocking incident in a High School in Zimbabwe, a pupil was reportedly found in possession of more than 40 girls’ underwear. The discovery...

My father was assassinated in my presence at age 2 – Musician Teni

Nigerian singer Teniola Apata, aka Teni Makaniki, has said the assassination of her father, the late Brigadier General Simeon Apata (rtd) in her presence...

UK to increase immigration and nationality fees

The United Kingdom (UK) is set to implement a series of increased immigration and nationality fees on October 4, 2023. The changes were formally...

We may exhume Mohbad’s body – Police

The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin on Thursday, said they are ready to go the extra mile to ensure that they unravel the...

Trevor Noah jumps into fan’s car to beat traffic in Johannesburg

We all know that nightmarish feeling in the pit of our stomachs as we realise we’re running late! On Friday, that played out live...

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,...