Ghanaians in UK embark on anti-galamsey demo at High Commission
Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom (UK) in a show of solidarity have joined the #StopGalamseyNow and #FreeTheCitizens demonstrations.The Ghanaian nationals embarked on their...
No place for foreign workers being displaced in Lebanon
Over the last 11 months, as air raids hit villages near their home, Lakmani and her mother Sonia decided to stay in their south...
Another boat tragedy claims lives of 78 Congolese
At least 78 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just a few hundred metres...
Top Nigerian pastor apologises for claiming people who don’t pay tithe won’t go to Heaven
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologized for an initial claim that Christians who do...
India government says criminalising marital rape ‘excessively harsh’
The Indian government has opposed petitions in the top court that seek criminalization of marital rape, saying it would be “excessively harsh”.
The federal home...
Doctor warns excessive masturbation behind rise in male health problems
Men who masturbate too frequently could find themselves becoming flops in the bedroom, a leading GP has warned.
In moderation self-pleasure helps to reduce stress,...
Lagos to ban sachet water from January 2025
The Lagos State Government announced on Thursday its plan to ban the circulation of single-use plastics and sachet water starting January 2025.The Commissioner for...
TikTok influencer arrested for second-degree murder
A popular TikTok creator has been charged with second degree murder in the death of a 69-year-old Louisiana therapist.Terryon Thomas, also known as Mr...
Weeping families mourn Thai bus fire victims at funeral
Weeping relatives and friends mourned the 20 children and three teachers who died in a horrific bus fire in Thailand at a funeral on...
Dozens feared dead in Nigeria after boat capsizes
Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria.The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the River Niger...
More than 160 left dead in USA by Hurricane Helene
More than 160 people are now known to have been killed by Hurricane Helene, one of the deadliest storms to hit the US in...
10 tips for applying for the US Visa Lottery
The United States Department of State will open online registrations for the Fiscal Year 2026 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery on Wednesday, October 2, 2024,...
Iran declares war as they fire 181 missiles at Israel
Iran fired a massive salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, sending almost 10 million people into bomb shelters as projectiles and...
Lawyer killed in crash after depositing mother’s remains in morgue
A lawyer, simply identified as Okechukwu, was killed in a tragic road crash that occurred along the Awka area of the Awka-Enugu Expressway in...
Jimmy Carter: Former US president, turns 100
Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday on Tuesday, making him the first US president to reach the milestone.
Carter, a Democrat who served in the...
Ghana secures $30M UAE grant for forest conservation
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Forestry Commission, has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of the...
Pastor dragged to court for calling gospel artiste prostitute
A clergyman from Osun State in Nigeria, Niyi Peter was arraigned on Thursday, September 26, 2024, and dragged before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in...
Manhunt after 18 people killed in South Africa mass shooting
Eighteen people have been killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town with a manhunt under way to find the perpetrators,...
Panic as Marburg virus outbreak kills 6 in Rwanda
Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced.Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were...
Zookeeper mauled to death by lion in Nigeria
A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in southwestern Nigeria after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when...
Floods and landslides kill at least 100 in Nepal
Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least 100 people across the Himalayan nation, officials have reported.Dozens more were still missing on...
Bishop David Oyedepo receives two Rolls Royce as his birthday gifts (video)
Clergyman and founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo celebrated his 70th birthday on Friday, September 27, receiving two luxurious Rolls Royce Cullinan...
Kamala Harris visits US-Mexico border, hits back at Trump’s immigration stance
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has made a rare trip to the US-Mexico border as she seeks to blunt Republican attacks on immigration.
Harris, who last...
Tunisian presidential candidate jailed for certificate forgery
Days to Tunisia’s election, Ayachi Zammel, a presidential candidate, has been sentenced to six months in prison for using “fraudulent certificates.”
The Criminal Chamber of...
Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee
The model Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee after a UK watchdog found charity funds were spent on luxury hotels...
Nigeria: Education Minister’s phone line hacked
The phone line of the Nigerian Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has been compromised.This was made known in a notice issued on his...
Tunisian presidential candidate jailed days to election over fake documents
Tunisian presidential candidate, Ayachi Zammel has been sentenced to six months in prison for falsifying documents, the second prison sentence against him in a...
NYC mayor charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is due to be arraigned in a federal courthouse on Friday to face five counts of criminal offences,...
Two journalists jailed in Hong Kong for sedition
A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after they were found guilty in a landmark sedition case last...
Nearly 40 children in India drown
At least 46 people - including 37 children and seven women - drowned while celebrating a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, local officials...
US offers $20m bounty for Iranian accused of plans to kill Trump aide
The US is offering a $20m (£15m) reward for information leading to the arrest of an Iranian man accused of plotting to assassinate Donald...
Diddy’s lawyer explains why rapper allegedly had multiple bottles of baby oil
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer has offered a bizarre explanation for why 1,000 bottles of baby oil were found during raids on the disgraced rapper’s...
Ghanaian photographer found dead in Chicago river
A devastating loss has shaken the Chicago creative community, as 35-year-old Ghanaian photographer and accountant, Ishmael “Kobby” Amuzu-Quaidoo was found dead in the Chicago...
Murder of Paris female student fuels calls for tougher action on immigration
The murder of a 19-year-old female student in an exclusive neighbourhood of Paris is fuelling new calls from the French right for tougher action...
IMF approves $7bn loan to cash-strapped Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7bn (£5.25bn) loan to cash-strapped Pakistan.
The country is due to receive the first $1bn of the...
It’s time to reform UN’s ‘unjust’ Security Council – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need for comprehensive reforms in the United Nations Security Council, stressing the importance of a fairer...
Musician Reekado Banks welcomes first child
Nigerian musician, Reekado Banks has welcomed his first child, a baby boy, on a day filled with bittersweet emotions.The singer shared that the birth...
Quack doctor arrested for performing penis enlargement surgery for 20 years
A Bangkok man, Kittikorn Songsri, has been arrested for performing penis enlargement surgeries and filler injections on hundreds of patients without any medical qualifications.The...
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump
US prosecutors have charged a man arrested near Donald Trump's Florida golf course with the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.
It comes a day...
Sri Lanka’s new president dissolves parliament
Sri Lanka's new president has dissolved parliament to make way for a snap general election.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-member parliament in which his...