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Car rams into gates of Russian Embassy before driver ‘sets himself on fire’

A driver has rammed the gates of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, before reportedly killing himself by setting his body on fire. The man...

Donald Trump is getting richer again

More than 14 months after leaving office – and while still contesting the 2020 election – former President Donald Trump has seen his net...

German airline unveils candy-striped aircraft

Most airplane exteriors look more or less the same — white backdrop, bold lettering, company logo — but every now and again, an airline...

British Airways cancels flights due to staff shortages

British Airways has cancelled 78 flights scheduled to depart from Heathrow Airport today, in part due to continued high levels of staff absence. However, the...

How Russia rescued the ruble

Russia said last week that it wants the European countries that buy its natural gas to make their payments in rubles, rather than dollars or...

Western leaders to impose additional sanctions on Russia

The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday that the Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, may be among those targeted. US media has suggested that sanctions could...

Nigeria atheist jailed 24-years for blasphemy against Islam

A Nigerian atheist has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by a high court in the northern state of Kano after being convicted...

Mali’s coup leaders not doing better against jihadists – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says regional body ECOWAS will continue to oppose the new cycle of coups in West Africa.  He told the BBC’s Peter Okwoche...

Deacon dies while preaching in church [Video]

A deacon at Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Nigeria has been confirmed dead after slumping while preaching during service.  The incident occurred on Sunday April...

Zelensky breaks down in tears as he visits sites where Russians raped women and murdered children

The Ukrainian President become visibly emotional today as he described the discovery of raped women and murdered children among the dead in Bucha. Volodymyr Zelensky surveyed...

Shanghai Covid lockdown extended to entire city

Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases. Until now, there...

All new Ghanaian shows on Showmax in April, from new reality GH Queens to Dede Season 2

These Akwaaba Magic TV shows are also available to stream on Showmax in April, from a brand-new season of the hit drama series To Have...

BBC Africa Eye reveals how religious cults in Uganda reject some Christian conventions

In an exclusive investigation BBC Africa eye uncovers how rogue pastors exploit the trust and belief of their followers for profit and power in...

This Nigerian quit his job at Rolls Royce to become care home recruiter

Benjamin Kuti trained as an engineer in the United Kingdom and went on to work at Rolls Royce, Derby, as a computational engineer. But...

Tanzanian’s first locally made electric car unveiled

Tanzanian cartoonist Masoud Kipanya on Sunday, April 3, 2022 officially unveiled the country's first locally made electric car.Kipanya, known for his satirical cartoons, said...

Cardinal Turkson gets top Vatican appointment again

Pope Francis on Monday appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson as the new chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social...

Anti-begging campaign: Dubai Police arrest 178 Beggars since March

As part of their anti-begging campaign, Dubai Police arrested 178 beggars, 134 men and 44 women, between the 18th of March and the first...

Ukraine war: Peace talks still on despite ‘genocide’ – Zelensky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said peace talks will continue with Russia despite accusing Moscow of war crimes and genocide. Mr Zelensky was speaking in...

COVID-19: South African ends restrictions

South Africa has announced the ending of Covid restrictions, two years after they were imposed. In a televised address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the national...

COVID-19: 60-year-old man gets 90 vaccine shots to sell forged passes

A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of genocide in Ukraine

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of committing genocide in Ukraine amid reports that Russian forces were leaving brutalized bodies and widespread destruction...

Teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students

An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls at an Islamic school, upholding an appeal...

Russian ‘execution room’ with tied-up Ukrainians shot in head

A disturbing video appears to show the bodies of Ukrainian civilians who were shot in the head while they had their hands tied behind their backs. In...

Police Inspector dies during sex romp with lover

A 47-year-old police Inspector, Michael Ogunlade, has died during marathon sex with his secret lover at a hotel in Ibadan, Oyo state. A hotel source...

Climate change: IPCC scientists say it’s ‘now or never’ to limit warming

UN scientists have unveiled a plan that they believe can limit the root causes of dangerous climate change. A key UN body says in a...

Wife, friend dead as fight over house chores causes husband to poison food he cooked

Police over the weekend arrested a man who is suspected of poisoning his wife and her friend, leading to their deaths over his wife's...

Angelique Kidjo beats Wizkid, Rocky Dawuni, others for her Fifth Grammy Award

Musician Angelique Kidjo has added to her catalogue another Grammy Award. On Sunday, April 3, the Benin singer-songwriter won her fifth Grammy Awards at the...

Ukraine cities full of bodies after retreat of Russian troops

Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers...

British man buys £100,000 house for Ukrainian refugee family

A British man has bought a £100,000 three-bedroom house in Wrexham for a family of refugees forced to flee the brutal ongoing war in Ukraine. Jamie...

Elon Musk snaps up $3bn Twitter stake

Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing. The news sent Twitter shares soaring about 25% in pre-market...

Akufo-Addo speaks on economy, E-levy on BBC today

President Akufo-Addo will speak on the state of the Ghanaian economy in an interview on the BBC today. Broadcast journalist with the BBC, Peter Ōkwóchè,...

COVID-19: China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents

China has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help carry out COVID-19 tests for all of its 26 million...

Black Sherif’s ‘Kwaku The Traveller’ is number one on Apple Music chart in Nigeria, Ghana

Black Sherif and his music are making waves beyond the borders of Ghana. The rapper’s new hit single, ‘Kwaku The Traveller’ is the first Ghanaian...

M.anifest reacts as Black Sherif tops Apple Music charts in Nigeria

Ghanaian rapper M.anifest has congratulated rapper Black Sherif for breaking the record of being the first Ghanaian solo act to top Apple Music in...

Man loses life savings in crypto exchange ‘scam’ after trader died with password’

Distraught Tong Zou tries to avoid thinking about the amount of money he has lost. The 33-year-old had his life savings wiped out when a...

‘I couldn’t have sex for 12 weeks after botched bum lift’

A man could not have sex for 12 weeks after his Brazilian butt lift went wrong. Jack Breakwell, 28, from Stourbridge, in Dudley, paid for a non- surgical BBL...

Vladimir Putin ‘constantly accompanied by cancer doctor’ in sign of health problems

A surgeon who specialises in thyroid cancer in “elderly and senile” patients is being kept at Vladimir Putin ’s beck and call, according to reports. Yevgeny Selivanov,...

The significance of Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech

In the history of any great people, sometimes there is a singular moment that so sums up that struggle and challenges the hearts of...

Russia accuses UK of escalating Ukraine war and vows to target British weapons

Russia has accused Britain of escalating the Ukraine war and says weapons it has supplied will be targeted. An official from the invading country made...

Akufo-Addo leaves for North Carolina, London

President Nana Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Thursday, 31st March 2022, for Charlotte, North Carolina, in United States of America, and for London in...