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Ramadan and Passover raise tensions at Jerusalem holy site

As so often in the past, the latest scenes of violence at Jerusalem’s most important holy site for Muslims and Jews are igniting widespread...

YouTuber’s prank ends badly as he’s shot in stomach by stranger

A YouTuber was shot while filming a prank video at the Dulles Town Center Mall on Sunday. Authorities said the shooter didn’t take too...

TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children’s data

TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK's data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. It estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4...

Trump indictment: US going to hell, says ex-president

Donald Trump has said the US is “going to hell” in a defiant address after pleading not guilty to falsifying business records to hide...

Pilot praised for safe landing after cobra scare mid-air

A South African pilot is being hailed for successfully making an emergency landing after noticing a cobra coiled under his seat, local media report. Rudolph...

TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children’s data

TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. It estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4...

Trump arraignment: One thing his day in court tells us

Donald Trump’s day in court was dramatic and historic – but what we learned about the criminal charges he faces seems unlikely to change...

Trump is under arrest ahead of arraignment

Former President Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan district attorney’s office in lower Manhattan, where he is under arrest and in police custody before his...

Australia to ban TikTok on government devices, following US, UK

Australia will ban the use of TikTok on federal government devices over security concerns, joining a list of countries restricting the video-sharing app that...

Wife of gunned-down traditional leader also shot dead

Gunmen in South Africa have killed the widow of a traditional leader, who was himself shot dead last month. Police in Mpumulanga said Charlene Mathews...

1000 Ghanaian youth to benefit from $100m work-study in USA fund

Ghanaian students will have the opportunity to work and study legally following the launch of the SOS-Nekotech USA-Canada Master's Degree Work-Study Program. The...

Strange as woman discovers ‘secret shower’ complete with tiles while decorating home

A viral video with more than 13.5 million views shows a stunned homeowner discovering a secret shower walled off in her bathroom. Hannah Otto from...

Russia runs the UN Security Council this month; Ukraine says it’s the worst April Fools’ joke

A country led by an accused war criminal is now in charge of the United Nations Security Council. Hard as it is to believe,...

Khosi wins Big Brother Titans, takes home $100,000 cash prize

Khosi, the 25-year-old South African journalist emerged the winner of the Big Brother Titans reality show, which ended on Sunday night. The show brought together...

The wasted 31 years of NDC and NPP: Lessons from Kagame’s RPF in Rwanda

To fix a country you must first fix its political parties. That is one of the biggest takeaways I am returning to Ghana with...

Rwanda: Kagame re-elected as head of the ruling party

Rwanda President Paul Kagame has been overwhelmingly re-elected the chairman of the ruling party, Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) at the party’s 16th congress which...

Pope to lead Palm Sunday after hospital stay

Pope Francis will lead Mass in St Peter’s Square on Sunday as he kicks off the year’s Easter services, just a day after leaving...

Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election was not credible – Davido

Nigerian musician David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, says Nigeria's February 25 presidential election that saw the emergence of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate...

Fury as Russian becomes UN Security Council President

Russia has taken the presidency of the UN Security Council despite Ukraine urging members to block the move. Each of the council's 15 members takes...

Teachers charged with girl’s manslaughter

Staff at a secondary school in Nigeria has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a 12-year-old girl, with a trial expected to...

‘I’m still alive’ jokes Pope as he leaves hospital

Pope Francis has joked that he is “still alive” as he left the hospital in Rome after a three-day stay. He was admitted to Gemelli...

Man forcibly removed from plane for opposing Tinubu’s inauguration

An unidentified air traveller was removed from a flight over his insistence on President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu not being sworn in come May 29....

Trump will not appear in court in handcuffs

Donald Trump’s court hearing has been set for Tuesday afternoon, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. The former president is expected to...

Police to probe death of Yul Edochie’s son

The Lagos state police command has said it will investigate the death of Kambilichukwu, the first son of Yul Edochie, and May, his first...

Video of widest wig in the world takes internet by storm

An unusual yet stunning video featuring the world's widest wig measuring 2.58m has gone viral on social media. Guinness World Records shared the now-trending clip...

Police officer jailed after taking pictures of teen’s breasts

A police officer has been jailed after he pulled down a teenager’s top and took pictures of her chest. The married dad-of-four Paul Hinchcliffe, 46, was sent to prison...

Trump to be charged over hush payments made to porn star before 2016 polls

Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. The details...

Pete Edochie reacts to death of grandson

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, on Thursday March 29,2023, lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. The son died two months after Edochie celebrated his 16th birthday with...

Meet the man who eats raw testicles of animals

A man dubbed "Testicle King" lives on a diet of uncooked animal genitals and raw meat - but it hasn't put off his wife. Pauly Long, 31,...

Family rejects husband’s casket for mother-in-law’s burial

A family at Tombo Mbatie of Benue State in Nigeria has reportedly rejected a casket a husband brought for the burial of his mother-in-law. The...

‘God created me and he knows why I am gay’ – Ugandan

Uganda’s parliament last week passed one of the world’s toughest laws against homosexual activities, prompting widespread condemnation. If signed into law by the president,...

Ghana leads the way as UN’s largest contributor of female peacekeepers

Ghana has been lauded for its significant achievements including contributing the largest number of female peacekeepers to the United Nations (UN). The UN...

Russian Embassy in Ghana takes on Kamala Harris

The Russian Embassy in Ghana has disputed claims by US Vice President Kamala Harris that the Russian-Ukraine war has impacted African countries. According to the...

Pope Francis in hospital with respiratory infection

Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend a few days in hospital in Rome, the Vatican says. The 86-year-old had breathing...

Yul Edochie’s first son passes on

Emerging reports indicate that Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. It was gathered that Yul’s first son was rushed...

Man who kept mum’s corpse in a sofa for 13 years arrested

A grieving son who mummified his mother's corpse and put it on a sofa in front of the TV after digging up her grave...

I’ve been given the greatest gift – Tinubu as he celebrates 71st birthday

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has said that his victory at the February 25 presidential election is the greatest gift he could receive as he...

I was surprised – Basketmouth after Shatta Wale refused song royalties [Video]

Nigerian stand-up comedian Basketmouth says he was humbled when Ghanaian musician Shatta Wale did not demand money when working with him for his next...

Grave robbers steal body parts of albino

Grave robbers took body parts of a deceased albino man in western Mozambique after digging through concrete that was used to reinforce the grave. Body...

Search on for Kamala Harris’ grandfather’s house in Zambia – Report

US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ wish to visit the house where she once lived with her grandfather in the 1960s has led to a search...