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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...

Rocky Dawuni in Las Vegas for 64th Grammy Awards [Videos]

Music icon Rocky Dawuni will make an appearance at the 64th Grammy Awards happening in Las Vegas this weekend. Taking to his social media pages,...

Qatar 2022 World Cup to be played in air-conditioned stadiums [Video]

The 2022 World Cup will be ground breaking in a number of ways when the first ball is kicked at the Al Bayt Stadium on...

What is the World Cup trophy made out of & what happened to the original one?

“It’s the most beautiful thing. I tell the players that 30 days of sacrifice just to kiss that cup is nothing in a man’s...

Police officer charged after he was caught performing sex act on park bench

A serving police community support officer has appeared in the dock after he was allegedly caught performing a sex act in a London park. PCSO...

‘I’m a female bus driver and I’m sick of people thinking I’m st*pid because of my job’

A bus driver has hit back at assumptions that she's "stupid", insisting she took the job because she loves driving. Kate Russell stitched a video...

Rihanna’s new bracelet from A$AP Rocky may reveal their baby’s due date

Rihanna may be quietly revealing more details about her pregnancy than what has been said. The Barbadian songstress is believed to be hinting at her...

Davido features on 2022 FIFA World Cup soundtrack

Nigerian American singer, songwriter, and record producer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has been featured on the soundtrack for the 2022 FIFA...

War in Ukraine: Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking oil depot

An oil storage depot is on fire in a Russian city just north of Ukraine after what the local governor said was an attack...

Ukraine asks Kenyans for donations to support war

The Ukrainian embassy in Kenya is seeking donations to support the country’s war against Russia and save the lives of the affected people. The embassy...

South Africa’s $1m shopping-spree student jailed

A South African woman who went on a spending spree after erroneously receiving nearly $1m (£700,000) in her bank account has been found guilty...

Kenya’s BBI blocked in blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta

In a huge blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s judges have once again blocked a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the constitution. Supreme...

Military aircraft to escort Nigerian trains

Military aircraft are to escort passenger trains along the vital rail link between Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna. The announcement by...

Exclusive: U.S. warned firms about Russia’s Kaspersky day after invasion

The U.S. government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed by Russian cybersecurity...

Ukraine war: ‘Most Russian troops’ leaving Chernobyl, Ukraine says

Many of the Russian troops occupying the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl have left, Ukraine's state nuclear company says. Energoatom said two columns of...

Two Palestinians killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

Two Palestinians have been killed and 15 injured during an Israeli raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials...

Nigerian air strike kills motorbike gang members

Nigeria’s military says it has killed 34 members of a motorbike gang in an air raid in the northern state of Kaduna. It carried out...

Putin says Russia will enforce rouble payments for gas from Friday

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he had signed a decree saying foreign buyers must pay in roubles for Russian gas from...

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...