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US-based Ghanaian footballer dies in car crash

A Ghanaian footballer based in the United States, Eugene Quaynor has died. The 23-year-old was involved in a car accident on Wednesday, September 28, 2022,...

Woman kills former landlord with hammer, steals $40k through forged checks

A woman accused of murdering her former landlord with a hammer and stealing tens of thousands of dollars through forged checks from his savings...

Ed Sheeran to face copyright trial over ‘Thinking Out Loud’

Pop star Ed Sheeran has been ordered to stand trial in the US over claims he copied his hit song Thinking Out Loud from...

Meghan Markle wanted to live in Windsor Castle and be seen as a princess, royal expert claims

Meghan Markle wanted to be seen as a princess, which is likely why she and Prince Harry requested to reside at Windsor Castle after marrying. Prince...

Trevoh Noah is leaving The Daily Show after 7 years

Comedian Trevor Noah has announced he is standing down as host of The Daily Show. Noah said he was "filled with gratitude for the journey"...

King Charles III: New coins featuring monarch’s portrait unveiled

New coins featuring the portrait of King Charles III have been revealed, with a 50p carrying his image entering general circulation within weeks. BBC News...

Akufo-Addo, other West African leaders arrive in Mali over detained Ivorians

Mali's transitional authorities have received a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) for talks on the fate of 46 Ivorian...

Pastor jailed for life after planning coup and black genocide

A white supremacist who was plotting the genocide of black South Africans and a coup in the country has been jailed for life. Harry Knoesen,...

19 die after drinking toxic alcohol

At least 19 people have been confirmed dead after drinking toxic alcohol at a roadside shop in Morocco’s northern city of Ksar el-Kebir. Dozens of...

What killed Queen Elizabeth II revealed

Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, her death certificate has revealed. The document, published by National Records of Scotland on Thursday, says the late...

R. Kelly to pay $300,000 to victim in sex crimes

A federal judge signalled, on Wednesday, that she plans to order disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly to pay more than $300,000 to one of his victims...

Indian Official mocks schoolgirl’s sanitary pad request

A female civil servant’s response to a schoolgirl’s request for free sanitary pads has sparked backlash in India. The teenager made the request at a...

Russia to formally annex four more areas of Ukraine

Russia's Vladimir Putin will hold a signing ceremony on Friday formally annexing four more areas of Ukraine after self-styled referendums condemned by Ukraine and...

Sex worker and client die in building collapse

Some emergency officials have shared more information on some of the victims of the building which collapsed in Lagos on Friday, September 23.  It was...

My husband holds PhD in coup – Sierra Leone First Lady

Fatima Bio, the wife of Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, has said her husband holds a PhD degree in staging coups therefore nobody...

Shakira to stand trial in Spain for tax evasion

Colombian music star Shakira will stand trial in a Spanish court for allegations of tax fraud amounting to €14.5m (£12.9m). A Barcelona court has ordered...

Apple removes Russia’s largest social network from App Store

Apple has removed the iOS apps belonging to VK, the technology conglomerate behind Russia’s version of Facebook called VKontakte, from its App Store globally. In...

Teacher allegedly kills student over spelling mistake

Police in India are searching for a teacher accused of beating a Dalit student to death over a spelling mistake, officers said amid violent...

Mali players fight each other at Basketball World Cup

Basketball's world governing body has launched an investigation after a fight broke out among Mali players at the Women's World Cup in Australia. One member...

King Charles: New royal cypher revealed

The cypher of King Charles III has been revealed, showing an image to be used by government departments and on state documents and post...

NASA flies spacecraft into asteroid in direct hit

The American space agency's Dart probe has smashed into an asteroid, destroying itself in the process. The collision was intentional and designed to test whether...

Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all...

Akufo-Addo is a better president than Kwame Nkrumah – Agya Koo [Video]

Actor Kofi Adu, popularly known as Agya Koo, says none of Ghana's past governments have been able to develop the country like President Nana...

Suspected notorious kidnapper arrested in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria have arrested a suspected notorious kidnapper known for flaunting his wealth on social media. Many knew John Lyon as a banker whose...

Deadly gun attack leaves 13 dead at Russian school

A gunman has opened fire at a school in central Russia, killing at least 13 people and injuring 21, Russian officials say. Victims include seven...

Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID-19 again

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N), Albert Bourla, said on Saturday he tested positive for COVID-19."I’m feeling well and symptom free," Bourla...

M.I Abaga and fiancé tie the knot at colourful traditional wedding ceremony

In April 2022, M.I Abaga announced his plans to marry after he unveiled to the world his girlfriend whom he had been secretly dating...

Dangote reemerges as world’s 74th richest billionaire

As the world’s richest billionaires’ ranking continues to shift, with the most recent offset being the emergence of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani as the...

Cambridge University admits it benefited from slavery

Britain’s prestigious Cambridge University has admitted it benefited from the trans-Atlantic slave trade, which ran from the 16th to the 19th Century and involved...

Bill Gates and Melinda reunite a year after divorce

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates remain committed to working together to make a difference. The billionaire philanthropists, who finalised their divorce in August 2021 after 27 years of...

Ukraine war: Russians flee to border after military call-up

Queues have sprung up along Russia’s border as men attempt to leave the country amid a military call-up for the war in Ukraine. President Vladimir...

Cholera kills 20 Boko Haram members

A cholera outbreak in Hajj camp where about 12,000 surrenders are currently kept in Maiduguri, Borno state's capital, has led to the death of about 25...

The fake sex chats fuelled by an elaborate scam

The client is a 50-year-old man in the US, the attractive young white woman he is chatting with online is Gingerhoney, a model whose...

CNN cancels interview with Iranian president over headscarf demand

Veteran CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour cancelled an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after he demanded she wears a headscarf for their meeting in...

Church of England bars Desmond Tutu’s daughter from leading funeral

The late Desmond Tutu’s daughter has been barred by the Church of England from leading a funeral because she is married to a woman. Mpho...

Floods sweep away 1,500 corpses from Nigerian cemetery

Floods have destroyed more than 1,500 graves at a cemetery in the central Nigerian town of Mariga in Niger state. More than 500 graves have...

Men who eat meat should be banned from having sex – Study

All men who eat meat should be banned from having sex, according to an animal rights group which claims that scoffing sausages is a...

Rita Dominic reacts to reports of having twins

Nigerian actress Rita Dominic has debunked reports that she has given birth to twins. This was after reports of the actress welcoming twins with her...

Ukraine captain calls for Russia to be totally isolated from sport

Andriy Yarmolenko, captain of the Ukrainian football team, has called for Russia to be "isolated on every level" from sport. UEFA announced this week that...

Court remands Chinese man over girlfriend’s killing

A Magistrates’ Court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has remanded in custody a Chinese businessman who is accused of killing his Nigerian...