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Six family members die trying to save sister who drowned taking selfie

A family outing turned to tragedy as six relatives drowned at a beauty spot on Sunday, say reports. The incident in India saw two sisters...

Man loses his 2 wives and 5 children; suspects food poisoning

A man, who identified himself as Mallam Umaru, has lost his two wives and five children after dining together in the Yabo Local Government...

Ebola: Soldiers vaccinated against disease

Uganda has started giving Ebola vaccines to its soldiers who are fighting against rebels in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The exercise began last week...

Lawyers of Raila Odinga alleges rigging in Kenya poll petition

Lawyers of veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, who is challenging the presidential election results, have alleged that there was systematic rigging in favour of...

Jealous man kills friend for buying a new car

A middle-aged man has been arrested for killing his friend and burying the body in his house in Lokoja.  According to Nigerian Tribune, the incident happened...

Pakistan’s deadly floods have created a massive 100 km-wide inland lake [Photos]

Striking new satellite images that reveal the extent of Pakistan's record flooding show how an overflowing Indus River has turned part of Sindh Province into a...

Woman jailed 45 years over online post

A Saudi woman has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for her social media posts, in the second case of its kind this...

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev, who took power in...

Suspected university lovers found dead in their hostel

Two students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Tobiloba Daniel and his suspected lover, Arewa Abayomi, have been found dead in Daniel’s off-campus...

Russia shuts major gas pipeline to Europe

Russia has completely halted gas supplies to Europe via a major pipeline, saying repairs are needed.  The Russian state-owned energy giant, Gazprom, said the restrictions...

Tomato spillage causes chaos in California

A truck has spilled more than 150,000 tomatoes across a busy motorway in the US state of California, bringing traffic to a standstill. The splattered...

Woman gives birth after acquiring insemination kit and sperm online

A 24-year-old Bailey Ennis birthed a bouncing baby boy in September 2021 with the help of a sperm donor. But what’s shocking about it is...

Child victims of Boko Haram enrolled in school

Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state government has launched an ambitious school enrolment programme for thousands of children displaced by the Boko Haram jihadist insurgency. The state...

2 railway bosses arrested over corruption charges

Two former top officials from South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight rail company Transnet have been arrested by elite police unit The Hawks, for...

Iraq: Protesters swim in luxury pool after storming palace in deadly clashes

Supporters of a popular Muslim cleric have stormed Iraq’s Government palace after he resigned from politics. At least 15 protesters were killed in the clashes but many of...

Man hit by train after ‘trying to pull stranger onto tracks’

A man hit by a train earlier today has been arrested after it is believed he attempted to pull a woman onto the tracks...

Nasa calls off new era Moon exploration launch

Nasa has called off the launch of its big new Moon rocket - the Space Launch System (SLS). Controllers struggled to get an engine on...

Man, 74, marries for the first time

A 74-year-old man from Kogi State, identified as Mallam Muhammad Awal, has married for the first time. Awal wedded 45-year-old divorcee, Mallama Rahmat Muhammad,...

World’s loneliest man and last of his tribe dies

The last remaining member of an uncontacted indigenous group in Brazil has died, officials say. The man, whose name was not known, had lived in...

Man runs 90km to ask woman to marry him

A South African man who literally went the extra mile to prove his love for his woman has set online users in a frenzy...

France in talks with Algeria over gas imports

The French energy ministry has confirmed reports that talks are under way between gas giant Engie and Algeria's Sonatrach to potentially increase gas imports...

Tributes as top cyclist dies in a crash

Tributes have poured in for the Kenyan cyclist Sule Kangangi who died while competing in a race in the US. He had been participating in...

Tears flow as popular actress is laid to rest [Photos+Video]

The final funeral rites of Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, has been held. The solemn ceremony took place on Friday, August 26, 2022. Ahead of the burial,...

Police suspend sexy officers in viral Tiktok video

Two Supernumerary Police Officers in Nigeria have been suspended by the Nigeria Police Force for misconduct. The officers, Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju, were...

Princess Diana’s Ford Escort sells for £650K at auction

A car which was used by the late Diana, Princess of Wales has sold for £650,000 at auction. Princess Diana, who died nearly 25 years...

Pastor arrested while watering neighbour’s plants [Video]

Footage has emerged of a pastor in the US state of Alabama being wrongfully arrested as he watered his neighbour's flowers. Michael Jennings was handcuffed...

No coffee, biscuits in meetings for civil servants helped UK govt to cut down expenditure – High Commissioner

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has cited the cost of refreshments as something that the Government of Ghana may want to...

World Bank explains why cedi keeps falling and US dollar keeps winning

The US dollar is on a tear, strengthening around 11% since the start of the year and – for the first time in two...

Waiting times for UK visas are coming down – British High Commissioner

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Waiting times for UK visas are coming down’ – Harriet Thompson The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, says the waiting times...

George Foreman: 2 women file lawsuits after accusing boxing champion of sexual abuse in 1970s

Two women have filed lawsuits in the United States after accusing ex-heavyweight world champion George Foreman of sexual abuse in the 1970s. The women say...

Niger begins making artificial rain to curb drought

Niger has deployed rainmaking technology aimed at alleviating the effects of drought in the country, weather authorities said Thursday. The desert country has faced a...

Man diagnosed with monkeypox, HIV, and Covid-19

A man, who tested positive for COVID-19, broke out in a rash later that day. Tests revealed he also had monkeypox and HIV, according...

I can’t help my starving Ethiopian family – WHO boss

The World Health Organization (WHO) boss, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has lamented being unable to send money to his "starving" relatives in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray...

Kenya Airways missing $28m in forex payments

Kenya’s national airline has told the BBC the amount of money it is trying to repatriate from Ethiopia, Malawi and Nigeria is $28m (£24m). Kenya...

Macron urges ties with Algeria beyond painful past

French President Emmanuel Macron has said during a visit to Algeria that the two countries should move beyond their painful shared history and look...

17-year-old sets new record for flying solo across the globe

A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria,...

Minister’s son fined for ramming cars

The son of a Tanzanian state minister has been fined after he was accused of ramming cars last week and allegedly bragging about his...

Father arrested after his young son drove to school

A nine-year-old in school uniform was stopped by police in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, while driving to school with his father in the front passenger...

Hijab-wearing women ‘facing discrimination’ in Egypt

A BBC investigation has found evidence that some businesses in Egypt are discriminating against women wearing the hijab.  It suggests a major property developer is...

Hijab-wearing women ‘facing discrimination’ in Egypt

A BBC investigation has found evidence that some businesses in Egypt are discriminating against women wearing the hijab.  It suggests a major property developer is...