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Will Smith’s mother speaks out about Oscars slap

Will Smith’s mom says she’s as surprised as anyone that her son slapped Chris Rock at Sunday’s Oscars. Carolyn Smith gave her first interview about the shocking turn...

Man arrested for attempting to rape his mother

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and arraigned in a court in Kenya, for attempting to rape his mother.  The incident occurred at Karao village, Kombewa...

Ukraine war: Ukraine sends buses to Mariupol for rescue effort

Fresh efforts are under way to evacuate civilians trapped by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said...

Russia bombs Red Cross building as Ukrainian officials warn of humanitarian disaster

Russian forces blitzed a Red Cross building in Ukraine today - within 24 hours of peace-talks aimed at ending their bloody invasion. The complex - clearly marked with the...

Uganda records first case of sleeping sickness in 2 years

The Ugandan government has registered one case of sleeping sickness in the country over the past 20 months, with authorities now intensifying efforts to...

Four pensioners who met as toddlers are still friends 86 years later

Four pensioners who became friends as toddlers are still ­inseparable almost 90 years later. Pamela Wright, Mary Betteridge, Freda Jackson and Elsie Marsay first met in 1935...

God will protect my life – Terrified Nigerian soldier prays

A video of a Nigerian soldier praying to God as he walks alone in the bush has been shared online. In the video, the uniformed...

Women and children drown fleeing gang attack

More than a dozen people including women and children fleeing attacks by armed gangs have drowned in the central Nigerian state of Niger when...

New drug that prevents you from catching Covid-19 gets green light in Europe

British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced on Monday its antibody-drug Evusheld, which is taken pre-emptively to prevent Covid-19, has been approved in the European Union. The treatment, administered...

100-year-old woman, grandson arrested for plucking out beggar’s eyes for charms

A Nigeria Police Command has arrested one Isah Hassan,17, and a 100-year-old woman for allegedly removing the right eyeball of a 12-year-old Almajiri boy for...

Uproar as policeman forces his way into car through window [Video]

Kenyan police say they have taken disciplinary action against a policeman filmed forcing his way into a private car through a window on a...

Tunisian president dissolves parliament

Tunisian President Kais Saied has dissolved parliament, which he suspended eight months ago following mass protests. It came as the lawmakers on Wednesday convened...

Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after slap – Academy says

Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused, the Academy says. The body also says it has initiated...

Demoralised Russian troops shooting down own aircraft and refusing orders, top spy says

Demoralised Russian troops have accidentally shot down one of their own aircraft and are refusing orders as the invasion continues, a top British spy will say. Sir...

COVID-19: Shanghai expands lockdown as new daily cases surge by a third

Authorities began locking down some western areas of Shanghai two days ahead of schedule, as new COVID-19 cases in China's most populous city jumped...

Ukraine War: Putin demands Mariupol surrender to end shelling

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that shelling of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol will only end when Ukrainian troops surrender. Mr Putin made...

Airbus A380 powered by cooking completes flight

It’s huge, it’s wide, and it’s potentially a lot more sustainable. The Airbus A380, a behemoth of the skies, has completed a trial flight powered...

Nigeria await Fifa verdict on crowd trouble after Ghana game

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) could face sanctions from world governing body Fifa after crowd trouble marred the end of their 2022 World Cup...

War in Ukraine: Russia launches new attacks after peace promise

The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activity there. The governor,...

Boxing ring girl calls out Vladimir Putin for a fight

Boxing ring girl Jiselle Arianne has called out Russian president Vladimir Putin for a boxing fight after being asked who she would face in the ring. The...

War in Ukraine: Russia launches new attacks after peace promise

The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activity there. The governor,...

Sudan military leader replaces heads of universities

Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has appointed new heads of 30 public universities. It followed his decree dissolving the boards of trustees of the...

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...