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Ukraine war: What next for the African students who fled?

Desmond Chinaza Muokwudo, a 30-year-old Nigerian student who has recently fled Ukraine, spent 11 years saving up for an education in Europe. Once a pipeline...

Police foil attack on Dangote refinery

Security operatives foiled an attempted attack on Dangote Refinery, Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State, the police in Lagos have said. Benjamin Hundeyin, the...

Ukraine war: Russia to curb Kyiv assault as peace talks progress

Russia has announced it will "drastically reduce" military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine "to boost mutual trust" in peace talks. The decision...

7 dead in strike on government office in Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv

A Russian strike on a government building in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv has killed seven people and injured more than 20 others, President...

Putin’s Bond-style armoured car built to resist chemical attacks and bombs

Russian leader Vladimir Putin travels around in an armoured car likened to something James Bond would drive, and akin to the Beast driven by...

Boy, 9, and his 11 months brother chased out of home for being wizards

A nine-year-old boy and his 11-month-old sibling have allegedly been chased out of the house by their aunt over witchcraft allegation. This unfortunate incident, which...

Taliban bars govt employees without beards from work

Afghanistan's Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or risk being fired, three sources told...

Russia-Ukraine war: Abramovich spotted in Istanbul peace talks

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has appeared at Turkish-led peace talks on the Russian war in Ukraine, hours after reports that he suffered poisoning symptoms...

What Jesus Christ told me when I met him face-to-face in 1999 – Prophet reveals

Eccentric clergyman and self-styled prophet Passion Java has claimed that he met Jesus Christ face to face in 1999. He was in grade six...

Nigeria govt orders closure of offices at 1:00pm ahead of Black Stars match

The government of Nigeria has directed that all offices in the country be closed at 1:00pm today. A press statement issued by the Civil Service...

Lady goes dumb after visiting lover she met on Facebook

Residents of Iyana-Isashi community of Lagos State were recently thrown into confusion when a young lady suddenly went dumb after she visited a lover...

Manchester United: Erik ten Hag needs ‘football club, not commercial club’ – Louis van Gaal

Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has suggested Erik ten Hag should rule out a move to the Red Devils because they are...

Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock after Oscars slap

Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock after he slapped him at the Oscars, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable". "I would like to...

Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of targeting and murdering Ukrainian officials

Russian troops are murdering officials in cities throughout Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. Speaking from Kyiv, the Ukrainian leader accused Moscow’s forces of kidnapping Mayors and...

Spotify completely withdraws its services from Russia for this reason

Spotify has suspended its streaming service in Russia due to a new law passed that makes it illegal to discredit the Russian military’s actions...

Ukraine internet down after ‘most severe’ cyberattack since Russian invasion

Ukrainian internet provider Ukrtelecom is down following what is being described as the most severe cyberattack since the start of Russian's invasion into Ukraine. The government...

‘My husband regularly sees young sex workers but claims it isn’t cheating’

Dear Coleen, My husband is having sex with prostitutes – young women who are probably younger than his own daughters. I have confronted him and...

Russian soldier surrenders in return for £7,500 and Ukrainian citizenship

A Russian soldier swapped sides and handed over a tank to his opponents for £7,500 and Ukrainian citizenship, it is claimed. The soldier, named...

Shanghai Covid: Oil prices fall after city starts lockdown

Global oil prices have fallen as China starts to implement a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, an important financial and manufacturing hub. Brent crude lost more...

Ukraine invasion: Premature babies struggling for life in bombed cities

Doctors have begun seeing a sharp rise in the number of premature births in some areas of Ukraine, as the conflict enters its second...

Russian death toll rises to 17,000 – Kyiv reports

Vladimir Putin's stalling invasion of Ukraine is suffering new blows as the Russian death toll rises to 17,000 without seizing any new territories, Kyiv has said. According to the UK's...

Russia transfers thousands of Mariupol civilians to its territory

Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly relocating thousands of civilians from Mariupol, the strategic port city devastated by Russian shelling. Russia is housing an estimated...

Man murders 21-year-old ex-girlfriend, leaves her toddler son soaked in blood

A man has been charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend after police found a toddler soaked in her blood at their home. Mackenzie 'Max' Anderson,...

Canada pledges to help countries stop using Russian oil

Canada says it can provide more oil, gas and uranium to help solve the global energy crisis. Prices have soared as a result of Russian...

Canada thump Jamaica to reach their first men’s World Cup in 36 years

Victory in Toronto means Canada are assured of finishing in one of the top three places in the final stage of Concacaf qualifying for...

Chris Rock declines to file police report after Will Smith’s hot slap on stage

The Los Angeles Police Department told multiple news outlets that comedian Chris Rock is declining to press charges against actor Will Smith, after viewers...

Ukraine and Russia participate in first prisoners of war exchange

Ukraine and Russia on Thursday exchanged prisoners of war for the first time in the conflict, exactly one month after the fighting began. The General...

Watch Oscar winner Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage

Oscars best actor winner, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face on stage at the Oscars after the comic made a joke about...

6 killed in Nigeria petrol tanker explosion

A tanker truck loaded with petrol exploded in the Nigerian city of Lagos, killing at least six people. Officials said the tanker had a head-on...

Dangote opens $2.5bn fertilizer plant in Nigeria

The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being felt around the world, including right here in the United States. Consumers are already feeling the...

Why Africa prints money in Europe

At least 40 African countries print their money in the UK, France and Germany — decades after independence, raising questions about self-sufficiency. DW examines...

Nigeria – Where President Buhari had to say sorry for a power cut

For many Nigerian children who have never been abroad, few stories about the West are as fascinating as the fact that electricity can stay...

Ghana recorded 266,000 abortions in 4 years

The first-ever model of unintended pregnancies and abortion rates for 150 countries has estimated that 266,000 abortions were done in Ghana between 2015 and...

All 132 people on plane that crashed in China are dead, official says

All 132 people aboard the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed into a mountain in southern China are dead, a senior official in the...

Return Mali to constitutional rule within 16 months – ECOWAS charges transitional govt

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed the transitional government in Mali to return the country to constitutional rule within 16...

Popular radio presenter discovers he is not the biological father of his two children after 20 years

Popular broadcaster, Kanedrick Kingsley Agwu, popularly known as Fada Kane, has discovered that he is not the biological father of his two children after...

ECOWAS discusses future of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso

President of Ghana and Chairman of ECOWAS, Nana Akufo-Addo, has opened the fifth Extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS heads of State and Government on...

108-year-old woman who survived covid shares secret to long life

A centenarian who has lived through two world wars, outlived three monarchs and seen 25 Prime Ministers has shared her secrets for a long...

Vladimir Putin’s ‘end date’ for Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin is reportedly eyeing a potential ‘end date’ to his invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv officials have claimed. Ukrainian insiders claim Russia wants to end its war on the...

Man bitten by snake he thought was dead inside a wine bottle he bought for his son

A Chinese father had the shock of his life when a supposedly dead snake inside a jar of snake wine he bought a year...