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Kidnapped Nigerian Methodist Church leader freed

The head of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, Samuel Kanu, has been freed after being abducted on Sunday, a church official confirmed to the...

Nollywood mourns as another actor passes on

Nollywood stars have been thrown into mourning following the demise of a Yoruba movie actor, Gbadebo Osmond. Yoruba actress, Fausat Abeni, popularly known as Madam...

Elon Musk praises unnamed woman who shot dead man who opened fire on party

Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised the unnamed West Virginia woman who used a pistol to shoot and kill a man who opened fire on a...

Clashes between gold miners leave 100 dead

Fighting between informal gold miners in a remote part of northern Chad has left around 100 people dead and 40 injured, the government says. What...

Russian gives middle finger to Ukrainian drone moments before it blows up his tank

Dramatic footage shows a Russian soldier sticking his middle finger up at a Ukrainian drone moments before it drops a grenade on the tank...

Ukraine may soon get long-range US rocket system

The US government appears close to sending a long-range multiple-rocket system (MLRS) to Ukraine. Russia sees such deliveries of heavy weapons as a provocative escalation. President...

Russian oil: EU agrees compromise deal on banning imports

European Union leaders have agreed on a plan to block more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports. The ban is a compromise that will not...

Tears as bride-to-be dies two months after her introduction ceremony

A bride-to-be, identified as Mary Hananiah, has died in Plateau State, Nigeria few months after her wedding introduction ceremony.  It was gathered that she passed away...

US to review Texas shooting response

The US Department of Justice says it will investigate the police response to last week's mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, which...

Iran sentences 51 people to death by stoning for adultery

Iran has sentenced 51 people to death by stoning because they were caught cheating on their partners. A total of 23 women and 28 men currently await death as...

Why former sex worker ditched husband to return to the streets will shock you

A self-professed former hooker has confessed to dumping her husband so that she could resume her old profession. The woman is arguing that she...

Kidnappers of Methodist prelate demand GH¢ 1.8 million

The abductors of a Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Rev Samuel Kanu-Uche, and two others from the same church are demanding...

Leader of Methodist Church in Nigeria kidnapped

The head of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, Samuel Kanu, has been abducted along with two other priests on their way back from a...

UK to grant visas to graduates from world’s best universities

Britain will offer work visas to graduates from the world's best universities in an expansion of its post-Brexit immigration system that is designed to...

Nigeria records six monkeypox cases in May

Nigeria has recorded six monkeypox cases in May from four states, the country's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said late on Sunday. The cases were...

Russian Foreign Minister denies Putin illness

Noting that President Putin regularly appeared in public, Mr Lavrov told TF1: "I don't think that sane people can see in this person signs of...

Meet the baby born with a ‘permanent smile’ [Photos]

A mum has revealed her new born daughter was born with a 'permanent smile' and is now sharing the family's life journey on TikTok...

Israeli Nationalists march in Jerusalem amid tension

Thousands of flag-waving Israelis have marched through Muslim areas of East Jerusalem's Old City in an event seen as highly provocative by Palestinians. The Palestinian...

North Korea fight COVID-19 with tea and salt water

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared in a face mask to order nationwide lockdownsGoogle search engine North Korea is grappling with the spread...

Shanghai lockdown: Covid restrictions to be lifted on businesses

Authorities in Shanghai have announced that some Covid-19 lockdown measures imposed on businesses will be lifted from Wednesday. Plans have also been introduced to support...

Ukraine war: Eurovision trophy sold to buy drones for Ukraine

Kalush Orchestra, the Ukrainian band which won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, have sold their trophy for $900,000 (£712,000; €838,000) to raise money for the...

Meet the man who rode motorbike from London to Nigeria in 39 days

Nigerian man, Kunle Adeyanju, biking from London to Lagos has finally arrived in Nigeria. It was a celebrity-like reception as he arrived on Sunday to...

Nurse disguises as doctor to perform surgery on woman

A 39-year-old nurse, Lawrence Omatule, has been remanded for allegedly performing illegal surgery on a woman, which led to her death. Reports indicate that, Omatule...

Starlink approved in Nigerian and Mozambique – Elon Musk

Starlink, which says it can provide a high-speed internet connection to rural and remote parts of the world, has been approved for use in...

Brave Ukrainian boy who fled before Russian invasion is finally reunited with hero dad

The young Ukrainian boy whose emotional parting from his hero dad became one of the iconic images of the country’s suffering under Russian invasion has finally...

Texas shooting: Suspect played ‘sad music’ while gunning down primary school kids

Salvador Ramos began playing "sad music" as he gunned down two teachers and 19 children in Tuesday's school shooting, a young survivor has revealed. The twisted...

Alexandr Wang: Meet the world’s youngest self-made billionaire

Alexandr Wang grew up in the shadow of New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Lab, the top-secret site where the United States developed its first...

Armed female bystander kills man firing at party in West Virginia

A US woman has fatally shot a man who opened fire on a crowd of people with a semi-automatic rifle in Charleston, West Virginia. Dennis...

Ethiopia unrest: Sudden arrest of 4,000 spells fear in Amhara

Ethiopia’s government has launched a crackdown against a powerful and increasingly autonomous regional security force, in a bold, and potentially risky move to extend...

Trump: US should fund safe schools before Ukraine

The US should prioritise funding for school security over aid to Ukraine, former President Donald Trump has said days after 19 Texas pupils were...

Shock as Banky W loses election hours after being declared winner

In a shocking twist, actor Banky W dramatically lost his very first election to represent his PDP party as its Representatives candidate in the...

Iran building collapse death toll jumps to 24

The number of people killed when an unfinished building collapsed in south-west Iran has risen to 24, state media say. Dozens more were injured when...

Africa Trade Union Migration Network outlines measures to curb illegal migration

The Africa Trade Union Migration Network (ATUMNET) has outlined a number of measures to curb illegal labour migration in Africa. This comes after...

TUC urges African leaders to rethink migration policies

International Trade Union Congress (TUC) is urging African leaders to rethink policies regarding migration issues on the continent. It argued that, in spite...

Actor Morgan Freeman permanently banned from entering Russia

Actor, Morgan Freeman, has been permanently banned from entering Russia by Kremlin officials. He is one of at least 960 Americans on the ban list...

WHO sees no reason for alarm over monkeypox

In view of the unusual spread of monkeypox, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging various measures but sees no reason for alarm. “It is...

Putin says he will open up grain and fertilizer exports if the West agrees to lift sanctions

Vladimir Putin said he will open up grain and fertilizer exports if sanctions against Russia are lifted. The Russian president made the offer in a...

Husband of late ‘Ekwueme’ singer charged with homicide

The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken legal actions against the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. The charges against Peter Nwachukwu included homicide,...

Anger as Texas police change key shooting details

Police in Texas have revised key details about Tuesday's deadly school shooting as criticism mounts from parents over the initial response. The gunman roamed outside...

Father charged with murder after allegedly poisoning his 3 sons

South African police have opened a murder case against a father for the death of three of his sons aged 6, 13, and 16...