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Ghana’s Cardinal Turkson resigns from Vatican

Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become the first African Pope in about 1,500 years, has abruptly offered his...

Court charges mother for allegedly selling baby

A court in Liberia has charged a mother with human trafficking after she allegedly sold her six-month-old baby to an unknown woman for just...

Tears as bride dies hours after wedding

Police in Uganda are investigating circumstances under which a woman died hours after her wedding in Kampala. According to a police report, the lady, identified...

Suspected thief found dead under vehicle at mechanic shop

A suspected thief has been found dead under a parked vehicle at a mechanic workshop in Ago Egun area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The man...

NASA spacecraft ‘touches’ the Sun for the first time ever [Photos]

Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch...

Facebook exposes mercenary spy firms that targeted 50,000 people

Facebook owner, Meta Platforms Inc, is calling out half a dozen private surveillance companies for hacking or other abuses and accusing them in a report...

I was shocked – Hit-and-run driver says after being arrested 19 years later

Justice has finally caught up with an errant motorist who committed a hit-and-run accident 19 years ago. The accident, which occurred in 2002, resulted...

Tyler Perry involved in accident

Tyler Perry is' absolutely fine' following a car accident that left his Bentley badly damaged. The director was involved in the car accident after leaving...

Four children killed in horror house fire [Photos]

Four children who are believed to be two sets of twins have died in a tragic London house blaze. Eight fire engines and around 60...

COVID-19: Needle-free Covid-19 vaccine trial begins

A trial has begun of a new needle-free Covid-19 vaccine to protect against future variants of the virus. The vaccine, administered through a jet of...

Mum-of-five breaks down in tears after finding new restaurant ‘destroyed’

A mother-of-five trying to launch her restaurant has been left "devastated and speechless" after finding her hard work had been destroyed. Muna Al Maflehi,...

41-year-old man raped by four young men

A 41-year-old man is on admission at the hospital after he was raped by four men. According to reports, the victim was walking home...

Nigerian lawmakers reject gender equality bill

Lawmakers in Nigeria have rejected a bill seeking to empower women and promote gender equality. Senator Biodun Olujimi from the south-western Ekiti State was forced...

Man shot dead by one-year-old son

A Georgia father-of-one was accidentally shot inside his home by his toddler, who found a loaded gun, picked it up and pulled the trigger,...

5 children dead, others injured after bouncy castle blows at school

What started as a youthful celebration ended in tragedy at an elementary school in Australia. Children and staff at the school in Devonport, Tasmania, were...

Boy, 2, dies after choking on piece of banana mum gave him before bedtime

A toddler died after choking on a piece of banana just before bedtime, an inquest heard. Dylan John James Greig, two, died at his...

I will love him till the end – Lady weds bedridden lover [Photos]

True love it is said can be found in the most unlikely places and circumstances and this has been proven by a couple that...

Man with 59 wives, 300 children dies at 74

Popular Nigerian native doctor, Simon Odo, who married 59 wives and gave birth to over 300 children and grandchildren, is dead. The Enugu-based fetish...

Pornhub reveals what fans love watching

Pornhub has exposed what horny Americans and Brits have been looking for in the past year - and there's a new favourite in town. Hentai...

First-time mum dies of Covid before she got to hold her baby after delivery

A first time mum has tragically died of Covid before she was ever able to hold her baby daughter. Aimee 'Jacqueline' Ayala, 22, from El...

Dad beaten to death in front of daughter while putting up Christmas lights

A dad has been savagely beaten to death in front of his young daughter while he put up Christmas lights outside his home. Two men attacked the father of...

COVID-19: Google threatens to fire employees for flouting vaccination rules

Alphabet Inc’s Google told its employees they would lose pay and eventually be fired if they do not follow its COVID-19 vaccination rules, CNBC...

Court orders Jacob Zuma to return to jail

A South African court has ruled that the country’s former President, Jacob Zuma, should be returned to prison, saying his medical parole was “unlawful”. The...

Drama in court as pastor’s 17 wives clash with family over his inheritance

There was drama at the Master of the High Court’s offices when relatives of the late rapist and polygamist, Robert Martin Gumbura, clashed with...

COVID pill near 90% effective in clinical trials – Pfizer

Pfizer Inc has said the final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill showed close to 90 percent efficacy in preventing hospitalisations and deaths in...

Herbalist threatens to kill client for presenting fake human skull

A suspected herbalist, identified as Daramola Idowu, is in the grips of the police for attempted ritual killing. This incident happened at Osun State Nigeria. According...

Two feuding politicians settle scores in wrestling ring [Photos]

Two feuding Brazilian politicians have settled their differences by fighting in a boxing ring. Simão Peixoto, the Mayor of Borba, was publicly challenged to the fistfight in...

OJ Simpson is a ‘completely free man’

O.J. Simpson is a free man. The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted...

Woman undergoes 36 surgeries and has both feet amputated after mosquito bite in Nigeria

A Sydney socialite has opened up about her life and death battle after malaria left her so sick she needed both feet amputated.  Stephenie Rodriguez,...

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...