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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich ‘has been banned from Britain’

Chelsea Football Club owner, Roman Abramovich is reported to have been effectively barred from living in Britain ever again. This comes after Russia’s full-scale invasion of...

No bra no entry: Lecturer allegedly chases students out of class

A viral video clip showing the moment a lecturer chased out tons of Nigerian students from the lecture room for allegedly not wearing their bra has...

Why is Russia invading Ukraine and what does Putin want?

For months Russia's Vladimir Putin denied planning to attack Ukraine, but on Thursday he announced a "special military operation" in the country's Donbas region....

Teacher charged for giving students cake baked with her husband’s sperms

A twisted Louisiana ex-teacher who admitted to giving her students cupcakes laced with her husband’s sperm has been sentenced to 41 years in prison. Cynthia Perkins, 36,...

World reacts to Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 'special military operation' in eastern Ukraine has been swiftly condemned by several nations. The authorisation by Putin was made at the same time...

Kenya’s President endorses opposition leader

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially endorsed opposition leader Raila Odinga to succeed him in the presidential elections set for 9 August. President Kenyatta urged...

Photos: Ukraine under ‘full-scale invasion’ from Russian military forces

Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine were facing a major military assault by Russian forces overnight, in what Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba described as “a...

Russian forces attack Ukraine as UN meets

Russia has launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea, the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since...

Mum drags son to police station after recognising him as suspect in train robbery

No one knows children better than their own mother — and no kid can keep anything truly hidden from their mum. This rings...

Another beauty queen dies after falling off storey building

The devastated family of Miss Alabama Zoe Sozo Bethel has pushed back against suggestions the mother-of-one jumped to her death from a Miami condo. In...

Pastor dies three weeks to birthday after sending party invitation

Popular Nigerian relationship and marriage counselor, Pastor Ezekiel Atang, has died barely few weeks to the celebration of his golden jubilee. He was the Founder...

Nigerian authorities destroy cannabis farms

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed about 2.5 sq km (1 sq m) of cannabis farms in Ondo state in the...

Couple’s romantic city break ruined by room covered in ‘blood and condom wrappers’

A couple got more than they bargained for when their romantic city break was ruined after claiming they found their room filthy and covered in blood...

Family suspends funeral after discovering corpse’s manhood is missing

South African couple, Portia and Bellium Tjale have put their late son’s funeral event on hold after they discovered that his manhood is missing. Reports say the...

EU lifts sanctions against Grace Mugabe

The Zimbabwean government has welcomed the European Union (EU) decision to lift travel and financial sanctions imposed on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, former First Lady...

Asamoah Gyan among football legends invited to Senegal’s new stadium

Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan, was among Africa's greatest Legends to be invited to grand opening of Senegal's newly-built multi-purpose stadium. The former Sunderland star...

19 Austin police officers indicted after investigation into 2020 George Floyd protests, documents say

Nineteen Austin police officers have been indicted for their actions during the 2020 George Floyd protests and riots, according to documents publicly released Tuesday. The...

Thousands of baptisms rendered invalid after Catholic priest uses one wrong word for more than 20 years

A Catholic priest has resigned after a church investigation found he performed invalid baptisms throughout most of his more than 20-year career, according to Bishop Thomas...

Hannah Tetteh appointed Special UN envoy for Horn of Africa

Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hannah Serwaa Tetteh, has been named by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to be his Special Envoy for the...

Unmarried Police can’t get pregnant – Nigeria court

A federal high court in Nigeria has upheld the Police force’s decision to sack an unmarried officer who got pregnant last year. Justice Inyang Ekwo...

Suspected jihadists hack Mozambique websites

More than 30 websites in Mozambique – including that of the defence ministry – were down on Monday after being targeted by hackers. “Hacked by...

2023 African Games Ghana: Samson Deen gets LOC appointment

Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has appointed the President for National Paralympic Committee, Samson Deen, as member of the Local Organizing Committee...

Doctor arrested for slapping patient repeatedly and laughing while she had seizure

An emergency room doctor in Florida was arrested this week after police say he repeatedly struck a semi-unconscious female using the patient’s own hand...

Finnish skier suffers ‘frozen penis’ at men’s Winter Olympics

The men’s 50km mass start race at the Beijing Games was shortened to 30km but that did little to help Finland’s Remi Lindholm, who needed a...

Miami helicopter crash: Police share footage showing swimmers metres away from site

Miami Beach Police have shared footage of a helicopter crashing metres away from bathers on South Beach. Eyewitness video showed people wading towards the helicopter...

Kelvyn Boy reacts as Wizkid, King Promise enjoy his ‘Down Flat’ song [Video]

Kelvyn Boy is obviously the man of the moment as he is presently having one of the biggest jams in the country and beyond. In...

Black Sherif’s ‘Second Sermon’ gets featured at NBA All-Stars Playoffs

Rapper Black Sherif's "Second Sermon" remix tune which features Nigeria's Grammy-Award winner, Burna Boy, got featured at the 2022 NBA All-Stars Playoffs over the...

Death has forgotten me – Woman who witnessed First World War cries

"I want to die because I am tired and weak. Others are working all I do is sleep the whole day, yet I want...

Nigeria seizes tonnes of ‘wele’ on sale as food

Nigerian authorities say they have seized 120 tonnes of imported animal hides and skins in Lagos city. They were intercepted on suspicion that they...

2 dead as robbers turn against each other during operation

A robbery operation took a tragic turn as the robbers disagreed and turned against each other, leaving two dead at a popular Resort in...

Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for Covid-19

Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has said. The palace said the monarch is experiencing mild “cold-like symptoms” but expects to...

No vote registration no sex: Zim women launch campaign ahead of election

Zimbabwean women have come up with a novel campaign to force men to register to vote: a sex boycott. Cora Ndebele, 39, and her team...

One dead, 2 pupils hospitalised after consuming poisoned snack classmate gave them

A grade 4 pupil has died and two others have been hospitalized after consuming food laced with poison at a school in Harare. The victims...

Double tragedy: Woman dies in freak accident on her way to bury husband

A family has been left traumatized and searching for answers following a horrible tragedy which befell a hearse transporting a body for burial....

Ukraine conflict: Biden says he is convinced Putin has decided to invade

US President Joe Biden has said he is convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to launch an invasion of Ukraine, and that an...

6 African nations to get mRNA vaccine technology

The World Health Organization has announced that six African countries will be given the revolutionary mRNA technology to set up their own vaccine production...

US woman becomes first female to be cured of HIV

A US patient is believed to be the third person in the world, and first woman, to be cured of HIV. The patient was being...

Samuel Eto’o declared father of 22-year-old woman

Retired footballer Samuel Eto’o has been declared as the biological father of a 22-year-old woman in Madrid. The former striker has never acknowledged that he...

Politician expelled from ruling party for wearing yellow suit

Zimbabwean politician, Eric Knigh, has been expelled from the ruling party for posting a photo on Facebook which saw him wearing a yellow suit. In...

Nduom wins again as Birim loses appeal in US

A District Judge of the United States Federal Court in Chicago, Illinois, Thomas M. Durkin, has dismissed an appeal filed by Birim Group against...