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Massive reaction as video shows robot with human face and smile

A video showing a human-like robot, Ameca, with the right facial expressions has stirred reactions on social media. The machine woke with a yawn...

Brazil nightclub fire: 4 convicted over blaze that killed 242

A Brazilian court has sentenced four people to lengthy prison terms over the deaths of 242 club-goers in a fire during a party in...

Policeman commits suicide, asks colleagues to use funeral contributions to settle his debt

A police officer attached to Changamwe Police Station in Mombasa, Kenya, has reportedly committed suicide.  In a letter addressed to Officer Commanding Station (OCS), the police officer stated...

What Jesus told this female preacher will shock you [Video]

An alleged conversation between Jesus Christ and a female preacher has gone viral on social media. The Nigerian preacher claimed Jesus told her that he's...

My husband loves dogs more than me – Wife tells court

A 40-year-old woman, Rashidat Ogunniyi, is seeking to nullify her 12-year-old marriage on grounds that her husband, Kazeem, loves his dog more than he loves...

US imposes visa sanctions on Africa’s richest woman

The US has imposed visa restrictions on Isabel dos Santos, often described as Africa's richest woman, "for her involvement in significant corruption by misappropriating...

South Korea expands entry ban to Ghana, one other African country

South Korea expanded its entry ban to two additional African countries on Wednesday amid growing concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant. From Friday to...

Suicide machine that kills users in a blink of an eye ‘legalised’ in Switzerland

A coffin-shaped capsule that allows occupants to kill themselves has passed legal review in Switzerland, according to its creators. The Sarco machine can be operated...

Carjackers using Apple’s airtags to steal cars⁠

Apple released AirTags in April this year. AirTags are tracking devices designed to act as a key finder, helping people find personal objects. A police...

Royal Navy serviceman found dead at nuclear sub base

A royal navy serviceman has been found dead at a high-security nuclear submarine base. Police are probing the "unexplained" death at the Faslane naval base...

Instagram is changing your feed again

Instagram is set to make a major U-turn on how you see posts on the app's news feed. Techies are currently working on a "version"...

Actor found guilty of lying to police in hate crime hoax

Actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to Chicago police that he...

Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to keep January 6 documents from House committee

A federal appeals court Thursday ruled against former President Donald Trump in his effort to block his White House records from being released to...

Incredible 18th century bathroom hidden inside UK coastline cliff

A Cornish cliff face, far away from any car parks, toilets or cafes, is home to an unusual amenity; a Georgian bathroom carved into its rockface. The...

Burkina Faso president dissolves govt

Burkina Faso President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has in a decree dismissed Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré and dissolved the government. “The functions of...

Engineer dies after falling from a lift

A young engineer died when he became wedged between a lift and the wall of its shaft while carrying out repair works at the...

Renowned Ghanaian-US based doctor reported dead

A Ghanaian-United States-based medical doctor, David Agorvor, has been reported dead. Though the cause of death is not immediately known, he is said to...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wife welcome new baby

Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, has given birth to a baby girl, they have announced, a second child for the couple and at least the...

Pastor stabbed to death by new converts

A Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in FESTAC Town, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, has been stabbed to...

Unknown gunmen shoot actress dead

Gunmen have shot dead a Nollywood actress, Chiemeke Ngozi, at Boji Boji Owa in Delta State, Nigeria. The actress was reportedly killed on Wednesday,...

Sex outside marriage is not the most serious sin – Pope Francis

Pope Francis has stated that sexual intercourse outside marriage is "not the most serious sin." The 84-year-old pope said this during a question and answer...

Mum, 30, dies after losing both legs when drunk driver crashed into her

A woman has been “left in limbo” after the death of her daughter who suffered horrific injuries when she was struck by a drunk...

Nigeria to destroy expired Covid-19 vaccines

The Nigerian government has responded to a Reuters news report that a million coronavirus vaccines in the country expired last month, by saying they “had been...

Over 40 camels disqualified from Saudi beauty pageant

More than 40 camels have been disqualified from a Saudi beauty pageant after dozens of the animals were given Botox, face lifts and muscle-boosting...

University lecturers in court over ‘sex for grades’

Four lecturers at a leading university in Morocco have appeared in court over accusations of offering students better grades in exchange for sex. The academics...

Black Sherif is coming on tour with me, learn the Twi in his song – Burna Boy tells his fans

Moments after Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif dropped his latest 'Second Sermon' remix featuring Grammy-award winner Burna Boy, the latter has asked his fans to...

Drama as 83-year-old monarch demands DNA test from one of his wives

An 83-year-old Nigerian monarch is allegedly demanding a DNA test from one of his wives over alleged infidelity. Instagram blogger Gistlovers claims Alaafin of Oyo,...

Mum says she’s forgiven husband for killing their twins by mistake

A distraught mother says she has now forgiven her husband after he accidentally killed their young twins when he left them in a hot car for...

Black Sherif reveals how Burna Boy reached out to him for ‘Second Sermon’ remix [Audio]

Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif, who shot to fame with his First Sermon song, has disclosed how he got Grammy-award winner Burna Boy on his...

Black Sherif sends message to people against his ‘Second Sermon’ remix with Burna Boy

Ghanaian rapper, Black Sherif, has been the talk of the town after he released his latest song featuring Grammy-award winner Burna Boy. Trending with...

ECOWAS proposes date to reopen land borders

ECOWAS member states have proposed January 1, 2022, for the reopening of all land borders. ECOWAS sectoral ministers, in collaboration with the West African...

He has erectile dysfunction – Former Minister’s ex-wife drops bombshell in court

Abeauty queen, Precious Chikwendu has told a Customary Court in Abuja that the former aviation minister and popular Nigerian politician, Femi Fani-Kayode, has erectile...

Sick woman dies in church while waiting for pastor’s prayer

A 58-year-old woman has died at a church where she had gone to seek prayers after she was diagnosed with chest pains and high...

Three students arrested over schoolboy’s death

Three students have been arrested in connection with the death of a 12-year-old schoolboy, Sylvester Oromoni, at a boarding college in Nigeria’s commercial capital...

Man who posed as soldier and stormed police station to beat officer arrested

A Kenya Defense Force (KDF) impersonator who stormed a Police Station while dressed in a jungle jacket of a Military Police Sergeant and assaulted...

Want to hide your iPhone texts? – Follow these steps

Want to hide your iPhone texts? It's very easy – and you don't need any special apps to do it. It's possible directly though Apple's...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas wins big in the United States

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has won the 'Foreign Journalist of the Year' award at the National Association of Black Journalists Awards 2021 in...

R2Bees finally reveal why they never signed onto Wizkid’s record label [Video]

Sensational Afrobeats group, R2Bees, has revealed why their affiliation with the Starboy Worldwide music label did not stand. Speaking in an interview with Andy Dosty...

NASA captures remarkable space image from Mars rover leaving scientists in awe

On July 30, 2020, a rocket carrying two robots, the rover Perseverance and helicopter Ingenuity, set off on its six and half month journey...

Nick Cannon’s youngest son dies of brain tumor

Nick Cannon announced on Tuesday that his youngest son has died from a brain tumor. He made the announcement on The Nick Cannon Show Tuesday...