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Bulldog speaks on Wizkid’s absence at Accra Sports Stadium concert [Video]

Artiste manager Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, popularly known as Bulldog, has asked Ghanaians to pardon Nigeria singer Wizkid after he failed to show up...

Harry and Meghan on Netflix: They lied to protect my brother, claims Harry

“They were happy to lie to protect my brother, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us,” says Prince Harry in...

My son was beaten over refusal to fight in Ukraine – Russian father

When his son was sent to fight in Ukraine, Sergei begged him not to go. "You've got relatives there. Just refuse," Sergei recalls telling Stas,...

20 suspected drug dealers including 2 women arrested [Photos]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 20 drug dealer suspects including women and seized tons of narcotics in Ondo, Kebbi, Akala and...

Judge hangs himself in church after killing wife and raping her corpse

A Zimbabwean judge, who was declared wanted by the police over the brutal murder of his wife, has reportedly killed himself in a church. The...

Kwasi Kwarteng says he got carried away as chancellor

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says he “got carried away” when he announced a huge package of ill-fated tax cuts alongside former PM Liz Truss. Mr...

Ukraine war: US says Iran now Russia’s ‘top military backer’

Russia and Iran’s relationship has warmed to a fully-fledged defence partnership, the US has said. Russia is giving an unprecedented level of military support, said...

George Floyd: Ex-officer J Alexander Kueng sentenced for manslaughter

A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in Mr...

France makes condoms free for 18 to 25-year-olds

Young people in France will have free access to condoms from January, in a bid to minimise the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The...

Gunmen kidnap Nigerian politician’s wife and children

Gunmen in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have abducted the entire family of a local state politician.  Residents say the kidnappers broke into the...

Massive reaction as Ghanaian woman marries Indian man in a glamorous ceremony

A beautiful Ghanaian woman who walked down the aisle in a beautiful ceremony over the weekend has become the talk of the town. The...

Celine Dion reveals incurable condition, postpones tour dates

Celine Dion has revealed she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease. The French...

World’s longest-serving President starts 6th term

The world’s longest-serving head of state, the president of Equatorial Guinea, has been sworn in for a sixth term in office. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo,...

Harry and Meghan on Netflix: Royals ‘didn’t understand need to protect Meghan’

Some royals questioned why Meghan should be protected from press harassment, Prince Harry has claimed in the couple’s new Netflix documentary. Harry said some members...

Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap; US releases arms dealer Viktor Bout

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout,...

Nigerian military rejects as untrue Reuters report that it ran mass abortion programme

Nigeria’s Defence Chief, General Lucky Irabor, said on Thursday that the military will not investigate a Reuters report that it ran a secret mass...

Elon Musk briefly loses title as world’s richest man

 Twitter owner and Tesla (TSLA.O) boss Elon Musk briefly lost his title as the world's richest person on Wednesday, according to Forbes, following a steep drop...

‘I’ve been spat at in the face for the colour of my skin’

Basketball scout Sarah Chan’s career has taken her all over the world, from Sudan to Kenya, Europe and the US – but she’s had...

100-year-old lovers married for 79 years die hours apart

An Ohio couple that was married for 79 years couldn’t live without each other. Hubert and June Malicote, both 100 years old and residents of...

SA minister calls on president to resign over scandal 

South Africa’s Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on the president to resign.  Cyril Ramaphosa is facing allegations that he covered up the theft of...

United States is world’s top destination for foreign direct investment

The United States recorded the largest increase in inward foreign direct investment of all economies in 2021. The latest release of the IMF’s Coordinated...

Bill Cosby hit with new sexual abuse lawsuit in New York

Despite Bill Cosby’s 2018 sexual assault conviction getting overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court back in June 2021, the comedian is now facing a...

GI-KACE hosts the 14th ITU Kaleidoscope Conference

The 14th edition of the International Telecommunication (ITU) Kaleidoscope Conference is ongoing in Accra, Ghana. Being hosted by the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of...

Police on manhunt for 4 women who abducted, raped man

A leather factory worker in his early twenties says four females bundled him inside a vehicle as he was walking in the city of...

Elon Musk rejects concerns over beds at Twitter HQ

Elon Musk has criticised San Francisco Mayor London Breed over an investigation into offices turned into bedrooms at Twitter’s headquarters. The city’s Department of Building...

Mozambique’s ex-president’s son jailed 12 years for corruption

A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced the son of Mozambique’s ex-president Armando Guebuza to 12 years in jail. This is following a vast corruption scandal...

Boxer slumps and dies inside ring after heavy punch

A boxer representing Imo State at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Nigeria has died in the boxing ring. Chukwuemeka Igboanugo slumped after the opponent...

CSA issues public alert on WhatsApp-based cybercrime

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) says it has observed a worrying trend of increased reports of unauthorised access and online scams perpetrated through the...

Mother-of-five going blind after tattooing her eyeball purple

A mum of five brushed off her daughter’s advice to not get her eyeballs tattooed due to potential blindness — and now, she’s losing...

Black Sherif is the voice of African youth – Akon

More global legends are spotting the talent in the Ghanaian superstar Black Sherif. American musician, Akon is the latest to join the tall list of...

Tanzania cancels independence celebration, diverts funds to build dormitories for kids

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has cancelled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories...

Nigeria imposes restrictions on cash withdrawals

Nigeria’s central bank has limited weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporates to 100,000 naira ($225; £186) and 500,000 naira ($1,125; £928) respectively. This...

Indonesia’s new sex laws and what they could mean for tourism

Tourism operators in Indonesia are still trying to recover from the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the country’s parliament has passed new...

People envy my wealth – Nigerian presidential hopeful Tinubu

It’s very rare for Nigerian presidential hopeful Bola Ahmed Tinubu to talk directly to the media. At a recent much-publicised event in London, questions from...

Spain’s former King Juan Carlos wins partial immunity in ex-lover case

Ex-Spanish King Juan Carlos has won an appeal to block part of a case brought against him in the UK by his ex-lover. Businesswoman Corinna...

No more airplane mode – EU to allow calls on flights

Airline passengers in the European Union (EU) will soon be able to use their phones to full effect in the sky. The European Commission...

Indonesia: Parliament creates new law banning sex before marriage

Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten...

Police hunt MPs who attacked female colleague in parliament

Police in Senegal are searching for two opposition lawmakers who attacked a female MP during a brawl in parliament last week.  Massata Samb slapped...

Ugandan doctors kneel to appeal to President to contest for the 7th time

Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) were seen kneeling before President Yoweri Museveni to beg that he contests for the country’s presidency in...

Ghana to earn £‎1,000 per nurse in trade with UK – Health Minister

The Government of Ghana has announced a bilateral agreement with the British Government to send trained nurses to the United Kingdom (UK) in exchange...