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COVID-19: Barack Obama tests positive

Former President Barack Obama said on Sunday (March 13) that he had tested positive for COVID-19, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife,...

Dispatch rider arrested after baby was allegedly found in his courier box [Video]

A dispatch rider in Lagos State has been apprehended after a baby was allegedly found inside his courier box. According to online reports, the incident happened...

US journalist and filmmaker killed in Ukraine

A US journalist working in Ukraine has been shot dead in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, police say. Brent Renaud, 50, was a journalist...

Former Zambian President Banda dies at 85

Rupiah Banda, who was Zambia’s president from 2008 to 2011, has died at the age of 85 after suffering from colon cancer. “His life of...

Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day

Saudi Arabia says it executed 81 men on Saturday - more than during the whole of last year. The group - including seven Yemenis and...

2 billion genetically modified mosquitos to be released in the US

Scientists have been playing god with mosquitos for a couple of years now. Back in 2021, British company Oxitec released 750 million lab-modified mosquitos in Florida. Now,...

Gucci’s daughter to tell ‘her truth’ about mother, murder of her father

Nearly 27 years after the murder of her father, Italian business executive, Maurizio Gucci, Allegra Gucci is speaking out about the experience. She plans...

India accidentally fires missile into Pakistan

India says it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan on Wednesday, blaming the incident on a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance. Delhi said it was...

Why 56-year-old woman regrets keeping her virginity

An African woman, identified as Uwitonze Alvera, is snapping her fingers in regret as she has failed to locate a life partner in her...

Ukraine war: Putin seeks foreign volunteers to fight in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for foreign volunteers to be able to fight against Ukrainian forces. Speaking at a Russian security council meeting, he...

Ukraine withdraws peacekeepers from DR Congo

Ukraine is to withdraw all of its forces from UN peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe so they can be redeployed to fight invading...

Russia buries 18-year-old teen soldier – its youngest victim of Ukraine war

Russia has buried its youngest declared victim of the Ukraine war so far with the death of an 18-year-old ex-conscript. Yegor Pochkaenko was killed the...

Russia-Ukraine war: Foreign fighters go to join defence [Video]

Nearly 20,000 foreign volunteers have signed up to fight alongside Ukrainian forces against the Russian invasion, according to Ukrainian officials. There is even a...

Russia stages bizarre military beauty contest for female troops amid Ukraine war

Russia has staged a bizarre military beauty contest for its female troops amid the Ukraine invasion. As Vladimir Putin's forces move hardware and soldiers towards the war zone, the...

COVID-19: Kenya lifts mandatory mask wearing in public

Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has said that wearing of face masks in open public places had been lifted and full in-person worship...

Putin says volunteers welcome to help fight against Ukrainian forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he wanted to allow volunteers to fight against Ukrainian forces and approved handing over captured Western...

Former Empire actor sentenced

US actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim...

Prostitutes vow not to offer sex to taxi drivers

Sex workers in Mombasa county of Kenya have joined other citizens of the East African country in condemning acts of sexual violence meted on a...

Ukraine war: Oil price rises again due to fears over Russian shortfall

Oil prices rose on Thursday amid confusion over whether major producers would help to plug a gap in supplies from Russia. The United Arab Emirates...

Distraught dad of murdered Ukraine family learned of their horrific deaths on Twitter

A husband discovered his wife and two children had been killed escaping Kyiv from a post on Twitter, he has tragically revealed. Tatiana Perebeinis, 43, and her children...

Father shoots dead seven-day-old baby girl because he wanted a boy

A father has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead his seven-day-old baby girl because he wanted his first-born to be a boy in...

African leaders talk to Putin over Ukraine crisis

Senegal’s President Macky Sall, who is the current head of the African Union (AU), has spoken to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to urge...

No progress on ceasefire after first round of talks between Ukraine and Russia

A first round of talks between the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine has failed to yield progress on a ceasefire, Ukraine says. Speaking after...

Three dead as Russian air strike hits maternity hospital in Ukraine

Three people, including a child, were killed in a Russian strike on a maternity and children's hospital in the city of Mariupol, officials say. President...

Ed Sheeran sings in London’s High Court to prove he’s not guilty in copyright case

Ed Sheeran has serenaded London's High Court in an attempt to prove he did not copy portions of his 2017 hit Shape of You...

Drama as Nigerian prison hosts beauty pageant for inmates

Kirikiri correctional facility in Nigeria has hosted a beauty pageant for female inmates of the facility. Dubbed Miss Cell 2022, the competition was to celebrate...

My fiancée and I tried to flee Ukraine but we were turned back at the border

My girlfriend and I were awakened at 4 a.m. by the sound of distant rumbling. By the time we were fully awake and dressed,...

A country without justice, equity won’t have stability, success — Obasanjo

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has declared that any country without equity and justice would not have stability, nor would it make any progress. Mr...

Russia and Ukraine hold talks as war rages on

The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine are holding talks in Turkey, as Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbour enters its third week. Ukraine's...

How does Roman Abramovich’s sanctions affect Chelsea?

Chelsea FC was today banned from selling match tickets and must close its club shop after Roman Abramovich was added to the UK's sanctions list. The Russian...

Ghanaian medical students in Ukraine transferred

Ghanaians studying Medicine in Ukraine whose education has been truncated due to disturbances in that country can now continue their studies in Grenada. Last...

Ukraine: First Lady Olena Zelenska condemns Russian ‘mass murder’

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has issued an impassioned statement on the Russian invasion, condemning the "mass murder" of the country's civilians. She focused on...

Ukraine civilians flee towns near Kyiv after more Russian shelling

Convoys of civilians are due to leave several towns near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, according to regional leader Oleksiy Kuleba. Ukraine says it has agreed...

Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend reacts as Kanye West ‘kidnaps and buries’ him in latest music video

Pete Davidson is the least bit fazed by The Game and Kanye West's video for their track "Eazy," in which Ye is seen both kidnapping and burying a claymation version...

Priest accuses church of snatching his wife; resigns from position

A priest has resigned from an Anglican Communion after accusing church elders of causing his divorce. Rev Canon Lumen Cristi Eboh announced his resignation at...

Check out Roman Abramovich’s top 10 greatest Chelsea signings as he prepares to sell club

Roman Abramovich is set to wave an emotional goodbye to Chelsea after sensationally announcing that the club is up for sale on Wednesday. Abramovich, who took over at...

Ukraine war: Cost of filling diesel family car hits record £90

The cost of filling an average family car with diesel has topped £90 for the first time, as soaring oil prices hit household budgets. The...

War in Ukraine: McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks halt Russian sales

Consumer giants including McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks have joined the list of firms halting business in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. McDonald's said...

Champions league reactions after Benzema scores hat trick to thump PSG in thriller

Many football lovers were excited with Real Madrid's striker, Karim Benzema's performance in the second leg of the Champions League in the last 16....

Man given genetically modified pig heart dies

The first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died. David Bennett, who had terminal heart disease, survived...