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Two carpenters electrocuted after ladder falls on high tension

Two carpenters, identified as Zakariya Babangida and Hisham Mohammad Sange, have been electrocuted to death in Jos, Nigeria. The incident reportedly occurred at about 5:00...

Nigeria king visits Otumfuo [Photos]

The Olu of Warri Kingdom, Nigeria, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The visit to the...

Prince Harry gives update on Queen Elizabeth II’s wellbeing after U.K. visit

Prince Harry told Hoda Kotb in a new interview for Today that he and his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II shared laughs over tea during their recent...

Gas station owner ‘on verge of tears’ after undercharging for fuel

For a brief few hours, a convenience store in Tennessee was offering perhaps the lowest fuel prices of any gas station in the country...

Five killed in Nigerian bar bomb attack

At least five people have been killed and 19 others seriously injured in a blast in Taraba state in northeast Nigeria. The explosion on Tuesday...

Russian embassy responds to Ethiopians who want to join war

The Russian embassy in Ethiopia has responded after dozens of young men gathered outside its compound in Addis Ababa this week saying they wanted to help...

Nigerian military helicopter crashes in troubled state

A Nigerian military helicopter has crashed in the northern city of Kaduna. Military sources say two pilots were on board the training aircraft when it...

Nigerians sharing ‘school sex tape’ face 14 years jail term

Nigerians have been warned that sharing images of child pornography is an offence that carries a 14-year jail term after a video alleged to...

Why Koreans could soon become a year younger

“How old are you”? It’s a simple question with a clear answer. But for those in South Korea, answering this question is anything but...

Ukraine war: Kyiv’s allies pledge more weapons to help win war

Ukraine's allies have pledged to send more weapons to help it defend against a renewed Russian offensive. The US and other allies vowed to send...

Putin’s missing defence minister finally seen in public as health speculation mounts

Russia's absent Defence Minister has finally been seen in public amidst swirling health rumours as he admitted the West is stalling war progress in Ukraine. According to some sources, General Sergei...

‘I survived Adolf Hitler, survived Joseph Stalin and I’ll survive Vladimir Putin too’

A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor from Ukraine who was in Auschwitz with Anne Frank has said after surviving Stalin and Hitler, she will survive Putin...

Britain to send Stormer armoured missiles to Ukraine in move that ‘will anger Putin’

Britain is set to send Stormer armoured missiles to Ukraine to help blast Vladimir Putin's aircraft out of the sky and repel Russia's new offensive in the east...

Ukraine war entering bitter new phase that’s set to last ‘several months’, UK warns

The war in Ukraine is entering an "attritional" phase which could last several months, ministers were warned today. Boris Johnson told the weekly Cabinet meeting Ukraine's...

Don’t blame us for global food challenges – Russian Embassy in Ghana

The Russian government has absolved itself of any blame for the current challenges, bringing the global food value chain to its knees. According to the...

The book that sank on the Titanic and burned in the Blitz

One of the most lavishly decorated books the world has seen was despatched from London to New York in April 1912. The jewel-encrusted edition of...

Russian Embassy in Ghana sends strong message over Russia/Ukraine war

The Russian government has absolved itself of any blame for the current challenges, bringing the global food value chain to its knees. According to the...

Man allegedly stabs sister to death over chores

A man has been charged with fatally stabbing his sister during a fight over chores in Evanston, police said. Andy Aphour, 26, is charged...

Man wins $450k lawsuit after unwanted office birthday party

A Kentucky man has been awarded $450,000 (£345,314) after his company threw him a surprise birthday party despite his warnings that it would trigger...

Deadly blast kills four and wounds many at Kabul

A suspected twin suicide bombing outside a boys' high school in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least four people and wounded others. The...

World’s richest man Elon Musk ‘homeless’; says he’s living with friends

Elon Musk has said he doesn’t own a home and has been sleeping on friends’ spare beds despite reportedly being the world’s richest man. Speaking in...

Mum shares early signs of autism she spotted in daughter before she was one

A mum-of-two has described how she spotted signs that her daughter was autistic at just six months old. Sarah McGill said her concerns began when daughter Niamh,...

Egypt female TikTok star jailed for three years for human trafficking

An Egyptian TikTok star has been sentenced to three years in prison after a court convicted her of human trafficking at retrial. Haneen Hossam, who...

Burglar breaks into funeral parlour and ransacks coffins to rob dead bodies

A sick burglar has been put behind bars after ransacking a funeral parlour; tipping ashes of the deceased to the floor and trying to steal from the bodies...

Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes involved in a car crash

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes is unhurt after being involved in a car crash on his way to training on Monday. No parties involved are...

Cristiano Ronaldo hit with sad news

Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has announced the death of one of his newborn twins. Though the cause of death is not immediately known, the...

Man accused of stuffing grandmother in freezer to die arrested

Police say a northwest Georgia man killed his grandmother by stuffing her in a freezer while she was still alive. Floyd County Police discovered the...

Shanghai: China reports three dead in latest Covid outbreak

China has reported the deaths of three people from Covid in Shanghai for the first time since the financial hub entered lockdown in late...

Shanghai lockdown: China spending and employment hit

China's consumer spending fell and unemployment rose last month as Covid lockdowns confined millions of people to their homes, official figures show. Joblessness reached the...

Dozens arrested at Sweden riots sparked by planned Quran burnings

More than 40 people have been arrested after violent clashes in Sweden between police and people angry at plans by a far-right group to...

Drunk soldiers kill 15 in eastern DR Congo

Two soldiers have shot dead 15 people in separate attacks in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The victims were almost all civilians. This...

Elon Musk tweets ‘Love Me Tender’ days after Twitter takeover offer

Billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk posted a tweet on Saturday saying “Love Me Tender”, days after he took aim at Twitter Inc with a $43...

Ghanaian travelling with bat meat, ‘prekese’ and ‘Kwawu Nsusua’ prevented at airport

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers inspecting luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport recently discovered an unusual find: three and a half pounds...

Man, 25, dies while acting as ‘Peter in Passion of Christ’ drama on campus

Members of the Claratian University of Nigeria community in Nekede, Imo State, were thrown into mourning when a seminarian, Suel Ambrose, slumped and died...

I was once a sex worker – Veteran actress drops bombshell

Veteran South African actress, Lilian Dube, has narrated the rough ordeal she underwent before finally landing on fame. Lilian Dube is one of South Africa’s most...

Former Coca Cola boss sentenced for taking bribes of over £1.2m

A former Coca-Cola manager who received bribes of more than £1.2mn as part of a corrupt scheme to award contracts to favoured companies has...

Man who kidnapped 2 children during Good Friday service arrested

A middle-aged man, Sakiru Famuyiwa, has been arrested for two children during a church service on Good Friday. The suspect was arrested following a distress...

Transgender impregnates two inmates in an all-female prison

Two inmates of a women only prison have fallen pregnant after having consensual sex with a transgender inmate, it has been reported. The women are among 800...

IGP Dampare spotted at Kwawu [Video]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has been spotted at the ongoing Kwawu Easter Festival atop the popular mountain. The man in...

Death row mum has breakthrough days before execution

A mother waiting to die on death row has been given fresh hope of survival just days before her lethal injection - but her supporters fear...