Tears as journalist dies 2 days after wedding [Photos]
A renowned Malawi journalist, business and development communication practitioner, identified as Russell Chimbayo, has passed away two days after his wedding. Russell and Jacqueline Joana...
Bank worker, accomplice nabbed for robbery
Men of the Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday arrested a worker with the Abestone Microfinance Bank, Abeokuta, Dare Olagoke, for allegedly arranging with...
Two security personnel killed, patrol vehicles burnt as gunmen attack office [Photos]
Yet-to-be-identified armed hoodlums have attacked the office of a neighbourhood watch group in the Enugu State of Nigeria.Two security personnel including a vigilante commander identified...
Telegram founder says over 70m new users joined during Facebook outage
Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday’s Facebook (FB.O) outage, its founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday, as people worldwide were left...
Biden says US and China will abide by Taiwan agreement
United States (US) President, Joe Biden, says he and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have agreed to abide by the “Taiwan agreement”.Mr Biden appeared...
Popular singer removes pants on stage to receive ‘fresh air’
Popular South African Singer, Zodwa Wabantu, is on the lips of netizens again after she created a scene during her latest performance.As the atmosphere...
French Church s3xual abuse: 216,000 children, mostly boys, were victims of clergy – Inquiry
Some 216,000 children - mostly boys - have been sexually abused by clergy in the French Catholic Church since 1950, a damning new inquiry...
Man who sketched Prophet Muhammad’s head on a dog’s body dies in car accident
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who sketched Prophet Muhammad's head on a dog's body, has died in a traffic accident.Vilks was reported to be travelling...
Woman allegedly commits suicide; cites harassment from son in note
A 55-year-old woman in Kakamega took her own life and left a suicide note behind.Elimina Khati Makongo is said to have hanged herself in her...
Bizarre: Bride and groom walk on the back of their guests at wedding reception [Video]
A scene from a Southern Tanzanian wedding has set tongues wagging as netizens are yet to phantom the incident.The bride and groom were captured...
Zuckerberg loses $5.9 billion in a day as Facebook faces rare outage
Investor confidence in Facebook weakened a bit on Monday amid continued political pressure and a rare lengthy outage of the company’s apps, sending shares...
Second South African mayor dies in car crash
South Africans have paid tribute to the second mayor to die in a car crash in under three weeks.Naledi local municipality mayor Neo Schalk...
Death row inmate commits suicide in prison
A death row inmate, Obinna Echianu, has committed suicide inside the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja.Mr Echianu, who was convicted for the murder of...
Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp all down in major update
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have all gone down in a major software update.The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run...
Police officer charged with rape
A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape.PC David Carrick, 46, of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, is due to appear via video link at court...
Giant rats captured crawling across uncovered pastry in supermarket
The two large rats were filmed crawling over an uncovered butter croissant in an unknown Sainbury's supermarket, before quickly scampering off behind the open-fronted...
33-year-old man who swallowed Nokia phone undergoes surgery
Doctors have had to help a man after he swallowed an entire mobile phone.The man, 33, managed to swallow a Nokia 3310 phone said...
Pastor flees as electric cable kills 4 church worshippers
Four members of a church in Nigeria were electrocuted on Sunday after a high tension cable snapped on a street.The church was reportedly preparing...
Man who impersonated top gov’t appointee to defraud foreigners nabbed
A Kwara State High Court has sentenced a self-styled ‘Alfa’, Jamiu Isiaka, to 28 years in jail for impersonating presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina to...
IAA marks inaugural World Marketing and Communications Day
The International Advertising Association (IAA) has declared the 3rd of October every year as World Marketing and Communications Day.The day will recognise and...
Slap competition debuts in Nigeria this month
The organisers say the competition will be in four categories: Middleweight, Lightweight, Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight.The promoters of the 'Slap Fight’ on Saturday say...
Plane bursts into flames on runway after ‘botched landing’
A BOEING 747's engine burst into flames in dramatic scenes after an apparent botched landing at East Midlands Airport last night.No one is believed...
Guinea coup leader sworn in as president
Col Mamady Doumbouya has been sworn is as Guinea’s interim president after leading a coup which saw the overthrow of Alpha Condé.The former French...
Policeman confesses to numerous murders in suicide note
A former police officer has been identified as one of France’s most notorious wanted serial killers after he pointed to his guilt in a...
Woman mourns 11 members of her family who have been murdered
A Facebook user, Sallie Peace Daniel, is mourning members of her family including her little cousin, Patrick, who were killed by bandits in last...
Ghana to lead Africa in the next 20 years – Man of God declares
"In the next 20 years, Ghana will transform and will lead Africa," says the Founder of Pottersville Church International, Bishop Sam Owusu.He made...
Guinea junta leader to be sworn in as president
Guinea’s military leader, Col Mamady Doumbouya, will on Friday be sworn in as the interim president.The ceremony will be held at the presidential palace...
Woman invites press as she ruins hubby’s wedding with mistress [Video]
It was a sight to behold in a Rwandan Apostolic church when a woman stormed the premises with media men to disrupt her husband's...
Baby who started menstruating at 4 months diagnosed with another ‘adult’ disease
A baby girl, who started menstruating at four months, has survived sex cord-stromal tumors, described by doctors as ‘rare ovarian cancer.’Experts say that the...
Buhari restates condition for lifting Twitter ban
President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday that Twitter must meet the Nigerian government’s five conditions before the suspension of the social media platform will be lifted.Mr...
‘Missing’ man joins search party looking for him
A missing man in Turkey accidentally joined his own search party for hours before realising he was the person they were looking for, local...
Prostitute jailed for biting customer’s tongue during s3x
An Upper Area Court in Makurdi on Thursday sentenced a commercial sex worker, Dooshima Anems, to four years imprisonment for biting customer’s tongue during...
Shatta Wale understands show business – Jim Iyke [Video]
Nigerian actor, Jim Iyke, has described Ghanaian dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, as an industry player who goes strictly according to the books of showbiz.According...
Why Ghana’s film industry is suffering – Jim Iyke [Video]
Nigerian actor, Jim Iyke, had a few words to share concerning Ghana's 'dead' movie industry which has become a subject over the past few...
Man catches alligator using dustbin as it roams neighbourhood
A quick-thinking hero captured an angry alligator in his wheelie bin as it roamed menacingly through a neighbourhood.The deadly creature was seen outside houses in Florida,...
Lady narrates how her lover had s3x with her mother while she was giving birth
A mother-of-two has taken to TikTok to narrate how her cheating boyfriend slept with her own mother while she was giving birth to their...
Jim Iyke reveals his source of money [Video]
Nigerian actor, Jim Iyke, has clarified that he owns businesses to rubbish reports and perceptions that he never works hard to attain his lavish...
Prominent Nigerian shot dead in the face
A prominent Nigerian doctor has been gunned down when he returning from a commemorative lecture in honour of his late wife – a government...
Woman dies in motorbike crash two days after posting cryptic message
Mystery surrounds the death of a Russian woman in Thailand who was killed in a motorbike crash just two days after posting a cryptic...
Student allegedly killed by roommate’s boyfriend
A first-year female student at Laikipia University's main campus, in Kenya, has been killed by a man alleged to be her roommate's boyfriend. ...