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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...

Restaurant worker stabs colleague to death after she refuses to date him

A "strange" restaurant employee allegedly stabbed his female coworker to death after he refused to date him. Agustin Lucas Mariani, 20, is facing second-degree...

Man to die by hanging for robbing, killing his own brother

An Ado Ekiti High Court on Monday sentenced 24-year-old Ebenezer Olorunleke to death by hanging for killing his own brother. Justice Bamidele Omotoso said the prosecution had...

Drake withdraws his two 2022 Grammy nominations

Drake’s management has asked the Recording Academy to remove him as a nominee on the final-round ballot for the 64th annual Grammy Awards and...

Man’s erotic Whatsapp message pops up on live TV during interview

Vaccine sceptic doctor, Dr Samuel White, has claimed he was the target of hackers after a saucy text message appeared on his screen in...

Five European nations added to Covid ‘very high’ risk list

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put five places in Europe -- including one of the world's biggest tourism powerhouses --...

Man beats vendor to death over 50N balance

A Nigerian police command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Biodun Adebiyi, for allegedly beating a 30-year-old cigarette seller to death over 50N (70p) balance.It...

Boy beheads pregnant sister with mum’s help and takes selfie

A teenager decapitated his pregnant sister with a sickle and then posed for a selfie while parading the severed head in a shocking killing...

Tears as 8 children found dead inside parked car are buried [Photos]

The eight children found dead in a parked car at Jah-Michael community, along Badagry Expressway, Olorunda LCDA axis of Lagos, have been laid to rest.  The...

Mourners carry dead friend on motorbike to pay last respects

A group of friends took the body of their murdered pal out of his coffin to give him one last ride on a motorbike...

Kenyan policeman kills 6 including wife

A Kenyan police officer has shot dead his wife and five other people and then killed himself in the capital Nairobi. The officer is said...

Man caught using fake arm to try to get vaccine certificate

A 50-year-old man tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in northern Italy, in an attempt to get a...

Serial abuser jailed 23 years for stabbing girlfriend to death at Holiday Inn

A serial abuser has been jailed for 23 years for stabbing his girlfriend to death at a Holiday Inn. Taye Francis, 40, already had...

COVID-19: South Africa prepares hospitals as cases surge

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said hospitals are preparing for more admissions as the country entered a fourth COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron...

Pastor, wife confess to killing 4-year-old girl for ritual

Ugandan police have arrested a pastor and his wife for the alleged ritual murder of a 4-year-old girl named Trinity Nakisuyi Nabirye Zabeela. Prophet Joseph...

Mum’s body left in the mortuary freezer because staff forgot about her

A mum's body was left in a mortuary freezer for six weeks because staff forgot about her. Police ordered toxicology tests which found...

TB Joshua church holds first church service after 21 weeks of closure

Crowds gathered on Sunday at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) for the first Sunday service after 21 weeks of closure. The church’s late...

Girl, 14, jailed for escaping arranged marriage

A 14-year-old girl was jailed last week after running away to escape the wedding ceremony for which she had been sold. The girl, who has been identified...

COVID-19: ECOWAS takes steps to reopen all land borders

The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) is organising a Sectoral Ministers virtual meeting on the reopening of land...

Two hippos test positive for COVID-19

A Belgian zoo has said that its two hippopotamuses have been taken into quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus. It is unclear how Imani, aged...

Nursing Director charged with making fake COVID-19 vaccination cards

A nursing director in Columbia, South Carolina, was charged with making fake Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to federal authorities. Tammy McDonald, 53, allegedly made...

Groom loses parents, siblings in accident after attending his wedding

An auto crash that occurred in the Bayelsa state of Nigeria on December 4, has claimed the lives of nine persons who were returning...

Airport officials observe as man excretes 96 pellets of cocaine

A 44-year-old father-of-three, Gabriel Anthony Patrick, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...

Two students reportedly turned into yam; police break silence

The Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Abiodun Abdulramah, has refuted claims that two students were turned into tubers of yam in Ibadan area of...

Housewife arrested for allegedly setting husband’s side chick ablaze

The police in Ogun State have arrested a 32-year-old housewife, Kehinde Abdul Wasiu, for allegedly setting her husband’s mistress ablaze.The mum of three allegedly...

Plumber finds hundreds of cash, cheques in toilet wall of popular pastor

A plumber doing repair work at pastor Joel Osteen Lakewood's Church found hundreds of envelopes of cash and checks hidden in a wall that police think is...

15 family members, others die on their way to parent’s wedding

A rescue mission coordinated by Kenya Navy divers late Saturday night retrieved 23 bodies of members of Mwingi Catholic Church choir who perished after the bus they...

‘Gay’ lawyer charged for sexually attacking male court interpreter

A Zimbabwean Magistrate has faced court for allegedly sodomising a court interpreter. The Magistrate, Simbarashe Gundani, 30, reportedly attempted to sodomize Kudzanai Pesanai, 32, after...

We oppose singling out African countries for Covid-19 travel bans – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has once again decried attempts to single out African countries for the imposition of travel bans as instruments of immigration control. In...

Forbes names Akufo-Addo as ‘2021 African of the Year’

Forbes has named Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo as the 'African Person of the Year 2021.' According to the pan Africa media company, President Akufo-Addo has repositioned the...

Let’s deal with waste in a sustainable, timeous manner – Dr Siaw Agyepong urges world leaders

Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has made a clarion call for waste management to be dealt with...

Covid-19: Televangelist who discouraged vaccinations, dies after being hospitalised

Prominent Christian televangelist and anti-vaccine advocate, Marcus Lamb, died after being hospitalised with Covid-19, his family announced Tuesday. Lamb founded the Christian television network Daystar Television...

Mining giant proposes mandatory Covid-19 jabs for its 95,000 workers

Mining company Anglo American, which employs 95,000 people worldwide, is the latest business to propose making vaccination mandatory. The Daily Telegraph reported that internal documents said...

What are the symptoms of Omicron?

The first cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have now been detected in the United Kingdom (UK). It was highlighted by scientists in...

Crocodile attacks girl, 18, as she dangles leg in river

A teenage British backpacker has been mauled by a crocodile while travelling with friends on a gap year holiday in southern Africa. Amelie Osborn-Smith,...

Evil dad, step mum torture and kill six-year-old son

A dad and step mum accused of cruelly abusing, poisoning and killing their six-year-old son have been found guilty. Emma Tustin, 32, and 29-year-old...

Dad hacks wife and four kids to death over onions for dinner

A Kenyan father allegedly hacked his own wife and four children to death after becoming angry his dinner didn’t have onions in it. Paul...

Betting company greeted with chaos after failing to pay $22m win

There was agitation in Yaoundé, Cameroon after a man won 13 billion CFA Francs ($22 million) yet wasn't paid. It was gathered that the man played a bet...

Robbers storm journalist’s home with POS to withdraw money from his account

A controversial investigative journalist, Fejiro Oliver, has announced how armed robbers who invaded his home used a never-seen tactic. According to the Nigerian pressman, the...