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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...

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...