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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...

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...