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Rescuers find body of Nigerian building’s owner

Rescuers searching the rubble of a high rise building that collapsed while under construction in Nigerian city of Lagos, have found the body of...

Play hard, study hard – Maths teacher urges students as he uploads lessons to PornHub

A maths teacher has been uploading videos of his tutoring lessons to PornHub and has become a huge success on the adult film website. Chang Hsu, who goes by...

Prayerful man who killed wife, children slumps and dies in court

A 38-year old-Gweru man, who grabbed headlines on Tuesday after he brutally murdered his wife and their two minor children, collapsed and died at...

Boxer dies after collapsing in ring after knockdown [Video]

Zimbabwean boxer, Taurai Zimunya, has reportedly died shortly after he collapsed following a knockout on Sunday evening. Zimunya, 24, a licensed professional boxer, collapsed in...

Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions

Two death row inmates in Japan are taking legal action against same-day executions. Prisoners on death row are only notified hours before they are to...

Woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering five of her six children

A mother has been jailed for life for killing five of her children after she saw a photo of her husband with his new...

Church porn scandal as naked couple film themselves having sex behind altar

A randy couple could be in serious trouble after they filmed themselves having sex inside a church in Belgium. The couple was seen appearing to have intercourse behind...

Bizarre moment as SHS students are reportedly attacked by spirits [Video]

Classes have been stopped at Mbungu Secondary School in Zimbabwe after suspected goblins attacked female learners at the school premises. In a video that has...

Woman left in tears after online date threatens to rape her in a vile message

A woman was left in tears after an Instagram date 'threatened to rape her' in a vile message online. Becca McFarlane, 27, from Dumbarton in...

The snake-shaped structure that houses 10 private apartments in a secret garden

If you're looking for somewhere unique to stay, we have the perfect place for you. Hidden in the depths of Naucalpan, Mexico, is a one-of-a-kind...

US envoy arrives in Ethiopia amid crisis

The US envoy to the Horn of Africa is visiting the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to press for a peaceful solution to the war...

Lady awarded with cash, bungalow for breaking 29-year-old record at her university

A Nigerian lady, Joy Adesina, has been honored by Ogun State Governor Prince Dr Dapo for emerging as the best graduating student at the...

University bars graduands without first class from convocation hall

The University of Ibadan has barred graduands without first-class honors from attending the 2021 convocation ceremonies physically. Instead, they were asked to join the convocation...

Maid jailed 6 months for spiking baby’s milk

A maid, who wanted a baby she cared for to sleep through the night, spiked the 13-month-old girl’s milk with a muscle relaxant. The 32-year-old...

LGBTQ: Drama as celeb is blocked from attending red carpet event

Churches in Zimbabwe have mobilised to block SA media personality Somizi Mhlongo from coming to Zimbabwe because of his sexual orientation. Somizi was expected to...

Man wrongfully convicted since 1994 freed; awarded heavily

A federal jury on Friday awarded more than $25 million to a man who sued the city of Chicago and two police detectives after...

Most harrowing child kidnap cases including baby snatched from cot [Photos]

Parents become riddled with extreme fear if their child returns home late, forgets to send a text or wanders off in a shop, even...

Primary school asks boys to wear skirts to class to ‘promote equality’

A primary school has asked boys as well as girls as young as three to go in today wearing skirts – to ‘promote equality’. ...

DR Congo announces new Ebola cases

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed eight new Ebola virus cases in North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

Pastor arrested in prostitution sting

A Virginia pastor is accused of solicitation of minors for prostitution after a police sting. John Blanchard, 51, is one of 17 men the Chesterfield...

Minister jumps through office window to escape arrest as police chase him over corruption

Police officers who stormed Kenya’s Nairobi City Hall to arrest the county’s acting secretary Dr Jairus Musumba over alleged corruption missed him by an...

Corpse disappears in mortuary, raising tension among relatives, hospital staff

There was tension at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital Jos, the Plateau State Capital on Wednesday morning, as the family of a deceased person...

Covid-19: New vaccination requirements for Ghanaian travellers to USA

New rules for travel to the United States go into effect for flights departing on Monday, November 8, 2021.  The rules released by the Biden...

Drug dealer carrying £140k of cannabis took lift from police

A drug dealer accepted a lift from police officers while carrying £140,000 worth of cannabis, a court heard. Jesse Winsborough crashed his car in a...

Pastor arrested in prostitution sting

A Virginia pastor is accused of solicitation of minors for prostitution after a police sting. John Blanchard, 51, is one of 17 men the Chesterfield...

Mortuary man reveals how he handles nails of the dead

When you think of laying someone to rest, it can be easy to forget about the importance of their hands. Some might be wearing wedding...

Special Prosecutor gets Int’l support to fight corruption

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has paid a courtesy call on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng. The visit on Tuesday, November 2,...

Man kills daughter’s boyfriend, claims he sold her to a sex-trafficking ring

A Washington man killed his daughter’s teenage boyfriend after he believed he sold his child to sex traffickers in Seattle, police said.  John Eisenman, 60,...

Man arrested after lover dies shortly after visiting

A Mass Communication student of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has reportedly died after she became ill in her boyfriend’s house located in the...

Woman nabbed for throwing her two children inside well

A woman, identified simply as Omowumi, resident of Anjoorin Street, Koledowo community, Osogbo, Osun State, has been arrested by the police following allegations that...

Photoshoot ends badly as man slips on footbridge

A photoshoot ended badly for a Harare man after he slipped and fell while posing for some photographs at Julius Nyerere Way footbridge. Vincent was...

Conjoined twins survive 27-hour intense surgery

One of Cameroon's rare conjoined twins have survived an intense operation lasting 27 hours to separate them. The adorable nine-month-old sisters, named Elizabeth and Mary,...

Ex-bank manager bags 18 years in prison for stealing customer’s money

A former manager with Sterling Bank and Account Relationship Officer of OHHA Microfinance Bank, Nigeria, has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment, for forgery...

Couple, two daughters die in accident on their way to funeral

Four family members on Monday perished in a road accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, Kenya while heading for the burial of their kin in...

Blind Paralympian jailed for gluing himself to plane writes from prison

As world leaders come together this week at COP26, I write this from a cell in Wandsworth Prison where I am serving a 12-month sentence for...

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software

Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in photos and videos posted on the social network,...

Photos of men, women ‘in chains’ uncovered in shrine [Photos]

Photos of different men and women in chains have been uncovered at a shrine in Rivers State, Nigeria after the native doctor was allegedly...

Meet the lecturer who lives in a bush because she can’t afford rent

Higher education is one of the most casualised sectors of the UK economy, and for many it means a struggle to get by. Like many...

12-year-old girl accidentally swallows magnets amid TikTok craze

A 12-year-old girl faces having a major surgery after she accidentally swallowed magnets, as children across the country take part in a TikTok challenge. Lexi...

‘I told medics to stop resuscitating my baby and let her die in my arms’

A mum has relived the final heartbreaking moments of her four-week-old daughter's life. Little Hattie Elliot died in her mum's arms after her parents told...