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Afghanistan: US under pressure over evacuation deadline

The United States of America is being pressed to allow more time for evacuation from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as the deadline for its withdrawal nears. Under...

Taliban fighters are ‘flogging’ people in the streets for wearing jeans

Taliban fighters are reportedly flogging Afghan civilians in the streets for wearing 'westernised' clothing such as jeans as they cement their power in Afghanistan.  Several young Afghans...

Nairobi to jail people who blow their nose without handkerchief in public

A new law has been passed in Nairobi which prohibits blowing of nose without hankerchief or tissue in public.  The new rules and regulations, which are aimed...

Gyakie shuts down Kumasi with electrifying concert [Video+Photos]

Ghanaian songstress, Jackline Acheampong, popularly known as Gyakie, has proved her worth in the music industry with an electrifying concert fans can't stop talking...

Nigeria: 17-year-old girl arrested for stabbing neighbour to death

A 17-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly killing one Bahijja Abubakar, 28, in Kumbotso LGA, Kano State.According to the Kano state PPRO, DSP...

Notorious drug dealer arrested in church

A notorious drug dealer wanted for attempting to export cannabis to the United Kingdom (UK) has been arrested. Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu was unsuccessful in...

I derive pleasure in raping old women in farms – Suspect tells police

A farmer, Stephen John, has revealed he derives so much pleasure in raping old women in their farms in Ore, Ondo State.The farmer was...

Level 200 student allegedly commits suicide after seeing his results

A level 200 Industrial Physics student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, has reportedly committed suicide after seeing his last semester result.It...

Private jets, luxury on display at Prez Buhari’s son’s wedding [Photos]

It was a competition of private jets, glitz and glamour at a star-studded event to witness the marriage ceremony of President Buhari's son. The royal...

Prisoners cut out rapist’s heart with toothbrush, chops off his manh**d

A trio of violent convicts are suspected of killing a fellow inmate, and cutting out the pedophile's heart out with just a toothbrush in...

Police uncover body of 23-year-old law student stuffed in her boyfriend’s suitcase

Eastern Cape police have uncovered the dismembered body of a 23-year-old believed to be murdered by her live-in boyfriend. The body of the East London...

Heartbreaking letter written by soldier killed in first world war [Read]

A heartbreaking letter from a teenage soldier killed in WW1 was unearthed during museum renovations. Private Vincent Collins, 18, wrote the last letter home to...

WTO boss welcomes bias ruling over ‘grandmother’ jibe

The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has welcomed a ruling by the Swiss media regulator that found a newspaper headline...

‘The bigger your belly the more women find you attractive’ [Photos]

As the saying goes, one man’s food is another man’s poison. That is what the case is like in the Bodi Tribe, Ethiopia. In...

Hackers steal nearly $100m in Japan crypto heist

Leading Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has been hit by hackers, with almost $100m (£73m) estimated to have been stolen. The company announced that some of...

Daughter of exiled Afghan President spotted in New York [Photos]

The daughter of Afghanistan’s in-exile President, Ashraf Ghani, was spotted strolling around New York City this week as the deadly and chaotic US evacuations...

Lesbian murders children to spite mother

A 34-year-old South African lesbian, Busisiwe Labi, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months imprisonment for killing her two children. Judge Belinda Hartle...

Nigeria expects to lift Twitter ban by end of year

Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year, Information Minister Lai Mohammed told Reuters on Thursday, adding that...

Uganda suspends 54 civil society groups

The Ugandan government said on Friday it had ordered more than 50 non-governmental organisations to suspend operations, a major escalation of its efforts to...

Afghan footballer falls to death from US plane in Kabul

Afghan authorities have confirmed that a young footballer fell to his death after trying to stow away on a US military plane leaving Kabul...

Afghanistan: Taliban carrying out door-to-door manhunt, report says

The Taliban have stepped up their search for people who worked for Nato forces or the previous Afghan government, a UN document has warned. It...

Ghanaian gay man marries lover in Germany – [Photos+Video]

A Ghanaian gay man and his foreign husband have gotten married in a lovely ceremony held in Germany. The couple, in a viral video, looked...

I have lived with diabetes for 35 years – Obasanjo opens up

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has spoken out about living with diabetes for the last 35 years. President Obasanjo said many of his friends...

Woman jailed for launching hate campaign against herself [Photo]

A woman, who lied that she was receiving abuse from unknown Asian males, was exposed when police realised the messages were from her own...

Taliban militant threatens CNN reporter and her crew with ‘pistol whip’ [Video]

CNN has released footage showing its chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward and her crew being attacked by Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Clarissa reported that Taliban militants...

Exiled Afghan President breaks silence, discloses items he escaped with

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has finally broken his silence after leaving his country to escape the Taliban militants. Ghani ran for his life as...

Two-year-old girls die in house fire after being allegedly locked by guardian [Photos]

Two girls, aged two, burnt to death after they and another child were allegedly left home alone by a caregiver in a locked house...

Policemen run for their lives as robbers attack empty bullion van

A group of policemen escorting a bullion van reportedly fled into the bush when a gang of robbers attacked the vehicle in Ondo state. The...

‘My son left to help a region he loves – they burned him alive’

The BBC’s Kayleen Devlin tells a harrowing story of how the life of a young artist who came to help fight deadly forest fires...

Uganda scraps controversial anti-p*rnography ‘miniskirt’ law

Uganda’s constitutional court is scrapping a controversial anti-pornography law whose provisions included a ban on wearing miniskirts in public, in a decision hailed by...

Becca’s husband flies her to Paris to celebrate 3rd anniversary

Singer Becca has taken to Instagram to share a romantic memory of her life as she marks her 3rd anniversary with her husband, Dr...

Snake bites man, man bites it back till it dies

In a bizarre case of revenge, a 45-year-old tribal man reportedly bit a snake to death after the latter bit him in a remote...

House help in court for allegedly defiling 12-year-old boy [Photo]

A 22-year-old Kenyan house help has been charged with raping a 12-year-old boy for six months and forcing his five-year-old sister to have oral...

Church elder nabbed while burying charms [Photos]

Nemesis caught up with a church elder as he was unexpectedly nabbed while burying charms. The elder of the Apostolic Church, Nigeria, Friday Udofa Utun...

Ghanaians in Houston petition Foreign Affairs Minister over Honorary Consul

The Ghana Association of Houston has petitioned the Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, to raise concerns over the removal of the Honorary Consul...

Brothers gang up, beat electricity worker for disconnecting their light [Watch]

A group of siblings ganged up on a staff of Kaduna Electricity Distribution, identified as Yakubu Garkuwan Kumo, for attempting to disconnect their light. The...

Tanzania: Ex-minister dies from coronavirus-related complications

Tanzania’s former Finance Minister, Basil Mramba, has died at the age of 81 after being hospitalised with Covid-19 complications, his family says.He died on...

South Sudanese women demand promotions, administrative roles in armed forces

The women of South Sudan are demanding that they be promoted in the army, police, and other organised forces so that they can participate...

80-year-old music legend sued for allegedly s3xually abusing 12-year-old girl in 1965

Legendary singer and songwriter, Bob Dylan, plied a 12-year-old girl with drugs and alcohol before sexually abusing her at his Chelsea Hotel apartment in...

Drama as Poly students celebrate exit of Rector by sweeping main gate [Video]

There was a mild drama at the Delta State Polytechnic Ozoro as students celebrate the exit of the Rector in an unusual way. The Rector...