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Love doesn’t judge – 22-year-old declares after tying knot with lover, 76

The 54 years age difference between a Rwandan woman and her lover is not enough to keep them worlds apart as well as the...

Make Covid-19 vaccines available to all parts of the world – Akufo-Addo to EU

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he is “a firm believer in the statement that ‘no one is safe until everyone is safe'”. He is calling for...

Airport worker raids lost property, steals luggage in revenge for being sacked

A rookie airport worker enlisted up to 10 friends to help him plunder its lost property office in a raid after losing his job. Arfan...

Son of popular polygamist to marry his two girlfriends

A 20-year-old South African man, Mpumelelo Mseleku, is planning to marry his two girlfriends, Vuyokazi Nciweni and Nompumelelo Makhanya. Mpumelelo is the son of Musa Mseleku,...

Postman who left woman, 72, after fall sacked

A postman, who left a frail pensioner lying on her ­doorstep after she fell, has been sacked by Royal Mail. Thomas McCafferty ignored the pleas...

COVID-19: UK removes all African countries from the red list

The United Kingdom (UK) has removed all 11 African countries from its red list, which severely restricted travel between those countries and the UK. The...

Cultists set student ablaze for refusing to join

A university in Nigeria has confirmed an incident where a final-year student was attacked and set ablaze for refusing to join a cult. The student...

Banky W reacts after court declares ‘marriage’ illegal

Popular Nigeria artiste, Olubankole Wellington, known to many as Banky W, has taken to social media to call his wife, Adesua Etomi, a baby...

Man takes 10 COVID-19 vaccine shots in a day

A man reportedly received the Covid-19 vaccine 10 times in one day after he was allegedly paid by anti-vaxxers to get their jabs. The man, who has...

Police officer jailed for sharing photos of murdered sisters

A cop has been jailed for sharing photos of two murdered sisters who allegedly boasted about covering up crimes in racist WhatsApp messages. Pc Deniz...

Outrage as an underage boy marries lover

People have expressed outrage after photos of an underage ''couple'' were shared online. The boy got married to a girl on Thursday, December 9, 2021. A...

Nigerian pastor, wife arrested for conniving to defile chorister

A pastor and his wife, Peter and Elizabeth Taiwo, have been arrested for allegedly conniving to defile a 16-year-old choir member of the church. The...

BBC Africa Eye uncovers Nigeria’s most-feared organised crime group, ‘Black Axe’

BBC Africa Eye investigates Black Axe, one of the most feared and powerful organised crime groups in Nigeria.   This highly secretive organisation – referred to as a “cult” in...

Man puts up his kidney for sale to raise cash for bride price

A Kenyan man has put up his kidney for sale to raise bride price to marry his dream girl.  The unidentified man claimed that his...

Covid-19: South Africa’s President tests positive

South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being treated for mild symptoms. Mr Ramaphosa started feeling unwell on Sunday after...

Nigerian Embassy in France calls police over ‘Juju’

A video of a sacrifice in a calabash, locally called Juju, sitting outside the entrance of the Nigerian Embassy in France has been shared...

Why these brothers killed their father will shock you

A 56-year-old man has reportedly been beaten to death by his three sons who accused him of breaking into their house to steal a smartphone they...

Lotto operator sets himself ablaze over debts

A lotto operator, identified simply as Seyi, has reportedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze. The deceased, who runs a  gambling house in Ikire, Osun State,...

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...