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Akufo-Addo receives rousing welcome in New York [Video]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been given a rousing welcome by scores of Ghanaians in New York City. Akufo-Addo is currently in the city for the...

Couple having sex in car rescued after it rolled down the hill [Photos]

A Randy couple had to be rescued by cops after flipping their car while they got revved up together. The amorous pair were in the...

‘Oh my God’ – Rihanna screams as she meets Nigerian singer Tems [Video]

Popular American singer, Rihanna, on Wednesday night met with Nigerian singer, Tems. They met at an event where Rihanna’s latest Savage X Fenty collection was...

NPA boss visits Sierra Leone; pledges Ghana assistance [Photos]

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has pledged its assistance to Sierra Leone's Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA-SL), to help improve efficiency in its operations. This was in a...

Vaccine as a tool for immigration control is retrogressive – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has decried moves by some countries in Europe not to recognise Covishield, the Indian version of the AstraZeneca vaccine. According to him,...

Man bags two-year jail sentence for allegedly calling police ‘thieves’

A 25-year-old man, Bala Hassan, has bagged a two-year jail term for allegedly referring to policemen as thieves. Hassan was handed the jail sentence on Tuesday,...

Four dead, one missing as bus plunges into river

Four corpses have been recovered with 13 passengers rescued alive with one missing after an 18-seater bus plunged into the Black River, a tributary to...

Journalists welcome twins after 13 years of marriage [Photos]

A couple, both journalists practicing in Anambra State in Nigeria, have welcomed a set of twins after thirteen years of marriage.  Mr Chris Obileri of...

Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Lionel Messi as highest-paid footballer in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo has replaced Lionel Messi as the highest-paid footballer in the world, according to latest rankings released by Forbes. Ronaldo is set to make $125m...

Ghana set to participate in 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Ghana is set to participate in the UN Food Systems Summit to be convened by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on September 23, 2021,...

President Akufo-Addo addresses UN General Assembly today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today mount the podium at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Hall at the annual gathering of world...

Conjoined twins separated as babies still sleep like they’re joined together

Twin sisters who were born conjoined at the spine say they still sleep as if they were joined together, 20 years on. Eman and Sanchia...

Electricity worker falls from pole while disconnecting community

 An Ikeja Electric worker identified simply as Tunde has been hospitalised after falling from a pole on Palace Way, Abule, Arepo, in the Obafemi...

Physically challenged kidnapper arrested with N2m ransom paid

A physically challenged man, Buhari Haruna, 22, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for attempted kidnapping for ransom.He was paraded at...

Man arrested after failed attempt to behead lover for rituals

A man suspected to be a ‘Yahoo boy’ has been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State over alleged failed attempt to use his...

Couple kidnapped four days to their wedding

Gunmen struck at Ekiti East Local Government Area on Sunday and abducted a would-be couple planning to get married next week, the police said...

Stray bullet kills pastor during morning devotion in his home

A head pastor of the Glorious Gospel Fire Assembly in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has died after he was hit by a stray bullet. It is...

Johnson Sirleaf, Tanzania President, others named 2021 Influential Women in Africa

Former Liberia President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tanzania President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, have been named in the list of top 100 most influential women...

Trigger-happy police officer kills man, 25, hours to sister’s wedding

A 25-year-old man, Moses Adam, has passed on after he was hit by a stray bullet fired by a police officer in Benin City,...

Gunman kills six at Russian University [Video]

A gunman has killed six people at a university in the Russian city of Perm, officials say. The assailant walked on to the campus on...

Rwandan court finds real-life ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero guilty on terror-related charges

A Rwandan court on Monday found Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide,...

No sign of £4.8m ‘golden toilet’ stolen from Blenheim Palace, two years on

An '18-carat gold toilet' is still missing and no one has been charged with its theft two years after it was stolen. The working toilet...

Rwanda: The mysterious deaths of political opponents

The death of former Rwandan lieutenant Revocant Karemangingo, a critic of President Paul Kagame, is the latest addition to a list DW has compiled...

Stonebwoy announces Anloga Junction UK tour

Award-winning dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has announced new dates for his Anloga Juntion United Kingdom (UK) tour after the global pandemic disrupted the event last...

CCTV captures man in police uniform breaking into home [Video]

A Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has exposed a man purported to be a police officer who broke into a resident's home. In the video, which...

Female prayer warrior leaves church to marry fetish priest

Though there is the perception that she is not compatible with her husband, a Nigerian prayer warrior says she does not regret marrying her...

Marry each other – Nigeria’s IGP appeals to police officers

The Inspector-General of Police of Nigeria, Usman Baba Alkali, has called on officers and men of the Force in the country to get married...

Proprietor’s 10 dogs maul 2-year-old pupil to death in school compound

A pupil at Global Growth Academy, Amokpo, Umuanunwa, Nteje in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State has been eaten by 10 dogs...

Boy, 15, gets USB cable stuck in his p3nis after inserting it to measure its length

A 15-year-old boy had to be rushed to the hospital after he inserted a USB cable into his pen*s and it got stuck. The unidentified...

Military junta rejects ECOWAS’ demand to let Conde leave Guinea

Guinea’s military junta said on Friday it would not bow to regional pressure and allow President Alpha Conde, detained since his overthrow on September...

Guinea: Akufo-Addo, Ouattara to confer with coup leader

The chairman of ECOWAS, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday visited Guinea to meet the military leaders in that country, a day after the...

Woman finds human finger in hamburger she bought at eatery

A woman was horrified to discover a severed human finger in a hamburger at a fast food restaurant in Bolivia. Estefany Benitez visited a Hot...

Man seals boss’ mouth with glue during assassination attempt

A Nigerian man is in police grip for allegedly attempting to kill his Ghanaian employee who secured his travel. The police also uncovered a note...

One dead, many injured as festival turns bloody

One person has been killed after violence erupted during a community annual festival in Ughelli Kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria. It was gathered that several...

How shipwrecked mum-of-two drank her own urine so she could breastfeed kids until rescue

A shipwrecked mum-of-two drank her own urine so she could breastfeed her children to keep them alive for four days after their boat was...

Group fighting TB Joshua’s wife over succession faceless – SCOAN

Members and partners of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) and Emmanuel TV have said some people in the church are planning to...

Prince Philip’s ‘Will’ to be secret for 90 years

The Duke of Edinburgh’s will is to remain secret for at least 90 years to protect the “dignity and standing” of the Queen, the...

Father files $1m lawsuit against teacher who cut his child’s hair

The father of a seven-year-old girl, whose hair was cut by a teacher without parental permission, is suing the school district and two staff...

Horrifying moment machete thugs attacked rival on busy road

This is the horrifying moment violent thugs wielding machetes and hammers attacked a man at a busy road in Birmingham.  Dashcam footage shared on Twitter shows...

Nigeria: Top govt appointee collapses while delivering a speech

Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), slumped at a programme at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The 41-year-old...