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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...

Snake slithers out of spice shelves at supermarket

A grocery run turned into a snake rescue for an Australian woman when she was greeted by a python poking out from a supermarket...

Law graduate cries for job

A desperate law graduate has taken to social media to publicly appeal that she needs help with getting a job. Zainab Aderonke Adeyemo shared...

Nigerian governor urges civilians to arm themselves

A Nigerian state governor has urged citizens to acquire weapons to defend themselves from armed criminal gangs carrying out kidnappings for ransom. Aminu Masari, the...

Man reports wife to police for buying stolen baby [Photo]

A Kenyan man has handed his 25-year-old wife to the police for faking a pregnancy and later buying a baby to pretend she had...

Man allegedly loses his mind as woman turns into goat while in bed with him

One Joel Namasaka claimed his girlfriend turned into a goat while in bed with him at Mayuge village, Navakholo constituency in Kakamega county of...

BBNaija: Head of the house reveals how 32 Condoms reduced to 16 [Photo]

New Big Brother Naija 'Shine Ya Eye' Head of House, Maria has revealed that condoms in the House have reduced drastically. Maria, while speaking to...

New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one Covid case

New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in...

Taliban fighters take over gym at American base in Kabul [Video]

Footage has emerged of Taliban fighters mocking American troops by exercising in the gym at an abandoned US military base in Afghanistan. It comes as the terror...

JHS pupil dies in class after being punished by teacher

A 13-year-old pupil of the Federal Government College, Yahaya Aliyu, has died after allegedly being punished by his teacher. It was gathered that the teacher...

Russia will not support Equatorial Guinea

The security in Equatorial Guinea is falling apart: the weak and underequipped army is not ready to confront the gathering outside forces ready to...

Buhari goes into isolation after contact with COVID-19 victim

President Muhammadu Buhari has gone into self-isolation to observe the COVID-19 protocol required of anybody who comes in contact with a virus-positive person.The self-isolation...

Malaysia’s Prime Minister, cabinet resign after losing majority in parliament

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet submitted their resignation to the king on Monday, according to a statement by the palace....

Jacob Zuma undergoes surgery

South Africa’s jailed former President Jacob Zuma has undergone surgery and remains in hospital, prison officials say. The 79-year-old is due to have other procedures...

Nigeria’s Kano state moves to ban mannequin heads on Islamic grounds

The Islamic police force in Kano, a Muslim-majority state in Nigeria, has raised eyebrows after it ordered shops to only use headless mannequins to...

Why Rwandan President is frustrated by Arsenal’s defeat

Rwandan President and Arsenal fan, Paul Kagame, has vented his frustration at the club's shock defeat by a newly promoted club on the opening...

Man hacks bank, successfully transfers N1.87 billion

Detectives from the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested a 35-year-old fraudster, who hacked into the server of...

Scotland to let pupils aged four change gender without their parents’ consent

Schoolchildren as young as four will be allowed to change their gender without their parent's consent under new LGBT inclusivity guidelines drawn up in...

Man caught having s3x with neighbour’s cow

A man has left residents of Kinyach in Baringo North sub-county of Kenya in shock after being caught engaging in a sexual act with a cow. Jackson Kakugo,...

JHS 1 pupil flogged, suspended for indecent haircut heads to court

A first-year Junior High School (JHS) pupil is marching to court after she was flogged and suspended for wearing an indecent haircut. The pupil, who...

Sierra Leone removing zeros from currency ‘to make life easier’

Sierra Leone is dropping the last three zeros from the face of its currency, the leone. According to the country’s central bank, the new currency...

The new trick cyber-criminals are using to evade capture

“Follow the money” – for generations it’s been the mantra of investigators looking for criminals. In the cyber-realm, this battle between criminals and the authorities...

Helicopter trial goes wrong as blades slash creator’s throat to death

A school dropout, who wanted to build a helicopter, died when one of the blades of his prototype slashed his throat while he was...

Graduate reportedly commits suicide over fear of carryover [Photos]

The burden of failure was too heavy for a fresh university graduate to bear and as a result, she reportedly took her life. Oshokoya Deborah...

Ghanaian escapes jail term for role in $4.7m email scam in Australia

A "money mule" for an email scam syndicate that swindled $4.7 million from its victims will walk free from prison after a Sydney judge...

Man remanded for allegedly defiling 4 daughters

A 39-year-old cleaner, identified as Sunday Julius, has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his four daughters. Suspect Julius was arraigned for defiling his...

Lady arrested for allegedly selling her photos and Facebook account to fraudsters [Photo]

A lady, identified as Precious Iwuji, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly selling her photographs and facebook account to internet...

Bizarre: Prayer warriors blowing tongues over burning building [Video]

A video of church members praying in tongues to quench fire has gone viral on social media. Members belonging to the MFM Lagos Region 1...

Nurse accused of replacing COVID-19 vaccines with saline solution

Authorities in Northern Germany have appealed to thousands of people to get another shot of the Covid vaccine. This was after a police investigation found...

COVID-19 kills former Nigerian First Lady

Mrs Hadiza Shagari, the wife of Former Nigerian leader, Shehu Shagari, has passed on. Mrs Shagari died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday, August 12, 2021....

Court dissolves marriage over husband’s inability to provide for family

A Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna on Thursday dissolved a one-year-old marriage over husband’s inability to provide for wife. Delivering a ruling, the judge, Salisu...

Indonesia’s army stops ‘virginity tests’ on female recruits

Human rights groups welcomed Indonesia's decision to stop abusive “virginity tests” on female army recruits seven years after the World Health Organisation declared they...

Shell to pay $111m over 1970s oil spill in Nigeria

Oil giant Shell will pay a Nigerian community $111m (£80m) over an oil spill more than 50 years ago. A spokesman said the payment would...

Tanzanian men demand to be breastfed

The Tanzanian government has issued a stern warning against men craving breastmilk which has severely impacted the health of their toddlers and spouses. This was...

Scary moment man was shot dead in the middle of Facebook live [Video]

A 24-year-old man was shot dead by masked gunman who barged into his home in Puerto Rico while he was streaming live on Facebook.   Julio...