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LaLiga commiserates with victims of Apeatse explosion

Management of LaLiga, one of the most popular professional sports leagues globally, has commiserated with the victims of Thursday’s explosion at Apeatse in the...

AFCON: Striker’s house almost destroyed after missing penalty

Sierra Leone striker, Kei Kamara, is currently going through hell after missing crucial penalty in a defeat to Equatorial Guinea in the ongoing Africa...

Lady gifts her loyal friend a house as birthday gift [Video]

A young Nigerian lady has served friendship goals after she gifted her friend a house worth millions of Naira as birthday gift. The lady, a...

Chilling moment 15-foot great white shark tries to smash through divers’ cage

A giant white shark tries to ram a deep-sea divers' cage in terrifying new images released by an under-water photographer. Enthusiast Euan Rannachan captured the moment the hungry beast...

Legendary actor confirmed dead [Photos]

Veteran actor Patrick Shai has died, his family announced through a statement on Saturday afternoon. Details surrounding his death are still sketchy, however, Sunday World...

Teacher arrested for murdering, burying child in school premises

Nigeria Police command has arrested a school teacher, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, for abducting and killing his five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, despite collecting part of...

How a terrorist allegedly had children outside jail by smuggling sperm in snacks

A Palestinian terrorist, in prison for 15 years, has allegedly fathered four children during his time inside after his sperm was smuggled out in...

Foreign Affairs Minister holds discussions with UN Secretary-General on Africa security

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Tuesday held discussions with the UN Secretary-General on the security situation in the Sahel and...

Burundi President shows off his drumming skills

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has demonstrated his skills as a drummer by playing the country’s famous royal drums during a visit to a drum...

Stampede at Christian crusade kills 29, including 11 children

At least 29 people, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, have died in a stampede at a Christian crusade in a densely populated...

A page of Spider-Man comic book history just sold for $3 million

A seminal moment of Spider-Man history, sketched on a single page of a Marvel comic, just became the most expensive page from a comic book ever...

Ghanaian Professor appointed acting Vice-Chancellor of University of Kigali

A chartered marketer, Professor Robert Ebo Hinson has been appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kigali. His appointment takes effect from 19th January 2022. Prof...

Jay-Z, Meek Mill team up to block rap lyrics from being used in court

Jay-Z is leading a list of music industry titans throwing their support behind a proposed New York state law that aims to stop prosecutors from...

Grammy Awards rescheduled for April 3

The Grammy Awards will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, the Recording Academy has confirmed. The...

Father on the run with 7-year-old daughter to stop her from getting Covid-19 vaccine

A Canadian man admitted on a right-wing talk show that he is keeping his daughter away from her mother and is staying in an...

Shoot-to-kill order given to Nigeria prison guards

Nigeria’s Interior Minister has ordered prison guards across the country to shoot and kill anyone who attempts a jailbreak. Over the last year, armed groups...

Outrage as 16-year-old pupil dies while playing in school

Outrage has hit the social media space with netizens demanding answers following the death of Emmanuel Ojo, a JSS3 pupil who died in school. Emmanuel, aged 16,...

Cassper Nyovest to fight musician in another celebrity boxing match

South African rapper Cassper Nyovest is expected to fight in another celebrity boxing match after winning one against a social media troll in December...

Dele Momodu meets Mahama [Video]

Nigerian journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday visited former President John Mahama. Mr Momodu's visit was to commiserate with him following...

Popular musician loses mum a year after twin sister’s death

Veteran Nigerian singer, Chibuzor Oji Faze has lost his mother a year after his twin sister died. Though the cause of death is not...

Shoot-to-kill order given to Nigeria prison guards

Nigeria’s Interior Minister has ordered prison guards across the country to shoot and kill anyone who attempts a jailbreak. Over the last year, armed groups...

Foreign Affairs Ministry reacts to UK newspaper publication to evacuate migrants

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has dismissed reports which suggest a liaison with UK authorities to evacuate migrants. The Ministry, in a...

Akufo-Addo commiserates with Mali over ex-President Keita’s death

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commiserated with the government, family and people of Mali following the death of ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The sad incident...

Schoolboy, 12, killed in crash on his way to play football

A brilliant schoolboy was on his way to play Sunday League football when he died in a crash - with his family paying a heartbreaking tribute....

Businessman found dead in hotel room with private part missing

Friends of a tailor, identified as Azubuike Nwokolo aka Zubby More, are currently demanding justice for him on social media after he was reportedly...

Obasanjo mourns with Mahama [Photos]

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has paid a courtesy call on former President John Dramani Mahama. This was to commiserate with him following the...

Man enters Guinness records after riding tallest bicycle that looks like a Storey building

A bizarre structure designed by Adam Zdanowicz is currently attracting the attention of many online. The crazy two-wheeler has been declared as the tallest...

COVID-19: Man ‘paralysed’ in car crash claims he can walk and talk after taking vaccine

Dularchand Munda, 55, from India, has regained the ability to walk and talk for the first time since a car crash in 2017 after...

My mother took me to a herbalist, asked me to use my brother for money ritual – Suspect confesses

A suspected internet fraudster, identified as Afeez Olalere, has been caged by the Nigerian police after making a wild confession of his crimes. Afeez, who was...

Pensioner unable to shut his eyes for 3 years after ‘botched’ cosmetic surgery

A pensioner claims botched surgery means he hasn't been able to close his eyes - for nearly three years. Pete Broadhurst, 79, splashed out £11,000...

Bald man decapitated in ritual attack

Police in Mozambique say the head of a bald man has been removed by criminals who wanted to sell it to a client from...

WhatsApp announces major update to service – here’s how to try it out first

WhatsApp has announced a major change to the service which will give friends and family the chance to react to what you say. In plans...

Pastor shot dead while praying at prayer mountain

A pastor of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church has been shot dead in South Africa while worshipping at a prayer mountain. The pastor, identified...

Wealth of world’s 10 richest men doubled in pandemic – Oxfam

The pandemic has made the world’s wealthiest far richer but has led to more people living in poverty, according to the charity Oxfam. Lower incomes...

Man commits suicide after failing to pay for bail

Police in Namibia are still in shock after a 20-year-old man took his own life while in prison. Namibian Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga...

Widow, relatives shot at her husband’s funeral

A woman and her relatives were shot at her husband's funeral after being blamed for the deceased's death. Benita Okwuibe lost her husband Onyedika Jeremiah,...

Man allegedly digs hole in his bedroom for rituals [Video]

A Nigerian man has been nabbed for allegedly digging a grave in his room for ritual purposes. Some residents, who entered the room, claimed it...

Woman, 74 exonerated after spending 27 years in prison for murder she didn’t commit

A Tennessee woman who was wrongfully convicted of murdering her great-niece and spent 27 years in prison, was exonerated this week. On June 26, 1987, Joyce Watkins,...

Tennis star, Novak Djokovic loses Australian visa appeal

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his last-ditch court bid to stay in Australia and is set to be deported. The Federal Court upheld a...

5 men arrested for stealing maize

Twenty-seven tonnes of maize were reportedly stolen from the port of the Angolan city of Benguela. The goods, bought for Angola’s Strategic Food Reserve,...