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Vice President Opoku-Agyemang hails Namibia’s first female President

Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has described the inauguration of Namibia’s first female president, H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, as a powerful testament to...

Trump revokes security clearance for Harris, Clinton and others

US President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances from his previously defeated Democratic election rivals, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, as well as a...

Armed men abduct dozens from a bus in Ethiopia

Dozens of passengers on a bus in Ethiopia have been abducted by armed men in the country's largest region, Oromia, as they were travelling...

Energy crisis worsens as Dangote refinery suspends sale of petrol in Nigeria

Dangote Refinery has announced a temporary suspension of petroleum product sales in naira, citing the need to align its sales currency with its crude...

These are the biggest concerns facing teen boys and girls

If you feel like your teen is a mystery, new data may help give you a better look inside their world. While teen boys and...

Nigeria declares state of emergency in Rivers State over pipeline vandalism

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in oil-producing Rivers State and suspended the state governor, his deputy and all...

Ghana safe as WHO lists African countries running out of HIV treatment

The Trump administration's decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has "substantially disrupted" the supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run...

Man becomes first in New York to be cured of sickle cell

A 21 year old man in New York has been cured of sickle cell anemia following treatment with a pioneering gene therapy, according to...

Check out countries considered for Trump’s potential new travel ban

The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban. This is according...

Pope seen for the first time since going to hospital

The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital a month ago. The photo shows the pontiff sitting...

‘I was duped into leaving London for school in Ghana – but it saved me’

When my mother told me at the age of 16 that we were going from the UK to Ghana for the summer holidays, I...

51 dead after North Macedonia nightclub fire

At least 51 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, officials say. The blaze is said...

Newlyweds killed in gas tanker explosion

A newlywed couple, Dozie and Joan Okoye, have died in a gas explosion on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The couple, who reportedly...

British man killed by president’s convoy in Kenya hit-and-run

A British man has been killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in the motorcade of Kenyan President William Ruto. The man, who has...

UN judge guilty of forcing woman to work as slave

A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe "took advantage of her...

Burkina Faso reverses cereal export ban to Ghana following Mahama’s intervention

Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Larry Gbevlo-Lartey said President John Mahama has successfully resolved the disruptions caused by the...

12 hospitalised as American Airlines plane catches fire at Airport

Dozens of passengers were forced to stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport after evacuating the aircraft Thursday...

Man Utd co-owner’s firm recalls SUVs over risk of doors flying open

Ineos Automotive, the vehicle maker owned by multi-billionaire businessman and Manchester United co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has recalled more than 7,000 of its sport...

Trade war escalates as Trump metal tariffs take effect

Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports of steel and aluminium have taken effect in a move that will likely escalate tensions...

Maradona medical team on trial for football icon’s death

The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires. Maradona was convalescing...

BBNaija’s Nengi welcomes baby girl

Big Brother Naija Lockdown second runner-up, Rebecca Nengi Hampson, has welcomed a baby girl. Sharing the news on Instagram, Nengi announced that she gave birth...

Boy, 10, dies after 340-pound foster mother sits on him

A 10-year-old Indiana boy was crushed to death after his foster mother, who weighed 340 pounds, allegedly sat on him for several minutes because...

More than 80% of USAID programmes ‘officially ending’

The vast majority of the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) programmes have been terminated following a six-week review, Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency recovers nearly $500m in one year

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recovered nearly $500 million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more than 4,000...

Wave of Russian strikes kill at least 20 and injure dozens, Ukraine says

At least 20 people have been killed as Russian strikes hit several regions in Ukraine overnight, including Donetsk and Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian officials. Eight...

Court grants Jude Okoye $67k bail in alleged $865k fraud case

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted Jude Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of the defunct music group P-Square, bail...

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen

A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 5 rejected the Trump administration’s request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress...

Lesotho shocked by Trump’s remarks that ‘nobody has heard of the country’

Lesotho's government says it is shocked by US President Donald Trump saying that "nobody has ever heard of" the southern African nation. Trump, addressing the...

Man arrested at airport with cocaine pellets in his stomach

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 55-year-old Nigerian national for suspected drug trafficking shortly after he landed at OR Tambo International...

How royal divorce papers have shaken the Zulu kingdom

The love life of South Africa's Zulu king has the country agog - and has scandalised his socially conservative subjects as he messes with...

Trump vows to deport students over ‘illegal protests’

US President Donald Trump said he would cut funding for universities that allow what he called "illegal" protests and prosecute and deport foreign students...

Jay-Z sues woman who dropped rape claim against him

Jay-Z is suing a woman who in February withdrew her legal action accusing the rapper of rape. His defamation action claims she "voluntarily admitted" being pressured...

Nigerian Socialite pleads guilty to $3 million fraud after arrest on wedding day

Nigerian Socialite Darlington Akporugo Faces 25 Years for Leading Multimillion-Dollar Romance Scam Nigerian socialite Darlington Akporugo is facing up to 25 years in prison after...

Two dead after car drives into crowd in Germany

Two people - an 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man - have been killed after a vehicle drove into a pedestrian area in the...

One-year-olds among those raped during Sudan civil war – UN

Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan's civil war, says the UN children's agency, Unicef. Mass sexual violence...

Two female armed robbers, 3 accomplices arrested after botched operation

Officers from the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), along with members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and private security, have arrested five...

Ghanaian immigration lawyer in Bronx jailed

A Ghanaian-Bronx-based immigration lawyer, Kofi Amankwaa, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme involving fraudulent filings...

Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says

A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry. The fatality brings the...

Israel blocks entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza

The Israeli government says it has blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza because the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas...

DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting

More than 500 mpox patients have fled clinics in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the last month amid the current conflict. Officials at Africa...