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Famous fashion designer dies aged 84

Revolutionary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, his company has announced. Known for his innovative styles and perfume, Miyake built a global...

Man beats pregnant wife to death for not cooking dinner before going to church

A man who could not fathom why his pregnant wife failed to prepare food before going to church pounced on her and beat her to...

Trump accuses FBI agents of raiding his Florida home

Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe. Mr Trump said in...

20-year-old student jailed over illegal home abortion

A university student was jailed for two years after taking pills that caused her to have an abortion. The young mum, who had a two...

Drama as footballer sends brother to replace him at his wedding

Malmo FF star, Mohammed Buya, was unlucky as he missed his own wedding day to finalise a transfer to his new club. The striker had...

Four soldiers killed as France winds up operations

Four soldiers and two civilians have been killed in a militant attack in Mali's northern Gao region where French Barkhane forces are winding up...

Man collapses after discovering his wife is his landlady after 15 years

A Zambian man caused a scene after he collapsed when he discovered that his wife was his “landlord.” Martin Stampa from Zambia stayed in a...

China conducts new military drills

China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday. The Chinese army's Eastern...

Gaza ceasefire holds after days of violence

A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants held overnight, following three days of violence. Isolated weapons fire from both sides in the minutes before and...

Hong Kong shortens Covid hotel quarantine

Hong Kong will ease its Covid hotel quarantine requirements for people arriving from overseas, Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday. From Friday, those arriving...

Sammy Gyamfi, 6 others file complaint against Delta Air Lines

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi and six others have filed a formal complaint with the Office of Aviation...

Chad’s leader signs peace deal with rebel groups

Chad's military ruler, Mahamat Idriss Déby, has signed a peace deal with more than 40 opposition groups aimed at paving the way for a...

Nigeria’s Boko Haram commander killed in air strike

Boko Haram militant group leader Alhaji Modu, alias Bem Bem, was killed last week in an air strike, the Nigerian military announced on Sunday. It...

20 fishermen jailed for trafficking marijuana from Ghana

A Federal High Court in Lagos State on Thursday sentenced 20 Ghanaian fishermen to one-year imprisonment each for transporting 13.670 kilogrammes of marijuana, aka...

I need rest – Lady whose lover gets 100 erections a day cries out

A woman has spoken out about her unusual sex life, saying her boyfriend has up to 100 erections a day and it is tiring...

Court sentences man to death for raping, murdering job-seeker

A court in Nigeria has sentenced a man to death by hanging after he raped and murdered a woman lured under false pretenses to...

Bodybuilder who injected oil into biceps to make muscles larger dies

The bodybuilder from Brazil dubbed "Hulk" who racked up a following on TikTok by injecting his biceps with deadly oil that caused them to surge to 23 inches has died...

Kidnappers mocked us for raising ₦1.2m to secure release of actors – Actors Guild of Nigeria

The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas has revealed that the kidnappers of two Nollywood actors, Cynthia Okereke and...

Popular US rapper shares his first ‘dumsor’ experience in Ghana

American musician, Chance The Rapper, has shared a story of a power outage he experienced while in Ghana. The rapper said the incident happened during...

The viral Kenyan race car meme explained

The past few days have seen a new trend on social media. It comprises two dusty-looking men in a car speaking to an interviewer about...

Nigeria halts importation of Sim cards

Nigeria’s government says it has banned the importation of Sim cards used in mobile phones. Communications Minister Isa Pantami said at an industry conference on...

India confirms first monkeypox death

India has confirmed its first death caused by monkeypox in the southern state of Kerala. A 22-year-old man, who had recently travelled to the state...

Mummy Dolarz replies Big Ivy again [Video]

The Big Ivy and Mummy Dolarz Ghana-Naija beef may not be seeing an end anytime soon. After Ghana’s Big Ivy replied Nigeria’s Mummy Dolarz internet...

How US spies found al-Qaeda’s top man in Kabul

Last year, during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden pledged his administration would not allow the new Taliban-led regime to make...

Fourth patient seemingly cured of HIV

A man, who has lived with HIV since the 1980s, seems to have been cured in only the fourth such case, say doctors. He was...

Two crushed to death while fighting on expressway

Two male adults were  on Tuesday crushed to death during a fight at Oshodi-Oke inward Gbagada Expressway in Lagos State. The incident occurred at day...

DR Congo to discuss withdrawal of UN peacekeepers

The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to hold talks with the UN mission in the country, Monusco, on the withdrawal of peacekeepers that...

Peacekeepers arrested in DR Congo

Peacekeepers who were arrested on Sunday for shooting two people dead on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda were from...

Nigeria warns against local movies demeaning police

Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police has warned actors and movie producers against portraying police officers in bad light without prior approval. Inspector-General Usman Baba says movie...

50 locals abducted by terrorists

Over 50 locals in Damari communities of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State were abducted on Saturday night when terrorists invaded the eastern...

US kills al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan drone strike

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in...

Two dead in raging California wildfire

Two people have been found dead amid a huge wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes in northern California. The bodies of...

Reparations to Africans over slave trade long overdue – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said payment of reparations to over 20 million Africans who were affected by the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, is long overdue. According...

Top Bin Laden lieutenant killed in US drone strike

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in...

7-year-old boy saves 3-year-old from drowning

A seven-year-old boy from Staten Island has been hailed as a hero for saving a toddler from drowning in California. Massiah Browne was swimming at an apartment...

More than 80 faces court over gang rape

Some 82 people are appearing in a South African court on Monday on suspicion of illegal mining, attempted murder, possession of explosives and contravening...

Youth in India have found a new way to get high with flavoured condoms

Flavoured condoms have become a solution for youth looking to get high in West Bengal's Durgapur region, local Indian outlet News 18 reported. "Earlier, three to four...

DR Congo protest: UN pays tribute to peacekeepers killed

A tribute ceremony for four UN peacekeepers killed during anti-UN protests in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is ongoing at a base in the...

Mali accuses Macron of ‘neo-colonial’ attitude

The military government in Mali has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of a "neo-colonial, paternalistic and condescending" attitude. The junta asked Mr Macron to stop...

Nigeria shuts schools in Abuja over fears of attack

All schools have been told to shut and children sent home amid security fears in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and in nearby Nasarawa state. Intelligence reports...