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Mass graves in Ukraine: Battered cities are digging makeshift burial sites

The Russian bombardment of some places in Ukraine is so intense that towns and cities are being forced to unceremoniously bury dozens of civilian...

CCTV footage shows terrifying moment Russian missile explodes into fireball in middle of street in Kyiv

This is the terrifying moment a missile hits a street in Kyiv. In the footage, a man is seen walking along the street when she suddenly...

It’s for my 3-week crusade – Pastor says after he was nabbed with 54 rolls of ‘marijuana’

The General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem, has been nabbed by operatives of Nigeria National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...

Chelsea fans told to stop singing Roman Abramovich’s name by UK government

Chelsea fans have been urged to stop the "completely inappropriate" chanting of Roman Abramovich's name by the UK Government. The Stamford Bridge faithful have have shown their support...

Shisha smoking banned in Cameroon

Cameroon has banned the smoking of shisha pipes, saying it poses a health risk to the mostly young people who use it in bars...

MoMo thief returns stolen cash after bees arrest

A serial thief was forced to return money he stole from a mobile money vendor after he was arrested by a swarm of bees. The...

Lagos cracks down on sex offenders by publishing details

Lagos State Government, Nigeria has begun publication of details of sex offenders in the state. The Executive Secretary of Lagos State Domestic and...

Ukraine crisis: US warns China against helping Russia

China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions in its invasion of Ukraine, the US says. Unnamed US officials reportedly told multiple news...

Grave digger mysteriously dies at a funeral, 50 others hospitalised

The Nyazura community of Makoni District in Manicaland was left in a shock after a man identified as William Mubvumbi mysteriously died while digging...

559 repentant Boko Haram fighters graduate in Nigeria

Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) of the Nigerian Army, yesterday, graduated and equipped 559 repentant members of the outlawed Boko Haram and Islamic West African...

Russian bomber tells Vladimir Putin ‘stop, we have already lost war’ in Ukraine

A captured Russian bomber has begged President Putin to stop his invasion of Ukraine, adding, "we have already lost this war". Lieutenant Colonel Maxim Krishtop...

Algeria President bans export of foodstuff

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has banned the export of foodstuffs that the country imports, the state news agency has said. The commodities include sugar, oil,...

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...